Selected Publications and Presentations of Kimberly Howard, Ph.D.:

Howard, K. S. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Relationship supportiveness during the transition to parenting among married and unmarried parents. Parenting: Science and Practice.

Lefever, J. B., Howard, K. S., Lanzi, R. G., Borkowski, J. G., Atwater, J., Guest, K. C., Ramey, S. L., Hughes, K. P., & the Centers for Prevention of Child Neglect. (in press). Cell phones and the measurement of child neglect: The validity of the Parent-Child Activities Interview. Child Maltreatment.

Nicholson, J. S., Howard, K. S., & Borkowski, J. G. (2008). Mental models for parenting: Correlates of metaparenting among fathers of young children. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 6, 39-61.

Smith, L. E., Howard, K. S., & the Centers for the Prevention of Child Neglect. (2008). Continuity of paternal social support and depression among new mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 763-773.

Howard, K. S., Carothers, S. S., Smith, L., & Akai, C. (2007). Protective factors. In J. G. Borkowski, T. L. Whitman, J. Farris, S. S. Carothers, D. Keogh, & K. Weed (Eds.), Risk and resilience among at-risk mothers and their children . Mahwah , NJ : Erlbaum.

Howard, K. S., Burke Lefever, J. E., Borkowski, J. G., & Whitman, T. L. (2006) Fathers' influence in the lives of children with adolescent mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 468-476.

Howard, K. S. (2006). Domestic violence prevention. In J. G. Borkowski, & C. Weaver (Eds.), The culture of prevention: Using science and art to promote healthy development . Baltimore , MD : Paul H. Brookes.

Borkowski, J. G., & Howard, K. S. (2006). Applying for research grants. In F. T. L. Leong, & J. T. Austin (Eds.) The psychology research handbook: A primer for graduate students and research assistants (Vol. 2). Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage Publications.

Selected Presentations:

Howard, K. S. (2008, June). Direct and Indirect Influences of Paternal Parenting on Children’s Development. Poster session presented at Head Start’s Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Howard, K. S., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., & Cabrera, N. (2008, June). The Many Faces of Father Involvement: Profiles of Fathers’ Responsibility, Accessibility, and Engagement with their Children. Poster session presented at Head Start’s Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

Howard, K. S., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Lubke, G. (2008, April). Mother-Child Attachment Relationships in Fragile Families. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Population Association of America, New Orleans, LA.

Howard, K. S., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008, March). Children’s Developmental Delay and Parental Relationship Quality in Fragile Families. Poster session presented at the 41st annual Gatlinburg Conference, San Deigo, CA.

Howard, K. S. (2007, July). Paternal Attachment Styles, Parenting Quality, and Children’s Attachment. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the International Attachment Conference, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal.

Howard, K. S., Carta, J. J., Hughes, K. P., Schatz, J. N., Borkowski, J. G., & The Centers for the Prevention of Child Neglect. (2007, March). Prenatal cumulative risk and maternal parenting during infancy. In J. G. Borkowski, (Chair), Early Risk for Developmental Delays among Children of First Time Mothers: Two Year Findings from the Parenting for the First Time Project . Paper symposium to be conducted at the Gatlinburg Conference, Annapolis , MD.