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    • Men's Health, Fatherhood, and Relationships Study
    • Completed: Parental Physical Punishment
    • Completed: Text4Dad
    • Completed: Fathers and Risk for Child Maltreatment
    • Completed: CBPR Parenting Support for Fathers
    • Completed: mDad (Mobile Device Assisted Dad)
    • Completed: Stay-at-home Fathers
    • Completed: Positive Tech
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Ongoing research projects


Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Studies

mother and infant
This research project uses MICS data to examine the associations of parenting behaviors to child socio-emotional development across LMICs included in the MICS surveys.
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Research brief: parenting and stress during the coronavirus pandemic

mother and infant
This research brief examines how parents are responding to their children during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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​Parent Education and Community Intervention for Fathers

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Transactional Family Processes Supporting Father Involvement and Child Socio-emotional Wellbeing
Healthy Start Engaged Father Program Material
​Healthy Start Engaged Father Program
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DadTime Mobile App Project
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​Men’s Health, Fatherhood, and Relationships Study

COMPLEteD research projects


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Parental Physical Punishment: Consequences for Children
father playing with infant and football
Text4Dad
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Fathers and Risk for Child Maltreatment: Prevention Pathways​
children's toys
​Building Community Capacity to Support Fathers
mDad materials
mDad (Mobile Device Assisted Dad): A smartphone app to enhance father engagement and parenting knowledge
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Qualitative Study of Stay-At-Home Fathers ​
Positive Tech material
Positive Tech

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​Dr. Shawna J. Lee is Director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab, which operates as a part of the University of Michigan School of Social Work.
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  • Home
  • Research Projects
    • Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Studies
    • Learn About the Stress and Parenting During a Pandemic
    • Transactional Processes Supporting Father Involvement
    • Healthy Start Engaged Father Program >
      • Engaged Father Toolkit
    • DadTime Mobile App Project
    • Men's Health, Fatherhood, and Relationships Study
    • Completed: Parental Physical Punishment
    • Completed: Text4Dad
    • Completed: Fathers and Risk for Child Maltreatment
    • Completed: CBPR Parenting Support for Fathers
    • Completed: mDad (Mobile Device Assisted Dad)
    • Completed: Stay-at-home Fathers
    • Completed: Positive Tech
  • Team
  • Publications
  • News & Events
    • Events
    • Recent Activities
    • Media
  • Collaborators