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5009
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Overview

Tamar Mendelson is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on clinical psychology, sociology and political science, general health professions, education, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work covers several main topics, including:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Resilience and Mental Health
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Health Policy Implementation Science

Mendelson's recent publications reflect these areas of study. Key papers include:

  • "Parental bipolar disorder, family environment, and offspring psychiatric disorders: A systematic review," 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders
  • "Social and Relational Health Risks and Common Mental Health Problems Among US Children," 2021, Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America
  • "Electronic and School Bullying Victimization by Race/Ethnicity and Sexual Minority Status in a Nationally Representative Adolescent Sample," 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "Changing the paradigm: Using strategic communications to promote recognition of child sexual abuse as a preventable public health problem," 2021, Child Abuse & Neglect
  • "Research with youth of color in low-income communities: Strategies for recruiting and retaining participants," 2020, Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

The scientist frequently publishes in several venues, notably:

  • Mindfulness
  • Academic Pediatrics
  • Prevention Science
  • Journal of Affective Disorders
  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Coauthors who regularly collaborate with Mendelson include Lindsey Webb, Laura K. Clary, Rebecca L. Fix, Dylan B. Jackson, and Alexander Testa. These collaborators have contributed to multiple studies alongside Mendelson, indicating ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of a school-based mindfulness intervention for urban youth

    Tamar Mendelson;Mark T. Greenberg;Jacinda K. Dariotis;Laura Feagans Gould

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Depressed Older Adults: A Randomized Pilot Study

    Thomas R. Lynch;Jennifer Q. Morse;Tamar Mendelson;Clive J. Robins

  • Childhood emotional invalidation and adult psychological distress: the mediating role of emotional inhibition

    Elizabeth D. Krause;Tamar Mendelson;Thomas R. Lynch

  • Risks and Predictors of Readmission for a Mental Disorder During the Postpartum Period

    Trine Munk-Olsen;Thomas Munk Laursen;Tamar Mendelson;Carsten B. Pedersen

  • Toward evidence-based interventions for diverse populations: The San Francisco General Hospital prevention and treatment manuals

    Ricardo F. Muñoz;Tamar Mendelson

  • A multilevel examination of racial disparities in high school discipline: Black and white adolescents’ perceived equity, school belonging, and adjustment problems

    Jessika H. Bottiani;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Tamar Mendelson

  • Prevention of Postpartum Depression in Low-Income Women: Development of the Mamás y Bebés/Mothers and Babies Course☆

    Ricardo F. Muñoz;Huynh Nhu Le;Chandra Ghosh Ippen;Manuela A. Diaz

  • Associations between maternal mental health and child emotional and behavioral problems: does prenatal mental health matter?

    Julie A Leis;Jon E Heron;Elizabeth A Stuart;Tamar Mendelson

  • Inequality in Black and White High School Students’ Perceptions of School Support: An Examination of Race in Context

    Jessika H. Bottiani;Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tamar Mendelson

  • Video gaming in a hyperconnected world: A cross-sectional study of heavy gaming, problematic gaming symptoms, and online socializing in adolescents

    Michelle Colder Carras;Antonius J. Van Rooij;Antonius J. Van Rooij;Dike Van de Mheen;Dike Van de Mheen;Rashelle Musci

  • Brief report: Moving prevention into schools: The impact of a trauma-informed school-based intervention

    Tamar Mendelson;S. Darius Tandon;Lindsey O'Brennan;Philip J. Leaf

  • Parent-Focused Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

    Tamar Mendelson;Elizabeth J. Letourneau

  • Six-Month Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial to Prevent Perinatal Depression in Low-Income Home Visiting Clients

    S. Darius Tandon;Julie A. Leis;Tamar Mendelson;Deborah F. Perry

  • Prenatal depression predicts postpartum maternal attachment in low-income Latina mothers with infants

    Deborah F. Perry;Anna K. Ettinger;Tamar Mendelson;Huynh Nhu Le

  • Relation of female gender and low socioeconomic status to internalizing symptoms among adolescents: a case of double jeopardy?

    Tamar Mendelson;Laura D. Kubzansky;Geetanjali D. Datta;Stephen L. Buka

  • Preventing perinatal depression in low-income home visiting clients: a randomized controlled trial.

    S. Darius Tandon;Deborah F. Perry;Tamar Mendelson;Karen Kemp

  • A SCHOOL‐BASED MINDFULNESS INTERVENTION FOR URBAN YOUTH: EXPLORING MODERATORS OF INTERVENTION EFFECTS

    Laura Feagans Gould;Jacinda K. Dariotis;Tamar Mendelson;Mark T. Greenberg

  • Assessing Fidelity of Implementation (FOI) for School-Based Mindfulness and Yoga Interventions: A Systematic Review

    Laura Feagans Gould;Jacinda K. Dariotis;Mark T. Greenberg;Tamar Mendelson

  • NICU-based Interventions To Reduce Maternal Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms: A Meta-analysis

    Tamar Mendelson;Fallon Cluxton-Keller;Genevieve C. Vullo;S. Darius Tandon

  • Perceived social support among depressed elderly, middle-aged, and young-adult samples: cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses.

    Thomas R Lynch;Tamar Mendelson;Clive J Robins;K.Ranga R Krishnan

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine P. Bradshaw
Catherine P. Bradshaw University of Virginia
Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
Ricardo F. Muñoz
Ricardo F. Muñoz Palo Alto University
Thomas R. Lynch
Thomas R. Lynch University of Southampton
Clive J. Robins
Clive J. Robins Duke University
Ramin Mojtabai
Ramin Mojtabai Johns Hopkins University
Judith K. Bass
Judith K. Bass Johns Hopkins University
Elizabeth A. Stuart
Elizabeth A. Stuart Johns Hopkins University
Anne W. Riley
Anne W. Riley Johns Hopkins University
Dike van de Mheen
Dike van de Mheen Maastricht University

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