Youth | College of Public Health

Medical Xpress: Melissa Villodas quoted on complex relationship between neighborhood amenities and youth mental health

December 2, 2025

Recognizing the need for more precise community investments to support youth mental health.
Recognizing the need for more precise community investments to support youth mental health

December 1, 2025

Melissa Villodas, youth mental health researcher, explores the complex influence of neighborhood amenities in shaping youth depression and anxiety.
WTOP News: Melissa Perry quoted in story about her recently published op-ed in Psychology Today on the importance of eye contact when forming connections with others.

June 18, 2024

See what I’m saying? The ‘lost art of eye contact’ in digital age
To Protect Youth and Reduce Smoking Deaths, Mason Professor Calls for More Comprehensive Bans of Flavored Tobacco Products

Wed, 07/15/2020 - 12:56

The Problem with Flavored Cigarettes
Flavored Cigarette Ban Significantly Reduced Youth Smoking, New Study Finds

Wed, 07/15/2020 - 09:21

George Mason University study finds 2009 U.S. Food and Drug Administration flavored cigarette ban reduced smoking by underage youth by 43% and young adults by 27%.