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Carlos Mahaffey

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

Mid career · publishing since 2010

Publications

25

Citations

228

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

16

Publishing since 2010

Research summary
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Carlos Mahaffey studies public health issues affecting justice-involved and marginalized populations, including HIV prevention, substance use, and mental health among formerly incarcerated Black men and women. Recent work also examines college students' health behaviors and experiences, such as COVID-19 information use, preventive dental care, and support for formerly justice-involved students. The research combines public health, criminal justice, and psychology perspectives, often using surveys and pilot intervention studies.

Health of formerly incarcerated and justice-involved populationsHIV/STI prevention and sexual healthSubstance use and treatment among Black communitiesCollege student health and well-beingMental health and psychosocial risk factors

Publication output has been fairly steady over the last decade, with a slight increase in recent years averaging about 2 papers per year over the last five years.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
2017: 1 publication172018: 2 publications18192020: 1 publication202021: 3 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications4232024: 1 publication242025: 2 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • JMIR Formative Research×2
  • Frontiers in Public Health×1
  • Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment×1
  • Healthcare×1
  • Journal of Urban Health×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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