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Child Abuse and Trauma

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Elizabeth A. Swedo
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
2
Grit Höppner
Universität Hamburg
3
Leonardo Bevilacqua
University College London
4
Chantel Daines
Brigham Young University
5
Erica M. Webster
Youth Development
6
Cheyenne Downey
University College Dublin
7
Jenney Zhu
Alberta Children's Hospital
8
James H. Duffee
Wright State University
9
Nicole Kovski
University of Wisconsin–Madison
10
Tara C. Callaghan
St. Francis Xavier University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Conditions and Risk Behaviors Among High School Students — Youth Risk Behavior Survey, United States, 2023
MMWR Supplements|2024
58 cit.
2
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among Adolescents
PEDIATRICS|2024
34 cit.
3
Positive Childhood Experiences and Adult Health and Opportunity Outcomes in 4 US States
JAMA Network Open|2025
13 cit.
4
The Effects of the 2021 Child Tax Credit on Housing Affordability and the Living Arrangements of Families With Low Incomes
Demography|2024
8 cit.
5
Pathways of Intergenerational Risk: Examining the Association Between Maternal Adverse Childhood Experiences and Child Socio-Emotional and Behavioral Concerns at 8 Years of Age
Child Maltreatment|2024
5 cit.
6
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience: Family Resilience as a Promotive Factor in Young Children’s Flourishing
SAGE Open|2024
5 cit.
7
The Impact of Family Resilience in Promoting School Readiness for Children with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Early Childhood Education Journal|2024
4 cit.
8
Fostering Prosociality in Refugee Children: An Intervention With Rohingya Children
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development|2024
4 cit.
9
How Rohingya refugee parents support children’s prosocial development in crisis-affected and resettlement contexts: Findings from India and Canada
Journal of Refugee Studies|2024
3 cit.
10
Adolescents' Adverse Childhood Experiences, Poor Mental Health, and Substance Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Journal of Adolescent Health|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Catherine A Forneris
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2
Angie S. Guinn
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
3
Nadine Burke Harris
California State University System
4
Tiffany Koppels
Colorado State University
5
Vivian Yawei Guo
Sun Yat-sen University
6
Judi Vanderhaar
Kentucky Department of Education
7
Ross D. Neville
University College Dublin
8
Hilary K. Lambert
University of Washington
9
Selina Hunt McKinney
University of South Carolina
10
Talia Leibovitz
University of Toronto

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Adverse childhood experiences: a meta‐analysis of prevalence and moderators among half a million adults in 206 studies
World Psychiatry|2023
363 cit.
2
Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Social Isolation With Later-Life Cognitive Function Among Adults in China
JAMA Network Open|2022
191 cit.
3
Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Child Population Samples
JAMA Pediatrics|2024
82 cit.
4
Associations of excessive screen time and early screen exposure with health-related quality of life and behavioral problems among children attending preschools
BMC Public Health|2022
64 cit.
5
Adverse childhood experiences and handgrip strength among middle-aged and older adults: a cross-sectional study in China
BMC Geriatrics|2022
41 cit.
6
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Trauma-Informed Neurology
JAMA Neurology|2022
34 cit.
7
Comorbid depression and obesity, and its transition on the risk of functional disability among middle-aged and older Chinese: a cohort study
BMC Geriatrics|2022
30 cit.
8
Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms among middle-aged or older adults in China and the mediating role of short sleep duration
Journal of Affective Disorders|2023
28 cit.
9
Maternal adverse childhood experiences and behavioral problems in preschool offspring: the mediation role of parenting styles
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health|2023
25 cit.
10
Leveraging Surveillance and Evidence: Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Through Data to Action
American Journal of Preventive Medicine|2022
23 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Dante Cicchetti
University of Minnesota
2
Cathy Spatz Widom
City University of New York
3
Sherry Hamby
Life University
4
William Alvarez
Corporación Universitaria del Meta
5
William A. Zule
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
6
Richie Poulton
University of Otago
7
Gregory S. Pettit
Auburn University
8
L. John Horwood
University of Otago
9
Heather A. Turner
University of Louisville Hospital
10
Michael Rutter
Dalhousie University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Influence of Life Stress on Depression: Moderation by a Polymorphism in the 5-HTT Gene
Science|2003
8.1k cit.
2
Impact of Event Scale: A Measure of Subjective Stress
Psychosomatic Medicine|1979
7.9k cit.
3
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule—Generic: A Standard Measure of Social and Communication Deficits Associated with the Spectrum of Autism
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders|2000
7.6k cit.
4
Development and validation of a brief screening version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire
Child Abuse & Neglect|2003
6.3k cit.
5
Role of Genotype in the Cycle of Violence in Maltreated Children
Science|2002
4.8k cit.
6
Resilience in the Face of Adversity
The British Journal of Psychiatry|1985
3.4k cit.
7
Validity of adult retrospective reports of adverse childhood experiences: review of the evidence
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry|2004
2.8k cit.
8
Autism as a strongly genetic disorder: evidence from a British twin study
Psychological Medicine|1995
2.5k cit.
9
Prior Juvenile Diagnoses in Adults With Mental Disorder
Archives of General Psychiatry|2003
2k cit.
10
Poly-victimization: A neglected component in child victimization
Child Abuse & Neglect|2007
2k cit.

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