Category: Faculty Partner Research

November 3, 2022

Sleep in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Narrative Review and Systematic Update

Sleep problems are a common comorbidity for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and research in this area has a relatively long history. Within this review, we first outline historic patterns in the field of sleep and ASD. Second, we...
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November 1, 2022

Aging couples’ satisfying relationships and we-talk promote cardiovascular health during conflict

Marital conflict poses health risks that intensify as couples grow older. Dyadic stress theories suggest spouses’ marital satisfaction and communication patterns alter cardiovascular function, a key pathway from troubled relationships to poor health.
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November 1, 2022

Do cross-race friendships with majority and minority peers protect against the effects of discrimination on school belonging and depressive symptoms?

Although cross-race friendships seem to benefit racially minoritized students, especially in mitigating the adverse impact of racial discrimination, past research has rarely distinguished between cross-race friendships with majority and minority peers.
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October 31, 2022

Purdue Public Health research lab explores digital options for children seeking help from domestic violence

Schwab Reese’s overall work looks at violence in society. However, her most recent projects examine domestic violence and intimate partner violence. Although often used interchangeably, the latter is defined as any violence between current or former intimate partners. Domestic violence...
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October 15, 2022

Enhancing parent and child shape talk during puzzle play

Shape puzzles offer opportunities for families to talk about geometric concepts, which supports early spatial reasoning. However, puzzle features may influence the nature of parent-child talk about shapes.
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October 15, 2022

Parenting Processes Mediate the Link Between Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Adolescent Psychopathology

There is now strong evidence documenting an association between maternal depression and psychopathology in children and adolescents, but an increased understanding of the explanatory mechanisms is needed.
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October 12, 2022

Female Opioid Court Participants’ Narratives of Siloed Medical, Legal, and Social Service Sector Interactions to Inform Future Integrated Interventions

A gap exists regarding how to design gender-specific interventions for women charged with opioid use disorder (OUD)-related crimes. National recent efforts include opioid courts. Treatment courts present opportunities for earlier intervention for women under judicial supervision.
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October 7, 2022

Implementation of a Global Health Equity fellowship established in partnership between an academic institution and governmental agency

Health disparities exist globally in high-income and low- and middle-income countries. They are driven by social determinants of health (SDOH). While a role for pharmacists in addressing SDOH exists, a lack of structured postgraduate training limits pharmacists from being equipped...
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October 7, 2022

Bi-directional relations between behavioral problems and executive function: Assessing the longitudinal development of self-regulation

During childhood, the ability to limit problem behaviors (i.e., externalizing) and the capacity for cognitive regulation (i.e., executive function) are often understood to develop in tandem, and together constitute two major components of self-regulation research. The current study examines bi-directional...
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September 28, 2022

Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis

COVID-19 led to work hour reductions and layoffs for many Americans with wage/salary jobs. Some gig work, however, which is usually considered precarious, remained available. We examine whether people doing gig microtasks right before the pandemic increased their microtask hours...
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