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Kit K. Elam

Psychology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentCognitive Abilities and TestingSubstance Abuse Treatment and OutcomesGenetic Associations and EpidemiologyEarly Childhood Education and Development

Publications

75

Citations

1,510

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

20

Publishing since 2007

Research summary
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Kit K. Elam studies how genetic risk and family and social environments jointly shape mental health and substance use as children grow into adolescents and adults. A central focus is gene-environment interplay, examining how factors like family conflict, parenting, and experiences of discrimination influence outcomes such as depression, externalizing behaviors, and alcohol or cannabis use, often in racially and ethnically diverse populations. The work also extends to related topics including sleep disturbances and chronic pain.

Gene-environment interplay in developmentAdolescent substance use and riskDepression and externalizing behavior trajectoriesFamily processes and parentingDiversity, discrimination, and mental health

Publication activity grew over the decade, rising from a few papers per year around 2017 to a peak near 2021-2024, and remaining steady at roughly seven per year recently.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.0/year recently
2017: 3 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 5 publications192020: 3 publications202021: 7 publications212022: 10 publications10222023: 8 publications232024: 8 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Development and Psychopathology×9
  • Behavior Genetics×6
  • Addiction×4
  • Addictive Behaviors×3
  • Journal of Youth and Adolescence×3

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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