Grants per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Comorbid psychiatric disorders, Trauma and loss, Mental health needs, substance use and risky behaviors of offenders, HIV/AIDS/STIs, Criminalization of mentally ill
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
… → 1988
Research interests
- Alcohol and Drug Dependency
- Health Disparities
- Mental Health
- Mental Health Service Utilization
- Public Policy
- Substance Use Disorders
- Trauma
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Substance-Related Disorders
Medicine & Life Sciences
Psychiatry
Medicine & Life Sciences
Longitudinal Studies
Medicine & Life Sciences
Mental Disorders
Medicine & Life Sciences
Interviews
Medicine & Life Sciences
Risk-Taking
Medicine & Life Sciences
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Medicine & Life Sciences
HIV
Medicine & Life Sciences
Network
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Grants 1999 2024
Collateral Consequences of Parents Incarcerations for Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Study
Teplin, L. A., Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Petitclerc, A., Wakschlag, L. S. & Welty, L. J.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6/10/19 → 1/31/24
Project: Research project
Firearm Involvement Among Parents and Their Adolescent Children: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of At-Risk Youth
Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
9/1/18 → 8/31/23
Project: Research project
longitudinal study
parents
adolescent
violence
juvenile offender
Drug Abuse and Related Health Disparities: An Intergenerational Longitudinal Study of Offspring of Delinquent Youth (Northwestern Offspring Project)
Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Petitclerc, A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/1/18 → 5/31/23
Project: Research project
drug abuse
longitudinal study
parents
health
substance abuse
Synthesis of Trials to Prevent Suicide Risk Behavior in Sexual and Gender Minorities
Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H. & Mustanski, B.
National Institute of Mental Health
8/6/18 → 5/31/22
Project: Research project
Risk-Taking
Suicide
Sexual Minorities
Bullying
Preventive Health Services
Firearm involvement of parents and their adolescent children: A prospective intergenerational study of high-risk youth
Abram, K. M., Brown, C. H., Jakubowski, J. A., Teplin, L. A. & Welty, L. J.
7/23/18 → 6/30/21
Project: Research project
parents
adolescent
violence
juvenile offender
victimization
Research Output 1989 2018
Social support networks among delinquent youth: An 8-year follow-up study
Zwecker, N. A., Harrison, A. J., Welty, L. J., Teplin, L. A. & Abram, K. M., Oct 3 2018, In : Journal of Offender Rehabilitation. 57, 7, p. 459-480 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Social Support
social support
adulthood
social network
human being
6
Citations
(Scopus)
Disparities in HIV/AIDS risk behaviors after youth leave detention: A 14-year longitudinal study
Abram, K. M., Stokes, M. L., Welty, L. J., Aaby, D. A. & Teplin, L. A., Feb 1 2017, In : Pediatrics. 139, 2, e20160360.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Risk-Taking
Longitudinal Studies
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
HIV
Sexual Partners
6
Citations
(Scopus)
Sex and racial/ethnic differences in positive outcomes in delinquent youth after detention a 12-year longitudinal study
Abram, K. M., Azores-Gococo, N. M., Emanuel, K. M., Aaby, D. A., Welty, L. J., Hershfield, J. A., Rosenbaum, M. S. & Teplin, L. A., Feb 1 2017, In : JAMA Pediatrics. 171, 2, p. 123-132 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Longitudinal Studies
Odds Ratio
African Americans
Parenting
Hispanic Americans
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Trajectories of Substance Use Disorder in Youth After Detention: A 12-Year Longitudinal Study
Welty, L. J., Hershfield, J. A., Abram, K. M., Han, H., Byck, G. R. & Teplin, L. A., Feb 1 2017, In : Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 56, 2, p. 140-148 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
compound A 12
Substance-Related Disorders
Longitudinal Studies
Street Drugs
Interviews
24
Citations
(Scopus)
Health disparities in drug- and alcohol-use disorders: A 12-year longitudinal study of youths after detention
Welty, L. J., Harrison, A. J., Abram, K. M., Olson, N. D., Aaby, D. A., McCoy, K. P., Washburn, J. J. & Teplin, L. A., May 1 2016, In : American journal of public health. 106, 5, p. 872-880 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
compound A 12
Substance-Related Disorders
Longitudinal Studies
Alcohols
Health