Cindy Ann Crusto

Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences

Senior Associate Dean for Program Development, Effectiveness, and Evaluation in the Office of Faculty Affairs, Advancement, and Inclusion

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Research Funding

  • Intergenerational Impact of Genetic and Psychological Factors on Blood Pressure
    NIH · R01NR013520 · Sep 1, 2014 – Jun 30, 2021 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  • The Study of Multiple Social Determinants of Young Children's Health
    NIH · RC2MD004803 · Sep 30, 2009 – Aug 31, 2012 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Using interactive SMS support groups to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa: a qualitative analysis of social and psychological benefits. SAHARA J. 2025 12; 22(1):1989323.. View in PubMed
  • Building a Coalition for Change: The Yale Department of Psychiatry Accountability, Respect, Community & Humanity Task Force. Psychiatr Serv. 2025 Sep 01; 76(9):851-854.. View in PubMed
  • Neighborhood Deprivation, Trauma Profiles, Coping, and Stress Prospectively Predict Depressive Symptoms Among Young African American Mothers in the InterGEN Study: A Latent Class Analysis. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2026 08; 13(4):3274-3286.. View in PubMed
  • Discrimination, Coping, and DNAm Accelerated Aging Among African American Mothers of the InterGEN Study. Epigenomes. 2025 May 04; 9(2).. View in PubMed
  • Women’s Leadership Development at the Yale School of Medicine: Preliminary Evaluation of an Innovative Program. Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle). 2025; 6(1):274-285.. View in PubMed
  • Perceived Discrimination, Trauma, Mental Health, and Blood Pressure Outcomes Among Young African American/Black Mothers in the InterGEN Study. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2026 Sep-Oct 01; 41(5):371-377.. View in PubMed
  • Moderating effect of coping strategies on the association between perceived discrimination and blood pressure outcomes among young Black mothers in the InterGEN study. AIMS Public Health. 2025; 12(1):217-232.. View in PubMed
  • Perceptions of Care and Perceived Discrimination: A Qualitative Assessment of Adults Living with Sickle Cell Disease. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2025 10; 12(5):3521-3530.. View in PubMed
  • Epigenome-Wide Association Study of Depressive Symptoms in Black Women in the InterGEN Study. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Jul 12; 25(14).. View in PubMed
  • Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education: A Framework for Prevention Science Program Development. J Prev (2022). 2024 08; 45(4):501-520.. View in PubMed