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Anamara Ritt-Olson is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States and has contributed extensively to research within medicine and social sciences, with a focus on pediatrics, public health, and education. Their work centers on the quality of life and care for childhood cancer survivors, family support during illness, and cognitive impairment related to cancer treatments.

Their primary fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Subfields of emphasis cover:

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Education
  • Speech and Hearing

Main topics investigated by Anamara Ritt-Olson include:

  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Family Support in Illness
  • Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Cancer survivorship and care
  • Cancer-related cognitive impairment studies
  • Education and Critical Thinking Development

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ritt-Olson include:

  • "Project Forward: A Population-Based Cohort Among Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancers" (2021) in JNCI Cancer Spectrum
  • "Substance Use Among Young Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer With Cognitive Impairment: An Analysis of the Project Forward Cohort" (2022) in JCO Oncology Practice
  • "Binge Drinking, Tobacco, and Marijuana Use Among Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Longitudinal Study" (2021) in Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
  • "Beyond depression: correlates of well-being in young adult survivors of childhood cancers" (2022) in Journal of Cancer Survivorship
  • "Busting myths in online education: Faculty examples from the field" (2021) in Journal of Clinical and Translational Science

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Ritt-Olson include:

  • Joel Milam
  • Kimberly A. Miller
  • David R. Freyer
  • Jessica Tobin
  • Stefanie M. Thomas

Publishing venues regularly featuring their work are:

  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • JNCI Cancer Spectrum
  • JCO Oncology Practice
  • Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
  • Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Best Publications

  • The AHIMSA Acculturation Scale: A New Measure of Acculturation for Adolescents in a Multicultural Society

    Jennifer B. Unger;Peggy Gallaher;Sohaila Shakib;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Posttraumatic Growth among Adolescents.

    Joel E. Milam;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Acculturation, Enculturation, and Symptoms of Depression in Hispanic Youth: The Roles of Gender, Hispanic Cultural Values, and Family Functioning

    Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco;Jennifer B. Unger;Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Cultural values and substance use in a multiethnic sample of California adolescents.

    Jennifer B. Unger;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Lorena Teran;Terry Huang

  • Peer acceleration: effects of a social network tailored substance abuse prevention program among high-risk adolescents.

    Thomas W. Valente;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Alan W. Stacy;Jennifer B. Unger

  • Associations between family structure, family functioning, and substance use among Hispanic/Latino adolescents.

    Karla D. Wagner;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Chih-Ping Chou;Pallav Pokhrel

  • Parent–Child Acculturation Patterns and Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents: A Longitudinal Analysis

    Jennifer B. Unger;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Karla D. Wagner;Daniel W. Soto

  • Acculturation, gender, depression, and cigarette smoking among U.S. Hispanic youth: the mediating role of perceived discrimination.

    Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco;Jennifer B. Unger;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Daniel Soto

  • A Comparison of Acculturation Measures Among Hispanic/Latino Adolescents

    Jennifer B. Unger;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Karla Wagner;Daniel Soto

  • Parent-Child Acculturation Discrepancies as a Risk Factor for Substance Use among Hispanic Adolescents in Southern California

    Jennifer B. Unger;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Daniel W. Soto;Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati

  • The protective influence of spirituality and "Health-as-a-Value" against monthly substance use among adolescents varying in risk.

    Anamara Ritt-Olson;Joel Milam;Jennifer B Unger;Dennis Trinidad

  • The September 11th 2001 Terrorist Attacks and Reports of Posttraumatic Growth among a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Adolescents.

    Joel Milam;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Sylvia Tan;Jennifer Unger

  • Perceived discrimination and substance use among Latino adolescents.

    Janet Okamoto;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Daniel Soto;Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati

  • Club drug use in los angeles among young men who have sex with men.

    Michele D. Kipke;George Weiss;Marizen Ramirez;Fred Dorey

  • Needle-sharing among young IV drug users and their social network members: The influence of the injection partner's characteristics on HIV risk behavior.

    Jennifer B. Unger;Michele D. Kipke;Christine J. De Rosa;Justeen Hyde

  • Effects of Parental Monitoring, Parent–Child Communication, and Parents' Expectation of the Child's Acculturation on the Substance Use Behaviors of Urban, Hispanic Adolescents

    Pallav Pokhrel;Jennifer B Unger;Karla D Wagner;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Peer influences and susceptibility to smoking among California adolescents.

    Jennifer B. Unger;Louise Ann Rohrbach;Beth Howard-Pitney;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Ethnic Variation in Parenting Characteristics and Adolescent Smoking

    Sohaila Shakib;Michele Mouttapa;C.Anderson Johnson;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • Marijuana Use Among Latino Adolescents: Gender Differences in Protective Familial Factors

    Andrew Lac;Jennifer B. Unger;Tatiana Basáñez;Anamara Ritt-Olson

  • The influence of acculturation on drug and alcohol use in a sample of adolescents.

    Raquel Fosados;Arianna McClain;Anamara Ritt-Olson;Steve Sussman

Frequent Co-Authors

Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Daniel W. Soto
Daniel W. Soto University of Southern California
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati
Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati University of Southern California
Paula H. Palmer
Paula H. Palmer Claremont Graduate University
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Peggy Gallaher
Peggy Gallaher University of Southern California
Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
C. Anderson Johnson
C. Anderson Johnson Claremont Graduate University
Thomas W. Valente
Thomas W. Valente University of Southern California
Clyde W. Dent
Clyde W. Dent University of Southern California

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