Marvin Solberg PhD, RN (gb1597)

• Sexual and gender minorities
• Racial minorities
• Young adults

Dr. Solberg's comprehensive research program delves into the profound effects of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and current life circumstances on mental health and substance use outcomes within sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations. This research further investigates the pivotal roles of coping, resilience, and chronic stress, including the unique stressors faced by SGM individuals, in the intricate ACE and health outcome relationship.

The overarching objective of this research is to develop and implement innovative interventions specifically tailored to SGM communities, aiming to ameliorate the detrimental impact of ACE-associated sequelae and thus reduce health disparities within this population. A key component of achieving this goal is a deep understanding of how ACEs and current life experiences affect the health of diverse populations and the mechanisms that underlie adverse health outcomes, providing essential insights for the development of targeted interventions.

Dr. Solberg is currently engaged in a funded project supported by the Harriet Werley Faculty Research Award. This project focuses on examining the effects of ACEs, current stressors, coping strategies, and resilience within sexual minority men and women.

Additionally, another ongoing funded project, "Monitoring the Future: A Cohort-Sequential Panel Study of Drug Use, Ages 19-65 - Diversity Supplement (Solberg)," is supported by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) (3R01DA016575-21S2). This project is dedicated to exploring the prevalence of substance use among SGM individuals and assessing the impact of social context on substance use. Moreover, it examines how substance use affects health outcomes, employing longitudinal, nationally-representative survey data to gain a deeper understanding of the intricate relationship between substance use and health disparities within the SGM population.

Dr. Solberg's research efforts represent a significant contribution to the field of understanding ACEs and their consequences, and his work holds the potential to inform targeted interventions and strategies that will ultimately enhance the well-being and health equity of SGM communities.

Dr. Solberg additionally holds an Adjunct Research Assistant Professor position at the Survey Research Center within the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

358 Cohn, 5557 Cass Ave., Detroit, MI 48202

By appointment

• Postdoctoral Training, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2021-22
• PhD, Wayne State University, 2021
• Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies, Wayne State University, 2021
• BSN, Hope College, 2015

• Adverse childhood experiences
• Sexual and gender minorities
• Mental health
• Substance use
• Coping/resilience
• Psychometrics

• Psychiatric nursing (across the lifespan)
• Substance use treatment

• Solberg, M. A., Pasman, E., O'Shay, S., Friedrich, F., Aguis, E., & Resko, S. M. (2024). Public perceptions of opioid use for chronic non-cancer pain. Substance Use and Misuse (in press). 
• Solberg, M. A. & Kurzer, J. A. M. J. (2024). Evaluating the psychometric properties of the sexual and gender minority-adverse childhood experiences scale among sexual minority men and women. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association (in press).
• Patrick, M. E., Peterson, S. J., Terry-McElrath, Y. M., Rogan, S. E. B., & Solberg, M. A. (2024). Trends in coping reasons for marijuana use among U.S. adolescents from 2016-2022. Addictive Behaviors, 148(107845). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2023.107845
• Solberg, M. A., Carr, K. D.,* & Peters, R. M. (2023). Adverse childhood experiences and health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00576-4
• Albdour, M. M., DiMambro, M. R.*, Solberg, M. A., Jenuwine, E. S., & Kurzer, J. A. M. J.* (2023). Association of adversities and mental health among first- and second-generation Arab American young adults. Research in Nursing and Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/nur22340
• Solberg, M. A., Blair, L. M., Schlegel, E. C., & Kurzer, J. A. M. J.* (2023). Health disparities among sexual and gender minorities with adverse childhood experiences: Insights from the 2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data. American Journal of Public Health, 113(12), 1343-1351. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2023.307420
• Solberg, M. A., Schlegel, E. C., Spurlock, E. J., Blair, L. M., & Nowak, A. L. (2023). Fostering early career nursing faculty support in the academy: The power of "academic therapy. Nurse Educator. 1-3. doi: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001504
• Guijin, L., Pasman, E., Ellis, J., Solberg, M. A., Hicks, D., Aguis, E., & Resko, S. M. (2023). Risk factors associated with simulataneous use of alcohol and prescription opioids among young adults in Michigan. Journal of Drug Issues. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220426231165264
• Solberg, M. A., Peters, R. M., & Templin, T. N. (2023). The psychometric properties of the Brief COPE among young adults. Journal of Nursing Measurement. doi: 10.1891/JNM.2022-0046
• Solberg, M. A., Peters, R. M., Resko, S. M., & Templin, T. N. (2023). Does coping mediate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and health outcomes in young adults? Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. doi.org/10.1007/s40653-023-00527-z
• Solberg, M. A., Peters, R. M., Templin, T. N., & Albdour, M. M. (2022). The Relationship of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Emotional Distress in Young Adults. Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association. doi: 10.1177/10783903221140325

A full list of my publications is available on Google Scholar.

• Health of Diverse Populations Research Interest and Implementation Group New Investigator Award (MNRS), 2024
• American Psychiatric Nurses Association Distinguished Graduate Scholar, 2020
• Wayne State University College of Nursing Graduate Teaching Assistantship, 2018-21
• Wayne State University Dean's Diversity Fellow, 2016-18

• Solberg, M. A. (PI). Monitoring the Future: A Cohort-Sequential Panel Study of Drug Use, Ages 19-65 - Diversity Supplement (Solberg). Funded by: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health (2023-2025; $378,334).
• Solberg, M. A. (PI). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use in Sexual and Gender Minorities: The Effects of Current Stressors and Resilience. Funded by: Harriet Werley Faculty Research Award (2023-2024; $5,000).

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