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Marc Zimmerman, PhD

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Co-Director, Prevention Research Collaborative

Dr. Zimmerman is the Director of the Prevention Research Collaborative and the CDC-funded Michigan Youth Violence Prevention Center. Dr. Zimmerman’s research focuses on health and resiliency of adolescents, and on empowerment theory. His work on adolescent health examines how positive factors in adolescents’ lives help them overcome risks they face. His research includes analysis of adolescent resiliency for risks associated with alcohol and drug use, violent behavior, precocious sexual behavior, and school failure. He is also studying developmental transitions and longitudinal models of change. Dr. Zimmerman’s work on empowerment theory includes measurement and analysis of psychological and community empowerment. The research includes both longitudinal interview studies and community intervention research. Dr. Zimmerman is the Editor of Youth and Society, a member of the editorial board for Health Education Research, and a member of the Editor Emerita of Health Education and Behavior.

Publications

Rupp, L. A., Bhatia, S., Lee, D. B., Wyatt, R., Bushman, G., Wyatt, T. A., Pizarro, J. M., Wixom, C., Zimmerman, M. A., & Reischl, T. M. (2025). Community-engaged crime prevention through environmental design and reductions in violent and firearm crime. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12802
Wu, T.-Y., Hsieh, H.-F., Resnicow, K., Carter, P. M., Chow, C. M., & Zimmerman, M. (2025). Understanding the Intersectionality of COVID-19 Racism, Mental Distress, Alcohol Use, and Firearm Purchase Behavior Among Asian Americans. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 12(1), 310–319. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-023-01874-1
Uphold, H., Lewis, E. Y., Drahota, A., Warren, B., Edwards-Johnson, J., Crawford, M. K., Sadler, R., Woolford, S. J., Ellington, R., Zimmerman, M., Grodzinski, A., & Furr-Holden, C. D. (2025). Dissemination through trusted credible messengers: 133 weeks of the Flint Community Webinar on COVID-19. Implementation Research and Practice, 6, 26334895241312404. https://doi.org/10.1177/26334895241312404
Lee, E., Scott, B. A., Hsieh, H.-F., Zimmerman, M., Rusch, A., & Heinze, J. (2024). Identifying facilitators and barriers to implementing the Say Something Anonymous Reporting System in Miami-Dade County, USA: a qualitative study. Injury Prevention. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-045120
Stilwell, S. M., Heinze, J. E., Hsieh, H.-F., Torres, E., Grodzinski, A., & Zimmerman, M. (2024). Positive Youth Development Approach to School Safety: A Comprehensive Conceptual Framework. The Journal of School Health, 94(9), 848–857. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13485
Carter, P. M., Seewald, L., & Zimmerman, M. (2024). Injury Prevention Science and Firearm Injury in Pediatric Health. JAMA, 331(20), 1712–1713. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.4208
Lyons, V. H., Myers, M. G., Cunningham, R. M., Zimmerman, M. A., Carter, P. M., Walton, M. A., & Goldstick, J. (2024). Experiencing violence and other predictors of within-person same-day use of multiple substances in youth: a longitudinal study in emergency settings. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 50(2), 218–228. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2024.2307546
Lee, D. B., Simmons, M., Sokol, R. L., Crimmins, H., LaRose, J., Zimmerman, M. A., & Carter, P. M. (2024). Firearm suicide risk beliefs and prevention: The role of fear of community violence and firearm ownership for protection. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 171, 340–345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2024.01.034
Messman, E., Heinze, J., Hsieh, H.-F., Hockley, N., Pomerantz, N., Grodzinski, A., Scott, B., Goldstein, N., & Zimmerman, M. (2024). Anonymous Reporting Systems for School-Based Violence Prevention: A Systematic Review. Health Education & Behavior: The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 51(1), 62–70. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981211073734
Sokol, R. L., Lee, D., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Pelletier, K., Zimmerman, M., & Carter, P. M. (2024). Associations between experiencing violence, owning a firearm for protection and firearm storage: a nationally representative analysis of US caregivers of teens. Injury Prevention: Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 30(1), 27–32. https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-044901
Thulin, E. J., Kusunoki, Y., Kernsmith, P. D., Smith-Darden, J. P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Zimmerman, M., & Heinze, J. E. (2023). Longitudinal Effects of Electronic Dating Violence on Depressive Symptoms and Delinquent Behaviors Across Adolescence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 8862605231221281. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231221281
Bushman, G., Kondo, M. C., Rupp, L. A., Hohl, B. C., Gong, C. H., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2023). Associations between land bank ownership and stewardship of vacant properties and crime, violence, and youth victimization in Flint, MI. American Journal of Community Psychology, 72(3–4), 428–442. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12706
Hohl, B. C., Kondo, M. C., Rupp, L. A., Sadler, R. C., Gong, C. H., Le, K., Hertlein, M., Kelly, C., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2023). Community identified characteristics related to illegal dumping; a mixed methods study to inform prevention. Journal of Environmental Management, 346, 118930. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118930
Rauk, L., Rupp, L., Hohl, B. C., Kondo, M. C., Ornelas, L., Carter, P. M., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2023). Lessons learned from local vacant land management organizations for engaging youth in greening. American Journal of Community Psychology, 72(1–2), 187–202. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12688
Skolarus, L. E., Bailey, S., Corches, C. L., Sales, A. E., Lin, C. C., Bi, R., Springer, M. V., Oliver, A., Robles, M. C., Brooks, T., Tupper, M., Jaggi, M., Al-Qasmi, M., Trevithick, B. A., Barber, K., Majjhoo, A., Zimmerman, M. A., Meurer, W. J., Brown, D. L., … Burke, J. F. (2023). Association of the Stroke Ready Community-Based Participatory Research Intervention With Incidence of Acute Stroke Thrombolysis in Flint, Michigan. JAMA Network Open, 6(7), e2321558. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.21558
Haasz, M., Myers, M. G., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Zimmerman, M. A., Seewald, L., Sokol, R. L., Cunningham, R. M., & Carter, P. M. (2023). Firearms Availability Among High-School Age Youth With Recent Depression or Suicidality. Pediatrics, 151(6), e2022059532. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-059532
Sokol, R. L., Haasz, M., Zimmerman, M. A., Cunningham, R. M., & Carter, P. M. (2023). The association between witnessing firearm violence and firearm carriage: Results from a national study of teens. Preventive Medicine, 171, 107516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2023.107516
Roche, J. S., Carter, P. M., Zeoli, A. M., Cunningham, R. M., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2023). Challenges, Successes, and the Future of Firearm Injury Prevention. The Milbank Quarterly, 101(S1), 579–612. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12621
Hsieh, H.-F., Scott, B. A., Stoddard, S. A., Zimmerman, M. A., Kleinsasser, M. J., & Heinze, J. (2023). Exposure to Violence at School and School-Related Promotive Factors Among Adolescents in Urban Settings. Journal of School Violence, 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2023.2186419
Gong, C. H., Bushman, G., Hohl, B. C., Kondo, M. C., Carter, P. M., Cunningham, R. M., Rupp, L. A., Grodzinski, A., Branas, C. C., Vagi, K. J., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2023). Community engagement, greening, and violent crime: A test of the greening hypothesis and Busy Streets. American Journal of Community Psychology, 71(1–2), 198–210. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12622
Florimbio, A. R., Coughlin, L. N., Bauermeister, J. A., Young, S. D., Zimmerman, M. A., Walton, M. A., & Bonar, E. E. (2023). Risky Drinking in Adolescents and Emerging Adults: Differences between Individuals Using Alcohol Only versus Polysubstances. Substance Use & Misuse, 58(2), 211–220. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2022.2152192
Seewald, L. A., Myers, M., Zimmerman, M. A., Walton, M. A., Cunningham, R. M., Rupp, L. A., Haasz, M., & Carter, P. M. (2022). Firearm safety counseling among caregivers of high-school age teens: Results from a National Survey. Preventive Medicine, 165(Pt A), 107285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107285
Pelletier, K. R., Schmidt, C. J., Seewald, L., Cunningham, R. M., Zimmerman, M. A., Walton, M. A., Resnicow, K., & Carter, P. M. (2022). Understanding factors associated with firearm possession: Examining differences between male and female adolescents and emerging adults seeking emergency department care. Preventive Medicine, 165(Pt A), 107286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2022.107286
Messman, E., Scott, B., Smith-Darden, J., Cortina, K., Thulin, E., Zimmerman, M., & Kernsmith, P. (2022). Psychological empowerment as a route for positive adjustment during adolescence. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 83, 101458. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2022.101458
Thulin, E. J., Heinze, J. E., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). Evaluating Community Factors Associated With Individually Held Intimate Partner Violence Beliefs Across 51 Countries. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21–22), NP20065–NP20091. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211050104
Hsieh, H.-F., Wu, W.-C., Córdova, D., Heinze, J. E., Pomerantz, N., Buu, A., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). The Intergenerational Transmission of Family Conflict on Children’s Aggression: The Compensatory Effect of Positive Parenting. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(21–22), NP20769–NP20792. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211056025
Hsieh, H.-F., Lee, D. B., Zimmerman, M. A., Pomerantz, N., Cunningham, M. C., Messman, E., Stoddard, S. A., Grodzinski, A. R., & Heinze, J. E. (2022). The Effectiveness of the Say-Something Anonymous Reporting System in Preventing School Violence: A Cluster Randomized Control Trial in 19 Middle Schools. Journal of School Violence, 0(0), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2022.2105858
Martin, R., Rajan, S., Shareef, F., Xie, K. C., Allen, K. A., Zimmerman, M., & Jay, J. (2022). Racial Disparities in Child Exposure to Firearm Violence Before and During COVID-19. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63(2), 204–212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2022.02.007
Carter, P. M., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). Addressing Residential Segregation as a Social Determinant of Health. JAMA Network Open, 5(6), e2222619. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22619
Rupp, L. A., Kondo, M. C., Hohl, B. C., Sing, E. K., Grodzinski, A. R., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). The effects of organizations engaging residents in greening vacant lots: Insights from a United States national survey. Cities, 125, 103669. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.103669
Wu, T.-Y., Hsieh, H.-F., Chow, C. M., Yang, X., Resnicow, K., & Zimmerman, M. (2022). Examining racism and firearm-related risks among Asian Americans in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine Reports, 27, 101800. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101800
Lee, D. B., Schmidt, C. J., Heinze, J. E., Carter, P. M., Cunningham, R. M., Walton, M. A., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). Retaliatory attitudes as mediator of exposure to violence and firearm aggression among youth: The protective role of organized activity involvement. Developmental Psychology, 58(5), 990–1002. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001339
Busby, D. R., Hope, M. O., Lee, D. B., Heinze, J. E., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). Racial Discrimination and Trajectories of Problematic Alcohol Use Among African American Emerging Adults: The Role of Organizational Religious Involvement. Health Education & Behavior: The Official Publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 49(2), 242–255. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981211051650
Pelletier, K., Pizarro, J., Zimmerman, M., Carter, P., & Cunningham, R. (2022). The impact of prior exposure to violence and victimization on parental firearm ownership. Injury Prevention, 28(Suppl 1), A33–A34. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-SAVIR.86
Hohl, B., Kondo, M., Bushman, G., Gong, C., Burt, C., Cunningham, R., Carter, P., Branas, C., & Zimmerman, M. (2022). The neighborhoods we live in: relationships between disadvantage, greening and violent injury. Injury Prevention, 28(Suppl 1), A55–A55. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-SAVIR.143
Seewald, L., Meyers, M., Zimmerman, M., Walton, M., Cunningham, R., Rupp, L., & Carter, P. (2022). Rates and correlates of firearm safety rules among a nationally representative sample of parents of high-school age youth. Injury Prevention, 28(Suppl 1), A40–A40. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2022-SAVIR.102
Haasz, M., Myers, M., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Zimmerman, M. A., Sokol, R., Seewald, L., Cunningham, R., & Carter, P. (2022). Lethal Means Availability Among Youth with Recent Depression or Suicidality: Examining Firearm Ownership and Access Among a Nationally Representative Sample. Pediatrics, 149(1 Meeting Abstracts February 2022), 128.
Thulin, E. J., Lee, D. B., Eisman, A. B., Reischl, T. M., Hutchison, P., Franzen, S., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2022). Longitudinal effects of Youth Empowerment Solutions: Preventing youth aggression and increasing prosocial behavior. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12577
Sokol, R. L., Kumodzi, T., Cunningham, R. M., Resnicow, K., Steiger, M., Walton, M., Zimmerman, M. A., & Carter, P. M. (2022). The association between perceived community violence, police bias, race, and firearm carriage among urban adolescents and young adults. Preventive Medicine, 154, 106897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106897
Thulin, E. J., Zimmerman, M. A., Kusunoki, Y., Kernsmith, P., Smith-Darden, J., & Heinze, J. E. (2022). Electronic Teen Dating Violence Curves by Age. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51(1), 45–61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-021-01517-w
Reeping, P. M., Klarevas, L. J., Rajan, S., Rowhani-Rahbar, A., Heinze, J., Zeoli, A. M., Goyal, M. K., Zimmerman, M., & Branas, C. C. (2022). State firearm laws, gun ownership, and K-12 school shootings: Implications for school safety. Journal of School Violence, 21(2), 132–146. https://doi.org/10.1080/15388220.2021.2018332
Redecke, V., Tawaratsumida, K., Larragoite, E. T., Williams, E. S. C. P., Planelles, V., Spivak, A. M., Hirayama, L., Elgort, M., Swenson, S., Smith, R., Worthen, B., Zimmerman, R., Slev, P., Cahoon, B., Astill, M., & Häcker, H. (2021). A rapid and affordable point of care test for antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 based on hemagglutination and artificial intelligence interpretation. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 24507. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04298-1
Sokol, R. L., Zimmerman, M. A., Rupp, L., Heinze, J. E., Cunningham, R. M., & Carter, P. M. (2021). Firearm purchasing during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in households with teens: a national study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(6), 874–882. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00242-w
Sokol, R. L., Marineau, L., Zimmerman, M. A., Rupp, L. A., Cunningham, R. M., & Carter, P. M. (2021). Why some parents made firearms more accessible during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: results from a national study. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 44(6), 867–873. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10865-021-00243-9
Sokol, R. L., Schmidt, C., Miller, A. L., Walton, M. A., Zimmerman, M., Resnicow, K., Cunningham, R. M., & Carter, P. M. (2021). Motivations for firearm possession and storage practices among urban young adults: differences between parents and non-parents. Injury Prevention: Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 27(5), 409–412. https://doi.org/10.1136/injuryprev-2020-043856
Cunningham, M. C., Cobbina, J. E., Melde, C., Abad, D., Almanza, M., Goldstick, J. E., Zimmerman, M. A., & Heinze, J. E. (2021). Attitudes Towards Police and Weapon Carriage Among Adolescents. American Journal of Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12103-021-09643-8
Burt, C. J., Kondo, M. C., Hohl, B. C., Gong, C. H., Bushman, G., Wixom, C., South, E. C., Cunningham, R. M., Carter, P. M., Branas, C. C., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2021). Community Greening, Fear of Crime, and Mental Health Outcomes. American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12544
Williamson, A., Barbarin, A., Campbell, B., Campbell, T., Franzen, S., Reischl, T. M., Zimmerman, M., & Veinot, T. C. (2021). Uptake of and Engagement With an Online Sexual Health Intervention (HOPE eIntervention) Among African American Young Adults: Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7), e22203. https://doi.org/10.2196/22203
Hsieh, H.-F., Mistry, R., Lee, D. B., Scott, B. A., Eisman, A. B., Heinze, J. E., & Zimmerman, M. A. (2021). The Longitudinal Association Between Exposure to Violence and Patterns of Health Risk Behaviors Among African American Youth. American Journal of Health Promotion: AJHP, 35(6), 794–802. https://doi.org/10.1177/0890117121995776
Clark, D. A., Arterberry, B. J., Walton, M. A., Cunningham, R. M., Goldstick, J. E., Zimmerman, M. A., Davis, A. K., & Bonar, E. E. (2021). Examining Same-Day Associations Between Cannabis Use Motives and Condom Use in Urban Emerging Adults: A Brief Report. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 82(4), 516–521.
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