Christopher Fields
he/him/his
Associate Research ScientistAbout
Research
Publications
2025
Longitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study
Fields C, Black C, Calhoun A, Rosenblatt M, Rodriguez R, Aina J, Thind J, Grayson J, Khalifa F, Assari S, Zhou X, Nagata J, Gee D. Longitudinal and Geographic Trends in Perceived Racial Discrimination Among Adolescents in the United States: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study. Journal Of Adolescent Health 2025, 77: 118-127. PMID: 40382724, DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2025.03.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic youthPerceived DiscriminationDevelopment studiesHigher levels of perceived discriminationAmerican Community SurveyAnti-Black biasLevels of perceived discriminationPacific IslandersPerceived Discrimination ScaleWhite non-Hispanic youthNeighborhood segregationBlack householdsBlack youthContext-specific approachImmigrant backgroundPerceived Racial DiscriminationRacial discriminationCommunity surveyRacial biasYouthGeographic variationStructural contextAdolescent Brain Cognitive Development StudyNational representativesRacial/ethnic groupsGovernance for anti-racist AI in healthcare: integrating racism-related stress in psychiatric algorithms for Black Americans
Fields C, Black C, Thind J, Jegede O, Aksen D, Rosenblatt M, Assari S, Bellamy C, Anderson E, Holmes A, Scheinost D. Governance for anti-racist AI in healthcare: integrating racism-related stress in psychiatric algorithms for Black Americans. Frontiers In Digital Health 2025, 7: 1492736. PMID: 40444183, PMCID: PMC12119476, DOI: 10.3389/fdgth.2025.1492736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRacism-related stressBlack patientsBlack AmericansClinical algorithmAnti-Black racismHealthcare interventionsAnti-Black biasHealth outcomesHealth policySocioeconomic statusIntervention modelHistory of enslavementPatient outcomesCommunity membersHealthcareGenerational traumaHealthAmerica's historyBlack researchersSources of varianceClinical practiceEquitable outcomesSocial factorsRacial groupsAI governance
2024
Sociohistorical justice: a corrective framework to mend the modern harms of medical history.
Black C, Temple S, Acquaye A, Fields C, Konopasky A. Sociohistorical justice: a corrective framework to mend the modern harms of medical history. Lancet Reg Health Am 2024, 38: 100874. PMID: 39262427, DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100874.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersBridging Species and Disciplines: Incorporating Sociological Frameworks into Animal Models of Addiction
Fields C (2024) Bridging Species and Disciplines: Incorporating Sociological Frameworks into Animal Models of Addiction. In Dr. PA Rojo and Dr. E Martínez-Laorden (Eds.), Multidisciplinary Approach for Better Understanding of Addictive Behaviour. IntechOpen. DOI:10.5772/intechopen.114874.ChaptersA Comparison of Machine Learning Methods for Quantifying Self-Grooming Behavior in Mice.
Correia K, Walker R, Pittenger C and Fields C (2024) A comparison of machine learning methods for quantifying self-grooming behavior in mice. Front. Behav. Neurosci. 18:1340357. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1340357Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Gut Barrier Dysfunction and Type 2 Immunity: Implications for Compulsive Behavior.
Fields CT, Chassaing B, de Vries GJ. Gut Barrier Dysfunction and Type 2 Immunity: Implications for Compulsive Behavior. Med Hypotheses 2022, 161 PMID: 36060122, DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2022.110799.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Dietary emulsifiers consumption alters anxiety-like and social-related behaviors in mice in a sex-dependent manner.
Holder MK, Peters NV, Whylings J, Fields CT, Gewirtz AT, Chassaing B, de Vries GJ. Dietary emulsifiers consumption alters anxiety-like and social-related behaviors in mice in a sex-dependent manner. Sci Rep 2019, 9: 172. PMID: 30655577, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-36890-3.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Defining Dysbiosis in Disorders of Movement and Motivation.
Fields CT, Sampson TR, Bruce-Keller AJ, Kiraly DD, Hsiao EY, de Vries GJ. Defining Dysbiosis in Disorders of Movement and Motivation. J Neurosci 2018, 38: 9414-9422. PMID: 30381433, DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1672-18.2018.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsEffects of gut-derived endotoxin on anxiety-like and repetitive behaviors in male and female mice.
Fields CT, Chassaing B, Castillo-Ruiz A, Osan R, Gewirtz AT, de Vries GJ. Effects of gut-derived endotoxin on anxiety-like and repetitive behaviors in male and female mice. Biol Sex Differ 2018, 9: 7. PMID: 29351816, DOI: 10.1186/s13293-018-0166-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVasopressin deletion is associated with sex-specific shifts in the gut microbiome.
Fields CT, Chassaing B, Paul MJ, Gewirtz AT, de Vries GJ. Vasopressin deletion is associated with sex-specific shifts in the gut microbiome. Gut Microbes 2018, 9: 13-25. PMID: 28759308, DOI: 10.1080/19490976.2017.1356557.Peer-Reviewed Original Research