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Margaret E. Ensminger

Margaret E. Ensminger

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Psychology

D-Index
66
Citations
13357
World Ranking
2739
National Ranking
1573

Overview

Margaret E. Ensminger is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States and has contributed to multiple studies primarily in social sciences and medicine. Their research spans several intersecting fields including sociology, political science, epidemiology, public health, and health professions. The work focuses on topics relating to criminal justice, substance abuse, health disparities, and social issues.

The main topics covered in Ensminger's research include:

  • Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Health Disparities and Outcomes
  • Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Published work by Ensminger reflects a focus on how criminal justice involvement impacts health and social outcomes over the life course, particularly among African American populations. Some recent papers include:

  • "Long-term Consequences of Criminal Justice System Intervention: The Impact of Young Adult Arrest on Midlife Health Behaviors" (2021) in Prevention Science
  • "What's drugs got to do with it? Examining the relationship between drug onset and duration with criminal outcomes in an African American cohort" (2020) in Addictive Behaviors
  • "Explaining continuity in substance use: The role of criminal justice system involvement over the life course of an urban African American prospective cohort" (2021) in CrimRxiv
  • "Predictors of Religiosity in a Cohort of African Americans" (2025) in UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Ensminger include Elaine Eggleston Doherty, Kerry M. Green, Munjireen Sifat, Janice Bowie, and Hee Soon Juon. The persistent collaboration with these researchers suggests a networked research approach addressing overlapping themes in public health and criminal justice.

Ensminger has published in several venues associated with public health and social science research, notably Prevention Science, Addictive Behaviors, CrimRxiv, and UNC Libraries. These publication outlets reflect interdisciplinary engagement across health and social science disciplines.

The research further extends into subfields such as:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Health
  • Epidemiology
  • General Health Professions
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Throughout these studies, Ensminger's work has addressed the long-term effects of criminal justice system involvement on health behaviors, the intersection of drug use and criminal outcomes, and factors influencing religiosity in African American cohorts. This body of research provides insight into the social determinants of health and the complexity of substance use disorders in marginalized populations.

Best Publications

  • Multiple Problem Youth: Delinquency, Substance Use, and Mental Health Problems.

    Margaret E. Ensminger;Delbert S. Elliott;David Huizanga;Scott Menard

  • Paths to High School Graduation or Dropout: A Longitudinal Study of a First-Grade Cohort.

    Margaret E. Ensminger;Anita L. Slusarcick

  • Family structure and the mental health of children. Concurrent and longitudinal community-wide studies.

    Sheppard G. Kellam;Margaret E. Ensminger;R. Jay Turner

  • A Decade of Measuring SES: What It Tells Us and Where to go From Here

    Margaret E. Ensminger;Kate Fothergill

  • The adolescent child health and illness profile. A population-based measure of health.

    Barbara Starfield;Anne W. Riley;Bert F. Green;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Adolescent health status measurement: development of the Child Health and Illness Profile.

    B. Starfield;M. Bergner;M. Ensminger;A. Riley

  • The Validity of Measures of Socioeconomic Status of Adolescents.

    Margaret E. Ensminger;Christopher B. Forrest;Anne W. Riley;Myungsa Kang

  • Social Stigma Toward Persons With Prescription Opioid Use Disorder: Associations With Public Support for Punitive and Public Health–Oriented Policies

    Alene Kennedy-Hendricks;Colleen L. Barry;Sarah E. Gollust;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • School Leaving: A Longitudinal Perspective Including Neighborhood Effects

    Margaret E. Ensminger;Rebecca P. Lamkin;Nora Jacobson

  • Mental health in first grade and teenage drug, alcohol, and cigarette use.

    Sheppard G. Kellam;Margaret E. Ensminger;Marlene B. Simon

  • School and Family Origins of Delinquency:Comparisons by Sex

    Margaret E. Ensminger;Sheppard G. Kellam;Barnett R. Rubin

  • Using social network analysis to study patterns of drug use among urban drug users at high risk for HIV/AIDS

    Carl Latkin;Wallace Mandell;Maria Oziemkowska;David Celentano

  • New Perspectives on Adolescent Risk Behavior

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  • Variations in Parenting and Adolescent Outcomes Among African American and Latino Families Living in Low-Income, Urban Areas

    Kathleen M. Roche;Margaret E. Ensminger;Andrew J. Cherlin

  • The association of self-reported neighborhood disorganization and social capital with adolescent alcohol and drug use, dependence, and access to treatment

    Erin L. Winstanley;Donald M. Steinwachs;Margaret E. Ensminger;Carl A. Latkin

  • Consistency of condom use for disease prevention among adolescent users of oral contraceptives.

    Weisman Cs;Plichta S;Nathanson Ca;Ensminger M

  • Sexual Activity and Problem Behaviors among Black, Urban Adolescents.

    Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Childhood and adolescent antecedents of drug and alcohol problems: A longitudinal study

    Kate E. Fothergill;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Aggressive behavior among girls and boys during middle childhood: predictors and sequelae of trajectory group membership

    Tracy W. Harachi;Charles B. Fleming;Helene R. White;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Parenting Influences on Early Sex Initiation Among Adolescents How Neighborhood Matters

    Kathleen M. Roche;Debra Mekos;Cheryl S. Alexander;Nan Marie Astone

  • Mechanisms for Maternal Age Differences in Birth Weight

    Donna M. Strobino;Margaret E. Ensminger;Young J. Kim;Joy Nanda

  • The Health Profile of Incarcerated Male Youths

    Christopher B. Forrest;Ellen Tambor;Anne W. Riley;Margaret E. Ensminger

  • Sex Differences in Antecedents of Substance Use Among Adolescents

    Margaret E. Ensminger;C. Hendricks Brown;Sheppard G. Kellam

Frequent Co-Authors

Barbara Starfield
Barbara Starfield Johns Hopkins University
Sheppard G. Kellam
Sheppard G. Kellam Johns Hopkins University
Carl A. Latkin
Carl A. Latkin Johns Hopkins University
Amy R. Knowlton
Amy R. Knowlton Johns Hopkins University
Helene R. White
Helene R. White Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Charles B. Fleming
Charles B. Fleming University of Washington
Kevin E. O'Grady
Kevin E. O'Grady University of Maryland, College Park
Kevin P. Haggerty
Kevin P. Haggerty University of Washington
Robert D. Abbott
Robert D. Abbott University of Washington
Nicholas S. Ialongo
Nicholas S. Ialongo Johns Hopkins University

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