Stephanie J Mitchell

Biographic Data

ID	130521
NAME	Stephanie J Mitchell
GIVEN NAMES	Stephanie J
FAMILY NAME	Mitchell
SIGNATURE	MITCHELL S J
AFFILIATIONS	Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
ORCID	0000-0002-4027-3754
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	11
TOTAL CITATIONS	21
WORKS AS AUTHOR	11
WORKS AS EDITOR	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1985
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2020
H-INDEX	2

Evaluating dose delivered of a behavioral intervention for childhood obesity prevention
Open AccessWilliam J Heerman, Evan C Sommer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
The trial was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01316653) on March 16, 2011, which was prior to participant enrollment
Medicaid Instability and Mental Health of Teen Parent Families
Julie Fife Donney, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2019
This study examines the effect of inconsistent Medicaid coverage on parenting stress, maternal depression, and child behavior in a sample of teen mothers and their children. The majority (54%) of mothers experienced inconsistent coverage. After 24 months, mothers experiencing inconsistent coverage had significantly higher parenting stress and depressive symptoms, and their children had more internalizing behaviors than families with consistent Me…
Support relationships and teen mothers’ school retention at one‐year postpartum
Open AccessLuciana C Assini‐Meytin, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2018References: 45
Teen mothers face unique barriers to continuing education, making important the identification of key elements in their support systems that facilitate educational attainment. In this longitudinal quasi‐experimental study, we investigate the unique role of different types and sources of support measured at baseline, from family and father of the baby, on teen mothers’ return to school after childbirth. We analyze data of 102 urban, low‐income Afr…
Parental perception of built environment characteristics and built environment use among Latino families
Open AccessWilliam J Heerman, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016
Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT01316653 ) on March 11, 2011
The Protective Effects of Father Involvement for Infants of Teen Mothers with Depressive Symptoms
Open AccessAmy Lewin, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014
The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers
Open AccessCynthia R Ronzio, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEUrban Studies Research2011
The prevalence of witnessed community violence (WCV) amongst urban populations in the USA is striking. WCV can be harmful to one′s psychological health, and for mothers, the consequences may be more far‐reaching as their mental health affects parenting and child development. This study used telephone interviews ( n = 209) to explore the patterns and covariates of WCV amongst a sample of urban, African American mothers of infants. Mothers reported…
Do Human and Social Capital Protect Young African American Mothers From Depression Associated With Ethnic Discrimination and Violence Exposure
Open AccessAmy Lewin, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2011Cited by: 7References: 59
Young minority mothers are particularly vulnerable to depression associated with community-level or contextual stressors such as violence exposure and ethnic discrimination. This study explores whether human and social capital act as buffers of the associations between such stressors and maternal depression. Among a sample of 230 urban, African American mothers, who were teenagers when their preschool-age children were born, both being a victim o…
Violence and Other Stressful Life Events as Triggers of Depression and Anxiety
Open AccessStephanie J Mitchell, Stephanie Mitchell et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2010
How does violence exposure affect the psychological health and parenting of young African-American mothers
Open AccessStephanie J Mitchell, Stephanie Mitchell et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2010Cited by: 14References: 75
Conducting Studies with Fathers
Stephanie J Mitchell, Stephanie Mitchell et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2007
Traditionally, researchers interested in understanding father involvement in the lives of young children have relied on mothers as proxy respondents for fathers, yet recent research has made noteworthy strides in collecting data from fathers themselves yielding an unprecedented wealth of data on fathers' involvement in their children's lives. Despite this progress, there remain many methodological challenges in conducting studies with fathers and…
The People's Republic of China
Stephanie J Mitchell, Henry N GeraedtsARTICLETechnology and Culture1985

The People's Republic of China
Stephanie J Mitchell, Henry N GeraedtsARTICLETechnology and Culture1985
Conducting Studies with Fathers
Stephanie J Mitchell, Stephanie Mitchell et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2007
Traditionally, researchers interested in understanding father involvement in the lives of young children have relied on mothers as proxy respondents for fathers, yet recent research has made noteworthy strides in collecting data from fathers themselves yielding an unprecedented wealth of data on fathers' involvement in their children's lives. Despite this progress, there remain many methodological challenges in conducting studies with fathers and…
Violence and Other Stressful Life Events as Triggers of Depression and Anxiety
Open AccessStephanie J Mitchell, Stephanie Mitchell et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2010
How does violence exposure affect the psychological health and parenting of young African-American mothers
Open AccessStephanie J Mitchell, Stephanie Mitchell et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2010Cited by: 14References: 75
The Structure of Witnessed Community Violence amongst Urban African American Mothers
Open AccessCynthia R Ronzio, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEUrban Studies Research2011
The prevalence of witnessed community violence (WCV) amongst urban populations in the USA is striking. WCV can be harmful to one′s psychological health, and for mothers, the consequences may be more far‐reaching as their mental health affects parenting and child development. This study used telephone interviews ( n = 209) to explore the patterns and covariates of WCV amongst a sample of urban, African American mothers of infants. Mothers reported…
Do Human and Social Capital Protect Young African American Mothers From Depression Associated With Ethnic Discrimination and Violence Exposure
Open AccessAmy Lewin, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Black Psychology2011Cited by: 7References: 59
Young minority mothers are particularly vulnerable to depression associated with community-level or contextual stressors such as violence exposure and ethnic discrimination. This study explores whether human and social capital act as buffers of the associations between such stressors and maternal depression. Among a sample of 230 urban, African American mothers, who were teenagers when their preschool-age children were born, both being a victim o…
The Protective Effects of Father Involvement for Infants of Teen Mothers with Depressive Symptoms
Open AccessAmy Lewin, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2014
Parental perception of built environment characteristics and built environment use among Latino families
Open AccessWilliam J Heerman, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016
Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov ( NCT01316653 ) on March 11, 2011
Support relationships and teen mothers’ school retention at one‐year postpartum
Open AccessLuciana C Assini‐Meytin, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEJournal of Community Psychology2018References: 45
Teen mothers face unique barriers to continuing education, making important the identification of key elements in their support systems that facilitate educational attainment. In this longitudinal quasi‐experimental study, we investigate the unique role of different types and sources of support measured at baseline, from family and father of the baby, on teen mothers’ return to school after childbirth. We analyze data of 102 urban, low‐income Afr…
Medicaid Instability and Mental Health of Teen Parent Families
Julie Fife Donney, Stephanie J Mitchell et al.ARTICLEFamily & Community Health2019
This study examines the effect of inconsistent Medicaid coverage on parenting stress, maternal depression, and child behavior in a sample of teen mothers and their children. The majority (54%) of mothers experienced inconsistent coverage. After 24 months, mothers experiencing inconsistent coverage had significantly higher parenting stress and depressive symptoms, and their children had more internalizing behaviors than families with consistent Me…
Evaluating dose delivered of a behavioral intervention for childhood obesity prevention
Open AccessWilliam J Heerman, Evan C Sommer et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020
The trial was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01316653) on March 16, 2011, which was prior to participant enrollment