Research Activity (continued)
Mark W. Roosa
February 12, 2016
School of Social and Family Dynamics
Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona 85287 – 3701
(480) 727-6122
FAX: (480) 965-5430
Email: mark.roosa@asu.edu
EDUCATION:
Ph.D.
M.A.
B.S.
198O
1977
197O
Michigan State University, Family Ecology
Michigan State University, Family Studies
Ohio State University, Mathematics Education
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2003 19921986-1992
1981-82/82-85
1980-1986
Cowden Distinguished Professor, ASU
Professor, ASU
Associate Professor, ASU
Acting Director/Director, Center for Family Studies, ASU
Assistant Professor, ASU
PUBLICATIONS - BOOKS/CHAPTERS:
Knight, G. P., Roosa, M. W., & Umaña-Taylor, A. (in progress). Research methods for studying
ethnically and economically diverse populations. Washington, DC: APA Books.
Knight, G.P., Roosa, M. W., Calderon, C., & Gonzales, N. A. (in press). Methodological issues in
research with Latino populations. In F. A. Villaruel, G. Carlo, M. Azmitia, J. Grau, N. Cabrera,
& J. Chahin (Eds.) Handbook of U.S. Latino Psychology, in press. Sage.
Knight, G. P., Jacobson, R. P., Gonzales, N. A., Roosa, M. W., and Saenz, D. S. (2008). An
evaluation of the psychological research on acculturation and enculturation processes among
recently immigrating populations (pp. 9-31). In R. L. Dalla, J. DeFrain, J. Johnson, & D. A.
Abbot (Eds.), Strengths and Challenges of New Immigrant Families: Implications for
Research, Education, Policy, and Service. Lanham, MD: Lexington Publishers, Inc.
Roosa, M. W., Morgan-Lopez, A., Cree, W., & Specter, M. (2002). Ethnic culture, poverty, and
context: Sources of influence on Latino families and children. In J. Contreras, A. Neal-Barnett, &
K. Kerns, (Eds.) Latino children and families in the United States: Current research and future
directions (pp. 27-44) Westport, CT: Praeger.
Roosa, M. W., Wolchik, S., & Sandler, I.N. (1997). Preventing the negative effects of common
stressors: Current status and future directions. In S. Wolchik & I.N. Sandler (Eds.), Handbook of
children's coping (pp. 515-533). New York: Plenum.
Sandler, I., Wolchik, S., MacKinnon, D., Ayers, T., & Roosa, M. (1997). Developing linkages between
theory and intervention in stress and coping processes. In S. Wolchik & I.N. Sandler (Eds.),
Handbook of children's coping (pp. 3-40). New York: Plenum.
Research Activity (continued)
Roosa, M. W. (1993). Youth-at-Risk: The Family as a Contributor to Child Resiliency and as a Focus
for Intervention. In V.L. Loyer-Carlson & F.K. Willits (Eds.), Youth-at-risk: The Research and
Practice Interface (pp. 39-47). University Park, PA: Northeast Regional Center for Rural
Development.
Fitzgerald, H.E. & Roosa, M. W. (1992). Developmental psychology and family systems. In R.L.
Levine & H.E. Fitzgerald (Eds.), Analysis of dynamic psychological systems (pp. 245-262). New
York: Plenum.
Christopher, F.S. & Roosa, M. W. (1991). Sexual decision-making. In K. McKinney and S. Sprecher
(Eds). Sexuality in close relationships (pp. 111-133). Hillsdale, D.J.: Lawrence Earlbaum.
Roosa, M. W., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Crawford, M. (1985). Teenage parenting, delayed parenting, and
childlessness. In L. L'Abate (Ed.), Handbook of Family Psychology (623-659). Homewood,
Illinois. Dorsey Press.
PUBLICATIONS - BOOK REVIEWS:
Roosa, M. W. (1992). [Review of Preventing adolescent pregnancy: Model programs and
evaluations.] Journal of Marriage and the Family, 54, 1002.
PUBLICATIONS - ARTICLES (refereed):
Roosa, M. W., White, R. M. B., Zeiders, K. H., & Tein, J. (In press). An examination of the role of
perceptions in neighborhood research. Journal of Community Psychology.
White, R. M. B., Roosa, M. W., Weaver, S., Nair, R. L., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., & Saenz, D. (In
press). Cultural and contextual influences on parenting in Mexican American families. Journal of
Marriage and Family.
Roosa, M. W., Weaver, S., White, R., Tein, J., Knight, G. P., Saenz, D., & Gonzales, N. A. (2009 –
in press). Family-neighborhood goodness-of-fit and the adjustment of Mexican American
parents and adolescents. American Journal of Community Psychology.
Burrell, G.L. & Roosa, M.W. (in press). Mothers' economic hardship and behavior problems in their
early adolescents. Journal of Family Issues, in press.
Kim, S. Y., Nair, R., Knight, G. P., & Roosa, M. W. (in press). Measurement equivalence of
neighborhood quality measures for European American and Mexican American families.
Journal of Community Psychology, in press.
Roosa, M. W., Liu, F., Torres, Gonzales, N., Knight, G. & Saenz, D. (2008) Sampling and recruitment
in studies of cultural influences on adjustment: A case study with Mexican Americans. Journal of
Family Psychology, 22, 293-302.
Deng, S. & Roosa, M. W. (2007). Family influences on adolescent delinquent behaviors: Applying the
social developmental model to a Chinese sample. American Journal of Community
Psychology, 40, 333-344.
Michaels, M. L., Barr, A., Roosa, M. W., & Knight, G. P. (2007). Self-esteem: Assessing
measurement equivalence in a multi-ethnic sample of youth. Journal of Early Adolescence,
27, 269-295..
Research Activity (continued)
Deng, S., Lopez, V., Roosa, M. W., Ryu, E., Burrell, G., Tein, J., & Crowder, S. (2006). Family
processes mediating the relationship of neighborhood disadvantage to early adolescent
internalizing problems. Journal of Early Adolescence, 26, 206-231
Proescholdbell, R. J., Roosa, M. W. & Nemeroff, C. J. (2006). Component measures of
psychological sense of community. Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 9-24.
Roosa, M. W., Deng. S., Nair, R., & Burrell, G. L. (2005). Measures for studying poverty in family and
child research.. Invited paper for the 2005 special issue on methodological issues in family
research. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67, 971-988.
Deardorff, J., Gonzales, N., Christopher, S., Roosa, M. W., & Millsap, R. (2005). Early puberty and
adolescent pregnancy: The influence of alcohol. Pediatrics, 116, 1451-1456..
Roosa, M. W., Deng, S., Ryu, E., Burrell, G., Tein, J., Lopez, V., & Crowder, S. (2005). Family and
child characteristics linking neighborhood context and child externalizing behavior. Journal of
Marriage and Family, 67, 514-528.
Deng, S., Liu, X., & Roosa, W.M. (2004). Agreement between parent and teacher reports on
behavioral problems among Chinese children. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral
Pediatrics, 25, 407-414.
Lopez, V.A., Roosa, M. W., Tein, J.,& Dinh, K. (2004). Aggression, gang membership, social
acceptance, and race as predictors of school misbehavior. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal
Justice, 2, 27-46.
Roosa, M. W., Jones, S., Tein, J., & Cree, W. (2003). Prevention science and neighborhood
influences on low-income children’s development: Theoretical and methodological issues.
American Journal of Community Psychology, 31, 55-72.
Hill, N.E., Bush, K.R., & Roosa, M. W. (2003). Parenting and family socialization strategies and
children’s mental health: low-income Mexican American and Euro-American mothers and
children. Child Development, 74, 189-204.
Dinh, K.T., Roosa, M. W., Tein, J., & Lopez, V.A. (2002) The relationship between acculturation and
problem behavior syndrome in a Hispanic youth sample: A mediation model. Journal of
Abnormal Child Psychology, 30, 295-309.
Ruiz, S.Y, Roosa, M. W., & Gonzales, N.A. (2002). Predictors of self-esteem for Mexican-American
and Anglo youth: A re-examination of the influence of parenting. Journal of Family Psychology,
16, 70-80.
Barrera, Jr., M., Prelow, H. M., Dumka, L. E., Gonzales, N. A., Knight, G. K., Michaels, M. L., Roosa,
M. W., & Tein, J-Y. (2002). Pathways from family economic conditions to adolescents' distress:
Supportive parenting, stressors outside the family, and deviant peers. Journal of Community
Psychology, 30, 135-152..
Roosa, M. W., Dumka, L., Gonzales, N., Knight, G.P. (2002). Cultural/Ethnic issues and the
prevention scientist in the 21st century. [Invited article]. Prevention and Treatment, 5. Article 5.
Retrieved January 23, 2002 at http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume5/pre0050005a.html
Research Activity (continued)
Gonzales, N.A., Pitts, S.C., Hill, N.E., & Roosa, M. W. (2000). A mediational model of the impact of
interparental conflict on child adjustment in a multiethnic, low-income sample. Journal of Family
Psychology, 14, 365-379.
Roosa, M. W. (2000). Some thoughts about resilience versus positive development, main effects
versus interactions, and the value of resilience. (Invited commentary on Luthar, Cicchetti, &
Becker, “The construct of resilience: A critical evaluation and guidelines for future work.”) Child
Development, 71, 567-569.
Roosa, M. W., & Gonzales, N.A. (2000). Minority issues in prevention: Introduction to special issue.
American Journal of Community Psychology, 28, 145-148.
Prelow, H.M., Tein, J., Roosa, M. W. & Wood, J. (2000) Do coping styles differ across sociocultural
groups? The role of measurement equivalence in making this judgment. American Journal of
Community Psychology, 28, 225-244.
Roosa, M. W., Reinholtz, C. & Angelini, P.J. (1999). The relation of child sexual abuse and
depression in young women: Comparisons across four ethnic groups. Journal of Abnormal Child
Psychology, 27, 65-76..
Roosa, M. W., Reyes, L., Reinholtz, C., & Angelini, P.J. (1998). Measurement issues in childhood
sexual abuse: Implications for research and practice. Journal of Sex Research, 35, 225-233.
Dumka, L., Garza, C., Roosa, M. W., & Stoerzinger, H. (1997). Recruiting and retaining high risk
populations into preventive interventions. Journal of Primary Prevention, 18, 25-39.
Dumka, L.E., Roosa, M. W., & Jackson, K. M. (1997). Risk, conflict, mothers’ parenting, and
children’s adjustment in low-income, Mexican immigrant, and Mexican American families.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59, 309-323.
Roosa, M. W., Tein, J., Reinholtz, C., & Angelini, P.J. (1997). Relationship of childhood sexual abuse
to teenage pregnancy. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 59, 119-130.
Abstracted in Family Planning Perspectives, 29, 195-197, 1997, under the title: Early sexual
activity, but not childhood sexual abuse, increases the odds of teenage pregnancy.
Roosa, M. W., Dumka, L., & Tein, J. (1996). Family characteristics as mediators of the parent
problem drinking child mental health relationship. American Journal of Community Psychology
24, 607-624.
Ayers, T.A., Sandler, I.N., West, S.G., & Roosa, M. W. (1996). A dispositional and situational
assessment of children’s coping: Testing alternative models of coping. Journal of Personality,
64, 923-958.
Short, J.L., Sandler, I.N., & Roosa, M. W. (1996). Adolescents perceptions of social support: The role
of esteem enhancing and esteem threatening relationships. Journal of Social and Clinical
Psychology, 15, 397-416.
Dumka, L. E., Stoerzinger, H. D., Jackson, K. M., & Roosa, M. W. (1996). Examination of the crosscultural and cross-language equivalence of the parenting self-agency measure. Family
Relations, 45, 216-222.
Research Activity (continued)
Short, J. L., Roosa, M. W., Sandler, I. N., Gensheimer, L. K., Ayers, T. S., Shell, R., Braver, S., &
Tein, J. (1995). Evaluation of a second generation preventive intervention for children of
alcoholics. American Journal of Community Psychology, 23, 223-247.
Dumka, L. & Roosa, M. W. (1995). The role of stress and family relationships in mediating problem
. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 56, 528-537.
Dumka, L.E., Roosa, M. W., Michaels, M.L., and Suh, K. (1995). Using theory and research in the
development of interventions for high risk families. Family Relations, 44, 78-86.
Knight, G. P., Virden, L.M., Ocampo, K.A., & Roosa, M. W. (1994). An assessment of the crossethnic equivalence of measures of negative life events and mental health among Hispanic and
Anglo American children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 22, 767-783.
Tein, J., Roosa, M. W. & Michaels, M. (1994). Agreement between parent and child reports on
parental behaviors. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56, 341-355.
Reprinted in D. H. Demo & A.M. Lambert (Eds.) (1995), Parents and adolescents in
changing families.(pp. 77-89). Minneapolis: National Counicl on Family Relations.
Spaccarelli, S., Sandler, I. N., & Roosa, M. W. (1994). History of spouse violence against mother as
mental health risk for children. Journal of Family Violence, 9, 79-98.
Knight, G.P., Virden, L. & Roosa, M. W. (1994). Socialization and family correlates of mental health
outcomes among Hispanic and Anglo American children: Consideration of cross-ethnic scalar
equivalence. Child Development, 65, 212-224.
Dumka, L. & Roosa, M. W. (1993). Factors mediating problem drinking and mothers marital and
individual adjustment. Journal of Family Psychology, 7, 333-343.
Gensheimer, L., Ayers, T. S., & Roosa, M. W. (1993). School-based preventive interventions for atrisk populations: Practical and ethical issues. Evaluation and Program Planning, 16, 159-167.
Christopher, F. S., Johnson, D. C., & Roosa, M. W. (1993). Family, individual, and social correlates of
early Hispanic adolescent sexual expression. Journal of Sex Research, 30, 45-52.
Roosa, M. W., Tein, J., Michaels, M., Groppenbacher, N., & Dumka, L. (1993). Mothers' parenting
behavior and child mental health in families with a problem drinking parent. Journal of Marriage
and the Family, 55, 107-118.
Roosa, M. W., Michaels, M., Groppenbacher, N, & Gersten, J. (1993). The validity of children's selfreports of family drinking problems. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 54, 71-79.
Knight, G., Shell, R., Tein, J., & Roosa, M. W. (1992). Cross-ethnic equivalence of parenting and
family interaction measures among Hispanic and Anglo American families. Child Development,
63, 1392-1403.
Michaels, M., Roosa, M.W & Gensheimer, L. K. (1992). Family characteristics of children who selfselect into a prevention program for children of alcoholics. American Journal of Community
Psychology, 20, 663-672.
Research Activity (continued)
Shell, R., Groppenbacher, N., Roosa, M. W., & Gensheimer, L. K. (1992). Interpreting children's
concern about parental drinking: Indicator of risk status? American Journal of Community
Psychology, 20, 463-489. (Note: Equal contributions by the first two authors.)
Lengua, L., Roosa, M. W., Shupak, E., Michaels, M., Berg, C. & Ayers, T. (1992). The role of focus
groups in the development of community based parenting intervention programs. Family
Relations, 41, 163-168.
Roosa, M. W. (1991). Adolescent pregnancy programs collection: An introduction. Family Relations,
40, 370-372.
Reese, F. & Roosa, M. W. (1991). Early adolescents' self-reports of major life stressors and mental
health risk status. Journal of Early Adolescence, 11, 363-378.
Roosa, M. W., Beals, J., Sandler, I. N., & Pillow, D. R. (1990). The role of risk and protective factors
in predicting symptomatology in adolescent children of alcoholics. American Journal of
Community Psychology, 18, 725-741.
Gensheimer, L. K., Roosa, M. W., Short, J. L., Ayers, T. E., Shell, R., & Reese, F. (1990). Children's
self-selection into a prevention program for children of alcoholics: Evaluation of an innovative
recruitment strategy. American Journal of Community Psychology, 18, 707-723.
Roosa, M. W. & Christopher, F.S. (1990). Evaluation of an abstinence-only pregnancy prevention
program: A replication. Family Relations, 39, 363-367. (Equal contributions by each author.)
COMMENTARY: Roosa, M. W. & Christopher, F.S. (1992). Response to McBride and
Thiel: Scientific criticism or obscurantism? Family Relations, 41, 468-469.
Roosa, M. W., Gensheimer, L. K., Ayers, T., & Short, J. L. (1990). Development of a preventive
intervention for children in alcoholic families. Journal of Primary Prevention, 11, 119-141.
Roosa, M. W. & Beals, J. (1990). Measurement issues in family studies: The case of the Family
Environment Scale. Family Process, 29, 191-198.
COMMENTARY: Roosa, M. W., & Beals, J. (1990). A final comment on `Measurement
issues in family studies: The case of the Family Environment Scale'. Family Process,
29, 209-211.
Christopher, F. S. & Roosa, M. W. (1990). An evaluation of an adolescent pregnancy prevention
program: Is "Just say no" enough? Family Relations, 39, 68-72. (Equal contributions by each
author.)
Reprinted (1991) in Annual Editions: Marriage and Family. Guilford, Conn: Dushkin.
Reprinted (1991) in Annual Editions: Human Sexuality. Guilford, Conn: Dushkin.
Roosa, M. W., Gensheimer, L., Short, J., Ayers, T. S. & Shell, R. (1989). A preventive intervention for
children in alcoholic families: Results of a pilot study. Family Relations, 38, 295-300.
Roosa, M. W. (1988). The effect of age on the transition to parenthood: Are delayed childbearers a
distinct group? Family Relations, 37, 322-327.
Reprinted (1989) in O. Poes (Ed.), Marriage and Family 89/90. Guilford, Conn: Dushkin.
Research Activity (continued)
Filsinger, E. E. & Roosa, M. W. (1988). Speculation vs. substantiated explanation: Family science
research from 196O-198O. Family Science, 1, 41-47.
Roosa, M. W., Sandler, I. Gehring, M. Beals, J. & Cappo, L. (1988). The children of alcoholics life
events schedule: A stress measure for children of alcoholics. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 49,
422-429.
Reprinted (1990) in M.C. McClellan (Ed.). Teenage Alcohol Abuse. Bloomington, Ill: Center
on Evaluation, Development, Research.
Roosa, M. W., Sandler, I., Beals, J., & Short, J. (1988). Risk status of adolescent children of
alcoholics. American Journal of Community Psychology, 16, 225-239.
Roosa, M. W. (1986). Adolescent mothers, school dropouts and school-based interventions. Family
Relations, 35, 313-317.
Roosa, M. W. (1984). Maternal age, social class and the obstetric performance of teenagers. Journal
of Youth and Adolescence, 13, 365-374.
Roosa, M. W. & Vaughan, L.A. (1984). A comparison of teenage and older mothers with preschool
children. Family Relations, 33, 259-265.
Vaughan, L.A., Roosa, M. W. & Campbell, K. (1984). Feeding practices of teenage and older
mothers. Journal of Applied Nutrition, 36, 34-4O.
Roosa, M. W., & Vaughan, L.A. (1983). Opinion versus fact in social issues: The case of teenage
pregnancy and parenting. Journal of Home Economics, 75, 7-1O.
Roosa, M. W. (1983). A comparative study of pregnant teenagers' parenting attitudes and knowledge
of sexuality and child development. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 12, 213-223.
Reprinted (1987) in D.B. Strother (Ed). Teenage Pregnancy. New York: Plenum.
Reprinted (1987) in M.C. McClellan (Ed.). Teenage Pregnancy. Bloomington, Ill: Center of
Evaluation, Development, Research.
Roosa, M. W., & Vaughan, L.A. (1983). A comparison of teen mothers who had enrolled in an
alternative parenting program and their peers. Urban Education, 18, 348-36O.
Gladhart, P.M., & Roosa, M. W. (1982). Family lifestyle and energy consumption: An energy
adaptation model. Journal of Consumer Studies and Home Economics, 6, 2O5-222.
Reprinted (1987) in P.M. Gladhart, B.M. Morrison, J.J. Zuiches (Ed). Energy and Families:
An analysis of lifestyles and energy consumption. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State
University Press.
Roosa, M. W., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Carlson, N. A. (1982). A comparison of teenage and older
mothers: A systems analysis. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 44, 367-377.
Roosa, M. W., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Carlson, N. A. (1982). Teenage parenting and child development:
A literature review. Journal of Infant Mental Health, 3, 4-18.
Research Activity (continued)
Roosa, M. W., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Carlson, N. A. (1981). What do we know about teenagers as
parents? Journal of Home Economics, Winter, 38-4O.
Rolfe, D.J. & Roosa, M. W. (1979). Court-ordered evaluation of young teenage applicants for
marriage licenses: Follow-up of a pilot study. Conciliation Courts Review, 17, 25-29.
MANUSCRIPTS IN REVIEW:
Gonzales, N. A., Roosa, M.W., White, R. M. B., Knight, G. P., & Zeiders, K. Longitudinal relations
between neighborhood disadvantage and adjustment in Mexican American adolescents; the
protective effect of familism. In review.
Roosa, M. W., Burrell, G. L., Nair, R., L., Coxe, S., Tein, J., & Knight, G. P. Neighborhood
disadvantage, life events, and the mental health of Mexican American adolescents.
Nair, R. L., White, R. M. B., Knight, G. P., Roosa, M. W., & Saenz, D. Cross-language measurement
equivalence of parenting measures for use with Mexican American populations.
Proescholdbell, R. J., Roosa, M. W., & Nemeroff, C. J. Designing psychological sense of community
interventions.
Knight, G. P., Gonzales, N. A., Saenz, D. S., German, M., Deardorff, J., Roosa, M. W., & Updegraff,
K. A. The Mexican American cultural values scale for adolescents and adults.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION (working titles)
Zeiders, K. H. & Roosa, M. W. Single-Parent Mexican American Families and the Role of Familism
Berkel, C., Knight, G. P., Zeiders, K. H., Tein, J., Roosa, M. W., Gonzales, N. A., Saenz, D. S.
Discrimination and adjustment of Mexican American adolescents: A prospective examination of
the benefits of culturally-related values.
Nair, R.,Roosa, M. W., Burrell, G., Knight, G. P. Cultural values and the marital adjustment of
Mexican Americans.
Nair, R. L., Roosa, M. W., White, R. M. B., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., & Saenz, D. Mexican
American fathers’ traditional gender roles and child outcomes.
Nair, R., Gonzales, N. A., Knight, G. P., Deardorff, J., & Roosa, M. W. Traditional cultural values,
family processes, and child mental health: A test of a moderated-mediational model with
Mexican immigrant families
White, R. M. B., Saenz, D. Roosa, M. W., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., Nair, R. L. Variations of risk
and resilience for mental illness among Mexican American youth.
GRANTS:
Roosa, M. W. (PI), Gonzales, N., Knight, G., & Saenz, D . “Culture, context, and Mexican American
mental health”. National Institute on Mental Health.(1 R01 MH68920-01) 7/2003 – 4/2008.
$2,402,000 in direct costs
Sandler, Braver, Wolchik, Roosa (Co-PI), Gonzales, Millsap, Tein, & Chassin. "Center for Prevention
of Child and Family Stress". National Institute of Mental Health, 2/1/00-1/31/2003, about
Teaching/Mentoring (continued)
$800,000 annually in direct costs, approximately $1.25 million per year in direct and indirect
costs; about $3.8 million total, 3 years.
Sandler, Roosa (Co-PI), Wolchik, West, Braver & Chassin. "Center for Prevention of Child and
Family Stress". National Institute of Mental Health, 2/1/95-1/31/2000, $5.9 million ($3.9 million
in direct costs).
Landers, et al. (Co-PI). A biopsychosocial approach to enhancing health among inner-city children.
Arizona State University, Office of the Provost Multidisciplinary Initiatives Program, 1/95 to 12/96,
$150,000.
Roosa, M. W. "Relationship of childhood victimization to teenage pregnancy and sexually
transmitted diseases". Arizona Disease Control Research Commission, 7/93 to 6/95, $128,126.
Sandler, Wolchik, West, Roosa (Co-PI) & Braver. "Center for Prevention of Child and Family
Stress". National Institute of Mental Health, 2/1/90-1/30/94, $5.3 million ($3.5 million in direct
costs).
Sandler, Wolchik, West, Roosa (Co-PI) & Braver. "Center for Prevention of Child and Family
Stress". National Institute of Mental Health, 7/1/89- 1/30/89, $130,000.
Roosa (Co-PI) & Christopher. Evaluation of Success Express: Planning for Life. Office of
Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (through the Maricopa County YWCA), NIH, 9/87-89,
$10,000./
Sandler, Wolchik, West & Roosa (Investigator). "Center for Prevention of Child and Family Stress".
National Institute of Mental Health, 7/1/84- 6/30/89, $1.1 million.
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS: (2000 - PRESENT)
Zeiders, K., Roosa, M. W., White, R. M. B., Nair, R., L., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., & Saenz, D.
(2008, March). Overweight Status and Depression: Associations among Mexican American
Adolescents. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.
Nair, R. L., Roosa, M. W., White, R. M. B., Zeiders, K., Burrell, G., Knight, G. P., Gonzales, N., &
Saenz, D. (2008, March). Profiles of Risk among Mexican American Adolescents: Relations
with Mental Health and Academic Outcomes. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of
the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.
White, R. M. B., Roosa, M. W., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., Saenz, D., Nair, R. L., Zeiders, K., &
Burrell, G. (2008, March). Neighborhood Contexts and Mexican American Adolescent
Internalizing Disorders. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for
Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.
White, R. M. B., Roosa, M. W., Nair, R. Zeiders, K., Burrell, G., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., &
Saenz, D. (2007, November). Variations of risk and resilience for depression among
Mexican-origin parents. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual
Conference, Washington, D.C.
Zeiders, K., Roosa, M. W., Nair, R., & White, R. (2007, November). Mexican-Americans'
Teaching/Mentoring (continued)
Experiences with Discrimination: Examining Protective Factors.. Paper presented at the
National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Nair, R., Roosa, M. W., Zeiders, K., & White, R. (2007, November). Cultural Stressors and
Outcomes in Mexican American Families. Poster presented at the National Council on
Family Relations Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.
Roosa, M. W. (2007, April). Multiple Dimensions of Community Context: Implications for Studying
Diversity within Populations. Keynote address at the “Do you know the people in your
neighborhood? The Science of Diverse Communities Symposium”, Penn State University,
University Park, PA.
Roosa, M.W., Liu, F., Torres, M., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., & Saenz, D. (2006, November).
Obtaining diversity in samples of Mexican American families: Methodological issues. Poster
presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis,
MN,
Nair, R. L., Roosa, M. W., White, R. M. B., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., & Saenz, D. (2006,
November). Mexican American fathers’ traditional gender roles and child outcomes Poster
presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
White, R. M. B., Roosa, M. W., Weaver, S. R., Nair, R. L., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., Saenz, D. &
Northan, C. (2006, November). Mexican American parenting and distress in disadvantaged
neighborhoods and contexts. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations
Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN,
White, R. M. B., Saenz, D., Roosa, M.W., Gonzales, N., Knight, G. P., & Nair, R. L. (2006,
November). Variations of risk and resilience for mental illness among Mexican American
youths. Paper presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference,
Boston, MA.
Deng, S., Roosa, M. W., Burrell, G. L., & White, R. M. B. (2006, March). The moderating effectof
teacher attachment on the relationship between delinquent peers and adolescent behavior
problems. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on
Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.
Deng, S., & Roosa, M. W. (2006, March). Family influences on adolescent delinquent behaviors:
Applying the social development model to a Chinese sample. Poster presented at the Biennial
Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.
Roosa, M. W., Liu, F. F., Nair, R. L., Deng, S., & Northan, C. E. (2006, March). Early adolescents’
school performance among Mexican Americans: The role of cultural values and context. Paper
presented as part of the Symposium “Cultural values and adaptation of ethnic minority
adolescents” at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San
Francisco, Ca.
Nair, R. L., Kim, S., Roosa, M. W., & Knight, G. P. (2006, March). Measurement equivalence of
neighborhood measures for European American and Mexican American families. Poster
presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San
Francisco, CA.
Burrell, G. L., & Roosa, M. W. (2005, November). Social contextual pathways from economic
Teaching/Mentoring (continued)
hardship to adolescent problem behavior. Paper presented at the National Council on Family
Relations Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Nair, Rajni, Roosa, M. W., & Burrell, G. L. (2005, November). Differential Acculturation and
Externalizing Problems in Mexican American Families. Poster presented at the National
Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Roosa, M. W., & Dumka, L. (2005, November). Research Update for Practitioners (Invited):
Working With Mexicans and Mexican-Americans: Cultural and Contextual Perspectives, given
at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Phoenix, AZ.
Proeshcoldbell, R. J., & Roosa, M. W. (2005, June). Concepts for the design of psychological
sense of community interventions. Poster/Discussion session given at the Tenth Biennial
Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, Champaign, IL.
Dinh, K. T., Bond, M. A., Roosa, M. W., & Birman, D. (2005, June). The other side of acculturation:
Changes and transformations among host individuals and communities in their adaptation to
immigrant populations. Panel discussion presented at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the
Society for Community Research and Action, Champaign, IL
German, M., Gonzales, N. A., Roosa, M. W., & Dumka, L. (2005, June). Familism values as a
moderator of the relation between deviant peer exposure and psychological problems among
Mexican American youth. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research Annual
Conference, Washington, D.C.
Delgado, M. Y., Updegraff, K. A., & Roosa, M. W. (2005, May). Can Family and cultural processes
protect Mexican American adolescents from their families’ economic hardship? Poster
presented at the Society for Research on Child Developmen Biennial Conference t, Atlanta,
GA.
Deardorff, J., Gonzales, N. Knight, G., & Roosa, M. W. (2005, May). The effects of parent-child
conflict and maternal acculturation on child mental health in Mexican American families. Paper
presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Biennial Conference, Atlanta,
GA.
Roosa, M. W. (2005, May). Culture and Prevention Science. Presentation to COR students at
Hampton, University, Hampton, VA.
Roosa, M. W., Deng, S., Ryu, E., Burrell, G., Tein, J., Lopez, V., & Crowder, S. (2003, November).
Family and child characteristics as mediators and moderators of neighborhood influences on
child externalizing behavior. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations
Annual Conference, Vancouver, B. C., Canada.
Burrell, G., Roosa, M. W. & Christopher, S. (2003, November). The relationship between cultural
adaptation and mental health in Mexican-American adolescents: A socio-cognitive model of
culture and adjustment. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual
Conference, Vancouver, B. C., Canada.
Deng, S., Lopez, V., Roosa, M. W., Ryu, E., Burrell, G., Crowder, S., & Tein, J. (2003, November).
Family processes mediating the relationship of neighborhood disadvantage to child
internalizing problems. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual
Conference, Vancouver, B. C., Canada.
Teaching/Mentoring (continued)
Roosa, M. W. (2003, June). Quantitative and qualitative measurement of sense of community:
Methodological and philosophical issues. Discussion presented as part of the “Innovative
Session – Symposium-Poster Session: Innovations in Quantitative and Qualitative
Measurement of Sense of Community.” Biennial Conference of the Society for Community
Research and Action, Las Vegas, NM.
Deng, S., Liu, X., & Roosa, M. W. (2002, November). Parent-teacher agreement on behavior
problems among Chinese children. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National
Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX.
Delgado, M., Updegraff, K. & Roosa, M. W. (2002, November) Gender and family structure as
protective factors for children at risk for deviant behavior. Poster presented at the Annual
Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Houston, TX.
Roosa, M. W., Jones Padgett, S., Cree, W., & Tein, J. (2001, February). Prevention science and
contextual influences on low-income children’s development: Theoretical and methodological
issues. Invited presentation at the Third Annual Hampton University Research Forum,
Hampton, VA.
Roosa, M. W., Tein, J-Y, Cree, W., Specter, M., Burch, S., Hipke, K.N., Proescholdbell, R.J., &
Updegraff, K. (2000, November). Longitudinal study of neighborhood influences on parental
involvement and children’s school success. Paper presented at the National Council on Family
Relations Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
Roosa, M. W., Morgan-Lopez, A., Cree, W., & Specter, M. (2000, April). Ethnicity, social class, and
context: Sources of influence on Latino families and children. Invited presentation at Forum
2000, Latino Families and Children, the Annual Applied Psychology Forum sponsored by Kent
State University, Millersburg, Ohio.
Roosa, M. (2000, February). Examination of an ecological model of influences on children’s
academic acheivement in a low-income, multi-ethnic urban community. Invited presentation at
the Hampton University Research Forum 2000, Hampton, VA.
**A list of presentations prior to 2000 supplied on request.**
COURSES TAUGHT:
Human Development - undergraduate
Child Development Theories - graduate
Supervised Research Experience - undergraduate
Research Methods – undergraduate and graduate
Applied Child Development – graduate
Advanced Applied Child Development – graduate
Family and Child Diversity - graduate
Nominated for College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Quality/Distinguished Teaching Award 1980-81,
1988-89, 1994-95, 1998-1999.
THESES AND DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED:
Burrell, Ginger L. (2008). A social ecology of adolescents’ future expectations
PhD
Teaching/Mentoring (continued)
White, Rebecca M. B. (2008). Objective and subjective neighborhood contexts and Mexican
American young adolescents’ internalizing behavior.
PhD
Nair, Rajni. (2008). Cultural stressors, supportiveness, and psychopathology among Mexican
American adolescents: A test of three competing models.
PhD
Webster, Jacqueline. (2008). Youth development programs: A model program. Honors.
Lunka, Melissa. (2007). Social isolation and emotional expressiveness: Mediators of law
enforcement tenure and relationship satisfaction.
MS
Delgado, Melissa. (2005). Exploring cultural orientation, parent educational involvement, and
parent educational values as facilitators of academic achievement: A conceptual model for
Mexican Americans.
Co-Chair
MS
Deng, Shiying. (2005). Family influences on adolescents delinquent behaviors: Applying the Social
Development Model to a Chinese sample.
PhD
Nair, Rajni. (2005). Differential acculturation and externalizing problems in Mexican American
families: A mediational model.
MS
Kresge, Anne Marie. (2004) Children’s conduct problems in single-parent families: Mediating and
moderating effects of family and child factors. MS
Burrell, Ginger. (2004). Social cognitive processes of cultural adaptation and mental health in
Mexican American adolescents.
MS
Crowder, Sakina. (2004). Parental monitoring and involvement as influences on achievement. MS
Reyes, Leticia. (2003). Relationships of Mexican American mothers’ parenting behavior and
acculturation to children’s school performance.
MS
Follman, Rhonda. (2003). An empirical evaluation of the student-created aggression replacement
education program.
MS
Jones, Sarah. (2002). Neighborhood disadvantage and community support: Pathways to parenting.
Co-Chair Psychology PhD
Proescholdbell. Rae Jean. (2002). Psychological sense of community: Development of measures
of its theoretical components. Co-Chair Psychology PhD
Logan, Angela. (2002). Cultural issues in the stress process model: An examination of parent and
peer attachments in four ethnic groups.
MS
Samaniego, Roxanne (2000). Peer sexual abuse and subsequent depression in young women.
Co-Chair Psychology PhD
McQuaid, Shannon (1998). Relationship of parent problem drinking to child outcome: Parenting
and family variables as mediators.
MS
Contreras, Christine (1997). The relationship between stress, depression, and conduct disorder in
low income adolescents: An examination of the protective nature of parenting and self-esteem.
MS
Wood, Jennifer
American children. MS
DeAnda, Maria Elena. (1996). The relationship of acculturation to Mexican American families and
child conduct problems. Co-Chair Psychology MS
Stoerzinger, Heather. (1996). Functional and scalar cross-ethnic equivalence of the F-COPES for
Anglo and Mexican American mothers. MS
Goldblatt, Lois. (1996). Parenting skills of adolescent and older mothers and the adjustment of
their preadolescent children.
MS
Ruiz, Sonia. (1995). SES and parenting as predictors of child self-esteem for Mexican American
and Anglo youth. Co-Chair Psychology
MS
Thomas, Karen (Suh). (1994). Testing the relative contributions and directionality of determinants
of parenting from an ecological perspective.
MS
Decker, Amy. (1994). The relationship of sibling support to adjustment to parental divorce in adult
college women. Senior Honors Thesis.
BA
Papers and Presentations (continued)
Pettiti, Anita. (1992). Ethnic differences in premarital sexual behavior: A test of an holistic model of
predictors of the onset of sexual behavior.
MS
Burkeman, Derek. (1992). A study of the influence of maternal demoralization on child mental
health. Co-Chair - Psychology. MS
Michaels, Marcia. (1992). Family member agreement on family and parenting characteristics:
Building a heuristic model. MS
Groppenbacher, Nancy. (1991). Interparental consistency in parenting styles and early adolescent
self-esteem, depression, and conduct disorder. MS
Harrison, Rebecca. (1990). Gender differences in children's choice of coping behaviors. Rebecca
Harrison. Senior Honor's Thesis (Psychology). BA
Short, Jerome. (1990). An evaluation of a preventive intervention for children of alcoholics. CoChair - Psychology. PhD
Brumley-Pickens, Kelly. (1989). Clothing cleanliness and fashionability effects on teacher
perceptions of children's school performance and parental attitudes. MS
Thomas, Mary. (1989). Personality and environmental influences on adolescent drinking behaviors.
MS
Hempel, Anne. (1989). The effect of perspective taking on expectant teenagers' reactions to
children's behavior. Co-Chair - Psychology.
PhD
Frank, Donna. (1988). Marriages of law enforcement personnel: The effect of occupational stress
on marital satisfaction. MS
Fitzgerald, Margaret. (1987). Predicting change in marital adjustment across the transition to
parenthood: A test of role theory. MS
Dierks, Jackie. (1987). The relationship between ego development in women and the experience
of domestic violence. MS
Gehring, Mary. (1986). A reliability and validity study for the Children of Alcoholics Life Events
Schedule. MS
Herlache, Lisa. (1984). Effects of a Short Term Parent Involvement Program on Parental
Management Skills with Preschoolers. MS
Shields, Debra. (1983). Influence of Sex-Role Type, Paternal Perception, and Birth Involvement on
Paternal Behavior and Perception. MS
Drake, Jane Ellen. (1982). Effects of Selected Prosocial Parenting Practices Upon Voluntary
Donations By Preschool Children.
MS
Tuss, Patricia. (1981). Housing Satisfaction Among Low-Income Urban Families.
MS
Mullis, Randy. (1981). Budget Behavior: Variance Over the Life Cycle of Low-Income Families.
MS
Adams, Terry. (1981). Transition to Parenthood: Infant Temperament, Maternal Locus of Control,
and Maternal Satisfaction.
MS
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
National Council on Family Relations; 1987-88 Member, Conference Planning Committee;
1999-2000 Member, Search Committee for JMF Editor
Society for Research on Adolescence
Society for Community Research and Action (Community Psych); Western Regional Coordinator
(1995-97)
Elected to Fellow Status 1995
Ethnic Minority Mentorship Award 2004
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES:
Editorial Boards:
Professional Activity/Service (continued)
Family Relations, 1986- 2005
Edited special issue on adolescent pregnancy and parenting, October, 1991.
Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1997 –
Michigan State University (Book) Series on Children, Youth, and Families – 1999-2001
Ad Hoc Reviewer:
Journal of Adolescence, Journal of Adolescent Research, Journal of Early Adolescence,
Journal of Research on Adolescence, American Journal of Community Psychology, Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Studies on Alcohol,
British Journal of Addiction, Journal of Sex Research, Family Planning Perspectives, Journal
of Abnormal Child Psychology, Journal of Family Issues, Child Development,Child
Development Monographs, Health Education and Behavior, Anxiety, Stress, and Coping,
Psychological Analysis, Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology.
Editor (with Nancy Gonzales) of a special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology
on Minority Issues in Prevention.
Consulting Editor, Infant Mental Health Journal, 1986-89
OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Visiting Scholar, School of Human Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at
Greensboro 2008-2009
African American Mental Health Research Scientist Consortium – Steering Committee Member
2006COMMUNITY SERVICES:
Arizona Council on Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting
Founding Board Member, 1997-1998
Arizona Council on School Age Parents Board Member (1981-87); Chairperson (1983-84); Treasurer (1984-85)
Arizona Adolescent Health Advisory Committee, Arizona Department of Health Services.1991- 1996
Research, Evaluation, and Policy Subcommittee
Child Health Sub-Committee, Arizona Department of Health Services, 1987-88
Infant Care Resource Center
Board Member (1981-87)- First Vice President (1982-84); President (1984-85)
Interfaith Counseling Service
Board Member (1982-85)
Teen Pregnancy Resource Coalition (of Arizona)
Steering Committee Member (1981-96)
Friends of ASU Libraries
Board of Directors, (1990-92)
GOVERNANCE ACTIVITIES:
UNIVERSITY:
1984 – 92, 20051988 - 89, 1990-91
1997-1998
Human Subjects Institutional Research Board - Chair 1988-89, 1990-91,
2006Safety Oversight Committee
Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure
Professional Activity/Service (continued)
1999-2001
Academic Senate
COLLEGE:
1980 - 1984
1999 - 2001
Pre-health Professions Evaluation Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
CLAS Senate
DEPARTMENT:
Executive Committee, Family Science PhD, 1997-2000
Applied Child Development Search Committee, Chair, 1996-97
PhD Committee 1996
Department Chair Search Committee
1982-83; 1994-95
Marriage and Family Therapy/Program for Prevention Research Search Commitee - Chair 1990-91
CDE Search and Screen Committee - Chair 1987-88
FAS Search and Screen Committee Member 1987-88
Personnel Committee 1982-84, 1986-92, 1994-1995, 1997-1999, 2001-2002, 2003-2006
Support Systems
1981-83 (Chair, 1982-1983), 1992-95;
Graduate Committee 1980-82 (Chair, 1981-1982), 1983-87, 1993-95, 1999-2001