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Overview

Darin J. Erickson is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Psychology, with a focus on several subfields including General Health Professions, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Clinical Psychology, Epidemiology, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

The scientist's published work covers a range of topics related to public health and behavioral studies. Key research areas include obesity, physical activity, and diet; substance abuse treatment and outcomes; sleep and related disorders; homelessness and social issues; cannabis and cannabinoid research; smoking behavior and cessation; and traffic and road safety.

They have authored papers that appear in various scholarly venues. Frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • Preventive Medicine
  • Traffic Injury Prevention
  • Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
  • Circulation
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Among recent papers, examples of their contributions are:

  • "Perinatal depression screening practices in a large health system: identifying current state and assessing opportunities to provide more equitable care" (2020), published in Archives of Women's Mental Health
  • "Association of Delaying School Start Time With Sleep Duration, Timing, and Quality Among Adolescents" (2020), published in JAMA Pediatrics
  • "The link between LGBTQ-supportive communities, progressive political climate, and suicidality among sexual minority adolescents in Canada" (2020), published in Preventive Medicine
  • "Weekend night vs. school night sleep patterns, weight status, and weight-related behaviors among adolescents" (2021), published in Sleep Health
  • "An examination of relationships between cannabis legalization and fatal motor vehicle and pedestrian-involved crashes" (2020), published in Traffic Injury Prevention

Darin J. Erickson has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Kathleen M. Lenk
  • Melissa N. Laska
  • Rachel Widome
  • Traci L. Toomey
  • Aaron T. Berger

Best Publications

  • Course and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder among Gulf War veterans: a prospective analysis.

    Jessica Wolfe;Darin J. Erickson;Erica J. Sharkansky;Daniel W. King

  • Prospective analysis of the relation between DSM-III anxiety disorders and alcohol use disorders

    Matt G. Kushner;Kenneth J. Sher;Darin J. Erickson

  • An investigation of the impact of posttraumatic stress disorder on physical health.

    Amy W. Wagner;Jessica Wolfe;Andrea Rotnitsky;Susan P. Proctor

  • Coping with Gulf War combat stress: mediating and moderating effects.

    Erica J. Sharkansky;Daniel W. King;Lynda A. King;Jessica Wolfe

  • The course of PTSD symptoms among Gulf War veterans: A growth mixture modeling approach

    Holly K. Orcutt;Darin J. Erickson;Jessica Wolfe

  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Depression Symptomatology in a Sample of Gulf War Veterans: A Prospective Analysis

    Darin J. Erickson;Jessica Wolfe;Daniel W. King;Lynda A. King

  • The relative influence of demographic, individual, social, and environmental factors on physical activity among boys and girls

    Carrie D. Patnode;Leslie A. Lytle;Darin J. Erickson;John R. Sirard

  • Posttraumatic stress disorder and retrospectively reported stressor exposure: A longitudinal prediction model.

    Daniel W. King;Lynda A. King;Lynda A. King;Darin J. Erickson;Mina T. Huang

  • Physical activity and sedentary activity patterns among children and adolescents: a latent class analysis approach.

    Carrie D. Patnode;Leslie A. Lytle;Darin J. Erickson;John R. Sirard

  • Preventing youth access to alcohol: outcomes from a multi-community time-series trial*.

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;Traci L. Toomey;Darin J. Erickson

  • A prospective analysis of trauma exposure: the mediating role of PTSD symptomatology.

    Holly K. Orcutt;Holly K. Orcutt;Holly K. Orcutt;Darin J. Erickson;Jessica Wolfe;Jessica Wolfe

  • The Association Between Density of Alcohol Establishments and Violent Crime Within Urban Neighborhoods

    Traci L. Toomey;Darin J. Erickson;Bradley P. Carlin;Kathleen M. Lenk

  • Risk factors for multisymptom illness in US Army Veterans of the Gulf War

    Jessica Wolfe;Susan P. Proctor;Darin J. Erickson;Howard Hu

  • Predicting academic problems in college from freshman alcohol involvement.

    Phillip K. Wood;Kenneth J. Sher;Darin J. Erickson;Kurt A. DeBord

  • Judging situations: On the effortful process of taking dispositional information into account.

    Douglas S. Krull;Darin J. Erickson

  • General deterrence effects of U.S. statutory DUI fine and jail penalties: long-term follow-up in 32 states.

    Alexander C. Wagenaar;Mildred M. Maldonado-Molina;Darin J. Erickson;Linan Ma

  • Brief motivational intervention and alcohol expectancy challenge with heavy drinking college students: A randomized factorial study

    Mark D. Wood;Christy Capone;Robert Laforge;Darin J. Erickson

  • Stress-response-dampening effects of alcohol: attention as a mediator and moderator.

    Kenneth J. Sher;Bruce D. Bartholow;Karl Peuser;Darin J. Erickson

  • Disparities in Weight and Weight Behaviors by Sexual Orientation in College Students

    Melissa N. Laska;Nicole A. VanKim;Darin J. Erickson;Katherine A Lust

  • A prospective, high-risk study of the relationship between tobacco dependence and alcohol use disorders.

    Kenneth J. Sher;Heather J. Gotham;Darin J. Erickson;Phillip K. Wood

  • Relationship of psychiatric status to Gulf War veterans' health problems.

    Jessica Wolfe;Susan P. Proctor;Susan P. Proctor;Darin J. Erickson;Tim Heeren;Tim Heeren

Frequent Co-Authors

Traci L. Toomey
Traci L. Toomey University of Minnesota
Toben F. Nelson
Toben F. Nelson University of Minnesota
Alexander C. Wagenaar
Alexander C. Wagenaar Emory University
B. R. Simon Rosser
B. R. Simon Rosser University of Minnesota
Keith J. Horvath
Keith J. Horvath San Diego State University
Jessica Wolfe
Jessica Wolfe Boston University
Marla E. Eisenberg
Marla E. Eisenberg University of Minnesota
Ken C. Winters
Ken C. Winters Oregon Research Institute
Cheryl L. Perry
Cheryl L. Perry The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bente Træen
Bente Træen University of Oslo

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