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Christine Wekerle

Christine Wekerle

McMaster University
Canada

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
48
Citations
11185
World Ranking
5871
National Ranking
402

Christine Wekerle publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christine Wekerle sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 173 publications — 59th percentile

59% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Christine Wekerle D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christine Wekerle sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 48 D-Index — 49th percentile

49% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Christine Wekerle is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and has an extensive research profile within the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work primarily focuses on clinical psychology, with additional contributions to general health professions, health, safety research, and sociology and political science.

Their research addresses a range of topics, including:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Child Welfare and Adoption

Christine Wekerle has contributed to several publication venues, with a focus on child welfare, trauma, and mental health. The frequent venues include:

  • Child Abuse & Neglect
  • First Peoples Child & Family Review An Interdisciplinary Journal Honouring the Voices Perspectives and Knowledges of First Peoples
  • International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience
  • Child Protection and Practice
  • Frontiers in Digital Health

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Wekerle include:

  • "Child maltreatment reports and Child Protection Service responses during COVID-19: Knowledge exchange among Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Israel, and South Africa" (2021) published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "One year into COVID-19: What have we learned about child maltreatment reports and child protective service responses?" (2021) published in Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Adverse Childhood Experiences and Building Resilience With the JoyPop App: Evaluation Study" (2020) published in JMIR mhealth and uhealth
  • "Meditating in virtual reality: Proof-of-concept intervention for posttraumatic stress." (2020) published in Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice and Policy
  • "Proof of Concept of an Eclectic, Integrative Therapeutic Approach to Mental Health and Well-Being Through Virtual Reality Technology" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Savanah Smith
  • Katherine Kim
  • Carmit Katz
  • Delphine Collin-Vézina
  • Sidnei Rinaldo Priolo Filho

Best Publications

  • Development and validation of the Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory.

    David A. Wolfe;Katreena Scott;Deborah Reitzel-Jaffe;Christine Wekerle

  • Dating violence in mid-adolescence: theory, significance, and emerging prevention initiatives.

    Christine Wekerle;David A. Wolfe

  • Dating violence prevention with at-risk youth: a controlled outcome evaluation.

    David A. Wolfe;Christine Wekerle;Katreena Scott;Anna-Lee Straatman

  • Child maltreatment: risk of adjustment problems and dating violence in adolescence.

    David A. Wolfe;Katreena Scott;Christine Wekerle;Anna-Lee Pittman

  • Factors associated with the development of posttraumatic stress disorder among child victims of sexual abuse

    David A. Wolfe;Louise Sas;Christine Wekerle

  • The linkages among childhood maltreatment, adolescent mental health, and self-compassion in child welfare adolescents

    Masako Tanaka;Christine Wekerle;Mary Lou Schmuck;Angela Paglia-Boak

  • Predicting abuse in adolescent dating relationships over 1 year: the role of child maltreatment and trauma.

    David A. Wolfe;Christine Wekerle;Katreena Scott;Anna-Lee Straatman

  • The contribution of childhood emotional abuse to teen dating violence among child protective services-involved youth.

    Christine Wekerle;Eman Leung;Anne-Marie Wall;Harriet MacMillan

  • Does Self-Compassion Mitigate the Association Between Childhood Maltreatment and Later Emotion Regulation Difficulties? A Preliminary Investigation

    Lisa C. Vettese;Catherine E. Dyer;Wing Ling Li;Christine Wekerle

  • Factors associated with abusive relationships among maltreated and nonmaltreated youth

    David A. Wolfe;Christine Wekerle;Deborah Reitzel-Jaffe;Lorrie Lefebvre

  • The role of child maltreatment and attachment style in adolescent relationship violence.

    Christine Wekerle;David A. Wolfe

  • Parenting stress mediates between maternal maltreatment history and maternal sensitivity in a community sample

    Jessica Pereira;Kristin Vickers;Leslie Atkinson;Andrea Gonzalez

  • The relationship among internal resilience, smoking, alcohol use, and depression symptoms in emerging adults transitioning out of child welfare.

    Abby L. Goldstein;Breanne Faulkner;Christine Wekerle

  • Childhood maltreatment, posttraumatic stress symptomatology, and adolescent dating violence: considering the value of adolescent perceptions of abuse and a trauma mediational model.

    Christine Wekerle;David A. Wolfe;D. Lynn Hawkins;Anna-Lee Pittman

  • Treatment strategies for child physical abuse and neglect A critical progress report

    David A. Wolfe;Christine Wekerle

  • A Review of Childhood Maltreatment and Adolescent Substance Use Relationship

    Lil Tonmyr;Tiffany Thornton;Jasminka Draca;Christine Wekerle

  • The youth relationships manual: A group approach with adolescents for the prevention of woman abuse and the promotion of healthy relationships.

    David A. Wolfe;Christine Wekerle;Robert Gough;Deborah Reitzel-Jaffe

  • Alternatives to Violence: Empowering Youth To Develop Healthy Relationships

    David A. Wolfe;Christine Wekerle;Katreena Scott

  • Child maltreatment, alcohol use and drinking consequences among male and female college students: An examination of drinking motives as mediators.

    Abby L. Goldstein;Gordon L. Flett;Christine Wekerle

  • PREVENTION OF CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE AND NEGLECT: PROMISING NEW DIRECTIONS

    Christine Wekerle;David A. Wolfe

  • The violence and addiction equation : theoretical and clinical issues in substance abuse and relationship violence

    Christine Wekerle;Anne-Marie Wall

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Wolfe
David A. Wolfe University of Western Ontario
Abby L. Goldstein
Abby L. Goldstein University of Toronto
Sherry H. Stewart
Sherry H. Stewart Dalhousie University
Michael H. Boyle
Michael H. Boyle McMaster University
Nico Trocmé
Nico Trocmé McGill University
Robert E. Mann
Robert E. Mann Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Hayley Hamilton
Hayley Hamilton Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Gordon L. Flett
Gordon L. Flett York University
Harriet L. MacMillan
Harriet L. MacMillan McMaster University
Ian Manion
Ian Manion University of Ottawa

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