Alexandria Bruns
Biographic Data
| ID | 101977 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexandria Bruns |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexandria |
| FAMILY NAME | Bruns |
| SIGNATURE | BRUNS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gonzaga University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9809-7730 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 56 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The consequences of community exposure to firearm homicide for adolescent substance use
In areas with high levels of violence, not just the individuals involved but entire communities experience harm. Acts of violence in the community that a young person did not witness or experience directly can still have consequences for their health behaviors. Using survey data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study merged with the Gun Violence Archive ( N = 3042), we investigate associations between community exposure to firearm …
Making low-wage work and family fit
Workplaces have changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Jobs have become more precarious, particularly for workers at the bottom of the income and occupational distributions, and this shift has created new challenges for balancing work and family roles. Previous research suggests that precarious work can make it difficult for families to manage childcare and schedule family time, but questions remain about the subjective experiences and pers…
Community exposure to gun homicide and adolescents' educational aspirations
INTRODUCTION: Witnessing violence and violent victimization have detrimental effects on adolescents' emotional functioning and ability to envision and plan for their futures. However, research is limited on the impact of violence that occurs in adolescents' communities-whether or not it was witnessed or experienced firsthand. This paper investigated the associations between community exposure to gun homicide and adolescents' high school and colle…
Inequities in Community Exposure to Deadly Gun Violence by Race/Ethnicity, Poverty, and Neighborhood Disadvantage among Youth in Large US Cities
Understanding the burden of gun violence among youth is a public health imperative. While most estimates are based on direct and witnessed victimization, living nearby gun violence incidents may be consequential too. Yet detailed information about these broader experiences of violence is lacking. We use data on a population-based cohort of youth merged with incident-level data on deadly gun violence to assess the prevalence and intensity of commu…
Juggling jobs and the kids
Many low-income women face precarious or low-quality employment, and studies show that low-quality maternal employment is linked with poorer outcomes for children. This study examines whether maternal multiple job holding, an understudied facet of employment quality, is associated with children’s behavior in early childhood. Multiple job holding may affect parental time, well-being or income, all of which may influence child behavior. Using data …
Partner Incarceration and Financial Support from Kin
Incarceration can exacerbate economic hardships for families. Although families may need financial support from kin during this financially destabilizing time, some research indicates that partner incarceration diminishes the availability of support. Studies have focused on perceptions, but no study has examined actual support received. This study uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 3,792) to show that partner inca…
Partner Incarceration and Women's Substance Use
ObjectiveThis study examines whether the incarceration of women's partners is associated with their own drug, alcohol, and cigarette use.BackgroundPartners of incarcerated men face a number of stressors, including deteriorating relationships and economic instability. These stressors may lead women to engage in coping strategies that can negatively impact health.MethodsData come from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,733), a co…
Multiple Job Holding and Mental Health among Low-Income Mothers
Barring progress
The third shift
A large body of research documents the sensitivity of women's employment to changing family circumstances, but we know little about the relationship between partner incarceration-a common family transition in the lives of disadvantaged women-and employment. Despite reasons to suspect that changes in resources associated with incarceration have consequences for the employment of family members, previous research suggests that partner incarceration…
Consequences of Partner Incarceration for Women's Employment
Research has documented the limited opportunities men have to earn income while in prison and the barriers to securing employment and decent wages upon release. However, little research has considered the relationship between men's incarceration and the employment of the women in their lives. Economic theory suggests that family members of incarcerated individuals may attempt to smooth income fluctuation resulting from incarceration by increasing…
Disparities in Access to Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy for African Americans with Arthritis
Inequities in Community Exposure to Deadly Gun Violence by Race/Ethnicity, Poverty, and Neighborhood Disadvantage among Youth in Large US Cities
Understanding the burden of gun violence among youth is a public health imperative. While most estimates are based on direct and witnessed victimization, living nearby gun violence incidents may be consequential too. Yet detailed information about these broader experiences of violence is lacking. We use data on a population-based cohort of youth merged with incident-level data on deadly gun violence to assess the prevalence and intensity of commu…
Partner Incarceration and Women's Substance Use
ObjectiveThis study examines whether the incarceration of women's partners is associated with their own drug, alcohol, and cigarette use.BackgroundPartners of incarcerated men face a number of stressors, including deteriorating relationships and economic instability. These stressors may lead women to engage in coping strategies that can negatively impact health.MethodsData come from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,733), a co…
The third shift
A large body of research documents the sensitivity of women's employment to changing family circumstances, but we know little about the relationship between partner incarceration-a common family transition in the lives of disadvantaged women-and employment. Despite reasons to suspect that changes in resources associated with incarceration have consequences for the employment of family members, previous research suggests that partner incarceration…
Partner Incarceration and Financial Support from Kin
Incarceration can exacerbate economic hardships for families. Although families may need financial support from kin during this financially destabilizing time, some research indicates that partner incarceration diminishes the availability of support. Studies have focused on perceptions, but no study has examined actual support received. This study uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 3,792) to show that partner inca…
Consequences of Partner Incarceration for Women's Employment
Research has documented the limited opportunities men have to earn income while in prison and the barriers to securing employment and decent wages upon release. However, little research has considered the relationship between men's incarceration and the employment of the women in their lives. Economic theory suggests that family members of incarcerated individuals may attempt to smooth income fluctuation resulting from incarceration by increasing…
Barring progress
Disparities in Access to Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy for African Americans with Arthritis
Consequences of Partner Incarceration for Women's Employment
Research has documented the limited opportunities men have to earn income while in prison and the barriers to securing employment and decent wages upon release. However, little research has considered the relationship between men's incarceration and the employment of the women in their lives. Economic theory suggests that family members of incarcerated individuals may attempt to smooth income fluctuation resulting from incarceration by increasing…
Disparities in Access to Outpatient Rehabilitation Therapy for African Americans with Arthritis
Multiple Job Holding and Mental Health among Low-Income Mothers
Barring progress
The third shift
A large body of research documents the sensitivity of women's employment to changing family circumstances, but we know little about the relationship between partner incarceration-a common family transition in the lives of disadvantaged women-and employment. Despite reasons to suspect that changes in resources associated with incarceration have consequences for the employment of family members, previous research suggests that partner incarceration…
Juggling jobs and the kids
Many low-income women face precarious or low-quality employment, and studies show that low-quality maternal employment is linked with poorer outcomes for children. This study examines whether maternal multiple job holding, an understudied facet of employment quality, is associated with children’s behavior in early childhood. Multiple job holding may affect parental time, well-being or income, all of which may influence child behavior. Using data …
Partner Incarceration and Financial Support from Kin
Incarceration can exacerbate economic hardships for families. Although families may need financial support from kin during this financially destabilizing time, some research indicates that partner incarceration diminishes the availability of support. Studies have focused on perceptions, but no study has examined actual support received. This study uses data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 3,792) to show that partner inca…
Partner Incarceration and Women's Substance Use
ObjectiveThis study examines whether the incarceration of women's partners is associated with their own drug, alcohol, and cigarette use.BackgroundPartners of incarcerated men face a number of stressors, including deteriorating relationships and economic instability. These stressors may lead women to engage in coping strategies that can negatively impact health.MethodsData come from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (N = 3,733), a co…
Inequities in Community Exposure to Deadly Gun Violence by Race/Ethnicity, Poverty, and Neighborhood Disadvantage among Youth in Large US Cities
Understanding the burden of gun violence among youth is a public health imperative. While most estimates are based on direct and witnessed victimization, living nearby gun violence incidents may be consequential too. Yet detailed information about these broader experiences of violence is lacking. We use data on a population-based cohort of youth merged with incident-level data on deadly gun violence to assess the prevalence and intensity of commu…
Community exposure to gun homicide and adolescents' educational aspirations
INTRODUCTION: Witnessing violence and violent victimization have detrimental effects on adolescents' emotional functioning and ability to envision and plan for their futures. However, research is limited on the impact of violence that occurs in adolescents' communities-whether or not it was witnessed or experienced firsthand. This paper investigated the associations between community exposure to gun homicide and adolescents' high school and colle…
The consequences of community exposure to firearm homicide for adolescent substance use
In areas with high levels of violence, not just the individuals involved but entire communities experience harm. Acts of violence in the community that a young person did not witness or experience directly can still have consequences for their health behaviors. Using survey data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study merged with the Gun Violence Archive ( N = 3042), we investigate associations between community exposure to firearm …
Making low-wage work and family fit
Workplaces have changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Jobs have become more precarious, particularly for workers at the bottom of the income and occupational distributions, and this shift has created new challenges for balancing work and family roles. Previous research suggests that precarious work can make it difficult for families to manage childcare and schedule family time, but questions remain about the subjective experiences and pers…
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Economics (6 works) · Demographic economics (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (5 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (5 works) · Political science (5 works)