D C Semenza
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 71034 |
|---|---|
| NOME | D C Semenza |
| PRENOMES | D C |
| SOBRENOME | Semenza |
| ASSINATURA | SEMENZA D C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3843-9559 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 59 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 93 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 59 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Gun Violence Exposure and the Perceived Need to Carry a Firearm
Gun violence exposure (GVE) is associated with adverse mental health outcomes and firearm carrying. The extent to which community-led programs aimed at reducing violence counteract these effects is unknown. This study sought to examine (1) the relationships between GVE, anticipated risk of assault, psychological distress, and the perceived need to carry a firearm for protection and (2) whether awareness of community violence intervention (CVI) ef…
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonist use and violent crime among US adults
Glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists (GLP‐1 RAs), a class of medications widely prescribed for diabetes and obesity, have exhibited emerging effects on substance use, reward processing, and impulse control. This study examines whether current GLP‐1 RA use moderates established behavioral pathways to violent crime from impulsivity and alcohol use. Data come from a 2025 nationally representative US survey ( n = 7521; 821 lifetime GLP‐1 RA user…
Firearm Exposure, Health Risk Behaviors, and Health Outcomes in Rural Youth
Firearm violence was the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States in 2024, with suicide and firearm-related injuries in rural youth representing a particular concern. This integrative review aims to investigate rural youth exposure to firearms, including trends in handgun carrying, usage, and exposure to firearm violence. Additional evidence is reviewed for associated health outcomes such as adverse mental health…
How Gun Violence Exposure Influences Racial Health Disparities among Adults in the United States
Gun violence is a pressing public health concern that disproportionately affects racial and ethnic minorities in the United States (US). This study examined whether gun violence exposure (GVE) connects socioeconomic disadvantage to racial disparities in health among US adults. Data came from a nationally representative 2024 survey of 7,066 Black, Hispanic, and White adults. Individual- and community-level disadvantage were measured alongside a fi…
What doesn’t kill us, hurts us longer
Gun violence exposure (GVE) has been widely studied for its mental health consequences, but its relationship with chronic pain remains understudied. The study’s objective was to determine the association between direct and indirect forms of gun violence exposure and multiple chronic pain outcomes among US adults using nationally representative data. The current study is a cross-sectional observational analysis using a probability-based, nationall…
Physical Health Challenges, Healthcare Needs, and Barriers to Care among Firearm Injury Survivors
Firearm injury survivors often face significant physical, mental, and logistical challenges following their injury, yet research on their healthcare needs remains limited. This mixed methods study examines health challenges, healthcare needs, and barriers to care among 107 firearm injury survivors in a small Northeastern city. The project emerged from a collaboration between university researchers and community-based violence prevention specialis…
Licensed Firearm Dealers, ATF Inspection Violations, and the Impact on Local Shootings
Gun dealers play an important role in preventing the purchase of weapons by prohibited buyers and stemming the flow of guns from legal to illegal markets. Therefore, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) plays a crucial crime prevention role through regulating and inspecting licensed dealers for compliance. The current study assesses the impact of an ATF inspection that reveals noncompliance with federal law on local neigh…
Depictions of Firearm Violence Perpetrators and Support for Firearm Policies
We used an experimental study design with newspaper vignettes to examine how characteristics of gun violence perpetrators including mental illness and previous incarceration influence three categories of firearm policy support in a national sample of U.S. adults ( N = 3,387). Depictions of mass shootings elicit greater support for firearm policies than other types such as suicides, accidents, or street-level homicides. Further, depictions of ment…
Community Firearm Violence and Dental Care Use in Middle Adulthood
Firearm Violence Prevention in Peril
The Lasting Effects of Incarcerating Juveniles in US Adult Facilities
Using the NLSY-1997, the current study examined if juvenile incarceration in US adult correctional facilities influenced the average number of weeks worked and income earned during adulthood and the number of years until an individual worked a full week and earned federal minimum wage. These effects were also specified by a juvenile’s race. Results demonstrated that juvenile incarceration in an adult facility was associated with negative employme…
Racial Disparities in Victim Compensation Among Homicide Survivors in the United States
This study investigates racial disparities in victim compensation among families of homicide victims across 18 U.S. states from 2015 to 2023. Using individual-level administrative data and national expenditure records, we find that families of Black homicide victims file more claims than any other group but have lower approval rates than families of White victims. We document statistically significant racial disparities in claim approvals, even a…
Frequency, recency, and variety of gun violence exposure
Weapon victimization and long-term cardiovascular disease risk
Local homicides increase suicide in US counties
Frequency of Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native US Residents Screened for Firearm Access
Objective This study evaluates Black and AIAN individuals' self-reported history of being screened for firearm access by healthcare providers, and identifies factors that influence screening. Methods A cross-sectional, nationally representative survey of included 3015 Black and 527 AIAN adults in the US. Participants were recruited via probability-based sampling. Results Among Black participants, 13.1% and among AIAN participants, 18.4% reported …
Anticipatory Violence and Health Among Black Adults in the United States
This study analyzes the relationship between anticipatory community and police violence and health outcomes including mental and physical well-being, sleep problems, and functional disability. Using data from a nationally representative survey of 3015 self-identified Black and African American adults in the USA collected in 2023, findings from a series of regression analyses reveal that anticipating community violence is linked to poorer self-rat…
Citizen-Driven Firearm Safety Policies in a Rural Pennsylvania County
We explore data from focus group interviews ( n = 25) and community surveys ( n = 630) to examine resident support for policies to reduce firearm injuries in a rural Pennsylvania county. The data highlights overwhelming community support for integrating firearms safety education for persons under the age of 18 years. Support for expanding safe storage options and safety training varied significantly based on a resident’s own firearm ownership, co…
Police Contact, Non-Suicidal Self-Injury, and Suicidal Ideation
Distressing police contact heightens the risk of NSSI and SI among young people. Rigorous evaluation of trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate strategies for identifying and intervening on NSSI and SI following adverse police encounters should be prioritized
Firearm Violence Exposure and Functional Disability among Black Men and Women in the United States
This study investigates the relationship between firearm violence exposure and functional health among Black adults in the United States (US). We examined associations between different forms of firearm violence exposure (direct, indirect, and community) and functional health with particular attention to differences across sex groups. We used survey data from a nationally representative sample of 3015 Black adult Americans to analyze associations…
Gun Violence Exposure and Quality of Life in Nine US States
Direct and indirect gun violence exposure (GVE) is associated with a broad range of detrimental health effects. However, much of this research has examined the effects of a single type of GVE (e.g., being shot) on discrete outcomes (e.g., daily pain, PTSD). Since people may experience numerous types of GVE (e.g., being threatened with a gun and hearing gunshots in their neighborhood) with broad effects on their well-being, we study the associatio…
Officer gunpoint during police stops
Youth-police contact is increasingly acknowledged as a stressor and a racialized adverse childhood experience that can undermine youths' mental health. The present study investigates a particularly distressing feature of youths' direct and witnessed in-person police stops-officer gunpoint (i.e., officers drawing of firearms and pointing them at youth, their peers, or other community members). We examine patterns of youths' officer gunpoint exposu…
Addressing Data Deficiencies to Prevent Pediatric Firearm Injuries
Addressing Data Deficiencies to Prevent Pediatric Firearm Injuries: Insights From the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Firearm Study, an article from American Journal of Public Health, Vol 114 Issue 11
Where are the guns
Local gun violence, mental health, and sleep
How does reentry get under the skin? Cumulative reintegration barriers and health in a sample of recently incarcerated men
Reciprocal Neighborhood Dynamics in Gun Violence Exposure, Community Health, and Concentrated Disadvantage in One Hundred US Cities
Gun violence imparts a tremendous human and financial toll on local communities. Researchers have documented extensive mental and physical health consequences of generalized violence exposure but few studies have analyzed the particular impacts of gun violence on community well-being using nationally comprehensive data. We leverage a unique database of almost 16,000 neighborhoods in 100 US cities (2014-2019) to examine how year-over-year rates of…
Community gun violence and functional disability
Quality over quantity? Using sibling comparisons to examine relations between sleep quality, sleep duration, and delinquency
Gun Violence Exposure and Quality of Life in Nine US States
Direct and indirect gun violence exposure (GVE) is associated with a broad range of detrimental health effects. However, much of this research has examined the effects of a single type of GVE (e.g., being shot) on discrete outcomes (e.g., daily pain, PTSD). Since people may experience numerous types of GVE (e.g., being threatened with a gun and hearing gunshots in their neighborhood) with broad effects on their well-being, we study the associatio…
Local gun violence, mental health, and sleep
Youth Mental Well-Being Following Witnessed Police Stops
Police stops and youths’ educational expectations
Frequency, recency, and variety of gun violence exposure
Officer gunpoint during police stops
Youth-police contact is increasingly acknowledged as a stressor and a racialized adverse childhood experience that can undermine youths' mental health. The present study investigates a particularly distressing feature of youths' direct and witnessed in-person police stops-officer gunpoint (i.e., officers drawing of firearms and pointing them at youth, their peers, or other community members). We examine patterns of youths' officer gunpoint exposu…
Adverse childhood experiences and adolescent handgun carrying
Violent victimisation trajectories from adolescence through adulthood
BACKGROUND: Violent victimisation is a stressful experience that has been linked with sleep problems among children, adolescents and adults. However, prior research has not assessed how victimisation trajectories across different stages of the life-course correspond to sleep outcomes. The present study assesses how trajectories of violent victimisation from adolescence to middle adulthood correspond to sleep behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: Data…
Incarceration and cardiovascular health
Disentangling the health-crime relationship among adults
Firearm Violence Exposure and Functional Disability among Black Men and Women in the United States
This study investigates the relationship between firearm violence exposure and functional health among Black adults in the United States (US). We examined associations between different forms of firearm violence exposure (direct, indirect, and community) and functional health with particular attention to differences across sex groups. We used survey data from a nationally representative sample of 3015 Black adult Americans to analyze associations…
Where are the guns
Licensed firearm dealers, legal compliance, and local homicide
Research summary This study uses a combination of tract‐level and street network‐level analyses to examine: (1) the overall association between federally licensed firearm dealers (FFLs) and homicides, (2) the relationship between dealers with serious violations (such as selling to prohibited buyers or failing to record sales) and homicide, and (3) whether the dealer–homicide association is moderated by community disadvantage. Results replicate an…
The Relationship between Concealed Carry Licenses and Firearm Homicide in the US
Adolescent Sleep Problems and Susceptibility to Peer Influence
Susceptibility to peer influence among adolescents is associated with a variety of negative interpersonal and psychosocial outcomes. Although proper sleep is crucial for adolescent development and well-being, no study to date has examined the influence of sleep problems on susceptibility to peer influence. We assess this relationship using two waves of data ( n = 907; 50% male, 18% non-White) from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Developme…
Silence After Stops? Assessing Youth Disclosure of Police Encounters
Youth-police encounters are common in the United States, with potentially serious mental health ramifications requiring social supports to cope. Still, no research has examined youth disclosure of these experiences to others. Using a national sample of youth stopped by police (N = 918; 56.09% Black, 20.48% Hispanic), we find that more than two-thirds disclosed police encounters-most commonly to mothers. Even so, disclosure became less likely as p…
The Lasting Effects of Incarcerating Juveniles in US Adult Facilities
Using the NLSY-1997, the current study examined if juvenile incarceration in US adult correctional facilities influenced the average number of weeks worked and income earned during adulthood and the number of years until an individual worked a full week and earned federal minimum wage. These effects were also specified by a juvenile’s race. Results demonstrated that juvenile incarceration in an adult facility was associated with negative employme…
Anticipatory Violence and Health Among Black Adults in the United States
This study analyzes the relationship between anticipatory community and police violence and health outcomes including mental and physical well-being, sleep problems, and functional disability. Using data from a nationally representative survey of 3015 self-identified Black and African American adults in the USA collected in 2023, findings from a series of regression analyses reveal that anticipating community violence is linked to poorer self-rat…
Concentrated disadvantage and functional disability
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic disadvantage related to poverty, unemployment and social disinvestment contributes to significant disparities in community health in the USA. Yet, there remains limited ecological research on the relationship between neighbourhood disadvantage and functional disability. Much of the work in this area has focused on elderly populations without attention to variation across age and sex groups. METHODS: Using a longitudinal …
Intimate partner violence and barriers to prenatal care
Information-seeking in the Wake of Tragedy
Mass shootings are a highly visible form of violence in the United States, although public response to these events varies considerably. Drawing on social problems and collective threat perception literature, we use search data for all Google-using Americans following mass shootings since 2004 to examine how event attributes such as the number of victims, venue, and type of weapon(s) predict public information-seeking related to gun control and g…
Feeling the Beat and Feeling Better
Using data from the 1999 Arts and Religion Survey, this article builds on the work of Tia DeNora and the understanding of music as a technology of health by focusing on an important aspect of music's impact on mental health, emotional reflection. The study first examines the relationship between musical experiences and the perceived effectiveness of music as a coping tool in everyday life. The results indicate that musical experience is positivel…
Mental and physical health in prison
BACKGROUND: Research has shown that inmate misconduct is related to a range of demographic factors and experiences with the criminal justice system. Poor mental and physical health has also been associated with inmate misconduct, although no research has examined the relationship between co-occurring conditions and misconduct in prison populations. METHODS: We rely on data from the 2004 Survey of Inmates in State Correctional Facilities (N = 14,4…
How does reentry get under the skin? Cumulative reintegration barriers and health in a sample of recently incarcerated men
Gender-Equitable Parental Decision Making and Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration in Bangladesh
ObjectiveThis article examines the relationship between the exposure of men as children to gender-equitable parental decision making and the potential for subsequent later life engagement in intimate partner violence (IPV) in Bangladesh.BackgroundAlthough researchers have recently begun to explore multilevel influences on IPV perpetration, no studies have examined how decision making between parents at home and within the community relates to IPV…
Information-seeking in the Wake of Tragedy
Mass shootings are a highly visible form of violence in the United States, although public response to these events varies considerably. Drawing on social problems and collective threat perception literature, we use search data for all Google-using Americans following mass shootings since 2004 to examine how event attributes such as the number of victims, venue, and type of weapon(s) predict public information-seeking related to gun control and g…
Criminal offending and health over the life-course
Disentangling the health-crime relationship among adults
Cross-Modal Peer Polyvictimization and Teen Dating Violence
Research suggests that polyvictimization, or exposure to multiple types of victimization, has significant negative consequences for adolescents. Given emphasis on peer and dating relationships in adolescence, as well as changing ways that aggression manifests online, multiple types of peer victimization across physical and digital spaces may be especially consequential for teen dating violence (TDV) perpetration. Recent data on 5,647 adolescents …
Parental Incarceration, Child Adversity, and Child Health
Background: Research points to parental incarceration as an important social determinant of child health. Even so, studies examining the health impact of parental incarceration in the context of diverse childhood stressors and adversities are lacking. Methods: The present study uses a large, nationally representative sample to compare U.S. children who were exposed to parental incarceration to a strategic comparison group of U.S. children who wer…
Food deserts and cardiovascular health among young adults
Objective: This study assesses the association between living in a food desert and cardiovascular health risk among young adults in the USA, as well as evaluates whether personal and area socioeconomic status moderates this relationship. Design: A cross-sectional analysis was performed using data from Wave I (1993–1994) and Wave IV (2008) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Ordinary least squares regression models …
Household food insecurity and school readiness among preschool-aged children in the USA
Objective: The present study examines the association between mild and moderate-to-severe household food insecurity and school readiness among a nationally representative sample of preschool-aged children. Design: Cross-sectional data pertaining to household food availability as well as four domains of school readiness – early learning skills, self-regulation, social-emotional development and physical health & motor development – were employed. S…
Community gun violence and functional disability
Silence After Stops? Assessing Youth Disclosure of Police Encounters
Youth-police encounters are common in the United States, with potentially serious mental health ramifications requiring social supports to cope. Still, no research has examined youth disclosure of these experiences to others. Using a national sample of youth stopped by police (N = 918; 56.09% Black, 20.48% Hispanic), we find that more than two-thirds disclosed police encounters-most commonly to mothers. Even so, disclosure became less likely as p…
Health conditions and victimization among incarcerated individuals in U.S. jails
Incarceration and cardiovascular health
Quality over quantity? Using sibling comparisons to examine relations between sleep quality, sleep duration, and delinquency
Vicarious Family Health Strain and Juvenile Delinquency
Research finds that vicarious strain significantly predicts juvenile delinquency. However, no studies have examined the influence of vicarious health strain on youth behavior despite the fact that when individuals directly experience poor health, there is a greater likelihood of crime and delinquency. Using a sample of youth from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN) data, we assess the associations between vicarious f…
The Dynamics of Race, Place, and Homicide Context in the Relationship between Firearm Dealers and Gun Violence
This study examines the relationship between the concentration of legal firearm dealers and firearm homicide in 27 states. Using data collected from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) and the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS), multilevel negative binomial models are used to estimate homicides perpetrated with a firearm. We assess separate models for White and Black victims across three homicide types. The…
Eviction and Crime
In this study, we use generalized estimating equation (GEE) models to analyze how rates of eviction correspond to homicide, robbery, and burglary rates across all residential neighborhoods in Philadelphia from 2006 through 2016. We assess the moderating role of neighborhood poverty accounting for residential mobility, economic disadvantage, and community composition. We find that eviction is associated with all three types of crime in fully contr…
The Risk of Family Violence After Incarceration
Despite the importance of understanding the prevalence, causes, and consequences of conflict and violence within families, the specific risk of violence following a family member’s release from incarceration has been hard to ascertain. Research indicates that a significant percentage of persons released from incarceration will experience involvement in family violence in their life, yet it remains unclear whether this heightened risk exists due t…
Youth Mental Well-Being Following Witnessed Police Stops
Police stops and youths’ educational expectations
Violent victimisation trajectories from adolescence through adulthood
BACKGROUND: Violent victimisation is a stressful experience that has been linked with sleep problems among children, adolescents and adults. However, prior research has not assessed how victimisation trajectories across different stages of the life-course correspond to sleep outcomes. The present study assesses how trajectories of violent victimisation from adolescence to middle adulthood correspond to sleep behaviours in adulthood. METHODS: Data…
Stuck in the cycle? Assessing a reciprocal model of incarceration, health, and relative risk over twenty-five years
Adolescent Sleep Problems and Susceptibility to Peer Influence
Susceptibility to peer influence among adolescents is associated with a variety of negative interpersonal and psychosocial outcomes. Although proper sleep is crucial for adolescent development and well-being, no study to date has examined the influence of sleep problems on susceptibility to peer influence. We assess this relationship using two waves of data ( n = 907; 50% male, 18% non-White) from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Developme…
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