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Mean affect and affect variability may interact to predict inflammation
Mar 6, 2023Individuals with greater affect variability are at risk for greater systemic inflammation, which is associated with cardiovascular disease.
Trauma causes high levels of intergenerational substance use among Black women
Mar 6, 2023New research suggests that trauma leads to high levels of intergenerational substance use among Black women, and race and gender may play a role.
Trying to Fit a Square Peg in a Round Hole? Testing the Robustness of Maltreatment Measurement Models for Youth
Mar 3, 2023This study is a first step in showing how capturing multiple aspects of the child maltreatment experience can be applied across different and large samples of youth exposed to maltreatment.
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!
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.
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.
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!!!
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.