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suicides, and fatalities resulting from law
Biobehavioral Catch-up intervention on
enforcement intervention in a violent
infants’ use of mother- oriented and self-
incident) among young people ages
soothing emotion regulation strategies
0–25 years in the United States. Findings
and infant emotion dysregulation.
will guide research and practice efforts to prevent intimate partner violence-
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related deaths among young people.
Professor Bethany Lee, PhD, was
Lisa Berlin, PhD
Corey Shdaimah, PhD
Corey Shdaimah, PhD, Senior Research Project Coordinator Alyssa Goodman, MSW, and Natalie Slopen (University of Maryland School of Public Health)
Research Early-
published in
Career Mentored
Trauma, Violence
Reviewer.
adults. Research Assistant Professor Angela Henneberger, PhD, and colleagues
Development. Le Réseau pour Transformer les Soins en Autisme/
Professor Sarah
Social Work and
a new paper
reduce violence among non-intimate
in the journal Early Education and
invited Assistant
Society for
Candidate has
and conflict resolution interventions can
Toddler Child Care Providers’ Wellbeing”
Consortium (RTSA)
LMSW, PhD
explores the
A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Infant-
Autism Care
Journal of the
literature on whether restorative justice
published “I‘m Literally Drowning”:
Transforming
named a 2019
Darrow, MSW,
& Abuse that
Professor Lisa Berlin, PhD, Daniel Thursz Distinguished Professor of Social Justice
Caroline Harmon-
Paul Sacco, PhD
have a new
Associate Professors Amanda Lehning,
paper published
PhD and Paul Sacco, PhD along with
in Emerging
alum Kyeongmo Kim, PhD have a new
Adulthood. The
paper published in Psychiatric Services.
piece is titled “A
The paper is titled “The Role of County
Longitudinal Study Examining Dual
Characteristics in Mental Health Service
Enrollment as a Strategy for Easing the
Use by Older African Americans.”
Transition to College and Career for Assistant Professor
Emerging Adults.”
Theda Rose, PhD,
Dababnah, PhD,
along with co-
to present her research on programs for
investigators Dr.
caregivers of young children with autism.
Gregory Hancock,
RTSA is a research network connecting
University of
Canadian researchers focused on
Maryland, College
improving the lives of individuals with
Park and Dr. Sean
autism and their families.
Joe, Washington University in St. Louis received almost
Assistant Professor Laurie Graham has been awarded a 2020 National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS) New Investigator Award. Graham’s project will focus on learning more about intimate partner violence-related deaths (homicides, suicides, homicide-
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Amanda Lehning, PhD
$100,000 in National Institute of Health
Allison Hepworth, PhD
Brenda Jones Harden, PhD funding. The NICHD funded R03 grant
Allison Hepworth, PhD, Postdoctoral
explores psychosocial problems, positive
Fellow, Lisa Berlin, PhD, Professor, and
development and educational outcomes
Brenda Jones Harden, PhD, Alison
among Black youth.
Richman Professor for Children and Families, have a new paper published
The National Association of Social
in Prevention Science. The manuscript
Work-Maryland Chapter has name Reem
presents results from a randomized trial
Sharaf as its MSW student of the year.
that examined main and moderated
Sharaf has a BS in Community Health
effects of the Attachment and
and a certification in Women’s Studies
