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Overview

Thomas R. Simon is affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, with a primary focus on medicine and social sciences. The scientist's work covers a broad array of subfields, including clinical psychology, health, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and cancer research.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Gun Ownership and Violence Research
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Extracellular Vesicles in Disease
  • Nanoplatforms for Cancer Theranostics

Thomas R. Simon has contributed to numerous publications, frequently appearing in journals such as:

  • MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • Cancer Research
  • Oncogene
  • American Journal of Preventive Medicine
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine

Among their recent papers are:

  • "Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults - Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011-2020" (2023), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • "Vital Signs: Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates - United States, 2019-2020" (2022), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
  • "Breaking through the glioblastoma micro-environment via extracellular vesicles" (2020), published in Oncogene
  • "Cancer-Associated Fibroblast Subpopulations With Diverse and Dynamic Roles in the Tumor Microenvironment" (2021), published in Molecular Cancer Research
  • "Notes from the Field: Increases in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates - United States, 2020-2021" (2022), published in MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Frequent collaborators with Thomas R. Simon include:

  • James A. Mercy
  • Linda L. Dahlberg
  • Georgios Giamas
  • Kristin M. Holland
  • Marissa L. Zwald

Best Publications

  • Examining the social context of bullying behaviors in early adolescence.

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Kris Bosworth;Thomas R. Simon

  • Factors Associated with Bullying Behavior in Middle School Students

    Kris Bosworth;Dorothy L. Espelage;Thomas R. Simon

  • Vital Signs: Trends in State Suicide Rates - United States, 1999-2016 and Circumstances Contributing to Suicide - 27 States, 2015.

    Deborah M. Stone;Thomas R. Simon;Katherine A. Fowler;Scott R. Kegler

  • Characteristics of impulsive suicide attempts and attempters

    Thomas R. Simon;Alan C. Swann;Kenneth E. Powell;Lloyd B. Potter

  • Vital Signs: Estimated Proportion of Adult Health Problems Attributable to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Implications for Prevention - 25 States, 2015-2017.

    Melissa T. Merrick;Derek C. Ford;Katie A. Ports;Angie S. Guinn

  • Child Maltreatment Surveillance: Uniform Definitions for Public Health and Recommended Data Elements

    Ileana Arias;Rebecca T. Leeb;Cindi Melanson;Leonard J. Paulozzi

  • Medical costs and productivity losses due to interpersonal and self-directed violence in the United States.

    Phaedra S. Corso;Phaedra S. Corso;James A. Mercy;Thomas R. Simon;Eric A. Finkelstein

  • Homeless youth and their exposure to and involvement in violence while living on the streets

    Michele D. Kipke;Michele D. Kipke;Michele D. Kipke;Thomas R. Simon;Thomas R. Simon;Thomas R. Simon;Susanne B. Montgomery;Susanne B. Montgomery;Susanne B. Montgomery;Jennifer B. Unger;Jennifer B. Unger;Jennifer B. Unger

  • School-associated violent deaths in the United States, 1994-1999

    Mark Anderson;Joanne Kaufman;Thomas R. Simon;Lisa Barrios

  • Stress, Coping, and Social Support among Homeless Youth:

    Jennifer B. Unger;Michele D. Kipke;Thomas R. Simon;Christine J. Johnson

  • Homeless youths and young adults in Los Angeles: prevalence of mental health problems and the relationship between mental health and substance abuse disorders.

    Jennifer B. Unger;Michele D. Kipke;Thomas R. Simon;Susanne B. Montgomery

  • Vital Signs: Changes in Firearm Homicide and Suicide Rates — United States, 2019–2020

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  • Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults — Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2011–2020

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  • Short-term stability and prospective correlates of bullying in middle-school students: an examination of potential demographic, psychosocial, and environmental influences.

    Dorothy L. Espelage;Kris Bosworth;Thomas R. Simon

  • Effectiveness of anonymised information sharing and use in health service, police, and local government partnership for preventing violence related injury: experimental study and time series analysis

    Curtis S. Florence;Jonathan P. Shepherd;Iain Brennan;Thomas Simon

  • Recent Trends in Violence-Related Behaviors Among High School Students in the United States

    Nancy D. Brener;Thomas R. Simon;Etienne G. Krug;Richard Lowry

  • “Substance Abuse” Disorders among Runaway and Homeless Youth

    Michele D. Kipke;Susanne B. Montgomery;Thomas R. Simon;Ellen F. Iverson

  • Alcohol-consumption behaviors and risk for physical fighting and injuries among adolescent drinkers.

    Monica H Swahn;Thomas R Simon;Bart J Hammig;Janet L Guerrero

  • Suicide ideation among US college students. Associations with other injury risk behaviors.

    Lisa C. Barrios;Sherry A. Everett;Thomas R. Simon;Nancy D. Brener

  • Attitudinal acceptance of intimate partner violence among U.S. adults.

    Thomas R. Simon;Michael Anderson;Martie P. Thompson;Alexander E. Crosby

  • Linking Dating Violence, Peer Violence, and Suicidal Behaviors Among High-Risk Youth

    Monica H. Swahn;Thomas R. Simon;Marci Feldman Hertz;Ileana Arias

  • Characteristics of homicide followed by suicide incidents in multiple states, 2003-04.

    Robert M. Bossarte;Thomas R. Simon;L. Barker

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve Sussman
Steve Sussman University of Southern California
Clyde W. Dent
Clyde W. Dent University of Southern California
Alan W. Stacy
Alan W. Stacy Claremont Graduate University
James A. Mercy
James A. Mercy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Susanne Montgomery
Susanne Montgomery Loma Linda University
Michele D. Kipke
Michele D. Kipke Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Brian R. Flay
Brian R. Flay Boise State University
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Terri N. Sullivan
Terri N. Sullivan Virginia Commonwealth University
Monica H. Swahn
Monica H. Swahn Kennesaw State University

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