Margaret E. Ensminger, Ph.D.
My main professional interests include social structure and mental health, impact of maternal depression, consistency and change in mental and physical health over the life course, and the adversity and impact it can cause. I am Principal Investigator on a study that has followed children from 1966-67 (as first graders) to currently (age 49).
Ensminger, M.E., Hanson, S.G., Riley, A.W., and Juon, H.S. Maternal Psychological Distress: Adult Sons and Daughters Mental Health and Educational Attainment. (In press: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.)
Juon, H.S. and Ensminger, and Sydnor, K. A. 2002. Longitudinal Study of Developmental Pathways to Young Adult Cigarette Smoking. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, vol. 66:303-314.
Ensminger, M.E., Juon, H.S., and Fothergill, K. 2002. Childhood and adolescent antecedents of substance use in early adulthood. Addictions , vol. 97, 2002:833-844.
Ensminger, M.E. and Fothergill, K. 2003. A Decade of Measuring SES: What It Tells Us and Where to Go From Here? In: Socioeconomic Status, Parenting, and Child Development, edited by M.H. Bornstein, and R.H. Bradley . New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.