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California State University Northridge: Northridge, CA, US

2017-08-15 to present | Associate Professor (Health Sciences)
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Myriam Forster

Education and qualifications (2)

University of Minnesota: Minneapolis, MN, US

2015-08-01 to 2017-05-30 | Postdoctoral Fellow (Pediatrics)
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Myriam Forster

University of Southern California: Los Angeles, CA, US

2010-08-15 to 2015-05-20 | PhD (Preventive Medicine)
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Myriam Forster

Works (39)

Bicultural Stress and Bullying Behaviors Among Immigrant Origin Youth: The Promise of Developmental Assets

Youth & Society
2024-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Timothy J. Grigsby; Velia Nuñez; Shu-Sha Angie Guan; Christopher J. Rogers; Eunice Areba
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Pilot of a telehealth brief alcohol intervention for college students at a Hispanic Serving Institution

Journal of American College Health
2024-02-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Bethany Rainisch; Myriam Forster; Naida Karamehic; Mayra Cornejo; Linn Dahlman
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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Acculturation, and Risky Sexual Behaviors in Hispanic Young Adults: Findings from Project RED

The Journal of Sex Research
2024-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Tahsin Rahman; Christopher J. Rogers; Larisa D. Albers; Myriam Forster; Jennifer B. Unger
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intimate Partner Violence; Findings From a Community Sample of Hispanic Young Adults

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2022-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Christopher J. Rogers; Bethany Rainisch; Timothy Grigsby; Carmen De La Torre; Larisa Albers; Jennifer B. Unger
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Changes in smoking prevalence and perception of smoking on campus before and after a smoke-free university campus policy

Journal of American College Health
2022-05-19 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Rogers; Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis; Jennifer B. Unger; Myriam Forster
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Associations between network-level acculturation, individual-level acculturation, and substance use among Hispanic adolescents

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
2022-05-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Christopher J. Rogers; Myriam Forster; Thomas W. Valente; Jennifer B. Unger
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Perceived Discrimination, Coping Styles, and Internalizing Symptoms Among a Community Sample of Hispanic and Somali Adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health
2022-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Timothy Grigsby; Christopher Rogers; Jennifer Unger; Stephanie Alvarado; Bethany Rainisch; Eunice Areba
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Sexual self-concepts among sexual minority men with childhood sexual abuse histories

Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health
2021-07-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Roberta E. Emetu; Alexis S. Brandt; Myriam Forster
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Psychometric evaluation of the perceived context of reception scale among Hispanic and Somali adolescents

Journal of Clinical Psychology
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Timothy J. Grigsby; Eunice Areba; Jennifer B. Unger; Chris J. Rogers; Seth J. Schwartz
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Childhood Trauma and Prescription Drug Misuse in a College Population

Substance Use & Misuse
2021-01-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Sheila Pakdaman; Jennifer B. Unger; Myriam Forster; Christopher J. Rogers; Steve Y. Sussman; Stephanie M. Benjamin
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The relationships between emerging adult transition themes, adverse childhood experiences, and substance use patterns among a community cohort of Hispanics.

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology
2020-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Steven Vetrone; Timothy J. Grigsby; Christopher Rogers; Jennifer B. Unger
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Associations Between Dimensions of School Engagement and Bullying Victimization and Perpetration Among Middle School Students

School Mental Health
2020-06-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Amy L. Gower; Kari Gloppen; Renee Sieving; Jennifer Oliphant; Shari Plowman; Abigail Gadea; Barbara J. McMorris
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The Role of Social Support in the Association between Childhood Adversity and Adolescent Self-injury and Suicide: Findings from a Statewide Sample of High School Students.

Journal of youth and adolescence
2020-04 | Journal article
Contributors: Forster M; Grigsby TJ; Gower AL; Mehus CJ; McMorris BJ
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Adverse Childhood Experiences, Ethnicity, and Substance Use among College Students: Findings from a Two-State Sample

Substance Use & Misuse
2019-12-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Chris J. Rogers; Stephanie M. Benjamin; Timothy Grigsby; Katherine Lust; Marla E. Eisenberg
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Household Incarceration and Salient Emerging Adult Role Transitions: Findings From an Urban Sample of Hispanic Youth

Emerging Adulthood
2019-02 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Laurel Davis; Rebecca Shlafer; Jennifer B. Unger
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Cultural stressors, identity development, and substance use attitudes among Hispanic immigrant adolescents

Journal of Community Psychology
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85038083480

Contributors: Grigsby, T.J.; Forster, M.; Meca, A.; Zamboanga, B.L.; Schwartz, S.J.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Ethnic variations in the relationship between multiple stress domains and use of several types of tobacco/nicotine products among a diverse sample of adults

Addictive Behaviors Reports
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85044784822

Contributors: Rogers, C.J.; Forster, M.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

The relationship between family-based adverse childhood experiences and substance use behaviors among a diverse sample of college students

Addictive Behaviors
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028774366

Contributors: Forster, M.; Grigsby, T.J.; Rogers, C.J.; Benjamin, S.M.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Cumulative psychosocial risks, internal assets, and past 30-day tobacco use among middle and high school students: The promise of internal assets

Addictive Behaviors
2018-10 | Journal article
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Myriam Forster

Longitudinal, reciprocal relationships between family management and antisocial peer associations

Journal of Adolescence
2018-10 | Journal article
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Myriam Forster

Substance use outcomes for Hispanic emerging adults exposed to incarceration of a household member during childhood

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
2018-10 | Journal article
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Myriam Forster

Negative Substance Use Consequences Associated With Noncondom Use Among Male, but Not Female, Alternative High School Students

Journal of School Health
2018-07 | Journal article
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and School-Based Victimization and Perpetration

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85028767566

Contributors: Forster, M.; Gower, A.L.; McMorris, B.J.; Borowsky, I.W.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Associations between adverse childhood experiences, student-teacher relationships, and non-medical use of prescription medications among adolescents

Addictive Behaviors
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85009111958

Contributors: Forster, M.; Gower, A.L.; Borowsky, I.W.; McMorris, B.J.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Changes in the strength of peer influence and cultural factors on substance use initiation between late adolescence and emerging adulthood in a Hispanic sample

Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84958038563

Contributors: Grigsby, T.J.; Forster, M.; Soto, D.W.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Perceived discrimination, cultural identity development, and intimate partner violence among a sample of hispanic young adults

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85017133234

Contributors: Forster, M.; Grigsby, T.J.; Soto, D.W.; Sussman, S.Y.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier
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School Practices to Foster LGBT-Supportive Climate: Associations with Adolescent Bullying Involvement

Prevention Science
2017 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85031404883

Contributors: Gower, A.L.; Forster, M.; Gloppen, K.; Johnson, A.Z.; Eisenberg, M.E.; Connett, J.E.; Borowsky, I.W.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Evaluation of a telenovela designed to improve knowledge and behavioral intentions among Hispanic patients with end-stage renal disease in Southern California

Ethnicity and Health
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84947046941

Contributors: Forster, M.; Allem, J.-P.; Mendez, N.; Qazi, Y.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Predictors of alcohol-related negative consequences in adolescents: A systematic review of the literature and implications for future research

Journal of Adolescence
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84957588663

Contributors: Grigsby, T.J.; Forster, M.; Unger, J.B.; Sussman, S.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

"First Things First": What is the First Thing?

Substance Use and Misuse
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941355722

Contributors: Sussman, S.; Forster, M.; Grigsby, T.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

A Perspective on Cigarette Smoking during Alcohol and Substance Use Treatment

Substance Use and Misuse
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84941338982

Contributors: Grigsby, T.J.; Forster, M.; Sussman, S.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Characteristics of emerging adulthood and e-cigarette use: Findings from a pilot study

Addictive Behaviors
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84934887228

Contributors: Allem, J.-P.; Forster, M.; Neiberger, A.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

The protective role of school friendship ties for substance use and aggressive behaviors among middle school students

Journal of School Health
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84920665443

Contributors: Forster, M.; Grigsby, T.J.; Bunyan, A.; Unger, J.B.; Valente, T.W.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

The Role of Bicultural Stress and Perceived Context of Reception in the Expression of Aggression and Rule Breaking Behaviors Among Recent-Immigrant Hispanic Youth

Journal of Interpersonal Violence
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84930531925

Contributors: Forster, M.; Grigsby, T.; Soto, D.W.; Schwartz, S.J.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Associations between Gun Violence Exposure, Gang Associations, and Youth Aggression: Implications for Prevention and Intervention Programs

Journal of Criminology
2015-02-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Myriam Forster; Timothy J. Grigsby; Jennifer B. Unger; Steve Sussman
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Do adolescent drug use consequences predict externalizing and internalizing problems in emerging adulthood as well as traditional drug use measures in a Hispanic sample

Addictive Behaviors
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84891662124

Contributors: Grigsby, T.J.; Forster, M.; Baezconde-Garbanati, L.; Soto, D.W.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Problematic substance use among hispanic adolescents and young adults: Implications for prevention efforts

Substance Use and Misuse
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84899768942

Contributors: Halley Grigsby, T.J.; Forster, M.; Soto, D.W.; Baezconde-Garbanati, L.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

Bullying victimization as a mediator of associations between cultural/familial variables, substance use, and depressive symptoms among Hispanic youth

Ethnicity and Health
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84881377211

Contributors: Forster, M.; Dyal, S.R.; Baezconde-Garbanati, L.; Chou, C.-P.; Soto, D.W.; Unger, J.B.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier

A framework for the specificity of addictions

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-80052163232

Contributors: Sussman, S.; Leventhal, A.; Bluthenthal, R.N.; Freimuth, M.; Forster, M.; Ames, S.L.
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Myriam Forster via Scopus - Elsevier