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Publications

A main goal of our research agenda is the communication and dissemination of research methodologies, tools, and findings to local and national partners, researchers, and practitioners.

For further information about the Center's research activities and results, check the following sources:

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Center Newsletter

The Center publishes a Community Newsletter to provide our community partners, collaborators, advisors and other interested community members with Center updates and research highlights on a regular basis. Download our current Newsletter:

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Community-Academic-Policy-Partnership Project Newsletter

The Community-Academic-Policy-Partnership (CAPP) Project publishes a Newsletter to provide community partners, collaborators, advisors and other interested community members with project updates and research highlights on a regular basis. Download the current CAPP Newsletter:

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Selected Publications of Center Researchers

A list of publications for the Center staff are provided as available. Please click on the NAME of the researcher in the table below.

Name Discipline Areas of Expertise
Martin Anderson, MD, MPH Adolescent medicine Sexual behaviors
Megan Beckett, PhD Sociology Survey design, demography
Sandra Berry, CPhil Sociology Survey design, evaluation
Matthew Chinman, PhD Community Psychology Mental health promotion and intervention
Paul Chung, MD, MS Pediatrics Social learning theory, substance use
Deborah Cohen, MD, MPH Epidemiology, Pub. Health Adolescent health policy, GIS analysis, obesity
Rebecca Collins, PhD Social Psychology HIV and substance abuse prevention
Rosalie Corona, PhD Clinical Psychology Parent-adolescent relationships, Latino health
Elizabeth D'Amico, PhD Clinical Psychology Substance use, school interventions
Kathryn Derose, MPH Health Services CBPR, faith-based health promotion
Marc Elliott, PhD Statistics Sampling, experimental design, psychometrics
Susan Ettner, PhD Economics Mental health, substance use
Todd Franke, MSW, PhD Social Work Disability, school-based services
Cassandra Guarino, PhD Economics, Education Relationship between health and education
Gail Harrison, MNS, PhD Anthropology Nutrition
Jennifer Hawes-Dawson, BA Sociology Survey design, CBPR, program evaluation
Moira Inkelas, PhD Public Policy Analysis Children's access to health care
Lisa Jaycox, PhD Clinical Psychology Post-traumatic stress/attack recovery
Jaana Juvonen, PhD Developmental & Ed. Psych Adolescent mental health and peer harassment
David Kanouse, PhD Social Psychology Sexual behavior, HIV
Anna Lau, PhD Clinical Psychology Asian-American cultures and youth
Arleen Leibowitz, PhD Economics Child/adolescent health economics
William McCarthy, PhD Social Psychology Health-related lifestyle changes
Andrew Morral, PhD Clinical Psychology Substance use prevention
Robert Morris, MD Adolescent Medicine Pediatric and adolescent preventive medicine
Debra Murphy, PhD Clinical Psychology Family function and HIV prevention
Beverly Weidmer Ocampo, MA Latin American Studies Multi-cultural research, school health
Gery Ryan, PhD Cultural Anthropology Effects of social networks on health
Abigail Saguy, PhD Sociology Cultural, political, law, and gender sociology
Narayan Sastry, PhD Demography Child health and mortality
Mark Schuster, MD, PhD Pediatrics, Public Policy Adolescent health and risk behaviors
Michael Seid, PhD Psychology Pediatrics and quality of care
Bradley Stein, MD, PhD Adolescent Psychiatry Adolescent mental health, trauma, terrorism
Michael Stoto, PhD Statistics, Epidemiology Evaluation, performance measurement
Joan Tucker, PhD Social Psychology Health behavior, substance abuse prevention
Mary Vaiana, PhD Linguistics Communication, dissemination
Antronette Yancey, MD, MPH Pediatrics, Public Health Adolescent health behavior and prevention
Annie Zhou, MS Biostatistics Statistics, data analysis
Bonnie Zima, MD, MPH Public Health Mental health services for children