Policy

Our lab’s research has been cited in multiple national and international-level policy pieces, including the following:

Office of the Surgeon General. (2023). Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community.
Kershaw, K. N., Magnani, J. W., Diez Roux, A. V., Camacho-Rivera, M., Jackson, E. A., Johnson, A. E., ... & Mujahid, M. S. (2023). Neighborhoods and cardiovascular health: A scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, e000124.
United Nations. (2022). Human development report 2021-22: Uncertain times, unsettled lives: Shaping our future in a transforming world.
Office of the Surgeon General. (2022). The U.S. Surgeon General's framework for workplace mental health & well-being.
World Health Organization. (‎2021)‎. Global report on ageism. World Health Organization.
World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean. (‎2021)‎. Build back fairer: achieving health equity in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: report of the commission on social determinants of health in the Eastern Mediterranean Region. World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
Levine, G. N., Cohen, B. E., Commodore-Mensah, Y., Fleury, J., Huffman, J. C., Khalid, U., ... & American Heart Association Council on Clinical Cardiology; Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology; Council on Cardiovascular and Stroke Nursing; and Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health. (2021). Psychological health, well-being, and the mind-heart-body connection: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 143(10), e763-e783.
Angell, S. Y., McConnell, M. V., Anderson, C. A., Bibbins-Domingo, K., Boyle, D. S., Capewell, S., ... & Warner, J. J. (2020). The American Heart Association 2030 impact goal: a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 141(9), e120-e138.
Sachs, J., Adler, A., Bin Bishr, A., de Neve, J. E., Durand, M., Diener, E., ... & Seligman, M. (2019). Global happiness and wellbeing policy report 2019. Global happiness and wellbeing Policy Report 2019, 3-7.
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. (2019). Depression in children and young people: Identification and management (NICE Guideline No. NG134).
Carlson, M., Gow, A., Litwin, H., Kim, E.S., Kondo K., Qui C., & Roos, V. (2017). The brain and social connectedness: Global Council on Brain Health recommendations on social engagement and brain health. AARP & AgeUK. Washington D.C.

In previous research roles, the work I've assisted with and co-authored has been cited in multiple national and international-level policy pieces, including the following:

Institute of Medicine. (2014). Preventing psychological disorders in service members and their families: An assessment of programs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Guerra, N., Modecki, K., & Cunningham, W. (2014). Developing social-emotional skills for the labor market: The PRACTICE model. Policy Research Working Paper; No. 7123. World Bank Group.
Institute of Medicine. (2013). Returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan: Assessment of readjustment needs of veterans, service members, and their families. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Institute of Medicine. (2012). Treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder in military and veteran populations: Initial assessment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.