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Carl F. Weems is affiliated with Iowa State University in the United States and focuses on research that intersects psychology and social sciences. Their main fields of study include psychology, with a significant contribution to clinical psychology, and social sciences, encompassing subfields such as sociology and political science, education, safety research, and social psychology.

The scientist's research primarily addresses developmental and psychosocial outcomes in children and adolescents, particularly in areas related to trauma and resilience. Key topics covered in their work include child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, child abuse and trauma, traumatic brain injury research, child welfare and adoption, posttraumatic stress disorder research, early childhood education and development, and disaster management and resilience.

Recent publications by Carl F. Weems demonstrate engagement with diverse aspects of child development and mental health. Notable papers include:

  • "Translating the neuroscience of adverse childhood experiences to inform policy and foster population-level resilience." (2021, American Psychologist)
  • "Pregnancy and Parenting Among Youth Transitioning from Foster Care: A Mixed Methods Study" (2020, Child & Youth Care Forum)
  • "Impact of anxiety and depression on academic achievement among underserved school children: evidence of suppressor effects" (2022, Current Psychology)
  • "Developmental Variation in Amygdala Volumes: Modeling Differences Across Time, Age, and Puberty" (2020, Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging)
  • "Evaluating the interaction effects of housing vulnerability and socioeconomic vulnerability on self-perceptions of psychological resilience in Puerto Rico" (2022, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction)

Frequent collaborators include Bethany H. McCurdy, Cristina Poleacovschi, Victor G. Carrión, Ivis García, and Chris R. Rehmann, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the areas of psychology and child welfare research.

The scientist publishes regularly in venues that focus on psychological research and child welfare, with multiple publications appearing in Frontiers in Psychology, Child & Youth Care Forum, and Children and Youth Services Review. Additional contributions are found in Biological Psychiatry Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging and the Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Best Publications

  • The impact of adverse childhood experiences on an urban pediatric population.

    Nadine J. Burke;Julia L. Hellman;Brandon G. Scott;Carl F. Weems

  • Treating anxiety disorders in children with group cognitive-behaviorial therapy: a randomized clinical trial.

    Wendy K. Silverman;William M. Kurtines;Golda S. Ginsburg;Carl F. Weems

  • Attenuation of frontal asymmetry in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder.

    Victor G Carrion;Carl F Weems;Stephan Eliez;Anil Patwardhan

  • Contingency management, self-control, and education support in the treatment of childhood phobic disorders: A randomized clinical trial.

    Wendy K. Silverman;William M. Kurtines;Golda S. Ginsburg;Carl F. Weems

  • Toward an empirical definition of pediatric PTSD: The phenomenology of PTSD symptoms in youth

    Victor G. Carrion;Carl F. Weems;Rebecca Ray;Allan L. Reiss

  • Stress Predicts Brain Changes in Children: A Pilot Longitudinal Study on Youth Stress, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and the Hippocampus

    Victor G. Carrion;Carl F. Weems;Allan L. Reiss

  • Trauma‐focused cognitive‐behavioral therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder in three‐through six year‐old children: a randomized clinical trial

    Michael S. Scheeringa;Carl F. Weems;Judith A. Cohen;Lisa Amaya-Jackson

  • Diurnal salivary cortisol in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder

    Victor G. Carrion;Carl F. Weems;Rebecca D. Ray;Bronwyn Glaser

  • Sleep problems and their relation to cognitive factors, anxiety, and depressive symptoms in children and adolescents.

    Candice A. Alfano;Alan H. Zakem;Natalie M. Costa;Leslie K. Taylor

  • Predisaster trait anxiety and negative affect predict posttraumatic stress in youths after hurricane Katrina

    Carl F. Weems;Armando A. Pina;Natalie M. Costa;Sarah E. Watts

  • Predictors of outcome in exposure-based cognitive and behavioral treatments for phobic and anxiety disorders in children*

    Steven L. Berman;Carl F. Weems;Wendy K. Silverman;William M. Kurtines

  • Developmental differences in the expression of childhood anxiety symptoms and fears.

    Carl F. Weems;Natalie M. Costa

  • Cognitive Errors in Youth with Anxiety Disorders: The Linkages Between Negative Cognitive Errors and Anxious Symptoms

    Carl F. Weems;Steven L. Berman;Wendy K. Silverman;Lissette M. Saavedra

  • The psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina: Contextual differences in psychological symptoms, social support, and discrimination

    Carl F. Weems;Sarah E. Watts;Monica A. Marsee;Leslie K. Taylor

  • Posttraumatic stress symptoms and brain function during a response-inhibition task: an fMRI study in youth.

    Victor G. Carrion;Amy Garrett;Vinod Menon;Carl F. Weems

  • D-Cycloserine Augmentation of Exposure-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Individual Participant Data.

    David Mataix-Cols;Lorena Fernández de la Cruz;Benedetta Monzani;David Rosenfield

  • Converging evidence for abnormalities of the prefrontal cortex and evaluation of midsagittal structures in pediatric posttraumatic stress disorder: an MRI study

    Victor G. Carrion;Carl F. Weems;Christa Watson;Stephan Eliez

  • Existential Anxiety in Adolescents: Prevalence, Structure, Association with Psychological Symptoms and Identity Development

    Steven L. Berman;Carl F. Weems;Timothy R. Stickle

  • A longitudinal investigation of anxiety sensitivity in adolescence.

    Carl F. Weems;Chris Hayward;Joel Killen;C. Barr Taylor

  • What do youth referred for anxiety problems worry about? Worry and its relation to anxiety and anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

    C. F. Weems;W. K. Silverman;A. M. La Greca

Frequent Co-Authors

Armando Pina
Armando Pina Arizona State University
Wendy K. Silverman
Wendy K. Silverman Yale University
Michael S. Scheeringa
Michael S. Scheeringa Tulane University
Joy D. Osofsky
Joy D. Osofsky Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans
William M. Kurtines
William M. Kurtines Florida International University
Adam J. Guastella
Adam J. Guastella University of Sydney
Candice A. Alfano
Candice A. Alfano University of Houston
Golda S. Ginsburg
Golda S. Ginsburg University of Connecticut
Eric A. Storch
Eric A. Storch Baylor College of Medicine
Barbara O. Rothbaum
Barbara O. Rothbaum Emory University

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