2024
Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms in Black Women in the InterGEN Study
Taylor B, Zhao Y, Perez N, Potts-Thompson S, Crusto C, Creber R, Taylor J. Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms in Black Women in the InterGEN Study. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 7681. PMID: 39062924, PMCID: PMC11277114, DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147681.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDepressive symptomsPerceived discriminationSuch as low socioeconomic statusBlack womenIncreased risk of depressionStudies of depressive symptomsSecondary analysis of dataBeck Depression InventoryPrevalence of depressionRisk of depressionLow socioeconomic statusExperiences of discriminationInterGEN StudyDepression InventoryDNA methylation sitesSocioeconomic statusEvent ScalePsychosocial stressorsSecondary analysisDepressionDNA methylationEpigenome-wide association studiesPsychological factorsAnalysis of dataIncreased riskGetting Racism Out of Our Work (GROW): Design, Deployment, and Early Outcomes for a Program to Increase Psychology Supervisor’s Multicultural Competence
Childs A, Crusto C, Miller R. Getting Racism Out of Our Work (GROW): Design, Deployment, and Early Outcomes for a Program to Increase Psychology Supervisor’s Multicultural Competence. Training And Education In Professional Psychology 2024 DOI: 10.1037/tep0000478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupervisor multicultural competenceCulturally competent supervisionClinical supervisory practiceSupervisory practicesPsychology traineesMulticultural competenceCompetent supervisionClinical supervisorsPsychologyHigh levels of satisfactionIntegration skillsPilot participantsApplication of programsSkillsTrainee satisfactionHigher levelsClinical practiceSupervisorsTraineesAlternative formatsLevel of satisfactionParticipantsSatisfactionIncrease accessCompetencePreventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: A Framework for Prevention Science Program Development
Crusto C, Hooper L, Arora I. Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: A Framework for Prevention Science Program Development. Journal Of Prevention 2024, 45: 501-520. PMID: 38613725, PMCID: PMC11271342, DOI: 10.1007/s10935-024-00780-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevention programsPrevent sexual harassmentEvidence of effectivenessSexual harassmentEffective prevention programsInstitutions of higher educationEmpirical evidence of effectivenessPublic health concernIntermediate-term effectsPreventive interventionsEffective interventionsCultural competencePrevention scienceAlarming prevalenceHealth concernProgram developmentProblem of sexual harassmentEffects of sexual harassmentPrevention
2023
Five Strategies Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Implement Now to Enhance Gender Equity
Allan J, Brooks A, Crusto C, Feld L, Oxentenko A, Spector N, Verduzco-Gutierrez M, Silver J. Five Strategies Leaders in Academic Medicine Can Implement Now to Enhance Gender Equity. Journal Of Medical Internet Research 2023, 25: e47933. PMID: 37310782, PMCID: PMC10337456, DOI: 10.2196/47933.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Latent Class Analysis of Depressive Symptom Phenotypes Among Black/African American Mothers
Perez N, Melkus G, Wright F, Yu G, Vorderstrasse A, Sun Y, Crusto C, Taylor J. Latent Class Analysis of Depressive Symptom Phenotypes Among Black/African American Mothers. Nursing Research 2022, 72: 93-102. PMID: 36729771, PMCID: PMC9992148, DOI: 10.1097/nnr.0000000000000635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAA womenDepressive symptomsCardiometabolic traitsBlack/AABlood Pressure StudyMental health burdenLatent class analysisStandard screening toolBivariate logistic regressionAfrican American womenCardiometabolic burdenModerate symptom classHealth burdenRetrospective analysisSymptom phenotypeClinical identificationPsychosocial factorsSymptom presentationClinical phenotypeSymptom classAfrican American mothersClass analysisHealth inequitiesLogistic regressionAA mothersEpigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA
Taylor J, Huang Y, Zhao W, Wright M, Wang Z, Hui Q, Potts‐Thompson S, Barcelona V, Prescott L, Yao Y, Crusto C, Kardia S, Smith J, Sun Y. Epigenome‐wide association study of BMI in Black populations from InterGEN and GENOA. Obesity 2022, 31: 243-255. PMID: 36479596, PMCID: PMC10107734, DOI: 10.1002/oby.23589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObesity-associated conditionsSignificant public health concernAssociation of BMIPeripheral blood samplesLinear mixed-effects regression modelsBlack populationPublic health concernMixed-effects regression modelsBlack womenCross-sectional analysisEpigenome-wide DNA methylationIllumina EPIC BeadChipDevelopment of diseaseCardiometabolic disordersDiscovery cohortBlood samplesBMIHigh incidenceEarly onsetGENOA studyObesityHealth concernCohortDNAm sitesDNA methylationThe Interaction of Trauma Exposure and DNA Methylation on Blood Pressure Among Black Women in the InterGEN Study
Caceres B, Huang Y, Barcelona V, Wang Z, Newhall K, Cerdeña J, Crusto C, Sun Y, Taylor J. The Interaction of Trauma Exposure and DNA Methylation on Blood Pressure Among Black Women in the InterGEN Study. Epigenetics Insights 2022, 15: 25168657221138510. PMID: 36466626, PMCID: PMC9716582, DOI: 10.1177/25168657221138510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDiastolic blood pressureBlood pressureTrauma exposureHypertension riskBody mass indexChildhood traumaEpigenome-wide significance levelBlack mothersBlack womenSeparate linear mixed-effects modelsMass indexCigarette smokingMean ageHigh riskLinear mixed effects modelsBlack adultsTraumaDNA methylationVicarious traumaEpigenetic mechanismsCpG sitesMixed effects models
2021
Macrointervention processes and strategies for leaders, changemakers, advocates, allies, and targets: A new framework to address macroaggressions in systems
Awad M, Crusto C, Hooper L. Macrointervention processes and strategies for leaders, changemakers, advocates, allies, and targets: A new framework to address macroaggressions in systems. New Ideas In Psychology 2021, 62: 100858. DOI: 10.1016/j.newideapsych.2021.100858.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The assessment of early trauma exposure on social-emotional health of young children
Campbell C, Roberts Y, Synder F, Papp J, Strambler M, Crusto C. The assessment of early trauma exposure on social-emotional health of young children. Children And Youth Services Review 2016, 71: 308-314. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.11.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSocial-emotional healthSocial-emotional profilesTraumatic eventsTrauma exposureHigh-risk groupLow-risk groupSocial-emotional problemsEarly trauma exposureSocial-emotional challengesLatent profile analysisSample of caregiversMental health outcomesEarly identificationCaregiver reportsGreater likelihoodModerate-risk groupYoung childrenHealthy developmentOlder childrenDevelopmental profileChildrenCaregiver educationHealth outcomesHighlight pathwaysProfile analysisIf We Build It, Will They Come? A Qualitative Study of Key Stakeholder Opinions on the Implementation of a Videogame Intervention for Risk Reduction in Adolescents
Pendergrass T, Hieftje K, Fiellin L, Montanaro E, Crusto C. If We Build It, Will They Come? A Qualitative Study of Key Stakeholder Opinions on the Implementation of a Videogame Intervention for Risk Reduction in Adolescents. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2016, 58: s88-s89. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.10.189.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Psychometric Evaluation of Data From the Race-Related Events Scale
Crusto C, Dantzler J, Roberts Y, Hooper L. Psychometric Evaluation of Data From the Race-Related Events Scale. Measurement And Evaluation In Counseling And Development 2015, 48: 285-296. DOI: 10.1177/0748175615578735.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Evaluation in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion
Tebes J, Kaufman J, Connell C, Crusto C, Thai N. Evaluation in Primary Prevention and Health Promotion. 2014, 69-101. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5999-6_95.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Ecological Systems
Hooper L, Crusto C. Ecological Systems. 2013, 456-460. DOI: 10.1002/9781118339893.wbeccp184.ChaptersChildren Exposed to the Arrest of a Family Member: Associations with Mental Health
Roberts YH, Snyder FJ, Kaufman JS, Finley MK, Griffin A, Anderson J, Marshall T, Radway S, Stack V, Crusto CA. Children Exposed to the Arrest of a Family Member: Associations with Mental Health. Journal Of Child And Family Studies 2013, 23: 214-224. PMID: 24829537, PMCID: PMC4016966, DOI: 10.1007/s10826-013-9717-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMental healthFamily membersChild mental healthRace/ethnicityMental health challengesChild healthImpact of exposureCaregiver educationDevelopmental periodHealth challengesPTE exposureChild's ageBaseline dataArrestChildrenHealthExposureTraumatic eventsDifferent developmental periodsMultiple regression model resultsAgeFamily-based systemAssociationHousehold incomeEmotional challengesEvaluation of a mental health consultation intervention in preschool settings
Crusto, C.A., Melissa L. Whitson, M.L., Feinn, R., Gargiulo, J., Holt, C., Paulicin, B., Simmons, W., & Lowell, D.I. Evaluation of a mental health consultation intervention in preschool settings. Best Practices in Mental Health: An International Journal, in press.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Exposure to traumatic events and health-related quality of life in preschool-aged children
Roberts YH, Ferguson M, Crusto CA. Exposure to traumatic events and health-related quality of life in preschool-aged children. Quality Of Life Research 2012, 22: 2159-2168. PMID: 23224614, PMCID: PMC3616160, DOI: 10.1007/s11136-012-0330-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic eventsPsychosocial healthTrauma exposureChild Behavior Checklist 1.5Cumulative trauma exposureInfant/Toddler QualityEarly childhoodHealth-related qualityType of traumaSignificant effect sizeNegative health conditionsTrauma eventsYoung childhoodAged childrenYoung childrenPositive HRQoLEffect sizeChildrenCross-sectional surveySignificant stressOutcome variablesChildhoodLifetime exposureToddler QualityWorse HRQoLExposure to Traumatic Events and the Behavioral Health of Children Enrolled in an Early Childhood System of Care
Snyder FJ, Roberts YH, Crusto CA, Connell CM, Griffin A, Finley MK, Radway S, Marshall T, Kaufman JS. Exposure to Traumatic Events and the Behavioral Health of Children Enrolled in an Early Childhood System of Care. Journal Of Traumatic Stress 2012, 25: 700-704. PMID: 23225035, PMCID: PMC3526816, DOI: 10.1002/jts.21756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraumatic eventsYoung childrenRisk sampleEmotional challengesTraumatic event exposureMultiple regression model resultsBehavioral healthCurrent cross-sectional studyBehavioral functioningTraumatic exposureEvent exposureEmotional functioningChild's ageCross-sectional studyYears of ageMental health systemSemistructured interviewsSystems of careEarly childhoodChildren's exposureRace/ethnicityChildrenFunctioningCaregiver educationYounger ageUnderstanding the Ecology and Development of Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Practice, Supportive Services, and Policy
Kilmer RP, Cook JR, Crusto C, Strater KP, Haber MG. Understanding the Ecology and Development of Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness: Implications for Practice, Supportive Services, and Policy. American Journal Of Orthopsychiatry 2012, 82: 389-401. PMID: 22880977, DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-0025.2012.01160.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFamilies Experiencing HomelessnessExperience of homelessnessCircumstances of childrenFamily-centered servicesLives of childrenDevelopment of childrenAdjustment trajectoriesChild functioningFamily worldRange of factorsCommunity supportHomelessnessSupportive servicesPositive influenceService systemChildrenMultiple levelsServicesDiverse factorsSupportWorldPolicyFunctioningPeersYoungstersTraumatic Impact of Familial Arrest on Young Children
Roberts YH, Crusto CA, Kaufman JS. Traumatic Impact of Familial Arrest on Young Children. Journal Of Trauma & Treatment 2012, 1 PMID: 25411650, PMCID: PMC4233657, DOI: 10.4172/2167-1222.1000e108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScalar equivalence in self-rated depressive symptomatology as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II: Do racial and gender differences in college students exist?
Hooper, L. M., Qu, L., Crusto, C., & Huffman, L. Scalar equivalence in self-rated depressive symptomatology as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II: Do racial and gender differences in college students exist? Psychology. [Special Issue on Depression], 2012(3), 762-774.Peer-Reviewed Original Research