Bria Gresham
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TRAINING & EDUCATION
2020 – Present PhD Developmental Psychology
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Minor: Population Studies
GPA: 4.0
2021 – 2024 Population Studies Predoctoral Trainee
Minnesota Population Center
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
2020 – 2022 MA Developmental Psychology
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
GPA: 4.0
Major GPA: 4.0
2017 – 2019 B.S. Psychology with Honors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.90
Major GPA: 4.0
2016 – 2017 A.A.S. Paralegal
Gadsden State Community College
GPA: 4.0
HONORS & AWARDS
2024 Student Travel Award, Society for Research in Child Development
2024 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2024 Alumni Society Advanced Study Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students, University of Minnesota
2024 Summer Research Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2023 Dr. Carrie DePasquale Memorial Scholarship, University of Minnesota
2022 Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
2021 Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2020 Creating Inclusive Cohorts Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2020 Psychology Achievement Award Finalist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2020 Passey Prize - Outstanding Student in Psychology Finalist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019 Junior Investigator Award Semi-Finalist, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
2019 Undergraduate Student Poster Award, Alabama Psychological Association
2019 Honorable Mention, Association for Psychological Science RISE Research Award
2018 National Alumni Society Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2017 – 2019 President’s List Award (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
2017 Sigma Alpha Lambda National Honors Society
2017 Outstanding Paralegal Student Award
2017 Lambda Epsilon Chi Honors Society
2016 – 2017 President’s List Award (Gadsden State Community College)
RESEARCH GRANTS & FUNDING
2024 Graduate Student Research Grant, Institute of Child Development ($1,250)
2024 Graduate Student Research Award, Minnesota Population Center ($2,000)
2022 Student Grant Competition, Association for Psychological Science ($500)
2021 Council of Graduate Students Conference Grant, University of Minnesota ($500)
2021 Research Small Grant Awardee, Institute of Child Development ($1,000)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Karatekin, C., Gresham, B., Barnes, A., Corcoran, F., Kritzik, R., & Mason, S. M. (in press). Re-politicizing the WHO’s Social Determinants of Health Framework. Health Promotion International.
Gresham, B., Thyden, N., Gailey, S., & Osypuk, T.L. (2024). Effect of randomized controlled trial of housing vouchers on adolescent risky sexual behavior over a 15-year period. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Karatekin, C., & Mason, S.M., Latner, M., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., Hing, A., Barnes, A. (2023). Is representative democracy good for children? Effects of partisan bias in state legislatures on budgetary and regulatory policies affecting children. Social Science and Medicine, 339, 116344.
Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., & Karatekin, C. (2023). Trajectories of academic performance over time: Differences by social determinants of health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1252899
DeJoseph, M., Carosella, K. & The NextGen Psych Scholars Lead Mentors*. (in press). Diversifying the academy through a peer-to-peer mentorship model: Insights and recommendations from the NextGen Psych Scholars Program (NPSP). Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000504
*Group authorship
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (2023). The role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in predicting academic problems among college students. Child Abuse and Neglect, 142 (1), 105595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105595
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C. A., & Mrug, S. (2023). Coping Style Moderates the Relationship Between Community Violence and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Adolescents. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 43(5), 672–690. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316221116044
Karatekin, C., Mason, S. M., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., ... & Barnes, A. (2022). Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review of Measures and Methods. Children and Youth Services Review, 136, 106425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106425
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (2021). Moderating effects of coping style on externalizing behaviors and substance use in urban adolescents exposed to community violence. International Journal of Developmental Science, 15(3-4), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.3233/DEV-210306
Gresham, B., McManus, B., & Stavrinos, D. (2021). Interactive effects of neighborhood safety and screen time on adolescent internalizing symptoms. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 42(9), 734-741. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000959.
Gresham, B., McManus, B., Mrug, S., Visscher, K., Anthony, T., & Stavrinos, D. (2021) Validation of the attention-related driving errors scale in novice adolescent drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 159, 106249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106249
Burgess, B.E., Gresham, B., Mrug, S., Bray, L.A., Leon, K., & Troxler, R.B. (2021). Religious coping and psychosocial adjustment in patients with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(14), 2886-2895. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320935979
Whittington, C., McManus, B., Albright, M. G., Beck, H., Buford, K., Gresham, B., ... & Stavrinos, D. (2020). Methodological considerations for longitudinal investigations of young drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 75, 214-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.10.005
Stavrinos, D., McManus, B., Mrug, S., He, H., Gresham, B., Albright, M.G., Svancara, S., Whittington, C., Underhill, A., & White, D. (2020). Adolescent driving behavior before and during restrictions related to COVID-19. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 144, 105686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105686
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Gresham, B (Jan 2023). It was a night like any other: A victim-oriented approach to crime in Minneapolis. MinnPost, Op-ed.
Karatekin, C., Mason, S. M., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., ... & Barnes, A. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): An overview of definitions, measures, and methods. In S. G. Portwood, M. J. Lawler, & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): A framework for collaborative health promotion. Springer Publishing.
SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (under revision). A scoping review of neighborhood effects and health among youth: Measurement and design characteristics.
Gresham, B., Morency, M., Corcoran, F., Kunkel, J., & Riegelman, A. (under revision). Community violence exposure and allostatic load: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gresham, B., Karras, E., Donzella, B., & Gunnar, M.R. (under review). Comparison of a one- vs. two-visit online version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST-OL).
Karatekin, C., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., Mason, S.M., Latner, M., Kritzik, R., & Barnes, A. (under review). Effects of Electoral Partisan Bias in State Legislatures on Infant Outcomes.
Osypuk, T. L., Schmidt, N., Thyden, N., Gresham, B., Kim, H., Acevedo-Garcia, & Joshi, P. (under review). Child health barriers to work: Evidence from a long-term housing voucher experiment.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Gresham, B., Karras, E., Sackett, C., Donzella, B., Gunnar, M. (in preparation). Exposure to community violence and cortisol reactivity among first-generation college students: An examination of multi-level protective factors.
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (in preparation). Mapping research goals of neighborhoods and health studies onto a social determinants of health framework: A scoping review.
Gresham, B., Thyden, N., Schmidt, N., Kim, H., Liu, L., Joshi, P., Osypuk, T. (in preparation). Do health and developmental problems modify the effects of residential mobility on youth socioeconomic position among low-income families? Results from a housing voucher experiment.
Gresham, B., Lewis, L., Riegelman, A., Ip, K. (in preparation). Neighborhoods and structural brain imaging: A systematic review.
PRESENTATIONS
Karras, E., Gresham, B., & Gunnar, M. (May 2024). Association between community violence exposure and affect in response to evocative art. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.
Jannat, M., Gresham, B., & Gunnar, M. (May 2024). Community violence exposure and internalizing symptoms associated with coping self-efficacy among first-generation college students. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.
Gresham, B., & Karatekin, C. (May 2024). A scoping review of neighborhood effects and health among youth: Social determinants of health. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Anti-Racist Developmental Science Summit: Transforming Research, Practices, and Policies, Panama City, Panama.
Osypuk, T., Gresham, B., Levesque, C., Thyden, N., Nelson, T., Rehkopf, D., Liu, L., & Joshi, P. (April 2024). Did youth experience economic and educational mobility in a housing voucher experiment, if their health improved? Findings from a randomized controlled trial of housing vouchers, by estimating Controlled Direct Effects, over 15 years. Poster presented at the Population Association of America Conference, Columbus Ohio.
Gresham, B., Donzella, B., & Gunnar, M.R. (May 2023). Community violence exposure and coping: Preliminary associations with internalizing symptoms and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis reactivity. Poster presented at the Annual Association for Psychological Sciences Convention, Washington, D.C.
Gresham, B., Thyden, N., Gailey, S., & Osypuk, T. (April 2023). Effect of a randomized controlled trial of housing vouchers on adolescent risky sexual behavior over a 15-year period. Talk presented at the Population Association of America Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Gresham, B., Lybbert, E., Lubell, M., Muller, C., Grodsky, E., & Warren, J.R. (April 2023). Long-term impacts of adolescent exposure to crime on health: Self-reported health and mortality at mid-life. Poster presented at the Population Association of America Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., & Karatekin, C. (March 2023). Trajectories of academic performance over time: Differences by social determinants of health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels, Belgium.
Corcoran, F., Gresham, B., Morency, M., Kunkel, J., & Gunnar, M.R. (March 2023). Community violence exposure and allostatic load: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels, Belgium.
Karatekin, C., Mason, S.M., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., & Barnes, A. (December 2022). ACEs: A Public Health Problem. Talk presented virtually at the First International Congress of Selçuk Health Sciences, Konya, Turkey.
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (August 2022). The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Predicting College Student Academic Performance. Poster presented virtually at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
Corcoran, F., Karatekin, C., Mason, S., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., & Barnes, A. (April 2022). Moving Towards Primordial Prevention in ACEs Research. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association (WPA) Annual Convention, Portland, OR.
Gresham, B. (May 2021). A Scoping Review of Structural and Intermediary Determinants of Health and Health Inequities in the ACEs Literature: Where Does the Story Begin? Flash talk presented virtually at the 33rd Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention.
Gresham, B., Karatekin, C., Mason, S., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., & Barnes, A. (April 2021). Ready, Set, Go? Researcher Recommendations for Translating Findings on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) into Action. Poster presented virtually for the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference.
Gresham, B., McManus, B., & Stavrinos, D. (April 2021). Interactive Effects of Neighborhood Safety and Screen Time on Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment. Poster presented virtually for the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (March 2020). Gender and Ethnic Differences in the Links between Aggressive Fantasies and Aggressive Behavior in Early Adolescence. Society for Research on Adolescents, San Diego, CA. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
Burgess, B., Gresham, B., Bray, L., & Mrug, S. (October 2019). Spiritual Coping and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adults with CF. Poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Nashville, TN
* Junior Investigator Award Semi-Finalist, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (October 2019). Coping Style Moderates the Link between Community Violence Exposure and Depression in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association, Orange Beach, AL.
*Undergraduate Student Poster Award
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (May 2019). Coping Style Moderates the Link between Community Violence Exposure and Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Association for Psychological Sciences Convention, Washington, D.C.
*Honorable Mention, RISE Research Award
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (April 2019). Relationships Between Coping Styles and Aggressive Behaviors in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual Troy University Psychology Conference, Troy, AL.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug., S. (April 2019). Violence Exposure, Coping Style, and Substance Use in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the John P. Ost Research Competition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (February 2019). Effects of Violence Exposure and Bereavement on Depression and Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the Mid-South Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (October 2018). Effects of Violence Exposure and Friend Death on Depression and Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association, Orange Beach, AL.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (July 2018). Effects of Violence Exposure and Bereavement on Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Expo at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Gresham, B. & Gunnar, M. (October 2024). Community violence and cortisol: The moderating role of coping styles. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, Illinois.
Lewis, L., Gresham, B., & Thomas, K. (October 2024). Sleep as a mechanism for the effects of air pollution on adolescent brain structure and cognitive performance. Flash talk to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, Illinois.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Institute of Child Development – Gunnar Lab
Dr. Megan Gunnar
University of Minnesota
2020 – Present
Research Assistant
Institute of Child Development – Child Wellbeing Group
Dr. Canan Karatekin
University of Minnesota
2020 – Present
Research Assistant
Moving to Opportunity Study
Dr. Theresa Osypuk
University of Minnesota
2021 – 2024
Research Assistant
High School and Beyond Study
Dr. John (Rob) Warren
University of Minnesota
2021 – 2023
Researcher I
Department of Psychology – Translational Research for Injury Prevention Lab
Dr. Despina Stavrinos
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019 – 2020
Research Assistant
Department of Psychology – Youth Development Lab
Dr. Sylvie Mrug
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – 2020
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Instructor
Institute of Child Development – Cognitive Development
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Spring 2024
Graduate Instructor
Institute of Child Development – Social and Personality Development
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Fall 2023
Institute of Child Development – Intro to Child Psychology
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Spring 2023, Summer 2023
Department of Psychology – Abnormal Psychology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fall 2019
Teaching Assistant
Department of Psychology – Drugs and Human Behavior
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fall 2019
SERVICE TO THE FIELD
Ad Hoc Reviews
Past-President
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC)
2024 – present
President
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC)
2023 – 2024
Membership and Volunteers Officer
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC)
2021 – 2023
Grant Reviewer
Council of Graduate Students, University of Minnesota
2020 – Present
Student Reviewer
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus
2019 – Present
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019
Peer Notetaker
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – 2019
Undergraduate Research Expo Volunteer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – 2019
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Graduate Student Mentor
Next Gen Psych Scholars Program, University of Minnesota
2022 – Present
Lead Mentor
Next Gen Psych Scholars Program, University of Minnesota
2020 – 2022
Project Mentor
Young Scientist Program, University of Minnesota
2020 – 2022
YoUthROC
Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center, University of Minnesota
2020 – 2021
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
R/RStudio
Mplus
STATA
Structural Equation Modeling
Qualtrics (Online Data Collection and Analysis Tool)
REDCap (Online Data Collection and Analysis Tool)
Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
2020 – Present PhD Developmental Psychology
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Minor: Population Studies
GPA: 4.0
2021 – 2024 Population Studies Predoctoral Trainee
Minnesota Population Center
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
2020 – 2022 MA Developmental Psychology
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
GPA: 4.0
Major GPA: 4.0
2017 – 2019 B.S. Psychology with Honors
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.90
Major GPA: 4.0
2016 – 2017 A.A.S. Paralegal
Gadsden State Community College
GPA: 4.0
HONORS & AWARDS
2024 Student Travel Award, Society for Research in Child Development
2024 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2024 Alumni Society Advanced Study Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Students, University of Minnesota
2024 Summer Research Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2023 Dr. Carrie DePasquale Memorial Scholarship, University of Minnesota
2022 Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
2021 Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
2020 Creating Inclusive Cohorts Fellowship, University of Minnesota
2020 Psychology Achievement Award Finalist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2020 Passey Prize - Outstanding Student in Psychology Finalist, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019 Junior Investigator Award Semi-Finalist, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
2019 Undergraduate Student Poster Award, Alabama Psychological Association
2019 Honorable Mention, Association for Psychological Science RISE Research Award
2018 National Alumni Society Award, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2017 – 2019 President’s List Award (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
2017 Sigma Alpha Lambda National Honors Society
2017 Outstanding Paralegal Student Award
2017 Lambda Epsilon Chi Honors Society
2016 – 2017 President’s List Award (Gadsden State Community College)
RESEARCH GRANTS & FUNDING
2024 Graduate Student Research Grant, Institute of Child Development ($1,250)
2024 Graduate Student Research Award, Minnesota Population Center ($2,000)
2022 Student Grant Competition, Association for Psychological Science ($500)
2021 Council of Graduate Students Conference Grant, University of Minnesota ($500)
2021 Research Small Grant Awardee, Institute of Child Development ($1,000)
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Karatekin, C., Gresham, B., Barnes, A., Corcoran, F., Kritzik, R., & Mason, S. M. (in press). Re-politicizing the WHO’s Social Determinants of Health Framework. Health Promotion International.
Gresham, B., Thyden, N., Gailey, S., & Osypuk, T.L. (2024). Effect of randomized controlled trial of housing vouchers on adolescent risky sexual behavior over a 15-year period. Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Karatekin, C., & Mason, S.M., Latner, M., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., Hing, A., Barnes, A. (2023). Is representative democracy good for children? Effects of partisan bias in state legislatures on budgetary and regulatory policies affecting children. Social Science and Medicine, 339, 116344.
Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., & Karatekin, C. (2023). Trajectories of academic performance over time: Differences by social determinants of health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontiers in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1252899
DeJoseph, M., Carosella, K. & The NextGen Psych Scholars Lead Mentors*. (in press). Diversifying the academy through a peer-to-peer mentorship model: Insights and recommendations from the NextGen Psych Scholars Program (NPSP). Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000504
*Group authorship
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (2023). The role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in predicting academic problems among college students. Child Abuse and Neglect, 142 (1), 105595. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105595
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C. A., & Mrug, S. (2023). Coping Style Moderates the Relationship Between Community Violence and Depressive Symptoms in Urban Adolescents. The Journal of Early Adolescence, 43(5), 672–690. https://doi.org/10.1177/02724316221116044
Karatekin, C., Mason, S. M., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., ... & Barnes, A. (2022). Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review of Measures and Methods. Children and Youth Services Review, 136, 106425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106425
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (2021). Moderating effects of coping style on externalizing behaviors and substance use in urban adolescents exposed to community violence. International Journal of Developmental Science, 15(3-4), 61-73. https://doi.org/10.3233/DEV-210306
Gresham, B., McManus, B., & Stavrinos, D. (2021). Interactive effects of neighborhood safety and screen time on adolescent internalizing symptoms. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 42(9), 734-741. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000000959.
Gresham, B., McManus, B., Mrug, S., Visscher, K., Anthony, T., & Stavrinos, D. (2021) Validation of the attention-related driving errors scale in novice adolescent drivers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 159, 106249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2021.106249
Burgess, B.E., Gresham, B., Mrug, S., Bray, L.A., Leon, K., & Troxler, R.B. (2021). Religious coping and psychosocial adjustment in patients with cystic fibrosis. Journal of Health Psychology, 26(14), 2886-2895. https://doi.org/10.1177/1359105320935979
Whittington, C., McManus, B., Albright, M. G., Beck, H., Buford, K., Gresham, B., ... & Stavrinos, D. (2020). Methodological considerations for longitudinal investigations of young drivers. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 75, 214-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2020.10.005
Stavrinos, D., McManus, B., Mrug, S., He, H., Gresham, B., Albright, M.G., Svancara, S., Whittington, C., Underhill, A., & White, D. (2020). Adolescent driving behavior before and during restrictions related to COVID-19. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 144, 105686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2020.105686
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Gresham, B (Jan 2023). It was a night like any other: A victim-oriented approach to crime in Minneapolis. MinnPost, Op-ed.
Karatekin, C., Mason, S. M., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., ... & Barnes, A. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): An overview of definitions, measures, and methods. In S. G. Portwood, M. J. Lawler, & M. C. Roberts (Eds.), Handbook of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs): A framework for collaborative health promotion. Springer Publishing.
SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (under revision). A scoping review of neighborhood effects and health among youth: Measurement and design characteristics.
Gresham, B., Morency, M., Corcoran, F., Kunkel, J., & Riegelman, A. (under revision). Community violence exposure and allostatic load: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Gresham, B., Karras, E., Donzella, B., & Gunnar, M.R. (under review). Comparison of a one- vs. two-visit online version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST-OL).
Karatekin, C., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., Mason, S.M., Latner, M., Kritzik, R., & Barnes, A. (under review). Effects of Electoral Partisan Bias in State Legislatures on Infant Outcomes.
Osypuk, T. L., Schmidt, N., Thyden, N., Gresham, B., Kim, H., Acevedo-Garcia, & Joshi, P. (under review). Child health barriers to work: Evidence from a long-term housing voucher experiment.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
Gresham, B., Karras, E., Sackett, C., Donzella, B., Gunnar, M. (in preparation). Exposure to community violence and cortisol reactivity among first-generation college students: An examination of multi-level protective factors.
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (in preparation). Mapping research goals of neighborhoods and health studies onto a social determinants of health framework: A scoping review.
Gresham, B., Thyden, N., Schmidt, N., Kim, H., Liu, L., Joshi, P., Osypuk, T. (in preparation). Do health and developmental problems modify the effects of residential mobility on youth socioeconomic position among low-income families? Results from a housing voucher experiment.
Gresham, B., Lewis, L., Riegelman, A., Ip, K. (in preparation). Neighborhoods and structural brain imaging: A systematic review.
PRESENTATIONS
Karras, E., Gresham, B., & Gunnar, M. (May 2024). Association between community violence exposure and affect in response to evocative art. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.
Jannat, M., Gresham, B., & Gunnar, M. (May 2024). Community violence exposure and internalizing symptoms associated with coping self-efficacy among first-generation college students. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, California.
Gresham, B., & Karatekin, C. (May 2024). A scoping review of neighborhood effects and health among youth: Social determinants of health. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Anti-Racist Developmental Science Summit: Transforming Research, Practices, and Policies, Panama City, Panama.
Osypuk, T., Gresham, B., Levesque, C., Thyden, N., Nelson, T., Rehkopf, D., Liu, L., & Joshi, P. (April 2024). Did youth experience economic and educational mobility in a housing voucher experiment, if their health improved? Findings from a randomized controlled trial of housing vouchers, by estimating Controlled Direct Effects, over 15 years. Poster presented at the Population Association of America Conference, Columbus Ohio.
Gresham, B., Donzella, B., & Gunnar, M.R. (May 2023). Community violence exposure and coping: Preliminary associations with internalizing symptoms and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis reactivity. Poster presented at the Annual Association for Psychological Sciences Convention, Washington, D.C.
Gresham, B., Thyden, N., Gailey, S., & Osypuk, T. (April 2023). Effect of a randomized controlled trial of housing vouchers on adolescent risky sexual behavior over a 15-year period. Talk presented at the Population Association of America Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Gresham, B., Lybbert, E., Lubell, M., Muller, C., Grodsky, E., & Warren, J.R. (April 2023). Long-term impacts of adolescent exposure to crime on health: Self-reported health and mortality at mid-life. Poster presented at the Population Association of America Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., & Karatekin, C. (March 2023). Trajectories of academic performance over time: Differences by social determinants of health and the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels, Belgium.
Corcoran, F., Gresham, B., Morency, M., Kunkel, J., & Gunnar, M.R. (March 2023). Community violence exposure and allostatic load: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Poster presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Brussels, Belgium.
Karatekin, C., Mason, S.M., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., Corcoran, F., & Barnes, A. (December 2022). ACEs: A Public Health Problem. Talk presented virtually at the First International Congress of Selçuk Health Sciences, Konya, Turkey.
Gresham, B. & Karatekin, C. (August 2022). The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) in Predicting College Student Academic Performance. Poster presented virtually at the American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Minneapolis, MN.
Corcoran, F., Karatekin, C., Mason, S., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., Gresham, B., & Barnes, A. (April 2022). Moving Towards Primordial Prevention in ACEs Research. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association (WPA) Annual Convention, Portland, OR.
Gresham, B. (May 2021). A Scoping Review of Structural and Intermediary Determinants of Health and Health Inequities in the ACEs Literature: Where Does the Story Begin? Flash talk presented virtually at the 33rd Annual Association for Psychological Science Convention.
Gresham, B., Karatekin, C., Mason, S., Riegelman, A., Bakker, C., Hunt, S., & Barnes, A. (April 2021). Ready, Set, Go? Researcher Recommendations for Translating Findings on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) into Action. Poster presented virtually for the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference.
Gresham, B., McManus, B., & Stavrinos, D. (April 2021). Interactive Effects of Neighborhood Safety and Screen Time on Adolescent Psychosocial Adjustment. Poster presented virtually for the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (March 2020). Gender and Ethnic Differences in the Links between Aggressive Fantasies and Aggressive Behavior in Early Adolescence. Society for Research on Adolescents, San Diego, CA. (Conference cancelled due to COVID-19)
Burgess, B., Gresham, B., Bray, L., & Mrug, S. (October 2019). Spiritual Coping and Psychosocial Adjustment in Adults with CF. Poster presented at the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Nashville, TN
* Junior Investigator Award Semi-Finalist, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (October 2019). Coping Style Moderates the Link between Community Violence Exposure and Depression in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association, Orange Beach, AL.
*Undergraduate Student Poster Award
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (May 2019). Coping Style Moderates the Link between Community Violence Exposure and Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the 31st Annual Association for Psychological Sciences Convention, Washington, D.C.
*Honorable Mention, RISE Research Award
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (April 2019). Relationships Between Coping Styles and Aggressive Behaviors in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual Troy University Psychology Conference, Troy, AL.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug., S. (April 2019). Violence Exposure, Coping Style, and Substance Use in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the John P. Ost Research Competition at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (February 2019). Effects of Violence Exposure and Bereavement on Depression and Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the Mid-South Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (October 2018). Effects of Violence Exposure and Friend Death on Depression and Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Alabama Psychological Association, Orange Beach, AL.
Gresham, B., Orihuela, C., & Mrug, S. (July 2018). Effects of Violence Exposure and Bereavement on Delinquency in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Expo at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.
UPCOMING PRESENTATIONS
Gresham, B. & Gunnar, M. (October 2024). Community violence and cortisol: The moderating role of coping styles. Poster to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, Illinois.
Lewis, L., Gresham, B., & Thomas, K. (October 2024). Sleep as a mechanism for the effects of air pollution on adolescent brain structure and cognitive performance. Flash talk to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the International Society for Developmental Psychobiology, Chicago, Illinois.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Institute of Child Development – Gunnar Lab
Dr. Megan Gunnar
University of Minnesota
2020 – Present
- Assist with data collection for a study investigating the role of parental support on hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis reactivity in adolescents
- Administer the TSST-OL, a novel measure of HPA axis reactivity
Research Assistant
Institute of Child Development – Child Wellbeing Group
Dr. Canan Karatekin
University of Minnesota
2020 – Present
- Article coding for scoping literature review on adverse childhood experiences
- Assist with training new research assistants
- Conduct research on social determinants of health
Research Assistant
Moving to Opportunity Study
Dr. Theresa Osypuk
University of Minnesota
2021 – 2024
- Conduct research related to social determinants of health and neighborhood environments
- Develop and conduct statistical analyses
- Prepare research articles for publication
- Assist with NIH grant application preparation
Research Assistant
High School and Beyond Study
Dr. John (Rob) Warren
University of Minnesota
2021 – 2023
- Develop and conduct statistical analyses
- Prepare research articles for publication
Researcher I
Department of Psychology – Translational Research for Injury Prevention Lab
Dr. Despina Stavrinos
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019 – 2020
- Assisting with data collection for a study investigating the development of driving attention and outcomes in adolescence
- Responsible for administering cognitive tasks (e.g. WASI-II Intelligence Test, O-SPAN, UFOV)
- Utilize a state-of-the-art driving simulator
- Assist with participant recruitment
Research Assistant
Department of Psychology – Youth Development Lab
Dr. Sylvie Mrug
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – 2020
- Assisting with data collection for a longitudinal study investigating the effects of childhood and teenage experiences on health outcomes in young adults and their children
- Responsible for interviewing participants, recording data, coordinating visits with licensed health staff, and participant scheduling
- Conduct and record anthropometric measurements and saliva collection
- Train new research assistants on interviewing and scheduling procedures
- Assist with participant recruitment and tracking
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Graduate Instructor
Institute of Child Development – Cognitive Development
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Spring 2024
- Design and co-instruct course on cognitive development
Graduate Instructor
Institute of Child Development – Social and Personality Development
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Fall 2023
- Design and co-instruct course on social and emotional development
Institute of Child Development – Intro to Child Psychology
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Spring 2023, Summer 2023
- Design and co-instruct course on foundations of child and adolescent psychology
Department of Psychology – Abnormal Psychology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fall 2019
- Assist students with general course questions
- Grade discussion assignments
Teaching Assistant
Department of Psychology – Drugs and Human Behavior
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fall 2019
- Assist students with general course questions
- Grade discussion assignments
SERVICE TO THE FIELD
Ad Hoc Reviews
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Child Maltreatment
- BMC Medical Research Methodology
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology
- Journal of Appalachian Health
- Stress and Health
Past-President
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC)
2024 – present
- Serve as liaison between the student executive board and the organization’s executive board
- Serve as a committee member of the Association for Psychological Science’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
- Facilitate training of incoming APSSC board members
President
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC)
2023 – 2024
- Serve as liaison between the student executive board and the organization’s executive board
- Serve on Board of Directors
- Serve as a committee member of the Association for Psychological Science’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
Membership and Volunteers Officer
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus (APSSC)
2021 – 2023
- Design membership programs and materials for APSSC campus representative program
- Solicit content to highlight student members and/or award winners of APS
- Co-coordinate volunteers at annual conference
Grant Reviewer
Council of Graduate Students, University of Minnesota
2020 – Present
- Independent review of graduate student grant applications
- Serve on student grant review committee
Student Reviewer
Association for Psychological Science Student Caucus
2019 – Present
- Critical review of student grant applications
- Provide feedback on student grant submission
- Review and evaluate abstracts for student awards
Undergraduate Research Ambassador
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2019
- Inspire and encourage involvement in undergraduate research activities
- Serve as a mentor for undergraduate students with similar areas of interest
Peer Notetaker
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – 2019
- Assist campus Disability Support Services in providing clear, concise, high-quality notes to students
Undergraduate Research Expo Volunteer
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2018 – 2019
- Demonstrate organizational skills by assisting presenters with checking-in and poster placement
- Accurately compute student presenter scores
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
Graduate Student Mentor
Next Gen Psych Scholars Program, University of Minnesota
2022 – Present
- Graduate student mentor for prospective graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds
- Panelist for webinar on preparing for graduate school
- Assist with preparing and disseminating materials
Lead Mentor
Next Gen Psych Scholars Program, University of Minnesota
2020 – 2022
- Graduate student mentor for prospective graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds
- Develop and lead webinar on choosing between graduate programs
- Develop and co-lead panels on considerations for non-traditional and LGBTQ+ students
- Panelist for webinar on preparing for graduate school
Project Mentor
Young Scientist Program, University of Minnesota
2020 – 2022
- Work collaboratively with others (high school mentee, graduate students, Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) faculty mentor) to design and conduct a developmental science experiment
- Assist with poster preparation for the biennial SRCD conference
YoUthROC
Urban Research and Outreach-Engagement Center, University of Minnesota
2020 – 2021
- Designed and implemented lesson plan on the role of efficacy in civic engagement for a curriculum on youth in social movements
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences)
R/RStudio
Mplus
STATA
Structural Equation Modeling
Qualtrics (Online Data Collection and Analysis Tool)
REDCap (Online Data Collection and Analysis Tool)
Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, Publisher, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
