Lee, E., & Heinze, J. (2026). The long-term impact of adolescent community weapon-related violence exposure on depression: Insomnia as a mediating pathway. Journal of Community Psychology,...
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How mattering-oriented teacher practices foster positive youth development: a practice-oriented conceptual model
Caruso, J. L., Stilwell, S. M., Kobel, D., & Heinze, J. E. (2026). How mattering-oriented teacher practices foster positive youth development: a practice-oriented conceptual model. International...
Gun Violence Exposure and the Perceived Need to Carry a Firearm: The Role of Community Violence Intervention Awareness
Oliphant, S. N., Bhatia, S., Bishai, J., Paruk, J. K., Lee, D. B., Semenza, D. C., Papachristos, A. V., & Heinze, J. E. (2026). Gun violence exposure and the perceived need to carry a firearm:...
Understanding firearm-related suicide mortality in the national violent death reporting system: A study of circumstantial social determinants
Beauchamp, A. M., Henson-Garcia, M., Pennington, M. L., Testa, A., & Kimbrel, N. A. (2026). Understanding firearm-related suicide mortality in the national violent death reporting system: A...
Network analysis of risk factors for firearm assault
Stearns, D. R., Carter, P. M., Stallworth, P., Delgado, M. K., Whiteside, L. K., Bonar, E. E., & Goldstick, J. E. (2026). Network analysis of risk factors for firearm assault. Journal of...
Efficacy of Technology-Augmented Behavioral Counseling for Risky Firearm Behaviors A Randomized Clinical Trial
Carter, P. M., Resnicow, K., Stallworth, P., Goldstick, J., Carrillo, A., Seewald, L., Cunningham, R. M., Massey, L., Battisti, K., Schoener, B., & Walton, M. A. (2026). Efficacy of...
U-M studies examine what schools are doing to address cell phone use among students
As tablets and laptops have become common classroom tools, schools continue to wrestle with another device: the cell phone. Cell phones play a critical role in youth social and societal engagement...
Yasamin Kusunoki, PhD, MPH
Yasamin Kusunoki, PhD, MPH, is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing and a Research Associate Professor and Director of the Training Program at the Population Studies Center within the...
Peter Grau, PhD
Dr. Peter Grau is an Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Psychiatry, staff psychologist at the Ann Arbor VA, and research investigator at the VA Center for Clinical...
Media Mention: Rethinking the campus mental health “crisis”: 3 things journalists should know
Headlines warn of a college mental health crisis. We hear statistics about high rates of depression and anxiety and the picture seems clear: Gen Z faces unprecedented challenges to their mental...
U-M celebrates five years leading firearm injury prevention research
More than 44,000 lives are lost to firearm injuries in the United States each year, and since 2020, firearm injuries have been the leading cause of death among U.S. children and teens. Working in...
The Power of reaching out: Evolving approaches to suicide prevention
How can mental health clinicians move research into real-world outcomes for patients? This question has been at the center of Mark Ilgen’s work for more than 20 years. As a clinical psychologist,...