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  1. Pandemic Anxiety: How Job Loss, Food Insecurity, and Vaccination Shaped Mental Health

    Article • The Journals of Gerontology Series B, February 2025, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  2. Prevalence and Changes in Usage of Mental Health Services for Rhode Island Children and Youth Before, During, and After Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Article • Psychiatric Quarterly, December 2024, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  3. How Social Support Helped Hurricane Ike Survivors Recover from PTSD Over Time

    Article • Traumatology An International Journal, September 2024, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  4. From Intention to Action: What Drives People to Prepare for Disasters

    Article • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, August 2024, Elsevier

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  5. The Housing Crisis After Disaster: Sheltering Needs of Low-Income Households After Hurricane Harvey

    Article • Housing Studies, November 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  6. Reversing the Gains of the Civil Rights and Women’s Movements: How Housing Strain and Market Exclusion Led to Wealth Depletion During the Great Recession

    Article • Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, June 2021, University of Chicago Press

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  7. How Income Inequality Shaped Homeowners’ Insurance Decisions Before Hurricane Maria

    Article • International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  8. Revisiting hope’s third pillar: Mattering, spirituality, and social connectedness among financially marginalized households

    Article • Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, September 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  9. How Hurricane Sandy Affected Mental Health: Disparities and Social Support Among Survivors

    Article • Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, April 2020, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  10. Renters and Low-Income Households Faced Greater Home Damage from Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico

    Article • American Journal of Public Health, February 2020, American Public Health Association

    Dr. Chenyi Ma

  11. Alcohol Use Increased After Hurricane Ike: How Social Cohesion and Control Shaped Drinking Behavior

    Article • Social Science & Medicine, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Chenyi Ma