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Research Interests
I am interested in child and adolescent well-being as fostered by community conditions. As a sociologist I work to understand environmental, cultural, institutional and social influences on child and adolescent well being in low resourced and minority communities. I have experience and interest in community engaged scholarship. I currently lead an Evaluation Core in the Smith Child Health Research, Outreach and Advocacy Center.
I have worked in the areas of injury and obesity prevention with a focus on community programming and environmental interventions. My focus is on collaborative research and evaluation to improve the health and well-being of children and their communities with emphasis on socio-ecological approaches to health.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Sociology, PhD, Loyola University Chicago
… → 1998
Research interests keywords
- Community Medicine
- Injury Prevention
- Obesity
- Pediatrics
- Public Health
- Public Policy
- Violence Prevention
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Justice Impacted Families
Mason, M. (PD/PI)
Northern Illinois Recovery Community Organization, Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
11/1/24 → 10/31/25
Project: Research project
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Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System FY 25 – Prevention and Surveillance
Mason, M. (PD/PI)
Illinois Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9/1/24 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Statewide Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System FY 25 – Prevention ONLY
Mason, M. (PD/PI)
Illinois Department of Public Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
9/1/24 → 8/31/25
Project: Research project
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Implementing A Secure Firearm Storage Program in Illinois Health Centers in Partnership with AllianceChicago and the Illinois Primary Health Care Association
Beidas, R. S. (PD/PI) & Mason, M. (Co-Investigator)
National Institute of Nursing Research
7/24/24 → 5/31/29
Project: Research project
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Violent Death Reporting System 2025
Mason, M. (PD/PI)
Illinois Department of Public Health
7/1/24 → 6/30/25
Project: Research project
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Characteristics of child abuse fatalities: Insights from a statewide violent death reporting system
Dean, J. R., Kaczor, K., Lorenz, D., Mason, M. & Simonton, K. M., Mar 2024, In: Child Abuse and Neglect. 149, 106649.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Door-to-door overdose harm reduction: an Illinois case study
Mason, M., Johnson, B., Schaffner, C., Johnston, S., Alexander, U., Ajala, O., Andrews, N. & Welch, S. B., Dec 2024, In: Harm Reduction Journal. 21, 1, 218.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the 2016 surge in firearm violence in Illinois, USA, through community-based organisations: A qualitative study
Dastoor, J. D., Thomas, A., Slocum, J. D., Regan, S., Stone, L., Richardson, J. B., Mason, M., Johnson, J. K., Lin, K. & Stey, A., Nov 21 2024, In: Injury Prevention. 30, 6, p. 503-508 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Neighborhood Racial and Ethnic Predominance, Child Opportunity, and Violence-Related Mortality among Children and Adolescents in Chicago
Sullivan, G. A., Tian, Y., Royan, R., Huang, L. W., Rydland, K. J., Rogers, S. O., Kabre, R., Mason, M., Raval, M. V. & Stey, A. M., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Urban Health. 101, 5, p. 1015-1025 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Older adult drug overdose: an application of latent class analysis to identify prevention opportunities
Mason, M., Pandya, K. & Lundberg, A., Dec 2024, In: Harm Reduction Journal. 21, 1, 61.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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