Recent manuscripts and commentary from WashU investigators on interdisciplinary topics of child health and well-being
The long-term impact of family economic empowerment on viral suppression and mental health outcomes among adolescents living with HIV in low-income settings: A cluster-randomized controlled trial in Southern Uganda
Kizito S, Ssewamala FM, Nabayinda J, Namuwonge F, Neilands TB, Nabunya P, Bahar OS, Ssentumbwe V, Nattabi J. (2025) Social Science and Medicine, 364, art. no. 117546.
Author Keywords
Adolescents; Economic empowerment; HIV/AIDS; Mental health; Sub-Saharan Africa; Virological suppression
WashU Schools
Brown School of Social Work
Pediatric firearm injuries and socioeconomic vulnerability before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Haasz M, Doh KF, Hanson HR, Pomerantz WJ, Agrawal N, Beckworth K, Chaudhary S, Clukies L, Fleegler EW, Formica MK, Gallardo A, Kiragu A, Laraque-Arena D, Levas MN, Levine MC, McKay S, McFadden T, Monroe K, Lee LK. (2025) American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 88, pp. 84-90.
Author Keywords
Disparities; Firearm; Injury prevention
WashU Schools
School of Medicine
Supporting the educational success of children in foster care: the educational advocacy program
Sabourin C, Huang T-H, Washington-Flowers C, Jonson-Reid M. (2024) Journal of Public Child Welfare
Author Keywords
child behavior problems; Educational outcomes; foster caregiver support; foster youth; placement stability
WashU Schools
Brown School of Social Work
Caregivers’ cognitions about infants’ mental and emotional states
Garon-Bissonnette J, Bailes LG, Kwasneski K, Lempres S, Takemoto S, Li L, DeLuca J, Salo VC, Humphreys KL. (2024) Child Development Perspectives
Author Keywords
caregiving; child development; empathy; internal working models; mentalizing; social cognition
WashU Schools
School of Medicine
Do Children with Accidental Gunshot-related Fractures Experience Greater Risk of Mental Illness and Psychiatric Disorders? A Propensity-matched Study
Mittal MM, Singh A, Gonuguntla R, Momtaz D, Hosseinzadeh P. (2024) Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
WashU Schools
School of Medicine
What is inclusion? Children perspective on education at primary schools in rural Afghanistan
Trani J-F, Gettinger K, Kaplan I, Wang Z, Rfat M, Zhu Y, Hashim R, Bakhshi, P. (2024) Research in Comparative and International Education
Author Keywords
Afghanistan; children views; Inclusive education; participatory research; quality primary education
WashU Schools
Brown School of Social Work
School of Medicine
Beyond child abuse: the array of family problems brought to the child welfare system
Palmer L, Littleton T, Font S, Ahn E. (2024) Journal of Public Child Welfare
Author Keywords
child abuse allegations; child maltreatment; child protective services; Child welfare; neglect
WashU Schools
Brown School of Social Work
Epidemiology and Impact of Social Hardships in Children With Multiple Sclerosis in the United States
Wilson E, … Mar SS, Waubant E, Virupakshaiah A, Wheeler YS, Ness JM, Benson LA, as the United States Network of Pediatric Multiple Sclerosis Centers. (2024) Neurology, 103 (11), p. e209991.
WashU Schools
School of Medicine
Social Determinants of Health and Timing of Tracheostomy for Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Bushroe KM, Politi MC, Zaniletti I, Padula MA, Grover TR, Kielt MJ, Lagatta JM, Murthy K, Rao R. (2025) Journal of Pediatrics, 277, art. no. 114379
WashU Schools
School of Medicine
Using Machine Learning to Derive Neurobiological Subtypes of General Psychopathology in Late Childhood
Reimann GE, Dupont RM, Sotiras A, Earnest T, Jeong HJ, Durham EL, Archer C, Moore TM, Lahey BB, Kaczkurkin AN. (2024) Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science, 133 (8), pp. 647-655.
Author Keywords
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; conduct problems; general psychopathology; internalizing; machine learning subtypes
WashU Schools
School of Medicine
Evaluation of the Friday Night Live Mentoring Program on Supporting Positive Youth Development Outcomes
Tebb KP, Tamirisa K. (2024) Healthcare (Switzerland), 12 (21), art. no. 2199
Author Keywords
Adolescent health; ATOD; ATOD prevention; mentoring; positive youth development; youth health
WashU Schools
College of Arts & Sciences
Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms Before and After Adolescent Cannabis Use Initiation
Osborne KJ, Barch DM, Jackson JJ, Karcher NR. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online November 06, 2024.
WashU Schools
College of Arts & Sciences
School of Medicine