Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100643 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ahna Ballonoff Suleiman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ahna Ballonoff |
| FAMILY NAME | Suleiman |
| SIGNATURE | SULEIMAN A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Berkeley Public Health Division |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3636-707X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
I’d Probably Be Homeless”
This research draws from participant interviews at baseline, midpoint, and conclusion of a two-year Basic Income program designed to lift 76 families, with at least one child under the age of six, above the California poverty line by supplying a guaranteed monthly cash stipend (average: $1289 per month). Theoretically, we bring the Family Stress Model into the conversation with the Theory of Change that underpins Guaranteed Income programming, na…
Food choice in transition
Applying a Developmental Lens to Youth-Led Participatory Action Research
In light of the increasing global population of young people, practitioners and policy makers face formidable challenges in promoting positive youth development and the successful transition to adulthood. Youth participatory research is one promising and rapidly growing approach for generating evidence to inform policy and intervention strategies to best serve youth populations. Here, we consider how developmental science contributes to our under…
Participatory approaches to youth civic development in multicultural societies
Young people across the globe are developing civic beliefs and participating in society in diverse and multicultural contexts. Participatory approaches to civic development are designed to teach civics through authentic civic experiences. This chapter will highlight two participatory approaches: youth participatory action research (YPAR) and action civics (AC). Theory and evidence for both approaches is reviewed and illustrative case studies are …
Importance of investing in adolescence from a developmental science perspective
Promoting adolescent health
Adolescence is a period of remarkable psychosocial and neural development. Many life-long health habits are established during adolescence, making it a window of opportunity for health promotion. One way to promote adolescent health is through mass and social media campaigns. Although some health media campaigns that target adolescents are effective in changing health-relevant cognitions and behaviors, there is considerable room for improving the…
Multiple Dimensions of Peer Influence in Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Relationships
Adolescent School-Based Sex Education
Youth Action for Health Through Youth-Led Research
Youth participation in social action can contribute to healthier, more just communities and more effective youth serving institutions. Reflecting on youth-led research projects conducted in seven school-based health centers, this article presents specific youth engagement strategies, the benefits of youth participation in health research, and the lessons learned for improving adolescent health and other outcomes. Key Words: Youth-led researchheal…
Youth Action for Health Through Youth-Led Research
Youth participation in social action can contribute to healthier, more just communities and more effective youth serving institutions. Reflecting on youth-led research projects conducted in seven school-based health centers, this article presents specific youth engagement strategies, the benefits of youth participation in health research, and the lessons learned for improving adolescent health and other outcomes. Key Words: Youth-led researchheal…
Adolescent School-Based Sex Education
Applying a Developmental Lens to Youth-Led Participatory Action Research
In light of the increasing global population of young people, practitioners and policy makers face formidable challenges in promoting positive youth development and the successful transition to adulthood. Youth participatory research is one promising and rapidly growing approach for generating evidence to inform policy and intervention strategies to best serve youth populations. Here, we consider how developmental science contributes to our under…
Multiple Dimensions of Peer Influence in Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Relationships
Youth Action for Health Through Youth-Led Research
Youth participation in social action can contribute to healthier, more just communities and more effective youth serving institutions. Reflecting on youth-led research projects conducted in seven school-based health centers, this article presents specific youth engagement strategies, the benefits of youth participation in health research, and the lessons learned for improving adolescent health and other outcomes. Key Words: Youth-led researchheal…
Adolescent School-Based Sex Education
Multiple Dimensions of Peer Influence in Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Relationships
Importance of investing in adolescence from a developmental science perspective
Promoting adolescent health
Adolescence is a period of remarkable psychosocial and neural development. Many life-long health habits are established during adolescence, making it a window of opportunity for health promotion. One way to promote adolescent health is through mass and social media campaigns. Although some health media campaigns that target adolescents are effective in changing health-relevant cognitions and behaviors, there is considerable room for improving the…
Participatory approaches to youth civic development in multicultural societies
Young people across the globe are developing civic beliefs and participating in society in diverse and multicultural contexts. Participatory approaches to civic development are designed to teach civics through authentic civic experiences. This chapter will highlight two participatory approaches: youth participatory action research (YPAR) and action civics (AC). Theory and evidence for both approaches is reviewed and illustrative case studies are …
Applying a Developmental Lens to Youth-Led Participatory Action Research
In light of the increasing global population of young people, practitioners and policy makers face formidable challenges in promoting positive youth development and the successful transition to adulthood. Youth participatory research is one promising and rapidly growing approach for generating evidence to inform policy and intervention strategies to best serve youth populations. Here, we consider how developmental science contributes to our under…
Food choice in transition
I’d Probably Be Homeless”
This research draws from participant interviews at baseline, midpoint, and conclusion of a two-year Basic Income program designed to lift 76 families, with at least one child under the age of six, above the California poverty line by supplying a guaranteed monthly cash stipend (average: $1289 per month). Theoretically, we bring the Family Stress Model into the conversation with the Theory of Change that underpins Guaranteed Income programming, na…
Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Perspective (graphical) (3 works) · Adolescent health (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (2 works) · Citizen journalism (2 works)