Maureen Lahiff, Ph.D.
Academic Coordinator and Lecturer
PHONE: (510) 642-4028
FAX: (510) 643-5163
LOCATION: 307 Haviland Hall
E-MAIL: lahiff@berkeley.edu
Research Interests
- Multivariate methods
- Time series and longitudinal data
- Acculturation and health
Publications
Casares, WN, Lahiff, M, Eskenazi, B and Halpern-Felsher, BL. Unpredicted trajectories: the relationship between race/ethnicity, pregnancy during adolescence, and young women's outcomes, Journal of Adolescent Health, 47, 2: 143-150, 2010
Javier, JR , Lahiff, M, Ferre, RR, and Huffman, LC. Examining depressive symptoms and use of counseling in the past year among Filipino and non-Hispanic White adolescents in California, Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 31, 4: 295-303, 2010
Browne, M, Jacobs, B, Lahiff, M, and Miller, S. Perineal injury in nulliparous women giving birth at a community hospital: reduced risks in births attended by certified nurse-midwives, Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, 55, 3: 243-249, 2010
Hahm, HC, Lahiff, M, Baretto, RM, Shin, S, and Chen, WY. Health care disparities and language use at home among Latino, Asian American, and American Indian adolescents: Findings from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Journal of Community Psychology 36, 1: 20-34, 2008
Stotland, NE, Caughey, AB, Lahiff, M, and Abrams, B. Weight Gain and Spontaneous Preterm Birth:
The Role of Race or Ethnicity and Previous Preterm Birth, Obstetrics & Gynecology 108:1448-1455, 2006
Hahm, HC, Lahiff M, and Baretto, RM. Asian American adolescents'
first sexual intercourse: Gender and acculturation difference, Perspectives
on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 38, 1: 28-36, 2006
Hahm, HC, Lahiff, M, and Guterman, N, Asian American adolescents'
acculturation, binge drinking, and alcohol and tobacco using peers, Journal of Community Psychology, 32: 3: 295-308, 2004
Hahm HC, Lahiff M and Guterman, NB. Acculturation and parental attachment in Asian-American adolescents' alcohol use, Journal of Adolescent Health, 33:119-129, 2003
Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ and Lahiff M. Getting off the streets: economic resources and residential exits from homelessness, Journal of Community Psychology, 27:209-224, 1999
Zlotnick C, Robertson MJ and Lahiff M. A longitudinal perspective on entitlement income among homeless adults, Psychiatric Services, 49:1039-1042, 1998
Other Interests
- School of Public Health Distinguished Teaching and Mentoring Award, 2009
- Instructor, Patten University at San Quentin State Prison
Profile last updated: July 20, 2010