Sarah Ketchen Lipson (she/her), PhD, EdM is an associate professor in the Department of Health Law Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is Principal Investigator of the Healthy Minds Network, which includes the Healthy Minds Study, the largest, most comprehensive study of mental health in higher education.
Dr. Lipson's research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and William T. Grant Foundation, among others. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Huffington Post, on NPR, and in numerous other national and international media outlets.
Dr. Lipson completed a dual PhD at University of Michigan in Health Services Organization and Policy at the School of Public Health and Higher Education at the School of Education, where she was awarded best dissertation of the year. She holds a master’s from Harvard University and was a Fulbright scholar. She received her bachelor’s degree from Tufts University where she graduated with honors.
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility
Dr. Lipson's research focuses on understanding and addressing mental health inequalities. Her research affords opportunities to collaborate with mental health advocacy organizations, including initiatives focused on protecting and supporting students of color, students with disabilities, transgender and nonbinary students, and first-generation, low-income students. Dr. Lipson's funded research--including her K01 from NIMH and the William T Grant Scholars Program--focuses on understanding and addressing mental health inequalities and system level drivers of these inequalities, including discriminatory campus policies. Dr. Lipson is part of the Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) Health Equity Research Collaborative. Since its founding in 2021, Dr. Lipson has served on the HLPM DEIJ committee. As of 2022, she is the HLPM representative on the BUSPH school-wide DEIJ committee. She is also vice-chair of the university-wide Community Safety Advisory Group, focused on improving safety and policing practices at Boston University. In teaching and advising, Dr. Lipson aims to prioritize DEIJ, including recognizing the realities of past trauma and inequality on student wellbeing and learning outcomes. She is committed to increasing accessibility in the classroom and ensuring that students feel valued as their whole selves. Dr. Lipson is proactive in taking trainings and keeping up with the latest research, technology, and best practices to provide inclusive learning environments where all students can thrive. In summary, Dr. Lipson stands firmly committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice as core values of her professional and personal life.
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The mental health of crisis migrant families: A longitudinal, mixed-methods study of Puerto Rican child-parent migrants in the post-Hurricane María years08/01/2024 - 07/31/2025 (Key Person / Mentor)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health1R36MH138039-01
A Structural Approach to Understanding and Addressing Suicidality among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming College Students08/20/2020 - 07/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health5K01MH121515-04
Structural Stigma and Suicide Risk in Gender & Racial Minority Students: A Novel Study to Understand & Reduce Inequality07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
The William T. Grant Foundation
Assessing Digital Mental Health Programs at Colleges and Universities04/27/2023 - 02/01/2024 (PI)
Ruderman Family Foundation
Harnessing Mobile Technology to Reduce Mental Health Disorders in College Populations08/23/2018 - 05/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Regents of the University of Michigan NIH NIMH5R01MH115128-02
Expanding and making more accessible the prevention and social safety-net policies tracked in the COVID-19 US State Policy Database08/15/2020 - 10/31/2022 (Multi-PI)
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Sarah Ketchen Lipson, PhD, EdMRobert Wood Johnson Foundation
Faculty Response to College Student Behavioral Health Survey Study05/01/2020 - 06/30/2021 (PI)
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
The Healthy Minds Study09/01/2020 - 02/28/2021 (PI)
Regents of the University of Michigan
Evaluation of the Ohio Healthy Campus Initiative08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019 (PI)
Pegs Foundation
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Flesaker M, Freibott CE, Evans TC, Gradus JL, Lipson SK. Loneliness in the college student population: Prevalence and associations with substance use outcomes. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Sep 20; 1-7.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39302240
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Freibott CE, McCann NC, Biondi BE, Lipson SK. Interventions to increase naloxone access for undergraduate students: A systematic review of the literature. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Jan 16; 1-9. PMID: 38227912; DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2023.2299404;
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Gordon AR, Beccia AL, Egan N, Lipson SK. Intersecting gender identity and racial/ethnic inequities in eating disorder risk factors, symptoms, and diagnosis among U.S. college students: An intersectional multilevel analysis of individual heterogeneity and discriminatory accuracy. Int J Eat Disord. 2024 Jan; 57(1):146-161.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37933620; DOI: 10.1002/eat.24089;
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D'Adamo L, Grammer AC, Rackoff GN, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Lipson SK, Newman MG, Taylor CB, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE. Preferred treatment focus among college students with eating disorders and comorbid mental health problems in a digital cognitive-behavioral guided self-help program. Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Dec; 56(12):2349-2357. PMID: 37768268; DOI: 10.1002/eat.24065;
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Sonneville KR, Thurston IB, Gordon AR, Richmond TK, Weeks HM, Lipson SK. Weight Stigma Associated With Mental Health Concerns Among College Students. Am J Prev Med. 2024 Feb; 66(2):260-268.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37758003
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Lipson SK, Diaz Y, Davis J, Eisenberg D. Mental health among first-generation college students: Findings from the national Healthy Minds Study, 2018-2021. Cogent Ment Health. 2023; 2(1). PMID: 38145239; DOI: 10.1080/28324765.2023.2220358;
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Thulin EJ, Lipson SK, Heinze JE, Zhou S. Suicidal Ideation in American Indian and Alaskan Native College-Attending Students. Am J Prev Med. 2023 Aug; 65(2):307-312. PMID: 36893950; DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2023.02.031;
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Romano KA, Lipson SK, Beccia AL, Quatromoni PA, Murgueitio J. Disparities in eating disorder symptoms and mental healthcare engagement prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a national study of US college students. Int J Eat Disord. 2023 Jan; 56(1):203-215.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36479981; DOI: 10.1002/eat.23869;
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Abuelezam NN, Lipson SK, Abelson S, Awad GH, Eisenberg D, Galea S. Depression and anxiety symptoms among Arab/Middle Eastern American college students: Modifying roles of religiosity and discrimination. PLoS One. 2022; 17(11):e0276907.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36327288; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276907;
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Trangenstein PJ, Tiongson PJD, Lu Y, Lipson SK, Xuan Z, Naimi TS, Jernigan DH. Gender and sexual identity and harms from others' drinking among U.S. college students: Results from a multi-campus survey. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Oct; 72(7):1978-1982.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36036804; DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2112045;
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Halladay J, Freibott CE, Lipson SK, Zhou S, Eisenberg D. Trends in the co-occurrence of substance use and mental health symptomatology in a national sample of US post-secondary students from 2009 to 2019. J Am Coll Health. 2024; 72(6):1911-1924. PMID: 35834773
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Skinner A, Flannery K, Nocka K, Bor J, Dean LT, Jay J, Lipson SK, Cole MB, Benfer EA, Scheckman R, Raderman W, Jones DK, Raifman J. A database of US state policies to mitigate COVID-19 and its economic consequences. BMC Public Health. 2022 Jun 04; 22(1):1124.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35659285; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13487-0;
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Freibott CE, Stein MD, Lipson SK. The influence of race, sexual orientation and gender identity on mental health, substance use, and academic persistence during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from a national sample of college students in the healthy minds study. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Jun; 3:100060.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35529429; DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100060;
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Simone M, Hazzard VM, Askew AJ, Tebbe EA, Lipson SK, Pisetsky EM. Variability in eating disorder risk and diagnosis in transgender and gender diverse college students. Ann Epidemiol. 2022 Jun; 70:53-60. PMID: 35472489; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.04.007;
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Moskow DM, Lipson SK, Tompson MC. Anxiety and suicidality in the college student population. J Am Coll Health. 2024 Apr; 72(3):881-888. PMID: 35427461; DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2060042;
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Carson TL, Hazzard VM, Finn E, Lipson SK. Participation in varsity sports, dance, and Greek life associated with menstrual disturbance in a national sample of female college students. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Nov-Dec; 70(8):2365-2372. PMID: 35380508; DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1862852;
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Romano KA, Lipson SK, Beccia AL, Quatromoni PA, Gordon AR, Murgueitio J. Changes in the prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder symptoms from 2013 to 2020 among a large national sample of U.S. young adults: A repeated cross-sectional study. Int J Eat Disord. 2022 Jun; 55(6):776-789.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35338504; DOI: 10.1002/eat.23709;
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Lipson SK, Zhou S, Abelson S, Heinze J, Jirsa M, Morigney J, Patterson A, Singh M, Eisenberg D. Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national healthy minds study, 2013-2021. J Affect Disord. 2022 Jun 01; 306:138-147. PMID: 35307411; DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.03.038;
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Samantha G. Auty, Sarah K. Lipson, Michael D. Stein, Sharon Reif. Mental health service use in a national sample of college students with co-occurring depression or anxiety and substance use. Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports. 2022; 2.
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Auty SG, Lipson SK, Stein MD, Reif S. Mental health service use in a national sample of college students with co-occurring depression or anxiety and substance use. Drug Alcohol Depend Rep. 2022 Mar; 2:100025.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36845889; DOI: 10.1016/j.dadr.2022.100025;
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Falvey SE, Hahn SL, Anderson OS, Lipson SK, Sonneville KR. Diagnosis of Eating Disorders Among College Students: A Comparison of Military and Civilian Students. Mil Med. 2021 08 28; 186(9-10):975-983. PMID: 33686412; DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usab084;
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Ganson KT, O'Connor J, Nagata JM, Lipson SK. Association between psychological flexibility and physical violence perpetration in college student populations: results from the national Healthy Minds Study. J Am Coll Health. 2023; 71(6):1646-1650. PMID: 34398694
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Grammer AC, Vázquez MM, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Fowler LA, Rackoff GN, Schvey NA, Lipson SK, Newman MG, Eisenberg D, Taylor CB, Wilfley DE. Characterizing eating disorder diagnosis and related outcomes by sexual orientation and gender identity in a national sample of college students. Eat Behav. 2021 08; 42:101528. PMID: 34049053; DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101528;
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Hazzard VM, Ziobrowski HN, Borg SL, Schaefer LM, Mangold AC, Herting NA, Lipson SK, Crosby RD, Wonderlich SA. Past-Year Abuse and Eating Disorder Symptoms Among U.S. College Students. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Aug; 37(15-16):NP13226-NP13244. PMID: 33794702; DOI: 10.1177/08862605211005156;
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Burke NL, Hazzard VM, Karvay YG, Schaefer LM, Lipson SK, Rodgers RF. Eating disorder prevalence among multiracial US undergraduate and graduate students: Is multiracial risk different than the sum of each identity? Eat Behav. 2021 04; 41:101501. PMID: 33798830; DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101501;
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Lipson SK, Phillips MV, Winquist N, Eisenberg D, Lattie EG. Mental Health Conditions Among Community College Students: A National Study of Prevalence and Use of Treatment Services. Psychiatr Serv. 2021 10 01; 72(10):1126-1133. PMID: 33657842; DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.202000437;
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Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Taylor CB, Newman MG, Zainal NH, Rojas-Ashe EE, Lipson SK, Firebaugh ML, Ceglarek P, Topooco N, Jacobson NC, Graham AK, Kim HM, Eisenberg D, Wilfley DE. Harnessing mobile technology to reduce mental health disorders in college populations: A randomized controlled trial study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2021 04; 103:106320. PMID: 33582295; DOI: 10.1016/j.cct.2021.106320;
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Hahn SL, Bauer KW, Kaciroti N, Eisenberg D, Lipson SK, Sonneville KR. Relationships between patterns of weight-related self-monitoring and eating disorder symptomology among undergraduate and graduate students. Int J Eat Disord. 2021 04; 54(4):595-605. PMID: 33399230; DOI: 10.1002/eat.23466;
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Dong H, Dai J, Lipson SK, Curry L. Help-seeking for mental health services in Asian American college students: an exploratory qualitative study. J Am Coll Health. 2022 Nov-Dec; 70(8):2303-2310. PMID: 33289588
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Buchheit BM, Crable EL, Lipson SK, Drainoni ML, Walley AY. "Opening the door to somebody who has a chance." - The experiences and perceptions of public safety personnel towards a public restroom overdose prevention alarm system. Int J Drug Policy. 2021 02; 88:103038.View Related Profiles. PMID: 33232885
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Abelson S, Lipson SK, Zhou S, Eisenberg D. Muslim Young Adult Mental Health and the 2016 US Presidential Election. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 11 01; 174(11):1112-1114. PMID: 33016990; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.3694;
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Lederer AM, Hoban MT, Lipson SK, Zhou S, Eisenberg D. More Than Inconvenienced: The Unique Needs of U.S. College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Educ Behav. 2021 02; 48(1):14-19. PMID: 33131325; DOI: 10.1177/1090198120969372;
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Ganson KT, Rodgers RF, Lipson SK, Cadet TJ, Putnam M. Sexual Assault Victimization and Eating Disorders Among College-enrolled Men. J Interpers Violence. 2022 Apr; 37(7-8):NP5143-NP5166. PMID: 32951507
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Stallman HM, Lipson SK, Zhou S, Eisenberg D. How do university students cope? An exploration of the health theory of coping in a US sample. J Am Coll Health. 2022 May-Jun; 70(4):1179-1185. PMID: 32672507
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Zickgraf HF, Hazzard VM, O'Connor SM, Simone M, Williams-Kerver GA, Anderson LM, Lipson SK. Examining vegetarianism, weight motivations, and eating disorder psychopathology among college students. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 09; 53(9):1506-1514. PMID: 32621566; DOI: 10.1002/eat.23335;
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Hazzard VM, Simone M, Borg SL, Borton KA, Sonneville KR, Calzo JP, Lipson SK. Disparities in eating disorder risk and diagnosis among sexual minority college students: Findings from the national Healthy Minds Study. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 09; 53(9):1563-1568. PMID: 32449541; DOI: 10.1002/eat.23304;
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Hahn SL, Lipson SK, Sonneville KR. Dietary self-monitoring is associated with increased likelihood of problematic alcohol use among college students. J Am Coll Health. 2022 01; 70(1):274-279. PMID: 32208066; DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2020.1741592;
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Romano KA, Lipson SK. Dietary restraint patterns and eating disorder help-seeking. Eat Weight Disord. 2021 Feb; 26(1):159-168. PMID: 31853888
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Backhaus I, Lipson SK, Fisher LB, Kawachi I, Pedrelli P. Sexual assault, sense of belonging, depression and suicidality among LGBQ and heterosexual college students. J Am Coll Health. 2021 May-Jun; 69(4):404-412. PMID: 31661423
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Lipson SK, Sonneville KR. Understanding suicide risk and eating disorders in college student populations: Results from a National Study. Int J Eat Disord. 2020 02; 53(2):229-238. PMID: 31639232
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Lipson SK, Raifman J, Abelson S, Reisner SL. Gender Minority Mental Health in the U.S.: Results of a National Survey on College Campuses. Am J Prev Med. 2019 09; 57(3):293-301.View Related Profiles. PMID: 31427032
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Lattie EG, Lipson SK, Eisenberg D. Technology and College Student Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities. Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10:246. PMID: 31037061; DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00246;
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Lipson SK, Lattie EG, Eisenberg D. Increased Rates of Mental Health Service Utilization by U.S. College Students: 10-Year Population-Level Trends (2007-2017). Psychiatr Serv. 2019 01 01; 70(1):60-63. PMID: 30394183; DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.201800332;
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Lipson SK, Kern A, Eisenberg D, Breland-Noble AM. Mental Health Disparities Among College Students of Color. J Adolesc Health. 2018 09; 63(3):348-356. PMID: 30237000
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Downs N, Galles E, Skehan B, Lipson SK. Be True to Our Schools-Models of Care in College Mental Health. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2018 08 09; 20(9):72. PMID: 30094519
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Kern A, Hong V, Song J, Lipson SK, Eisenberg D. Mental health apps in a college setting: openness, usage, and attitudes. Mhealth. 2018; 4:20. PMID: 30050916; DOI: 10.21037/mhealth.2018.06.01;
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Sonneville KR, Lipson SK. Disparities in eating disorder diagnosis and treatment according to weight status, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic background, and sex among college students. Int J Eat Disord. 2018 06; 51(6):518-526. PMID: 29500865
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Eisenberg, D, Lipson, S, Ceglarek, P, Kern, A, & Phillips, M. Promoting Behavioral Health and Reducing Risk among College Students: A Comprehensive Approach. College student mental health: the national landscape. 2018.
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Lipson SK, Eisenberg D. Mental health and academic attitudes and expectations in university populations: results from the healthy minds study. J Ment Health. 2018 Jun; 27(3):205-213. PMID: 29265935
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Lipson SK, Sonneville KR. Eating disorder symptoms among undergraduate and graduate students at 12 U.S. colleges and universities. Eat Behav. 2017 01; 24:81-88. PMID: 28040637
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Pedrelli P, Borsari B, Lipson SK, Heinze JE, Eisenberg D. Gender Differences in the Relationships Among Major Depressive Disorder, Heavy Alcohol Use, and Mental Health Treatment Engagement Among College Students. J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2016 07; 77(4):620-8. PMID: 27340967; PMCID: PMC4987072; DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.620;
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Lipson SK, Jones JM, Taylor CB, Wilfley DE, Eichen DM, Fitzsimmons-Craft EE, Eisenberg D. Understanding and promoting treatment-seeking for eating disorders and body image concerns on college campuses through online screening, prevention and intervention. Eat Behav. 2017 04; 25:68-73. PMID: 27117825; DOI: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2016.03.020;
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Eisenberg, D, Goldrick-Rab, S, Lipson, S, & Broton, K. Too distressed to learn?: a survey study of mental health at 10 U.S. community colleges. 2016. View Publication
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Lipson, S, Zhou, S, Wagner, B, Beck, K, & Eisenberg, D. Major differences: variations in student mental health and service utilization across academic disciplines. Journal of College Student Psychotherapy. 2016; 30(1):23-41.
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Eisenberg, D, Lipson, S, & Posselt, J. New Directions in College Student Mental Health. Promoting resilience, retention, and mental health. 2016; 156:87-95.
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Posselt, J, & Lipson, S. Competition, anxiety, and depression in the college classroom: variations by student identity and field of study. Journal of College Student Development. 2016; 57(8):973-989.
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Lipson, S, & Eisenberg, D. Do resident advisors serve as mental health gatekeepers?: evidence from a natural experiment on college campuses. Journal of Psychiatry and Mental Health. 2016; 1(2).
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Eisenberg D, Lipson SK, Speer N, Brunwasser S, Hahn E. The authors reply. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Mar; 56(3):361. PMID: 25703325
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Lipson, S. Why This Energy Drink Poster Targeting College Students Is Red Bull$#!. 2015. View Publication
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Wagner B, Lipson SK, Sandy C, Eisenberg D. Social Media and Mental Health in Adolescent and Young Adult Populations. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2014 Dec; 25(3):670-83. PMID: 27120892
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Lipson SK, Speer N, Brunwasser S, Hahn E, Eisenberg D. Gatekeeper training and access to mental health care at universities and colleges. J Adolesc Health. 2014 Nov; 55(5):612-9. PMID: 25043834; PMCID: PMC4209329; DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2014.05.009;
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Stallman, H, Lipson, S, & Eisenberg, D. Developing Mental Health in Emerging Adulthood. Population approach to mental health in college students. Oxford University Press. New York. 2014.
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Lipson SK. A comprehensive review of mental health gatekeeper-trainings for adolescents and young adults. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2014; 26(3):309-20. PMID: 24243748
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Dopp RR, Lipson SK, Eisenberg D. Mental health among late adolescents and young adults from a population-level and clinical perspective. Adolesc Med State Art Rev. 2013 Dec; 24(3):573-96. PMID: 24654549
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Lawrence, J, Celis, S, Kim, S, Lipson, S, & Tong, X. To stay or not to stay: retention of Asian international faculty in STEM fields. Higher Education. 2013; 67(5):511-531.
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Dooley-Hash S, Lipson SK, Walton MA, Cunningham RM. Increased emergency department use by adolescents and young adults with eating disorders. Int J Eat Disord. 2013 May; 46(4):308-15. PMID: 23044650
This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown,
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| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 |
| 2016 | 8 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 |