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Parissa Jahromi Ballard, PhD

Parissa Jahromi Ballard, PhD

  • Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine

Research Interests

  • Adolescent
  • Mental Health
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Community Engagement
  • Civic Engagement
  • Substance Use Prevention
  • pballard@wakehealth.edu
Education
BAS, Wake Forest University, 2006
MA, Wake Forest University, 2017
DrPH, 2017
Positions
Associate Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Associate Professor, Social Sciences and Health Policy
Departments and Affiliations
Family and Community Medicine
Social Sciences and Health Policy
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Center for Addiction Research

Research

  • Publications
  • Incorporating Volunteering Into Treatment for Depression Among Adolescents: Developmental and Clinical Considerations. Ballard PJ, Daniel SS, Anderson G, Nicolotti L, Caballero Quinones E, Lee M, Koehler AN. Front Psychol. 2021; 12:642910.
  • Changing course: supporting a shift to environmental strategies in a state prevention system. Ballard PJ, Pankratz M, Wagoner KG, Cornacchione Ross J, Rhodes SD, Azagba S, Song EY, Wolfson M. Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy. 2021 Jan; 16(1):7.
  • Youth Participatory Approaches and Health Equity: Conceptualization and Integrative Review. Ozer EJ, Abraczinskas M, Duarte C, Mathur R, Ballard PJ, Gibbs L, Olivas ET, Bewa MJ, Afifi R. Am J Community Psychol. 2020 12; 66(3-4):267-278.
  • What sets the conditions for success in community-partnered evaluation work? Multiple perspectives on a small-scale research-practice partnership evaluation. Ballard PJ, Rhoades L, Fuller L. J Community Psychol. 2020 08; 48(6):1811-1824.
  • Can a school-based civic empowerment intervention support adolescent health?. Ballard PJ, Cohen AK, Duarte CDP. Prev Med Rep. 2019 Dec; 16:100968.
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Research Interests

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior
  • Civic Engagement
  • Community Engagement
  • Mental Health
  • Substance Use Prevention
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