
Amy Johnson
Ph.D. Student in Sociology, admitted Autumn 2017
Student Employee, Classroom Innovation
Research Asst - Graduate, Sociology
Graduate Research Assistant, VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab
All Publications
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The Agency Myth: Persistence in Individual Explanations for Gender Inequality
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
2022; 69 (1): 123-142
View details for DOI 10.1093/socpro/spaa072
View details for Web of Science ID 000761445500008
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Teaching for a Data-Driven Future: Intentionally Building Foundational Computing Skills
TEACHING SOCIOLOGY
2021
View details for DOI 10.1177/0092055X211033632
View details for Web of Science ID 000681030900001
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Changes in Mental Health and Treatment, 1997-2017.
Journal of health and social behavior
2021: 22146520984136
Abstract
Mental health outcomes have shown dramatic changes over the past half-century, yet these trends are still underexplored. I utilize an age-period-cohort analysis of the National Health Interview Survey from 1997 to 2017 (N = 627,058) to disentangle trends in mental health outcomes in the United States over time. Specifically, I leverage the contrast between reported psychological distress and rates of mental health treatment to isolate which has changed, how, and for whom. There is little evidence that psychological distress is worsening over time. Yet, treatment seeking has increased over the past 20 years. The increase in treatment seeking is best modeled as a period effect, providing initial evidence that the historical context has influenced responses to mental health over time for Americans of all ages and birth cohorts. I conclude with potential mechanisms and implications for future mental health research.
View details for DOI 10.1177/0022146520984136
View details for PubMedID 33480305
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Millennials and Gender in an Era of Growing Inequality
SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES
2020; 63 (3): 452–60
View details for DOI 10.1177/0731121420915870
View details for Web of Science ID 000542413700008