2023 Presentations

McCool, S., Perry, E. W., Ruben, K., Self-Brown, S. (November 2023). Investigating the Feasibility of Implementing the SafeCare Parenting Program in Birthing Centers in Haiti. [Poster presentation]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting & Expo, Atlanta, GA, United States.

Self-Brown, S., Perry, E. W., Recinos, M., Cotner, M., Whitaker, D., & Kegler, M. (June, 2023).  Establishing smoke-free homes with high-risk families: A feasibility pilot of Smoke-Free Home SafeCare. [Symposium Presentation]. The 2023 European Implementation Event, Basel, Switzerland.

Perry, E. W., Recinos, M., Kwiringira, J., Self-Brown, S. (May 2023). Associations between HIV risk behaviors and caregiver and peer relationships among young people ages 13-24 years: Results from the 2018 Lesotho Violence against Children and Youth Survey. In A. Tiwari (Discussant), Exploring the Intersectionality of Risk for HIV and Sexual Assault for Girls, Young Women, and Gender and Sexual Minorities. [Symposium]. Society for Prevention Research, Washington DC, United States.

Perry, E. W., Recinos, M., Kwiringira, J., Self-Brown, S. (May 2023). Sex differences in associations between adverse childhood experiences and binge drinking and mental distress among adolescents and young adults living in Lesotho. [Poster presentation]. Society for Prevention Research, Washington DC, United States.

Recinos, M., Perry, E. W., Mohamed, Z. H., Kinnish, K., Self-Brown, S. (May 2023). Examining the Most Upsetting Trauma and the Impact of Trauma Type on Dissociative Symptomatology Among Trafficked Youth. [Poster presentation]. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Colloquium, Denver, CO, United States.

Perry, E. W., Recinos, M., Olwit, C., Phung, E., Kwiringira, J., Swahn, S., Self-Brown, S. (April 2023). Adverse childhood experiences, mental distress, and suicidality among young people aged 13-24, Lesotho, 2018: Results from the Lesotho Violence Against Children and Youth Survey. [Poster presentation]. School of Public Health Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States. 

Recinos, M., Perry, E. W., Cotner, M. A., & Self-Brown, S. (April 2023). Familial Outcomes from a Pilot Study of a Systematically Braided Curriculum to Address Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Child Maltreatment. [Poster presentation]. School of Public Health Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, United States. 

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2023

Self-Brown, S., Perry, E. W., Recinos, M., Cotner, M., Guastaferro, K., Owolabi, S., Spears, C., Whitaker, D., Huang, J., Kegler, M. (2023). Systematic braiding of Smoke-free Home SafeCare to address child maltreatment risk and secondhand smoke exposure: Findings from a pilot study. Pilot and Feasibility Studies.

Garner, J.G., Self-Brown, S., Emery, V., Wootten, K., & Tiwari, A. (2023). COVID-19 and caregiver risk factors for child maltreatment: The pandemic in review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380231158609

Jaramillo, E.T., Willging, C.E., Saldana, L., Self-Brown, S., Weeks, E.A., & Whitaker, D.J. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to implementing evidence-based interventions in the context of a randomized clinical trial in the United States: A qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 10.1186/s12913-023-09079-2

Watson, A.E.N., Oliver, C., Wilson, R.F., & Self-Brown, S.R. (2023). Abusive head trauma in child maltreatment-related homicide cases in the United States: An analysis of the National Violent Death Reporting System Data- 2012–2017. Journal of Family Violence. DOI: 10.1007/s10896-022-00489-0

Wilson, R.F., Afifi, T.O., Yuan, K., Lyons, B.H., Fortson, B.L., Oliver, C., Watson, A., & Self-Brown, S. (2023).  Child-abuse related homicides precipitated by caregiver use of harsh physical punishment. Child Abuse & Neglect.

2022

Kinnish, K., Perry, E. W., Reuben, K., O’Hara, K., Self-Brown, S. (2022). Child sex and labor trafficking: Psychological perspectives on risk factors, impacts, and interventions. In Psychological perspectives on understanding and addressing violence against children: Towards building cultures of peace. Eds. Moeschberger, S. & Miller-Graff, L. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780197649510.001.0001

Reuben, K. E., Self-Brown, S., & Vinoski Thomas, E. (2022). PTSD in autistic adults: Correlates of meeting DSM–5 criteria and predictors of professional diagnosis. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001365

Wang, Y., Duan, Z., Weaver, S.R., Self-Brown, S.R., Ashley, D.L., Emery, S.L., & Huang, J.  (2022). Association of e-cigarette advertising, parental influence, and peer influence with US adolescent e-cigarette use. JAMA Network Open, 5(9), e2233938. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.33938              

Wang, Y., Duan, Z., Weaver, S.R., Self-Brown, S.R., Ashley, D.L., Emery, S.L., & Huang, J. (2022). The short-term and long-term associations between receiving tobacco discounts/coupons and smoking cessation among US adult cigarette smokers with intention to quit. Nicotine & Tobacco Research. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntac216

Wilson, R.F., Fortson, B., Zhou, H., Lyons, B.H., Sheats, K.J., Betz, C.J., Blair, J.M., & Self-Brown, S. (In press).  Trends in homicide rates among children aged 0-17 years, United States: 1999–2020. JAMA Pediatrics.

Reuben, K. E., Self-Brown, S., & Vinoski Thomas, E. (2022). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Autistic Adults: Correlates of Meeting DSM-5 Criteria and Predictors of Professional Diagnosis. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.

Dahal, S., Mamelund, S. E., Luo, R., Sattenspiel, L., Self-Brown, S., & Chowell, G. (2022). Investigating COVID-19 transmission and mortality differences between indigenous and non-indigenous populations in Mexico. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 122, 910-920. https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(22)00447-7/fulltext. 

Perry, E. W., Osborne, M. C., Lee, N., Kinnish, K., & Self-Brown, S. (2022). The PTSD symptom presentation and the effect of polytrauma on PTSD symptom clusters among young people who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 1-13.

Wang Y., Duan Z., Emery S.L., Weaver, S.L., Self-Brown, S.., Ashley, D.L., & Huang, J. (2022). Intentions and attempts to quit smoking among sexual minoritized adult smokers after exposure to the tips from former smokers campaign. JAMA Network Open, 5(5), e2211060. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11060 2

Perry, E. W., Culbreth, R., Gilmore, A., Self-Brown, S., Kasirye, R., Musuya, T., Ndetei, D., Swahn, M. H., (2022). Violence Exposure, Self-Reported Mental Health Concerns and Use of Alcohol and Drugs for Coping among Youth in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda. International Journal of Mental Health.

Wang, Y., Duan, Z., Self-Brown, S. R., Weaver, S. R., Spears, C. A., Zheng, P., Eriksen, M., & Huang, J. (2022). Longitudinal associations between e-cigarette use and onset of multiple modes of cannabis use among US adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 107316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107316.

Self-Brown, S., McFry, E., Perry, E.W., Lee, N., Swanson Rivers, S., Reuben, K., Rao, N., O’Connor, M.H., Feinberg, I., Willging, C., & Whitaker, D.J. (2022). Findings from a structured adapatation process for the SafeCare parenting program to address family needs in a diverse refugee community. Research on Social Work Practice, 10497315221079237.

Lee, N., Pigott, T., Watson, A., Reuben, K., Kohara,. Fang, X., Massetti, G., & Self‐Brown, S. (2022). Childhood polyvictimization and associated health outcomes: A systematic scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380211073847

2021

Parker, M., Fang, X., Self-Brown, S. R., & Rahimi, A. (2021). Establishing how social capital is studied in relation to cardiovascular disease and identifying gaps for future research-A scoping review protocol. Plos one, 16(4), e0249751.

Tiwari, A., Whitaker, D., & Self-Brown, S. (2021). Comparing fidelity monitoring methods in an evidence-based parenting intervention. Journal of Children’s Services. Doi: 10.1108/JCS-01-2020-0005

Culbreth, R., Spears, C.A., Brandenberger, K., Feresin, R., Self-Brown, S., Goodfellow, L., Swahn, M.H. & Gardenhire, D.S. (in press). Dual use of electronic cigarettes and traditional cigarettes among adults: Psychosocial correlates and associated respiratory symptoms. Respiratory Care.

Culbreth, R., Masyn, K. E., Swahn, M. H., Self-Brown, S., & Kasirye, R. (2021). The interrelationships of child maltreatment, alcohol use, and suicidal ideation among youth living in the slums of Kampala, Uganda. Child Abuse & Neglect, 112, 104904.

Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Lee, N., Perry, E.W., & Kinnish, K. (2021). Exploring the impact of trauma history on the mental health presentations of youth who have experienced commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Behavioral Medicine, 1-12. doi.org/10.1080/08964289.2020.1865255

Staiano, A. E., Shanley, J. R., Kihm,H., Hawkins, K.R., Self-Brown, S., Höchsmann, C., Osborne, M.C., LeBlanc, M.M., Apolzan, J.W., and Martin, C.K. (2021). Digital tools to support family-based weight management for children: A pilot and feasibility mixed methods study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting, 4(1): e247114.

2020

Self-Brown, S., Reuben, K., Perry, E.W., Bullinger, L.R., Osborne, M.C., Bielecki, J., & Whitaker, D. (2020). The impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of an evidence-based child maltreatment prevention program: Understanding the perspectives of SafeCare® Providers. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896- 020-00217-6

Perry, E. W., Culbreth, R., Swahn, M., Kasirye, R., Self-Brown, S. (2020). Psychological distress among orphaned youth and youth reporting sexual exploitation in Kampala, Uganda. Children and Youth Services Review, 119: 105587.

Armstrong-Mensah, E., Ramsey-White, K.R., Yankey, B., & Self-Brown, S. (2020). COVID-19 and distance learning: Effects on Georgia State University School of Public Health students. Frontiers in Public Health, 8: 576227.

De Veauuse-Brown, N., Swahn, M., Annor, F., & Self-Brown, S. (2020). Sexual violence experience among Nigerian girls and young women: What are the roles of early sexual debut, multiple sex partnerships, and traditional gender role beliefs? Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 1-21. doi: 10.1177/0886260520945676

Rogers-Brown, J. S., Self-Brown, S., Romano, E., Weeks, E., Thompson, W. W., & Whitaker, D. J. (2020). Behavior change across implementations of the SafeCare model in real world settings. Children and Youth Services Review, 105284.

Whitaker, DJ, Self-Brown, S., Hayat, M., Osborne, M., Weeks, E., Reidy, D., & Lyons, M. (2020). Effect of the SafeCare© intervention on parenting outcomes among parents in child welfare systems: Preventive Medicine,138.

Whitaker, DJ, Lyons, M., Weeks, E., Hayat, M., Self-Brown, S., & Zahidi, R. (2020). Does adoption of an evidence-based practice lead to job turnover? Results from a randomized trial. Journal of Community Psychology, 14(4), 1258-1272.

Lai, B.S., Osborne, M., De Veauuse-Brown, N., Swedo, E., Self-Brown, S., & Massetti, G. (2020). Violence victimization and negative health correlates of youth in post-earthquake Haiti: Findings from the cross-sectional Violence Against Children Survey. Journal of Affective Disorders, 270(1) 59-64.

Kinnish, K., McCarty, C., Tiwari, A., Osborne, M., Glasheen, T., Franchot, K., Kramer, C., & Self-Brown, S. (2020). Featured counter-trafficking program: Project intersect. Child Abuse and Neglect, 100, 104132. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104132

2019

Watson, A., Self-Brown, S., Feinberg, I., & Rostad, W. (2019). The impact of maternal literacy skills on child weight in Mozambique. Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association, 7(2), 104-111.

Damashek, A., Kothari, C., Berman, A., Chahin, S., Lutzker, J.R., Guastaferro, K., Whitaker, D.J., Shanley, J., & Self-Brown, S. (2019). Engagement in home visiting services during the transition from pregnancy to postpartum: A prospective mixed methods pilot study. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(1), 1-18.

Goodrum, N. M., Felix, R., Self-Brown, S., De Veauuse-Brown, N., & Armistead, L. P. (2019). Violence victimization and parenting among Black South African mothers. Journal of Family Violence, 34(2), 127-137. doi:10.1007/s10896-018- 0022-0.

2018

Greenbaum, J., Livings, M.S., Lai, B.S., Edinburgh, L., Baikie, P., Grant, S. R., Kondis, J., Petska, H.W., Bowman, M.J., Legano, L., Kas-Osoka, O., Self-Brown, S. (2018). Evaluation of a Tool to Identify Child Sex Trafficking Victims in Multiple Healthcare Settings. Journal of Adolescent Health, 63(6), 745-752.

Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Boyd, Jr., C., DeVeausse Brown, N., Rostad, W., Patterson, A., Baker, E., Thomas, A., McAdam, E.M., Jackson, M., Glasheen, T.L., & Lai, B.L. (2018). The Impact of SafeCare® Dads to Kids Program on Father Maltreatment Risk and Involvement: Outcomes and Lessons Learned from an Efficacy Trial. Child Abuse & Neglect, 83, 31-41.

Tiwari, A., Self-Brown, S. (2018). Feasibility of Biological Sample Collection among a High-Risk Maternal Population for Child Maltreatment-Qualitative Pilot Findings. American Journal of Family Therapy, 1-11.

Self-Brown, S., Culbreth, R., Wilson, R., Armistead, L., Kasirye, R., & Swahn, M. (2018). Individual and Parental Risk Factors for Sexual Exploitation among High-Risk Youth in Uganda. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1-22. doi:10.1177/0886260518771685

Lai, B.S., Osborne, M.C., Piscitello, J., Self-Brown, S., & Kelley, M.L. (2018). The relationship between social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms among youth exposed to a natural disaster. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 9 (sup2), 1450042.

Lai, B.S., Osborne, M.C., Lee, N., Self-Brown, S., Esnard, A.M., & Kelley, M.L. (2018). Trauma-Informed schools: Child disaster exposure, community violence, and somatic symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders, 238, 586 – 592.

Hubel, G. S., Rostad, W. L., Self-Brown, S., & Moreland, A.D. (2018). Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare: is an evidence-based, structured, in-home behavioral parent training protocol effective? Child Abuse & Neglect, 79, 203-212. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.005

Guastaferro, K., Lai, B.S., Miller, K., Shanley Chatham, J.R., Whitaker, D.J., Self-Brown, S., Kemner, A., and Lutzker J.R. (2018). Braiding of two evidence-based programs for families at-risk: Results of a cluster randomized trial. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27, 535-546.

2017

Smith, D. W., Sawyer, G. K., Heck, N. C., Zajac, K., Solomon, D., Self-Brown, S., Danielson, C.K., & Ralston, M. E. (2017). Psychometrics of a child report measure of maternal support following disclosure of sexual abuse. Journal of child sexual abuse, 26(3), 270-287.

Baggett, K., & Self-Brown, S. (2017). Introduction to the special issue on technology 2.0: A focus on the newest technological advances in child maltreatment research. Child Maltreatment, 22(4), 279-280. Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M.C., Rostad, W., & Feil, E. (2017). A TechnologyMediated Implementation of an Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Program. Child Maltreatment, 22 (4) 344-353.

Ondersma, S., Martin, J., Forson, B., Whitaker, D.J., Self-Brown, S., Beatty, J, Loree, A., Bard, D., & Chaffin, M. (2017). Technology to augment early home visitation for child maltreatment prevention: A pragmatic randomized trial. Child Maltreatment, 22 (4), 334-343.

Tiwari, A., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B., McCarty, & C., Carruth, L. (2017). Effects of an evidence-based parenting program on biobehavioral stress among at-risk mothers for child-maltreatment: A pilot study. Social Work in Health Care, 1-27.

Self-Brown, S., Osborne, M., Lai, B., DeVeausse-Brown, N., Glasheen, T., & Adams, M. (2017). Initial findings from a feasibility trial examining the SafeCare© Dads to Kids Program with marginalized fathers. Journal of Family Violence, 32 (4), 1-16.

Rostad, W.L., Self-Brown, S., Boyd Jr., C., Osborne, M., & Patterson, A. (2017). Exploration of factors predictive of at-risk fathers’ participation in a pilot study of an augmented evidence-based parent training program: A mixed methods approach. Children and Youth Services Review, 79, 485-494.

Lai, B.S., Tiwari, A., Self-Brown, S., Cronholm, P., & Kinnish, K. (2017). Patterns of caregiver factors predicting participation in trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 1-10.

Birken, S.A., Bunger, A., Powell, B., Turner, K., Clary, A.S., Klaman, S.L., Yu, Y., Whitaker, D.J., Self-Brown, S., Rostad, W.L., Shanley Chatham, J.R., Kirk, M.A., Shea, C.M., Haines, E., & Weiner, B.J. (2017). Organizational theory for dissemination and implementation research. Implementation Science, 12(1), 1-15.

Self-Brown, S., Lai, B., Patterson, A., & Glasheen, T. (2017). The impact of natural disasters on youth: a focus on emerging research beyond internalizing disorders. Current Psychiatry Reports, 19(53), 1-7.

Swahn. M.H., Culbreth, R.E., Staton, C.A., Self-Brown, S.R., & Kasirye, R. (2017). Alcohol-Related Physical Abuse of Children in the Slums of Kampala, Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14, 1-13.

Rostad, W., McFry, E., Self-Brown, S., & Whitaker, D. (2017). Reducing Safety Hazards in the Home through the Use of an Evidence-Based Parenting Program. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 2602-2609.

2016

Shaw, K.M., Theis, K.A., Self-Brown, S., Roblin, D.W., & Barker, L. (2016). Chronic Disease Disparities by County Economic Status and Metropolitan Classification, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2013. Preventing Chronic Disease, 13, 1- 12. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160088

Adams, Z. W., Moreland, A., Cohen, J. R., Lee, R. C., Hanson, R. F., Danielson, C. K., Self-Brown, S., & Briggs, E. C. (2016). Polyvictimization: Latent profiles and mental health outcomes in a clinical sample of adolescents. Psychology of Violence, 6(1), 145-155. NIHMSID: 714336; PMCID: PMC4779364.

Hanson, R.F., Self-Brown, S., Rostad, W., & Jackson, M. (2016). The what, when, and why of implementation frameworks for evidence-based practices in child welfare and child mental health service systems. Child Abuse and Neglect, 53, 51-63.

2015

Self-Brown, S., Tiwari, A.., Lai, B., Roby, S., & Kinnish, K. (2015). Impact of Caregiver Factors on Youth Service Utilization of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in a Community Setting. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25, 1-9.

Self-Brown, S., Cowart-Osborne, M., Baker, E., Thomas, A., Boyd Jr., C., Chege, E., Jackson, M., Meister, E., & Lutzker, J. (2015). Dad2K: An adaptation of SafeCare to enhance positive parenting skills with at-risk fathers. Journal of Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 37, 138-155.

Whitaker, D.J., Rogers-Brown, J.S., Cowart-Osborne, M., Self-Brown, S., & Lutzker, J.R. (2015). Public child welfare staff knowledge, attitudes, and referral behaviors for an evidence based parenting program Psychosocial Intervention 24, 89–95

Lai, B.S., Beaulieu, B ., Ogokeh, C., Self-Brown, S., & Kelley, M.L. (2015). Mother and child reports of hurricane related stressors: Data from a sample of families exposed to Hurricane Katrina. Child and Youth Care Forum, 4, 549-565.

Lai, B., Tiwari, A., Beaulieu, B., Self-Brown, S., & Kelley, M. (2015). Hurricane Katrina: Maternal Depression Trajectories and Child Outcomes. Current Psychology, 1- 15.

Lai, B.S., Kelley, M.L., Harrison, K.M., Thompson, J.E., & Self-Brown, S. (2015). Posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms among children after Hurricane Katrina: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(5), 1262 – 1270.

2014

Self-Brown, S., Lai, B. S., Harbin, S., & Kelley, M. L. (2014). Maternal posttraumatic stress disorder symptom trajectories following Hurricane Katrina: An initial examination of the impact of maternal trajectories on the well-being of disaster exposed youth. International journal of public health, 59, 957-965.

Cowart-Osborne, M., Jackson, M., Chege, E., Baker, E., Whitaker, D., & SelfBrown, S. (2014). Technology-based innovations in child maltreatment prevention programs: examples from SafeCare®. Social Sciences, 3(3), 427-440. doi:10.3390/socsci3030427

Edwards-Gaura, A., Whitaker, D., & Self-Brown, S. (2014). Can social networking be used to promote engagement in child maltreatment prevention programs? Two pilot studies. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 15(5), 575-581, doi: 10.5811/westjem.2014.4.21413

Graybill, E., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B., Vinoski, E., McGill, T., & Crimmins, D. (2014). Addressing disparities in parent education: Examining the effects of the Learn the Signs/Act Early parent education materials on parent outcomes. Early Childhood Education Journal, 44, 31-38, doi: 10.1007/s10643-014-0680-3

Strong, L.E.A., Lutzker, J.R., Jabaley, J.J., Shanley, J.R., Self-Brown, S., & Guastaferro, K.M. (2014) Training mothers recovering from substance abuse to identify and treat their children’s illnesses. International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, 7(2), 157-166.

Corso P, Taylor N, Bennett J, Ingels J, Self-Brown S, & Whitaker D. (2014). Marginal cost analysis of two train-the-trainer models for implementing SafeCare. West J Emergency Medicine, 15: 623-626.

McGill, T., Self-Brown, S., Lai, B.S., Cowart, M., Tiwari, A., LeBlanc, M., & Kelley, M.L. (2014). Effects of exposure to community violence and family violence on school functioning problems among urban youth: The potential mediating role of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Frontiers in Public Health, 2, 8. (Refereed)

Lai, B.S., Kelley, M.L., Harrison, K.M., Thompson, J.E., & Self-Brown, S. (2014). Posttraumatic stress, anxiety, and depression symptoms among children after Hurricane Katrina: A latent profile analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24(5), 1262-1270. (Refereed)