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The research team within the Center for Research and Outreach has a multi-dimensional approach that includes conducting empirical studies, program evaluations, analysis of secondary data, and the use of empirical research to identify and address key issues impacting children, youth, and families. Through this process, we review academic literature, translate research into practice, develop materials to help non-academics be critical consumers of scientific research, and promote the use of evidenced-based information in decision making.

Children's Classroom Engagement and School Readiness Gains in Prekindergarten

Type
PRTW

Data were utilized to classify pre-kindergarten children into profiles based on their classroom engagement. These profiles were then used to predict gains in language, literacy, and math, from fall to spring of the pre-kindergarten year.

Publication year
2010
Authors
Chien, N. C. Howes, C. Burchinal, M. Pianta, R. C. Ritchie, S. Bryant, D. M. Clifford, R. M. Early, D. M. Barbarin, O. A.

Children's Classroom Engagement and School Readiness Gains in Prekindergarten

Type
Abstract

Child engagement in prekindergarten classrooms was examined using 2,751 children (mean age = 4.62) enrolled in public prekindergarten programs that were part of the Multi-State Study of Pre-Kindergarten and the State-Wide Early Education Programs Study.

Publication year
2010
Authors
Chien, N. C. Howes, C. Burchinal, M. Pianta, R. C. Ritchie, S. Bryant, D. M. Clifford, R. M. Early, D. M. Barbarin, O. A.

Understanding the Cycle Childhood Maltreatment and Future Crime

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Abstract

Child maltreatment is a major social problem. This paper focuses on measuring the relationship between child maltreatment and crime using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health).

Publication year
2010
Authors
Currie, J. Tekin, E.

After-School Programs as a Prosocial Setting for Bonding Between Peers

Type
PRTW
This quantitative study assessed the relationship between peer social support, family interactions, and psychosocial outcomes, namely, conduct problems, emotional problems, hyperactivity, indirect aggression, prosocial behavior, and self-esteem of youth ages 9 to 15 years.
Publication year
2009
Authors
Wright, R. John, L. Duku, E. Burgos, G. Krygsman, A. Esposto, C.

PTSD, Combat Injury, And Headache In Veterans Returning From Iraq/Afghanistan.

Type
Abstract

Methods.— In this observational cross-sectional study, a battery of self-report, standardized questionnaires was completed by 308 newly registered veterans between March and October 2006.

Publication year
2009
Authors
Afari, N. Harder, L. H. Madra, N. J., Heppner, P. S. Moeller-Bertram, T. King, C. Baker, D. G.

Male Soldier Family Violence Offenders: Spouse and Child Offenders Compared to Child Offenders

Type
PRTW

Substantiated maltreatment reports of 2,969 married, male Soldiers were used to explore the differences between first-time offenders who engaged in both child and spouse maltreatment (dual offenders) versus those who only engaged in child maltreatment (single offender).

Publication year
2009
Authors
Martin, S. L. Gibbs, D. A. Johnson, R. E. Rentz, E. D. Clinton-Sherrod, M. Hardison Walters, J. L. Sullivan, K.

Male Soldier Family Violence Offenders: Spouse and Child Offenders Compared to Child Offenders

Type
Abstract

Army data from 2000 to 2004 were used to compare two groups of married, male, Army soldier, first-time family violence offenders: 760 dual offenders (whose initial incident included both child maltreatment and spouse abuse) and 2,209 single offenders (whose initial incident included only child ma

Publication year
2009
Authors
Martin, S. L. Gibbs, D. A. Johnson, R. E. Rentz, E. D. Clinton-Sherrod, M. Hardison Walters, J. L. Sullivan, K.

Helping Veterans with Disabilities Transition to Employment

Type
Abstract

Veterans with disabilities constitute a vast, capable, deserving, and under-utilized workforce, and many successful hiring campaigns have targeted the employment of veterans.

Publication year
2009
Authors
Ruh, D. Spicer, P. Vaughan, K.

Children of Deployed National Guard Troops: Perceptions of Parental Deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom

Type
PRTW

Children of deployed Service members may face many difficulties and concerns, but little research addresses child deployment perspectives. Children of newly-deployed National Guard Soldiers were interviewed about their perspectives on deployment and frequencies of responses were calculated.

Publication year
2009
Authors
Houston, J. B. Pfefferbaum, B. Sherman, M. D. Melson, A. G. Jeon-Slaughter, H. Brand, M. W. Jarman, Y.

Children of Deployed National Guard Troops: Perceptions of Parental Deployment to Operation Iraqi Freedom

Type
Abstract

This article makes an assessment of what is known about how deployment of the U.S. National Guard troops is affecting their children. It also evaluates these children's perceptions and thoughts on the experience of their parents getting deployed to active combat.

Publication year
2009
Authors
Houston, J. B. Pfefferbaum, B. Sherman, M. D. Melson, A. G. Jeon-Slaughter, H. Brand, M. W. Jarman, Y.