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Kristen C. Jacobson

Kristen C. Jacobson

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Psychology

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47
Citations
13330
World Ranking
6059
National Ranking
3290

Overview

Kristen C. Jacobson is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Psychology, with specific focus on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Jacobson's work also encompasses Education and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health as notable subfields.

Their main research topics include Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, Community Health and Development, Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Jacobson has contributed to a range of peer-reviewed publications. Frequent publication venues for their work include the Journal of the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Neurology, SAGE Open Nursing, Journal of Child and Family Studies, and Prevention Science.

  • Association of baseline semantic fluency and progression to mild cognitive impairment in middle-aged men, 2020, Neurology
  • A Secondary Traumatic Stress Reduction Program in Emergency Room Nurses, 2022, SAGE Open Nursing
  • Racial and Ethnic Comparison of Ecological Risk Factors and Youth Outcomes: A Test of the Desensitization Hypothesis, 2020, Journal of Child and Family Studies
  • Race, health, and socioeconomic disparities associated with malingering in psychiatric patients at an urban emergency department, 2021, General Hospital Psychiatry
  • Lift Every Voice: Engaging Black Adolescents in Social Justice Service-Learning to Promote Mental Health and Educational Equity, 2023, Prevention Science

Collaborations play an important role in Jacobson's scholarly activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Marie Tobin
  • Matthew S. Panizzon
  • Carol E. Franz
  • Hong Xian
  • Michael J. Lyons

Their interdisciplinary approach integrates clinical psychology with public health dimensions, addressing issues spanning cognitive aging, psychiatric care, and social justice within adolescent populations.

Best Publications

  • Origins of knowledge.

    Elizabeth S. Spelke;Karen Breinlinger;Janet Macomber;Kristen Jacobson

  • Distinct Genetic Influences on Cortical Surface Area and Cortical Thickness

    Matthew S. Panizzon;Christine Fennema-Notestine;Lisa T. Eyler;Terry L. Jernigan

  • Developmental trajectories of substance use from early adolescence to young adulthood: gender and racial/ethnic differences

    Ping Chen;Kristen C. Jacobson

  • Specificity of genetic and environmental risk factors for use and abuse/dependence of cannabis, cocaine, hallucinogens, sedatives, stimulants, and opiates in male twins.

    Kenneth S. Kendler;Kristen C. Jacobson;Carol A. Prescott;Michael C. Neale

  • Parental Monitoring and Adolescent Adjustment: An Ecological Perspective

    Kristen C. Jacobson;Lisa J. Crockett

  • Genetic and environmental influences on vocabulary IQ: Parental education level as moderator.

    David C. Rowe;Kristen C. Jacobson;Edwin J. C. G. Van den Oord

  • Personality and comorbidity of common psychiatric disorders

    Amir A. Khan;Kristen C. Jacobson;Charles O. Gardner;Carol A. Prescott

  • Genetic and Environmental Influences on the Relationships between Family Connectedness, School Connectedness, and Adolescent Depressed Mood: Sex Differences.

    Kristen C. Jacobson;David C. Rowe

  • Dimensional Representations of DSM-IV Cluster B Personality Disorders in a Population-Based Sample of Norwegian Twins: A Multivariate Study

    S. Torgersen;N. Czajkowski;K. Jacobson;T. Reichborn-Kjennerud

  • Differential genetic and environmental influences on reactive and proactive aggression in children.

    Laura A. Baker;Adrian Raine;Jianghong Liu;Kristen C. Jacobson

  • Genetic and environmental bases of childhood antisocial behavior: a multi-informant twin study.

    Laura A. Baker;Kristen C. Jacobson;Adrian Raine;Dora Isabel Lozano

  • Sex differences in the genetic and environmental influences on the development of antisocial behavior

    Kristen C. Jacobson;Carol A. Prescott;Kenneth S. Kendler

  • Multivariate genetic analysis of sex limitation and G x E interaction.

    Michael C. Neale;Espen Røysamb;Kristen Jacobson

  • Creating a Social World: A Developmental Twin Study of Peer-Group Deviance

    Kenneth S. Kendler;Kristen C. Jacobson;Charles O. Gardner;Nathan Gillespie

  • Community Violence Exposure and Adolescent Delinquency: Examining a Spectrum of Promotive Factors.

    Ping Chen;Dexter R. Voisin;Kristen C. Jacobson

  • Genes, Environment, and Time: The Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging (VETSA)

    William S. Kremen;Heather Thompson-Brenner;Yat Ming J Leung;Michael D. Grant

  • Gestalt relations and object perception: a developmental study.

    Elizabeth S Spelke;Karen Breinlinger;Kristen Jacobson;Ann Phillips

  • Genes Determine Stability and the Environment Determines Change in Cognitive Ability During 35 Years of Adulthood

    Michael J. Lyons;Timothy P. York;Carol E. Franz;Michael D. Grant

  • Gene‐environment interplay in common complex diseases: forging an integrative model—recommendations from an NIH workshop

    Ebony B. Bookman;Kimberly McAllister;Elizabeth Gillanders;Kay Wanke

  • Cross-sectional and 35-year longitudinal assessment of salivary cortisol and cognitive functioning: The Vietnam Era Twin Study of Aging

    Carol E. Franz;Robert C. O’Brien;Richard L. Hauger;Richard L. Hauger;Sally P. Mendoza

Frequent Co-Authors

William S. Kremen
William S. Kremen University of California, San Diego
Michael J. Lyons
Michael J. Lyons Boston University
Hong Xian
Hong Xian Saint Louis University
Carol E. Franz
Carol E. Franz University of California, San Diego
Matthew S. Panizzon
Matthew S. Panizzon University of California, San Diego
Michael C. Neale
Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University
Carol A. Prescott
Carol A. Prescott University of Southern California
Amy J. Jak
Amy J. Jak University of California, San Diego
Eero Vuoksimaa
Eero Vuoksimaa University of Helsinki
Chandra A. Reynolds
Chandra A. Reynolds University of California, Riverside

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