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Publications

Peer-Reviewed

2023

  1. Simmons, C., Rodgers, E. L., & Cauffman, E. (2023). Examining the relation among callous-unemotional traits and cortisol, alpha-amylase, and testosterone reactivity in legal system involved young men. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 106391. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106391

  2. Sullivan, C. M., † Simmons, C., Guerrero, M., Farero, A., Chiaramonte, D., López-Zerón, G., Ayeni, O., Fernandez, A., & Sprecher, M. (accepted). Domestic Violence Housing First Model and Survivors’ Housing Stability, Safety and Wellbeing Over Two Years. JAMA Network Open.

  3. Goodman-Williams, R., † Simmons, C., Chiaramonte, D., & Sullivan, C.M. (2023). Domestic violence survivors’ housing stability, safety, and well-being over time: Examining the role of Domestic Violence Housing First, social support and material hardship. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ort0000686 

  4. *Estrada, S., *Simmons, C., & Baskin-Sommers, A. (2023). Trajectories of psychopathy and community violence exposure differentially predict antisociality in justice-involved youth. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-022-00989-z  

  5. Chan, L., Simmons, C. Tillem, S., Conley, M., Brazil, I.A. and Baskin-Sommers, A. (2022). Classifying Conduct Disorder using a biopsychosocial model and machine learning method. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.02.004

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  1. Sullivan, C. M., Sprecher, M., Guerrero, M., Fernandez, A., & † Simmons, C. (2022). The use of children as a tactic of intimate partner violence and its impact on survivors’ mental health and well-being over time. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00483-6

  2. Simmons. C., Mitchell-Adams, H., & Baskin-Sommers, A. (2022). Environmental predictors of within-person changes in callous-unemotional traits among justice-Involved male adolescents. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2093207

  3. Sullivan, C. M., Guerrero, M., † Simmons, C., López-Zerón, G., Ayeni, O., Farero, A., Chiaramonte, D., & Sprecher, M. (2022). Impact of the domestic violence housing first model on survivors’ safety and housing stability: Twelve month findings. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605221119520

  4. Cavanagh, C., † Simmons, C., Ligget O’Malley, R., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E., (2022). The moderating role of maternal CU traits in the stability of CU traits in justice-involved male youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2051522

  5. Sullivan, C.M., López-Zerón, G., Farero, A., Ayeni, F., † Simmons, C., Chiaramonte, D., Hamdan, N., & Sprecher, M., (2022). Impact of the domestic violence housing first model on survivors’ safety and housing stability: Six Month Findings. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00381-x

  6. Baskin-Sommers, A., Ruiz, S., Sarcos, B. & Simmons, C. (2022). Cognitive-affective factors underlying disinhibitory disorders and legal implications. Nature Reviews Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1038/ s44159-022-00020-8

  7. Casey, B.J., Simmons, C. Somerville, L.H., & Baskin-Sommers, A. (2022). Making the sentencing case: Psychological and neuroscientific evidence for expanding the age of youthful offenders. Annual Review of Criminology. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-criminol-030920-113250

2022

2021

  1. Chiaramonte, D., † Simmons, C., Hamdan, N., Ayeni, F., López-Zerón, G., Farero, A., Sprecher, M., & Sullivan, C.M. (2021) The impact of COVID-19 on the safety, housing stability, and mental health of unstably housed domestic violence survivors. Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22765

  2. *Baskin-Sommers, A., *Simmons, C., Conley, M.I., Chang, S., Collins, M., Estrada, S., Pelham, W., Beckford, E., Berrian, N., Mitchell-Adams, H., Barch, D., Tapert, S., Gee, D.G., & Casey, B.J., (2021). Adolescent civic engagement: Lessons from Black Lives Matter. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2109860118

  3. *Simmons, C., *Conley, M.I., Gee, D.G., Baskin-Sommers, A., Barch, D.M., Hoffman, E.A., Huber, R.S., Iacono, W.G., Nagel, B.J., Sheth, C.S., Sowell, E.R., Thompson, W.K., Casey, B.J. (2021). Responsible use of open access developmental data: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development℠ (ABCD) Study. Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211003564

  4. Beardslee, J., Kan, E., Simmons, C., Peniche, M., Pardini, D., Frick., P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2021). A within-individual examination of the predictors of gun carrying during adolescence and young adulthood among young men. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01464-6

  5. Simmons, C., Kan, E., Simpkins, S., Donley, S., Steinberg, L., Frick., P.J., & Cauffman, E. (2021). Assessing the association between participation in extracurricular activities and delinquent behavior among justice-involved young men. Journal of Research on Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12600

2020
 

  1. Boykin, C.M., *Brown, N.D, *Carter, J.T., *Dukes, K., *Green, D., *Harrison, T., *Hebl, M., *Membere, A., *McCleary-Gaddy, A., *McJunkins, C., *Simmons, C., *Singletary Walker, S., *Smith, A.N., & *Williams, A.D. (2020) Anti-racist actions and accountability: No more empty promises. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-06-2020-0158

  2. Fine, A., † Simmons, C., Cavanagh, C., Rowan, Z., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2020). Implications of youths’ perceptions of the police for the cycle of violence, code of the streets, and violent offending. Psychology of Violence, 10(5), 473. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000286

  3. Simmons, C., Fine, A., Knowles, A., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2020). The relation between callous-unemotional traits, psychosocial maturity, and delinquent behavior among justice involved youth. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13176

2018-2019
 

  1. Simmons, C., Rowan, Z., Knowles, A., Steinberg, L., Frick., P.J., & Cauffman, E. (2019). A life history approach to understanding juvenile offending and aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2019.07.012 

  2. Fine, A., Rowan, Z., & Simmons, C. (2019). Do politics trump race in determining American youths’ perceptions of law enforcement? Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2019.01.003

  3. Fine, A., Simmons, C., Miltimore, S., Steinberg, L., Frick, P.J., & Cauffman, E. (2018). The school experiences of male adolescent offenders: Implications for academic performance and recidivism. Crime & Delinquency, 64(10), 1326-1350. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128717750392​

  4. Simmons, C., Steinberg, L., Frick, P.J., & Cauffman, E. (2018). The differential influence of absent and harsh fathers on juvenile delinquency. Journal of Adolescence, 62, 9-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2017.10.010

2016-2017
 

  1. Mahler A., Simmons, C., Frick, P.J., Steinberg, L., & Cauffman, E. (2017). Aspirations, expectations and delinquency: The moderating effect of impulse control. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 46(7), 1503-1514. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-017-0661-0

  2. Fine, A., Mahler, A., Simmons, C., Chen, C., Moyzis, R., & Cauffman, E. (2016). Relations between three dopaminergic system genes, school attachment, and adolescent delinquency. Developmental Psychology, 52(11), 1893-1903. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000166

Other

Non-refereed

  1. Sullivan, C.M., Guerrero, M., López-Zerón, G., †Simmons, C., Ayeni, O., & Chiaramonte, D. (2022). Domestic Violence Housing First Demonstration Evaluation Project: Final Report. Michigan State University.

  2. Simmons, C., Bell, C., & Baskin-Sommers, A. (2022). Using psychological science to understand legal system involvement among adolescents. The Clinical Psychologist.

  3. Fine, A., & Simmons, C. (2018). Moving justice-involved kids between schools may be good for their grades, but it may increase their reoffending. Post for London School of Economics (LSE) US Center’s blog on American Politics and Society. http://bit.ly/2H5HzDD

Law Reviews
 

  1. *Cauffman, E., *Fine, A., *Mahler, A., & *Simmons, C. (2018). How developmental science influences juvenile justice reform. University of California, Irvine Law Review, 8, 21-40. https://scholarship.law.uci.edu/ucilr/vol8/iss1/4

Under Review

Publications

  1. Simmons, C., Sisk, L.M., Greene, A.S., Conley, M.I., Rosenberg, M.D., Horien, C., Scheinost, D., Constable, R.T., Casey, B.J., & Baskin-Sommers, A. (under review). The association between Disruptive Behavior Disorders and working memory is differentially moderated by experimental and environmental conditions. Development and Psychopathology.

Chapters
 

  1. Simmons, C., Randolph, I., Lee, J.M., & Cavanagh, C. (in preparation). Socio-emotional perspectives on the decision making of youth. In L. Malloy, R. Helm, & T. Zottoli (Eds.) Confessions and Guilty Pleas of Youth: Developmental Science and Practical Implications. Oxford University Press.

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