Publications

TPS Overview

Dermody TS, Ettinger A, Savage Friedman F, Chavis V, Miller E. The Pittsburgh Study: Learning with Communities About Child Health and Thriving. Health Equity. 2022 May 1;6(1):338-44.

Family Strengths Survey

• Ray KN, Ettinger AK, Dwarakanath N, Mistry SV, Bey J, Chaves-Gnecco D, Alston KA, Ripper L, Lavage DR, Landsittel DP, Miller E. Rapid-cycle community assessment of health-related social needs of children and families during Coronavirus Disease 2019. Academic pediatrics. 2021 May 1;21(4):677-83.
• Burgette JM, Weyant RJ, Ettinger AK, Miller E, Ray KN. What is the association between income loss during the COVID-19 pandemic and children’s dental care?. The Journal of the American Dental Association. 2021 May 1;152(5):369-76.
• Levin-Decanini T, Henderson C, Mistry S, Dwarakanth N, Ray K, Miller E, Houtrow A. Decreased access to therapeutic services for children with disabilities during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders in Western Pennsylvania. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine. 2022 Jul 15(Preprint):1-5.

Science of Thriving and Brightspotting

• Ettinger AK, Ray KN, Burke JG, Thompson J, Navratil J, Chavis V. & Miller, E.(2020). A Community Partnered Approach for Defining Child and Youth Thriving. Academic Pediatrics.
• Ettinger AK, Risser L, Rahman S, Rigas D, Abromitis R, Stokes LR, Chavis V, Miller E. Defining and measuring child and youth thriving: a scoping review. Pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1;150(5).
• Ettinger AK, Landsittel D, Abebe KZ, Bey J, Chavis V, Navratil JD, Savage Friedman  F, Dermody TS, Miller E. THRIVE conceptual framework and study protocol: a community-partnered longitudinal multi-cohort study to promote child and youth thriving, health equity, and community strength. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2022 Feb 4;9:1646.
• Ray KN, Yahner KA, Bey J, Martin KC, Planey AM, Culyba AJ, Miller E. Understanding Variation In Nonurgent Pediatric Emergency Department Use In Communities With Concentrated Disadvantage: Study examines nonurgent emergency department use by children in communities with concentrated socioeconomic and structural disadvantage. Health Affairs. 2021 Jan 1;40(1):156-64.

Healthy Pregnancy Collaborative

• Hager, E., Lavage, D. R., Shirriel, J., Catov, J., Miller, E., The Pittsburgh Study Pregnancy Collaborative, Krishnamurti, T. Listening to neighborhoods: Findings from The Pregnancy Collaborative on maternal health equity. (Submitted)
• Hager, E., Lavage, D. R., Shirriel, J., Catov, J., Miller, E., The Pittsburgh Study Pregnancy Collaborative, Krishnamurti, T. (2024). A model for engaging citizen scientists: A community-partnered research collaboration to address inequities for Black birthing people. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 28(9), 1495-1505. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-024-03974-8
• Hager E, Fochek C, Klem ML, and Krishnamurti T, on behalf of the Pittsburgh Study Pregnancy Collaborative. Thriving in the peripartum period: a community-partnered concept analysis.  In Draft. Targeted journals: International Journal of Nursing Studies or BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.

Community Vitality Collaborative (COVID19 response/Public Health and Health Services)

• Scott T, Gutschow B, Ragavan MI, Ho K, Massart M, Ripper L, Muthama V, Miller E, Bey J, Abernathy RP. A community partnered approach to promoting COVID-19 vaccine equity. Health Promotion Practice. 2021 Nov;22(6):758-60.
• Ragavan MI, Ripper L, Davidson M, Scott T, Gutschow B, Muthama V, Townsend T, Schindler B, Hager E, Carmona E, Henderson C. COVID-19 information sources for Black and Latine communities: A community co-created survey. Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2022;16(2):23-32.
• Henderson C, Scott T, Schinder B, Hager E, Friedman FS, Miller E, Ragavan MI. Shifting the Paradigm From Participant Mistrust to Researcher & Institutional Trustworthiness: A Qualitative Study of Researchers’ Perspectives on Building Trustworthiness With Black Communities. Community Health Equity Research & Policy. 2022 Sep 20:0272684X221117710.
• Krakora M, Townsend T, Castillo Smyntek XA, Sickler L, Henry C, Hardeman C, Savage Friedman F, Sidani JE, Amodei J, Ruiz M, Rosen D. From Vaccines to Vitality: The Progression of a Community–Academic Collaboration. Health Promotion Practice. 2022 Dec 8:15248399221137271.
• Salib Y, Amodei J, Sanchez C, Castillo Smyntek XA, Lien M, Liu S, Acharya G, Kihumbu B, Mishra P, Chaves-Gnecco D, Timsina K. The COVID-19 vaccination experience of non-English speaking immigrant and refugee communities of color: A community co-created study. Community Health Equity Research & Policy. 2022 Oct 25:2752535X221133140.

Early Childhood Collaborative

Weaver Krug, C., Mendelsohn, A. L., Wuerth, J., Roby, E., & Shaw, D. S. (2024). The Pittsburgh Study: A tiered model for supporting parents during early childhood. Journal of Pediatrics. https//:doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2024.114396

Shaw, D. S., Mendelsohn, A. L., Morris-Perez, P. A., & Weaver Krug, C. (2024). Integrating equifinality and multifinality into the prevention programs in early childhood: The conceptual case for the use of tiered models. Development and Psychopathology, 36, 2357-2368. https://doi.org/10.1017/S095457942400021X

Dodge, K.A., Prinstein, M.J., Evans, A.C., Ahuvia, I.L., Alvarez, K., Beidas, R.S., Brown, A.J., Cuijpers, P., Denton, E., Hoagwood, K.E., Johnson, C., Kazdin, A.E., McDanal, R., Metzger, I.W., Rowley, S.N., Schleider, J., Shaw, D.S. (2024).  Population mental health science: Guiding principles and initial agenda.  American Psychologist. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001334

Roby E, Shaw DS, Morris P, Canfield CF, Miller EB, Dreyer B, Klass P, Ettinger A, Miller E, Mendelsohn AL. Pediatric primary care and partnerships across sectors to promote early child development. Academic pediatrics. 2021 Mar 1;21(2):228-35.

Shaw, D. S., Mendelsohn, A. L., & Morris, P. M. (2021). The Smart Beginnings model: Tiered prevention integrated in health care and home visiting to address poverty disparities in child development and promote school readiness. Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review, 24, 669-683

Early School Age Collaborative & 3Rs

• Positive racial identity development in early education. Journal of Curriculum, Teaching, Learning and Leadership in Education. 2019;4(2):73. 
• ** Zinsser KM, and Wanless SB. Racial disproportionality in the school-to-prison pipeline. In M. C. Stevenson, B. L. Bottoms, & K. C. Burke (Eds.), The Legacy of racism for children: Psychology, law, and public policy. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. 2020: 129-149.
• Spear, Caitlin & Briggs, Jennifer & Sanchez, Tiffany & Woody, Marla & Ponce-Cori, Jennifer. (2023). The Power of Picturebooks to Support Early Elementary Teachers’ Racial Literacy in Communities of Practice: An Example from the 3Rs (Reading, Racial Equity, Relationships). Early Childhood Education Journal. 1-13. 10.1007/s10643-023-01500-z.
• Orman, M., (2022, July 7) An Intro to “ecosystem mapping” with Allegheny County’s Literacy Ecosystem. Blog, Remake Learning, Pittsburgh PA.
• Wanless, S.B., Spear, C.F., Artinger, J.V., Briggs, J.O. (in press). Creating spaces for adult learning and professional development: Social-emotional skills for facilitating racial equity discussions. In S.E. Rimm-Kaufman, M.J. Strambler, K. Schonert-Reichl (Eds.), Social and Emotional Learning in Action: Creating Systemic Change in Schools. New York, NY: Guilford Publications. Chapter in press.

Healthy & Thriving Schools

• Rankine J, Culyba A, Coulter RWS, Miller E, Switzer G, Yoshida-Ehrmann E, Arellano G, Dudovitz R. COVID-19 and High School Attendance: Modeling Latent Trajectories and the Influence of School Policies and Practices. Academic Pediatrics. Published online September 24, 2025. doi:10.1016/j.acap.2025.103147 
• Rankine J, Coulter RWS, Culyba A, Miller E, Switzer G, Yoshida-Ehrmann E, Arellano G, Dudovitz R. School Engagement and Mental Health in Adolescence: Longitudinal and Bidirectional Relationships. Pediatric Research. Published online October 14, 2025. doi: 10.1038/s41390-025-04481-4 
• Rankine J, Culyba AJ, Coulter R, Miller E, Switzer G, Arellano G, Dudovitz R. Adolescent Social Networks and School Engagement Across the High School Transition. Pediatrics Open Science. Accepted Dec 2025.  

Adolescent Health Collaborative

• Rankine J, Fuhrman B, Copperman E, Miller E, Culyba A. School absenteeism among middle school students with high exposure to violence. Academic pediatrics. 2022 Nov 1;22(8):1300-8.
• Hill AL, Miller E, Switzer GE, Abebe KZ, Chang JC, Pulerwitz J, Brush LD, Hill AV. Gender equitable attitudes among adolescents: A validation study and associations with sexual health behaviors. Adolescent Research Review. 2021 Sep 7:1-4.
• Hill AV, Mistry S, Paglisotti TE, Dwarakanath N, Lavage DR, Hill AL, Iwuanyanwu R, Stokes LR, Jones KA, Miller E. Assessing feasibility of an adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for girls. Journal of Adolescence. 2022 Apr;94(3):333-53.
• Hill AV, Hill AL, Jackson JA, Gilreath TD, Fields A, Miller E. Adolescent Relationship Abuse, Gender Equitable Attitudes and Sexual Health Among Minority Adolescent Girls. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 2022.PMID: 35324369 DOI:10.1177/08862605221080976
• Hill AL, Stokes LR, Pollard J, Yu L, Trent MD, Miller E, Hill AV. Validation of the Perceptions of Racism in Children and Youth (PRaCY) Scale in Pittsburgh: Associations with Sexual Violence Experiences. Child & Youth Care Forum. 2023. DOI: 10.1007/s10566-023-09787-0
• Hill A, Balacio P, Moore M, Wilson T, Fields A, Miller E. How Racism and Discrimination Impacts Black Young Women’s Sexual Health: The Influence of Racial and Sexual Stereotypes on Educational Access. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2024.10.009. PMID: 39503657.
• Williams H, Berman E, Dulin O, Clarke K, Miller E.  Restorative Tardy Room. Journal of School Health (under review)
• Pulavarthi TS, Fabio A, Miller E, Culyba AJ. Examining associations between school connectedness, social support, violence, and firearm carrying. Journal Of Interpersonal Violence. 2024. DOI: 10.1177/08862605241233267 PMID: 38379210
• Szoko N, Dwarakanath N, Miller E, Chugani CD, Culyba AJ. Psychological empowerment and future orientation among adolescents in a youth participatory action research program. J Community Psychol. 2023; 51(5): 1851-1859. doi: 10.1002/jcop.22935 PMID: 36095077
• Szoko N, Brissett D, Hanner CD, Strotmeyer S, Miller E, Culyba AJ. Psychological Empowerment and Adolescent Health. Pediatrics, 2025. In press.
• Szoko N, Franklin B, Slade E, Fuhrman B, Murphy C, Booth K, Miller E. Perceived discrimination, experiences of trauma, and psychological functioning among juvenile court-involved youth. Journal of Adolescence, 2025. In press.
• Szoko N, Slade E, Fields A, Blankenship K, Miller E, Culyba AJ. Implementation evaluation of a community-based youth participatory action research program. American Journal of Community Psychology, 2025. In press.
• Szoko N, Wilson TK, Slade E, Risher T, Wheeler M, Miller E, Culyba AJ. Applying the Practical, Robust, Implementation & Sustainability Model (PRISM) to a Community-Based Youth Participatory Action Research Program. BMC Public Health 2025. In Press.
• Szoko N, Wilson T, Riley A, Carley KM, Zimmerman M,Miller E, Abebe KZ, Culyba AJ. Strengthening Connections for Change: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Trial of an
  Adolescent-Adult Social Network-Based Intervention. Journal of Adolescent Health. Accepted Nov 2025. 
• Szoko N, Joseph P, Hanner CD, Ramsey A, Mueller K, Miller E, Strotmeyer S, Culyba AJ. Protective factors against violence and substance use in adolescents: a latent class analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 2026. In Press.
• Cruce A, Slade E, Savage F, Savage M, Szoko N, Miller E. Piloting a virtual yoga and mindfulness program for juvenile court involved youth. Health Promotion Practice. DOI: 10.1177/15248399241278975. PMID: 39254149.
• Cruce A, Sable P, Melnick A, Blackenship K, Ortiz K, Mayers-Snyder V, Miller E, Rosen D. Implementing a gender-based violence prevention program in public middle schools: a social work practicum experience. Field Educator. Volume 14(2), Fall 2024.  
• Bell LA, Bushover B, Miller E, Culyba A. Staying in School: Connection, cohesiveness, and suspension. Academic Pediatrics. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.12.016. PMID: 34929388
• Culyba AJ, Riley AT, Corona G,Miller E, Carley KM. Adolescent-adult social networks and experiences of violence among Black youth in neighborhoods with high levels of community violence. Journal of Adolescent Health. 2022. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.05.010 PMID: 35717325

Policy and Place

Ohmer ML, Neumann A, Jacobs L, Beery J, DeMars K., Miller E. Advancing Data Justice: Lessons from a Collective Efficacy Violence Prevention Intervention. Journal of Society for Social Work and Research, Special Issue: Research Methods to Elevate the Study of Race and Antiracism in Social Work. 2025. Published online: doi/10.1086/738001