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Overview

Tracy W. Harachi is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. The research work focuses on areas intersecting psychology and social sciences, with particular emphasis on clinical psychology, sociology and political science, social psychology, emergency medicine, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The scientist's main fields of study include:

  • Psychology
  • Social Sciences

Subfields of expertise incorporate:

  • Clinical Psychology
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Social Psychology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

Tracy W. Harachi's research topics revolve around migration, health and trauma, and racial and ethnic identity research. Further areas of work include migration and labor dynamics, mental health treatment and access, emergency and acute care studies, mental health research topics, and functional brain connectivity studies.

The main topics covered are:

  • Migration, Health and Trauma
  • Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
  • Migration and Labor Dynamics
  • Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Emergency and Acute Care Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies

Recent publications feature research relevant to trauma, mental health screening, and racial discrimination impacts. Notable papers include:

  • Effects of Trauma and Postmigration Stress on Refugee Women's Health: A Life Course Perspective (2022, Social Work)
  • A network analysis of culturally relevant anxiety sensitivity and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Cambodians (2020, Transcultural Psychiatry)
  • Improving recognition of common mental health disorders in Cambodia: Validation of the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 and development of a brief mental health screener (2025, PLOS mental health.)
  • Impact of Perceived Racial Discrimination on Depressive Symptoms and School Outcomes Among Asian American Youth (2024, Journal of Social Service Research)

Frequent collaboration has been observed with several researchers in related fields. Notable co-authors include:

  • Cindy C. Sangalang
  • Cindy Vang
  • Bum Jung Kim
  • Lesley Steinman
  • Oudamsambath Phal

Scholarly work is regularly published in various academic venues such as:

  • Social Work
  • PLOS mental health.
  • Transcultural Psychiatry
  • Journal of Social Service Research

Best Publications

  • A review of predictors of youth violence.

    J. David Hawkins;Todd Herrenkohl;David P. Farrington;Devon Brewer

  • Predictors of Youth Violence

    J. David Hawkins;Todd I. Herrenkohl;David P. Farrington;Devon Brewer

  • Predictors of Youth Violence. Juvenile Justice Bulletin.

    J. David Hawkins;Todd I. Herrenkohl;David P. Farrington;Devon Brewer

  • Opening the Black Box: Using Process Evaluation Measures to Assess Implementation and Theory Building

    Tracy W. Harachi;Robert D. Abbott;Richard F. Catalano;Kevin P. Haggerty

  • Raising healthy children through enhancing social development in elementary school: Results after 1.5 years

    Richard F Catalano;James J Mazza;Tracy W Harachi;Robert D Abbott

  • Intergenerational Cultural Dissonance, Parent-Child Conflict and Bonding, and Youth Problem Behaviors among Vietnamese and Cambodian Immigrant Families.

    Yoonsun Choi;Michael He;Tracy W. Harachi

  • Are Multiracial Adolescents at Greater Risk? Comparisons of Rates, Patterns, and Correlates of Substance Use and Violence Between Monoracial and Multiracial Adolescents

    Youngsoo Choi;Tracy W. Harachi;Mary Rogers Gillmore;Richard F. Catalano

  • Longitudinal effects of student mobility on three dimensions of elementary school engagement.

    Diana H. Gruman;Tracy W. Harachi;Robert D. Abbott;Richard F. Catalano

  • Ethnic Identity among Monoracial and Multiracial Early Adolescents

    Michael S. Spencer;Larry D. Icard;Tracy W. Harachi;Richard F. Catalano

  • Do Social and Behavioral Characteristics Targeted by Preventive Interventions Predict Standardized Test Scores and Grades

    Charles B. Fleming;Kevin P. Haggerty;Richard F. Catalano;Tracy W. Harachi

  • Family processes for children in early elementary school as predictors of smoking initiation.

    Charles B Fleming;Hyoshin Kim;Tracy W Harachi;Richard F Catalano

  • Effective Recruitment for Parenting Programs Within Ethnic Minority Communities

    Tracy W. Harachi;Richard F. Catalano;J. David Hawkins

  • 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

  • PREADOLESCENT PREDICTORS OF SUBSTANCE INITIATION: A TEST OF BOTH THE DIRECT AND MEDIATED EFFECT OF FAMILY SOCIAL CONTROL FACTORS ON DEVIANT PEER ASSOCIATIONS AND SUBSTANCE INITIATION

    Monica L. Oxford;Tracy W. Harachi;Richard F. Catalano;Robert D. Abbott

  • Level and Change in Reading Scores and Attention Problems During Elementary School as Predictors of Problem Behavior in Middle School.

    Charles B. Fleming;Tracy W. Harachi;Rebecca C. Cortes;Robert D. Abbott

  • Predictors of Participation in Parenting Workshops

    Kevin P. Haggerty;Charles B. Fleming;Heather S. Lonczak;Monica L. Oxford

  • Effects of maternal traumatic distress on family functioning and child mental health: An examination of Southeast Asian refugee families in the U.S.

    Cindy C. Sangalang;Cindy C. Sangalang;Justin Jager;Tracy W. Harachi

  • Etiology and prevention of substance use among Asian American youth.

    Tracy W. Harachi;Richard F. Catalano;Sunah Kim;Yoonsun Choi

  • After-school activities, misbehavior in school, and delinquency from the end of elementary school through the beginning of high school: A test of social development model hypotheses

    Charles B. Fleming;Richard F. Catalano;James J. Mazza;Eric C. Brown

  • Participation in “Parents Who Care”: Predicting Program Initiation and Exposure in Two Different Program Formats

    Kevin P. Haggerty;Elizabeth P. MacKenzie;Martie L. Skinner;Tracy W. Harachi

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard F. Catalano
Richard F. Catalano University of Washington
Kevin P. Haggerty
Kevin P. Haggerty University of Washington
Charles B. Fleming
Charles B. Fleming University of Washington
Robert D. Abbott
Robert D. Abbott University of Washington
J. David Hawkins
J. David Hawkins University of Washington
Todd I. Herrenkohl
Todd I. Herrenkohl University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Renee M. Johnson
Renee M. Johnson Johns Hopkins University
David P. Farrington
David P. Farrington University of Cambridge
Judith K. Bass
Judith K. Bass Johns Hopkins University
Mary Rogers Gillmore
Mary Rogers Gillmore Arizona State University

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