Gilliam, H.C., Martinez-Torteya, C., Carney, J.R., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (in press). “My cross to bear”: Mothering in the context of intimate partner violence among pregnant women in Mexico. Violence Against Women.
Yoon, S., Tomlinson, C., Benavides, J., Chang, Y., Stanek, C., Wang, X., Ishiekwene, M., Mariscal, E., Duron, J., & Howell, K.H. (in press). Resilience and strengths among minoritized racial and ethnic groups of children in the United States exposed to trauma, violence, and maltreatment: A scoping review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Mandell, J.E., Hardin, R.N., Maclin, C., & Howie, W.C. (in press). Sex behavior self-efficacy among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Partner Abuse.
Thomsen, K.N., Howell, K.H., & Bartelli, D. (in press). Child social support moderates the association between maternal psychopathology and child school engagement. Child & Youth Care Forum.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., Howie, W.C., & Thurston, I.B. (in press). Profiles of maternal-child interactions and their association with children’s external resilience resources. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
Liu, X., Liu, F., Miller-Graff, L., Howell, K.H., & Wang, L. (in press). Causal inference for treatment effects in partially nested designs. Psychological Methods.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., & Napier, T.R. (in press). The function of connection: Examining social supports in the lives of parentally bereaved youth. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying.
Hasselle, A.J., Bowen, M.E., Stobbe, R.A., Dwyer, N.P., Budney, A.M., & Howell. K.H. (in press). Intergenerational coping: Examining how caregiver and child coping relate to resilience in bereaved children. Death Studies.
Beyer, M.S., Howell, K.H., Gilliam, H.C., & Bartelli, D. (in press). Caregiver trauma exposure and the caregiver-child relationship: Exploring the role of stress. Journal of Family Trauma, Child Custody & Child Development.
Galano, M.M., Uribe, A.C., Howell, K.H., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (in press). Associations between childhood polyvictimization, intimate partner violence victimization and substance use among college students. Journal of American College Health.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Thomsen, K.N., & Gilliam, H.C. (2024). A randomized controlled trial examining the effect of Camp HOPE Tennessee on youth functioning: Results from a pilot study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Wamser, R., Walker, H.E., *Gilliam, H.C., & Howell, K.H. (2024). Unpacking the links between community violence, delinquency, and illicit substance use among college students: The role of PTSS and code of the streets. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 33(8), 987-1004.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Thomsen, K.N., Park, J.E., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2024). Examining the moderating effects of therapy attendance on prenatal parenting attitudes among IPV-exposed mother with histories of child maltreatment. International Journal on Child Maltreatment, 7, 241-255.
Walker, H.E., Wamser, R., & Howell, K.H. (2024). Pathways linking cumulative maltreatment and revictimization: Posttraumatic stress symptoms, anger, and substance use among women. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 33(4), 490-508.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., & Gilliam, H.C. (2024). Self-perception among children exposed to family violence: A pilot randomized controlled trial investigating the effectiveness of a strengths-based camp intervention. Child & Youth Care Forum, 53, 73-94.
Howell, K.H., *Napier, T.R., Scheid, C.R., Braungart-Rieker, J., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2024). Evaluating the effects of prenatal intervention on parenting in women exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Psychology, 38(1), 118-128.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Wamser-Nanney, R., & Berlin, K.S. (2023). Community violence and code of the streets: A person-centered examination of general strain theory. Victims & Offenders, 18(8), 1630-1649.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Carney, J.R., Gilliam, H.C., Campbell, K.D., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2023). Locus of control, social support, and resilience among pregnant women experiencing partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 38(7), 1419-1430.
Carney, J.R., Martinez-Torteya, C., Miller-Graff, L.E., Gilliam, H.C., & Howell, K.H. (2023). A thematic analysis of barriers to and facilitators of wellbeing and resource access for IPV-exposed, pregnant women in Mexico. Journal of Family Violence, 38(7), 1377-1389.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Campbell, K.D., Thomsen, K.N., & Hasselle, A.J. (2023). Exploring multisystemic resilience among youth of color exposed to direct and indirect violence. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, 10(1), 1-12.
Campbell, K.D., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., Maye, C.E., & Thurston, I.B. (2023). Strengths-based factors related to post-traumatic stress problems in Black youth with high body weights. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 48(6), 514-522.
Schmidt, M., Kedia, S.K., Dillon, P.J., & Howell, K.H. (2023). Challenges to help-seeking among women of color exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(13-14), 8088-8113.
Wamser-Naney, R., Walker, H.E., & Howell, K.H. (2023). Types of community violence exposure and clinical outcomes: Evidence of differing associations among emerging adults. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(1), S112-S119.
Walker, H.E., Thomsen, K.N., Jamison, L.E., Wamser-Nanney, R., & Howell, K.H. (2023). The role of dimensions of emotion dysregulation following exposure to maltreatment and adult victimization. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(7-8), 5661-5681.
Thomsen, K. N., Howell, K.H., Gilliam, H.C., & Wamser-Nanney, R. (2023). Mapping individual, relational, and contextual factors onto posttraumatic stress symptoms and resilience. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 38(11-12), 7242-7265.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Maye, C.M., Jamison, L.E., Mandell, J.E., & Thurston, I.B. (2023). Demographic factors, personal life experiences, and types of intimate partner violence. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 15(2), 322-330.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Scheid, C.R., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2023). Empirically derived patterns of adverse childhood experiences and associations with prenatal social networks. Psychology of Violence, 13(3), 219-228.
Paulson, J.L., Miller-Graff, L.E., Jamison, L.E, Scheid, C.R., & Howell, K.H. (2023). Patterns and predictors of perinatal posttraumatic stress symptoms: A latent transition analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 320, 108-116.
Carney, J.R., Miller-Graff, L.E., Napier, T.R., & Howell, K.H. (2023). Elucidating the relations between adverse childhood experiences, age of exposure to adversity, and adult posttraumatic stress symptom severity in pregnant women. Child Abuse & Neglect, 136, 105995.
Hasselle, A.J., Napier, T.R., & Howell, K.H. (2023). Children's self-perception: Investigating associations with direct victimization, indirect victimization, and caregiver partner violence. Children and Youth Services Review, 144, 106738.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Paulson, J.L., Hasselle, A.J., Cummings, E.M., & Howell, K.H. (2022). Examining the efficacy of prenatal intervention in reducing IPV revictimization and improving maternal mental health: A quasi-randomized controlled trial of the Pregnant Moms' Empowerment Program (PMEP). Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(11), 884-898.
Walker, H.E., Wamser-Nanney, R.A., & Howell, K.H. (2022). Investigating the relations between sexual victimization, substance misuse, and exposure to community violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 31(9), 1206-1223.
Campbell, K.D., Hasselle, A.J., & Howell, K.H. (2022). A familial case study exploring the effects of a strengths-based camp intervention on children’s self-perception. Clinical Case Studies, 21(6), 571-587.
APA Task Force on Climate Change (2022). Addressing the climate crisis: An action plan for psychologists (summary). American Psychologist, 77(7), 799-811.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Paulson, J.L., Napier, T.R., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2022). Pregnancy complications and intimate partner violence: The moderating role of prenatal posttraumatic stress symptoms. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 35(5), 1484-1496.
Walker, H.E., Wamser-Nanney, R.A., & Howell, K.H. (2022). Relationships between childhood interpersonal trauma, religious coping, posttraumatic stress symptoms, and resilience. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(13-14), 11296-11314.
Scrafford, K., Miller-Graff, L.E., Umunyana, G., Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2022). “I Did it to Save My Children”: Parenting strengths and fears of women exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(9-10), 7775-7802.
Shoemaker, H.L., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., Walker, H.E., & Wamser-Nanney, R.A. (2022). Relational factors associated with posttraumatic stress among emerging adults of color exposed to community violence. Violence and Victims, 37(2), 277-293.
Stobbe, R., Napier, T., Bartelli, D., & Howell, K.H. (2022). Internalizing symptoms in children exposed to adversity: Examining associations with resilience, social support, and community cohesion. American Journal of Undergraduate Research, 18(4), 15-25.
Mandell, J.E., Howell, K.H., & Thurston, I.B. (2022). Developmental assets, defiance, and caregiver communication among Black adolescents with high body weights. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31(4), 910-922.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Schaefer, L.M., & Schwartz, L.E. (2022). Differentiating the effects of anxious and avoidant attachment on depression and resilience following trauma. Journal of American College Health, 70(2), 625-633.
Mandell, J.E., Howell, K.H., Schaefer, L.M., Hardin, R.N., & Thurston, I.B. (2022). Social support for mothers living with HIV: A pilot investigation of the beneficial roles of positive parenting and community cohesion. Journal of HIV/AIDS & Social Services, 21(1), 90-105.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Kaufman, C.C., Mandell, J.E., & Decker, K.M. (2021). Parenting in matched pairs of women of color experiencing intimate partner violence and living with and without HIV. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34, 1005-1015.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Decker, K.M., Schwartz, L.E, & Thurston, I.B. (2021). Associations between substance use and depressive symptoms among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 22(5), 540-554.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H., Sheddan, H.C., Napier, T.R., Shoemaker, H.L., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2021). The road to resilience: Strength and coping among pregnant women exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(17-18), 8382-8408.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Paulson, J., & Jamison, L.E. (2021). I’ll catch you when you fall: Social safety nets and housing instability in IPV-exposed pregnant women. Journal of Affective Disorders, 291, 352-358.
Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., Martinez-Torteya, C., Napier, T.R., & Carney, J. (2021). Charting a course towards resilience following adverse childhood experiences: Addressing intergenerational trauma via strengths-based intervention. Children, 8(10), 844. https://doi.org/10.3390/children8100844.
Howell, K.H., Schaefer, L.M., Hasselle, A.J., & Thurston, I.B. (2021). Social support as a moderator between syndemics and posttraumatic stress among women experiencing adversity. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 30(6), 828-843.
Walker, H.E., Wamser-Nanney, R.A., & Howell, K.H. (2021). Child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault among emerging adults: Exploring the roles of posttraumatic stress symptoms, emotion regulation, and anger. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 30(4), 407-426.
Yoon, S., Howell, K.H., Dillard, R., Shockley McCarthy K., Napier T.R., & Pei, F. (2021). Resilience following child maltreatment: Definitional considerations and developmental variations. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 22(3), 541-559.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H, Thurston, I.B, Kaufman, C.C., & Hasselle, A.J. (2021). Protective factors associated with fewer generalized anxiety disorder symptoms among women exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(13-14), 5923-5947.
Maclin-Akinyemi, C., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., & Anderson, M.B. (2021). The protective roles of ethnic identity and community cohesion on substance use among Black women experiencing adversity. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 20(2), 225-240.
Yoon, S., Dillard, R., Beaujolais, B., & Howell, K.H. (2021). A phenomenological qualitative approach to examining developmental differences in resilience among maltreated children. Psychology of Violence, 11(3), 221-233.
Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., Gilliam, H.C., & Carney, J.R. (2021). Factors related to parenting confidence among pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 13(3), 385-393.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., Decker, K.M., & Thurston, I.B. (2021). Examining resource-driven resilience and intimate partner violence in women. Partner Abuse, 12(2), 112-129.
Decker, K.M., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Hasselle, A.J., & Kamody, R.C. (2021). Associations between profiles of maternal strengths and positive parenting practices among mothers experiencing adversity. Parenting: Science and Practice, 21(1), 1-23.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Grein, K. & Keough, K. (2021). Women’s cigarette and marijuana use in pregnancy: Identifying the role of past versus recent violence exposure. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8), 3982-3998.
Hamby, S., Elm, J.L., Howell, K.H., & Merrick, M.T. (2021). Recognizing the cumulative burden of childhood adversities transforms science and practice for trauma and resilience. American Psychologist, 76(2), 230-242.
Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Hasselle, A.J., Decker, K., & Jamison, L.E. (2021). Systemic factors associated with prosocial skills and maladaptive functioning in youth exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(5-6), 2823-2847.
Kaufman, C.C., Howell, K.H., Mandell, J.E., Hasselle, A.J., & Thurston, I.B. (2021). Spirituality and parenting among women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 36(2), 183-193.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Bottomley, J.S., Sheddan, H.C., Capers, J.M., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2020). Barriers to intervention engagement among women experiencing intimate partner violence proximal to pregnancy. Psychology of Violence, 10(3), 290-299.
Kaufman, C.C., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., & Crossnine, C.B. (2020). Associations between spirituality and mental health in women exposed to adversity. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 12(4), 400-408.
Källström, A., Hellfeldt, K., Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2020). Young adults victimized as children or adolescents: Relationships between perpetrator patterns, poly-victimization, and mental health problems. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 35(11-12), 2335-2357.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Kamody, R.C., & Crossnine, C.B. (2020). Childhood exposure to partner violence as a moderator of current partner violence and negative parenting. Violence Against Women, 26(8), 851-869.
Kamody, R.C., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., Schaefer, L.M., & Thurston, I.B. (2020). A cross-sectional examination of intimate partner violence and mother-child communication. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29(5), 1363-1373.
Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., Schaefer, L.M., & Scrafford, K.E. (2020). Relational resilience as a potential mediator between adverse childhood experiences and prenatal depression. Journal of Health Psychology, 25(4), 545-557.
Hardin, R.N., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Kamody, R.C., & Kaufman, C.C. (2020). External factors associated with community cohesion in women living with HIV. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 31(2), 137-144.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., Galano, M.M., Lilly, M.M., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2019). The Moms’ Empowerment Program addresses traumatic stress in mothers with preschool-age children experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 28(10), 1151-1172.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Scheid, C.R., & Schaefer, L.M. (2019). “Violence is everywhere”: Childhood polyvictimization, perceptions of the prevalence of victimization, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Violence & Victims, 34(2), 376-393.
Hasselle, A.J., Schwartz, L.E., Berlin, K.S., & Howell, K.H. (2019). A latent profile analysis of coping responses to individuals’ most traumatic event: Associations with adaptive and maladaptive mental health outcomes. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 32(6), 626-640.
Schauss, E., Howell, K.H., & Ellmo, F.I. (2019). How do couples cope with unemployment: Examining relationships among support, undermining, and depression. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 27(3), 268-277.
Grogan-Kaylor, A., Galano, M.M., Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2019). Reductions in parental use of corporal punishment on pre-school children following participation in the Moms' Empowerment Program. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 34(8), 1563-1582.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., Bottomley, J.S., & Crossnine, C.B. (2018). A concurrent examination of protective factors associated with resilience and posttraumatic growth following childhood victimization. Child Abuse & Neglect, 85, 17-27.
Wamser-Nanney, R., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., & Hasselle, A.J. (2018). The moderating role of trauma type on the relationship between event centrality of the traumatic experience and mental health outcomes. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 10(5), 499-507.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Kamody, R.C., Maclin-Akinyemi, C., & Mandell, J. (2018). Resilience as a moderator between syndemics and depression in mothers living with HIV. AIDS Care, 30(10), 1257-1264.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Scheid, C. (2018). Promotive factors of mothers' social ecologies indirectly predict children's adjustment. Psychology of Violence, 8(4), 427-437.
Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Schwartz, L.E., Jamison, L.E., & Hasselle, A.J. (2018). Protective factors associated with resilience in women exposed to intimate partner violence. Psychology of Violence, 8(4), 438-447.
Grogan-Kaylor, A., Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L., Galano, M.M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2018). Trajectories of children's attitudes and beliefs about violence in families exposed to intimate partner violence. Violence and Victims, 33(3), 504-518.
Thurston, I.B., & Howell, K.H. (2018). To screen or not to screen: Overreliance on risk without protective factors in violence research. Pediatrics, 141(4), e20180075.
Kaplow, J.B., Layne, C.M., Oosterhoff, B., Goldenthal, H., Howell, K.H., Wamser-Nanney, R., Burnside, A., Calhoun, K., Marbury, D., Johnson-Hughes, L., Kriesel, M., Staine, M., Mankin, M., Porter-Howard, L., & Pynoos, R. (2018). Validation of the Persistent Complex Bereavement Disorder Checklist: A developmentally-informed assessment tool for bereaved youth. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(2), 244-254.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Jamison, L.E. (2018). Effect of time since loss on grief, resilience, and depression among bereaved emerging adults. Death Studies, 42(9), 537-547.
Thurston, I.B., Hardin, R., Decker, K., Arnold, T., Howell, K.H., & Phares, V. (2018). Black and white parents’ willingness to seek help for children’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 74, 161-177.
Martinez-Torteya, C., Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Figge, C. (2017). Profiles of adaptation among child victims of suspected maltreatment. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 46(6), 840-847.
Howell, K.H., Cater, A.K., Miller-Graff, L.E., Schwartz, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2017). The relationship between types of childhood victimization and young adulthood criminality. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 27(4), 341-353.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Martinez-Torteya, C. & Grein, K. (2017). Direct and indirect effects of maltreatment and social support on children's social competence across reporters. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 48(5), 741-753.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Dormois, M., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2017). The influence of childhood polyvictimization on disordered eating symptoms in emerging adulthood. Child Abuse & Neglect, 68, 55-64.
Howard Sharp, K.M., Schwartz, L.E., Barnes, S.E., Jamison, L.E., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2017). Differential influence of social support in emerging adulthood across sources of support and profiles of interpersonal and non-interpersonal potentially traumatic experiences. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 26(7), 736-755.
Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., Hasselle, A.J., & Scrafford, K.E. (2017). The unique needs of pregnant, violence-exposed women: A systematic review of current interventions and directions for translational research. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 34, 128-138.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Cater, A.K., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2017). Adults’ explanations for intimate partner violence during childhood and associated effects. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 73(6), 652-668.
Barnes, S.E., Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., & Cohen, R. (2017). Children's attitudes toward aggression: Associations with depression, aggression, and perceived maternal/peer responses to anger. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(3), 748-758.
Simmons, C.A., Howell, K.H., Duke, M., & Beck, J.G. (2016). Enhancing the impact of Family Justice Centers via Motivational Interviewing: An integrated review. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 17(5), 532-541.
Howell, K.H., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2016). Clinical considerations when intervening with individuals exposed to violence. Psychology of Violence, 6(3), 478-483.
Miller-Graff, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2016). Interventions for preventing violence and remediating its negative effects: Contemporary priorities and future directions. Psychology of Violence, 6(3), 361-367.
Barnes, S.E., Howell, K.H., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2016). The relationship between polyvictimization, emotion dysregulation and social support among emerging adults victimized during childhood. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 25(5), 470-486.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Cater, A.K, Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2016). Parent-child warmth as a potential mediator of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and positive adulthood functioning. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 29(3), 259-273.
Howell, K.H., Barnes, S.E., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2016). Developmental variations in the impact of intimate partner violence exposure during childhood. Journal of Injury and Violence Research, 8(1), 43-57.
Howell, K.H., Coffey, J.K., Fosco, G.M., Kracke, K., Nelson, S.K., Rothman, E.R., & Grych, J.H. (2016). Seven reasons to invest in well-being. Psychology of Violence, 6(1), 8-14.
Howell, K.H., Barrett-Becker, E.P., Burnside, A.N., Wamser-Nanney, R., Layne, C.M., & Kaplow, J.B. (2016). Children facing parental cancer versus parental death: The buffering effects of positive parenting and emotional expression. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 25(1), 152-164.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Cater, A.K, Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2015). Victimization in childhood: General and specific associations with physical health problems in young adulthood. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 79(4), 265-271.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2015). An efficacy trial of an intervention program for children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 46, 928-939.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Martinez-Torteya, C. & Hunter, E.C. (2015). Typologies of childhood exposure to violence: Associations with college student mental health. Journal of American College Health, 63(8), 539-549.
Cater, A.K., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2015). Childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and adult mental health problems: Relationships with gender and age of exposure. Journal of Family Violence, 30(7), 875-886.
Howell, K.H., Cater, A.K., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2015). The process of reporting and receiving support following exposure to intimate partner violence during childhood. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(16), 2886-2907.
Howell, K.H., Shapiro, D.N., Layne, C.M., & Kaplow, J.B. (2015). Individual and psychosocial mechanisms of adaptive functioning in parentally bereaved children. Death Studies, 39(5), 296-306.
Miller-Graff, L.E. & Howell, K.H. (2015). Posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories among children exposed to violence. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28(1), 17-24.
Lilly, M.M., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2015). World assumptions, religiosity, and PTSD in survivors of intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 21(1), 87-104.
Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Barnes, S.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2015). Promoting resilience in children exposed to intimate partner violence through a developmentally informed intervention: A case study. Clinical Case Studies, 14(1), 31-46.
Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Lilly, M.M., Burlaka, V., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2015). Strengthening positive parenting through intervention: Evaluating the Moms’ Empowerment Program for women experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(2), 232-252.
Howell, K.H., Kaplow, J.B., Layne, C.M., Benson, M.A., Compas, B.E., Katalinski, R., Pasalic, H., Bosankic, N., & Pynoos, R. (2015). Predicting adolescent posttraumatic stress in the aftermath of war: Differential effects of coping strategies across trauma reminder, loss reminder, and family conflict domains. Anxiety, Stress, & Coping, 28(1), 88-104.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2014). The effect of an evidence-based intervention on women’s exposure to intimate partner violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84(4), 321-328.
Howell, K.H. & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2014). Protective factors associated with resilient functioning in young adulthood after childhood exposure to violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(12), 1985-1994.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2014). Developmental changes in threat and self-blame for preschoolers exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(9), 1535-1553.
Kaplow, J.B., Howell, K.H., & Layne, C.M. (2014). Do circumstances of the death matter? Identifying socioenvironmental risks for grief-related psychopathology in bereaved youth. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 27(1), 42-49.
Miller, L.E., Cater, A.K., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2014). Perpetration patterns and environmental contexts of IPV in Sweden: Relationships with adult mental health. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(1), 147-158.
Miller, L.E., VanZomeren-Dohm, A., Howell, K.H., Hunter, E.C., Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2014). In-home social networks and positive adjustment in children witnessing intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Issues, 35(4), 462-480.
Shapiro, D.N., Howell, K.H., & Kaplow, J.B. (2014). Associations among mother-child communication quality, childhood maladaptive grief, and depressive symptoms. Death Studies, 38(3), 172-178.
Galano, M.M., Hunter, E.C., Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Predicting shelter residence in women experiencing recent intimate partner violence. Violence Against Women, 19(4), 518-535.
Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Lilly, M.M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Fostering social competence in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence: Evaluating the Preschool Kids' Club intervention. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma, 22(4), 425-445.
Modrowski, C.A., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2013). Consistency of trauma symptoms at home and in therapy for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, & Policy, 5(3), 251-258.
Kaplow, J.B., Shapiro, D.N., Wardecker, B.M., Howell, K.H., Abelson, J.L., Worthman, C.M., & Prossin, A.R. (2013). Psychological and environmental correlates of HPA axis functioning in parentally bereaved children: Preliminary findings. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26, 233–240.
Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Evaluating preschool children’s attitudes and beliefs about intimate partner violence. Violence and Victims, 27(6), 941-956.
Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Inconsistencies in mothers' and group therapists' evaluations of resilience in preschool children who live in households with intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 27(6), 489-497.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Potential mediators of adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 671-675.
Graham-Bermann, S. A., Castor, L. Miller, L. E., & Howell, K. H. (2012). The impact of intimate partner violence and additional traumatic events on trauma symptoms and PTSD in preschool-aged children. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25(4), 393-400.
Kuhlman, K.R., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Physical health in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 27(6), 499-510.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Hunter, E.C. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Enhancing safety planning in evidence-based interventions with children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Child Care in Practice, 18(1), 67-82.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). Predictors of preschoolers’ appraisals of conflict in families experiencing intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27(3), 545-563.
Howell, K.H. (2011). Resilience and psychopathology in children exposed to family violence. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 16, 562-569.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Sularz, A.R., & Howell, K.H. (2011). Additional adverse events among women exposed to intimate partner violence: Frequency and impact. Psychology of Violence, 1(2), 136-149.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Howell, K.H., Lilly, M.M., & DeVoe, E. (2011). Mediators and moderators of change in adjustment following intervention for children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(9), 1815-1833.
Howell, K.H., Graham-Bermann, S.A., Czyz, E., & Lilly, M. (2010). Assessing resilience in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Violence and Victims, 25(2), 150-164.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., Kwek, J., & Lilly, M. (2010). Traumatic events and maternal education as predictors of verbal ability for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 25(4), 383-392.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Gruber, G., Howell, K.H., & Girz, L. (2009). Factors discriminating among profiles of resilience and psychopathology in children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 648-660.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Howell, K., Habarth, J., Krishnan, S., Loree, A., & Bermann, E. (2008). Toward assessing traumatic events and stress symptoms in preschool children from low-income families. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78(2), 220-228.
Mannuzza, S., Castellanos, X.F., Truong, N.L., Moulton, J.L., Roizen, E.R., Howell, K.H., Klein, R.G. (2008). Age of methylphenidate treatment initiation in children with ADHD and later substance abuse: Prospective follow-up into adulthood. The American Journal of Psychiatry, 165(5), 604-609.
Howell, K.H., Hubbard, G.B., Moore, C.M., Dunn, B.G., von Kap-Herr, C., Raveendran, M., Rogers, J.A., Leland, M.M., Brasky, K.M., Nathanielsz, P.W., & Schlabritz-Loutsevitch, N.E. (2006). Trisomy of chromosome 18 in the baboon (papio hamadryas anubis). Cytogenics and Genome Research, 112(1-2), 76-81.
Schlabritz-Loutsevitch, N., Howell, K., Rice, K., Glover, E., Nevill, C., Jenkins, S., Cummins, L., Frost, P., McDonald, T., & Nathanielsz, P. (2004). Development of a system for individual feeding of baboons maintained in an outdoor group social environment. Journal of Medical Primatology, 33(3), 117-126.
Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., Thomsen, K.N., Martinez-Torteya, C., & Källström, A. (2022). Global perspectives on family violence: Prevalence and effects on children across cultural contexts. In S. Moeschberger & L.E. Miller-Graff (Eds.), Psychological Perspectives on Understanding and Addressing Violence Against Children: Towards Building Cultures of Peace. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, pp. 132-152.
Grogan-Kaylor, A.C., Howell, K.H., Galano, M.M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2020). The Moms’ Empowerment Program. In E.T. Gershoff & S.J. Lee (Eds.), Ending the Physical Punishment of Children: A Guide for Clinicians and Practitioners. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books, pp. 121-129.
Howell, K.H., Barnes, S.E., DeJesus, M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2018). The Teen Moms’ Empowerment Program (TMEP): Adolescent mothers exposed to intimate partner violence. In S.A. Graham-Bermann (Ed.), Cultural Considerations in Intervention with Women and Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., pp. 141-163.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., & Howell, K.H. (2018). Domestic violence/Partner violence. In M.H. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., pp. 657-658.
Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., & Barnes, S.E. (2017). Promoting resilience in members of violent families. In P. Sturmey (Ed.), The Wiley Handbook of Violence and Aggression: Societal Interventions. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons Inc., pp. 1227-1239.
Howell, K.H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2011). The multiple impacts of intimate partner violence on preschool children. In S. A. Graham-Bermann & A. A. Levendosky (Eds.), How Intimate Partner Violence Affects Children: Developmental Research, Case Studies, and Evidence-Based Treatment. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books, pp. 87-107.
Graham-Bermann, S.A. & Howell, K.H. (2011). Child maltreatment in the context of intimate partner violence. In J.E.B. Myers (Ed.), The American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Handbook on Child Maltreatment 3rd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., pp. 167-180.
Graham-Bermann, S.A. & Howell, K.H. (2008). Resiliency, protective, and risk factors. In C.M. Renzetti & J.L. Edleson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Interpersonal Violence (Vol. 2). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.
Hasselle, A.J., Bowen, M.E., Stobbe, R.A., Dwyer, N.P., & Howell. K.H. (2024, November). Intergenerational coping: Examining how caregiver and child coping relate to resilience in bereaved youth. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of
the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA.
Goel, V., Hoang, C., Mancera-Sortillon, G., Herrera, C., Thurston, I.B., & Howell, K.H. (2024, October). The association between youth perception of parental behavior and ethnic identity. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association (NEPA), Springfield, MA.
Harruna, L., Trinidad, A., Herrera, C., Howell, K.H., & Thurston, I.B. (2024, October). An examination of multi-level predictors of youth social competence. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Public Health Association
(APHA), Minneapolis, MN.
Velandia, E.A., Howell, K.H., Chambers, M., & Bartelli, D. (2024, September). Discordance in parent-child reports of corporal punishment: Associations with child resilience and parent-child closeness. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Park, J., Howell, K.H., Gilliam, H.C., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2024, September). Examining predictors of parenting attitudes among pregnant women. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Ahmed, A.M., Howell, K.H., Herrera, C., Jamison, L.E., & Thurston, I.B. (2024, August). Multi-level factors related to persistent somatic symptoms in black youth with high body weights. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle, WA.
Howell, K.H., Thomsen, K.N., Stobbe, R.A., & Velandia, E.A. (2024, August). Emotion regulation as a moderator between complicated grief and behavior problems in bereaved youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle, WA.
Ahmed, A.M., Howell, K.H., Herrera, C., Jamison, L.E., & Thurston, I.B. (2024, April). Multi-level strength-based factors associated with fewer somatic complaints in Black youth with high body weights. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Velandia, E.A., Howell, K.H, Hosea, A.G., & Bartelli, D. (2024, April). Discordance in parent-child reports of parental involvement: Associations with child resilience, parent-child closeness, and parent-child conflict. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2024, Nashville, TN.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Hasselle, A.J., & Hosea, A.G. (2024, April). Polyvictimization moderates the effect of a camp-based intervention on resilience among youth exposed to family violence. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2024, Nashville, TN.
Porter, D.V., Howell, K.H., Garza, A., Herrera, C., & Thurston, I.B. (2024, April) Individual resilience, caregiver resilience, and exposure to maternal syndemics among Black youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Chicago, IL.
Hosea, A.G., Garza, A., & Howell, K.H. (2024, April). Factors related to externalizing symptoms among bereaved youth. Poster presented at the Mid-South Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN.
Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., Henderson, M.O., Kersey, B., & Stobbe, R. (2023, November). Exploring resilience in bereaved youth: The role of parenting and communication. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Stobbe, R.A., Garza, A., & Hasselle, A.J. (2023, November). The effects of multigenerational trauma exposure on youth's health-related quality of life and the role of maternal and paternal attachment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Shannon, M.C., Howell, K.H., & Jamison, L.E. (2023, November). Associations among positive parenting, parental involvement, and coping strategies in bereaved youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Garza, A., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., Ahmed, A., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, November). Factors associated with youth's perceptions of parenting: The role of resilience assets. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Maye, C.E., Howell, K.H., Porter, D.V., Ahmed, A., Thomsen, K., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, August). Multilevel risk and protective factors associated with anxious-depressive symptoms among adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
Mandell, J.E., Howell, K.H., Maye, C., Campbell, K., Porter, D., Garza, A., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, August). Maternal and child resilience: Belsky's parenting model in the context of syndemics. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
Campbell, K.D., Banks, D.E., Thomsen, K.N., & Howell, K.H. (2023, June). Avoidance of racial trauma exposure and concurrent substance use among racial/ethnic minoritized young adults. Poster presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) annual meeting, Denver, CO.
Stobbe, R.A., Howell, K.H., & Gilliam, H.C. (2023, June). Examining factors related to the therapeutic alliance in treatment seeking bereaved youth. Poster presented at the International Death, Grief and Bereavement Conference annual meeting, La Crosse, WI.
Garza, A., Napier, T.R., & Howell, K.H., (2023, April). Factors associated with internalizing symptoms among bereaved youth: The role of communication and positive parenting practices. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2023, Nashville, TN.
Stobbe, R., Gilliam, H.C., Bartelli, D., & Howell, K.H. (2023, April). Examining caregiver adversity and parenting practices associated with internalizing symptoms in children. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2023, Nashville, TN.
Henderson, M.O., Stobbe, R., Gilliam, H.C., Bartelli, D., & Howell, K.H. (2023, April). Examining the relationship between parenting practices and spirituality among caregivers experiencing adversity. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2023, Nashville, TN.
Herrera, C., Howell, K.H., Porter, D.V., Piper, M., Bruner, A., Cheung, C., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, April). The moderating effect of parent-adolescent communication on youth adversity and externalizing problems. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA.
Porter, D.V., Howell, K.H., Howie, W.C., Maye, C.E., Piper, M., Herrera, C., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, April). Maternal syndemics and anxious-depressed symptoms among Black youth: The role of resilience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA.
Hasselle, A.J. & Howell, K.H. (2023, April). The effects of camp counselor volunteerism in adolescents' self-efficacy, leadership skills, and emotional states. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA.
Ahmed, A., Howell, K.H., Porter, D., Herrera, C., Bruner, A., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, March). Examining the influence of resilience, communication, and cohesion on child social competency among mothers experiencing physical & mental health adversity. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) annual conference Chicago, IL.
Jamison, L.E. & Howell, K.H. (2023, March). An exploration of static and malleable factors related to resilience among bereaved youth. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for research in Child Development (SRCD), Salt Lake City, UT.
Thomsen, K.N., Howell, K.H., & Bartelli, D. (2023, March). Child social support moderates the association between caregiver psychopathology and child school engagement. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for research in Child Development (SRCD), Salt Lake City, UT.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., & Thurston, I.B. (2023, March) Exploring alcohol misuse, adversity, and intimate partner violence among Black mothers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS), Brussels, Belgium.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Thomsen, K.N., Park, J., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2022, November). Breaking intergenerational cycles of child maltreatment: Examining the moderating effect of mental health treatment on women’s prenatal parenting beliefs. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Atlanta, GA.
Jamison, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2022, November). Examining factors that contribute to clinically significant maladaptive grief symptoms in bereaved youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Atlanta, GA.
Walker, H.E., Thomsen, K.N., Jamison, L.E., Wamser-Nanney, R.A., & Howell, K.H. (2022, November). The role of emotion regulation in lifetime exposure to victimization. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Atlanta, GA.
Howell, K.H., Thomsen, K.N., Napier, T.R., Stobbe, R., & Bartelli, D. (2022, August). Associations between youth resilience and relational factors: The role of friends and family. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Minneapolis, MN.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., Thomsen, K.N., & Hasselle, A.J. (2022, August). Exploring patterns of violence and mental health outcomes among BIPOC women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Minneapolis, MN.
Porter, D.V., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., & Howie, W.C. (2022, April). Multilevel resilience and anxious-depressive symptoms among Black youth exposed to maternal syndemics. Poster and data blitz presented at ResilienceCon 2022, virtual.
Campbell, K.D., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., & Harrison, A.E. (2022, March). Gender differences in psychological well-being among school aged youth: Examining income, victimization, and parental attachment. Poster presented at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (ISPCAN) Congress, virtual.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Thomsen, K.N., Martin, V.T., & Hasselle, A.J. (2021, November). Evaluating the impact of a trauma-informed camp-based intervention on domains of wellbeing among youth exposed to domestic violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), virtual.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Scheid, C.R., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2021, November). Empirically-derived patterns of adverse childhood experiences and associations with prenatal social networks. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), virtual.
Robinson K.D., Pugh P.J., Gilliam H.C., Wamser-Nanney R.A., & Howell K.H. (2021, November). Comparing maternal and paternal communication among emerging adults: The role of difficulties in emotion regulation, childhood parental monitoring, and stressful life events. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), virtual.
Carney J.R., Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., & Arenas Gallo, P. (2021, November). The role of age of exposure to adversity in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and posttraumatic stress symptom severity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), virtual.
Thomsen, K.N., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., & Bartelli, D. (2021, November). Caregiver anxiety as a moderator between child social support and child school engagement among families exposed to adversity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), virtual.
Thomsen, K.N., Howell, K.H., Gilliam, H.C., & Wamser-Nanney, R. (2021, August). Mapping individual, relational, and contextual resources onto PTSD and resilience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), virtual.
Crossnine, C.B., Howell, K.H., & Bartelli, D. (2021, August). Examining associations between trauma, the parent-child relationship, and youth functioning. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), virtual.
Campbell, K.D., Howell, K.H., & Thurston, I.B. (2021, May). Weight-related quality of life, resilience, and stress among Black youth with high body weights. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), virtual.
Howell, K.H. & Thurston, I.B. (2021, April). Examining factors that contribute to behavior problems in youth with high body weight. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), virtual.
Robinson, K.D., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., Gilliam, H.C., Martin, V.T., & Harrison, A.E. (2021, April). Contextual and psychological factors associated with alcohol use frequency among 18-year-olds bereaved in childhood. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), virtual.
Crossnine, C.B., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., & Wamser-Nanney, R. (2021, April). The impact of parental communication and monitoring on emotion regulation among emerging adults. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), virtual.
Sheddan, H.C., Howell, K.H., Pigrum, J., & Hasselle, A.H. (2021, April). Associations between parental attachment, global self-worth, and social support in children exposed to adversity. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Stobbe, R., Napier, T.R., Bartelli, D., & Howell, K.H. (2021, April). Examining socioecological protective factors associated with childhood depression. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Thomsen, K.N., Howell, K.H., Napier, T.R., & Wamser-Nanney, R. (2021, April). The differential impact of physical and threatened community violence on resilience and depression. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Crossnine, C.B., Howell, K.H., & Wamser-Nanney, R. (2021, April). The relationship between emotion regulation and engagement coping strategies among emerging adults. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Robinson, K.D., Gilliam, H.C., Harrison A.E., Woolfork, A.J., & Howell, K.H. (2021, April). Hope, self-perception, and emotion regulation: An examination of gender differences among school-aged children. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Choquette, A.E., Howell, K.H., Stobbe, R.A., & Bartelli, D. (2021, April). Assessing the relationship between parenting styles and different facets of resilience. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Semenkovich, K.A., Howell, K.H., & Bartelli, D. (2021, April). Associations among parenting, children's social awareness, and social skills in Black/African American families experiencing low income. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Beyer, M.S., Howell, K.H., Gilliam, H.C., & Bartelli, D. (2021, April). Parental trauma exposure and the caregiver-child relationship: Exploring the role of stress responses. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2021, virtual.
Maye, C.E., Howell, K.H., Philip, S.R., Porter, D., & Thurston, I.B. (2021, April). The role of ethnic identity and anxious/depressed symptoms on social problems in adolescents with high body weights. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) annual conference, virtual.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., & Gilliam, H.C. (2021, April). Examining grief reactions via a familial case study. Poster presented at the Association for Death Education Studies (ADEC) annual meeting, virtual.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., & Thomsen, K.N. (2021, March). Factors associated with caregiver perceptions of youth emotional and behavioral problems. Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) annual conference, virtual.
Beyer, M.S., Howell, K.H., Gilliam, H.C., & Bartelli, D. (2021, March). Intergenerational effects of childhood sexual abuse: Associations between trauma, mental health, and resilience. Poster presented at the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) annual conference, virtual.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Wamser-Nanney, R.A. (2021, March). Examining posttraumatic stress in emerging adulthood: The importance of supportive networks. Poster presented at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) annual meeting, virtual.
Howell, K.H., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2020, November). Associations between sources of support and resilience in pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Paulson, J.L., & Jamison, L.E. (2020, November). I’ll catch you when you fall: Social safety nets and housing instability in IPV-exposed women. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Carney, J.R., Gilliam, H.C., Robinson, K.D., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2020, November). Associations between locus of control and resilience among women exposed to intimate partner violence: The moderating role of social support. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., Scheid, C.R., Gilliam, H.C., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2020, November). Associations between antenatal depression and risk for child maltreatment in pregnant women exposed to IPV. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Wamser-Nanney, R. (2020, November). Relationships between adversity, coping, and mental health among emerging adults identifying as sexual or gender minorities. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Robinson, K.D., Jamison L.E., Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2020, November). Examining psychological well-being among Black or African American emerging adults exposed to adversity. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Carney J.R., Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Napier, T.R. (2020, November). Elucidating the relationship between the adverse childhood experiences subscales and PTSD symptom severity. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Walker, H.E., Wamser-Nanney, R., & Howell, K.H. (2020, November). Sexual revictimization: Exploring the roles of posttraumatic stress symptoms, emotion regulation, and anger. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Walker, H.E., Wamser-Nanney, R., & Howell, K.H. (2020, November). Sexual revictimization: Investigating the roles of community violence exposure and substance misuse. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, virtual.
Howell, K.H., Wamser-Nanney, R., Gilliam, H., Robinson, K., & Martin, V. (2020, August). Individual, relational, and contextual resources in emerging adults experiencing adversity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), virtual.
Maye, C.M., Howell, K.H., Howie, W.C., & Thurston, I.B. (2020, August). Weight-related quality of life and posttraumatic stress symptoms in adolescents with high body weights. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), virtual.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Kaufman, C.C., Howie, W.C., & Maye, C.E. (2020, April). Resilience among Black adolescents with large bodies: The role of sleep, quality of life, and caregiver factors. Poster accepted but conference cancelled at the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) conference, San Francisco, CA.
Mandell, J.E., Howell, K.H., Toumayan, A.T., & Thurston, I.B. (2020, March). Exploring defiance, caregiver communication, and resilience among Black adolescents with high body weights and their caregivers. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) annual conference, Dallas, TX.
Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., Napier, T.R., & Scheid, C.R. (2019, November). Identifying assets across the social ecology associated with resilience in pregnant women experiencing intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) annual meeting, Boston, MA.
Napier, T.R., Hasselle, A.J. & Howell, K.H. (2019, November). Psychometric evaluation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale in a sample of bereaved youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Shoemaker, H.L., Howell, K.H., & Wamser-Nanney, R.A. (2019, November). Risk and protective factors associated with posttraumatic stress symptoms following exposure to childhood trauma. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Hasselle, A.J. Napier, T.R., & Howell, K.H. (2019, November). Exploring the ecological resilience model: Associations between resilience resources and trait resilience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Schwartz, L.E. & Howell, K.H (2019, November). The influence of co-occurring parent and child prolonged grief on parent-child communication, parenting practices, and children’s emotion regulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Wamser-Nanney, R.A. (2019, November). A relational perspective on depression among emerging adults exposed to violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Crossnine, C.B., Schaefer, L.M., Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2019, November) The combined impact of parental insecure attachment and resilience on self-acceptance in emerging adults exposed to childhood victimization. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Gilliam, H.C., Howell, K.H., Wamser-Nanney, R., & Shoemaker, H.L. (2019, November). The relationship between illicit substance use, violence exposure, and community factors in young adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Walker, H.E., Wamser-Nanney, R.A., & Howell, K.H. (2019, November). Religious coping as a moderator for childhood interpersonal trauma and posttraumatic stress and resilience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Paulson, J., & Jamison, L.E. (2019, November). Examining how internal and external forms of resilience protect against different types of psychopathology in pregnant women exposed to IPV. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Boston, MA.
Robinson, K.D., Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Wamser-Nanney, R., & Shoemaker, H.L. (2019, November). Examining the relationship between social support and emotion dysregulation in trauma-exposed Black or African American emerging adults. Poster presented at the Tennessee Psychological Association (TPA) conference, Nashville, TN.
Schaefer, L.M., & Howell, K.H. (2019, August). Building resilience after bereavement: Protective factors associated with resilience among bereaved youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Chicago, IL.
Sheddan, H.C., Hasselle, A.H., & Howell, K.H. (2019, April). The relationship between social support and school engagement in children exposed to adversity. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2019, Nashville, TN.
Yoon, S., Howell, K.H., Dillard, R., Shockley McCarthy K., Napier T.R., & Pei, F. (2019, April). Resilience following child maltreatment: Definitional considerations and developmental variations. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2019, Nashville, TN.
Decker, K.M., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Hardin, R.N., & Toumayan, A.C. (2019, April). Family and community factors that impact sleep among Black adolescents of size. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology (SPP) Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Sheddan, H.C., Napier, T.R., Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2019, March). Associations between social support, attachment style, and emotional intelligence following exposure to adversity. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., & Schwartz, L.E. (2019, March). The Protective role of parental attachment in young adults who experience divorce. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Kaufman, C.C., Mandell, J.E., & Decker, K.M. (2019, March). Predictors of parenting practices in matched-pairs of mothers living with HIV and mothers experiencing intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC), Atlanta, GA.
Mandell, J.E., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Schaefer, L.M., & Hardin, R.N. (2019, March). Social support for mothers living with HIV: The beneficial role of positive parenting. Poster presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC), Atlanta, GA.
Kaufman, C.C., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H. Maclin-Akinyemi, C. Young, S.S., & Amaba, B. (2019, March). Associations between ethnic identity, social support, and spirituality among women living with adversity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), Washington, D.C.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., & Schaefer, L.M. (2018, November). Coping after loss: Associations with prolonged grief and posttraumatic stress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Washington, DC.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Mandell, J.E., Paladino, A.J., Decker, K.M., Kaufman, C.C., Hasselle, A.J., Burton, E.T., & Han, J.C. (2018, November). Everyday discrimination and weight-related quality of life in Black adolescents in an obesity clinic. Poster presented at the annual scientific meeting of the Obesity Society (TOS), Nashville, TN.
Napier, T.R., Howell, K.H., & Schwartz, L.E. (2018, November). The effects of parental attachment on young adult depression and resilience following exposure to trauma. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Schaefer, L.M., Hasselle, A.J., & Murry-Drobot, O. (2018, November). Social support as a moderator between syndemics and posttraumatic stress among women experiencing adversity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Hasselle, A.J. (2018, November). The differential impact of parenting on bereaved children’s posttraumatic stress and grief symptomatology. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Decker, K.M., & Schwartz, L.E. (2018, November). Associations between substance use and depressive symptoms in women experiencing intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Shoemaker, H.L., Schwartz, T.R., Schwartz. L.E., Harrell-Williams, L.M., & Howell, K.H. (2018, November). The impact of unique violent experiences on the severity of psychopathology and associated coping strategies. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Hasselle, A.J., & Howell, K.H. (2018, November). A longitudinal study examining how coping impacts posttraumatic stress symptomatology among bereaved youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H, Schwartz, L.E., & Hasselle, A.J. (2018, November). The moderating role of optimism and age on resilience following childhood victimization among emerging adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Washington, DC.
Schwartz, T.R., Howell, K.H., Schwartz. L.E., Capers, J.M., & Sheddan, H.C. (2018, August). Psychological functioning in emerging adults following parental loss or divorce. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), San Francisco, CA.
Shoemaker, H.L., Howell, K.H., & Schwartz. L.E. (2018, August). Coping mediates the relationship between trauma type and posttraumatic stress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), San Francisco, CA.
Sheddan, H.C., Hasselle, A.J., Schwartz, T.R., Schwartz, L.E., Wagner, H.E., & Howell, K.H. (2018, July). Associations between social support, disclosure, and emotional intelligence following adversity. Poster presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Shoemaker, H.L, Howell, K.H., Harrell-Williams, L.M., Capers, J.M., & Schwartz, L.E. (2018, July). Trauma type and coping strategies predict substance use in emerging adults exposed to adversity. Poster presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Maclin-Akinyemi, C.D., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., & Anderson, M.B. (2018, May). Substance use among Black women experiencing adversity: Ethnic identity and community cohesion as protective factors. Poster presented at the annual National Conference on Health Disparities, Philadelphia, PA.
Schwartz, L.E. & Howell, K.H. (2018, May). The role of event centrality in the expression of prolonged grief symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), San Francisco, CA.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., Shoemaker, H.L., & Armstrong, A. (2018, April). Protective factors contributing to resilience in violence-exposed young adults. Poster presented at ResilienceCon 2018, Nashville, TN.
Thurston, I.B., & Howell, K.H. (2018, April). Ethnic identity moderates the relationship between stress and co-occurring adversities among Black women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM), New Orleans, LA.
Paulson, J., Miller-Graff, L.E, & Howell, K.H. (2018, March). Childhood poly-victimization and young adult physical health problems: The role of exercise. Poster presented at Psychology & Peace 2018, Notre Dame, IN.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Mandell, J., Hardin, R.N., Anderson, M.B., & Maclin-Akinyemi, C. (2018, March). Predictors of sex behavior self-efficacy among women exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP), Philadelphia, PA.
Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2017, November). Cumulative trauma predicts the attachment styles of emerging adults: The impact of attachment on psychopathology, resilience, emotional intelligence, & optimism. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H, Schwartz, L.E., & Hasselle, A.J. (2017, November). The differential contributions of religious coping to posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth following childhood adversity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL.
Howell, K.H., Bottomley, J.S., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2017, November). Barriers to engaging in treatment for pregnant women exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Scheid, C.R., & Schaefer, L.M. (2017, November). “Violence is everywhere”: Childhood polyvictimization, perceptions of prevalence of violence, and posttraumatic stress symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL
Wamser-Nanney, R., Howell, K.H, Hasselle, A., & Schwartz, L. (2017, November). The moderating role of trauma type on the relationship between centrality of the trauma and mental health outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Chicago, IL.
Kaufman, C.C., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., & Hasselle, A.J. (2017, November). Parenting practices and spirituality among women exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), San Diego, CA.
Berlin, K.S., Klages, K.L., Rybak, T.M., Banks, G.G., Ali, J.S., Semenkovich, K.A., Howell, K.H., Alemzadeh, R., Diaz-Thomas, A., & Eddington, A. (2017, November). Parental psychological flexibility and parenting strategies and the relation to psychosocial problems among adolescents with type-1 diabetes. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavior and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), San Diego, CA.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H, Thurston, I.B, Kaufman, C.C., & Hasselle, A.J. (2017, August). Protective factors associated with generalized anxiety among women exposed to partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
Paulson, J., Miller-Graff, L.E, & Howell, K.H. (2017, August). Childhood poly-victimization and physical health outcomes in young adulthood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Washington, DC.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Jamison, L.E., & Decker, K.M. (2017, July). The effects of empirically derived patterns of intimate partner violence and stressful life events on resilience and social support. Poster presented at the Fifth World Congress on Positive Psychology, Montreal, Quebec, CA.
Schaefer, L.M., Howell, K.H, Schwartz, L.S., Crossnine, C.B. (2017, April). The relationship between religious coping and resilience among young adults exposed to childhood trauma. Poster presented at ResilienceCon: The Science of Strength Conference, Nashville, TN.
Hasselle, A.J. Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2017, April). Resilience and posttraumatic stress: A latent profile analysis of coping responses to self-selected lifetime most traumatic event. Poster presented at ResilienceCon: The Science of Strength Conference, Nashville, TN.
Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Hasselle, A.J., Decker, K. & Jamison, L.E. (2017, April). Risk and resilience among children exposed to maternal intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Austin, TX.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Cohen, R. (2017, April). Latent profile analysis of protective factors in the midst of peer victimization: Differences on well-being and resilience. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Austin, TX.
Miller-Graff, L.E., Howell, K.H., Martinez-Torteya, C. & Grein, K. (2017, April). Developmental pathways to social competence in children at-risk for maltreatment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Austin, TX.
Crossnine, C.B., Schaefer, L.M., Sheddan, H.C., Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2017, April). The effects of childhood trauma exposure on young adulthood optimism. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Memphis, TN.
Dormois, M.H., Hasselle, A.J., Schwartz, L.E., Carlew, A.L., & Howell, K.H. (2017, April). The relationship between religiosity and alcohol use in young adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Memphis, TN.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Jamison, L.E. (2016, November). The effect of childhood loss and adulthood loss on trauma exposure, resilience, and grief: A developmental perspective. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, TX.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Schwartz, L.E., & Decker, K.M. (2016, November). The role of current and past intimate partner violence on depression among women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, TX.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., & Dormois, M.H. (2016, November). Variations in engagement coping based on type of traumatic experience. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Dallas, TX.
Dormois, M.H., Hasselle, A.J., & Howell, K.H. (2016, November). Young adult religiosity and spirituality following childhood victimization: relations with emotion regulation and social support. Poster presented at the Tennessee Psychological Association (TPA) conference, Nashville, TN.
Kaufman, C.C., Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., & Crossnine, C.B. (2016, November). Patterns of mental health and associations with spirituality in women exposed to adversity. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), New York, NY.
Hasselle, A.J., Howell, K.H., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Dormois, M.H. (2016, August). The influence of poly-victimization during childhood on eating disorder symptoms in young adulthood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver, CO.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., Klages, K.L., Crossnine, C.B., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2016, August). Patterns of relationship quality in violent and nonviolent intimate partner relationships. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver, CO.
Jamison, L.E., Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2016, August). Examining relationships amidst childhood polyvictimization and young adult intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver, CO.
Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Decker, K., & Dormois, M. (2016, July). The impact of intergenerational intimate partner violence on parenting, child resilience, and child psychopathology. Poster presented at the International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Hardin, R.N., Hasselle, A., & Anderson, M. (2016, March). Factors associated with resilience in children of black mothers experiencing physical and emotional adversities. Poster presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) conference, Washington, DC.
Howell, K.H., Thurston, I.B., Anderson, M.B., & Padden, J.L. (2015, December). Individual, interpersonal, and community predictors of resilience in women living with HIV. Poster presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC), Atlanta, GA.
Thurston, I.B., Howell, K.H., Hardin, R.N., & Decker, K.M. (2015, December). Factors distinguishing depression among women living with HIV: The role of partner violence and life stress. Poster presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference (NHPC), Atlanta, GA.
Howell, K.H., Schwartz, L.E., Jamison, L.E., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2015, November). Pathways from childhood poly-victimization to young adulthood intimate partner violence: The role of posttraumatic stress and emotion dysregulation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), New Orleans, LA.
Lance, K.M., Kim, Y., Miller-Graff, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2015, November). The role of childhood polyvictimization in onset of illicit drug use and current posttraumatic stress symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), New Orleans, LA.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., Jamison, L.E., & Miller-Graff, L.E. (2015, November). The influence of type of intimate partner violence on the association between childhood victimization and internalizing symptoms. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), New Orleans, LA.
Jamison, L.E., Schwartz, L.E., & Howell, K.H. (2015, October). Associations between poly-victimization in childhood and intimate partner violence in young adulthood. Poster presented at the Tennessee Psychological Association (TPA) conference, Nashville, TN.
Schwartz, L.E., Howell, K.H., Howard Sharp, K.M., & Cohen, R. (2015, June). The role of resilience processes in emotion dysregulation, parent responses, and childhood loneliness. Poster presented at the Pathways to Resilience Conference: Beyond Nature vs. Nurture, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA.
Howell, K.H. & Thurston, I.B. (2015, June). Predictors of resilience among high-risk mothers: Examining individual, interpersonal, and community-level factors. Poster presented at the Pathways to Resilience Conference: Beyond Nature vs. Nurture, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA.
Barnes, S.E., Howell, K.H., & Cohen, R. (2015, March). The role of children’s attitudes toward conflict and parent and friend responses to anger in predicting aggressive behavior. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Philadelphia, PA.
Moley, J., Barnes, S., Howell, K.H., & Miller, L.E. (2014, November). Potential mediators of childhood exposure to violence and health problems in young adulthood. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Miami, FL.
Jackson, K. Tull, M., Howell, K.H., & Miller, L.E. (2014, November). Effects of perpetrator characteristics on adult interpersonal relationship quality in victims of child sexual abuse. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Miami, FL.
Kamody, R.C., Berlin, K.S., Rybak, T.M., Banks, G.G., Tillery, R., Howell, K.H., & Cohen, R. (2014, November). Relation of mindfulness and psychological flexibility profiles to socioemotional outcomes in elementary school children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA.
Rybak, T.M., Berlin, K.S., Kamody, R.C., Banks, G.G., Tillery, R., Howell, K.H., Cohen, R. (2014, November). Evaluating an alternate factor structure of the Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure and the Avoidance and Fusion Questionnaire for Youth. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA.
Barnes, S.E., Howell, K.H., Kamody, R.C., & Berlin, K.S. (2014, May). How do parenting characteristics influence the competency of children exposed to violence? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), San Francisco, CA.
Issner, J.H., Barrett-Becker, E.P., Burnside, A., Howell, K.H., & Kaplow, J.B. (2013, November). Communication and behavioral health outcomes in parentally bereaved preschoolers: Enhancing adaptive grief through discussions about the death. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Philadelphia, PA.
Graham-Bermann, S. A., Miller, L. E., Howell, K. H., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2013, August). Reducing internalizing problems for preschool children exposed to domestic violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Honolulu, HI.
Kaplow, J., Howell, K., Shapiro, D., Wardecker, B., Layne, C., Abelson, J., Worthman, C., & Prossin, A. (2013, June). Biological, psychological, and socio-environmental factors associated with maladaptive grief in bereaved youth. Poster presented at the Twenty-fourth Annual Albert J. Silverman Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Kaplow, J., Howell, K., Shapiro, D., Wardecker, B., Layne, C., Abelson, J., Worthman, C., & Prossin, A. (2012, November). Biological, psychological, and socio-environmental factors associated with maladaptive grief in bereaved youth: Implications for intervention. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Los Angeles, CA.
Howell, K.H., Farber, A., Wardecker, B., & Kaplow, J.B. (2012, April). Psychological resiliency in bereaved children. Poster presented at the Twenty-third Annual Albert J. Silverman Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Lerner, E., Merlanti, M., Layne, C., Pynoos, R., Howell, K., & Kaplow, J. (2012, April). The Multidimensional Grief Reactions Scale: Factor structure and sociodemographic and psychological correlates in bereaved children. Twenty third Annual Albert J. Silverman Research Conference, Ann Arbor, MI.
Kaplow, J., Shapiro, D., Prossin, A., Wardecker, B., Howell, K., & Abelson, J. (2011, December). HPA Axis dysregulation, posttraumatic stress, and maladaptive grief in parentally bereaved children: Individual and environmental correlates. Poster presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), Waikoloa, HI.
Howell, K.H., Miller, L.E., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2011, November). Inconsistencies in mothers’ and group therapists’ evaluations of resilience in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Baltimore, MD.
Howell, K.H., Farber, A., Wardecker, B., & Kaplow, J.B. (2011, November). Psychological resiliency in parentally bereaved children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Baltimore, MD.
Galano, M.M., Hunter, E.C., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2011, May). What influences the decision to seek shelter services for women experiencing intimate partner violence? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Washington, DC.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Hunter, E.C. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2011, May). Safety planning for young children exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association (MPA), Chicago, IL.
Kuhlman, K.R., Howell, K. H. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2010, November). Physical health in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Poster presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS), Montreal, Quebec, CA.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Kwek, J., Lilly, M.M., & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2010, May). Predictors of verbal ability for preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Boston, MA.
VanZomeren-Dohm, A., Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann, S. (2010, May). Larger family networks are associated with better adjustment for children exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), Boston, MA.
Howell, K. H., Sularz, A., Hadi, Z. & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2009, August). Trauma symptoms and resilience in children exposed to domestic violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, Ontario, CA.
Miller, L. E., Graham-Bermann, S., Grekin, R., & Howell, K. H. (2009, August). Preschooler’s appraisals of interparental conflict in families experiencing domestic violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Toronto, Ontario, CA.
Hutchison, J.A., Mannuzza, S., Roizen, E.R., Lashua, E.C., Howell, K.H., Truong, N.L., Castellanos, F.X., & RG Klein, R.G. (2008, May). Middle adult outcome of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: a preliminary report of a 33-year prospective follow-up study. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychopathological Association (APPA), New York, NY.
Howell, K. H., Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Gross, M.M. (2007, August). Evaluating resilience in preschool children exposed to intimate partner violence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), San Francisco, CA.
Howell, K. H., Graham-Bermann, S. A., & Banco, S. (2007, May). Evaluating the sibling relationship in children exposed to domestic violence. Poster presented at the International Conference on Children Exposed to Domestic Violence, London, Ontario, CA.