Abigail Crocker

Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Director, Justice Research Center

PRONOUNS she/her

abigail.crocker@uvm.edu
(802) 656-3089
abigail.crocker@uvm.edu
+18026563089

Innovation E442
82 University Place
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
Justice Research Center
Pronouns she/her
Alma mater(s)
  • Postdoctoral Associate, General Internal Medicine Research, University of Vermont (2013)
  • Ph.D. Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Vermont (2013)
  • M.S. Biostatistics, University of Vermont (2004)
  • B.A. Humanities, McGill University (1998)
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Justice Research Center

Area(s) of expertise

Applied Statistics, Community-Engaged Research, Research Methods, Incarceration, Justice Involved Populations, Social Determinants of Health, Restorative Justice

BIO

Public Health & Justice Involved Populations

Abby is an applied statistician and research methodologist. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of the social determinants of health and incarceration, and the advancement of community-engaged approaches to research. Abby is the Director of the University of Vermont’s Justice Research Center, which serves as the research core for the National Center on Restorative Justice -- a federally funded partnership between the Vermont Law and Graduate School, the University of Vermont, and the University of San Diego.

Courses

  • STAT 3010 — Statistical Computing and Data Analysis
  • STAT 051 — Probability with Statistics
  • STAT 1110 — Elements of Statistics
  • STAT 1410 — Basic Statistical Methods
  • STAT 2510 — Applied Probability
  • STAT 5020 - Applied Statistics 1
  • STAT 6020 - Applied Statistics 2
  • PH 6090 — Public Health Biostatistics II

Bio

Public Health & Justice Involved Populations

Abby is an applied statistician and research methodologist. Her scholarship focuses on the intersection of the social determinants of health and incarceration, and the advancement of community-engaged approaches to research. Abby is the Director of the University of Vermont’s Justice Research Center, which serves as the research core for the National Center on Restorative Justice -- a federally funded partnership between the Vermont Law and Graduate School, the University of Vermont, and the University of San Diego.

Courses

  • STAT 3010 — Statistical Computing and Data Analysis
  • STAT 051 — Probability with Statistics
  • STAT 1110 — Elements of Statistics
  • STAT 1410 — Basic Statistical Methods
  • STAT 2510 — Applied Probability
  • STAT 5020 - Applied Statistics 1
  • STAT 6020 - Applied Statistics 2
  • PH 6090 — Public Health Biostatistics II

PUBLICATIONS

Crocker, A. and Fox, K. Using a Community-Engaged Survey to Describe Prison Environments and Measure the Mental Health Status of Correctional Staff and Incarcerated Individuals. 2024 Nov.
https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862241272311

Fox, K. and Crocker, A. Idle time in prison: The emotional, social, and practical impacts of incapacitation. Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice. 2024 Nov. 
https://doi.org/10.1177/10439862241272332

Littenberg, B., Clifton, J., Crocker, A., et al. A cluster randomized trial of primary care practice redesign to integrate behavioral health for those who need it most: patients with multiple chronic conditions. Annals of Family Medicine. 2023 Nov/Dec, 21 (6). https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.3027

Klemperer, E. M., Wreschnig, L., Crocker, A., et al. The impact of the implementation of medication for opioid use disorder and COVID-19 in a statewide correctional system on treatment engagement, post-release continuation of care, and overdose. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. 2023 Jun. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2023.209103

Jewiss, J., Natkin, L. W., Clark/Keefe, K., Crocker, A., and Welkowitz, J. Integrating Behavioural Health and Primary Care: Qualitative Findings on Contextual Factors that Influence Integration. Family Practice. 2023 Mar. https://doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmad029

Nagykaldi Z, Littenberg B, Bonnell LN, Breshears R, Clifton J, Crocker A, Hitt J, Kessler R, Mollis B, Miyamoto R, van Eeghen C. Econometric Evaluation of Implementing a Behavioral Health Integration Intervention in Primary Care Settings. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2023 Mar. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibad013 

Crocker A, Natkin L W, Callas P, et al. Intraclass Correlation and Variance in the Characteristics of Primary Care Patients Managing Chronic Medical and Behavioral Conditions. Cureus 14(11): e30970. 2022 Nov. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.30970

Ma, K. P. K., Mollis, B., Rolfes, J., Au, M., Prado, M., Crocker, A., Scholle, S., Kessler, R., Baldwin, L-M., & Stephens, K. Payment Strategies for Behavioral Health Integration in Hospital-affiliated primary care practices. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2022 Jul. https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibac053

Rose G, PhD, Bonnell L, O’Rourke-Lavoie J, van Eeghen C, Reynolds P, Pomeroy D, Scholle SH, Clifton J, Lisa W. Natkin, Callas P, Hitt J, Crocker A, Littenberg B. Development and Validation of the Patient Centeredness Index for Primary Care Practice Teams. Journal of Clinical Nursing. 2022 Mar. https://doi.org/
10.1111/jocn.16177    

Clifton J, Bonnell L, Hitt J, Crocker A, et al. Differences in occupational burnout among primary care professionals. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. 2021 Nov/D.
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.06.210139

Sobel H, Warrington JS, Francis-Fath S, Crocker AM, Berger CA. A Descriptive Analysis of Urine Drug Screen Results in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Managed in a Primary Care Setting. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16:59. 2021 Sep. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00264-4

Bonnell LN, Crocker AM, Kemp K, Littenberg B. The relationship between social determinants of health and functional capacity in adult primary care patients with multiple chronic conditions. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 34 (4) 688-697. 2021 Jul.
https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.210010

Crocker, AM., Kessler, R., van Eeghen, C., Bonnell, LN., et al. Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (IBH-PC) to improve patient-centered outcomes in adults with multiple chronic medical and behavioral health conditions: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial. Trials 22, 200. 2021 Mar. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05133-8

Crocker A, Geller W, Metayer J, Littenberg B, Meyer M. (2020). Educational Outcomes of Children Born to Women in Treatment for Opioid Dependence in Vermont. Pediatrics. 2020;146: 116-8. 2020 Jul. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.146.1MA2.116

Sobel H, Warrington JS, Francis-Fath S, Crocker AM, Berger CA. A Descriptive Analysis of Urine Drug Screen Results in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder Managed in a Primary Care Setting. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16:59 (2021).  https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00264-4

Bonnell LN, Crocker AM, Kemp K, Littenberg B. The relationship between social determinants of health and functional capacity in adult primary care patients with multiple chronic conditions. Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 34 (4) 688-697 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2021.04.210010

Crocker, AM., Kessler, R., van Eeghen, C., Bonnell, LN., Breshears, RE., Callas, P., Clifton, J., Elder, W., Fox, C., Frisbie, S., Hitt, J., Jewiss, J., Kathol, R., Clark/Keefe, K., O’Rourke-Lavoie, J., Leibowtiz, G., Macchi, CR., McGovern, M., Mollis, B., Mullin, DJ., Nagykaldi, Z., Watts Natkin, L., Pace, W., Pinckney, RG., Pomeroy, D., Pond, A., Postupack, R., Reynolds, P., Rose, GL., Scholle, SH., Sieber, WJ., Stancin, T., Stange, KC., Stephens, KA., Teng, K., Waddell, EN., Littenberg, B. Integrating Behavioral Health and Primary Care (IBH-PC) to improve patient-centered outcomes in adults with multiple chronic medical and behavioral health conditions: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial. Trials 22, 200 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05133-8

Crocker A, Geller W, Metayer J, Littenberg B, Meyer M. (2020). Educational Outcomes of Children Born to Women in Treatment for Opioid Dependence in Vermont. Pediatrics. 2020;146: 116-8.

Tarleton E, Kennedy A, Rose G, Crocker A, Littenberg B. (2019) Association between Depression and Serum Magnesium Levels in an Adult Primary Care Population. Nutrients 2019;11: 1475.

Phillips, J., McBride, C. A., Morris, E., Crocker, A. M., & Bernstein, I. (2017). Adiposity, but not Obesity, Is Associated With Arterial Stiffness in Young Nulliparous Women. Reproductive Sciences, 1933719117728797.

Berkman, A. M., Brewster, A. M., Jones, L. W., Yu, J., Lee, J. J., Peng, S. A., Crocker, A. M., …Gilchrist, S. C. (2017). Racial Differences in 20-Year Cardiovascular Mortality Risk Among Childhood and Young Adult Cancer Survivors. Journal of Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology.

Ji, Y., Rounds, T., Crocker, A., Sussman, B., Hovey, R. C., Kingsley, F., . . . Wood, M. E. (2016). The effect of atorvastatin on breast cancer biomarkers in high-risk women. Cancer Prevention Research, 9(5), 379-384.

Lakoski, S., Savage, P., Berkman, A., Penalosa, L., Crocker, A., Ades, P., . . . Cushman, M. (2015). The safety and efficacy of early‐initiation exercise training after acute venous thromboembolism: a randomized clinical trial. Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 13(7), 1238-1244.

Meyer, M. C., Johnston, A. M., Crocker, A. M., & Heil, S. H. (2015). Methadone and buprenorphine for opioid dependence during pregnancy: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of addiction medicine, 9(2), 81.