Cindy A Crusto
Biographic Data
| ID | 77618 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cindy A Crusto |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cindy A |
| FAMILY NAME | Crusto |
| SIGNATURE | CRUSTO C A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Yale University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3300-3040 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 118 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Neighborhood Deprivation, Trauma Profiles, Coping, and Stress Prospectively Predict Depressive Symptoms Among Young African American Mothers in the InterGEN Study
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa
Although advances have been made in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, social and psychological factors associated with learning of an HIV diagnosis and living with HIV during pregnancy can impact medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile technology can increase social support; however, it is unclear if such technology can be used to provide social support to reduce negative psychological outcomes. This study an…
Perceptions of Care and Perceived Discrimination
Vicarious Racism, Direct Racism, and Mental Health Among Racialized Minority Healthcare Workers
Police Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in African American Women
Introduction: There are significant and pervasive disparities in police violence and discrimination toward African Americans/Blacks. It is possible that these disparities may lead to heightened vulnerability for poor mental health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the associations between experiences of police discrimination and depressive symptoms in a community-based sample of African American/Black women. Methods: We perform…
Exploring Psychosocial Mediators of the Associations of Lifetime Trauma and Body Mass Index in African American Women
Purpose: This study sought to examine the association between lifetime trauma (i.e., childhood, adulthood, and cumulative) and body mass index (BMI) and if this association was mediated by psychosocial factors (i.e., depressive symptoms and stress) in a sample of African American women. Methods: We examined lifetime trauma among African American women in the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure Study (In…
The Influence of Discrimination and Coping Style on Blood Pressure Among Black/African American Women in the InterGEN Study
Purpose: Although research has explored the effects of racism on mental health, few studies have investigated the effects of racism on physical health. In this study, we examined the influence of racial discrimination and race-related stress and coping on blood pressure within a cohort of Black/African American women. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of 226 Black/African American women from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and P…
Risk and protective factors for alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among child welfare-involved youth
Building Capacity for Trauma-Informed Care in the Child Welfare System
Exposure to childhood trauma is a major public health concern and is especially prevalent among children in the child welfare system (CWS). State and tribal CWSs are increasingly focusing efforts on identifying and serving children exposed to trauma through the creation of trauma-informed systems. This evaluation of a statewide initiative in Connecticut describes the strategies used to create a trauma-informed CWS, including workforce development…
The assessment of early trauma exposure on social-emotional health of young children
Reflections on a Community Psychology Setting and the Future of the Field
The 50th anniversary of the Swampscott Conference offers an opportunity to reflect on a community psychology setting, The Consultation Center at Yale, that was formed in response to the 1963 Community Mental Health Act and the 1965 Swampscott Conference. The Center has flourished as a community psychology setting for practice, research, and training for 39 of the 50 years since Swampscott. Its creation and existence over this period offers an opp…
Psychometric Evaluation of Data From the Race-Related Events Scale
Using exploratory factor analysis, we examined the factor structure of data collected from the Race-Related Events Scale, which assesses perceived exposure to race-related stress. Our sample (N = 201) consisted of diverse caregivers of Head Start preschoolers. Three factors explained 81% of the variance in the data and showed sound reliability
Exposure to traumatic events and health-related quality of life in preschool-aged children
Understanding the ecology and development of children and families experiencing homelessness
The experience of homelessness can pervade multiple levels and facets of a child and family's world. In view of the historical risks in the lives of children who are experiencing homelessness (e.g., growing up under conditions of poverty, exposure to family violence), it is clear that interventions, services, and supports need to be equally comprehensive to have a positive influence on child functioning and development. Consequently, service syst…
Utilizing Program Evaluation as a Strategy to Promote Community Change
This paper describes the authors' work in a community that received Federal funding for an integrated system of care to reduce the impact and incidence of exposure to violence for children less than six years of age. The paper includes a review of the conceptual framework that guided the work of the authors and provides a brief overview of the issue of family violence, the impact of this violence on young children, and the Federal response to thi…
What works in prevention
The high prevalence of drug abuse, delinquency, youth violence, and other youth problems creates a need to identify and disseminate effective prevention strategies. General principles gleaned from effective interventions may help prevention practitioners select, modify, or create more effective programs. Using a review-of-reviews approach across 4 areas (substance abuse, risky sexual behavior, school failure, and juvenile delinquency and violence…
Comprehensive Quality Programming and Accountability
What works in prevention
The high prevalence of drug abuse, delinquency, youth violence, and other youth problems creates a need to identify and disseminate effective prevention strategies. General principles gleaned from effective interventions may help prevention practitioners select, modify, or create more effective programs. Using a review-of-reviews approach across 4 areas (substance abuse, risky sexual behavior, school failure, and juvenile delinquency and violence…
The Influence of Discrimination and Coping Style on Blood Pressure Among Black/African American Women in the InterGEN Study
Purpose: Although research has explored the effects of racism on mental health, few studies have investigated the effects of racism on physical health. In this study, we examined the influence of racial discrimination and race-related stress and coping on blood pressure within a cohort of Black/African American women. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of 226 Black/African American women from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and P…
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa
Although advances have been made in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, social and psychological factors associated with learning of an HIV diagnosis and living with HIV during pregnancy can impact medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile technology can increase social support; however, it is unclear if such technology can be used to provide social support to reduce negative psychological outcomes. This study an…
Risk and protective factors for alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among child welfare-involved youth
The assessment of early trauma exposure on social-emotional health of young children
Reflections on a Community Psychology Setting and the Future of the Field
The 50th anniversary of the Swampscott Conference offers an opportunity to reflect on a community psychology setting, The Consultation Center at Yale, that was formed in response to the 1963 Community Mental Health Act and the 1965 Swampscott Conference. The Center has flourished as a community psychology setting for practice, research, and training for 39 of the 50 years since Swampscott. Its creation and existence over this period offers an opp…
Psychometric Evaluation of Data From the Race-Related Events Scale
Using exploratory factor analysis, we examined the factor structure of data collected from the Race-Related Events Scale, which assesses perceived exposure to race-related stress. Our sample (N = 201) consisted of diverse caregivers of Head Start preschoolers. Three factors explained 81% of the variance in the data and showed sound reliability
Utilizing Program Evaluation as a Strategy to Promote Community Change
This paper describes the authors' work in a community that received Federal funding for an integrated system of care to reduce the impact and incidence of exposure to violence for children less than six years of age. The paper includes a review of the conceptual framework that guided the work of the authors and provides a brief overview of the issue of family violence, the impact of this violence on young children, and the Federal response to thi…
Comprehensive Quality Programming and Accountability
What works in prevention
The high prevalence of drug abuse, delinquency, youth violence, and other youth problems creates a need to identify and disseminate effective prevention strategies. General principles gleaned from effective interventions may help prevention practitioners select, modify, or create more effective programs. Using a review-of-reviews approach across 4 areas (substance abuse, risky sexual behavior, school failure, and juvenile delinquency and violence…
Utilizing Program Evaluation as a Strategy to Promote Community Change
This paper describes the authors' work in a community that received Federal funding for an integrated system of care to reduce the impact and incidence of exposure to violence for children less than six years of age. The paper includes a review of the conceptual framework that guided the work of the authors and provides a brief overview of the issue of family violence, the impact of this violence on young children, and the Federal response to thi…
Exposure to traumatic events and health-related quality of life in preschool-aged children
Understanding the ecology and development of children and families experiencing homelessness
The experience of homelessness can pervade multiple levels and facets of a child and family's world. In view of the historical risks in the lives of children who are experiencing homelessness (e.g., growing up under conditions of poverty, exposure to family violence), it is clear that interventions, services, and supports need to be equally comprehensive to have a positive influence on child functioning and development. Consequently, service syst…
Psychometric Evaluation of Data From the Race-Related Events Scale
Using exploratory factor analysis, we examined the factor structure of data collected from the Race-Related Events Scale, which assesses perceived exposure to race-related stress. Our sample (N = 201) consisted of diverse caregivers of Head Start preschoolers. Three factors explained 81% of the variance in the data and showed sound reliability
Building Capacity for Trauma-Informed Care in the Child Welfare System
Exposure to childhood trauma is a major public health concern and is especially prevalent among children in the child welfare system (CWS). State and tribal CWSs are increasingly focusing efforts on identifying and serving children exposed to trauma through the creation of trauma-informed systems. This evaluation of a statewide initiative in Connecticut describes the strategies used to create a trauma-informed CWS, including workforce development…
The assessment of early trauma exposure on social-emotional health of young children
Reflections on a Community Psychology Setting and the Future of the Field
The 50th anniversary of the Swampscott Conference offers an opportunity to reflect on a community psychology setting, The Consultation Center at Yale, that was formed in response to the 1963 Community Mental Health Act and the 1965 Swampscott Conference. The Center has flourished as a community psychology setting for practice, research, and training for 39 of the 50 years since Swampscott. Its creation and existence over this period offers an opp…
Risk and protective factors for alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine use among child welfare-involved youth
Exploring Psychosocial Mediators of the Associations of Lifetime Trauma and Body Mass Index in African American Women
Purpose: This study sought to examine the association between lifetime trauma (i.e., childhood, adulthood, and cumulative) and body mass index (BMI) and if this association was mediated by psychosocial factors (i.e., depressive symptoms and stress) in a sample of African American women. Methods: We examined lifetime trauma among African American women in the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure Study (In…
The Influence of Discrimination and Coping Style on Blood Pressure Among Black/African American Women in the InterGEN Study
Purpose: Although research has explored the effects of racism on mental health, few studies have investigated the effects of racism on physical health. In this study, we examined the influence of racial discrimination and race-related stress and coping on blood pressure within a cohort of Black/African American women. Methods: This was a secondary data analysis of 226 Black/African American women from the Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and P…
Police Discrimination and Depressive Symptoms in African American Women
Introduction: There are significant and pervasive disparities in police violence and discrimination toward African Americans/Blacks. It is possible that these disparities may lead to heightened vulnerability for poor mental health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the associations between experiences of police discrimination and depressive symptoms in a community-based sample of African American/Black women. Methods: We perform…
Vicarious Racism, Direct Racism, and Mental Health Among Racialized Minority Healthcare Workers
Perceptions of Care and Perceived Discrimination
Neighborhood Deprivation, Trauma Profiles, Coping, and Stress Prospectively Predict Depressive Symptoms Among Young African American Mothers in the InterGEN Study
Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa
Although advances have been made in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, social and psychological factors associated with learning of an HIV diagnosis and living with HIV during pregnancy can impact medication adherence and health outcomes. Mobile technology can increase social support; however, it is unclear if such technology can be used to provide social support to reduce negative psychological outcomes. This study an…
Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (14 works) · Psychiatry (10 works) · Clinical Psychology (8 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (6 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (5 works) · Anxiety (4 works)