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Dr. Croff is a Professor in the Department of Rural Health at Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences. She currently serves as the President of the American Academy of Health Behavior. At OSU-CHS, Dr. Croff co-directs the Biological Systems Core, with specific responsibilities of supporting research infrastructure for remote biological and biosensor data collections for the NIGMS-funded Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity. She has served in other administrative and leadership roles across the OSU system, including as Founding Executive Director of the National Center for Wellness and Recovery, Associate Director for Research for the Center for Family Resilience, and Founding Director of the Master of Public Health program. Dr. Croff’s research focuses on substance use among diverse cohorts of women. She is currently the Principal Investigator for the Oklahoma site of the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) study, a national longitudinal research project which seeks to better understand the role of prenatal exposures on neurodevelopment.
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Parenting through COVID-19 Related Adversity: A Qualitative Study using a Cognitive-Behavioral Framework
Coughlan, S. K., Beasley, L. O., Jespersen, J. E., Hays-Grudo, J., Kable, J., Coles, C., Chambers, C., Bakhireva, L., Singer, L., Croff, J. M. & Morris, A., Mar 2026, In: Adversity and Resilience Science. 7, 1, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Quality time in quarantine: Buffering effects of family time on COVID-19 outcomes
Jespersen, J. E., Beasley, L. O., Coughlan, S. K., Shreffler, K., Ciciollia, L., Hays-Grudo, J., Kable, J., Coles, C. D., Chambers, C. D., Bakhireva, L., Singer, L., Croff, J. & Morris, A., Apr 2026, In: Family Relations. 75, 2, p. 1337-1355 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Substance use patterns among individuals who consume alcohol during pregnancy: Results from a US multi-site study
HBCD Substance Exposure Working Group, 1 May 2026, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 282, 113101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of adverse childhood experiences on age of diabetes diagnosis and associations with race and ethnicity
Rice, A., Taylor, M., Hendrix-Dicken, A., Elenwo, C., Croff, J., Chalmers, L. J., Coffey, S. & Hartwell, M., 1 Mar 2026, In: Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 126, 3, p. 147-157 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Daily patterns of single and poly-substance use among adolescent and young adult females: A day-level latent class analysis
Doherty, E. A., Moyers, S. A., Crockett-Barbera, E. K., Appleseth, H., Leffingwell, Q., Richards, V., Chiaf, A. L. & Croff, J. M., Oct 2025, In: Addictive Behaviors. 169, 108394.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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