Elizabeth H Connors
Biographic Data
| ID | 6245699 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elizabeth H Connors |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elizabeth H |
| FAMILY NAME | Connors |
| SIGNATURE | CONNORS E H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1180-4552 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Adolescent Substance Use Among High School Students Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling for many during the middle-to-high school transition, a critical period for initiation of substance use. This study examines how reduced in-school peer exposure was associated with substance use patterns among ninth and tenth graders before and after the pandemic.Objectives To examine the relationship between differential in-school peer exposure to substance use patterns among ninth and tenth g…
Development and validation of the Trauma Responsive Schools Implementation Assessment (TRS-IA)
Our results suggest that the TRS-IA may be a pragmatic tool to guide the implementation and evaluation of trauma-responsive school system efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
The State School Mental Health Profile
BACKGROUND: State-level leadership and conditions are instrumental to local and regional comprehensive school mental health system (CSMHS) quality, sustainability, and growth. However, systematic documentation of state-level school mental health (SMH) policy, infrastructure, funding, and practice is limited. METHODS: Using a multi-phase, multi-method process, we developed the State School Mental Health Profile (State Profile) to offer a comprehen…
Structural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors
School climate consistently predicts youth academic success, social-emotional well-being, and substance use, and positive school climate can buffer the negative effects of community violence exposure on youth development. Various structural school and neighborhood factors have been associated with school climate, but prior research has not examined these relations comprehensively. We examined the relation between 18 school building and school nei…
Advancing mental health screening in schools
Schools are well positioned to facilitate early identification and intervention for youth with emerging mental health needs through universal mental health screening. Early identification of mental health concerns via screening can improve long‐term student development and success, but schools face logistical challenges and lack of pragmatic guidance to develop local screening policies and practices. This study summarizes mental health screening …
A learning collaborative approach to training school-based health providers in evidence-based mental health treatment
A learning collaborative approach to training school-based health providers in evidence-based mental health treatment
Advancing mental health screening in schools
Schools are well positioned to facilitate early identification and intervention for youth with emerging mental health needs through universal mental health screening. Early identification of mental health concerns via screening can improve long‐term student development and success, but schools face logistical challenges and lack of pragmatic guidance to develop local screening policies and practices. This study summarizes mental health screening …
Structural school characteristics and neighborhood risk factors
School climate consistently predicts youth academic success, social-emotional well-being, and substance use, and positive school climate can buffer the negative effects of community violence exposure on youth development. Various structural school and neighborhood factors have been associated with school climate, but prior research has not examined these relations comprehensively. We examined the relation between 18 school building and school nei…
The State School Mental Health Profile
BACKGROUND: State-level leadership and conditions are instrumental to local and regional comprehensive school mental health system (CSMHS) quality, sustainability, and growth. However, systematic documentation of state-level school mental health (SMH) policy, infrastructure, funding, and practice is limited. METHODS: Using a multi-phase, multi-method process, we developed the State School Mental Health Profile (State Profile) to offer a comprehen…
Development and validation of the Trauma Responsive Schools Implementation Assessment (TRS-IA)
Our results suggest that the TRS-IA may be a pragmatic tool to guide the implementation and evaluation of trauma-responsive school system efforts. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)
Adolescent Substance Use Among High School Students Before and After the Covid-19 Pandemic
Background The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted schooling for many during the middle-to-high school transition, a critical period for initiation of substance use. This study examines how reduced in-school peer exposure was associated with substance use patterns among ninth and tenth graders before and after the pandemic.Objectives To examine the relationship between differential in-school peer exposure to substance use patterns among ninth and tenth g…
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Medical education (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (2 works)