Research Scientists
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Steven B. Carswell Degree: Ph.D., Sociology, American University |
Research Interests
Dr. Carswell has knowledge and experience regarding community and environmental factors and their relationship to the incidence and prevalence of youth and adult involvement in health-compromising behaviors in urban communities. He has assisted in the development and evaluation of intervention programs aimed at preventing and/or reducing the involvement of urban African American youth in risky behaviors and delinquent activities. He has also conducted grant reviews for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and manuscript reviews for prominent journals. Currently, he is a recipient of a NIH K Award (K99/R00), funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), that examines the extent to which specific risk and protective factors predict both perceptions of HIV risk and participation in risky sexual behaviors among African American youth. In addition, he is a two-time recipient of a NIH Health Disparities Research Loan Repayment Award and is a former recipient of a NIH Diversity Fellowship Award.
In his position as Vice President, and in collaboration with the President, Medical Director, and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Carswell is responsible for the oversight and management of FRI. He assists in the development of short and long-term strategic plans, policies, and procedures to improve FRI’s research, clinical, and grants management infrastructure.
Selected Publications
Carswell, S. B., Hanlon, T. E., O’Grady, K. E., Watts, A., & Pothong, P. (2009). A preventive intervention program for urban African American youth attending an alternative education program: Background, implementation, and feasibility. Education and Treatment of Children, 32(3), 445-469. Abstract
Hanlon, T. E., Simon, B. D., O'Grady, K. E., Carswell, S. B., & Callaman, J. M. (2009). The effectiveness of an after-school program targeting urban African American youth. Education and Urban Society, 42(1), 96-118. Abstract
Carswell, S. B., & Carswell, M. A. (2007). Meeting the physical, psychological, and social needs of African Americans following a disaster. In A. Marsella, J. Johnson, P. Watson, & J. Gryczynski (Eds.), Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma: Foundations, Issues, and Applications. New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, pp. 39-71.
Carswell, S. B. (2007). Delinquency among African American youth: Parental attachment, socioeconomic status, and peer relationships. New York: LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC.
Hanlon, T. E., Carswell, S. B., & Rose, M. (2007). Research on the caretaking of children of incarcerated parents: Findings and their service delivery implications. Children and Youth Services Review, 29(3), 348-362. Abstract
Hanlon, T. E., Bateman, R. W., O’Grady, K. E., Simon, B. D., & Carswell, S. B. (2004). Antecedents and correlates of deviant activity in urban youth manifesting behavioral problems. Journal of Primary Prevention, 24, 285-310. Abstract
Battjes, R. J. & Carswell, S. B. (2002). Federal drug abuse treatment research priorities. In C. Leukfield, F. Tims, & D. Farabee (Eds.), Clinical and Policy Responses to Drug Offenders (pp. 348-361). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company.
Hanlon, T. E., Bateman, R. W., Simon, B. D., O’Grady, K. E., & Carswell, S. B. (2002). An early community-based intervention for the prevention of substance abuse and other delinquent behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 31, 459-471. Abstract