Joint PhD, Social Work and Developmental Psychology
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Peer-Reviewed Articles
46. Ward, K. P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Pace, G. P., Lee, S. J., & Davis-Kean, P. E. (2024, in press). Interactions of gender inequality and parental discipline predicting child aggression in low- and middle-income countries. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.14152
45. Lee, J. Y., Lee, S. J., Ward, K. P., Pace, G. T., & Chang, O. D. (2024). Shared parental responsiveness among fathers and mothers with low income and early child outcomes. Family Relations, 73(2), 683-702. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12913
44. Chang. O. D., Ward, K. P., & Lee, S. J. (2024, in press). Examining coping strategies and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence for the protective role of problem-focused coping. Health & Social Work.
43. Hoffman, S., Ward, K. P., Rueda, H. A., & Beasley, L. (2024, in press). Childhood family transitions and adolescent dating behaviors: A longitudinal study. Journal of Child and Family Studies.
42. Rueda, H., Ward, K. P., & Hoffman, S. (2023). Parental physical and psychological aggression and youth dating violence: A latent class analysis approach. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231218224
41. Ward, K. P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Lee, S. J., & Pace, G. T. (2023). Associations between 11 parental discipline behaviors and child outcomes across 60 countries. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058439
40. Lee, J. Y., Lee, S. J., Ward, K. P., Pace, G. T., & Chang, O. D. (2023). Shared parental responsiveness among fathers and mothers with low income and early child outcomes. Family Relations. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12913
39. Wood, B. M., Cubbin, C., Ward, K. P., & Hernandez, E. J. R. (2023). The link between ACEs, income, and maternal depressive symptoms through a racial and ethnic lens: A moderated-mediation analysis. Mental Health & Prevention, 30, 200284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200284
38. Saasa, S., Ward, K. P., Jacobson, J., & Hill, R. L. (2023). Examining coping and acculturative stress as mediators between perceived discrimination and internalizing symptoms among African immigrants. International Journal of Social Welfare. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12583
37. 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
36. Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., 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(19), 11928. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191911928
35. Todorovic, K., O’leary, E., Ward, K. P., Devarasetty, 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, 13, 883294. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.883294
34. 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 & Youth Services Review, 140, 106562. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106562
33. 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 & Neglect, 129, 105662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105662
32. Ahmed, S. F., Ellis, A., Ward, K. P., Chaku, N., & Davis-Kean, P. (2022). Working memory development from early childhood to adolescence using two nationally representative samples. Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001396
31. Ward, K. P., Lee, S. J., Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105606
30. Ward, K. P. (2022). The transition to siblinghood: An understudied yet influential process pertinent to social work research. Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swac009
29. 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-07256-9
28. Saasa, S., Ward, K. P., Sandberg, S., Jacobson, J. (2021). Financial hardship, neighborhood cohesion and child externalizing behaviors: An extension of the family stress model among immigrant mothers. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106153
27. 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(8): e046075. https://doi.org/:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046075
26. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105089
25. Lee, S. J., Ward, K. P., Rodriguez, C. M. (2021). Couples’ relationship conflict during the Covid-19 pandemic: A risk and resilience perspective. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211006359
24. Lee, S. J., Ward, K. P., & Lee, J. Y. (2021). Parental social isolation and child maltreatment risk during a pandemic. Journal of Family Violence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-020-00244-3
23. Forsyth, S. M., & Ward, K. P. (2021). Media use and men’s approval of intimate partner violence in Honduras. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260521993926
22. Rodriguez, C., 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559520982066
21. 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/0165025420981642
20. Lee, S. J., Ward, K. P., Chang, O. D., & Downing, K. M. (2020). Parenting activities and the transition to home-based education during the Covid-19 pandemic. Children and Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105585
19. Saasa, S., Ward, K. P., & Escamilla, S. (2020). Immigrant generation, race, and socioeconomic outcomes of mothers in urban cities: Who fares better? Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-01059-6
18. Shaw, S. A., Ward, K. P., Pillai, V., Mahram, L., & Karim, H. (2020). A randomized clinical trial testing a parenting intervention among Afghan and Rohingya refugees in Malaysia. Family Process. https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12592
17. 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105218
16. Lee, S. J., Pace, G. T., Ward, K. P., 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. (advanced online publication). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104573
15. Cuartas, J., Ward, K. P., Ma, J., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2020). Physical punishment and Colombian children’s and adolescents’ cognitive and behavioral outcomes. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101140 *Findings were featured in a testimony in the Colombian House of Representatives when discussing a bill to ban corporal punishment in Colombia.
14. Ward, K. P., Wood, D. S., & Young, T. M. (2020). The effectiveness of a retreat intervention for female survivors of child sexual abuse. Research on Social Work Practice. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731520921936
13. Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104930
12. Ward, K. P., Lee, S. J., Pace, G. T., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Ma, J. (2019). Attachment style and the association of spanking and child externalizing behavior. Academic Pediatrics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acap.2019.06.017
11. 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519861678
10. Ward, K. P., & Limb, G. E. (2019). The importance of biological parent coparenting in an American Indian stepfamily context. Social Work Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svz009
9. Ward, K. P., & Limb, G. E. (2019). Emerging adult attachment and alcohol abuse among American Indians raised in stepfamilies. The British Journal of Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcz010
8. Ward, K. P., Porter, N. A., & Wood, D. (2019). The effectiveness of neurofeedback in an outpatient setting: A multilevel modeling approach. Research on Social Work Practice. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049731519831355
7. Ward, K. P., Limb, G., Higbee, S., & Haueter, H. (2019). Stepfamily closeness and depression among American Indian emerging adults: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Family Issues, 40(3), 267-292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X18808574
6. Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Lee, S. J., Castillo, B., Ward, K. P., & 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. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.10.009
5. Ward, K. P., Shaw, S. A., Chang, M., & El-Bassel, N. (2018). Social support moderates the association between traumatic life events and depression among migrant and nonmigrant men in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 31(5), 698-707. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22324
4. Shaw, S. A., Ward, K. P., Pillai, V., & Hinton, D. (2018). A randomized controlled trial testing group mental health support for female Afghan refugees in Malaysia. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000346
3. Shaw, S. A., Pillai, V., & Ward, K. P. (2018). Assessing mental health and service needs among refugees in Malaysia. International Journal of Social Welfare, 28, 44-52. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijsw.12313
2. Limb, G. E., Hodge, D. R., Ward, K. P., Ferrell, A., & Alboroto, R. (2018). Developing cultural competence with LDS clients: Utilizing spiritual genograms in social work practice. Journal of Religion & Spirituality in Social Work: Social Thought, 37(2), 166-181. https://doi.org/10.1080/15426432.2018.1448033
1. Ward, K. P., Dennis, C. B., & Limb, G. (2018). The impact of stepfamily relationship quality on emerging adult non-medical use of prescription drugs. The American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse 44(4), 463-471. https://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2017.1405010
Congressional Reports
2. Limb, G., & Ward, K. P. (2019). Foster care and permanency issues for American Indian/Alaska Native families and children. In National Indian Child Welfare Association (Ed.), Impacts of child maltreatment in Indian Country: Preserving the seventh generation through policies, programs, and funding streams (pp. 256-284). [Congressional Report]. Portland OR: NICWA.
1. Red Horse, J., Limb, G., & Ward, K. P. (2019). Sovereignty, cultural competency, and family preservation. In National Indian Child Welfare Association (Ed.), Impacts of child maltreatment in Indian Country: Preserving the seventh generation through policies, programs, and funding streams (pp. 235-255). [Congressional Report]. Portland OR: NICWA.
Ward, K. P. (2021). Parenting During COVID-19: A Sentiment Analysis of Reddit Data. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/4ukmd
Ward, K. P., Lee, S. J., Chang, O. D. (2021). “Tell me what I’m doing wrong”: Criticism of parenting choices and mental health during COVID-19. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/vp985
Ward, K. P., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Ma, J., Pace, G. T., & Lee, S. J. (2021). Associations Between 11 Parental Discipline Behaviors and Child Outcomes Across 60 Countries. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/f5t8x
Ahmed, S., Ellis, A., Ward, K. P., Chaku, N., & Davis-Kean, P. (2021). Charting the functional form of working memory across two nationally representative samples. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/yqdg6
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