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Science writer and analyst specializing in mental and substance use disorders

Profile Summary

Public mental health scientist trained in epidemiology, biostatistics, mental health policy, and substance use. Researcher with 8 years of experience in neuroscience, psychology and public health labs. Collaborative team member and clear communicator to support research team needs. Avid reader and creative and technical writer for both work and fun.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Biostatistics
• ☆ Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• ☆ Health Policy
• ☆ R
• ☆ Public Health
• ☆ Epidemiology
• ☆ Counseling & Mental Health Support
• ☆ Drug Addiction Treatment
• ☆ Smoking Cessation
• ☆ Substance Abuse
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Work Experience

Graduate Research Assistant

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

July 2017 - August 2024

Lab Manager

Rutgers University Newark

June 2017 - May 2019

Education

PhD

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

September 2020 - August 2024

PhD (Mental Health)

Johns Hopkins University

September 2020 - August 2024

MHS (Mental Health)

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

September 2019 - May 2020

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Amanda Luken, Johannes Thrul, Janardan Devkota, Josef Hamoud, Joseph J. C. Waring, Jasmin Jiuying Han, Felix Naughton, Vadim Zipunnikov, Tamar Mendelson, Carl Latkin, et al. (2025). Micro-randomized pilot trial of an app-based smoking urge reduction intervention for young adults . mHealth.

Amanda Luken, Rebecca L. Fix, Reshmi Nair, Spencer T. Fix (2025). Racial, ethnic, and gender disparities in substantiated child maltreatment: A state-level analysis of U.S. incidence rates . Children and Youth Services Review.

Amanda Luken, Josef Hamoud, Janardan Devkota, Timothy Regan, Joseph Waring, Jasmin Jiuying Han, Felix Naughton, Roger Vilardaga, Jonathan Bricker, Carl Latkin, et al. (2025). Smoking cessation message testing to inform app-based interventions for young adults – an online experiment . BMC Public Health.

Amanda Luken, Jill A Rabinowitz, Jonathan L Wells, David W Sosnowski, Justin C Strickland, Johannes Thrul, Gregory D Kirk, Brion S Maher (2024). Designing and Validating a Novel Method for Assessing Delay Discounting Associated With Health Behaviors: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study . JMIR Formative Research.

Amanda Luken, Michael R Desjardins, Meghan B Moran, Tamar Mendelson, Vadim Zipunnikov, Thomas R Kirchner, Felix Naughton, Carl Latkin, Johannes Thrul (2023). Using Smartphone Survey and GPS Data to Inform Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivery: Case Study . JMIR mHealth and uHealth.

Amanda Luken, Kerry M. Green, Beth A. Reboussin, Carla L Storr, Ramin Mojtabai, Ryoko Susukida, Andrea S. Young, Bernadette A. Cullen, Masoumeh Amin-Esmaeili, Rosa M. Crum (2022). Impact of early, weekly drinking on latent classes of alcohol involvement progression and recovery: Evidence from the NESARC Waves 1 and 2 . Addictive Behaviors Reports.

Amanda Luken, Johannes Thrul, Renee M. Johnson(2021). Electronic cigarette and cannabis use: results from the 2018 Maryland Youth Risk Behavior Survey . Journal of Cannabis Research. 3. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Amanda Luken, Reshmi Nair, Rebecca L. Fix (2021). On Racial Disparities in Child Abuse Reports: Exploratory Mapping the 2018 NCANDS . Child Maltreatment.

PREPRINT

Amanda Luken, Jill A Rabinowitz, Jonathan L Wells, David W Sosnowski, Justin C Strickland, Johannes Thrul, Gregory D Kirk, Brion S Maher (2023). Designing and Validating a Novel Method for Assessing Delay Discounting Associated With Health Behaviors: Ecological Momentary Assessment Study (Preprint) .

Amanda Luken, Michael R Desjardins, Meghan B Moran, Tamar Mendelson, Vadim Zipunnikov, Thomas R Kirchner, Felix Naughton, Carl Latkin, Johannes Thrul (2022). Using Smartphone Survey and GPS Data to Inform Smoking Cessation Intervention Delivery: Case Study (Preprint) .