Sarah A Stoddard

Sarah A. Stoddard is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan, with dual appointments in the School of Nursing and the School of Public Health's Department of Health Behavior and Health Equity. She co-directs the Training and Education Core at the University of Michigan Injury Prevention Center and directs the Certificate in Injury Science program. Her research focuses on preventing substance use and violence among vulnerable youth, emphasizing adverse childhood experiences, future expectations, and school/community interventions.

• Education: PhD (University of Minnesota, 2009), MS (University of Minnesota, 1999), BS (Minnesota State University, Mankato, 1994), Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Michigan, 2009-2011).

Her research integrates social and environmental factors to address adolescent health equity, mental health, and urban health disparities. She employs interdisciplinary approaches to study how adverse contexts influence youth outcomes and designs interventions to enhance resilience and school connectedness.

Scientific Awards:

• Fellow of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (FSAHM)
• Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN)

Her work spans publications on topics like violence exposure, sleep deficiency, and behavioral activation, with a focus on mitigating cumulative risks in youth. She collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and community partners to implement evidence-based prevention strategies, particularly targeting firearm injury, urban health, and substance misuse.