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Karla Shockley McCarthy

Psychology · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1998
Child Abuse and TraumaChild Welfare and AdoptionResilience and Mental HealthChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentIntimate Partner and Family Violence

Publications

26

Citations

474

Est. group size

~1

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

29

Publishing since 1998

Research summary
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Karla Shockley McCarthy studies child and adolescent well-being, focusing on how trauma, community context, and adversity affect children and families, especially those involved with the child welfare system. Her work examines resilience after difficult experiences, neighborhood and community influences on child outcomes, and how youth engagement with school relates to child welfare involvement. Much of this research uses literature reviews and community-level data to understand patterns of risk and recovery.

Child trauma and resilienceChild welfare system involvementCommunity and neighborhood effects on youthSchool engagement for at-risk youthChild well-being and economic inequality

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade, with a notable peak in 2020 and again in 2025, but overall averages a modest pace of about 2-3 publications per year in 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 2.4/year recently
172018: 1 publication182019: 2 publications192020: 6 publications6202021: 2 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 1 publication242025: 5 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Children and Youth Services Review×3
  • Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal×3
  • Trauma Violence & Abuse×2
  • Social Science & Medicine×2
  • Child Abuse & Neglect×2
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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