John M. Violanti
PhD
Research Topics
Psychological and biological indicators of chronic police stress; subclinical cardiovascular and metabolic disease in police; shift work and health, epidemiology of police suicide; PTSD
Selected Publications
- Violanti JM. Suicide behind the wall: A national analysis of corrections officer suicide. Suicidol Online. 2017 Apr;8:138-144.
- Fekedulegn D, Burchfiel CM, Ma CC, Andrew ME, Hartley TA, Charles LE, Gu JK, Violanti JM. Fatigue and on-duty injury among police officers: The BCOPS study. J Safety Res. 2017 Feb;60:43-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jsr.2016.11.006. PMID: 28160813.
- Violanti JM, Fekedulegn D, Andrew ME, Hartley TA, Charles LE, Miller DB, Burchfiel CM. The impact of perceived intensity and frequency of police work occupational stressors on the cortisol awakening response (CAR): Findings from the BCOPS study. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2017 Jan;75:124-131. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.10.017. PMID: 7816820.
- Charles LE, Zhao S, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM. Shiftwork and decline in endothelial function among police officers. Am J Ind Med. 2016 Nov;59(11):1001-1008. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22611. PMID: 27245641.
- Violanti JM, Andrew ME, Mnatsakanova A, Hartley TA, Fekedulegn D, Burchfiel CM. Correlates of hopelessness in the high suicide risk police occupation. Police Pract Res. 2016;17(5):408-419. PMID: 26752981.
- Baughman P, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Fekedulegn D, Hartley TA, Violanti JM, Miller DB. High-protein meal challenge reveals the association between the salivary cortisol response and metabolic syndrome in police officers. Am J Hum Biol. 2016 Jan-Feb;28(1):138-44. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22748. PMID: 26088798.
- Charles LE, Burchfiel CM, Sarkisian K, Li S, Miller DB, Gu JK, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM, Andrew ME. Leptin, adiponectin, and heart rate variability among police officers. Am J Hum Biol. 2015 Mar-Apr;27(2):184-91. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22636. PMID: 25270126.
- McCanlies EC, Mnatsakanova A, Andrew ME, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM. Positive psychological factors are associated with lower PTSD symptoms among police officers: post Hurricane Katrina. Stress Health. 2014 Dec;30(5):405-15. doi: 10.1002/smi.2615. PMID: 25476965.
- Vena JE, Charles LE, Gu JK, Burchfiel CM, Andrew ME, Fekedulegn D, Violanti JM. Mortality of a Police Cohort: 1950-2005. J Law Enforc Leadersh Ethics. 2014 Mar;1(1):7-20. PMID: 26690719.
- Violanti JM, Robinson CF, Shen R. Law enforcement suicide: a national analysis. Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2013;15(4):289-97. PMID: 24707591.
- Sharp DS, Andrew ME, Fekedulegn DB, Burchfiel CM, Violanti JM, Wactawski-Wende J, Miller DB. The cortisol response in policemen: intraindividual variation, not concentration level, predicts truncal obesity. Am J Hum Biol. 2013 Jul-Aug;25(4):499-507. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.22397. PMID: 23606277.
- Violanti JM, Fekedulegn D, Hartley TA, Andrew ME, Gu JK, Burchfiel CM. Life expectancy in police officers: a comparison with the U.S. general population. Int J Emerg Ment Health. 2013;15(4):217-28. PMID: 24707585.
- Wirth M, Vena JE, Smith EK, Bauer SE, Violanti J, Burch J. The epidemiology of cancer among police officers. Am J Ind Med. 2013 Apr;56(4):439-53. doi: 10.1002/ajim.22145. PMID: 23255299.