Research Statement

My current research explores the impact of early childhood trauma and other adversity. I am interested in identifying mechanisms through which childhood adversity contributes to educational and health disparities as well as understanding how natural systems of care, such as schools, can be leveraged to prevent future adversity exposure and support child well-being.

Research Keywords

  • Trauma
  • Self-regulation
  • School Discipline
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Child Abuse or Neglect
  • Attachment

Presentations

  • Loomis, A. M., Musson Rose, D., Gomez, M., Murdoch, E. Trauma-informed training as an expulsion prevention initiative: Does it work? Paper symposium accepted for presentation at the 2023 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 03/25/2023.
  • McLaughlin, R., Raby, L., & Loomis, A. M. Examining the contributions of social neglect and parental sensitivity on internationally adopted children’s behavior problems. Poster presented at the 2023 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT. Poster, Accepted, 03/25/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M., Musson Rose, D., Mitchell, J. Examining growth in trauma-informed attitudes across interdisciplinary early childhood providers using piecewise multilevel modeling: Outcomes from a trauma- informed training. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2023 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Poster, Accepted, 12/09/2022.
  • Loomis, A. M., Musson Rose, D., Gomez, M., Murdoch, E. Mechanisms for enhancing equity in preschool classrooms: The influence of teacher emotion regulation strategies on the relationship between child behavior and expulsion risk. Poster presented at the 2023 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ. Poster, Presented, 01/12/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M. & Mitchell, J. Enhancing the trauma-informed capacity of the early childhood workforce. Paper presented at the 2022 Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Anaheim, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/11/2022.
  • Loomis, A. M., Gomez, M., Murdoch, E. Trauma-informed teacher training and preschool expulsion risk: Does training content matter? Poster symposium presented at the 2022 Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), Arlington, VA. Poster, Presented, 06/29/2022.
  • Loomis, A. M., Curby, T.W., & Zinsser, K. Beyond the behavior: Teachers’ trauma informed attitudes mitigate expulsion risk among uninhibited preschoolers. Paper presented at the 2022 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/24/2022.
  • Loomis, A. M., Sonsteng-Person, M., Coffey, R., & Freed, S. Using multilevel modeling to identify trauma-informed mechanisms of change for preschool expulsion risk. Poster presented at the 2022 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Washington DC. Poster, Presented, 01/13/2022.
  • Loomis, A. M., Zulauf-McCurdy, C., & Musson Rose, D. Mechanisms for enhancing equity in early childhood settings: The influence of parent and teacher reports of parent-teacher relationships on perceptions of child behavior. Paper presented at the 2022 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Washington DC. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 01/13/2022.
  • Loomis, A. M. Examining equity in trauma-informed care: Associations between teacher stress, trauma-informed attitudes, and child expulsion risk. Paper symposium presented at the 2021 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, virtual. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 04/09/2021.
  • Loomis, A. M. Identifying mechanisms for reducing preschool expulsion risk through trauma-informed care. Paper presented at the 2021 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 01/22/2021.
  • Jaggers, J. W., Loomis, A. M., Sonsteng-Person, M., & Osteen, P. Victimization and suspension/expulsion in adolescence: Exploring pathways through fighting and head injury. Paper presented at the 2021 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. Poster, Presented, 02/01/2021.
  • Padilla, C., Loomis, A. M., Davis, A., Cruden, G., & Drazen, Y. A. Policy scan and qualitative analysis of state legislation limiting preschool exclusionary discipline [Paper symposium]. The Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 12/01/2020.
  • Cruden, G., Drazen, Y., Davis, A., Padilla, C., & Loomis, A. M. Preventing school-based trauma: A framework for developing legislation to limit preschool expulsion and suspension. Paper accepted for presentation at Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) 2020 Special Topic Workshop: The State of Research on Prevention of Child Maltreatment, St. Louis, MO. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 11/06/2020.
  • Loomis, A. M. & Feely, M. Measuring self-reported polyvictimization in foster youth research: A systematic review. Paper presented at The Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) Annual Program Meeting, Denver, CO. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 10/2019.
  • Cruden, G., Davis, A., Loomis, A. M., Padilla, C., & Drazen, Y. Building a framework for comprehensive preschool suspension and expulsion legislation: A qualitative analysis. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD. Poster, Presented, 03/2019.
  • Loomis, A. M. & Rabuka-Conklin, F. Teacher emotion regulation, expulsion risk, and soft-expulsion: Widening the lens of preschool expulsion prevention. Poster symposium submitted to the 2024 Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), Arlington, VA. Poster, Submitted, 11/16/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M., Johnson, R., Rabuka-Conklin, F. Relating program-level supports to turnover risk in Early Head Start. Poster submitted to the 2024 Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), Arlington, VA. Poster, Submitted, 11/16/2023.
  • Corr, C., Bulotsky-Shearer, R., Loomis, A. M., & Panlilio, C. Trauma and early childhood: Ecological perspectives on children, contexts, and systems. Paper symposium accepted for presentation at the 2024 Conference on Research Innovation in Early Intervention (CREI), San Diego, CA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 11/15/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M., Mitchell, J., & Musson Rose, D. Statewide training in trauma-informed infant/early childhood mental health for ECE providers. Paper presented at the 2023 National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics (NAWRS) Workshop, Salt Lake City, UT. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 10/09/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M., Musson Rose, D.* Exploring differential trauma-informed approaches in early childhood education: A randomized controlled trial investigating the impact of self-reflection and skills training on teacher attitudes and child expulsion risk. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2024 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Conference Paper, Refereed, Accepted, 09/20/2023.
  • Mitchell, J., Loomis, A. M., Lyon, M. Creating and sustaining and statewide IECMH teleconsultation program for cross-sector early childhood professionals. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2023 Annual Zero to Three LEARN Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/20/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M., Mitchell, J., & Rabuka Conklin, F. Promoting infant/early childhood mental health practices through teleconsultation and training: Lessons learned from a statewide program. Poster accepted for presentation at the 2024 Society for Social Work Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. Poster, Accepted, 09/20/2023.
  • Mitchell, J., & Loomis, A. M.. Developing a common language of trauma-informed care across sectors of early childhood providers. Paper accepted for presentation at the 2023 Annual Zero to Three LEARN Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Conference Paper, Refereed, Presented, 09/19/2023.

Publications

  • Loomis, A. M., Cambron, C. & Gomez, G. M. (2023). Teacher reports of social determinants of health in preschool classrooms. Families in Society. Published, 04/19/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894231154
  • Loomis, A. M., Curby, T. W. & Zinsser, K. M. (2023). Beyond the behavior: Teachers’ trauma-informed attitudes mitigate expulsion risk among uninhibited preschoolers. Children & Youth Services Review. Published, 02/15/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.106806
  • Silver, C. H., Davis Schoch, A. , Loomis, A. M., Park, C. & Zinsser, K. M. (2022). Updating the evidence: A systematic review of a decade of Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) research. Infant Mental Health Journal. 1-22. Published, 12/24/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22033
  • Zulauf-McCurdy, C. & Loomis, A. M. (2022). Parent and teacher perceptions of the parent-teacher relationship and child self-regulation: Variations by race in preschool classrooms. Early Childhood Education Journal. Published, 04/11/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01341-2
  • Loomis, A. M. & Panlilio, C. (2022). Trauma-informed attitudes, teacher stress, and expulsion decision risk in preschool classrooms. Journal of School Mental Health. Vol. 14, 918-932. Published, 03/09/2022.
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12310-0...
  • Mogro-Wilson, C, Negi, N., Acquati, C, Bright, C., Chang, D.F., Clark Goings, T., Greenfield, J.C., Gurrola, M., Hicks, T., Loomis, A. M., Parekh, R., Strolin-Goltzman, J., Valdovinos, M., Walton, Q. L. & Windsor, L. (2022). Reflections from academic mothers of young children on social work research and education. Journal of Social Work Education. Vol. 58, 9-33. Published, 01/24/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10437797.2021.2014726
  • Loomis, A. M., Freed, S. & Coffey, R. (2022). Inhibitory control, student-teacher relationships, and expulsion risk in preschools: An indirect effects path analysis. Early Childhood Education Journal. Published, 01/02/2022.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01287-x
  • Loomis, A. M., Davis, A., Cruden, G., Padilla, C. & Drazen, Y. (2021). Early childhood suspension and expulsion: A content analysis of state legislation. Early Childhood Education Journal. Published, 02/07/2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01159-4
  • Sonsteng-Person, M. & Loomis, A. M. (2021). The role of trauma-informed training in helping Los Angeles teachers manage the effects of student exposure to violence and trauma. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. Vol. 14. Published, 01/18/2021.
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33986905/
  • Loomis, A. M. (2020). Preschool self-regulation as a mediator between adverse childhood experiences and student-teacher conflict: The role of race and gender. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Published, 10/26/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.10.004
  • Loomis, A. M. & Felt, F. (2020). ). Knowledge, skills, and self: Linking trauma-informed training content to trauma-informed attitudes and stress in preschool teachers and staff. School Mental Health. Published, 10/16/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-020-09394-7
  • Loomis, A. M., Sonsteng-Person, M., Jaggers, J. & Osteen, O. (2020). School discipline as a consequence of violent victimization in adolescence: Understanding the mediating roles of head injury and fighting. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. Published, 09/22/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0886260520959635
  • Rogel, A., Loomis, A. M., Hamlin, E., Hodgdon, H., Spinazzola, J. & van der Kolk, B. (2020). The impact of neurofeedback training on children with developmental trauma: A randomized control study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy. Published, 07/19/2020.
    https://doi.apa.org/doi/10.1037/tra0000648
  • Loomis, A. M., Feely, M. & Kennedy, S. (2020). Measuring self-reported polyvictimization in foster youth research: A systematic review. Child Abuse & Neglect. 104588. Published, 06/11/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104588
  • Jaggers, J. & Loomis, A. M. (2020). Research at work: Sampling, central tendency, and causation. Families in Society. Published, 06/29/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1044389420913415
  • Loomis, A. M. (2020). Effects of household and environmental adversity on self-regulation for Latino and African American preschool children: Closing the school readiness gap. Early Education and Development. Published, 04/06/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2020.1745513
  • Loomis, A. M. (2020). Pathways from family violence exposure to disruptive behavior and suspension in elementary school. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody, & Child Development. Published, 03/30/2020.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/26904586.2020.1734516
  • Mogro-Wilson, C., Loomis, A. M., Hayes, C. & Rojas, R. (2020). Emerging bicultural views of fatherhood: Perspectives of Puerto Rican fathers. Advances in Social Work. Vol. 19, 311-328. Published, 04/14/2020.
  • Loomis, A.M. & Berthold, S.M. (2019). Protecting the health and well-being of child migrants in the U.S. through holistic practice. In S. Megan Berthold and Kathy Libal (Eds.) Refugees and asylum-seekers in the United States: Interdisciplinary perspectives. Praeger Press. Published, 06/30/2019.
    https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product...
  • Berthold, S.M. & Loomis, A.M. (2019). Child migrants in the United States: Challenges to the promotion of their rights and interests. In S. Megan Berthold and Kathy Libal (Eds.) Refugees and asylum-seekers in the United States: Interdisciplinary perspectives.. Praeger Press. Published, 06/30/2019.
    https://www.abc-clio.com/ABC-CLIOCorporate/product...
  • Mogro-Wilson, C., Loomis, A. M., Coman, E. & Fifield, J. (2019). African American, Puerto Rican & other Hispanic fathers' differential responses to a parenting intervention. Social Work in Public Health. 1-13. Published, 06/30/2019.
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31258006
  • Loomis, A.M., Randall, K. & Lang, J. (2019). Helping young children exposed to trauma: A systems approach to implementing trauma-informed care. IMPACT Brief for Child Health and Development Institute (CHDI). Published, 06/03/2019.
    https://www.chdi.org/index.php/publications/report...
  • Feely, M., Seay, K. & Loomis, A. M. (2019). Harsh physical discipline as a mediator between income, re-reports and out-of-home placement in a child welfare-involved population. Children and Youth Services Review. Vol. 103, 70-78. Published, 05/25/2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.05.032
  • Loomis AM, Berthold SM, Buckley T, Wagner J & Kuoch T (2019). Integrated Health Care and mHealth: A Model of Care for Refugees with Complex Health Conditions. Social Work in Public Health. Vol. 34, 189-200. Published, 05/01/2019.
    https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2019.1575311
  • Berthold SM, Loomis AM, Kuoch T, Scully M, Hin-McCormick MM, Casavant B & Buckley T (2019). Social Disconnection as a Risk Factor for Health among Cambodian Refugees and Their Offspring in the United States. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Vol. 21, 290-298. Published, 04/01/2019.
    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10903...
  • Mogro-Wilson, C., Loomis, A. M., Hayes, C., Drake, A. & Fifield, J. (2019). Supporting recruitment and retention of low-income young minority fathers in a community-based intervention. Advances in Social Work. Vol. 18, 1068-1084. Published, 01/02/2019.
    http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9909-8092
  • Loomis, A. M. (2023). Infant and early childhood teleconsultation and training: Program description and feasibility outcomes from a statewide implementation. Infant Mental Health Journal. Accepted, 12/28/2023.
  • Loomis, A. M., Coffey, R., Mitchell, J. & Musson Rose, D. (2023). Reflective supervision as a vehicle for trauma-informed organizational change in early childhood education settings. Reflective Practice. Accepted, 12/18/2023.
  • Loomis A.M., Musson Rose D. & Mitchell J. (2023). Closing Gaps in Care: Effects of CARE Training on Early Childhood Provider Trauma-Informed Attitudes and Collaboration. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Published, 11/30/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-023-02720-y
  • Loomis A.M., Musson Rose D., Gomez G.M. & Murdoch E. (2023). Teachers' emotion regulation strategies and preschool expulsion risk: Suppression and reappraisal. Vol. 89, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. Published, 11/01/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101602
  • Loomis A.M., Evans T.C., Grasso D.J. & Briggs-Gowan M. (2023). Improved Reliability of Dot Probe Measures with Response-Based Computation: An Application with Young Violence-Exposed Children. (pp. 968-979). Vol. 47, Cognitive Therapy and Research. Published, 07/10/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-023-10409-1
  • Sonsteng-Person M, Jaggers, J. & Loomis, A. M. (2023). Academic achievement after violence exposure: The indirect effects of school attachment and motivation to succeed. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma. Vol. 16, 717729717-729. Published, 05/05/2023.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00546-w