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Overview

Carolyn A. Smith is affiliated with the University at Albany, State University of New York in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Health Professions, with a particular focus on General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, and Safety Research.

The main topics addressed in their work include:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Ethics in medical practice

Smith has published research articles in various academic venues, notably including Prevention Science and Southern Medical Journal. Two recent papers illustrate their research scope:

  • "Sustained Impact on Parenting Practices: Year 7 Findings from the Healthy Families New York Randomized Controlled Trial," published in 2020 in Prevention Science
  • "Virtue Ethics and the Physician: Aristotle's Burnout Antidote?" published in 2020 in Southern Medical Journal

Collaborative efforts form a part of their scholarly activity, with frequent co-authors including Kristen Kirkland, Eunju Lee, and Rose Greene. These collaborations have contributed to studies across their areas of focus.

Best Publications

  • THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHILDHOOD MALTREATMENT AND ADOLESCENT INVOLVEMENT IN DELINQUENCY

    Carolyn Smith;Terence P. Thornberry

  • Gangs and Delinquency in Developmental Perspective

    Terence P. Thornberry;Marvin D. Krohn;Alan J. Lizotte;Carolyn A. Smith

  • The importance of timing: the varying impact of childhood and adolescent maltreatment on multiple problem outcomes.

    Terence P. Thornberry;Timothy O. Ireland;Carolyn A. Smith

  • Linked lives: the intergenerational transmission of antisocial behavior.

    Terrence P. Thornberry;Adrienne Freeman-Gallant;Alan J. Lizotte;Marvin D. Krohn

  • Adolescent maltreatment and its impact on young adult antisocial behavior.

    Carolyn A. Smith;Timothy O. Ireland;Thornberry P. Thornberry

  • DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES IN THE IMPACT OF CHILD MALTREATMENT ON LATER DELINQUENCY AND DRUG USE

    Timothy O. Ireland;Carolyn A. Smith;Terence P. Thornberry

  • Stress, Coping, and Resilience in Children and Youth

    Carolyn Smith;Bonnie E. Carlson

  • The causal impact of childhood-limited maltreatment and adolescent maltreatment on early adult adjustment.

    Terence P. Thornberry;Kimberly L. Henry;Timothy O. Ireland;Carolyn A. Smith

  • Factors Associated with Early Sexual Activity among Urban Adolescents

    Carolyn A. Smith

  • Gender differences in gang participation, delinquency, and substance use

    Beth Bjerregaard;Carolyn Smith

  • Continuities in antisocial behavior and parenting across three generations

    Carolyn A. Smith;David P. Farrington

  • Delinquency and family life among male adolescents: The role of ethnicity

    Carolyn Smith;Marvin D. Krohn

  • Risk factors for teenage fatherhood

    Terence P. Thornberry;Carolyn A. Smith;Gregory J. Howard

  • Causes and Consequences of Delinquency

    Terence P. Thornberry;Alan J. Lizotte;Marvin D. Krohn;Carolyn A. Smith

  • Living in Partner-violent Families: Developmental Links to Antisocial Behavior and Relationship Violence

    Timothy O. Ireland;Carolyn A. Smith

  • Delinquency and Antisocial Behavior: A Review of Family Processes and Intervention Research

    Carolyn A. Smith;Susan B. Stern

  • Resilient youth: identifying factors that prevent high-risk youth from engaging in delinquency and drug use

    Carolyn Smith;Alan J. Lizotte;Terence P. Thornberry;Marvin D. Krohn

  • Intergenerational Continuities and Discontinuities in Intimate Partner Violence A Two-Generational Prospective Study

    Carolyn Ann Smith;Timothy O. Ireland;Aely Park;Laura Elwyn

  • Family Disruption and Delinquency

    Terence P. Thornberry;Carolyn A. Smith;Craig Rivera;David Huizinga

  • Reciprocal Causal Relationships among Drug Use, Peers, and Beliefs: A Five-Wave Panel Model

    Marvin D. Krohn;Alan J. Lizotte;Terence P. Thornberry;Carolyn Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Terence P. Thornberry
Terence P. Thornberry University of Maryland, College Park
Marvin D. Krohn
Marvin D. Krohn University of Florida
Alan J. Lizotte
Alan J. Lizotte University at Albany, State University of New York
David Huizinga
David Huizinga University of Colorado Boulder
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber University of Pittsburgh
Kimberly L. Henry
Kimberly L. Henry Colorado State University
Robin Kearns
Robin Kearns University of Auckland
Max Abbott
Max Abbott Auckland University of Technology
David McDowall
David McDowall University at Albany, State University of New York
David P. Farrington
David P. Farrington University of Cambridge

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