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Publications

Dive into my extensive range of publications that showcase my contributions to the behavioral health and criminal justice fields. Each piece reflects rigorous research and impactful insights, contributing to changes in policy and practice.

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Maruschak LM, Bronson, J, and Alper, M. (2021). Alcohol and Drug Use and Treatment Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maruschak LM, Bronson, J, and Alper, M. (2021). Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maruschak LM, Bronson, J, and Alper, M. (2021). Medical Problems Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maruschak LM, Bronson, J, and Alper, M. (2021). Disabilities Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maruschak LM, Bronson, J, and Alper, M. (2021). Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maruschak LM, Bronson, J, and Alper, M. (2021). Veterans in Prison: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Bronson, J. and Carson, EA. (2019). Prisoners in 2017. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Bronson, J., Stroop, J., Zimmer, S., and Berzofsky, M. (2017). Drug Use, Dependence and Abuse among State Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2007-09. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Bronson, J. and M. Berzofsky. (2017). Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Maruschak, LM and Bronson, J. (2017). HIV in Prisons, 2015 – Statistical Tables. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Bronson, J., Maruschak, LM, and Berzofsky, M. (2015). Disabilities among Prison and Jail Inmates, 2011-12. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Bronson, J., Carson, EA, Noonan, M., and Berzofsky, M. (2015). Veterans in Prison and Jail, 2011-12. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Katzburg, J., Bronson, J., Kessel, W., Degutis, L., … Perkins, W. (2024). How the APHA Maternal and Child Health Section Advanced the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2024 Sep 10.

How the APHA Maternal and Child Health Section Advanced the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention – PubMed

Washington, L., Bronson, J., Timko, C. et al. (2024). Health Conditions and Treatment Utilization Among Older Male Veterans Incarcerated in Prisons. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39(8): 1369–1377.

Health Conditions and Treatment Utilization Among Older Male Veterans Incarcerated in Prisons – PubMed

Bronson, J. and Washington, L. (2023). Decreases in inpatient hospitalizations from a technology-based, integrated behavioral health crisis response system: An evaluation of the Grand Response Access Network on Demand (GRAND) Model. Advances in Mental Health, 21(3): 261–273.

Decreases in inpatient hospitalizations from a technology-based, integrated behavioral health crisis response system: an evaluation of the Grand Response Access Network on Demand (GRAND) Model: Advances in Mental Health: Vol 21, No 3 – Get Access

Miller, M., Salgado, G., Mintzer, J., Bronson, J., Sabatino, C. (2023). Dementia in the incarcerated population: A retrospective study using the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry, USA. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 27(10).

Dementia in the incarcerated population: a retrospective study using the South Carolina Alzheimer’s disease registry, USA – PubMed

Han, B., Bronson, J., Washington, L., Yu, M., Kelton, K., Tsai, J., Finlay, A. (2023). Cooccurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders among Older Criminal Legal System Involved Veterans. Medical Care, 61(7).

Cooccurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders Among Older Criminal Legal System-Involved Veterans – PubMed

Saadatmand, F., Bronson, J., Dearfield, C., Russ, E., Harrison, R. (2021). Effects of Different Types of Childhood Victimization on Health Outcomes: A Study of African American Young Adults in Washington, DC. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 32(4).

Effects of Different Types of Childhood Victimization on Health Outcomes: A Study of African American Young Adults in Washington, D.C – PubMed

Saadatmand, F., Harrison, R., Bronson, J., Dearfield, C., Crouse, D., Douglas, M., Maxwell,
C. (2020). Violence Exposure, Drug Use and HIV/AIDS Risk Taking Behaviors: The Role of Gender. Journal of the National Medical Association, 112(5): 484–502.

Violence Exposure, Drug Use and HIV/AIDS Risk-Taking Behaviors: The Role of Gender – ScienceDirect

Bronson, J. and Sufrin, C. (2019). Pregnant Women in Prison and Jail Don’t Count: Data Gaps on Maternal Health and Incarceration. Public Health Reports.

Pregnant Women in Prison and Jail Don’t Count: Data Gaps on Maternal Health and Incarceration

Finlay, A. K., McGuire, J., Bronson, J., Sreenivasan, S. (2018). Veterans in Prison for Sexual
Offenses: Characteristics and Reentry Needs. Sexual Abuse, 00(0): 1–20.

Veterans in Prison for Sexual Offenses: Characteristics and Reentry Service Needs – Andrea K. Finlay, Jim McGuire, Jennifer Bronson, Shoba Sreenivasan, 2019

Saadatmand, F., Harrison, R., Crouse, D., Douglas, M., Bronson, J. (2018). Prevalence of
Exposure to Family Violence among African American Adults in Washington, DC. Journal of
Family Medicine and Community Health, 5(1): 1140–1144.

Prevalence of Exposure to Family Violence among African American Young Adults in Washington

Saadatmand, F., Harrison, R., Bronson, J., Crouse, D., Jackson, M., Johnson, M. (2017). Gender Differences and the Impact of Exposure to Violence on Depressive Symptoms and Sleep Habits among African American Adults. Journal of Family Strengths, 17(1).

Gender Differences and Impact of Exposure to Violence among Young African American Adults

Bronson, J. and Reviere, R. (2017). Pregnancy-associated deaths in Virginia: Homicides, suicides, and accidental overdoses compared with natural causes. Violence Against Women, 23(13).

Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in Virginia Due to Homicides, Suicides, and Accidental Overdoses Compared With Natural Causes

Bronson, J. and Nuriddin, T. (2014). I Don’t Believe in Doctors Much: The Social Control of Health Care, Mistrust, and Folk Remedies in the African American Slave Narrative. The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 5(4): 706–732.

“I Don’t Believe in Doctors Much”: The Social Control of Health Care, Mistrust, and Folk Remedies in the African American Slave Narrative

Bronson, J. (2012). Human Rights Education for Underprivileged High School Students. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 24(1): 46-53.

Human Rights Education for Underprivileged High School Students: Peace Review: Vol 24, No 1 – Get Access

Fahy, S., Bronson, J., Lopez-Jauffret, C., Rodriguez, B., Ackerman, A., (2025). Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest. Rockville, MD: Abt Global.

Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest

Bronson, J. (2024). Ida Bell Wells-Barnett. Pp.191-211. In Bangura, AK, Ed. Early Black Thinkers in the Diaspora and Their Conceptualizations of Africa. Springer Publishers.

Bronson, J. (2021). Gun Violence, Social Justice and Institutional Racism. pp. 99–108. In Degutis, L., & Spivak, H. (Eds.), Gun Violence Prevention: A Public Health Approach. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association.

Gun Violence Prevention: A Public Health Approach

Bronson, J. (2020). Firearm-related Domestic Violence in the United States. pp. 49–62. In Crandall, M., Bonne, S., Bronson, J., & Kessel, W. (Eds.), Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publications.

Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States | Springer Nature Link

Bronson, J. (2014). The Overrepresentation of Black Children in Special Education as a Human Rights Violation. In Schlund-Vials, C., & Gill, M. (Eds.), Disability, Human Rights and Humanitarianism. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company.

The Overrepresentation of Black Children in Special Education and the

Bronson, J. (2013). Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco. pp. 280–289. In Brunsma, D., Iyall Smith, K., & Gran, B. (Eds.), The Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights. Herndon, VA: Paradigm Publishers.

Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco | 28 | Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights

Bronson, J. (2012). A Fractal Analysis of Malcolm X’s ‘By Any Means Necessary’. In Bangura, A.K. (Ed.), Fractal Complexity in the Works of Major Black Thinkers, Volume 1. San Diego, CA: Cognella Press.

Crandall, M., S. Bonne, J. Bronson, W. Kessel, Eds. (2020). Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publications. Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States | Springer Nature Link

Zaller, N., Bronson, J., Stanley, D., Han, B. (Guest Eds.). (2022). Special Issue: Health Disparities Among Criminal Justice-Involved Older Adults: Current Research and Future Directions. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 18(2). Volume 18 Issue 2 | International Journal of Prison Health | Emerald Publishing

Bronson, J., S. Burke, L. Hilliard, T. Parker-Dominguez, J. Lewis, and J. Katzburg. (2014). Ending the use of non- medically indicated induction of labor. American Public Health Association. Policy number: 20141. Reducing Non Medically Indicated Elective Inductions of Labor

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Bureau of Justice Statistics Publications

Irazola, S., Maruschak LM, J Bronson. (2024). Data on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes from Prisons and Jails: Results from a Feasibility Study. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Data on Maternal Health and Pregnancy Outcomes from Prisons and Jails: Results from a Feasibility Study

Maruschak LM, J Bronson, and M Alper. (2021). Alcohol and Drug Use and Treatment Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Alcohol and Drug Use and Treatment Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

Maruschak LM, J Bronson, and M Alper. (2021). Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

Maruschak LM, J Bronson, and M Alper. (2021). Medical Problems Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Medical Problems Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

Maruschak LM, J Bronson, and M Alper. (2021). Disabilities Reported by Prisoners: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Disabilities Reported by Prisoners – Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

Maruschak LM, J Bronson, and M Alper. (2021). Parents in Prison and their Minor Children: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children – Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

Maruschak LM, J Bronson, and M Alper. (2021). Veterans in Prison: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Veterans in Prison – Survey of Prison Inmates, 2016

Bronson, J. and EA Carson. (2019). Prisoners in 2017. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Prisoners in 2017

Bronson, J., J. Stroop, S. Zimmer and M. Berzofsky. (2017). Drug Use, Dependence and Abuse among State Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2007-09. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Drug Use, Dependence, and Abuse Among State Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2007-2009

Bronson, J. and M. Berzofsky. (2017). Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. Indicators of Mental Health Problems Reported by Prisoners and Jail Inmates, 2011-12

Maruschak, LM and J. Bronson. (2017). HIV in Prisons, 2015 – Statistical Tables. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics. HIV in Prisons, 2015 – Statistical Tables

Bronson, J., LM Maruschak, and M. Berzofsky (2015). Disabilities among Prison and Jail Inmates, 2011-12. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Bronson, J.  EA Carson, M. Noonan, and M. Berzofsky (2015). Veterans in Prison and Jail, 2011-12. Washington, DC: Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Journal Articles

Katzburg, J., Bronson, J., Kessel, W., Degutis, L., … Perkins, W. (2024). How the APHA Maternal and Child Health Section Advanced the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 2024 Sep 10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-024-03969-5. How the APHA Maternal and Child Health Section Advanced the Public Health Approach to Gun Violence Prevention – PubMed

Washington, L., Bronson, J., Timko, C. et al. (2024). Health Conditions and Treatment Utilization Among Older Male Veterans Incarcerated in Prisons. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 39(8): 1369–1377. Health Conditions and Treatment Utilization Among Older Male Veterans Incarcerated in Prisons – PubMed

Bronson, J. and Washington, L. (2023). Decreases in inpatient hospitalizations from a technology-based, integrated behavioral health crisis response system: An evaluation of the Grand Response Access Network on Demand (GRAND) Model. Advances in Mental Health, 21(3): 261–273. Decreases in inpatient hospitalizations from a technology-based, integrated behavioral health crisis response system: an evaluation of the Grand Response Access Network on Demand (GRAND) Model: Advances in Mental Health: Vol 21 , No 3 – Get Access

Miller, M., Salgado, G., Mintzer, J., Bronson, J., Sabatino, C. (2023). Dementia in the incarcerated population: A retrospective study using the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Disease Registry, USA. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 27(10). Dementia in the incarcerated population: a retrospective study using the South Carolina Alzheimer’s disease registry, USA – PubMed

Han, B., Bronson, J., Washington, L., Yu, M., Kelton, K., Tsai, J., Finlay, A. (2023). Co-occurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders among Older Criminal Legal System Involved Veterans. Medical Care, 61(7). Co-occurring Medical Multimorbidity, Mental Illness, and Substance Use Disorders Among Older Criminal Legal System-Involved Veterans – PubMed

Saadatmand, F., Bronson, J., Dearfield, C., Russ, E., Harrison, R. (2021). Effects of Different Types of Childhood Victimization on Health Outcomes: A Study of African American Young Adults in Washington, DC. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 32(4). Effects of Different Types of Childhood Victimization on Health Outcomes: A Study of African American Young Adults in Washington, D.C – PubMed

Saadatmand, F., Harrison, R., Bronson, J., Dearfield, C., Crouse, D., Douglas, M., Maxwell, C. (2020). Violence Exposure, Drug Use and HIV/AIDS Risk Taking Behaviors: The Role of Gender. Journal of the National Medical Association, 112(5): 484–502. Violence Exposure, Drug Use and HIV/AIDS Risk Taking Behaviors: The Role of Gender – ScienceDirect

Bronson, J. and Sufrin, C. (2019). Pregnant Women in Prison and Jail Don’t Count: Data gaps on Maternal Health and Incarceration. Public Health Reports. Pregnant Women in Prison and Jail Don’t Count: Data Gaps on Maternal Health and Incarceration

Finlay, A. K., McGuire, J., Bronson, J., Sreenivasan, S. (2018). Veterans in Prison for Sexual Offenses: Characteristics and Reentry Needs. Sexual Abuse, 00(0): 1–20. Veterans in Prison for Sexual Offenses: Characteristics and Reentry Service Needs – Andrea K. Finlay, Jim McGuire, Jennifer Bronson, Shoba Sreenivasan, 2019

Saadatmand, F., Harrison, R., Crouse, D., Douglas, M., Bronson, J. (2018). Prevalence of Exposure to Family Violence among African American Adults in Washington, DC. Journal of Family Medicine & Community Health, 5(1): 1140–1144. Prevalence of Exposure to Family Violence among African American Young Adults in Washington

Saadatmand, F., Harrison, R., Bronson, J., Crouse, D., Jackson, M., Johnson, M. (2017). Gender Differences and the Impact of Exposure to Violence on Depressive Symptoms and Sleep Habits among African American Adults. Journal of Family Strengths, 17(1). Gender Differences and Impact of Exposure to Violence among Young African American Adults

Bronson, J. and Reviere, R. (2017). Pregnancy-associated deaths in Virginia: Homicides, suicides, and accidental overdoses. Violence Against Women, 23(13). Pregnancy-Associated Deaths in Virginia Due to Homicides, Suicides, and Accidental Overdoses Compared With Natural Causes

Bronson, J. and Nuriddin, T. (2014). I Don’t Believe in Doctors Much: The Social Control of Health Care, Mistrust, and Folk Remedies in the African American Slave Narrative. The Journal of Alternative Perspectives in the Social Sciences, 5(4): 706–732. (PDF) “I Don’t Believe in Doctors Much”: The Social Control of Health Care, Mistrust, and Folk Remedies in the African American Slave Narrative

Bronson, J. (2012). Human Rights Education for Underprivileged High School Students. Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice, 24(1): 46-53. Human Rights Education for Underprivileged High School Students: Peace Review: Vol 24 , No 1 – Get Access

Public Technical Reports

Fahy, S., Bronson, J., Lopez-Jauffret, C., Rodriguez, B., Ackerman, A., (2025). Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest. Rockville, MD: Abt Global. Survey of Inmates in Local Jails Redesign and Pretest

Book Chapters

Bronson, J. (2024). Ida Bell Wells-Barnett. Pp.191-211. In Bangura, AK, Ed. Early Black Thinkers in the Diaspora and Their Conceptualizations of Africa. Springer Publishers.

Bronson, J. (2021). Gun Violence, Social Justice and Institutional Racism. pp. 99–108. In Degutis, L., & Spivak, H. (Eds.), Gun Violence Prevention: A Public Health Approach. Washington, DC: American Public Health Association. Gun Violence Prevention: A Public Health Approach

Bronson, J. (2020). Firearm-related Domestic Violence in the United States. pp. 49–62. In Crandall, M., Bonne, S., Bronson, J., & Kessel, W. (Eds.), Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publications. Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States | Springer Nature Link

Bronson, J. (2014). The Overrepresentation of Black Children in Special Education as a Human Rights Violation. In Schlund-Vials, C., & Gill, M. (Eds.), Disability, Human Rights and Humanitarianism. Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing Company. The Overrepresentation of Black Children in Special Education and the

Bronson, J. (2013). Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco. pp. 280–289. In Brunsma, D., Iyall Smith, K., & Gran, B. (Eds.), The Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights. Herndon, VA: Paradigm Publishers. Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco | 28 | Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights

Bronson, J. (2012). A Fractal Analysis of Malcolm X’s ‘By Any Means Necessary’. In Bangura, A.K. (Ed.), Fractal Complexity in the Works of Major Black Thinkers, Volume 1. San Diego, CA: Cognella Press.

Book Editorships

Crandall, M., S. Bonne, J. Bronson, W. Kessel, Eds. (2020). Why We are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publications. Why We Are Losing the War on Gun Violence in the United States | Springer Nature Link

Journal Editorships

Zaller, N., Bronson, J., Stanley, D., Han, B. (Guest Eds.). (2022). Special Issue: Health Disparities Among Criminal Justice-Involved Older Adults: Current Research and Future Directions. International Journal of Prisoner Health, 18(2). Volume 18 Issue 2 | International Journal of Prison Health | Emerald Publishing

National Policy Statement

Bronson, J., S. Burke, L. Hilliard, T. Parker-Dominguez, J. Lewis and J. Katzburg. (2014). Ending the use of non- medically indicated induction of labor. American Public Health Association. Policy number: 20141.  Reducing Non Medically Indicated Elective Inductions of Labor

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Podcasts

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The Intersect Podcast

Break the Chain: Exploring the Links Between Environmental & Criminal Justice. February 13, 2024. Abt Global. Break the Chain: Exploring the… – Abt’s The Intersect – Apple Podcasts

The Intersect Podcast

The Social Determinants of Justice: Disability, Employment, and the Justice System Connection. October 11, 2023. Abt Global. The Social Determinants of Jus… – Abt’s The Intersect – Apple Podcasts