Recently published in Prevention Science. Meta-analysis of tech-assisted parenting interventions for socially disadvantaged families. One of my main takeaways - contact with people matters. rdcu.be/cf6ke

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I finished reading nice piece by Dr. Alvin Thomas, PhD. looking at age-specific effects of family-based intervention for African American father-son dyads. This is an area of intervention programming that needs a lot more attention. link.springer.com/article/10.100… (2020 in J of Chld & Fam Studies)

Because sometimes (often times?) the best things in life aren't things.

I-L-L... IlliniFest 2021 youtu.be/7EQ9bfg-llE via YouTube

Thanks Kayla Knopp, PhD for taking time today to talk with Illinois Strong Couples project coaches! Tremendous insights on remote coaching and counseling with couples.

Still an article I think a lot about. Anything you have Fincham, Stanley (Scott M. Stanley), and Beach co-authoring something, it's worth reading. #throwbackthursday #academictwitter Transformative Processes in Marriage: An Analysis of Emerging Trends onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

...and anytime you have a piece co-authored by Haskins & Sawhill (Isabel Sawhill), also definitely worth a read. Insightful commentary, including how Moynihan has been misinterpreted. The Decline of the American Family: Can Anything Be Done to Stop the Damage? journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Cool stuff out of the UK. Parenting intervention for at-risk toddlers. A Brief Home-Based Parenting Intervention to Reduce Behavior Problems in Young Children ja.ma/2QaQ62n via JAMA Pediatrics part of JAMA Network

POSTDOC opportunity in HDFS at Illinois! Suggested deadline is April 6. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Tremendous opportunity for new or recent PhD grad. #AcademicTwitter uofi.box.com/s/m03a22mth0g6…

I'm not an economist, but the more I read/listen to them, the more I'm impressed about the insights of their research for all areas of life. Prof. James Heckman is a great example. The role of families in human flourishing: A conversation with James Heckman aei.org/events/the-rol…

Interested in what opioid use patterns looks like among Illinois high school students? Hot off the press (release). aces.illinois.edu/news/illinois-… College of ACES University of Illinois

Really excited to listen to this lecture...happening this Wednesday (3/22) at 3pm Eastern. If you can make it, encourage others to register/listen in as well.

Congratulations Dr. TeKisha Rice (TeKisha Rice Wallace, PhD)! I genuinely enjoyed reading your dissertation. Thanks for the opportunity to be on this committee...very excited for your future!! VA Tech's HDFS is getting a tremendous new faculty member.

Fascinating stuff. Really enjoyed listening to Sherman James and Dr.SycarahFisher today discuss John Henryism / How social context can affect health disparities, particularly among Black Americans / Thanks UGA Center for Family Research for hosting/ Sherman James on John Henryism youtu.be/2TpuWK1nPss

This is why I do family-centered prevention science. Just out in JAMA Network Open with my colleagues from UGA Center for Family Research. Program participation protects Black youth from the effects of racial discrimination on their mental health. Timely piece. Worth a read ja.ma/3sqyTjA.

Great stuff from Dr.SycarahFisher and her PRISMS Lab at UGA

Revisited the 'Lower-risk sequence' and 'Higher-risk sequence' in today's lecture. One of the best models of rel. dev. that most people don't know about. Stanley & Rhoades('09). Marriages at risk: Relationship formation and opportunities for relationship education. Scott M. Stanley

One of the better empirical studies I'm aware of looking at the effects of COVID on relationships... Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Relationship Satisfaction and Attributions - Hannah C. Williamson, 2020 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Love being able to be a faculty member here!