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A - 43 Executive Functioning and Concussion in Autistic Youth Open

Hans J. Johnson, Tali Rasooly, Alessia Frater, Gérard A. Gioia, Christine Vaughan · 2025

Purpose The impact of concussion on executive functions (EF) in youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is understudied. This retrospective review compares differences in EF between ASD and non-ASD children following concussion. Method 1…

The Road to Reintegration: Status and Continuing Support of the U.S. Air Force's Wounded, Ill, and Injured Open

Carra S. Sims, Christine Vaughan, John A Hamm, Brent W. Anderson, Angela Clague · 2023

The U.S. Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) to help assess the well-being of its wounded members and the quality of services provided to facilitate their recovery and reintegration. RAND PAF fielded a survey in the fall of 2016 t…

Positivity-Preserving Lax-Wendroff Discontinuous Galerkin Schemes for Quadrature-Based Moment-Closure Approximations of Kinetic Models Open

Erica R. Johnson, James A. Rossmanith, Christine Vaughan · 2021

The quadrature-based method of moments (QMOM) offers a promising class of approximation techniques for reducing kinetic equations to fluid equations that are valid beyond thermodynamic equilibrium. In this work, we study a particular five-…

Protective Effects of Maternal and Peer Support on Depressive Symptoms during Adolescence Open

Christine Vaughan, Vangie A. Foshee, Susan T. Ennett · 2020

The current study examined the contributions of maternal and peer support to depressive symptoms in early to mid-adolescence and variation in these contributions across age, gender, and race. Five waves of data on maternal support, peer su…

Racial/ethnic differences in Body Mass Index: The roles of beliefs about thinness and dietary restriction Open

Christine Vaughan, William P. Sacco, Jason W. Beckstead · 2020

The greater BMI of African American relative to Caucasian women is implicated in racial/ethnic disparities in health outcomes. The principal aim of the current study was to evaluate a theoretical account of racial/ethnic differences in BMI…

The First National Study of Neighborhood Parks Open

Deborah A. Cohen, Bing Han, Catherine J. Nagel, Peter Harnik, Thomas L. McKenzie , et al. · 2020

An extensive infrastructure of neighborhood parks supports leisure time physical activity in most U.S. cities; yet, most Americans do not meet national guidelines for physical activity. Neighborhood parks have never been assessed nationall…

892: Confirmed maternal neoplasms detected via informaSeq non-invasive prenatal screening Open

Jordan D. Dix, Michelle Burch, Amy C. Dexter, Emily Walsh, Christine Vaughan , et al. · 2018

How Do Racial/Ethnic Groups Differ in Their Use of Neighborhood Parks? Findings from the National Study of Neighborhood Parks Open

Christine Vaughan, Deborah A. Cohen, Bing Han · 2018

Online peer support groups for family caregivers: are they reaching the caregivers with the greatest needs? Open

Esther M. Friedman, Thomas E. Trail, Christine Vaughan, Terri Tanielian · 2018

Background Online peer support groups are an increasingly common venue for caregivers supporting disabled family members to exchange informational, emotional, and instrumental support. We know very little, however, about who uses these gro…

Informal Caregivers’ Experiences and Perceptions of a Web-Based Peer Support Network: Mixed-Methods Study Open

Christine Vaughan, Thomas E. Trail, Ammarah Mahmud, Stephanie Dellva, Terri Tanielian , et al. · 2018

BACKGROUND: Web-based peer support interventions have shown promise in reducing social isolation and social support deficits among informal caregivers, but little research has examined how caregivers use and perceive these interventions. O…

Park Use in Low-Income Urban Neighborhoods: Who Uses the Parks and Why? Open

Christine Vaughan, Natalie Colabianchi, Gerald Hunter, Robin Beckman, Tamara Dubowitz · 2018

Informal Caregivers� Experiences and Perceptions of a Web-Based Peer Support Network: Mixed-Methods Study (Preprint) Open

Christine Vaughan, Thomas E. Trail, Ammarah Mahmud, Stephanie Dellva, Terri Tanielian , et al. · 2018

BACKGROUND Web-based peer support interventions have shown promise in reducing social isolation and social support deficits among informal caregivers, but little research has examined how caregivers use and perceive these interventions. …

Does where you shop or who you are predict what you eat?: The role of stores and individual characteristics in dietary intake Open

Christine Vaughan, Rebecca L. Collins, Madhumita Ghosh‐Dastidar, Robin Beckman, Tamara Dubowitz · 2017

Where do food desert residents buy most of their junk food? Supermarkets Open

Christine Vaughan, Deborah A. Cohen, Madhumita Ghosh‐Dastidar, Gerald Hunter, Tamara Dubowitz · 2016

Objective To examine where residents in an area with limited access to healthy foods (an urban food desert) purchased healthier and less healthy foods. Design Food shopping receipts were collected over a one-week period in 2013. These were…

The First National Study of Neighborhood Parks Open

Deborah A. Cohen, Bing Han, Catherine J. Nagel, Peter Harnik, Thomas L. McKenzie , et al. · 2016

Measurement invariance across administration mode: Examining the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist. Open

Ashley Boal, Christine Vaughan, Carra S. Sims, Jeremy N. V. Miles · 2016

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Checklist (PCL) is commonly used to screen for PTSD in clinical and research contexts. While the PCL is utilized within numerous settings and populations, research has not yet established the extent…

Longitudinal Associations Among Pain, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, and Stress Appraisals Open

Christine Vaughan, Jeremy N. V. Miles, David P. Eisenman, Lisa S. Meredith · 2016

Comorbidity of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and pain is well documented, but the mechanisms underlying their comorbidity are not well understood. Cross‐lagged regression models were estimated with 3 waves of longitudinal data to ex…

Impact of Collaborative Care for Underserved Patients with PTSD in Primary Care: a Randomized Controlled Trial Open

Lisa S. Meredith, David P. Eisenman, Bing Han, Bonnie L. Green, Stacey Kaltman , et al. · 2016

The Deployment Life Study: Longitudinal Analysis of Military Families Across the Deployment Cycle Open

Sarah O. Meadows, Terry L. Schell, Terri Tanielian, Beth Ann Griffin, Benjamin R. Karney , et al. · 2016

In 2009, RAND launched the Deployment Life Study, a longitudinal study of military families across a deployment cycle in order to assess family readiness. Family readiness refers to the state of being prepared to effectively navigat…

Continuing Down the Road to Reintegration: Status and Ongoing Support of the U.S. Air Force's Wounded Warriors Open

Carra S. Sims, Christine Vaughan, Kayla Williams · 2016

The U.S. Air Force (AF) wanted to gauge the current status of its wounded warriors, including their use of and satisfaction with AF programs designed to serve them. The research team surveyed AF wounded warriors (wave 1) and published the …

How Military Families Respond Before, During and After Deployment: Findings from the RAND Deployment Life Study Open

Terry L. Schell, Sarah O. Meadows, Terri Tanielian, Beth Ann Griffin, Lisa H. Jaycox , et al. · 2016

This overview of the findings from the RAND Deployment Life Study describes the effects of deployment on marital relationships, family environment, psychological and behavioral health, child well-being, and military integration.

Evaluation of the Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) Program. Open

Christine Vaughan, Carrie M. Farmer, Joshua Breslau, Crystal M. Burnette · 2015

The Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program embeds mental health personnel within Marine Corps units and extends their reach by training officers and noncommissioned officers to recognize Marines showing signs…

Navigating the Road to Reintegration: Status and Continuing Support of the U.S. Air Force's Wounded Warriors. Open

Carra S. Sims, Christine Vaughan, Haralambos Theologis, Ashley Boal, Karen Chan Osilla · 2015

The U.S. Air Force, wanting to gain greater insight into the well-being of its members who have sustained mental or physical injuries in combat or combat-related situations, including their quality of life and the challenges they will conf…

Diet And Perceptions Change With Supermarket Introduction In A Food Desert, But Not Because Of Supermarket Use Open

Tamara Dubowitz, Madhumita Ghosh‐Dastidar, Deborah A. Cohen, Robin Beckman, Elizabeth D. Steiner , et al. · 2015

Placing full-service supermarkets in food deserts--areas with limited access to healthy food--has been promoted as a way to reduce inequalities in access to healthy food, improve diet, and reduce the risk of obesity. However, previous stud…

Pre-Deployment Stress, Mental Health, and Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Marines. Open

Carrie M. Farmer, Christine Vaughan, Jeffrey Garnett, Robin M. Weinick · 2015

The Marine Corps Operational Stress Control and Readiness (OSCAR) program is designed to provide mental health support to marines by embedding mental health personnel within Marine Corps units and increasing the capability of officers and …

Acupuncture for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review Open

Melony E. Sorbero, Kerry Reynolds, Benjamin Colaiaco, Susan L. Lovejoy, Coreen Farris , et al. · 2015

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent condition associated with significant burden in terms of reduced quality of life, lower productivity, increased prevalence of other conditions and increased health care costs. We conducted a s…

Meditation for Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review Open

Melony E. Sorbero, Sangeeta C. Ahluwalia, Kerry Reynolds, Susan L. Lovejoy, Coreen Farris , et al. · 2015

RAND researchers conducted a systematic review that synthesized evidence from randomized controlled trials of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy — used adjunctively or as monotherapy — to assess its efficacy and safety in treating adults …

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