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The association of subcortical brain injury and abusive head trauma
Dec 19, 2022Abusive head trauma (AHT) remains a major pediatric problem with diagnostic challenges. A small pilot study previously associated subcortical brain injury with AHT.
Congratulations Class of 2022
Dec 19, 2022Commencement ceremonies were held at campuses throughout the state of Pennsylvania on Dec. 17. Congratulations to all the graduates in Penn State's Class of 2022! Especially the three CMAS graduates: Victoria Medina, Olive Somah, Emi Tanaka!
Penn Staters celebrate GivingTuesday with more than 13,100 gifts
Dec 14, 2022For the first year the Fostering Lions participated in GivingTuesday and received $3480 in donations!!!
Effects of Community-Based Wraparound Services on Child and Caregiver Outcomes Following Child Protective Service Involvement
Dec 14, 2022This study investigated whether statewide delivery of the wraparound service model (WSM) improved child and caregiver outcomes and reduced subsequent child protective service (CPS) contact among families referred to services following a CPS report.
First-Generation College Students, Emotional Support, and Systemic Inflammation Following the College Transition
Dec 6, 2022To examine whether emotional support moderates the association between college generation status and concurrent and prospective levels of systemic inflammation during the college transition among a sample of older U.S. adolescents.
Researchers study adolescent recovery from post-traumatic stress symptoms
Oct 31, 2022Children in the United States may be exposed to a high rate of adverse experiences that result in post-traumatic stress symptoms
Investigating the Effects of Maltreatment and Acute Stress on the Concordance of Blood and DNA Methylation Methods of Estimating Immune Cell Proportions
Oct 31, 2022Immune cell proportions can be used to detect pathophysiological states and are also critical covariates in genomic analyses.
SAFE-T Center awarded prestigious Hillman Innovations in Care grant
Oct 28, 2022The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center has been awarded $600,000 from The Rita and Alex Hillman Foundation through their Hillman Innovations in Care program.
Etiological Pathways to the Emergence of Preteen Problematic Sexual Behavior: An Exploratory Mediational Model
Oct 20, 2022Studies examining the etiology of problematic sexual behavior (PSB) among pre-teen children often rely on identifying correlational relationships without examining potential causal mechanisms.
Fall 2023 internship sites
Oct 19, 2022A huge thank you to the sites hosting CMAS students this fall -- we couldn't offer students this great experience without you!