Recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows firearms are the leading cause of death for children in the United States according to new federal data analyzed by...
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Study: Asian Americans armed themselves during the pandemic in response to racial acts
Asian Americans who experienced increased acts of racism at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic were more likely to acquire firearms and ammunition for self-defense, according to a study by...
Want to Fight Crime? Plant Some Flowers with Your Neighbor
Zimmerman, M. (2019) Want to fight crime? Plant some flowers with your neighbor. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/want-to-fight-crime-plant-some-flowers-with-your-neighbor-91804 No...
Sex Differences in the Association Between Gaming and Serious Violence Among Predominantly African American Youth
Goldstick, J. E., Roche, J. S., Carter, P. M., Arterberry, B. J., Bonar, E. E., Walton, M. A., Zimmerman, M. & Cunningham, R. M. (2021). Sex differences in the association between gaming and...
Creating Safe And Healthy Neighborhoods With Place-Based Violence Interventions
Hohl, B. C., Kondo, M. C., Kajeepeta, S., MacDonald, J. M., Theall, K. P., Zimmerman, M. A., & Branas, C. C. (2019). Creating safe and healthy neighborhoods with place-based violence...
Violence Exposure and Sexual Risk Behaviors for African American Adolescent Girls: The Protective Role of Natural Mentorship and Organizational Religious Involvement
Hope, M. O., Lee, D. B., Hsieh, H. F., Hurd, N. M., Sparks, H. L., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2019). Violence exposure and sexual risk behaviors for African American adolescent girls: The protective...
Daily Patterns of Substance Use and Violence Among a High-Risk Urban Emerging Adult Sample: Results from the Flint Youth Injury Study
Carter, P. M., Cranford, J. A., Buu, A., Walton, M. A., Zimmerman, M. A., Goldstick, J., Ngo, Q., & Cunningham, R. M. (2020). Daily patterns of substance use and violence among a high-risk urban...
Developing and Implementing Community-Level Strategies for Preventing Youth Violence in the United States
Kingston, B. E., Zimmerman, M. A., Wendel, M. L., Gorman-Smith, D., Wright-Kelly, E., Mattson, S. A., & Trudeau, A. R. T. (2021). Developing and implementing community-level strategies for...
Parents’ Perceived Neighborhood Safety and Children’s Cognitive Performance: Complexities by Race, Ethnicity, and Cognitive Domain
Assari, S., Boyce, S., Mistry, R., Thomas, A., Nicholson, H. L., Cobb, R. J., Cuevas, A.G., Lee, D.B., Bazargan, M., Caldwell, C.H., Curry, T.J. & Zimmerman, M. A. (2021). Parents’ Perceived...
The Longitudinal Association between Exposure to Violence and Patterns of Health Risk Behaviors among African American Youth
Hsieh, H. F., Mistry, R., Lee, D. B., Scott, B. A., Eisman, A. B., Heinze, J. E., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2021). The longitudinal association between exposure to violence and patterns of health risk...
Adolescent Exposure to Violence and Intimate-Partner Violence Mediated by Mental Distress
Heinze, J. E., Hsieh, H. F., Thulin, E. J., Howe, K., Miller, A. L., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2021). Adolescent exposure to violence and intimate-partner violence mediated by mental distress. Journal...
How Nearby Homicides Affect Young Women’s Pregnancy Desires: Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment
Weitzman, A., Barber, J. S., Heinze, J., & Zimmerman, M. (2021). How nearby homicides affect young women's pregnancy desires: evidence from a quasi-experiment. Demography, 58(3), 927-950. DOI:...