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Citations
7844
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6632
National Ranking
3216

Overview

Iris W. Borowsky is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within psychology, medicine, and social sciences, focusing notably on public health-related topics and behavioral studies. The scientist has contributed to both theoretical and applied dimensions of these fields, with a significant emphasis on youth behavior and social determinants of health.

The primary fields of Borowsky's research include:

  • Psychology
  • Medicine
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, the subfields they have engaged with include:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • General Health Professions
  • Health
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Education

Major research topics addressed by Borowsky cover a range of social and health-related issues:

  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Education Discipline and Inequality
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression

Borowsky's recent publications demonstrate their focus on adolescent health, social determinants, and behavioral outcomes. Some examples include:

  • Local Tobacco 21 Policies are Associated With Lower Odds of Tobacco Use Among Adolescents, 2021, Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Association of Social and Community Factors with U.S. Breastfeeding Outcomes, 2020, Breastfeeding Medicine
  • Weapon Carrying Among Boys in US Schools by Race and/or Ethnicity: 1993-2019, 2021, PEDIATRICS
  • Parental incarceration and youth tobacco product use: Implications for prevention and the e-cigarette epidemic, 2020, Addictive Behaviors
  • Structural adverse childhood experiences associated with suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury among racially and ethnically minoritized youth, 2024, Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Frequent publication venues for Borowsky's work include:

  • PEDIATRICS
  • Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
  • Academic Pediatrics
  • Nicotine & Tobacco Research
  • Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Borowsky has collaborated regularly with a network of co-authors, including:

  • Patricia Jewett
  • Eunice Areba
  • Marla E. Eisenberg
  • Lindsay A. Taliaferro
  • John H. Kingsbury

Best Publications

  • Adolescent Suicide Attempts: Risks and Protectors

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Marjorie Ireland;Michael D. Resnick

  • Adolescent violence perpetration: associations with multiple types of adverse childhood experiences.

    Naomi N. Duke;Sandra L. Pettingell;Barbara J. McMorris;Iris Wagman Borowsky

  • Youth violence perpetration: what protects? What predicts? Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health.

    Michael D Resnick;Marjorie Ireland;Iris W Borowsky

  • Suicide attempts among American Indian and Alaska Native youth: risk and protective factors

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Michael D. Resnick;Marjorie Ireland;Robert W. Blum

  • Suicidal thinking and behavior among youth involved in verbal and social bullying: risk and protective factors.

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Lindsay A. Taliaferro;Barbara J. McMorris

  • Metabolic anatomy of brain: a comparison of regional capillary density, glucose metabolism, and enzyme activities.

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Robert C. Collins

  • From Adolescent Connections to Social Capital: Predictors of Civic Engagement in Young Adulthood

    Naomi N. Duke;Carol L. Skay;Sandra L. Pettingell;Iris Wagman Borowsky

  • Adolescent sexual aggression: risk and protective factors.

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Marjorie Hogan;Marjorie Ireland

  • Where perception meets reality: self-perception of weight in overweight adolescents.

    Nicholas Murphy Edwards;Sandra Pettingell;Iris Wagman Borowsky

  • Medical homes for children with autism: a physician survey.

    Allison E Golnik;Marjorie Ireland;Iris Wagman Borowsky

  • Smoking among American adolescents: a risk and protective factor analysis.

    Peter Scal;Marjorie Ireland;Iris Wagman Borowsky

  • Brief psychosocial screening at health supervision and acute care visits.

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Sara Mozayeny;Marjorie Ireland

  • Factors Distinguishing Youth Who Report Self-Injurious Behavior: A Population-Based Sample

    Lindsay A. Taliaferro;Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp;Iris W. Borowsky;Barbara J. McMorris

  • Health status and behavioral outcomes for youth who anticipate a high likelihood of early death

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Marjorie Ireland;Michael D. Resnick

  • Effects of a Primary Care-Based Intervention on Violent Behavior and Injury in Children

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Sara Mozayeny;Kristen Stuenkel;Marjorie Ireland

  • Effective Parenting Interventions to Reduce Youth Substance Use: A Systematic Review.

    Michele L Allen;Diego Garcia-Huidobro;Carolyn M Porta;Dorothy Curran

  • Parental Expectations, Physical Punishment, and Violence Among Adolescents Who Score Positive on a Psychosocial Screening Test in Primary Care

    Sally Ann Ohene;Marjorie Ireland;Clea McNeely;Iris Wagman Borowsky

  • Associations between adverse childhood experiences, student-teacher relationships, and non-medical use of prescription medications among adolescents.

    Myriam Forster;Amy L Gower;Iris W Borowsky;Barbara J McMorris

  • National survey of pediatricians' violence prevention counseling.

    Iris Wagman Borowsky;Marjorie Ireland

  • Associations between frequency of bullying involvement and adjustment in adolescence.

    Amy L. Gower;Iris W. Borowsky

Frequent Co-Authors

Marjorie Ireland
Marjorie Ireland University of Minnesota
Barbara J. McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris University of Minnesota
Marla E. Eisenberg
Marla E. Eisenberg University of Minnesota
Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Michelle C. Kegler
Michelle C. Kegler Emory University
Gerald J. August
Gerald J. August University of Minnesota
J. Michael Oakes
J. Michael Oakes University of Minnesota

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