Publications by Year
2024
Brown, S. M., Rhoades, G. K., Pluess, M., Allen, E. S., & Stanley, S. M. (2024). Genetic and subjective sensitivity, relationship dynamics, and psychological distress in couples. Journal of Family Psychology. doi: 10.1037/fam0001229
2023
Krause, J. T., & Brown, S. M. (2023). Mindfulness intervention improves coping and perceptions of children’s behavior among families with elevated risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(23), 7092. doi: 103390/ijerph20237092
Tomlinson, C. A., McDonald, S. E., Brown, S. M., & Shin, S. H. (2023). Exploring dimensions of childhood adversity as predictors of psychological adjustment among adolescents involved in the child welfare system: A latent profile analysis. Children and Youth Services Review.
Brown, S. M., Faw, M., Pettigrew, J., Lucas-Thompson, R. G., & Quirk, K. (2023). Relations between stress-adapted communication skills and toxic social networks among young adults with childhood adversity. Adversity and Resilience Science. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s42844-023-00093-1
O’Connor, K. E., Tomlinson, C. A., McDonald, S.E., Brown, S. M., Applebaum, J. W., Murphy, J. L., Matijczak, A., Zsembikd, B. A., & Porges, S. W. (2023). Childhood adversity moderates change in latent patterns of psychological adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a survey of U.S. adults. Social Sciences, 12(3), 185. doi: 10.3390/socsci12030185
Brown, S. M., McConnell, L., Zelaya, A., Doran, M., & Swarr, V. (2023). Tailored nurse support program promoting positive parenting and family preservation. Nursing Research Journal. Advance online publication. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000662
2022
Glaze, K., Sward, A., Lenne, E., Brown, S. M., Rodgers, L., Frankel, K., & Klawetter, S. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 referral patterns and service delivery for an integrated behavioral health program. Families in Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/10443894221133500
Nevarez-Brewster, M., Aran, O., Narayan, A. J., Harrall, K. K., Brown, S. M., Hankin, B. L., & Davis, E. P. (2022). Adverse and benevolent childhood experiences predict prenatal sleep quality. Adversity and Resilience Science. Advance online publication. doi:10.1007/s42844-022-00070-0
Brown, S. M., Rodriguez, K. E., Smith, A. D., Ricker, A., & Williamson, A. A. (2022). Associations between childhood maltreatment and behavioral sleep disturbances across the lifespan: A systematic review. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 64, 101621. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2022.101621
Seiter, N. S., Lucas-Thompson, R. G., Faw, M. H., Brown, S. M., Prosser, J. L., Quirk, K., & Smith, A. D. (2022). Gendered beliefs and behaviors in couple relationships as predictors of physiological stress functioning. Family Relations, 71(3), 1018-1035. doi:10.1111/fare.12671
Brown, S. M., Orsi, R., Chen, B., C. P., Everson, C., & Fluke, J. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on child protection system referrals and responses in Colorado, USA. Child Maltreatment, 27(1), 3-11. doi:10.1177/10775595211012476
2021
Rodriguez, K. E., McDonald, S. E., & Brown, S. M. (2021). Relationships among early adversity, positive human and animal interactions, and mental health in young adults. Behavioral Sciences, 11(12), 178. doi:10.3390/bs11120178
Brown, S. M., Lunkenheimer, E., LeBourgeois, M. K., & Heilman, K. (2021). Child maltreatment severity and sleep variability predict mother-infant RSA coregulation. Development and Psychopathology, 33(5). doi:10.1017/S0954579421000729
McDonald, S. E., Tomlinson, C. A., Applebaum, J. W., Moyer, S., Brown, S. M., Carter, C. S., & Kinser, P. (2021). Human-animal interaction and perinatal mental health: A narrative review of selected literature and call for research. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 10114. doi:10.3390/ijerph181910114
Brown, S. M., Rhoades, G. K., Marti, C. N., & Lewis, T. (2021). The co-occurrence of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence in families: Effects on children’s externalizing behavior problems. Child Maltreatment, 26(4), 363-375. doi:10.1177/1077559520985934
2020
Brown, S. M., Barman-Adhikari, A., Massey-Combs, K., & Rice, E. (2020). Sociodemographic and substance use characteristics associated with typologies and composition of social support networks among youth experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles, USA. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28(2), 533-543. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12886
Brown, S. M., Schlueter, S. L., Hurwich-Reiss, E., Dmitrieva, J., Miles, E., & Watamura, S. E. (2020). Parental buffering in the context of poverty: Positive parenting behaviors differentiates young children’s stress reactivity profiles. Development and Psychopathology, 32, 1778-1787.
Lechuga-Peña, S., Brown, S. M., Mitchell, F., Becerra, D., & Brisson, D. (2020). Improving parent-child relationships: Effects of the Your Family, Your neighborhood Intervention. Children and Youth Services Review, 119. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105690
Brown, S. M., Yoder, J., Orsi, R., & Tarcha, N. (2020). Intergenerational continuity of risk: Examining pathways from parental mental health to children’s behavioral health problems among families investigated for maltreatment. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 13(2), 179-198. doi:10.1086/711699
Brown, S. M., Doom, J., Lechuga-Peña, S., Watamura, S. E., & Koppels, T. (2020). Stress and parenting during the global COVID-19 pandemic. Child Abuse & Neglect, 110(Part 2). doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104699
Barman-Adhikari, A., Hsu., H., Micheas, L., Brown, S. M., Haloi, O., & Rice, E. (2020). A sociometric approach to understanding concordance in substance use perceptions among youth experiencing homelessness. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 11(2). doi:10.1086/709847
Yoder, J. R., Orsi, R., Brown, S. M., & Halac, T. (2020). Timely integration of protective factors: Impacts on children’s health and behavioral outcomes among families investigated for maltreatment. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 2091-2103. doi:10.1007/s10826-020-01734-0
Brown, S. M., Orsi, R., & Chen, B. (2020). Child, family, and case characteristics associated with reentry into out-of-home care among children and youth involved with child protection services. Child Maltreatment, 25(2), 162-171. doi:10.1177/1077559519869395
2019
Brown, S. M., Orsi, R., & Chen, B. (2019). Child, family, and case characteristics associated with reentry into out-of-home care among children and youth involved with child protection services. Child Maltreatment. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/1077559519869395
Brown, S. M., Rienks, S., McCrae, J., & Watamura, S. (2019). The co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences among children investigated for child maltreatment: A latent class analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 87, 18-27. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.11.010
Brown, S. M., Bender, K., Orsi, R., McCrae, J., Rienks, S., & Phillips, J. (2019). Adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to complex health profiles among child welfare-involved children and youth: A classification and regression tree analysis. Health Services Research. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1475-6773.13166
2018
Brown, S. M., Bender, K. A., Bellamy, J., Garland, E., Dmitrieva, J., & Jenson, J. (2018). A pilot randomized trial of a mindfulness-informed intervention for child welfare-involved families. Mindfulness. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s12671-018-1001-5
Massey-Combs, K., Brown, S. M., Begun, S., & Taussig, H. (2018). Pregnancy attitudes and contraceptive use among young adults with histories of foster care. Children and Youth Services Review, 94, 284-289. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.10.017
McCrae, J. S., Bender, K., Brown, S. M., Phillips, J. D., & Rienks, S. (2018). Adverse childhood. Children’s Health Care, 48, 38-58. doi: 10.1080/02739615.2018.1446140
Orsi, R., Brown, S. M., Knight, K. E., & Shillington, A. M. (2018). Remaining home: Well-being outcomes and co-occurring parental substance use following a maltreatment investigation in middle childhood. Children and Youth Services Review, 84, 118-124. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.11.022
2017
Brown, S. M., & Bellamy, J. (2017). Feasibility, acceptability, and clinical trends of a mindfulness-informed child welfare intervention: Implications for trauma-informed practice. Advances in Social Work, 18, 369-386. doi: 18060/21281
Brown, S. M., Rienks, S., McCrae, J., & Watamura, S. (2017). The co-occurrence of adverse childhood experiences among children investigated for child maltreatment: A latent class analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 87, 18-27. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.11.010
Brown, S. M., & Shillington, A. M. (2017). Childhood adversity and the risk of substance use and delinquency: The role of protective adult relationships. Child Abuse & Neglect, 63, 211-221. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.11.006
McCrae, J. S., & Brown, S. M. (2017). Systematic review of social-emotional screening instruments for young children in child welfare services. Research on Social Work Practice, 28(7), 767-788. doi: 10.1177/1049731516686691
Rienks, S., Phillips, J., McCrae, J., Bender, K., & Brown, S. M. (2017). Complex health concerns among child welfare populations and the benefit of pediatric medical homes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 65, 212-225. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.021
Riggs, N. R., & Brown, S. M. (2017). Prospective associations between peer victimization and dispositional mindfulness during early adolescence. Prevention Science, 18(4), 481-489. doi: 10.1007/s11121-017-0759-z
2016
Barman-Adhikari, A., Bowen, E., Bender, K., Brown, S. M., & Rice, E. (2016). A social capital approach to identifying correlates of perceived social support among homeless youth. Child & Youth Care Forum, 45(5), 691-708. doi: 10.1007/s10566-016-9352-3
Begun, S., Bender, K. A., Brown, S. M., Barman-Adhikari, A., & Ferguson, K. (2016). Social connectedness, self-efficacy, and mental health outcomes among homeless youth: Prioritizing approaches to service provision in a time of limited agency resources. Youth & Society. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/004418X16650459
Bender, K., Brown, S. M., Begun, S., Barman-Adhikari, A., & Ferguson, K. (2016). Coping styles associated with victimization profiles among homeless youth. Families in Society, 97, 191-180. doi: 10.1606/1044-3894.2016.97.20
Garland, E. L., Brown, S. M., & Howard, M. O. (2016). Thought suppression as a mediator of the association between depressed mood and prescription opioid craving among chronic pain patients. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 39(1), 128-138. doi:10.1007/s10865-015-9675-9
Langenderfer, L., Walls, N. E., Whitfield, D. L., Brown, S. M., & Barrett, C. (2016). Partner violence among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth: Associations among risk factors. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 33(1), 55-68. doi:1007/s10560-015-0402-8
Lechuga Peña, S., Klawetter, S., Begun, S., & Brown, S. M. (2016). MSW students’ understanding of social location: The development of a positionality measure. Perspectives on Social Work, 11(2), 32-41.
2015
Bender, K. A., Begun, S., DePrince, A. P., Haffejee, B., Brown, S. M., Hathaway, J., & Schau, N. (2015). Mindfulness intervention with homeless youth. Journal of the Society for Social Work Research, 6(4), 491-513. doi: 10.1086/684107
Brown, S. M., Begun, S., Bender, K., Ferguson, K. M., & Thompson, S. J. (2015). An exploratory factor analysis of coping strategies and relationship to depression among a sample of homeless youth. Community Mental Health Journal, 51, 818-827. doi:10.1007/s10597-015-9870-8
Brown, S. M., Klein, S., & McCrae, J. S. (2015). Collaborative relationships and improved service coordination among child welfare and early childhood systems. Child Welfare, 93(2), 91-116.
Garland, E. L., Brown, S. M., & Howard, M. O. (2015). Traumatic experiences and reduced alcohol self-efficacy among alcohol dependent inpatients: Attentional and autonomic mediators. Bulletin of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 25, 355-364. doi:10.5455/bcp.20150502072931
McCrae, J. S, Brown, S. M., Yang, J., & Groneman, S. (2015). Enhancing early childhood outcomes: Connecting child welfare and Head Start. Early Child Development and Care, 186, 1110-1125. doi:10.1080/03004430.2015.1077818
Yoder, J., & Brown, S. M. (2015). Challenges facing families of sexually abusive youth: What prevents service engagement? Victims & Offenders, 10, 29-50. doi:10.1080/15564886.2013.875969
2014
Bender, K., Brown, S. M., Thompson, S. J., Ferguson, K. M., & Langenderfer, L. (2014). Multiple victimizations before and after leaving home associated with PTSD, depression, and substance use disorder among homeless youth. Child Maltreatment, 20, 115-124. doi:10.1177/1077559514562859
Kennedy, S., Kim, J. S., Tripodi, S. J., Brown, S. M., & Gowdy, G. (2014). Does parent-child interaction therapy reduce future physical abuse?: A meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice, 26, 147-156. doi:10.1177/1049731514543024