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Selected Publications and Presentations of Margo Gardner, Ph.D.:

Publications

Gardner, M., Barajas, R. G., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Neighborhood Influences on Substance Use Etiology: Is Where You Live Important? In L. Scheier (Ed.), Handbook of Drug Use Etiology.

Gardner, M., Roth, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Adolescents’ participation in organized activities and developmental success two and eight years after high school: Do sponsorship, duration, and intensity matter? Developmental Psychology, 44, 814-830.

Gardner, M., & Steinberg, L. (2005). Peer influence on risk-taking, risk preference, and risky decision-making in adolescence and adulthood: An experimental study. Developmental Psychology, 41, 625-635.

Presentations

Gardner, M. “Adolescents’ exposure to community violence: Are neighborhood youth organizations protective?” Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Chicago, March 6 – March 9, 2008.

Gardner, M., Roth, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. “Effects of consistent extracurricular participation on adjustment during high school: Pathways through peer relations and orientation to school.” Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development. Boston, March 29 – April 1, 2007.

Gardner, M., Foster, H., Browning, C, & Brooks-Gunn, J. “Children’s exposure to community violence: Effects on adjustment at different developmental stages and in different neighborhoods.” Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development. Boston, March 29 – April 1, 2007.

Gardner, M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. “Exposure to community violence during childhood and adolescence: Exploring the role of individual, family, and neighborhood-level factors.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Los Angeles, November 1-4, 2006.

Roth, J. L., & Gardner, M. “Investigating the influence of participation in different combinations of activities on youth well-being.” Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Francisco, March 23-26, 2006.