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Laura Abrams

Title(s)Dean, USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work
SchoolSchool of Social Work
Address3551 Trousdale Parkway
University Park Campus
Los Angeles CA 90089
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    Title(s)Professor of Social Work


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    1. Young adults' conceptions of health and well-being during reentry. Health Justice. 2026 Apr 29. Toraif N, Abrams L, Bondoc C, Reed T, Barnert E. PMID: 42053956.
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    2. Reducing Youth Legal System Involvement: Updates From the Field and a Call to Action. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Mar; 26(2):103170. Tolliver DG, Goemann MC, Abrams LS, Meza BPL, Schickedanz A, Bath E, Heard-Garris N, Barnert E. PMID: 41202979; PMCID: PMC12789374.
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    3. Heterogeneity in family dynamics among adolescents engaging in high-risk sexual behaviors: a latent class analysis. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1602085. Godoy SM, Chapman MV, Jensen TM, Bath EP, Abrams LS, Goode RW, Hall WJ. PMID: 40823215; PMCID: PMC12354481.
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    4. Envisioning the Future of Youth Justice: A focus Group Study With Youth, Family, Frontline Staff, and Subject Experts. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2025 Feb; 169. Lesnick J, Abrams LS, Angel K, Barnert ES. PMID: 41497960; PMCID: PMC12768519.
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    5. Children's Pathways into Commercial Sexual Exploitation in the United States: A Systematic Review. Trauma Violence Abuse. 2025 12; 26(5):955-970. Godoy SM, Hall WJ, Cal T, Bath EP, Abrams LS, Goode RW, Jensen TM, Chapman MV. PMID: 39569813.
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    6. Exploring Reentry Concerns of Incarcerated Individuals with Severe Mental Illness. Community Ment Health J. 2025 05; 61(4):704-715. Applegarth DM, Abrams LS, Farabee DJ. PMID: 39538045.
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    7. Reentry is a critical opportunity to improve youths' health: an overlooked pediatric priority. Pediatr Res. 2025 Apr; 97(5):1465-1466. Barnert E, Abrams LS. PMID: 39191948.
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    8. Health and Care Needs of Young Adults Exiting Jail. J Correct Health Care. 2024 Feb; 30(1):22-32. Barnert ES, Jara J, Lee J, Vassar S, Tunador F, Abrams L, Grella C, Wong M. PMID: 38117682; PMCID: PMC11071094.
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    9. "We're not the first and we're not going to be the last": Perspectives of System-Involved Black and Latinx Young Adults on Racial Injustice during the 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests. Punishm Soc. 2024 Apr; 26(2):325-344. Reed TA, Abrams LS, Bondoc C, Barnert ES. PMID: 41346699; PMCID: PMC12674639.
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    10. Credible messenger mentoring to promote the health of youth involved in the juvenile legal system: A narrative review. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2023 06; 53(6):101435. Lesnick J, Abrams LS, Angel K, Barnert ES. PMID: 37914551; PMCID: PMC10823586.
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    11. Youth Justice at a Crossroads: Twenty-First Century Progressive Reforms and Lessons to Inform the Path Forward. Soc Serv Rev. 2023 Dec; 97(4):755-804. Lesnick J, Abrams LS, Barnert ES. PMID: 41438479; PMCID: PMC12721960.
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    12. "It's not ever going to work, so why would I even try?": Black and Latino youths' perspectives on behavioral health treatment engagement during reentry after incarceration. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2023 Sep; 152. Bondoc C, Aguilar M, Aswad Y, Lopez N, Chung PJ, Zima B, Abrams LS, Bath E, Barnert ES. PMID: 41551750; PMCID: PMC12810884.
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    13. A Minimum Age for California's Juvenile Legal System: Lessons on Collaborative Research to Drive Legislative Change. Prog Community Health Partnersh. 2023; 17(3):535-543. Barnert ES, Abrams LS. PMID: 37934451; PMCID: PMC10832849.
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    14. United States Youth Arrest and Health Across the Life Course: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study. Acad Pediatr. 2023 May-Jun; 23(4):722-730. Tolliver DG, Abrams LS, Biely C, Meza BPL, Schickedanz A, Guerrero AD, Jackson NJ, Bath E, Heard-Garris N, Dudovitz R, Barnert E. PMID: 36055448; PMCID: PMC9971348.
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    15. Implementation of Canada's youth justice minimum age of 12: implications for children in Canada and globally. J Public Health Policy. 2022 Sep; 43(3):379-390. Barnert ES, Gallagher D, Lei H, Abrams LS. PMID: 35882947.
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    16. "It was there when I came home": young adults and jail reentry in the context of COVID-19. Am J Crim Justice. 2023; 48(3):767-785. Abrams LS, Reed TA, Bondoc C, Acosta DR, Murillo M, Barnert ES. PMID: 35789968; PMCID: PMC9243992.
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    17. Applying a Health Development Lens to Canada's Youth Justice Minimum Age Law. Pediatrics. 2022 05 01; 149(Suppl 5). Barnert ES, Gallagher D, Lei H, Abrams LS. PMID: 35503317; PMCID: PMC9847413.
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    18. Technology-Based Interventions to Promote the HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Care Continuum: Protocol for a Systematic Review. JMIR Res Protoc. 2022 Mar 08; 11(3):e33045. Hong C, Abrams LS, Holloway IW. PMID: 35258470; PMCID: PMC8941443.
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    19. Setting a US National Minimum Age for Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 07 01; 175(7):665-666. Tolliver DG, Abrams LS, Barnert ES. PMID: 33843953.
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    20. Addressing Child Mental Health by Creating a National Minimum Age for Juvenile Justice Jurisdiction. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2021 11; 60(11):1337-1339. Tolliver DG, Bath E, Abrams LS, Barnert E. PMID: 33691152; PMCID: PMC12574719.
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    21. Collaborative Responses to Commercial Sexual Exploitation as a Model of Smart Decarceration. Soc Work. 2020 Oct 10; 65(4):387-396. Abrams LS, Godoy SM, Bath EP, Barnert ES. PMID: 33275664.
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    22. Health Needs of Youth in Detention With Limited Justice Involvement. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2020 Nov; 118. Barnert E, Applegarth DM, Aggarwal E, Bondoc C, Abrams LS. PMID: 33071410; PMCID: PMC7561019.
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    23. Hidden talents in harsh environments. Dev Psychopathol. 2022 02; 34(1):95-113. Ellis BJ, Abrams LS, Masten AS, Sternberg RJ, Tottenham N, Frankenhuis WE. PMID: 32672144.
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    24. Voices from the Frontlines: Social Workers Confront the COVID-19 Pandemic. Soc Work. 2020 07 01; 65(3):302-305. Abrams LS, Dettlaff AJ. PMID: 32642752; PMCID: PMC7454909.
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    25. Pathways to Civic Engagement Among Urban Youth of Color. Monogr Soc Res Child Dev. 2020 06; 85(2):7-154. Wray-Lake L, Abrams LS. PMID: 32394514.
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    26. Fierce Autonomy: How Girls and Young Women Impacted by Commercial Sexual Exploitation Perceive Health and Exercise Agency in Health Care Decision-Making. Qual Health Res. 2020 07; 30(9):1326-1337. Godoy SM, Abrams LS, Barnert ES, Kelly MA, Bath EP. PMID: 32285750; PMCID: PMC8262511.
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    27. The Role of Parent Engagement in Overcoming Barriers to Care for Youth Returning Home After Incarceration. J Community Health. 2020 04; 45(2):329-337. Barnert ES, Lopez N, Pettway B, Keshav N, Abrams LS, Zima B, Chung PJ. PMID: 31541349; PMCID: PMC8143589.
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    28. Physical Health, Medical Care Access, and Medical Insurance Coverage of Youth Returning Home After Incarceration: A Systematic Review. J Correct Health Care. 2020 04; 26(2):113-128. Barnert E, Sun A, Abrams LS, Chung PJ. PMID: 32233821; PMCID: PMC8285983.
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    29. Parent and Provider Perspectives on Recently Incarcerated Youths' Access to Healthcare During Community Reentry. Child Youth Serv Rev. 2020 Mar; 110. Barnert ES, Abrams LS, Lopez N, Sun A, Tran J, Zima B, Chung PJ. PMID: 34040268; PMCID: PMC8145947.
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    30. Reproductive health needs of recently incarcerated youth during community reentry: a systematic review. BMJ Sex Reprod Health. 2020 07; 46(3):161-171. Barnert E, Sun A, Abrams L, Chung PJ. PMID: 31722933; PMCID: PMC8262509.
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    31. Behavioral health treatment "Buy-in" among adolescent females with histories of commercial sexual exploitation. Child Abuse Negl. 2020 02; 100:104042. Barnert E, Kelly M, Godoy S, Abrams LS, Bath E. PMID: 31227269; PMCID: PMC6920601.
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    32. Solving the High Unmet Behavioral Health Treatment Needs of Adolescents Involved in the Justice System. J Adolesc Health. 2019 06; 64(6):687-688. Barnert ES, Abrams LS, Bath EP. PMID: 31122501.
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    33. Understanding Commercially Sexually Exploited Young Women's Access to, Utilization of, and Engagement in Health Care: "Work Around What I Need". Womens Health Issues. 2019 Jul - Aug; 29(4):315-324. Barnert E, Kelly M, Godoy S, Abrams LS, Rasch M, Bath E. PMID: 30962075; PMCID: PMC6724548.
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    34. Understanding Commercially Sexually Exploited Youths' Facilitators and Barriers toward Contraceptive Use: I Didn't Really Have a Choice. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2019 Jun; 32(3):316-324. Kelly MA, Bath EP, Godoy SM, Abrams LS, Barnert ES. PMID: 30529698; PMCID: PMC6555673.
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    35. What Is the Relationship Between Incarceration of Children and Adult Health Outcomes? Acad Pediatr. 2019 04; 19(3):342-350. Barnert ES, Abrams LS, Dudovitz R, Coker TR, Bath E, Tesema L, Nelson BB, Biely C, Chung PJ. PMID: 29935252; PMCID: PMC6309510.
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    36. Child incarceration and long-term adult health outcomes: a longitudinal study. Int J Prison Health. 2018 03 12; 14(1):26-33. Barnert ES, Abrams LS, Tesema L, Dudovitz R, Nelson BB, Coker T, Bath E, Biely C, Li N, Chung PJ. PMID: 29480767; PMCID: PMC6527101.
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    37. What I'd Tell My 16-Year-Old Self: Criminal Desistance, Young Adults, and Psychosocial Maturation. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2018 08; 62(10):3038-3057. Mizel ML, Abrams LS. PMID: 29094621.
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    38. Juvenile Corrections in the Era of Reform: A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2018 May; 62(7):1763-1786. Sankofa J, Cox A, Fader JJ, Inderbitzin M, Abrams LS, Nurse AM. PMID: 28831820.
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    39. Where Are the Beds? Housing Locations for Transition Age Youth Exiting Public Systems. Fam Soc. 2016; 97(2):111-119. Tam CC, Freisthler B, Curry SR, Abrams LS. PMID: 28490852; PMCID: PMC5421640.
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    40. Dangers, Diversions, and Decisions: The Process of Criminal Desistance Among Formerly Incarcerated Young Men. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2017 May; 61(7):727-750. Terry D, Abrams LS. PMID: 26328913.
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    41. Juvenile reentry and aftercare interventions: is mentoring a promising direction? J Evid Based Soc Work. 2014; 11(4):404-22. Abrams LS, Mizel ML, Nguyen V, Shlonsky A. PMID: 25105334.
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    42. Informal social support among returning young offenders: a metasynthesis of the literature. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2013 Feb; 57(2):169-90. Martinez DJ, Abrams LS. PMID: 22094597.
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    43. Envisioning life "on the outs": exit narratives of incarcerated male youth. Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2012 Sep; 56(6):877-96. Abrams LS. PMID: 21791462.
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    44. Maternal identity negotiations among low-income women with symptoms of postpartum depression. Qual Health Res. 2011 Mar; 21(3):373-85. Abrams LS, Curran L. PMID: 20935235.
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    45. A Spatial Analysis of Risks and Resources for Reentry Youth in Los Angeles County. J Soc Social Work Res. 2010 Sep; 1(1):41-55. Abrams LS, Freisthler B. PMID: 23304429; PMCID: PMC3538377.
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    46. Gender Differences in the Perceived Needs and Barriers of Youth Offenders Preparing for Community Reentry. Child Youth Care Forum. 2010 Aug; 39(4):253-269. Fields D, Abrams LS. PMID: 20730108; PMCID: PMC2917552.
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    47. Barriers to service use for postpartum depression symptoms among low-income ethnic minority mothers in the United States. Qual Health Res. 2009 Apr; 19(4):535-51. Abrams LS, Dornig K, Curran L. PMID: 19299758.
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    48. Not just a middle-class affliction: crafting a social work research agenda on postpartum depression. Health Soc Work. 2007 Nov; 32(4):289-96. Abrams LS, Curran L. PMID: 18038730.
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    49. The pharmacokinetics of the oxytocin antagonist atosiban in pregnant women with preterm uterine contractions. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Sep; 173(3 Pt 1):913-7. Goodwin TM, Millar L, North L, Abrams LS, Weglein RC, Holland ML. PMID: 7573268.
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    50. Disposition of radioactivity following intravaginal administration of 3H-miconazole nitrate. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1983 Dec 15; 147(8):970-1. Abrams LS, Weintraub HS. PMID: 6650638.
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