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*Indicates a student co-author that Dr. Lee mentored.

2025

  • *Granner, J.R., Seng, J.S., & Lee, S.J. (2025). Families optimizing resilience via trauma-informed father involvement (FORTIFI) theory synthesis. Child Welfare, 102(6). 
  • Harty, J.S., Walsh, T., Lee, S.J., Charles, P., & Pate, D. (2025). The institutional web: Fathers of color navigating child welfare and intersecting systems. Child Welfare, 102(5). 
  • *Granner, J.R., Lee, S.J., Burns, J., Herrenkohl, T.I., Miller, A.L., Batshon, R., Seng, J.S (2025). Perinatal intervention desires of new fathers who have a history of child maltreatment: A mixed methods study. Child Maltreatment.
  • Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A.C., Ma, J., Pace, G.T., Lee, S.J., & Davis-Kean, P.E. (2025). Interactions of gender inequality and parental discipline predicting child aggression in low- and middle-income countries. Child Development, 96, 7-20. 10.1111/cdev.14152
  • *Ward, K.P., *Chang, O.D., & Lee, S.J. (2025). “Tell Me What I’m Doing Wrong”: Criticism of Parenting Choices and Mental Health During COVID-19. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 70, 243-253.
  • Gershoff, E.T., Lee, S.J., Lee, J. Y., *Chang, O. D., & Taylor, C. A. (2025). Spare the dog, hit the child: Preliminary findings regarding parents’ beliefs about spanking and hitting children. Psychology of Violence, 5, 76–84. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000535

2024

  • Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.J., Oh, S., Xu, A., Radney, A., & Rodriguez, C. (2024). Family stress processes underlying COVID-19 related economic insecurity for mothers and fathers and children’s internalizing behavior problems. Child & Family Social Work. http://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13188
  • *Chang, O.D., Ward, K.P., & Lee, S.J. (2024). Examining coping strategies and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence for the protective role of problem-focused coping. Health and Social Work, 49(3), 175-184. https://doi.org/10.1093/hsw/hlae018
  • *Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.J., *Lin, M., *Chang, O.D., Albuja, A. & Volling, B.L. (2024). Low-income fathers are emotionally resilient: A qualitative exploration of paternal emotions across early parenting. Infant Mental Health Journal, 45, 645-669.
  • Lee, J.Y. Lee, S.J., Xu, A., Steinke, H., & Weiland, C. (2024). Development, acceptability, and initial implementation of an interactive text-messaging program for fathers. Maternal Child Health Journal, 20, 1920-1932. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-024-03983-7
  • Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., *Pace, G.T., & *Chang, O.D. (2024). Shared parental responsiveness amongst fathers and mothers with low income and early child outcomes. Family Relations, 73, 683-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12913
  • ​Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.J., Yoon, S., Kirsch, J., Pace, G.T., & Schoppe-Sullivan, S. (2024). Family stress processes underlying material hardship and parental detachment and warmth amongst racially diverse fathers and mothers with low income. Journal of Family Violence, 39, 1075-1091. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-023-00583-x

2023


  • Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Pace, G.T., & Lee, S.J. (2023). Associations between 11 parental discipline behaviors and child outcomes across 60 countries. BMJ Open, 13, e058439. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ bmjopen-2021-058439
  • Lee, S.J. (2023). Social workers should stand against physical punishment of children. Social Work, 68, 241-249. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swad022
  • *Granner, J.R., Lee, S.J., Burns, J., Herrenkohl, T.I., Miller, A.L., Seng, J.S. (2023). Childhood maltreatment history and trauma-specific predictors of parenting stress in new fathers. Infant Mental Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/imhj.22084 
  • Lee, J.Y. & Lee, S.J. (2023). From the field: Implementing a text messaging intervention to engage fathers in home visiting. Maternal and Child Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-023-03718-0
  • Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.J., Volling, B.L., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2023). Examining mechanisms linking economic insecurity to interparental conflict among couples with low income. Family Relations, 72(3), 1158-1185. doi: 10.1111/fare.12698    
  • Rodriguez, C.M., Lee, S.J., & *Ward, K.P. (2023). Applying socio-emotional information processing theory to explain child abuse risk: Emerging patterns from the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Abuse & Neglect, 135, 105954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105954

2022

  • ​Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A.C., Lee, S.J., Ward, K.P., & Pace, G.T. (2022). Gender inequality in low- and middle- income countries: Associations with parental physical abuse and moderation by child gender. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 11928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911928
  • *Ward, K.P., & Lee, S.J. (2022). Associations of food insecurity and material social support with parent and child mental health during COVID-19. Children and Youth Services Review, 14, 106562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106562
  • Todorovic, K., O’Leary, B., *Ward, K.P., Devarasetty, P.P., Lee, S.J., Knox, M., & Andari, E. (2022). Prevalence, increase and predictors of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, using modern machine learning approaches. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883294/full
  • Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., *Pace, G.T., *Ward, K.P., & Lee, S.J. (2022). The association between spanking and physical abuse of young children in 56 low- and middle-income countries. Child Abuse and Neglect, 129, 105662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105662    
  • Lee, S.J., *Pace, G.T., *Lee, J.Y., & Altschul, I. (2022). Parental relationship status as a moderator of the associations between mothers’ and fathers’ conflict behaviors and early child behavior problems. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(7-8), NP3801-NP3831.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520948514    
  • Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., & Rodriguez, C.M. (2022). Longitudinal analysis of short-term changes in relationship conflict during COVID-19: A risk and resilience perspective. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37 (15-16), NP14239–NP14261. http://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211006359    
  • *Ward, K.P., Lee, S.J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., & *Pace, G.T. (2022). Patterns of caregiver aggressive and nonaggressive discipline toward young children in low- and middle- income countries: A latent class approach. Child Abuse & Neglect, 128, 105606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105606 
  • *Lee, J.Y., Lee, S.J., Volling, B.L., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2022). Examining mechanisms linking economic insecurity to interparental conflict among unmarried couples. Family Relations. doi: 10.1111/fare.12698
  • Rodriguez, C.M., & Lee, S.J. (2022). Role of emotion in child maltreatment risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-022-00379-5 
  • ​Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Singh, V. (2022). Anxiety and depression during COVID-19: Are adults in households with children faring worse? Journal of General Internal Medicine, 27, 1328-1330. doi: 10.1007/s11606-021-07256-9
  • Seewald, L., Walsh, T.B., Tolman, R.M., Lee, S.J., Reed, L.A., Ngo, Q., & Singh, V. (2022). Technology-facilitated abuse prevalence and associations among a nationally representative sample of young men. Annals of Family Medicine, 20(1), 12-17.  https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2758

2021

  • *Lee, J.Y., Volling, B.L., & Lee, S.J. (2021). Material hardship in families with low income: Positive effects of coparenting on fathers’ and mothers’ parenting and children’s prosocial behavior. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.729654
  • Hong, J.S., Valido, A., Espelage, D.L., Lee, S.J., deLara, E.W., & Lee, J.M. (2021). Racial/ethnic and sex differences in adolescent bullying victimization and psychosomatic symptoms: Can fathers’ involvement buffer this association? Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1387-1397. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.09.013
  • *Ward, K.P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., *Pace, G.T., Cuartas, J., & Lee, S.J. (2021). A multilevel ecological analysis of the predictors of spanking across 65 countries. BMJ Open, 11, e046075. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046075
  • Ortega, R.M., Johnson-Motoyama, M., Merkel-Holguin, L., Rodriguez, C.M., Lee, S.J., Maguire-Jack, K., & Herrenkohl, T.I. (2021). Fedele F. and Iris M. Fauri 2020 Memorial Lecture: Child Welfare and the COVID-19 Pandemic. APSAC Advisor, 33(2), 8-19.
  • Rodriguez, C.M., Silvia, P.J., Lee, S.J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2021). Assessing mothers’ automatic affective and discipline reactions to child behavior in relation to child abuse risk: A dual-processing investigation. Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/10731911211020114
  • Rodriguez, C.M., Lee, S.J., & *Ward, K.P. (2021). Underlying mechanisms for racial disparities in parent-child physical and psychological aggression and child abuse risk. Child Abuse & Neglect, 117, 105089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105089
  • Rodriguez, C.M., Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., & Pu, D.F. (2021). The perfect storm: Hidden risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child Maltreatment, 26, 139-151. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520982066
  • Lee, S.J., Walsh, T.B., *Lee, J.Y., Tolman, R.M., Garfield, C., Seabrook, R.C., & Singh, V. (2021). Men’s knowledge of anticipatory guidance topics: Results from a nationally representative study. Academic Pediatrics, 21(5), 830-837. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2021.03.015   ​
  • Ma, J., Lee, S.J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2021). Adverse childhood experiences and spanking have similar associations with early behavior problems. The Journal of Pediatrics, 235, 170-177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.01.072
  • ​​Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., *Chang, O.D., & *Downing, K.D. (2021). Parenting activities and the transition to home-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children and Youth Services Review, 122, 105885. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105585
  • Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., *Lee, J.Y., & Rodriguez, C.M. (2021). Parental social isolation and child maltreatment risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00244-3
  • Grogan-Kaylor, A., Castillo, B., *Pace, G.T., *Ward, K.P., Ma, J., Lee, S.J., & *Knauer, H. (2021). Global perspectives on physical and nonphysical discipline: A Bayesian multilevel analysis. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 45, 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025420981642 
  • Combs, K.M., *Knauer, H., Altschul, I., & Lee, S.J. (2021). Associations between fathers’ pre-birth pregnancy intentions and involvement with their child 15 months later: A propensity score analysis. Journal of Family Issues, 42, 2464-2484. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X20983382
  • *Lee, J.Y., Volling, B.L., & Lee, S.J. (2021). Testing the father-child activation theory: A replication study with low-income unmarried parents. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 22, 551-563. doi: 10.1037/men0000301
  • *Lee, J.Y., *Pace, G.T., Lee, S.J., & Altschul, I. (2021). The associations of constructive and destructive interparental conflict to child wellbeing among low-income families. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36, 7523-7546. doi: 10.1177/0886260519835872

2020

  • ​​Lee, S.J., lead author on behalf of the Michigan Child Welfare Inter-university Consortium (2020, April). We can’t forget Michigan’s abused and neglected children during COVID-19. Detroit Free Press. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2OfqVHv
  • Lee, S.J., *Ward, K.P., & *Chang, O.D. (2020, September). ​Research brief: Parents' perceptions of the shift to home-based education during the COVID-19 pandemic. ​Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Parenting in Context Research Lab. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/3lAxUcQ
  • Lee, S.J., & *Ward, K.P. (2020, March). ​Research brief: Stress and parenting during the coronavirus pandemic. ​Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Parenting in Context Research Lab. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2D3Fv2I
  • Lee, S.J., & *Ward, K.P. (2020, March). Research brief: Mental health, relationships, and coping during the coronavirus pandemic. Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan. Retrieved from: https://bit.ly/2O84btj
  • *Ward, K.P. & Lee, S.J. (2020). Mothers’ and fathers’ parenting stress, responsiveness, and child wellbeing among low-income families. Children and Youth Services Review, 116, 105218. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105218
  • Lee, S.J., *Pace, G.T., *Ward, K., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Ma, J. (2020). Household economic hardship as a moderator of the associations between maternal spanking and child externalizing behavior problems. Child Abuse & Neglect, 107, 104573. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104573​
  • *Lee, J.Y., Volling, B.L., Lee, S.J., & Altschul, I. (2020). Longitudinal and bidirectional relations between coparenting and father engagement in low-income residential father families. Journal of Family Psychology, 34, 226-236. doi: 10.1037/fam0000612
  • *Ward, K.P., Lee, S.J., *Pace, G.T., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Ma, J. (2020). Attachment style and the association of spanking and child externalizing behavior. Academic Pediatrics, 20(4), 501-507.  doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2019.06.017
  • Grogan-Kaylor, A., Castillo, B., Ma, J., *Ward, K.P., Lee, S.J., *Pace, G.T., & Park, J. (2020). A Bayesian analysis of associations between neighborhoods, spanking and child externalizing behavior. Children and Youth Services Review, 112, 104930. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104930
  • Lee, S.J., & *Lee, J.Y. (2020, February). Testing the feasibility of an interactive, mentor-based, text messaging program to increase fathers' engagement in home visitation. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Fatherhood Research Practice Network. 
  • Elizabeth T. Gershoff & Shawna J. Lee. (2020). Ending the physical punishment of children: A guide for clinicians and practitioners. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Buy it now on amazon.com.
  • Lee, S.J., *Lee, J.Y., & *Chang, O.D. (2020). Characteristics and lived experiences of modern stay-at-home fathers. In H.E. Fitzgerald, K. von Klitzing, N. Cabrera, J. Scarano do Mendonca, & T. Skjothaug. Handbook of Fathers and Child Development: Prenatal to Preschool. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.​
  • Walsh, T.B., Seabrook, R., Tolman, R.M., Lee, S.J., & Singh, V. (2020). Prevalence of intimate partner violence and beliefs about partner violence screening among young men. Annals of Family Medicine, 18, 303-308. doi: 10.1370/afm.2536
  • Seabrook, R., Walsh, T.B., Tolman, R.M., Lee, S.J., & Singh, V. (2020). Prescription opioid misuse and intimate partner violence perpetration among a nationally representative sample of young men. Substance Use & Misuse, 55(14), 2251-2257. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2020.1784945
  • Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Lee, S.J. (2020). Does community violence exposure moderate the associations between maternal spanking and early child behavior problems? Aggressive Behavior, 46(3), 210-219. https://doi.org/10.1002/ab.21882
  • *Lee, J.Y., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Lee, S.J., Ammari, T., *Lu, A., & Davis-Kean, P. (2020). A qualitative analysis of stay-at-home parents’ spanking tweets. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 29, 817-830. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01691-3
  • *Li, Y., Dalton, V.K., Lee, S.J., Rosemberg, M-A.S., & Seng, J.S. (2020). Exploring the validity of allostatic load in pregnant women. Journal of Midwifery, 82, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2019.102621
  • Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Lee, S.J., & Klein, S.M. (2020). A longitudinal analysis of the spatial spread of police-investigated physical child abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 99, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104264​

2019

  • Krings, A., Kornberg, D., & Lee, S. (2019). Lessons and policy implications from the Flint water crisis (CSD Policy Brief No. 19-41). St. Louis, MO: Washington University, Center for Social Development. doi: https://doi.org/10.7936/24av-em3
  • *Ward, K.P., Lee, S.J., Limb, G.E., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2019). Physical punishment and child externalizing behavior: Comparing American Indian, White, and African American children. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi: 10.1177/0886260519861678
  • Albuja, A.F., Sanchez, D.T., Lee, S.J., *Lee, J.Y., & Yadava, S. (2019). The effect of paternal cues in prenatal care settings on men’s involvement intentions. PLoS ONE, 14(5), e0216454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0216455
  • Li, Y., Rosemberg, M-A.S., Dalton, V.K., Lee, S.J., & Seng, J.S. (2019). Exploring the optimal allostatic load scoring method in women of reproductive age. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 75(11), 2548-2558. doi: 10.1111/jan.14014
  • *Lee, J.Y., Gilbert, T., Lee, S.J., & Staller, K.M. (2019). Reforming a system that cannot reform itself: Child welfare reform by class action lawsuits. Social Work, 64​(4), 283-291. doi: 10.1093/sw/swz029
  • Lee, S.J., Walsh, T.B., & *Lee, J.Y. (2019). mDad: Helping dads be better parents with mobile phones. In L. Goldkind, L. Wolf, & P.P. Freddolino (Eds.), Digital Social Work: Tools for Practice with Individuals, Organizations, and Communities (pp. 54 -71). New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
  • *Pace, G.T., Lee, S.J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2019). Spanking and young children’s socioemotional development in low- and middle- income countries. Child Abuse & Neglect, 88, 84-95.​ doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.11.003
  • Albuja, A., Sanchez, D.T., Lee, S.J., & *Lee, J.Y. (2019). Early paternal support behaviors moderate consonant smoking among unmarried parents. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 80, 129-133. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2019.80.129

2018

  • Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Lee, S.J., Castillo, B., *Ward, K., & Klein, S. (2018). Using Bayesian analysis to examine associations between spanking and child externalizing behavior across race and ethnic groups. Child Abuse & Neglect, 86, 257-266. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.10.009
  • Balu, R., Lee, S., & Steimle, S. (2018, July). Encouraging attendance and engagement in parenting programs: Developing a smartphone application with fathers, for fathers. OPRE Report 2018-68. Washington, DC: Office for Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 
  • *Lee, J.Y., & Lee, S.J. (2018, June). Fathers forgotten when it comes to services to help them be good parents, new study finds. The Conversation. 
  • *Lee, J.Y., *Knauer, H., Lee, S.J., MacEachern, M., & Garfield, C. (2018). Father-inclusive perinatal parent education programs: A systematic review. Pediatrics. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-0437
  • Lee, S.J., *Pace, G.T., *Lee, J.Y., & *Knauer, H. (2018). The association of fathers’ parental warmth and parenting stress to child behavior problems. Children and Youth Services Review, 91, 1-10. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.05.020
  • Lee, S.J., Sanchez, D.T., Grogan-Kaylor, A., *Lee, J.Y., & Albuja, A. (2018). Father early engagement behaviors and infant low birth weight. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22, ​1407-1417. doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-2521-2
  • Krings, A., Thomas, H., Lee, S.J., *Ali, A., & Miller, L. (2018). Mothers’ perceptions of educational quality in the context of urban austerity. Children and Youth Services Review, 88, 298-307. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.017
  • Grogan-Kaylor, A., Burlaka, V., Ma, J., Lee, S.J., Castillo, B., & Churakova, I. (2018). Predictors of parental use of corporal punishment in Ukraine. Children and Youth Services Review, 88, 66-73. doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.03.003
  • ​Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Lee, S.J. (2018). Associations of neighborhood disorganization and maternal spanking with children's aggression: A fixed-effects regression analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 76, 106-116. ​doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.10.013
  • *Lee, J.Y., & Lee, S.J. (2018). Caring is masculine: Stay-at-home fathers and masculine identity. Psychology of Men & Masculinities, 19, 47-58. doi: 10.1037/men0000079
  • Klika, J.B., Lee, S., & *Lee, J.Y. (2018). Prevention of Child Maltreatment In J.B. Klika & J.R. Conte (Eds.), The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment, Fourth Edition (pp. 235-251). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. 

2017

  • ​​​Afifi, T.O., Ford, D., Gershoff, E.T., Merrick, M., Ports, K., Grogan-Kaylor, A., MacMillan, H., Holden, G., Taylor, C.A., Lee, S.J., & Bennett, R.P. (2017). Spanking and adult mental health impairment: The case for the designation of spanking as an Adverse Childhood Experience. Child Abuse & Neglect, 71, 24-31. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.014
    • This paper received the 2017 Article of the Year award in Child Abuse & Neglect, the official journal of The International Society of the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (ISPCAN). This paper was chosen as Article of the Year out of the 238 manuscripts published in Child Abuse & Neglect in 2017. The criteria for the award are: a) novel nature of the paper, b) potential to advance the field, and c) high academic quality. 
  • Gershoff, E.T., Lee, S.J., & Durrant, J. (2017). Promising intervention strategies to reduce parents’ use of spanking and physical punishment. Child Abuse & Neglect, 71, 9-23.  doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.017
  • Taylor, C.A., Fleckman, J.A., & Lee, S.J. (2017). Attitudes, beliefs, and perceived norms about corporal punishment and related training needs among members of the "American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children". Child Abuse & Neglect, 71, 56-68. doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.04.009
  • Lee, S.J. (2017, March). Introduction to the Special Issue: Evidence Supports APSAC’s Position Calling to End Corporal Punishment in all U.S. Homes and Schools. APSAC Advisor. ​

2016

  • Lee, S.J., *Hoffman, G., & Harris, D. (2016). Community-based participatory research (CBPR) needs assessment of parenting support programs for fathers. Children and Youth Services Review, 66, 76-84. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.05.004
  • Lee, S.J., *Krings, A., *Rose, S., *Dover, K., *Ayoub, S., & *Salman, F. (2016). Racial inequality and the implementation of emergency management laws in economically distressed urban areas. Children and Youth Services Review, 70, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.08.016
  • *Alford, B., & Lee, S.J. (2016). Toward complete inclusion: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender military service members after Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell repeal. Social Work, 61, 257-265. doi: 10.1093/sw/sww033
  • ​​Altschul, I., Lee, S.J., & Gershoff, E.T. (2016). Hugs, not hits: Warmth and spanking as predictors of child social competence. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78, 695-714. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12306​​
  • Taylor, C.A., Al-Hiyari, R., Lee, S.J., Priebe, A., Guerrero, L.W., & Bales, A.E. (2016). Beliefs and ideologies linked with approval of corporal punishment: A content analysis of online comments. Health Education Research, 31, 563-575. doi:10.1093/her/cyw029

2015

  • Lee, S.J., & Altschul, I. (2015). Spanking of young children: Do immigrant and U.S. born Hispanic parents differ? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30, 475-498. doi: 10.1177/0886260514535098
  • Lee, S.J., Altschul, I. & Gershoff, L. (2015). Wait until your father gets home? Fathers’ and mothers’ spanking and development of child aggression. Children and Youth Services Review, 52, 158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2014.11.006
  • Lee, S.J., & *Walsh, T.B. (2015). Using technology in social work practice: The mDad (Mobile Device Assisted Dad) case study. Advances in Social Work, 16, 107-124.

2014

  • Kim, J., Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Guterman, N.B. (2014). Dyadic profiles of parental disciplinary behavior and links with parenting context. Child Maltreatment, 19, 79-91. doi: 10.1177/1077559514532009
  • Lee, S.J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Berger, L. (2014). Parental spanking of 1-year-old children and subsequent Child Protective Services involvement. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38, 875-883.  doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.01.018

2013

  • Lee, S.J. (2013). Paternal and household characteristics associated with child neglect and Child Protective Services involvement. Journal of Social Service Research, 39(2), 171-187. doi: 10.1080/01488376.2012.744618
  • Lee, S.J., Altschul, I., & Gershoff, E.T. (2013). Does warmth moderate longitudinal associations between maternal spanking and child aggression in early childhood? Developmental Psychology, 49(11), 2017-2028. doi: 10.1037/a0031630
  • Lee, S.J., *Neugut, T.B., Rosenblum, K.L., Tolman, R.T., Travis, W.J., & Walker, M.H. (2013). Sources of parenting support in early fatherhood: Perspectives of United States Air Force members. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(5), 908-915. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.02.012
  • Lee, S.J., Sobeck, J.L., *Djelaj, V., & Agius, E. (2013). When practice and policy collide: Child welfare workers' perceptions of investigation processes. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(4), 634-641. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.01.004
  • Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., Altschul, I., & Rice, J. (2013). Parental spanking and subsequent risk for child aggression in father-involved families of young children. Children and Youth Services Review, 35(9), 1476-1485. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.05.016

2012

  • *Brisebois, K., & Lee, S.J. (2012). Foster and kinship care: An examination of the legislation that aims to improve permanency and continuity of care in Ontario. Canadian Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, 3(1), 101-114.
  • Lee, S.J. (2012). Child Advocacy Centers. In Postmus, J.L. (Ed.) Sexual Violence and Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Prevention, Impacts, and Recovery. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC – CLIO. 
  • Lee, S.J. (2012). Child Protective Services. In Postmus, J.L. (Ed.) Sexual Violence and Abuse: An Encyclopedia of Prevention, Impacts, and Recovery. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC – CLIO.
  • Lee, S.J. (2012). Paternal depression and the family context. Family Science, 3(3-4), 233-236. doi: 10.1080/19424620.2012.783531 [Invited commentary for a special issue on fathering.]
  • Lee, S.J., Lansford, J.E., Pettit, G.S., Bates, J.E., & Dodge, K.A. (2012). Parental agreement of reporting parent to child aggression using the Conflict Tactics Scales. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 510-518. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.04.005
  • Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Bellamy, J.L. (2012). Paternal depression and child neglect in father-involved families of young children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 461-469.  doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.04.002

2011

  • Altschul, I., & Lee, S.J. (2011). Direct and mediated effects of nativity and other indicators of acculturation on Hispanic mothers’ use of physical aggression. Child Maltreatment, 16(4), 261-273. doi: 10.1177/1077559511421523
  • Lee, S.J., Altschul, I., *Shair, S.R., & Taylor, C.A. (2011). Hispanic fathers and risk for maltreatment in father-involved families of young children. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2(2), 125-142. doi: 10.5243/jsswr.2011.7
  • Lee, S.J., Kim, J., Taylor, C.A., & Perron, B.E. (2011). Profiles of disciplinary behaviors among biological fathers. Child Maltreatment, 16(1), 51-62. doi: 10.1177/1077559510385841
  • Lee, S.J., Perron, B.E., Taylor, C.A., & Guterman, N.B. (2011). Paternal psychosocial characteristics and corporal punishment of their 3-year old children. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26(1), 71-87. doi: 10.1177/0886260510362888
  • Lee, S.J., *Yelick, A., *Brisebois, K., & *Banks, K.L. (2011). Low-income fathers’ barriers to participation in family and parenting programs. Journal of Family Strengths, 11(1), 1-16.

2010

  • Taylor, C.A., Lee, S.J., & Guterman, N.B., & Rice, J. (2010). Use of spanking for 3 year-old children and associated intimate partner aggression or violence. Pediatrics, 126(3), 415-424. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-0314
  • Taylor, C.A., Manganello, J.A., Lee, S.J., & Rice, J.C. (2010). Mothers' spanking of 3-year-old children and subsequent risk of children's aggressive behavior. Pediatrics, 125(5), e1057-e1065. doi: 10.1542/peds.2009-2678

2009

  • Guterman, N.B., Lee, Y., Lee, S.J., Waldfogel, J., & Rathouz, P. (2009). Fathers and maternal risk for physical child abuse. Child Maltreatment, 14, 277-290. doi: 10.1177/1077559509337893
  • Guterman, N.B., Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Rathouz, P. (2009). Parental perceptions of neighborhood processes, stress, personal control, and risk for physical child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 897-906. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.008
  • Lee, S.J., Bellamy, J., & Guterman, N.B. (2009). Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: Advancing the knowledge base. Child Maltreatment, 14, 227-231. doi: 10.1177/1077559509339388
  • Lee, S.J., Bellamy, J., & Guterman, N.B. (2009, August). Guest editors of a special issue of Child Maltreatment, “Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: Advancing the knowledge base”. 
  • Lee, S.J., & Oyserman, D. (2009). Expecting to work, fearing homelessness: The possible selves of low income mothers. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 39, 1334-1355. doi: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2009.00484.x
  • Taylor, C.A., Guterman, N.B., Lee, S.J., & Rathouz, P. (2009). Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 175-183. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.126722

2008

  • Lee, S.J., Altschul, I., & Mowbray, C.T. (2008). Using planned adaptation to implement evidence-based programs with new populations. American Journal of Community Psychology, 41, 290-303. doi: 10.1007/s10464-008-9160-5
  • Lee, S.J., Guterman, N.B., & Lee, Y. (2008). Risk factors for paternal physical child abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 32, 846-858. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.11.006
  • Lee, S.J., & Oyserman, D. (2008). Possible selves theory: Key terms and processes. In: E.M. Anderman & L.H. Anderman (Eds.), Psychology of Classroom Learning (pp. 695-698). San Francisco: Gale.

2007

  • Lee, S. J., & Oyserman, D. (2007). Reaching for the future: The education-focused possible selves of low-income mothers. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, 114, 39-49. doi: 10.1002/ace.255
  • Lee, S.J., & Vinokur, A.D. (2007). Work barriers in the context of pathways to the employment of welfare-to-work clients. American Journal of Community Psychology, 40, 301-312. doi: 10.1007/s10464-007-9144-x

2006

  • Lee, S.J., & Tolman, R.M. (2006). Childhood sexual abuse and adult work outcomes. Social Work Research, 30, 83-92. doi: 10.1093/swr/30.2.83

2005

  • Lee, S.J. (2005). Facilitating the welfare-to-work transition for women with a mental health work barrier. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 12, 127-143. doi: 10.1300/J137v12n02_07

2004

  • Crocker, J., Lee, S.J., & Park, L.E. (2004). The pursuit of self-esteem: Implications for good and evil. In A. Miller (Ed.), The social psychology of good and evil (pp. 271-302). New York: Guilford Press.

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