Katherine M Ro
Biographic Data
| ID | 4369779 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katherine M Ro |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katherine M |
| FAMILY NAME | Ro |
| SIGNATURE | RO K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Search Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6534-9874 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
From Home to Hallways: How Adverse Childhood Experiences and School Context Shape Student Relationship Development
BACKGROUND: Schools are critical settings for supporting student mental health; research is needed to identify key levers for addressing the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on students' relationships. METHODS: Drawing on survey data from rural high school students (N = 2902), we examine the associations between ACEs scores and multiple developmental relationships (parenting adults, teachers, peers, neighbors, program leaders). Scho…
Community members’ and community partners’ perspectives on community readiness to address youth violence prevention in a low-income urban community
A Qualitative Scoping Review of Community Firearm Violence in Low-Income Settings
Firearm violence is a public health crisis in the United States that disproportionately impacts community members in low-income areas who witness and experience violence and violent victimization at elevated rates compared to other socioeconomic groups, often as result of community disinvestment and systemic racism (Smith et al., Soc Sci Med 246:112587, 2020). While quantitative reviews of firearm violence and related factors exist, a review of q…
Somebody’s Gonna Go Home and Put it on Facebook”: A Mixed Method Exploration of Black Youth and Adults’ Online Exposure to Violence in a Low-income Community
Exposure to violence has a devastating impact on youth well-being. In urban communities with high rates of violence, negative outcomes are exacerbated by co-occurring rates of poverty and lack of resources and opportunities for youth. Recent studies highlight social media as a conduit for youth violence, though understanding online exposure to violence for youth and adults in urban communities is relatively understudied. Research on youth and adu…
Caregiver, Youth, and Community Partner Perspectives on the Impact of Covid-19 on African American families
Confronting misconceptions of public housing communities: A qualitative report of community‐informed narratives by community members and partners
Objectives were (a) to understand a community‐informed narrative, as told by community members (CMs) and community partners (CPs), about the strengths, experiences, and perspectives of public housing communities; and (b) to analyze similarities and differences between CMs' and CPs' experiences and perspectives. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 22 CMs of public housing (ages 26–58, 100% female caregivers, 96% Black, 4% multiethnic) and 4…
Relations Between Violence Exposure and Gun Carriage: Identifying Protective Factors Among African American Youth Living in Low-Income Urban Communities
This study identified risk, promotive, and protective factors for handgun carriage among 265 primarily African American adolescents ( Mage = 14.3) living in low-income urban areas. Community-based violent victimization and witnessing violence and in-person and cyber forms of peer victimization increased the probability of handgun carriage. Community collective efficacy, including caregiver-reported social connectedness and informal social control…
Ecological promotive and protective factors deterring gun carriage for young adults living in communities with high rates of community violence
This study identified promotive and protective factors that lessened the likelihood of handgun carriage in a sample of 141 predominantly Black (97%) young adults (ages 18–22) living in high burden communities experiencing elevated rates of violence. Participants completed surveys assessing overall risk and protective factors for violence across ecological contexts (e.g., individual/peer, family, school, and community). A series of regression and …
Identification of Promotive and Protective Factors for Young Adults Living in Concentrated Disadvantage
Violence is a major public health concern that particularly impacts Black young adults living in under-resourced, urban communities. There is limited research on promotive and protective factors that mitigate the impact of violence exposure on aggressive behavior. This study aims to address this gap by exploring positive factors across the ecological model in a sample of 141 predominantly Black young adults ages 18 to 22 years living in low-incom…
Positive Youth Development in the Digital Age: Expanding PYD to Include Digital Settings
Hurt people hurt people”: Relations between adverse experiences and patterns of cyber and in‐person aggression and victimization among urban adolescents
This study identified subgroups of adolescents with distinct patterns of involvement with overt and relational in‐person and cyber aggression and victimization. We also assessed subgroup similarities and differences in exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), exposure to community violence, and trauma symptoms. Using latent class analysis, we identified three subgroups among 265 adolescents ( M age = 14.3 years; 57% female; 96% African A…
A community‐specific framework of risk factors for youth violence: A qualitative comparison of community stakeholder perspectives in a low‐income, urban community
This study offers a qualitative comparison of risk factors for youth violence from the perspectives of community stakeholders in a low‐income, urban community experiencing elevated rates of violence. One‐on‐one interviews were conducted with 36 community stakeholders across three key categories: 10 community residents who cared for youth living in the community, 15 program or service providers, and 11 leaders in community agencies and organizatio…
Social and Emotional Learning in Adolescence: Testing the Casel Model in a Normative Sample
As Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) expands to focus on adolescent populations, the broadly accepted theoretical framework put forth by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) should be empirically tested for measurement utility. Using longitudinal data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, we first tested and validated the five (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, …
Toward an integrated approach to positive development: Implications for intervention
Positive development models shift focus for intervention from avoiding problems, deficits, or psychopathology to promoting skills, assets, and psychological well-being as the critical interests in development and intervention. The field can be characterized as multiple parallel lines of empirical inquiry from four frameworks: Social Competence, Social and Emotional Learning, Positive Youth Development, and Positive Psychology. This review is mean…
Social and Emotional Learning in Adolescence: Testing the Casel Model in a Normative Sample
As Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) expands to focus on adolescent populations, the broadly accepted theoretical framework put forth by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) should be empirically tested for measurement utility. Using longitudinal data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, we first tested and validated the five (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, …
Ecological promotive and protective factors deterring gun carriage for young adults living in communities with high rates of community violence
This study identified promotive and protective factors that lessened the likelihood of handgun carriage in a sample of 141 predominantly Black (97%) young adults (ages 18–22) living in high burden communities experiencing elevated rates of violence. Participants completed surveys assessing overall risk and protective factors for violence across ecological contexts (e.g., individual/peer, family, school, and community). A series of regression and …
Confronting misconceptions of public housing communities: A qualitative report of community‐informed narratives by community members and partners
Objectives were (a) to understand a community‐informed narrative, as told by community members (CMs) and community partners (CPs), about the strengths, experiences, and perspectives of public housing communities; and (b) to analyze similarities and differences between CMs' and CPs' experiences and perspectives. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 22 CMs of public housing (ages 26–58, 100% female caregivers, 96% Black, 4% multiethnic) and 4…
Relations Between Violence Exposure and Gun Carriage: Identifying Protective Factors Among African American Youth Living in Low-Income Urban Communities
This study identified risk, promotive, and protective factors for handgun carriage among 265 primarily African American adolescents ( Mage = 14.3) living in low-income urban areas. Community-based violent victimization and witnessing violence and in-person and cyber forms of peer victimization increased the probability of handgun carriage. Community collective efficacy, including caregiver-reported social connectedness and informal social control…
A community‐specific framework of risk factors for youth violence: A qualitative comparison of community stakeholder perspectives in a low‐income, urban community
This study offers a qualitative comparison of risk factors for youth violence from the perspectives of community stakeholders in a low‐income, urban community experiencing elevated rates of violence. One‐on‐one interviews were conducted with 36 community stakeholders across three key categories: 10 community residents who cared for youth living in the community, 15 program or service providers, and 11 leaders in community agencies and organizatio…
Toward an integrated approach to positive development: Implications for intervention
Positive development models shift focus for intervention from avoiding problems, deficits, or psychopathology to promoting skills, assets, and psychological well-being as the critical interests in development and intervention. The field can be characterized as multiple parallel lines of empirical inquiry from four frameworks: Social Competence, Social and Emotional Learning, Positive Youth Development, and Positive Psychology. This review is mean…
Social and Emotional Learning in Adolescence: Testing the Casel Model in a Normative Sample
As Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) expands to focus on adolescent populations, the broadly accepted theoretical framework put forth by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) should be empirically tested for measurement utility. Using longitudinal data from the 4-H Study of Positive Youth Development, we first tested and validated the five (self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, …
Positive Youth Development in the Digital Age: Expanding PYD to Include Digital Settings
Hurt people hurt people”: Relations between adverse experiences and patterns of cyber and in‐person aggression and victimization among urban adolescents
This study identified subgroups of adolescents with distinct patterns of involvement with overt and relational in‐person and cyber aggression and victimization. We also assessed subgroup similarities and differences in exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), exposure to community violence, and trauma symptoms. Using latent class analysis, we identified three subgroups among 265 adolescents ( M age = 14.3 years; 57% female; 96% African A…
A community‐specific framework of risk factors for youth violence: A qualitative comparison of community stakeholder perspectives in a low‐income, urban community
This study offers a qualitative comparison of risk factors for youth violence from the perspectives of community stakeholders in a low‐income, urban community experiencing elevated rates of violence. One‐on‐one interviews were conducted with 36 community stakeholders across three key categories: 10 community residents who cared for youth living in the community, 15 program or service providers, and 11 leaders in community agencies and organizatio…
Ecological promotive and protective factors deterring gun carriage for young adults living in communities with high rates of community violence
This study identified promotive and protective factors that lessened the likelihood of handgun carriage in a sample of 141 predominantly Black (97%) young adults (ages 18–22) living in high burden communities experiencing elevated rates of violence. Participants completed surveys assessing overall risk and protective factors for violence across ecological contexts (e.g., individual/peer, family, school, and community). A series of regression and …
Identification of Promotive and Protective Factors for Young Adults Living in Concentrated Disadvantage
Violence is a major public health concern that particularly impacts Black young adults living in under-resourced, urban communities. There is limited research on promotive and protective factors that mitigate the impact of violence exposure on aggressive behavior. This study aims to address this gap by exploring positive factors across the ecological model in a sample of 141 predominantly Black young adults ages 18 to 22 years living in low-incom…
Caregiver, Youth, and Community Partner Perspectives on the Impact of Covid-19 on African American families
Confronting misconceptions of public housing communities: A qualitative report of community‐informed narratives by community members and partners
Objectives were (a) to understand a community‐informed narrative, as told by community members (CMs) and community partners (CPs), about the strengths, experiences, and perspectives of public housing communities; and (b) to analyze similarities and differences between CMs' and CPs' experiences and perspectives. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 22 CMs of public housing (ages 26–58, 100% female caregivers, 96% Black, 4% multiethnic) and 4…
Relations Between Violence Exposure and Gun Carriage: Identifying Protective Factors Among African American Youth Living in Low-Income Urban Communities
This study identified risk, promotive, and protective factors for handgun carriage among 265 primarily African American adolescents ( Mage = 14.3) living in low-income urban areas. Community-based violent victimization and witnessing violence and in-person and cyber forms of peer victimization increased the probability of handgun carriage. Community collective efficacy, including caregiver-reported social connectedness and informal social control…
Community members’ and community partners’ perspectives on community readiness to address youth violence prevention in a low-income urban community
A Qualitative Scoping Review of Community Firearm Violence in Low-Income Settings
Firearm violence is a public health crisis in the United States that disproportionately impacts community members in low-income areas who witness and experience violence and violent victimization at elevated rates compared to other socioeconomic groups, often as result of community disinvestment and systemic racism (Smith et al., Soc Sci Med 246:112587, 2020). While quantitative reviews of firearm violence and related factors exist, a review of q…
Somebody’s Gonna Go Home and Put it on Facebook”: A Mixed Method Exploration of Black Youth and Adults’ Online Exposure to Violence in a Low-income Community
Exposure to violence has a devastating impact on youth well-being. In urban communities with high rates of violence, negative outcomes are exacerbated by co-occurring rates of poverty and lack of resources and opportunities for youth. Recent studies highlight social media as a conduit for youth violence, though understanding online exposure to violence for youth and adults in urban communities is relatively understudied. Research on youth and adu…
From Home to Hallways: How Adverse Childhood Experiences and School Context Shape Student Relationship Development
BACKGROUND: Schools are critical settings for supporting student mental health; research is needed to identify key levers for addressing the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) on students' relationships. METHODS: Drawing on survey data from rural high school students (N = 2902), we examine the associations between ACEs scores and multiple developmental relationships (parenting adults, teachers, peers, neighbors, program leaders). Scho…
Psychology (12 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Suicide prevention (7 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Poison control (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)