research
As a researcher, I have sought to understand the range of socioeconomic, social context, and public policy factors that impact health and well-being and, in particular, substance abuse and addiction. This goal has been born out of over a decade of clinical, academic, research, and volunteer service experiences aimed at the improving the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. At all ecological levels of my professional experience (i.e., individual- and family-level clinical work, meso-level school or community work, and macro-level research or public policy work), the association between low socioeconomic status (SES) and reduced health and well-being for individuals, families, and communities has been undeniably clear. After years of micro- and meso-level work, I sought advanced academic training with the express purpose of expanding the potential reach of my practice.
As a master's student, I examined associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and later life mental and physical health among low-income women. As a doctoral student, I examined links between socioeconomic factors and broad longitudinal trends in substance using behaviors that develop over the life course to help shape individual health. As a postdoc, I began adopting a more fine-grained approach to identify and understand the lived experience mechanisms that degrade health for low-SES individuals. Recent advances with mobile health (mHealth) technology, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data, and statistical methods now allow us to ask specific, targeted questions about the lived experience mechanisms associated with reduced health and well-being among low-SES populations.
As a master's student, I examined associations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and later life mental and physical health among low-income women. As a doctoral student, I examined links between socioeconomic factors and broad longitudinal trends in substance using behaviors that develop over the life course to help shape individual health. As a postdoc, I began adopting a more fine-grained approach to identify and understand the lived experience mechanisms that degrade health for low-SES individuals. Recent advances with mobile health (mHealth) technology, ecological momentary assessment (EMA) data, and statistical methods now allow us to ask specific, targeted questions about the lived experience mechanisms associated with reduced health and well-being among low-SES populations.
Selected Publications
Cambron, C., Lam, C.Y., Cinciripini, P., Li, L., Wetter, D.W. (accepted). Socioeconomic status, social context, and smoking lapse during a quit attempt: An ecological momentary assessment study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi:10.1093/abm/kaz034
Cambron, C., Kosterman, R. Rhew, I.C., Catalano, R.F., Guttmannova, K., Hawkins, J.D. (accepted). Neighborhood structural factors and proximal risk factors for adolescent substance use. Prevention Science. doi:10.1007/s11121-019-01072-8
Cambron, C., Haslam, A.K., Baucom, B.R.W., Lam, C.Y., Vinci, C., Cincirpini, P., Li, L., Wetter, D.W. (2019). Momentary mechanisms connecting stress and smoking lapse during a quit attempt. Health Psychology. doi:10.1037/hea0000797
Cambron, C., Kosterman, K., Hawkins, J.D. (2019). Neighborhood poverty increases risk for cigarette smoking from age 30 to 39. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(9), 858-864, doi:10.1093/abm/kay089
Cambron, C., Kosterman, K., Catalano, R.F, Guttmannova, K., Hawkins, J.D. (2018). Neighborhood, family, and peer factors associated with early adolescent smoking and alcohol use. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(2), 369-382. doi:10.1007/s10964-017-0728-y
Cambron, C., Kosterman, R., Rhew, I.C., Catalano, R.F., Guttmannova, K., Hawkins, J.D. (2017). An examination of Alcohol Use Disorder symptoms and neighborhood disorganization from 21 to 39. American Journal of Community Psychology, 60(1-2), 267-278. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12160
Cambron, C., Kosterman, R., Catalano, R.F., Guttmannova, K., Herrenkohl, T.I., Hill, K.G., Hawkins, J.D. (2017). The role of self-regulation in academic and behavioral paths to a high school diploma. Journal of Developmental and Life Course Criminology, 3(3), 304-325. doi:10.1007/s40865-017-0066-5
Cambron, C., Guttmannova, K., Fleming, C.B. (2017). State and national contexts in evaluating cannabis laws: A case study of Washington State. Journal of Drug Issues, 47(1), 74-90. doi:10.1177/0022042616678607
Cambron, C., Gringeri, C., Vogel-Ferguson, M.B. (2014). Physical and mental health correlates of adverse childhood experiences among low-income women. Health & Social Work, 39(4), 221-229. doi:10.1093/hsw/hlu029
Cambron, C., Kosterman, R. Rhew, I.C., Catalano, R.F., Guttmannova, K., Hawkins, J.D. (accepted). Neighborhood structural factors and proximal risk factors for adolescent substance use. Prevention Science. doi:10.1007/s11121-019-01072-8
Cambron, C., Haslam, A.K., Baucom, B.R.W., Lam, C.Y., Vinci, C., Cincirpini, P., Li, L., Wetter, D.W. (2019). Momentary mechanisms connecting stress and smoking lapse during a quit attempt. Health Psychology. doi:10.1037/hea0000797
Cambron, C., Kosterman, K., Hawkins, J.D. (2019). Neighborhood poverty increases risk for cigarette smoking from age 30 to 39. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 53(9), 858-864, doi:10.1093/abm/kay089
Cambron, C., Kosterman, K., Catalano, R.F, Guttmannova, K., Hawkins, J.D. (2018). Neighborhood, family, and peer factors associated with early adolescent smoking and alcohol use. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47(2), 369-382. doi:10.1007/s10964-017-0728-y
Cambron, C., Kosterman, R., Rhew, I.C., Catalano, R.F., Guttmannova, K., Hawkins, J.D. (2017). An examination of Alcohol Use Disorder symptoms and neighborhood disorganization from 21 to 39. American Journal of Community Psychology, 60(1-2), 267-278. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12160
Cambron, C., Kosterman, R., Catalano, R.F., Guttmannova, K., Herrenkohl, T.I., Hill, K.G., Hawkins, J.D. (2017). The role of self-regulation in academic and behavioral paths to a high school diploma. Journal of Developmental and Life Course Criminology, 3(3), 304-325. doi:10.1007/s40865-017-0066-5
Cambron, C., Guttmannova, K., Fleming, C.B. (2017). State and national contexts in evaluating cannabis laws: A case study of Washington State. Journal of Drug Issues, 47(1), 74-90. doi:10.1177/0022042616678607
Cambron, C., Gringeri, C., Vogel-Ferguson, M.B. (2014). Physical and mental health correlates of adverse childhood experiences among low-income women. Health & Social Work, 39(4), 221-229. doi:10.1093/hsw/hlu029
