International Family and Community Studies ~ August Orientation ~ Natasha Sianko, PhD Clemson University August 2014
pre-IFNL Brief background
IFNL, then and now Moved to the US to start IFCS in 2007 The happiest summer 2012
Professional & Teaching Experience Research Assistant Professor, Institute on Family & Neighborhood Life, Clemson University ( present) Washington Policy Fellow, American Orthopsychiatric Association ( ) Courses taught and co-taught FCS 813 (Research Methods I & II) FCS 840 (Topics in Societal and International Research) PO SC 305 (Democracy building in post-conflict societies, “creative inquiry”) PSYCH 498 (The Global Community, “creative inquiry”) Foreign language and culture courses More background...
Violence prevention Community development and democracy promotion Social justice and human rights Children’s right to participation Indicator development for social research and policy Research interests
Teen dating violence Introduction PI: Dr. Jim McDonell
Teen Dating Violence (TDV) Research site
TDV Study design Community context Teachers & service providers caregivers 589 teens X 4 years = 4 waves
What we know Selected findings from Wave I Dating violence experience
Selected findings from Wave I Predictors of DV perpetrationPredictors of DV victimization
Risk factors Involvement in violent relationships What we don’t know E.g., exposure to family violence, depression, substance abuse, caregiver’s experience of DV, parenting style, DV perpetration/ victimization
Risk factors Involvement in violent relationships: (a) victim (b) perpetrator Moderators of TDV Parenting style
Witnessing family violence Involvement in violent relationships: (a) victim Moderators of TDV Parenting style
Nurturing parenting - a buffer of dating violence victimization among teens Witnessing family violence Teen dating violence victimization
Nurturing parenting - a buffer of dating violence perpetration among teens Teen dating violence victimization Witnessing family violence
What is next Developmental factors Developmental and gender differences in the way risk and protective factors play out in TDV victimization and perpetration Community influences Community characteristics that put teens at risk for becoming involved in violent dating relationships Community beliefs about dating violence and rates of child maltreatment/ # of teens who experienced violence in a dating relationship
What is next Latent growth curve modeling Identify multilevel factors that define developmental trajectory of adolescent dating violence Individual -> Family -> Community ->
What is next TDV & technology