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| Renee M JohnsonSummaryAffiliation: Harvard University Country: USA Publications
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Gun possession among Massachusetts batterer intervention program enrolleesEmily F Rothman
Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Eval Rev 30:283-95. 2006..Recommendations for strengthening relevant gun laws both within and outside of Massachusetts are discussed...
Are household firearms stored less safely in homes with adolescents?: Analysis of a national random sample of parentsRenee M Johnson
Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Mass 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:788-92. 2006..To examine whether firearms are more frequently stored loaded, unlocked, or both in households with adolescents only (aged 13-17 years) compared with households with younger children only (aged 0-12 years)...
Gun carrying by high school students in Boston, MA: does overestimation of peer gun carrying matter?David Hemenway
Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard Injury Control Research Center, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Adolesc 34:997-1003. 2011..Social marketing campaigns designed to lower young people's perceptions about the prevalence of peer gun carrying may be a promising strategy for reducing actual gun carrying among youth...
Neighborhood-level factors associated with physical dating violence perpetration: results of a representative survey conducted in Boston, MAEmily F Rothman
Community Health Sciences Department, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
J Urban Health 88:201-13. 2011..However, when we used the adult version of the neighborhood assessment data, no neighborhood factor predicted dating violence. The implications and limitations of these findings are discussed...
Peer violence perpetration among urban adolescents: dispelling the myth of the violent immigrantJoanna Almeida
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
J Interpers Violence 26:2658-80. 2011..Results suggest that perpetration of violence worsens with increased time in the U.S. Research is needed to identify factors that contribute to the acquisition of behaviors such as violence among recently arrived immigrant youth...
Who are the owners of firearms used in adolescent suicides?Renee M Johnson
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
Suicide Life Threat Behav 40:609-11. 2010..Findings replicate results from previous research and highlight the importance of limiting youth access to firearms...
U.S. tabloid magazine coverage of a celebrity dating abuse incident: Rihanna and Chris BrownEmily F Rothman
Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Floor 3, Boston, MA 02118, USA
J Health Commun 17:733-44. 2012..Instead, the majority of articles communicated mixed messages about dating abuse, and many minimized the seriousness of partner abuse perpetration. Advocacy is needed to improve future tabloid media framing of dating abuse incidents...
Does the alcohol make them do it? Dating violence perpetration and drinking among youthEmily F Rothman
Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Floor 3, Crosstown Center, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Epidemiol Rev 34:103-19. 2012..Studies designed to investigate the youth alcohol-DVP link specifically, and whether results vary by individuals' gender, developmental stage, or culture, are needed...
Training mental healthcare providers to reduce at-risk patients' access to lethal means of suicide: evaluation of the CALM ProjectRenee M Johnson
Boston University School of Public Health, Department of Community Health Sciences, 801 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Suicide Res 15:259-64. 2011..Findings also indicate that the workshop influenced participants' attitudes, beliefs, and skills regarding conducting lethal means counseling...
Perpetration of physical assault against dating partners, peers, and siblings among a locally representative sample of high school students in Boston, MassachusettsEmily F Rothman
Department of Community Health Sciences, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 164:1118-24. 2010....
Emotional distress among LGBT youth: the influence of perceived discrimination based on sexual orientationJoanna Almeida
Northeastern University, School of Health Professions, Institute on Urban Health Research, Stearns Building, Boston, MA 02115, USA
J Youth Adolesc 38:1001-14. 2009..Perceived discrimination is a likely contributor to emotional distress among LGBT youth...
Association between neighborhood safety and overweight status among urban adolescentsDustin T Duncan
Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
BMC Public Health 9:289. 2009....
Do partners with children know about firearms in their home? Evidence of a gender gap and implications for practitionersTamera Coyne-Beasley
Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599 7220, USA
Pediatrics 115:e662-7. 2005..Thus, the objective of this study was to examine the level of agreement on household firearms and storage practices among cohabiting partners...
Storage of poisonous substances and firearms in homes with young children visitors and older adultsTamera Coyne-Beasley
Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 28:109-15. 2005..This study examines storage of poisons and firearms among households with older adults, and households where young children reside compared to those where they visit only...
Firearm ownership and storage practices, U.S. households, 1992-2002. A systematic reviewRenee M Johnson
Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Am J Prev Med 27:173-82. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: Although the methodologic rigor of published articles varies substantially, the literature clearly establishes that firearms are common in U.S. households, even in the homes of medical professionals and those with children...
The association of handgun ownership and storage practices with safety consciousnessTamera Coyne-Beasley
Injury Prevention Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Community Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 27599 7225, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:763-8. 2002..As with other injury prevention practices, education about safe firearm storage is recommended to prevent injuries to children...
Research Grants
- MINORITY PRE-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMRenee Johnson; Fiscal Year: 2004..abstract_text> ..
