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Carolyn E. Sartor

Carolyn E. Sartor

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Psychology

D-Index
34
Citations
4425
World Ranking
10263
National Ranking
5389

Overview

Carolyn E. Sartor is affiliated with Yale University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine, social sciences, and psychology. Their work encompasses several subfields, including clinical psychology, sociology and political science, epidemiology, general health professions, and physiology.

Their research focuses on topics related to child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, racial and ethnic identity research, substance abuse treatment and outcomes, smoking behavior and cessation, homelessness and social issues, cannabis and cannabinoid research, and migration, health, and trauma.

Their recent publications include the following papers:

  • Public and private religious involvement and initiation of alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use in Black and White adolescent girls (2020, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology)
  • The contributions of everyday and major experiences of racial discrimination to current alcohol use and regular smoking in Black adults: Considering variation by demographic characteristics and family history (2020, Addictive Behaviors)

While not the primary author, they are associated with research in collaboration with others on relevant topics published in high-impact journals such as Drug and Alcohol Dependence and Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Frequent co-authors include Tammy Chung, Angela M. Haeny, Shawn J. Latendresse, Alison E. Hipwell, and Manik Ahuja.

Carolyn E. Sartor has published in a range of scientific venues, with multiple contributions to:

  • Addictive Behaviors
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
  • Drug and Alcohol Dependence
  • Alcohol Clinical and Experimental Research

Best Publications

  • The role of childhood risk factors in initiation of alcohol use and progression to alcohol dependence

    Carolyn E Sartor;Michael T Lynskey;Andrew C Heath;Theodore Jacob

  • The relationship between positive parental involvement and identity achievement during adolescence.

    Carolyn E. Sartor;James Youniss

  • Common genetic and environmental contributions to post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol dependence in young women.

    C. E. Sartor;V. V. McCutcheon;N. E. Pommer;E. C. Nelson

  • Common heritable contributions to low-risk trauma, high-risk trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder, and major depression

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Julia D. Grant;Michael T. Lynskey;Vivia V. McCutcheon

  • The effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy on offspring outcomes

    Arpana Agrawal;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Jeffrey F Scherrer;Julia D Grant;Carolyn E Sartor

  • Age at trauma exposure and PTSD risk in young adult women

    Vivia V. McCutcheon;Carolyn E. Sartor;Nicole E. Pommer;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • The association between cannabis abuse and dependence and childhood physical and sexual abuse: Evidence from an offspring of twins design

    Alexis E. Duncan;Carolyn E. Sartor;Carolyn E. Sartor;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Julia D. Grant

  • Evidence for an Interaction Between Age at First Drink and Genetic Influences on DSM‐IV Alcohol Dependence Symptoms

    Arpana Agrawal;Carolyn E. Sartor;Michael T. Lynskey;Julia D. Grant

  • Parental divorce and initiation of alcohol use in early adolescence

    Kristina M. Jackson;Michelle L. Rogers;Carolyn E. Sartor

  • Childhood sexual abuse and early substance use in adolescent girls: the role of familial influences.

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Mary Waldron;Alexis E. Duncan;Julia D. Grant

  • Childhood sexual abuse and the course of alcohol dependence development: Findings from a female twin sample

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Michael T. Lynskey;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Vivia V. McCutcheon

  • Timing of first alcohol use and alcohol dependence: evidence of common genetic influences

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Michael T. Lynskey;Kathleen K. Bucholz;Pamela A. F. Madden

  • Correlates of smoking cessation in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults

    Arpana Agrawal;Carolyn Sartor;Michele L. Pergadia;Anja C. Huizink

  • Parent, sibling and peer influences on smoking initiation, regular smoking and nicotine dependence. Results from a genetically informative design

    Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Hong Xian;Hong Xian;Hui Pan;Hui Pan;Michele L. Pergadia

  • Initial response to cigarettes predicts rate of progression to regular smoking: findings from an offspring-of-twins design.

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Christina N. Lessov-Schlaggar;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Kathleen K. Bucholz

  • Disentangling the complex association between childhood sexual abuse and alcohol-related problems: a review of methodological issues and approaches

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Arpana Agrawal;Vivia V. McCutcheon;Alexis E. Duncan

  • Genomewide Association Study for Maximum Number of Alcoholic Drinks in European Americans and African Americans

    Ke Xu;Henry R. Kranzler;Richard Sherva;Carolyn E. Sartor

  • Rate of progression from first use to dependence on cocaine or opioids: A cross-substance examination of associated demographic, psychiatric, and childhood risk factors

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Henry R. Kranzler;Henry R. Kranzler;Joel Gelernter

  • Progression from First Drink, First Intoxication, and Regular Drinking to Alcohol Use Disorder: A Comparison of African American and European American Youth.

    Carolyn E. Sartor;Carolyn E. Sartor;Kristina M. Jackson;Vivia V. McCutcheon;Alexis E. Duncan

  • Patterns of use, sequence of onsets and correlates of tobacco and cannabis

    Arpana Agrawal;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Michael T. Lynskey;Carolyn E. Sartor

  • Subjective effects to cannabis are associated with use, abuse and dependence after adjusting for genetic and environmental influences.

    Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Jeffrey F. Scherrer;Julia D. Grant;Alexis E. Duncan;Carolyn E. Sartor

Frequent Co-Authors

Kathleen K. Bucholz
Kathleen K. Bucholz Washington University in St. Louis
Pamela A. F. Madden
Pamela A. F. Madden Washington University in St. Louis
Julia D. Grant
Julia D. Grant Washington University in St. Louis
Michael T. Lynskey
Michael T. Lynskey King's College London
Andrew C. Heath
Andrew C. Heath Washington University in St. Louis
Arpana Agrawal
Arpana Agrawal Washington University in St. Louis
Theodore Jacob
Theodore Jacob Veterans Health Administration
Hong Xian
Hong Xian Saint Louis University
Tammy Chung
Tammy Chung Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Alison E. Hipwell
Alison E. Hipwell University of Pittsburgh

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