Lectures, Presentations and Conferences

 

Upcoming Seminars:

Jeanne Hogarth, 2009-2010 Dean Helen LeBaron Hilton Endowed Chair
Interdisciplinary Research Workshop (Click Here for Workshop Information)- 3:00pm-5:00pm, Monday, November 9, in 0331 Palmer

 

Recent Lectures and Seminars:

Taking Control of Your Financial Future in Tough Times - 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 22, in the Memorial Union Sun Room (Jeanne Hogarth)

Why do they do that? Lessons Learned From Consumer Finance Research at the Federal Reserve Board - 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, September 23, in 2019 Morrill Hall (Jeanne Hogarth)

Structural Equation Modeling - 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 23 (Dr. Daniel Russell) - View recording and slides of this seminar

Latent Growth Curves - 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 13 (Dr. KAS Wickrama)

Multi-level Modeling - 1:00 p.m., Friday, February 27 (Dr. KAS Wickrama)

Dyadic Data Analysis - 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 27 (Dr. KAS Wickrama) - View recording and slides of this seminar.

Missing Values - 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 17 (Dr. Daniel Russell)

Seminar on Developing Teaching Portfolios by Dr. Steve Freeman, CELT. Friday, Feb. 6, 2009 at 1:00 in 331 Palmer.

Collaborative Research at the Nutrition and Wellness Research Center, Dr. Diane Birt, Dr. Lee Alekel, & Ms. Jeanne Stewart. December 3, 2008, Noon - 1:00 p.m., 0331 Palmer.

An Introduction to the Institute for Social and Behavioral Research: What We Do & How to Get Involved , Dr. Carolyn Cutrona. Wednesday, November 12, 2008, Noon-1:00 p.m., 0331 Palmer.

 

Abstracts from April 2009 Graduate Student Poster Session

 

Recent Conference Presentations:

Presentations at 2008 National Council on Family Relations, Nov. 5-7, 2008, Little Rock, Arkansas:

The Association Between Body Mass Index and Depressive Symptoms of African American Husbands and Wives: The Linking and Moderating Role of Marital Functioning. Thulitha Wickrama, K. A. S. Wichrama, Chalandra Bryant.

 

Adoption Education: What Parents and Children Want You to Know. Diana Baltimore, Sedahlia Jasper Crase.

 

Community and Family Collectivist Orientation and Mental Health of Tsunami-affected Mothers: Findings From a Study in Sri Lanka. K. A. S. Wickrama, Thulitha Wickrama.

 

Barriers to Finding Child Care: The Role of Social Support Networks. Brinn Shjegstad, Brenda Lohman.

 

Family and Community Factors Predicting Youth After-School Involvement. Duhita Mahatmya, Brenda Lohman.

 

Maternal Depression: The Latina Experience in Rural America. Dawn Browder, Kimberly Greder.

 

Addressing Victimization Schema adn Co-morbid Mental Health Impact of Abuse. Linda Toche-Manley, Cathy Hockaday, Jesse Nankin.

 

Linking Work Control to Health Behaviors Through Marital Integration. K. A. S. Wichrama, Florensia F. Surjadi, Chanlandra M. Bryant.

 

The Effects of Birth Order on Marital Satisfaction. Anne Branscum, Kyle Kostelecky.

 

Variation in Reports of Dating Violence Perpetration: A Dyadic Analysis. Melissa Schnurr, Brenda Lohman, Shelby Kaura.

 

Are Couple Misperceptions of Violence Linked to Relationship Well-being? Shelby Kaura, Brenda Lohman.

 

Presentations at the 2008 American Association of Marrigae and Family Therapy Annual Conference in Memphis, TN, Oct. 30-Nov. 2, 2008:

The Relationship Between Decision-Making and Psychological Abuse. Megan J. Murphy, Mary Sue Green, Wan-Juo Cheng--Past students.

 

Marriage and Family Therapists' Religion and Comfort Level with Lesbian and Gay Clients. Mary Sue Green, Megan J. Murphy.

 

What Do Battered Single Mothers on Welfare Think About Marriage? Wan-Juo Cheng (Past student), Megan J. Murphy.

 

 

Presentations at Division of Exceptional Children's (DEC) 24th Annual International Conference on Young Children with Special Needs and Families; Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 28-29, 2008:

Challenging Families and Emotional Supports in Early Intervention: Two Qualitative Studies. Anna Friend, Lisa Naig, Jean Ann Summers, Mary Jane Brotherson.

 

Teaching Pre-Service Professionals About Diversity and Cultural Competence in Personnel Preparation Programs. Mary Jane Brotherson, Kere Hughes, Lisa Sharp, Lisa Naig, Nancy Peck.

 

Other Lecturers and Presenations:

A Phenomenological Exploration of Adoption. Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Council Conference in Cedarville, OH, June 6, 2008. Diana Baltimore, Sedahlia Jasper Crase.

 

Understanding the concept of adoption: A qualitative analysis with adoptees and their parents, National Conference on Human Development in Indianapolis, IN., April 6, 2008. Diana Baltimore, Sedahlia Jasper Crase.

 

The Impact of Positive Urban Neighborhood Surroundings on Risks for Adolescent Dating Violence Perpetration. 2008 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting in Chicago, IL., March 2008. Melissa Schnurr, Brenda Lohman.

 

Food Security, Economic Stressors and Childhood Obesity - presented by Steve Garasky Nov. 2007 at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) annual research conference. - download PDF

 

Family Supports and Services in Early Childhood Programs - presented by Mary Jane Brotherson Jan. 2007 at an HDFS Seminar. - download PDF

 

Food Stamps and Food Insecurity Among Families with Children:What Can be Learned in the Presence of Nonclassical Measurement Error?
   - Craig Gunderson & Brent Kreider - download PDF

 

Hansen Early Childhood Lecture Endowment Series

"Language and Culture: Respecting Family's Choice" by Susan M. Moore, JD, MA. CCC-SLP, Professor and Director of Clinical Education and Services at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Monday, October 6, 2008 7:00 p.m. in the Pioneer Room in the Memorial Union, Iowa State University.

 

Meeting the Challenges of Implementing a Quality Ratings System
   - Thelma Harms - download PDF

 

Poster Presentations from the Sixth Annual Graduate Research and Scholarship Poster Session:

 

Life Events, Personality and Economic Resources as Predictors of Economic Dependency in Older Adults
   - Aradhana Aneja, Maurice MacDonald, Peter Martin, & Leonard W. Poon - download PDF

 

Predictors of Perceived Health, Mental Health, and Subjective Well-being among Unmarried Older Adults
   - Joan Baenziger, Peter Martin, & Alex Bishop - download PDF

 

Age, Gender, and Ethnic Differences in Functional Health
   - Grace da Rosa, Peter Martin, Leonard W. Poon, & Mary Ann Johnson - download PDF

 

Young Children's Social-Emotional Skills in High and Low DAP Indonesian Preschools
   - Florensia F. Surjadi, Susan M. Hegland, Frederick O. Lorenz, Michael K. Godfrey, & Sedahlia J. Crase - download PDF

 

Parental Relationship Dissolutions and Adolescent Well-Being
   - Mary S. Green & Brenda J. Lohman - download PDF

 

Young college adults' perceptions towards non-marital cohabitation
   - Dionna Monique Hancock - download PDF

 

Changes in Family Solidarity in the Oldest Old
   - Bob Hensley & Peter Martin - download PDF

 

Familial Demographics and Adolescent Sexual Intercourse
   - Tina R. L. Jordahl - download PDF

 

Predictors of Dating Violence Perpetration among Adolescents
   - Melissa Rice - download PDF

 

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