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Deborah Gross is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, mainly focusing on psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology and education. The subfields covered in their work include sociology and political science, general health professions, and epidemiology.

Their research topics prominently address family and disability support, early childhood education and development, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, parental involvement in education, and issues related to child abuse and trauma. Additional thematic areas include migration, health and trauma, as well as cervical cancer and HPV research.

Gross has contributed scholarly articles in various publication venues, frequently appearing in Research in Nursing & Health, the Journal of Advanced Nursing, Prevention Science, Adversity and Resilience Science, and Children and Youth Services Review.

  • Parent Involvement in Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Programs: an Integrative Review, 2020, Prevention Science
  • Childhood adversity and mental health among Chinese young adults: The protective role of resilience, 2021, Journal of Advanced Nursing
  • Examining Childhood Adversities in Chinese Health Science Students Using the Simplified Chinese Version of the Adverse Childhood Experiences-International Questionnaire (SC-ACE-IQ), 2022, Adversity and Resilience Science
  • Social connectedness among parents raising children in low-income communities: An integrative review, 2021, Research in Nursing & Health
  • Developing an equitable measure of parent engagement in early childhood education for urban schools, 2022, Children and Youth Services Review

Collaboration is a notable aspect of Gross's work, with frequent coauthors including Amie F. Bettencourt, Zhiyuan Yu, Corinne Plesko, Nancy Perrin, and Hae-Ra Han.

  • Amie F. Bettencourt (10 publications)
  • Zhiyuan Yu (7 publications)
  • Corinne Plesko (7 publications)
  • Nancy Perrin (6 publications)
  • Hae-Ra Han (4 publications)

Best Publications

  • Implementation fidelity in community-based interventions.

    Susan M. Breitenstein;Deborah Gross;Christine A. Garvey;Carri Hill

  • Parent training of toddlers in day care in low-income urban communities.

    Deborah Gross;Louis Fogg;Carolyn Webster-Stratton;Christine Garvey

  • The Efficacy of Parent Training for Promoting Positive Parent—Toddler Relationships

    Deborah Gross;Louis Fogg;Sharon Tucker

  • A longitudinal study of maternal attachment and infant developmental outcomes

    Jeanne L. Alhusen;Matthew J. Hayat;Deborah Gross

  • What motivates participation and dropout among low-income urban families of color in a prevention intervention?

    Deborah Gross;Wrenetha Julion;Louis Fogg

  • A longitudinal model of maternal self-efficacy, depression, and difficult temperament during toddlerhood.

    Deborah Gross;Barbara Conrad;Louis Fogg;Werner Wothke

  • Maternal confidence, knowledge, and quality of mother‐toddler interactions: A preliminary study

    Barbara Conrad;Deborah Ann Gross;Lou Fogg;Patsy Ruchala

  • Efficacy of the Chicago Parent Program with Low-Income African American and Latino Parents of Young Children

    Deborah Gross;Christine Garvey;Wrenetha Julion;Louis Fogg

  • Digital delivery methods of parenting training interventions: a systematic review.

    Susan M. Breitenstein;Deborah Gross;Rebecca Christophersen

  • Measuring participation in a prevention trial with parents of young children.

    Christine Garvey;Wrenetha Julion;Louis Fogg;Amanda Kratovil

  • The long-term efficacy of a behavioral parent training intervention for families with 2-year-olds

    Sharon Tucker;Deborah Gross;Lou Fogg;Kathleen Delaney

  • Antipsychotic Medication Prescribing Trends in Children and Adolescents

    Joyce Nolan Harrison;Fallon Cluxton-Keller;Deborah Gross

  • Measuring implementation fidelity in a community-based parenting intervention.

    Susan M. Breitenstein;Louis Fogg;Christine Garvey;Carri Hill

  • The Influence of Maternal-Fetal Attachment and Health Practices on Neonatal Outcomes in Low-Income, Urban Women

    Jeanne L. Alhusen;Deborah Gross;Matthew J. Hayat;Anne B. Nancy Woods

  • The equivalence of the Child Behavior Checklist/1 1/2-5 across parent race/ethnicity, income level, and language.

    Deborah Gross;Louis Fogg;Michael Young;Alison Ridge

  • The Chicago Parent Program: Comparing 1‐year outcomes for African American and Latino parents of young children

    Susan M. Breitenstein;Deborah Gross;Louis Fogg;Alison Ridge

  • Behavior problems among young children in low-income urban day care centers

    Deborah Gross;Andrea Sambrook;Louis Fogg

  • Maternal confidence in toddlerhood: its measurement for clinical practice and research.

    Deborah Gross;Lorraine Rocissano

  • The Role of Mental Health on Maternal-Fetal Attachment in Low-Income Women

    Jeanne L. Alhusen;Deborah Gross;Matthew J. Hayat;Linda Rose

  • Maternal confidence during toddlerhood: comparing preterm and fullterm groups.

    Deborah Gross;Lorraine Rocissano;Marianne Roncoli

Frequent Co-Authors

Phyllis W. Sharps
Phyllis W. Sharps Johns Hopkins University
Carolyn Webster-Stratton
Carolyn Webster-Stratton The Incredible Years
Jacquelyn C. Campbell
Jacquelyn C. Campbell Johns Hopkins University
Nancy A. Perrin
Nancy A. Perrin Johns Hopkins University
Jess Haines
Jess Haines University of Guelph
Roland J. Thorpe
Roland J. Thorpe Johns Hopkins University
Hae Ra Han
Hae Ra Han Johns Hopkins University
Kirby Deater-Deckard
Kirby Deater-Deckard University of Massachusetts Amherst
Michael A. Young
Michael A. Young Illinois Institute of Technology
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman
Sheryl L. Rifas-Shiman Harvard University

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