Publications

11+ peer-reviewed publications. Decades of contribution to the field.

Articles, book chapters, and research briefs spanning violence prevention, youth development, public health, education, and community-engaged evaluation.

Research Themes

Where the scholarship lives.

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Violence Prevention & Community Safety

Research on community-based violence intervention models, street outreach effectiveness, and evaluation frameworks for safety initiatives.

Positive Youth Development

Studies examining program quality, youth voice, and the relationships between youth assets and long-term outcomes.

Public & Behavioral Health

Mixed-methods research on ACEs, trauma-informed practice, and community-level wellbeing.

Equity-Focused Evaluation

Methodological contributions on culturally-responsive and community-engaged evaluation practice.

Selected Publications

Translating evidence into action.

Dr. Allyson Drinkard's scholarly work spans positive youth development, juvenile justice, violence prevention, behavioral health, community well-being, and systems change. Her research reflects a commitment to translating evidence into action that strengthens communities.

  1. 01

    Social Development Assets and Law-abidingness Among Urban Adolescents: Implications for Positive Youth Development

    2017
  2. 02

    Predicting Prosociality Among Urban Adolescents: Individual, Family, and Neighborhood Influences

    2014
  3. 03

    Understanding Clinical Complexity in Delinquent Youth: Comorbidities, Service Utilization, Cost, and Outcomes

    2008
  4. 04

    Comorbid Substance Use and Mental Disorders Among Offending Youth

    2007
  5. 05

    Clinically Significant Trauma Symptoms and Behavioral Problems in a Community-Based Sample of Children Exposed to Domestic Violence

    2007
  6. 06

    Living Wage in The Social History of the American Family

    2014
  7. 07

    The Value-Added Nature of Service-Learning

    2018
  8. 08

    Fear of Violence, Family Support, and Well-Being Among Urban Adolescents

    2019
  9. 09

    Social Learning and Distracted Driving Among Young Adults

    2020
Quick Facts

Scholarly contributions at a glance.

11+
Peer-Reviewed Articles & Chapters
3
Universities — research & teaching
25+
Years of research practice

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