Erin Grinshteyn

Dr. Erin Grinshteyn is the Associate Dean for Health Professions and a professor in the School of Nursing and Health Professions. Her primary research interest relates to fear of crime and fear of violent victimization, and the association of fear with health outcomes. She is particularly interested in population-based health disparities associated with fear of violence, and much of her work is centered on aging and older adults. Erin also examines neighborhood determinants of fear and perceived safety. 

• Fear of crime
• Fear of violent victimization
• Aging and older adults
• Neighborhood effects
• Firearm violence

• Associate Dean for Health Professions (2022-Present)
• Co-Director, Center for Research, Artistic, and Scholarly Excellence (CRASE) (2021-2022)
• Chair, Health Professions Department (2020-2022)
• Vice-Chair, Health Professions Department (2019-2020)

• UCLA, PhD in Health Services
• Harvard University, MS in Health Policy and Management
• Brandeis University, BA in Sociology

• Professor, USF (2025-Present)
• Associate Professor, USF (2021-2025)
• Assistant Professor, USF (2016–2021)
• Assistant Professor, UNR (2013–16)
• Teaching Fellow, UCLA (2007–12)

• Couture, M.C., Grinshteyn, E., Hemenway, D. (2025) Dose-response relationship between syndemic risk factors and increased gun carrying odds among male high school students in the United States. Preventive Medicine Reports. 
• Garcia, D., Martinez, D., Leon, E., Grinshteyn, E. (2025) Nowhere is Safe: Chronic Fears Among Latinx University Students. American Journal of Qualitative Research, 9(4), 34-54. 
• Chyu, L., Grinshteyn, E., Vian, T., & Godfrey, T. (2025). Public Health Leadership: A Framework Inspired by Timeless Lessons from 500 Years of the Jesuit Tradition. Frontiers in Public Health, 13,
• Liu, S. Y., Grinshteyn, E., Cook, D., & Pabayo, R. (2024). Voting Restrictions and Increased Odds of Adverse Birth Outcomes in the US. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-10
• Liu, S. Y., Benny, C., Grinshteyn, E., Ehntholt, A., Cook, D., & Pabayo, R. (2023). The association between reproductive rights and access to abortion services and mental health among US women. SSM-Population Health 23, 101428.
• *Pabayo, R., Liu, S.Y., Grinshteyn, E., Steele, B., Cook, D.M., Meunnig, P. (2023). Voting restrictions associated with health inequities in teenage birth rates.  Public Health. 218, 121-127.
• Pabayo, R., Grinshteyn, E., Steele, B., Cook, D., Meunnig, P., Liu, S.Y. (2022). The relationship between voting restrictions and COVID-19 transmission and mortality rates within US counties. PLOS ONE. 17(6), e0267738.
• Grinshteyn, E., Whaley, R., & Couture, M. C. (2022). High fear of discriminatory violence among racial, gender, and sexual minority college students and its association with anxiety and depression. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(4), 2117.
• Grinshteyn, E., Chyu, L., & Pabayo, R. (2022). Voter Suppression Undermines Public Health for All. Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship, 7(1), 3.
• Chyu, L., & Grinshteyn, E. (2022). Racism and Stress: How a Zero Sum Approach Harms The Sum of Us. Journal of Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Scholarship, 7(1), 6.
• Couture, M. C., Kang, J. E., Hemenway, D., & Grinshteyn, E. (2021). Associations between having been threatened or injured with a weapon and substance use and mental health among high school students in the United States. International journal of injury control and safety promotion, 1-10.
• Pabayo, R. Benny, C., Liu, S.Y., Grinshteyn, E., Meunnig, P. (2021). Financial barriers to mental healthcare services and depressive symptoms among residents of Washington Heights, New York City. Hispanic Healthcare International.
• Grinshteyn, E.G., & Sugar, J.A. (2021). Active aging through volunteerism: A longitudinal assessment of perceived neighborhood safety as a predictor among older adults, 2008-2018. Biomed Research International, 2021.
• Grinshteyn, E.G., Whaley, R. & Couture, M.C. (2021) Fear of bullying and its effects on mental health among college students: An emerging public health issue. Journal of School Violence.
• Pabayo, R. Liu, S.Y., Grinshteyn, E., Cook, D. Meunnig, P. (2021) Barriers to voting and access to health insurance among US adults: A cross-sectional study. The Lancet Regional Health – Americas.
• Grinshteyn, E.G. (2021) The relationship between perceived neighborhood safety and health services utilization among older adults. The Journal of Health Services Research & Policy. 26(3), 151-162.
• Grinshteyn, E., Whaley, R., & Couture, M. C. (2020, October). Higher prevalence of fear of discrimination among racial, gender, and sexual minority university students. In La santé mentale sur les campus universitaires face aux défis contemporains: de la discrimination à la COVID-19. Regards croisés: Communication, Droit et Psychologie.
• Grinshteyn, E.G. & Sugar, J.A. (2020) Perceived neighborhood safety and volunteerism among older adults. Ageing & Society. 1-19.
• *Grinshteyn, E.G., Whaley, R., Couture, M.C. (2020) Minority report: Prevalence of fear of violent and property crimes among a diverse college sample. Social Indicators Research. 150(2), 695-710.
• *Couture, M.C., Garcia, D., Whaley, R. & Grinshteyn E. (2020) Effect of fear of victimization on hazardous alcohol drinking, tobacco, and marijuana use among university students: A tale of two sexes. Addictive Behaviors.106.
• *Pabayo, R., Grinshteyn, E., Avila, O., Azrael, D., Molnar, B.E. (2020) Relation between neighborhood socio-economic characteristics and social cohesion, social control, and collective efficacy: Findings from the Boston Neighborhood Study. SSM – Population Health. 10.
• Grinshteyn, E., Pabayo, R., Muennig, P. (2019) The relationship between neighborhood fear and mortality in the United States. BMJ Open. 9(11).
• Grinshteyn, E., & Hemenway, D. (2019) Violent death rates in the US compared to those of the other high-income countries, 2015. Preventive Medicine.123:20-26.
• Grinshteyn, E., Xu, H., Manteuffel, B., Ettner, S.L. (2018). The associations of area-level crime rates and self-reported crime exposure with adolescent behavioral health. Community Mental Health Journal, 54(3),252-258.
• Grinshteyn, E.G., Cunningham, W.E., Eisenman, D.P., Andersen, R., & Ettner, S.L. (2017). Fear of violent crime and anxiety/depression among adolescents. Mental Health & Prevention, 8, 39-45.
• Grinshteyn, E., & Yang, Y.T. (2017). The association between electronic bullying and school absenteeism among high school students in the United States. Journal of School Health, 87(2), 142-149.