Amy B. Lewin
Dr. Lewin is an Associate Professor in Family Science in the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland, College Park. Prior to coming to the University of Maryland in 2014, she was on the faculty at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. A clinical psychologist by training, Dr. Lewin works to develop and evaluate community-led interventions. Her goal is to strengthen the health and well-being of marginalized youth and families who face significant disparities in health and education. The primary focus of her research is on the sexual health and mental health of adolescents.
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Areas of Interest
Core FacultyCommunity-led research; Program evaluation; Adolescent mental health; Adolescent sexual and reproductive health; Immigrant youth and families
BA, Psychology, 1989
Duke University, Durham, NC
Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, 1995
Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, Clinical Psychology, 1995
NIMH Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, 1997-1999
Children’s National Medical Center, Washington, D.C.
FMSC 270 Sex, Drugs, & Social Media: Adolescent Health and Development
FMSC 332 Children in Families
FMSC 660 Program Planning and Evaluation in Family Science
Honoree, Maryland Research Excellence Celebration, 2019, 2024
University of Maryland Graduate Mentor of the Year, 2019
UMD School of Public Health Leda Amick Wilson Mentoring Award, 2018
Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, 2018
Associate Editor, Journal of Adolescent Research, 2017-present
Named a Research Leader at the University of Maryland, 2016
Rutgers University Cyril M. Franks Award for Excellence in Research, 1995
Rutgers University Board of Trustees Fellowship, 1989-1992
Muñoz-Bohorquez, J., Yumiseva, M., Roy, K., & Lewin, A. (2023) Identity and Post-traumatic Growth among Central American Immigrant Youth. Journal of Adolescent Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/07435584231171344
Fife Donney, J., Ghandour, R.M., Kogan, M.D., & Lewin, A. (2022). Family-Centered Care and Flourishing in Early Childhood. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 63(5):743- 750. DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2022.06.015
Conway, A.C. & Lewin, A. (2022). Development and psychometric properties of the ACE- I: Measuring adverse childhood experiences among Latino immigrant youth. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, online publication, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0001223
Lewin, A., Mitchell, S. J., Quinn, D. A., Street, T. M., Schmitz, K., & Beers, L. S. (2019). A primary care intervention to prevent repeat pregnancy among teen mothers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 56(3), 404-410.
Hodgkinson, S., Godoy, L., Beers, L., & Lewin, A. (2017). Improving mental health access for low-income children and families in the primary care setting. Pediatrics 139(1), e20151175. .