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Overview

Carol J. Boyd is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research portfolio spans multiple areas within medicine and psychology, with a significant focus on public health and social behavioral studies.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Within these disciplines, their subfields of study concentrate on:

  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Social Psychology
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Physiology
  • Clinical Psychology

Their work covers a diverse array of topics, including:

  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Smoking Behavior and Cessation
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet

Frequent publication venues where their research appears include:

  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Substance Abuse
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • Journal of Addiction Medicine

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Carol J. Boyd showcase involvement in studies related to substance use, mental health, and behavioral health disparities. A selection of these papers includes:

  • Alcohol, Tobacco, and Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders and Associations With Sexual Identity and Stress-Related Correlates (2020) in American Journal of Psychiatry
  • Sexual Orientation, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Comorbid DSM-5 Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders (2020) in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
  • Association of transphobic discrimination and alcohol misuse among transgender adults: Results from the U.S. Transgender Survey (2020) in Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Smoking Intention and Progression From E-Cigarette Use to Cigarette Smoking (2020) in PEDIATRICS
  • Use of Cigarettes and E-Cigarettes/Vaping Among Transgender People: Results From the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey (2020) in American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Carol J. Boyd collaborates frequently with other researchers, notably:

  • Sean Esteban McCabe
  • Philip Veliz
  • Rebecca J. Evans-Polce
  • Luisa Kcomt
  • Brady T. West

Best Publications

  • Dimensions of sexual orientation and the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders in the United States

    Wendy B. Bostwick;Carol J. Boyd;Tonda L. Hughes;Sean Esteban McCabe

  • Illicit use of specific prescription stimulants among college students: prevalence, motives, and routes of administration.

    Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Sean Esteban McCabe;Kristy LaGrange;James A. Cranford

  • Sexual orientation, substance use behaviors and substance dependence in the United States.

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Tonda L. Hughes;Wendy B. Bostwick;Brady T. West

  • The relationship between discrimination and substance use disorders among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Wendy B. Bostwick;Tonda L. Hughes;Brady T. West

  • Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

    Wendy B. Bostwick;Carol J. Boyd;Tonda L. Hughes;Brady T. West

  • Prevalence and Motives for Illicit Use of Prescription Stimulants in an Undergraduate Student Sample

    Christian J Teter;Sean Esteban McCabe;James A Cranford;Carol J Boyd

  • Motives, diversion and routes of administration associated with nonmedical use of prescription opioids

    Sean Esteban McCabe;James A. Cranford;Carol J. Boyd;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter

  • Medical use, illicit use, and diversion of abusable prescription drugs.

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Carol J. Boyd

  • Medical Use, Illicit Use and Diversion of Prescription Stimulant Medication

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Christian J. Teter;Carol J. Boyd

  • Relational Aggression at School: Associations with School Safety and Social Climate

    Sara E. Goldstein;Amy Young;Carol Boyd

  • Trends in Medical Use, Diversion, and Nonmedical Use of Prescription Medications among College Students from 2003 to 2013: Connecting the Dots

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Brady T. West;Christian J. Teter;Carol J. Boyd

  • Mode effects for collecting alcohol and other drug use data: Web and U.S. mail.

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J Boyd;Mick P Couper;Scott Crawford

  • Adolescents' motivations to abuse prescription medications.

    Carol J. Boyd;Sean Esteban McCabe;James A. Cranford;Amy Young

  • Does early onset of non-medical use of prescription drugs predict subsequent prescription drug abuse and dependence? Results from a national study.

    Sean E. McCabe;Brady T. West;Michele Morales;James A. Cranford

  • Mothers and daughters: A discussion of theory and research.

    Carol J. Boyd

  • Victimization and substance use disorders in a national sample of heterosexual and sexual minority women and men

    Tonda L. Hughes;Sean Esteban McCabe;Sharon C. Wilsnack;Brady T. West

  • Subtypes of nonmedical prescription drug misuse

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J. Boyd;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter;Christian J. Teter

  • Drinking Like a Guy: Frequent Binge Drinking Among Undergraduate Women

    Amy M Young;Michele Morales;Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J Boyd

  • Sources of prescription drugs for illicit use

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Carol J. Boyd

  • Race/Ethnicity and Gender Differences in Drug Use and Abuse Among College Students

    Sean Esteban McCabe;Michele Morales;James A. Cranford;Jorge Delva

  • African American girls' smoking habits and day-to-day experiences with racial discrimination.

    Barbara J Guthrie;Amy M Young;David R Williams;Carol J Boyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Tonda L. Hughes
Tonda L. Hughes Columbia University
Antonia Abbey
Antonia Abbey Wayne State University
John E. Schulenberg
John E. Schulenberg University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Cynthia S. Pomerleau
Cynthia S. Pomerleau University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Abigail J. Stewart
Abigail J. Stewart University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John R. Knight
John R. Knight Boston Children's Hospital
Mark Muraven
Mark Muraven University at Albany, State University of New York
Barbara L. Fredrickson
Barbara L. Fredrickson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Megan E. Patrick
Megan E. Patrick University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael R. Frone
Michael R. Frone University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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