Elizabeth J Letourneau

Biographic Data

ID	4126672
NAME	Elizabeth J Letourneau
GIVEN NAMES	Elizabeth J
FAMILY NAME	Letourneau
SIGNATURE	LETOURNEAU E J
AFFILIATIONS	Johns Hopkins University
ORCID	0000-0002-1853-4751
VERIFIED	Yes
TOTAL WORKS	17
TOTAL CITATIONS	19
AUTHOR COUNT	17
EDITOR COUNT	0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR	1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR	2026
H-INDEX	3

Criminal Police Perceptions of the Internet-Delivered Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Prevention Program Prevent It 2.0 in Germany, Portugal, and Sweden
Open AccessLina S Haubrock, Vanessa Azevedo et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2026
Secondary prevention targeting individuals at risk of offending presents a promising strategy to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, yet programs remain scarce and help-seeking individuals face various barriers. In response, internet-delivered programs such as Prevent It 2.0, an anonymous cognitive behavioral therapy intervention, are being developed. Effective recruitment could benefit from collaboration with the criminal police as refer…
Disproportionate Minority Contact
Open AccessR L Fix, Amanda M Fanniff et al.ARTICLERace and Justice2024
Racial disparities in the U.S. juvenile justice system appear to be attenuated for people with sexual and violent versus drug and property offenses. Existing theories such as the racial threat hypothesis partially explain these racial disparities, but the definition of “threat” could limit our ability to explain juvenile justice outcomes across offense categories. Importantly, research often overlooks the different and unique threats associated w…
Associations between the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and youth violent offense charges and adjudications from 2008 to 2018
Elizabeth J Letourneau, Allyn Walker et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2024
Themes Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among People Attracted to Children
Open AccessMaggie Ingram, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2024Cited by: 1References: 20
Self-Esteem, Perceived Social Support, and Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among Adults Attracted to Children
Open AccessMaggie Ingram, Evelyn Thorne et al.ARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying2023
Introduction: People who are attracted to children may be at elevated risk for suicidal ideation and behavior compared to the general population. However, factors associated with suicidal ideation and behavior in this population represent a gap in the literature. Methods: The current study used multilinear regression to explore the impact of self-esteem and perceived social support on suicidal ideation and behavior in a sample of 154 adults attra…
Adverse childhood experiences and comorbidity in a cohort of people who have injected drugs
Open AccessDavid W Sosnowski, Kenneth A Feder et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
Among people who have injected drugs, adverse childhood experiences were common and associated with increased occurrence of self-reported medical comorbidities. Findings highlight the persistent importance of adversity for physical health even in a population where all members have used drugs and there is a high burden of comorbidity
Caregivers’ Perceptions and Responses to a New Norm
Open AccessR L Fix, Luciana C Assini‐Meytin et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2021
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health, and Risk Behaviors in Adulthood
Open AccessLuciana C Assini‐Meytin, R L Fix et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child & Adolescent…2021
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Concerns about Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification Questionnaire (C-JSORNQ)
Open AccessR L Fix, Kelli R Thompson et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2020Cited by: 1References: 2
Factors promoting and impeding HIV testing among adolescents in juvenile drug court
R L Fix, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
A randomized pilot study compared Risk Reduction Therapy for Adolescents (RRTA) to treatment as usual (TAU); the present study examined whether intervention condition influenced HIV testing, barriers to HIV testing, and HIV communication among adolescents involved in juvenile drug courts overall and by sexual experience. Of 105 participants, 13.3% had HIV pre-treatment testing, whereas 27.2% (of 92 participants) indicated follow-up HIV testing. S…
Reductions in risk based on time offense-free in the community
R Karl Hanson, Andrew Harris et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2018Cited by: 5
Juvenile sexual crime reporting rates are not influenced by juvenilesex offender registration policies
Open AccessJeffrey C Sandler, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2017Cited by: 2References: 5
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data on juvenile sexual crime reports originating in 4 states were used to assess the association between 4 different juvenile sex offender registration policies and juvenile sexual crime reports. Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) analyses revealed no significant changes from before to after the implantation of juvenile registry requirements, suggesting that none of the tested polici…
Effects of juvenile sex offender registration on adolescent well-being
Elizabeth J Letourneau, Andrew Harris et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2017Cited by: 3References: 4
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 24(1) of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (see record 2017-56974-001). In the article, the department and affiliation were incorrectly listed for author Scott M. Walfield. The department and affiliation should have read Department of Criminal Justice, East Carolina University.] For decades, commentators have drawn attention to the potentially harmful effects of subjecting child…
Multisystemic therapy for poorly adherent youth with HIV
Elizabeth J Letourneau, Deborah A Ellis et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
Adherence to antiretroviral medication for the treatment of HIV is a significant predictor of virologic suppression and is associated with dramatic reductions in mortality and morbidity and other improved clinical outcomes for pediatric patient populations. Effective strategies for addressing adherence problems in youth infected with HIV are needed and require significant attention to the complex interplay of multiple, interacting causal risk fac…
Delay in disclosure of childhood rape
Open AccessDaniel W Smith, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEChild Abuse & Neglect2000
Gynecologic health consequences to victims of interpersonal violence
Open AccessElizabeth J Letourneau, Melisa Holmes et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues1999
Classical Conditioning of Female Sexual Arousal
Open AccessElizabeth J Letourneau, William O’donohue et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior1997Cited by: 7References: 31

Classical Conditioning of Female Sexual Arousal
Open AccessElizabeth J Letourneau, William O’donohue et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior1997Cited by: 7References: 31
Gynecologic health consequences to victims of interpersonal violence
Open AccessElizabeth J Letourneau, Melisa Holmes et al.ARTICLEWomen s Health Issues1999
Delay in disclosure of childhood rape
Open AccessDaniel W Smith, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEChild Abuse & Neglect2000
Multisystemic therapy for poorly adherent youth with HIV
Elizabeth J Letourneau, Deborah A Ellis et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2013
Adherence to antiretroviral medication for the treatment of HIV is a significant predictor of virologic suppression and is associated with dramatic reductions in mortality and morbidity and other improved clinical outcomes for pediatric patient populations. Effective strategies for addressing adherence problems in youth infected with HIV are needed and require significant attention to the complex interplay of multiple, interacting causal risk fac…
Juvenile sexual crime reporting rates are not influenced by juvenilesex offender registration policies
Open AccessJeffrey C Sandler, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2017Cited by: 2References: 5
National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) data on juvenile sexual crime reports originating in 4 states were used to assess the association between 4 different juvenile sex offender registration policies and juvenile sexual crime reports. Autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) analyses revealed no significant changes from before to after the implantation of juvenile registry requirements, suggesting that none of the tested polici…
Effects of juvenile sex offender registration on adolescent well-being
Elizabeth J Letourneau, Andrew Harris et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2017Cited by: 3References: 4
[Correction Notice: An Erratum for this article was reported in Vol 24(1) of Psychology, Public Policy, and Law (see record 2017-56974-001). In the article, the department and affiliation were incorrectly listed for author Scott M. Walfield. The department and affiliation should have read Department of Criminal Justice, East Carolina University.] For decades, commentators have drawn attention to the potentially harmful effects of subjecting child…
Reductions in risk based on time offense-free in the community
R Karl Hanson, Andrew Harris et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2018Cited by: 5
Factors promoting and impeding HIV testing among adolescents in juvenile drug court
R L Fix, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2019
A randomized pilot study compared Risk Reduction Therapy for Adolescents (RRTA) to treatment as usual (TAU); the present study examined whether intervention condition influenced HIV testing, barriers to HIV testing, and HIV communication among adolescents involved in juvenile drug courts overall and by sexual experience. Of 105 participants, 13.3% had HIV pre-treatment testing, whereas 27.2% (of 92 participants) indicated follow-up HIV testing. S…
Development and Psychometric Properties of the Concerns about Juvenile Sex Offender Registration and Notification Questionnaire (C-JSORNQ)
Open AccessR L Fix, Kelli R Thompson et al.ARTICLESexuality Research and Social…2020Cited by: 1References: 2
Caregivers’ Perceptions and Responses to a New Norm
Open AccessR L Fix, Luciana C Assini‐Meytin et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2021
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Mental Health, and Risk Behaviors in Adulthood
Open AccessLuciana C Assini‐Meytin, R L Fix et al.ARTICLEJournal of Child & Adolescent…2021
Adverse childhood experiences and comorbidity in a cohort of people who have injected drugs
Open AccessDavid W Sosnowski, Kenneth A Feder et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2022
Among people who have injected drugs, adverse childhood experiences were common and associated with increased occurrence of self-reported medical comorbidities. Findings highlight the persistent importance of adversity for physical health even in a population where all members have used drugs and there is a high burden of comorbidity
Self-Esteem, Perceived Social Support, and Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among Adults Attracted to Children
Open AccessMaggie Ingram, Evelyn Thorne et al.ARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying2023
Introduction: People who are attracted to children may be at elevated risk for suicidal ideation and behavior compared to the general population. However, factors associated with suicidal ideation and behavior in this population represent a gap in the literature. Methods: The current study used multilinear regression to explore the impact of self-esteem and perceived social support on suicidal ideation and behavior in a sample of 154 adults attra…
Disproportionate Minority Contact
Open AccessR L Fix, Amanda M Fanniff et al.ARTICLERace and Justice2024
Racial disparities in the U.S. juvenile justice system appear to be attenuated for people with sexual and violent versus drug and property offenses. Existing theories such as the racial threat hypothesis partially explain these racial disparities, but the definition of “threat” could limit our ability to explain juvenile justice outcomes across offense categories. Importantly, research often overlooks the different and unique threats associated w…
Associations between the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion and youth violent offense charges and adjudications from 2008 to 2018
Elizabeth J Letourneau, Allyn Walker et al.ARTICLEPsychology Public Policy and Law2024
Themes Associated with Suicidal Ideation and Behavior Among People Attracted to Children
Open AccessMaggie Ingram, Elizabeth J Letourneau et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2024Cited by: 1References: 20
Criminal Police Perceptions of the Internet-Delivered Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse Prevention Program Prevent It 2.0 in Germany, Portugal, and Sweden
Open AccessLina S Haubrock, Vanessa Azevedo et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2026
Secondary prevention targeting individuals at risk of offending presents a promising strategy to combat child sexual exploitation and abuse, yet programs remain scarce and help-seeking individuals face various barriers. In response, internet-delivered programs such as Prevent It 2.0, an anonymous cognitive behavioral therapy intervention, are being developed. Effective recruitment could benefit from collaboration with the criminal police as refer…