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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2007 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2006 - Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association
  • 2006 - Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
  • 1995 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Felton Earls is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their academic contributions include book publications, coauthorships, and recognition by various professional organizations.

Earls has published at least one book with Harvard University Press titled Voice, Choice, and Action, which was released in 2020 and has received citations in academic literature.

  • Mary Carlson (frequent co-author)

Earls' professional recognition includes several fellowships and memberships in prestigious societies and associations.

  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2007
  • Rema Lapouse Award, American Public Health Association, 2006
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2006
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), 1995
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1993

Best Publications

  • Neighborhoods and Violent Crime: A Multilevel Study of Collective Efficacy

    Robert J. Sampson;Stephen W. Raudenbush;Felton James Earls

  • Beyond Social Capital: Spatial Dynamics of Collective Efficacy for Children

    Robert J. Sampson;Jeffrey D. Morenoff;Felton Earls

  • Youth Exposure to Violence: Prevalence, Risks, and Consequences

    Stephen L. Buka;Theresa L. Stichick;Isolde Birdthistle;Felton J. Earls

  • Assessing Exposure to Violence in Urban Youth

    Mary Beth Selner-O'Hagan;Daniel J. Kindlon;Stephen L. Buka;Stephen W. Raudenbush

  • Psychological and Neuroendocrinological Sequelae of Early Social Deprivation in Institutionalized Children in Romania

    Mary Carlson;Felton Earls

  • Neighborhood Residence and Mental Health Problems of 5- to 11-Year-Olds

    Yange Xue;Tama Leventhal;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Felton J. Earls

  • HOW EARLY CAN WE TELL?: PREDICTORS OF CHILDHOOD CONDUCT DISORDER AND ADOLESCENT DELINQUENCY *

    Jennifer L. White;Terrie E. Moffitt;Felton Earls;Lee Robins

  • Treatment-seeking for depression by black and white Americans

    Linda K. Sussman;Lee N. Robins;Felton Earls

  • Neighborhood Support and the Birth Weight of Urban Infants

    Stephen L. Buka;Robert T. Brennan;Janet W. Rich-Edwards;Stephen W. Raudenbush

  • The Social Ecology of Child Health and Well-Being

    Felton Earls;Mary Carlson

  • Father involvement and cognitive/behavioral outcomes of preterm infants.

    Michael W. Yogman;Daniel Kindlon;Felton Earls

  • Investigating psychopathological consequences of a disaster in children: a pilot study incorporating a structured diagnostic interview.

    Felton Earls;Elizabeth Smith;Wendy Reich;Kenneth G. Jung

  • A multilevel study of neighborhoods and parent-to-child physical aggression: results from the project on human development in Chicago neighborhoods.

    Beth E. Molnar;Stephen L. Buka;Robert T. Brennan;John K. Holton

  • Firearm violence exposure and serious violent behavior.

    Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer;Jeffrey B. Bingenheimer;Robert T. Brennan;Robert T. Brennan;Felton J. Earls;Felton J. Earls

  • The association of physical and sexual abuse with HIV risk behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood: Implications for public health

    Renee M. Cunningham;Arlene Rubin Stiffman;Peter Doré;Felton Earls

  • Prevalence of Behavior Problems in 3-Year-Old Children: A Cross-national Replication

    Felton Earls

  • Infants and Young Children in Orphanages: One View From Pediatrics and Child Psychiatry

    Deborah A. Frank;Perri E. Klass;Felton Earls;Leon Eisenberg

  • Anxiety, antisocial behavior, and heart rate regulation in adolescent males.

    Enrico Mezzacappa;Richard E. Tremblay;Daniel Kindlon;J. Philip Saul

  • Psychopathology in children of alcoholics.

    Wendy Reich;Felton Earls;Ora Frankel;Joseph J. Shayka

  • Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods: Community Survey, 1994-1995

    Felton J. Earls;Jeanne Brooks-Gunn;Stephen W. Raudenbush;Robert J. Sampson

  • The epidemiology of depression in children and adolescents.

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Frequent Co-Authors

Arlene Rubin Stiffman
Arlene Rubin Stiffman Washington University in St. Louis
Robert T. Brennan
Robert T. Brennan Boston College
Stephen W. Raudenbush
Stephen W. Raudenbush University of Chicago
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn Columbia University
Lee N. Robins
Lee N. Robins Washington University in St. Louis
S. V. Subramanian
S. V. Subramanian Harvard University
Robert J. Sampson
Robert J. Sampson Harvard University
Robert O. Pihl
Robert O. Pihl McGill University
Richard E. Tremblay
Richard E. Tremblay University of Montreal
Terrie E. Moffitt
Terrie E. Moffitt Duke University

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