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Sarah Ketchen Lipson, PhD, EdM

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Dept of Health Law, Policy & Management

PhD, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
EdM, Harvard Graduate School of Education

Websites

	Healthy Minds Network
	HLPM Welcomes New Faculty Member

Sarah Ketchen Lipson, PhD, EdM is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Law Policy and Management at the Boston University School of Public Health. She is co-Principal Investigator of the Healthy Minds Study and Associate Director of the Healthy Minds Network.

Dr. Lipson's research focuses on understanding and addressing mental health inequalities in adolescent and young adult populations, especially college students. She employs varied methodologies, including large-scale epidemiological surveys and population-level interventions. Her work has been featured in the Boston Globe, New York Times, Huffington Post, and on NPR.

Dr. Lipson teaches Research Theory and Design and Applied Studies in Health Services Research, and is faculty director of the Master's of Science in Health Services and Systems Research at BUSPH.

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.

BU Research

Structural Stigma and Suicide Risk in Gender & Racial Minority Students: A Novel Study to Understand & Reduce Inequality
07/01/2020 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
The William T. Grant Foundation

A Structural Approach to Understanding and Addressing Suicidality among Transgender and Gender Nonconforming College Students
08/20/2020 - 07/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
1K01MH121515-01A1

Harnessing Mobile Technology to Reduce Mental Health Disorders in College Populations
08/23/2018 - 05/31/2023 (Subcontract PI)
Regents of the University of Michigan NIH NIMH
5R01MH115128-02

Expanding and making more accessible the prevention and social safety-net policies tracked in the COVID-19 US State Policy Database
08/15/2020 - 02/14/2022 (Co-PI)
PI: Julia Raifman, ScD, MSc
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Faculty Response to College Student Behavioral Health Survey Study
05/01/2020 - 04/30/2021 (PI)
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Evaluation of the Ohio Healthy Campus Initiative
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019 (PI)
Pegs Foundation

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Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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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 Jan 05. PMID: 33399230

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. 2020 Dec 08; 1-8. PMID: 33289588

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. 2020 Nov 21; 88:103038.View Related Profiles.

Walley, Alexander
Crable, Erika
Drainoni, Mari-Lynn
Lipson, Sarah

PMID: 33232885

Jay J, Bor J, Nsoesie EO, Lipson SK, Jones DK, Galea S, Raifman J. Neighbourhood income and physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Nat Hum Behav. 2020 12; 4(12):1294-1302.View Related Profiles.

Jones, David
Nsoesie, Elaine
Bor, Jacob
Jay, Jonathan
Raifman, Julia
Galea, Sandro
Lipson, Sarah

PMID: 33144713

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

Abelson S, Lipson SK, Zhou S, Eisenberg D. Muslim Young Adult Mental Health and the 2016 US Presidential Election. JAMA Pediatr. 2020 Oct 05. PMID: 33016990

Ganson KT, Rodgers RF, Lipson SK, Cadet TJ, Putnam M. Sexual Assault Victimization and Eating Disorders Among College-enrolled Men. J Interpers Violence. 2020 Sep 20; 886260520958634. PMID: 32951507

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. 2020 Jul 16; 1-7. PMID: 32672507

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 Sep; 53(9):1506-1514. PMID: 32621566

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 Sep; 53(9):1563-1568. PMID: 32449541

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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. 2020 Mar 24; 1-6. PMID: 32208066

Haynos AF, Wang SB, Lipson S, Peterson CB, Mitchell JE, Halmi KA, Agras WS, Crow SJ. Machine learning enhances prediction of illness course: a longitudinal study in eating disorders. Psychol Med. 2020 Feb 28; 1-11. PMID: 32108564

Romano KA, Lipson SK. Dietary restraint patterns and eating disorder help-seeking. Eat Weight Disord. 2019 Dec 18. PMID: 31853888

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. 2019 Oct 29; 1-9. PMID: 31661423

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

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.

Raifman, Julia
Lipson, Sarah

PMID: 31427032

Lattie EG, Lipson SK, Eisenberg D. Technology and College Student Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities. Front Psychiatry. 2019; 10:246. PMID: 31037061

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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).
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.
Eisenberg, D, Lipson, S, & Posselt, J. New Directions in College Student Mental Health. Promoting resilience, retention, and mental health. 2016; 156:87-95.
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.
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

Eisenberg D, Lipson SK, Speer N, Brunwasser S, Hahn E. The authors reply. J Adolesc Health. 2015 Mar; 56(3):361. PMID: 25703325

Lipson, S. Why This Energy Drink Poster Targeting College Students Is Red Bull$#!. 2015. View Publication

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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Bar chart showing 41 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2020