Susan Mason
New SPH study will assess the potential for bias in healthcare providers’ reports of child neglect
Study Examining Link Between Mothers’ Experiences of Abuse in Childhood and High Pregnancy Weight Gain
Assistant Professor Susan Mason is delving deeper into the link between high pregnancy weight gain and early life adversity by surveying mothers in the school’s long-running Project EAT study.
Hospital Data Shows Preterm Infants at High Risk for Maltreatment
Assistant Professor Susan Mason found that, compared to full-term babies, preterm infants had 1.6 times the risk of being re-admitted to the hospital within the first year of life for an injury suggestive of maltreatment.
Childhood Abuse and Neglect May Lead to Obesity in Adulthood
New research by Assistant Professor Susan Mason helps to rule out the childhood home food environment as a major contributing factor in the development of obesity in adults who were maltreated.
