Research and Policy Briefs

The following briefs sum­marize new and ongoing child-related research at CWRU, and highlight implications for policy and practice.  These in-depth, stand-alone documents correspond with the "Schubert Conversations on Children in Research and Policy" - our monthly lecture series that stimulates ongoing dialogue about child-related research, pol­icy, and practice among scholars, policy experts, advocates, and professionals primarily from Northeast Ohio.  To request a hard copy of any of these publications, please contact the Schubert Center.

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01/24/2013Lessons from the Playing Field: Addressing Youth Sports-Related Concussions
-- Susannah Briskin, MD, Amanda Weiss-Kelly, MD, & Mary Solomon, DO
01/14/2013The Bridge to Somewhere: How Research Made its Way into Legislative Juvenile Justice Reform in Ohio: A Case Study
-- Gabriella Celeste, JD, Director, Child Policy

In 2011, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 86, landmark legislation for juvenile justice reforms based on an understanding of evidence-based practices and adolescent development research. This legislative achievement was the result of a collaborative policy change model that relied upon critical engagement among various experts, practitioners, key stakeholders, advocates and policymakers. The case study is intended to be a learning tool for those interested in understanding a collaborative approach to policy change and potentially pursing similar policy change efforts in the future.
12/11/2012Rightsizing Juvenile Justice in Ohio: FY 2012-2013 Budget
-- Gabriella Celeste, JD
10/30/2012Civic Engagement and the Youth Vote
-- Justin Buchler, PhD
09/27/2012Adolescent Transitions, Developmental Assets and Parental Monitoring: Lessons from the Cuyahoga County Youth Behavior Risk Survey
-- Jean Frank, MPH and Erika Trapl, PhD
03/20/2012Parental Job Loss and the Implications for Children
-- Mark Votruba, PhD
02/14/2012Serious Mental Illness in Childhood: What Longitudinal Data on Manic Symptoms Can Tell Us
-- Robert Findling, MD, MBA
09/27/2011Children Exposed to Violence & the Defending Childhood Initiative
-- Daniel Flannery, PhD
04/5/2011Toward an Understanding of Girls with Eating Disorders
03/15/2011Children’s Development of Mathematical Skills
-- Lee Thompson, PhD

Click here to download a response handout by discussant Kim Yoak, Mathematics Consultant at Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools and Past President of the Ohio Council of Teachers of Mathematics
02/8/2011Early School Progress in Children with Extreme Prematurity
-- H. Gerry Taylor, PhD
11/9/2010Lessons in Child Welfare Reform from Cuyahoga County and Beyond: The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Family to Family Initiative
-- David Crampton, PhD
10/12/2010Improving Oral Health and Access to Dental Care for Children
-- James Lalumandier, DDS, MPH
09/15/2010Teen Dating Violence and Girls
04/20/2010Girls in the Juvenile Justice System: A Profile of Ohio
04/13/2010Obesity & Hypertension in Elementary-Age Children
-- Marilyn Lotas, PhD, RN
03/16/2010Managing Mental Illness on Campus: The Student Experience Transitioning to College
-- Eileen Anderson-Fye, EdD

02/9/2010Advancing Children’s Health & Development: The National Children’s Study in Northeast Ohio
-- Dorr Dearborn, MD, PhD

11/17/2009Preschool Assessment: Appreciating Developmental Differences Through Play
-- Elizabeth Short, PhD

10/13/2009Understanding the Impact of Foreclosures on Children, Families and Neighborhoods in Cuyahoga County
-- Claudia Coulton, PhD

04/14/2009Parenting Very Low Birth Weight Children From Birth To Adolescence
-- Lynn Singer, PhD

03/17/2009Pathways to Culturally Informed Music Education: Lessons from the Gambia
-- Lisa Huisman Koops, PhD

02/10/2009Effects on Emotional and Behavioral Problems from Early Childhood through Adolescence
-- Arin M. Connell, PhD
10/15/2008How are Children Faring in this Economy? A Look at Family Homelessness
-- Cyleste Collins, PhD

10/14/2008University Community Partnership in Cuyahoga County: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey
-- Mona Shediac-Rizkallah, PhD, and Jean Frank, MPH
04/15/2008The Role of Genetics in Speech, Language and Reading Disorders among Children
-- Barbara A. Lewis, PhD
03/18/2008A Theory of Intelligence as Processing: Implications for Addressing Racial Differences in IQ
-- Joseph Fagan, PhD
02/19/2008School Entry Dates and Overall Academic Attainment
-- Heather N. Royer, PhD
01/25/2008Maternal Depression and Its Impact on Families at Risk
-- Linda Lewin,PhD, APRN, BC and Judith A. Maloni, PhD, RN, FAAN
11/13/2007The Impact of Urban Hassles as Chronic Stressors on Adolescent Mental Health
-- David B. Miller, PhD
10/26/2007The Long Term Outcomes for Premature and Low Birth Weight Infants
-- Maureen Hack, MD
10/9/2007Children's Participation in Out-of-School Activities
-- Claudia Coulton, PhD and Molly Irwin, MPH
03/6/2007Improving Academic Achievement: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Elementary School Test Scores
-- Eric P. Bettinger, PhD
02/6/2007Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
-- Robert Findling, MD
11/14/2006Pediatric Obesity
-- Leslie J. Heinberg, PhD
04/1/2006The Impact of Welfare Reform on the Child Welfare System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1995-2001
-- Kathleen Wells, PhD