Thulin, E. J., Goodrum, S., Mather, E., & Heinze, J. (2026). Bullying, suicide, substance use, and mass harm: Patterns of overlapping threats reported to a statewide anonymous...
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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...
School-Based Interventions That Address Students’ Unmet Material Needs: A Scoping Review
Sokol, R., Medina Del Toro, V., Sewall, G., Swirsky, A., Degli Esposti, M., Victor, B., Kernsmith, P., Heinze, J., & Smith, J. (2026). School-based interventions that address students' unmet...
Media Mention: Why hunter education alone may not keep kids safe from guns
Shooting sports remain a popular pastime for Arkansas' young people. This summer, the National Rifle Association held the Youth Hunter Education Challenge National Championships in Benton County....
U-M Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention awarded $11.2M to expand critical research efforts
The University of Michigan’s Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention has received $11.2 million in federal funding to address research topics ranging from secure storage and youth mortality to...
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...
Emergency room intervention pairs smartphone, telehealth counseling to reduce risky firearm behavior
Among U.S. teens and young adults, firearm violence accounts for about 65,000 emergency department visits annually, and 60% of all firearm deaths in this age group are the result of interpersonal...
Now available: Pathways to Potential Evaluation Report
This report summarizes the findings of a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the effects of Pathways to Potential (P2P), a Michigan Department of Health and Human...
Media Mention: Michigan students head back to school as concerns over screen time grow
As Michigan schools roll out new limits on phone use, educators and researchers are raising concerns about how social media and excessive screen time can affect students’ focus and well-being—and...
Media Mention: FORWARD FOCUS: Addressing school safety and security using comprehensive approach
Concerns about school safety in Michigan have reshaped how districts prepare for emergencies, from adopting new technologies to standardizing the language used during threats. Researchers and...
Deborah Rivas-Drake, PhD
Deborah Rivas-Drake, Ph.D., is the Stephanie J. Rowley Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan, with affiliations in psychology and education, and the President-Elect of the Society for...
Katie Edwards, PhD
Katie M. Edwards, PhD, is Professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work and Director of the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory. Her community-engaged research focuses on...