Renée Boynton-Jarrett

Biographic Data

ID1740680
NAMERenée Boynton-Jarrett
GIVEN NAMESRenée
FAMILY NAMEBoynton-Jarrett
SIGNATUREBOYNTON-JARRETT R
AFFILIATIONSBoston University
ORCID0000-0002-5392-6443
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS24
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX3

  • Discrimination and risk of spontaneous abortion in a preconception cohort study

    Open AccessSharonda M Lovett, Molly N Hoffman et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2026

  • The Circles of Resilience model

    Open AccessClare Viglione, Alec Terrana et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2026

    Introduction Despite strong evidence linking adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) to poor health, current healthcare interventions lack robust empirical support, underscoring the need for a new framework to build child resilience across healthcare, policy, community, and family systems. Objectives To introduce and provide preliminary empirical evidence supporting the Circles of Resilience (CoR) model by examining whether social connections and vi…

  • The California adverse childhood experiences screening roll-out

    Open AccessClare Viglione, Kathleen Soon et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: California adopted universal screening of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in January 2020 and dedicated significant financial and human resources to "ACES Aware," a statewide campaign to scale ACEs screening throughout the state. Provider perspectives after the roll-out of ACEs Aware have been understudied. The aim of this study was to understand provider perspectives on universal ACEs screening in primary care. We explored indic…

  • Experiences of discrimination across the life course among pregnancy planners in the United States and Canada

    Open AccessSharonda M Lovett, Lauren A Wise et al.ARTICLESSM - Population Health2025

    Little is known about discrimination among pregnancy planners. We used questionnaire data from Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO), a preconception cohort study, to characterize experiences, attributions, and responses to discrimination (n = 10,460). Eligible participants were assigned female at birth, aged 21-45 years, U.S. or Canadian residents, and not using contraception or fertility treatment. Participants completed a supplemental questionnaire …

  • Neighborhood Context and Parent Perspectives on Practical Considerations Related to Preschool Location

    Genevieve G Guyol, Futu Chen et al.ARTICLEEarly Education and Development2023

    Research Findings: We examined the association between neighborhood median income, child race/ethnicity, and parental perspectives and practical considerations regarding preschool program location. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of parents in Boston, Massachusetts planning to enroll in preschool (N = 1171). Questions measured parental preferences regarding program location, number of care transitions, safety, and transportation. We used ad…

  • The GROWBABY Research Network

    Open AccessClare Viglione, Renée Boynton-JarrettARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2023

    Primary care, practice-based research networks like the GROWBABY Research Network that intentionally integrate community engagement principles and community-based participatory research methods can advance equitable health care systems and improve child wellbeing

  • Adverse Childhood Experiences are Associated with Miscarriage in Adulthood

    Open AccessShweta Kerkar, Arti Shankar et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Health Journal2021

  • Reframing the early childhood obesity prevention narrative through an equitable nurturing approach

    Open AccessHelen Skouteris, Heidi Bergmeier et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2020

    High-quality mother-child interactions during the first 2,000 days, from conception to age 5 years, are considered crucial for preventing obesity development during early life stages. However, mother-child dyads interact within and are influenced by broader socio-ecological contexts involved in shaping child development outcomes, including nutrition. Hence, the coexistence of both undernutrition and obesity has been noted in inequitable social co…

  • Child maltreatment and hypertension in young adulthood

    Open AccessShakira F Suglia, Cory J Clark et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Sexual abuse in early childhood is associated with hypertension in young women

  • Turbulent times

    Renée Boynton-Jarrett, Elizabeth Hair et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2013Cited by: 14References: 51

  • Growing up in a domestic violence environment

    Hee-Jin Jun, Hee‐jin Jun et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2012Cited by: 4References: 55

    BACKGROUND: This study investigated the relationship between growing up in a violent home and developmental trajectories of body mass index (BMI) in a cohort of adolescents followed longitudinally from 1996 to 2003-4. METHODS: 6043 girls and 4934 boys aged 9-14 years in 1996 who reported height and weight at least two times and whose mothers completed intimate partner violence (IPV) questions at the 2001 Nurses' Health Study. Main exposure was ex…

  • Intimate Partner Violence and Cigarette Smoking

    Hee-Jin Jun, Hee‐jin Jun et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health2008Cited by: 6References: 45

    Objectives. We examined the association between psychological abuse in a current relationship and current cigarette smoking among women, with and without the co-occurrence of physical or sexual abuse. Methods. Women’s experience of psychological abuse, experience of physical or sexual abuse, and smoking status were ascertained through a survey of female nurses. A score of 20 or more on the Women’s Experience With Battering scale defined psycholog…