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Sandro Galea is affiliated with Washington University in St. Louis in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology and health professions, with significant contributions to subfields such as general health professions, clinical psychology, health, sociology and political science, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers multiple topics, including:

  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Public Health Policies and Education
  • Migration, Health and Trauma

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Sandro Galea include:

  • "Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic" (2020), published in JAMA Network Open
  • "The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing" (2020), published in JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Trends in U.S. Depression Prevalence From 2015 to 2020: The Widening Treatment Gap" (2022), published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • "Trends in anxiety among adults in the United States, 2008-2018: Rapid increases among young adults" (2020), published in Journal of Psychiatric Research
  • "Neighbourhood income and physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States" (2020), published in Nature Human Behaviour

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Sandro Galea include:

  • Salma M. Abdalla
  • Catherine K. Ettman
  • Allison E. Aiello
  • Gregory H. Cohen
  • Monica Uddin

Sandro Galea has published extensively in several journals and platforms, with frequent publication venues consisting of:

  • American Journal of Public Health
  • JAMA Health Forum
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • UNC Libraries
  • JAMA

The scientist's book publications include:

  • The Contagion Next Time (2021), published by Oxford University Press
  • Teaching Public Health (2025), forthcoming from Johns Hopkins University Press

Best Publications

  • Psychological sequelae of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City

    Sandro Galea;Jennifer Ahern;Heidi S. Resnick;Dean G. Kilpatrick

  • The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical Distancing: The Need for Prevention and Early Intervention.

    Sandro Galea;Raina M. Merchant;Nicole Lurie

  • SARS Control and Psychological Effects of Quarantine, Toronto, Canada

    Laura Hawryluck;Wayne L. Gold;Wayne L. Gold;Susan Robinson;Stephen Pogorski

  • Participation rates in epidemiologic studies.

    Sandro Galea;Melissa Tracy

  • What predicts psychological resilience after disaster? The role of demographics, resources, and life stress.

    George A. Bonanno;Sandro Galea;Angela Bucciarelli;David Vlahov

  • Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

    Catherine K. Ettman;Catherine K. Ettman;Salma M. Abdalla;Gregory H. Cohen;Gregory H. Cohen;Laura Sampson

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder following disasters: a systematic review

    Yuval Neria;Arijit Nandi;Sandro Galea

  • The Epidemiology of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder after Disasters

    Sandro Galea;Arijit K. Nandi;Arijit K. Nandi;David Vlahov

  • Psychological Resilience After Disaster New York City in the Aftermath of the September 11th Terrorist Attack

    George A. Bonanno;Sandro Galea;Sandro Galea;Angela Bucciarelli;David Vlahov

  • Mental Health Consequences of Disasters

    Emily Goldmann;Sandro Galea

  • Stigma, discrimination and the health of illicit drug users

    Jennifer Ahern;Jennifer Ahern;Jennifer Stuber;Jennifer Stuber;Sandro Galea;Sandro Galea

  • Measuring Capacities for Community Resilience

    Kathleen Sherrieb;Kathleen Sherrieb;Fran H. Norris;Sandro Galea

  • Trends of Probable Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in New York City after the September 11 Terrorist Attacks

    Sandro Galea;David Vlahov;Heidi S. Resnick;Jennifer Ahern

  • Looking for resilience: understanding the longitudinal trajectories of responses to stress.

    Fran H. Norris;Melissa Tracy;Sandro Galea

  • Are neighbourhood characteristics associated with depressive symptoms? A review of evidence

    C Mair;A V Diez Roux;S Galea

  • Exposure to Hurricane-Related Stressors and Mental Illness After Hurricane Katrina

    Sandro Galea;Chris R. Brewin;Michael Gruber;Russell T. Jones

  • The social epidemiology of substance use.

    Sandro Galea;Arijit K. Nandi;David Vlahov;David Vlahov;David Vlahov

  • Urban as a determinant of health

    David Vlahov;Nicholas Freudenberg;Fernando Proietti;Danielle C. Ompad

  • Estimated deaths attributable to social factors in the United States

    Sandro Galea;Melissa Tracy;Katherine J. Hoggatt;Charles DiMaggio

  • Medical marijuana laws in 50 states: investigating the relationship between state legalization of medical marijuana and marijuana use, abuse and dependence.

    Magdalena Cerdá;Melanie Wall;Katherine M. Keyes;Sandro Galea

Frequent Co-Authors

David Vlahov
David Vlahov Yale University
Karestan C. Koenen
Karestan C. Koenen Harvard University
Magdalena Cerdá
Magdalena Cerdá New York University
Michael D. Stein
Michael D. Stein Boston University
Katherine M. Keyes
Katherine M. Keyes Columbia University
Danielle C. Ompad
Danielle C. Ompad New York University
Derek E. Wildman
Derek E. Wildman University of South Florida
Israel Liberzon
Israel Liberzon Texas A&M University
Sarah R. Lowe
Sarah R. Lowe Yale University
Joseph R. Calabrese
Joseph R. Calabrese Case Western Reserve University

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