Ongoing Research Projects

Ongoing research projects

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON GENDER INEQUALITY, PARENTAL VIOLENCE, AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, USING UNICEF MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEYS (MICS) DATA, AND FUNDED BY NICHD-R15 GRANT

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Using data from over 520,000 families in 57 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the project seeks to examine the associations of country-level gender inequality and violent social contexts with caregivers’ use of physically abusive behavior and child social-emotional development.

Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) Studies

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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.

Research brief: parenting and stress during the coronavirus pandemic

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This research brief examines how parents are responding to their children during the Coronavirus pandemic.

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

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DadTime Mobile App Project

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Men’s Health, Fatherhood, and Relationships Study

COMPLEteD research projects

Parental Physical Punishment: Consequences for Children

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Fathers and Risk for Child Maltreatment: Prevention Pathways

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Building Community Capacity to Support Fathers

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mDad (Mobile Device Assisted Dad): A smartphone app to enhance father engagement and parenting knowledge

Qualitative Study of Stay-At-Home Fathers

Positive Tech material

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Phone

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ADDRESS

University of Michigan
School of Social Work
1080 S. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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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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