We are so thrilled to share this validated assessment with the field. It’s been a journey! @Bianca_Albers Todd Jensen

The BMC study by Todd Jensen, Allison Metz, & @Bianca_Albers describes the development & validation of the Implementation Support Competencies Assessment that measures #implementation support competencies w applications across service contexts …plementationscience.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

🚨Check out our new pub dropped in American Psychological Association Journal of Psychopathology and Clinical Science! 🚨 We looked at how family and neighborhood factors influence the relationship between ACE exposure and mental health among Black girls and boys. Read it here: doi.org/10.1037/abn000…

🚨New Pub Alert🚨 Check out our new paper! Thanks Caroline Sanner for bringing together such a great group of scholars for this manuscript at JFTR NCFR onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

If you teach sociology research methods at the undergrad or grad level what are your favorite in-class activities to use? Teaching methods for the first time next year and starting to gather ideas.

Come work with me! Society for Research on Adolescence Society for Research in Child Development SRCDBlackCaucus SRCD SOGIE Caucus SRCD Latinx Caucus SRCD Asian Caucus SRCD Latinx Caucus

HDFS at UNCG is holding an information session about our graduate program this Monday night at 7:00. Interested prospective students can register for the October 21st, 7pm EST session here: gradapply.uncg.edu/register/Oct21

📣Apply to join our School's community! The UNC School of Education invites applications for a faculty position in School Counseling at the rank of Clinical Assistant, Clinical Associate, or Clinical Professor, starting May 1, 2025. Learn more. ➡️bit.ly/4fwFYY6

Excited to share this newly published paper w/ Lisa de Saxe Zerden and Brianna Lombardi that features a representative profile of Master of Social Work (MSW) graduates in the United States! Accepted version (no paywall): bit.ly/4hHroz1 Publisher version: bit.ly/3AmrhIl

Trust Part 2. Finally! Excited to share research findings on building trusting relationships and the impact trust has on implementation outcomes. UNC Social Work The Center for Implementation Collaborative for Implementation Practice Annette Boaz Implementation Science @implementEIC Transforming Evidence Todd Jensen Helen Bevan frontiersin.org/journals/healt…

📣Apply to join our School's community! The UNC School of Education is searching for a Director of Donor Relations and Annual Giving. For consideration, apply by Monday, January 6, 2025. Learn more: ➡️ bit.ly/4iE37KF

I enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on the state of the science of youth technology engagement and mental health as I wrote this commentary on Maheux, Burnell, et al.'s JCPP Annual Review focused on social media component effects acamh.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jc…

Interested in learning how your organization can embed #impscience to improve outcomes for children and families? Join us for a free, virtual UNC Institute on #imppractice event on March 25th from 11am-12pm ET in partnership with NJ Department of Children and Families tinyurl.com/ythexyn5 UNC Social Work

I am very excited to share this new open-access (freely available!) article featuring findings from my qualitative analysis of advice for new stepparents from the the perspective of stepchildren who experienced stepfamily formation during adolescence. doi.org/10.1177/019251…

Excited to share this open-access publication! Using a representative sample of over 30,000 active-duty Air Force members, we found that assessing key personal and family strengths can predict self-directed harm and interpersonal violence. doi.org/10.1177/088626…

New open-access paper! My in-depth exploration of stepparent-adolescent interaction highlights 14 distinct types of interaction (the "what" of interaction) and 10 distinct interaction attributes (the "how" and "why" of interaction). doi.org/10.1080/283753…

New study in Journal of Adolescent Health! We found that: feeling a strong sense of family belonging predicts fewer depressive symptoms later AND higher depressive symptoms predict lower belonging over time across family types. Free download for 50 days👉 authors.elsevier.com/a/1lmU%7E,Nz%7…