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Ernestine C. Briggs

Ernestine C. Briggs

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Psychology

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36
Citations
6604
World Ranking
9446
National Ranking
5002

Overview

Ernestine C. Briggs is affiliated with Duke University in the United States, focusing extensively on research within psychology and health professions. Their work primarily addresses issues related to child abuse, trauma, and the complex interplay of social determinants affecting mental health.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Health Professions

Subfields of specialization encompass:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key research topics covered by Ernestine C. Briggs include:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Health
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies

Frequent co-authors in their publications are:

  • Julián D. Ford
  • Angela M. Tunno
  • Sherika Hill
  • Briana Woods-Jaeger
  • Lilian Bravo

Their work has been published in several notable venues, including:

  • Journal of Traumatic Stress
  • Evidence-Based Practice in Child and Adolescent Mental Health
  • UNC Libraries
  • American Psychologist
  • Child Maltreatment

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ernestine C. Briggs include:

  • All adverse childhood experiences are not equal: The contribution of synergy to adverse childhood experience scores. (2021, American Psychologist)
  • Addressing Systemic Racism in the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children Publications. (2023, Child Maltreatment)

Other relevant papers in the field connected to their research topics include:

  • Synergistic adversities and behavioral problems in traumatized children and adolescents. (2020, Child Abuse & Neglect)
  • Translating cultural assets research into action to mitigate adverse childhood experience-related health disparities among African American youth. (2021, American Psychologist)
  • Training psychologists to address social determinants of mental health. (2020, Training and Education in Professional Psychology)

Best Publications

  • Complex trauma and mental health in children and adolescents placed in foster care: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

    Johanna K.P. Greeson;Ernestine C. Briggs;Cassandra L. Kisiel;Christopher M. Layne

  • Trauma histories among justice-involved youth: findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

    Carly B. Dierkhising;Susan J. Ko;Briana Woods-Jaeger;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Psychometric Properties of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index: Part I

    Alan M. Steinberg;Melissa J. Brymer;Soeun Kim;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Unseen wounds: The contribution of psychological maltreatment to child and adolescent mental health and risk outcomes.

    Joseph Spinazzola;Hilary Hodgdon;Li-Jung Liang;Julian D. Ford

  • What's in a name? A comparison of methods for classifying predominant type of maltreatment.

    Anna S. Lau;Rebecca T. Leeb;Diana English;J. Christopher Graham

  • Evidence Base Update for Psychosocial Treatments for Children and Adolescents Exposed to Traumatic Events

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  • DSM-V PTSD diagnostic criteria for children and adolescents: a developmental perspective and recommendations.

    Robert S. Pynoos;Alan M. Steinberg;Christopher M. Layne;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning, and Treatment Needs of Youth in Residential Care: Preliminary Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set

    Ernestine C. Briggs;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Christopher M. Layne;Christopher M. Layne;John A. Fairbank

  • Examination of a conceptual model of child neglect

    Howard Dubowitz;Rae R. Newton;Alan J. Litrownik;Terri Lewis

  • Measuring the severity of child maltreatment.

    Alan J. Litrownik;Anna Lau;Diana J. English;Ernestine Briggs

  • All adverse childhood experiences are not equal: The contribution of synergy to adverse childhood experience scores.

    Ernestine C Briggs;Lisa Amaya-Jackson;Karen T Putnam;Frank W Putnam

  • Cumulative trauma exposure and high risk behavior in adolescence: Findings from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network Core Data Set.

    Christopher M. Layne;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Sarah A. Ostrowski;Soeun Kim

  • Traumatic childhood experiences in the 21st century: broadening and building on the ACE studies with data from the National Child Traumatic Stress Network

    Johanna K. P. Greeson;Ernestine C. Briggs;Christopher M. Layne;Christopher M. Layne;Harolyn M. E. Belcher

  • The Influence of Mentoring on the Peer Relationships of Foster Youth in Relative and Nonrelative Care

    Jean E. Rhodes;Wendy L. Haight;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Psychometric Properties of the UCLA PTSD Reaction Index. Part II: Investigating Factor Structure Findings in a National Clinic-Referred Youth Sample

    Jon D. Elhai;Christopher M. Layne;Christopher M. Layne;Alan M. Steinberg;Alan M. Steinberg;Melissa J. Brymer;Melissa J. Brymer

  • Polyvictimization: latent profiles and mental health outcomes in a clinical sample of adolescents

    Zachary W. Adams;Angela Moreland;Joseph R. Cohen;Robert C. Lee

  • Links between child and adolescent trauma exposure and service use histories in a national clinic-referred sample

    Ernestine C. Briggs;John A. Fairbank;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Christopher M. Layne

  • Early Adolescent Risk Behavior Outcomes of Childhood Externalizing Behavioral Trajectories

    Richard Thompson;Jiyoung Kim Tabone;Alan J. Litrownik;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Adolescents

    Shannon Dorsey;Ernestine C. Briggs;Briana A. Woods

  • Toward a Definition of Neglect in Young Children

    Diana J. English;Richard Thompson;J. Christopher Graham;Ernestine C. Briggs

  • Suicidal ideation among 8-year-olds who are maltreated and at risk: findings from the LONGSCAN studies.

    Richard Thompson;Richard Thompson;Ernestine Briggs;Diana J. English;Howard Dubowitz;Howard Dubowitz

  • Treatment Needs and Approaches for Perpetrators and Victims of Trauma Trauma Exposure, Psychosocial Functioning, and Treatment Needs of Youth in Residential Care: Preliminary Findings from the NCTSN Core Data Set

    Ernestine C. Briggs;Johanna K. P. Greeson;Christopher M. Layne;John A. Fairbank

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert S. Pynoos
Robert S. Pynoos University of California, Los Angeles
Christopher M. Layne
Christopher M. Layne University of California, Los Angeles
John A. Fairbank
John A. Fairbank Duke University
Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson Juvenile Protective Association
Lisa Amaya-Jackson
Lisa Amaya-Jackson Duke University
Diana J. English
Diana J. English University of Washington
Howard Dubowitz
Howard Dubowitz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Julian D. Ford
Julian D. Ford University of Connecticut
Joseph Spinazzola
Joseph Spinazzola Justice Resource Institute
Li Ching Lee
Li Ching Lee Johns Hopkins University

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