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  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Steven G. Heeringa is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research focus primarily lies within the field of Medicine, with particular attention to Psychiatry and Mental Health, General Health Professions, Clinical Psychology, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and broader Health topics.

Their work encompasses several main research themes including Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Health Disparities and Outcomes, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Abilities and Testing, and Suicide and Self-Harm Studies.

Heeringa has contributed to numerous scientific publications, contributing especially to venues such as Alzheimer's & Dementia, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, Current Developments in Nutrition, and JAMA Neurology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • Estimating the Prevalence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the US (2022, JAMA Neurology)
  • A Guide for Population-based Analysis of the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study Baseline Data (2020, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])
  • Meaningful associations in the adolescent brain cognitive development study (2021, NeuroImage)
  • Baseline brain function in the preadolescents of the ABCD Study (2021, Nature Neuroscience)
  • Rates of Incidental Findings in Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Children (2021, JAMA Neurology)

Steven G. Heeringa's frequent coauthors include Kenneth M. Langa, Emily M. Briceño, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Nelda Garcia, and Deborah A. Levine. Collaborative efforts span multiple publications and reflect ongoing work across several key domains.

Heeringa was recognized as a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 2008, highlighting a professional acknowledgment within the statistical community. Their research contributions explore complex health issues relevant to cognitive disorders, mental health, and population-based study methodologies.

Best Publications

  • Prevalence, severity, and unmet need for treatment of mental disorders in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys.

    Demyttenaere K;Bruffaerts R;Posada-Villa J;Gasquet I

  • Lifetime prevalence and age-of-onset distributions of mental disorders in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

    Ronald C Kessler;Matthias Angermeyer;James C Anthony;Ron De Graaf

  • Prevalence of dementia in the United States: the aging, demographics, and memory study.

    Brenda L Plassman;Kenneth M Langa;Gwenith G Fisher;Steven G Heeringa

  • Applied Survey Data Analysis

    Steven G. Heeringa;Brady T. West;Patricia A. Berglund

  • Recruiting the ABCD sample: Design considerations and procedures

    H. Garavan;H. Bartsch;K. Conway;A. Decastro

  • Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States.

    Brenda L. Plassman;Kenneth M. Langa;Gwenith G. Fisher;Steven G. Heeringa

  • Image processing and analysis methods for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.

    Donald J. Hagler;Sean N. Hatton;M. Daniela Cornejo;Carolina Makowski

  • The US National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS‐R): design and field procedures

    Ronald C. Kessler;Patricia A. Berglund;Wai Tat Chiu;Olga Demler

  • Sample designs and sampling methods for the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiology Studies (CPES).

    Steven G. Heeringa;James Wagner;Myriam Torres;Naihua Duan

  • Delay and failure in treatment seeking after first onset of mental disorders in the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Survey Initiative.

    Philip S Wang;Matthias C Angermeyer;Guilherme Borges;Ronny Bruffaerts

  • Individual and societal effects of mental disorders on earnings in the United States: results from the national comorbidity survey replication.

    Ronald C. Kessler;Steven Heeringa;Matthew D. Lakoma;Maria Petukhova

  • The South African Stress and Health (SASH) study: 12-month and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders.

    Allen A Herman;Dan J Stein;Soraya Seedat;Steven G Heeringa

  • Responsive design for household surveys: tools for actively controlling survey errors and costs

    Robert M. Groves;Steven G. Heeringa

  • Days out of role due to common physical and mental conditions: results from the WHO World Mental Health surveys

    J. Alonso;M. Petukhova;G. Vilagut;S. Chatterji

  • Estimating the Prevalence of Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the US: The 2016 Health and Retirement Study Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol Project.

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  • National estimates of the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease in the United States*

    Ron Brookmeyer;Denis A. Evans;Liesi Hebert;Kenneth M. Langa;Kenneth M. Langa

  • Predicting Suicides After Psychiatric Hospitalization in US Army Soldiers: The Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS)

    Ronald Kessler;Christopher H. Warner;Christopher Ivany;Maria Petukhova

  • The Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study: study design and methods.

    Kenneth M. Langa;Brenda L. Plassman;Robert B. Wallace;A. Regula Herzog

  • Successful Aging in the United States: Prevalence Estimates From a National Sample of Older Adults

    Sara J. McLaughlin;Cathleen M Connell;Steven G. Heeringa;Lydia W. Li

  • Prevalence and Correlates of Suicidal Behavior Among Soldiers: Results From the Army Study to Assess Risk and Resilience in Servicemembers (Army STARRS)

    Matthew K. Nock;Murray B. Stein;Murray B. Stein;Steven G. Heeringa;Robert J. Ursano

  • Prevalence of cognitive impairment without dementia in the United States (Annals of Internal Medicine (2008) 148, (427-434))

    B. L. Plassman;K. M. Langa;G. G. Fisher;S. G. Heeringa

Frequent Co-Authors

Murray B. Stein
Murray B. Stein University of California, San Diego
Robert J. Ursano
Robert J. Ursano Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Matthew K. Nock
Matthew K. Nock Harvard University
Carol S. Fullerton
Carol S. Fullerton Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Patricia A. Berglund
Patricia A. Berglund University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Laura Campbell-Sills
Laura Campbell-Sills University of California, San Diego
Anthony J. Rosellini
Anthony J. Rosellini Boston University
Brady T. West
Brady T. West University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joel Gelernter
Joel Gelernter Yale University
Stephan Ripke
Stephan Ripke Massachusetts General Hospital

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