Research Interests
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Depression
- Neglect
Research Description
My research focuses on how and why certain children and adolescents go on to develop internalizing symptoms. Specifically, I examine the prospective interplay between cognitive, interpersonal, and physiological vulnerability factors and the onset and maintenance of depression in both domestic and international youth samples. In recent years, I have become increasingly interested in translating these basic developmental psychopathology findings into screening procedures that can better identify youth living in adverse family contexts, and thus, at elevated risk for psychological distress. Over the next several years, I look forward to taking an applied developmental psychopathology approach to research in which more objective psychosocial screening procedures are developed on the bases of novel, longitudinal, laboratory studies with at-risk youth.
Education
Ph.D., Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Additional Campus Affiliations
Associate Professor, Psychology
Affiliate, Center for Social & Behavioral Science
External Links
Recent Publications
Cohen, J. R., Choi, J. W., Fishbach, J. S., & Temple, J. R. (2025). A Trauma-Focused Screening Approach for Teen Dating Violence Prevention. Prevention Science, 26(1), 80-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-025-01772-4
Cohen, J. R., Choi, J. W., Stutts, M., & Temple, J. R. (2025). Beyond Adverse Childhood Experiences: What Should be Considered for Trauma-Focused Adolescent Mental Health Risk Assessments? Journal of interpersonal violence, Article 08862605251350127. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605251350127
Fishbach, J. S., Sun, R., Shorey, R. C., & Cohen, J. R. (2025). Disparities in Dating Violence Perpetration and Victimization in Justice-Involved Emerging Adults: A MAIHDA Study. Journal of Family Violence. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-025-00874-5
Shorey, R. C., Briley, D. A., Hereth, J., munson, M., Fishbach, J. S., & Cohen, J. R. (2025). Alcohol Use Disparities Among Transgender and Nonbinary Adults: An Intersectional Investigation. Drug and Alcohol Review, 44(5), 1374-1383. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14077
Stutts, M., Briley, D. A., & Cohen, J. R. (2025). The Prospective Impact of Perceived Social Support Profiles on Mental Health for Justice-Involved Youth. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, 53(7), 1017-1031. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-025-01311-3