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Overview

Jonathan B. Kotch is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their academic work spans multiple research areas within psychology, with a primary focus on child abuse and trauma.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Neglect in Childhood, Problem Behavior in Adulthood (2022, Journal of Interpersonal Violence)
  • Characteristics of Child Maltreatment and Adolescent Marijuana Use: A Prospective Study (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Linking Mother and Youth Parenting Attitudes: Indirect Effects via Maltreatment, Parent Involvement, and Youth Functioning (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Parent-youth discordance about youth-witnessed violence: Associations with trauma symptoms and service use in an at-risk sample (2020, UNC Libraries)
  • Impact of Poor Oral Health on Children's School Attendance and Performance (2021, UNC Libraries)

Kotch's research interests lie primarily in the field of psychology, specifically clinical psychology. Additional subfields represented in their work include sociology and political science, health, safety research, and general health professions.

The main topics covered in their research are:

  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth

Frequent collaborators with Jonathan B. Kotch include Richard Thompson, Howard Dubowitz, Dallas R. English, Alan J. Litrownik, and Terri L. Lewis. These coauthors have contributed significantly to the research output, reflecting ongoing partnerships in the field.

Their publications are predominantly found in UNC Libraries, which hosts the majority of their works, alongside appearances in journals such as the Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Best Publications

  • Child Maltreatment in the United States: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Adolescent Health Consequences

    Jon M. Hussey;Jen Jen Chang;Jonathan B. Kotch

  • Impact of Poor Oral Health on Children's School Attendance and Performance

    Stephanie L. Jackson;William F. Vann;Jonathan B. Kotch;Bhavna T. Pahel

  • Defining maltreatment according to substantiation: distinction without a difference?

    Jon M. Hussey;Jane Marie Marshall;Diana J. English;Elizabeth Dawes Knight

  • Early preventive dental visits: Effects on subsequent utilization and costs

    Matthew F. Savage;Jessica Y. Lee;Jonathan B. Kotch;William F. Vann

  • Longscan: A consortium for longitudinal studies of maltreatment and the life course of children

    Desmond Kimo Runyan;Patrick A. Curtis;Wanda M. Hunter;Maureen M. Black

  • Adverse behavioral and emotional outcomes from child abuse and witnessed violence

    Renee M. Johnson;Jonathan B. Kotch;Diane J. Catellier;Jane R. Winsor

  • Predicting child maltreatment in the first 4 years of life from characteristics assessed in the neonatal period.

    Jonathan B. Kotch;Dorothy C. Browne;Vincent Dufort;Jane Winsor

  • Risk of child abuse or neglect in a cohort of low-income children.

    Jonathan B. Kotch;Dorothy C. Browne;Christopher L. Ringwalt;Paul W. Stewart

  • Importance of early neglect for childhood aggression.

    Jonathan B. Kotch;Terri Lewis;Jon M. Hussey;Diana English

  • Toward a cumulative ecological risk model for the etiology of child maltreatment.

    Michael J. MacKenzie;Jonathan B. Kotch;Li Ching Lee

  • A longitudinal study of modifying influences in the relationship between domestic violence and child maltreatment

    Christine E. Cox;Jonathan B. Kotch;Mark D. Everson

  • Day Care and Illness: Evidence, Costs, and Public Policy

    Ron Haskins;Jonathan Kotch

  • Self-esteem as a mediator of the effects of stressors and social resources on depressive symptoms in postpartum mothers.

    Lynne A. Hall;Jonathan B. Kotch;Dorothy Browne;Mary Kay Rayens

  • Nutrition and physical activity randomized control trial in child care centers improves knowledge, policies, and children's body mass index

    Abbey Alkon;Angela A Crowley;Sara E Benjamin Neelon;Sherika Hill

  • Prospective study of etiologic agents of acute gastroenteritis outbreaks in child care centers.

    Whitney H. Lyman;Joan F. Walsh;Jonathan B. Kotch;David J. Weber

  • Describing Maltreatment: Do Child Protective Service Reports and Research Definitions Agree?.

    Desmond K. Runyan;Christine E. Cox;Howard Dubowitz;Rae R. Newton

  • Behavior problems among preschool children born to adolescent mothers: effects of maternal depression and perceptions of partner relationships.

    Maureen M. Black;Mia A. Papas;Jon M. Hussey;Howard Dubowitz

  • Trajectories of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Self-Reported Health at Age 18

    Richard Thompson;Emalee G. Flaherty;Diana J. English;Alan J. Litrownik

  • Stress, social support, and substantiated maltreatment in the second and third years of life

    Jonathan B. Kotch;Dorothy C. Browne;Christopher L. Ringwalt;Vincent Dufort

  • Are father surrogates a risk factor for child maltreatment

    Aruna Radhakrishna;Ingrid E. Bou-Saada;Wanda M. Hunter;Diane J. Catellier

  • Behavior and Development of Preschool Children Born to Adolescent Mothers: Risk and 3-Generation Households

    Maureen M. Black;Mia A. Papas;Jon M. Hussey;Wanda Hunter

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson Juvenile Protective Association
Howard Dubowitz
Howard Dubowitz University of Maryland, Baltimore
Diana J. English
Diana J. English University of Washington
Alan J. Litrownik
Alan J. Litrownik San Diego State University
Desmond K. Runyan
Desmond K. Runyan University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Terri L. Lewis
Terri L. Lewis McMaster University
Li Ching Lee
Li Ching Lee Johns Hopkins University
Maureen M. Black
Maureen M. Black University of Maryland, Baltimore
David J. Chalmers
David J. Chalmers New York University
Carol S. Wolf Runyan
Carol S. Wolf Runyan Colorado School of Public Health

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