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Former Postdoctoral FellowsLynda Sagrestano
Former Predoctoral Fellows
Rank and Educational Background Position: Doctoral Candidate, Clincal Psychology Mailing Address and Contact Numbers Office Phone: 312/413-0489 Current Research Interests I am interested in examining factors that predict parenting practices, and assessing how different parenting practices relate to children's academic and socioemotional development. I am also interested in conducting evaluations of programs that aim to improve children's well-being by teaching parenting skills, mobilizing social support to at-risk mothers, or helping parents take direct action to improve conditions for their families. I have a special interest in examining what effects these programs have on parents' feelings of self-agency and psychological well-being, and how these benefits may affect how parents interact with their children and others in their environment. Ultimately, I would like for my research to generate information that both advances the body of knowledge regarding parenting and child development, and that more directly benefits community organizations and the people that they serve. Manuscripts Submitted for Publication Izzo, C. V., Weissberg, R. P., Kasprow, W. J., & Fendrich, M. (1997). Longitudinal study of the relationship between parent-school partnerships and school adjustment among urban elementary school children. Izzo, C. V., Weiss, L., Rodriguez-Brown, F., & Shanahan, T. (1997). Parental self-efficacy and social support as predictors of parenting practices and children's socioemotional adjustment in Mexican-immigrant families. Recent Representative Presentations Izzo, C. V., Nunez, A., Rodriguez-Brown, F., & Shanahan, T., (1997, May). Psychological and contextual predictors of parenting among Mexican immigrant mothers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Columbia, SC. Izzo, C.V., Weiss, L., Rodriguez-Brown, F., & Shanahan, T. (1997, April). Parental self- efficacy, social support, and parenting behavior as predictors of children's social adjustment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C. Nunez, A., Izzo, C. V., Rodriguez-Brown, F., & Shanahan, T. (1997, May). Emotional vs. tangible support as predictors of depression among Mexican immigrant mothers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois.
Rank and Educational Background Position: Doctoral Candidate, Developmental Psychology Mailing Address and Contact Numbers Current Research Interests I am interested in the developmental nature of resilience including the
identification of ontogenic Recent Representative Publications Jagers, R. J., Smith, P., Mock, L. O. & Dill, E. (1997). An Afro-cultural social ethos: Component orientations and some social implications. Journal of Black Psychology, 23(4), 328 343. Jagers, R. J. & Smith, P. (1996). A further examination of the spirituality scale. Journal of Black Psychology, 22(4), 429-442. Smith, P., Flay, B. R., Bell, C. C., Weissberg, R. P., & Imeokparia, A. The protective influence of parents and peers in youth violence avoidance. Under review by the Maternal and Child Health Journal. Eddy, J. M., Smith, P., Brown, C. H., & Reid, J. B. An Internet-based survey on the training of prevention researchers. Under review by the American Journal of Community Psychology. Recent Representative Presentations Smith, P., Flay, B. R., Amuwo, S., Copper, E. S., Izzo, C. V., & Bell, C. C. (1998, August). Community implementation of an African-American youth health behaviors project. To be presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA. Eddy, J. M., Smith, P., Brown, C. H., & Reid, J. B. (1998, August). Survey of training needs and competencies of early career preventionists. An invited symposium at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA. Smith, P., Flay, B. R., Bell, C. C. & Weissberg, R. P. (1997, May). The developmental role of protective factors in African-American youth avoidance of risky behavior. Poster presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action (American Psychological Association: Division 27). Columbia, South Carolina. Smith, P., Flay, B. R., Bell, C. C. & Weissberg, R. P. (1997, May). Concurrent risks for adolescent violence: A replication and extension. Poster presented at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Prevention Research. Baltimore, Maryland. Smith, P., & Eddy, J. M. (1997, May). An Internet-based survey on the training of prevention researchers. Presentation at the Fifth Annual Conference of the Society for Prevention Research. Baltimore, Maryland. Smith, P., Flay, B. R., Bell, C. C., & Weissberg, R. P. (1997, May). The developmental role of risk and protective factors in the problem behaviors of African-American boys. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago Illinois.
Former Postdoctoral Fellows
Rank and Educational Background Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, 1997-present. Mailing Address and Contact Numbers Current Research Interests My research reflects two main areas of theoretical interest. The first area focuses on psychosocial and cultural factors in reproductive health. The second area focuses on power and conflict in interpersonal relationships. I am currently involved in several research projects, each of which addresses one or both of these theoretical perspectives. Current ongoing projects include (1) a statewide surveillance study of HIV-risk behavior across high-risk populations, (2) a study of domestic violence during pregnancy, focusing on psychosocial correlates and obstetrical outcomes, (3) research on high-risk sexual behavior among urban adolescents, with a focus on the role of family conflict in early sexual behavior, (4) research on power and the use of social influence techniques in marital relationships, and (5) research on psychosocial mediators of adverse birth outcomes among women with high medical risk, with an emphasis on ethnicity and social support during pregnancy. Recent Representative Publications Sagrestano, L. M., Parfenoff, S. H., Paikoff, R. L., & Holmbeck, G. N. (under review). Pubertal development and parent-child conflict in low-income, urban, African-American adolescents: Links to experiences in sexual possibility situations. Revised and resubmitted. Sagrestano, L. M., Feldman, P., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Killingsworth, C. (under review). Ethnicity and social support during pregnancy: Influences of family, culture, and socioeconomic contexts. Revise and resubmit. Sagrestano, L. M., Heavey, C. L., & Christensen, A. (under review). Power, use of influence techniques, and violence in marital conflict. Submitted for publication to the Journal of Social Issues, special issue on power. Sagrestano, L. M., Christensen, A., & Heavey, C. L. (1998). Social influence techniques during marital conflict. Personal Relationships, 5, 77-89. Sagrestano, L. M., Heavey, C. L., & Christensen, A. (1998). Theoretical approaches to understanding sex differences and similarities in conflict behavior. In D. Canary & K. Dindia (Eds.), Sex differences and similarities in communication. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Sagrestano, L. M. & Paikoff, R. L. (1997). Preventing high risk sexual behavior, sexually transmitted diseases, and pregnancy among adolescents. In R. P. Weissberg, T. P. Gullotta, R. L. Hampton, B. A. Ryan, & G. R. Adams (Eds.), Healthy children 2010: Enhancing children's wellness (pp. 76-104). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Dunkel-Schetter, C., Sagrestano, L. M., Feldman, P., & Killingsworth, C. (1996). Social support and pregnancy: A comprehensive review focusing on ethnicity and culture. In G. R. Pierce, B. R. Sarason, & I. G. Sarason (Eds.), Handbook of social support and family relationships (pp. 375-412). New York: Plenum.
Rank and Educational Background Position: Project Evaluator and Visiting Assistant Research Professor,
Jane Addams Center for Social Policy and Research, UIC Mailing Address and Contact Numbers University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work
(MC 309) Current Research Interests I am currently working as the Project Evaluator on a three year grant from the Centers for Disease Control. The three year grant entails developing and evaluating a comprehensive teen dating violence prevention program in an urban, low-income community on Chicago's South side. The interventions will be delivered by several community-based organizations including Metropolitan Family Services, the Harris YWCA, the Chicago Department of Public Health, Wellspings, and the Illinois Council for the Prevention of Violence. During the last few years my research interests and activities have focused on multi-level, community-based interventions to improve health, enhance social-emotional functioning, and prevent violence among urban elementary and middle school students. I am interested in violence prevention broadly, and male-focused rape prevention specifically. I have developed a number of model-based rape prevention programs directed towards males, and have developed and evaluated a unique behavioral outcome measure. I plan to continue to develop prevention programing and to improve the methodology of outcome evaluations. Recent Representative Publications Schewe, P.A. & O'Donohue, W.T. (1993a). Rape prevention: Methodological problems and new directions. Clinical Psychology Review, 13, 667-682. Schewe, P.A. & O'Donohue, W.T. (1993b). Sexual abuse prevention with high risk males: The roles of victim empathy and rape myths. Violence and Victims, 8(4), 339-351. Schewe, P.A. & O'Donohue, W.T. (1996). Primary prevention with high risk males: Testing two model-based rape prevention programs. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 25(5), 455-471. O'Donohue, W.T., McKay, J.S., & Schewe, P.A. (1996). Rape: The role of outcome expectancies and hypermasculinity. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 8(2), 133-141. Schewe, P.A. & O'Donohue, W.T. (1998). Psychometrics of the Rape Conformity Assessment and other measures: Implications for rape prevention. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 10(2), 97-112.
Rank and Educational Background Current Position: Ethnographer, HIV & STD Prevention Research for
Young Men in Prison Research Project, Co-Principal Investigator of Addressing
Epidemic Syphilis in Mississippi: New Partnerships, New Directions, and
Project Director of the Innovations in Syphilis Prevention Condom Social
Marketing Project, Community Health Program, Jackson State University, Jackson,
MS; and Clinical Instructor in Preventive Medicine, University of Mississippi
Medical Center, Jackson, MS. Mailing Address and Contact Numbers Community Health Program, Jackson State University, P.O. Box 17005, Jackson,
MS 39217 Current Research Interests One of my principal areas of interest is women and HIV/AIDS. One focus of my work is to understand the socioeconomic context influencing HIV transmission and identifying determinants of risk behavior. A related focus is the development of community-based and behavioral preventive programs that intervene to effectively educate and increase the individual practice of risk reduction behavior among women. Relatedly, I am interested in the social marketing of condoms to men and HIV counseling and testing for men and couples as effective HIV/AIDS prevention methods that benefit women. I am currently working as the Project Director of the Condom Social Marketing Program of the Innovations in Syphilis Prevention Project, funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I am Co-Principal Investigator on this grant to seek new partnerships and new directions for intervening on syphilis in the Mississippi area. In addition, I am the ethnographer for the HIV and STD prevention research grant being conducted for young men in local prisons, also funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Recent Representative Publications McGrath, J.W., Ankrah, E.M., Schumann, D.A. Nkumbi, S. & Lubega, M. (1993). AIDS and the urban family: Its impact in Kampala, Uganda. AIDS Care, 5(1), 55-70. McGrath, J.W., Rwabukwali, C.B., Schumann, D.A., Pearson-Marks, J., Nakayiwa, S., Namande, B. Nkyobe, L. & Mukasa, R. (1993). Anthropology and AIDS: The cultural context of sexual risk behavior among urban Baganda women in Kampala, Uganda. Social Science and Medicine, 36(4), 429 439. McGrath, J.W., Schumann, D.A., Rwabukwali, C.B., Pearson, J. Mukasa, R., Namande, B., Nakayiwa, S., Nakyobe, L. (1992). Cultural determinants of sexual risk behavior for AIDS among Baganda women. Medical Anthropology Quarterly, 6(2), 153-161. Oni, G., Schumann, D.A., & Oke, E. (1991). Diarrheal disease morbidity and differentials among children in a low socioeconomic area of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Journal of Diarrheal Disease Research. Rwabukwali, C.B., Schumann, D.A., McGrath, J.W., Carroll-Pankhurst, C., Mukasa, R. Nakayiwa, S., Nakyobe, L. Namande, B. (1994). Culture, sexual behavior and attitudes towards condom use among Baganda women. In Feldman, D.A. (Ed.), Global AIDS policy (pp. 70-89). New York: Bergin & Garvey. Schumann, D.A., & Mosley, W.H. (1994). The household production of health: Introduction. Social Science and Medicine, 38(2), 201-203.
Rank and Educational Background Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology/Assistant Director
of Clinical Training Graduate Degree: California School of Professional
Psychology, 1992, Ph.D. Mailing Address and Contact Numbers Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL Current Research Interests Clinical psychology and community-based research and practice; development and evaluation of programs to prevent school dropout, substance use, teen pregnancy, AIDS, delinquency, violence and mental-illness; individual, child and family psychotherapy; assessing co-occurence of high-risk behaviors in children and young adolescents; school- and community-based programs to promote academic (reading, writing and math), social, and emotional development and positive health behaviors in children, youth and families; socialization and child outcomes; coordinated comprehensive school based social and health services for children in elementary school. Recent Representative Publications Shannon-Morla, C., Jagers, R., & Hans, S. (in preparation). The relationship among maternal attitudes, socialization methods and self-concept in urban African American kindergartners. Shannon-Morla, C. (in preparation). Effect of emotion on the language choice of code-switching African American bilinguals. Shannon-Morla, C. (in preparation). An analysis of spoken language in an after-school computer mediated literacy program where African American English is a first language. |
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