Brenda Lohman Brenda J. Lohman
Associate Professor

Education:
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2000
M.S., Illinois State University, 1996
B.A., Augustana College, 1994

Office: 2356 Palmer
Phone: (515) 294-6230
Email: blohman@iastate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

  • Adolescent Well-Being
    • Academic Adjustment
    • Obesity
    • Psychosocial Functioning
    • Sexuality
  • Family Structure and Functioning in Economically Disadvantaged Minority Communities
  • The Family - School Connection
  • Violence in Romantic Relationships
  • Welfare Reform
  • Family and Ecological Systems Theories
  • Applied or Policy-relevant research.

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Adolescent Development
  • Family Interaction Dynamics
Professional Organizations:

  • American Psychological Association
  • Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management
  • National Council on Family Relations
  • Society for Research in Child Development
  • Society for Research on Adolescence
  • Society for the Study of Human Development

Invited Peer-Reviewed Chapters

1. Lohman, B. J., & Matjasko, J. L. (2009) Creating partnerships in adolescence: Challenges and opportunities. In S. Christenson & A. Reschly (Eds.)., The Handbook on School-Family Partnerships for Promoting Student Competence. New York, NY: Routledge.

2. Bell, H., Lohman, B. J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2006). Through a quantitative and qualitative lens: Looking at the differential effects of domestic violence on women's welfare receipt and work participation. In J. Henrici (Ed.), Doing Without: Women and Work after Welfare Reform. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press. 131 – 152.

Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

1. Kaura, S. A., & Lohman, B. J., (2010, forthcoming). Does acceptability of violence impact the relationship between satisfaction, victimization, and commitment levels in emerging adult dating relationships? Journal of Family Violence.

2. Schnurr, M.P., Lohman, B. J., & Kaura, S. A. (2010, forthcoming). Variation in reports of dating violence perpetration: A dyadic analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

3. Garasky, S., Stewart, S. D., Gundersen, C., & Lohman, B. J. (2009, forthcoming). Toward a fuller understanding of nonresident father involvement: A joint examination of child support, in-kind support, and visitation. Population Research and Policy Review. Available online.

4. Jordahl, T. R., & Lohman, B. J. (2009, forthcoming). A bioecolgocial analysis of risk and protective factors associated with early sexual intercourse of young minority adolescents. Children & Youth Services Review. Available online May 2009.

5. Garasky, S., Stewart, S. D., Gundersen, C., Lohman, B. J. & Eisenmann, J. C. (2009). Family stressors and childhood obesity. Social Science Research, 38, 755 – 766.

6. Gundersen, C., Garasky, S., & Lohman, B. J. (2009). Food insecurity is not associated with childhood obesity as assessed using multiple measures of obesity. Journal of Nutrition, 139, 1173 -1178.

7. Lohman, B. J., Stewart, S., Gundersen, C., Garasky, S., & Eisenmann, J. (2009). Adolescent overweight and obesity: Links to food insecurity and individual, maternal, and family stressors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 230 – 257.

8. Gundersen, C., Lohman, B. J., Garasky, S., Stewart, S., & Eisenmann, J. (2008). Food security, maternal stressors, and overweight among low-income US children: Results from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999-2002). Pediatrics, 122, 529 – 540.

9. Lohman, B. J., & Billings, A. (2008). Protective and risk factors associated with early adolescent      boys’ sexual debut and risky sexual behaviors. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 37, 723 – 735.

10. Gundersen, C., Lohman, B. J., Eisenmann, J., Garasky, S., & Stewart, S. D. (2008). Lack of association between child-specific food insecurity and overweight in a sample of 10-15 year old low-income youth. Journal of Nutrition, 138, 371 – 378.

11. Schnurr, M. P., & Lohman, B. J. (2008). How much does school matter? An examination of adolescent dating violence perpetration. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Special Issue on Aggression in Romantic Relationships, 37, 266 – 283.

12. Kaura, S. A., & Lohman, B. J. (2007). Dating violence victimization, relationship satisfaction, mental health problems, and acceptability of violence: A comparison of men and women. Journal of Family Violence, 22, 367 – 381.

13. Lohman, B. J., Kaura, S. A., & Newman, B. (2007). Matched or mismatched environments? The relationship of family and school differentiation to adolescents’ psychosocial adjustment. Youth & Society, 39, 3 – 32.

14. Newman, B.M., Lohman, B.J., & Newman, P. R. (2007). Peer group membership and a sense of belonging: Their relationship to adolescent behavior problems. Adolescence, 42, 241 – 263.

15. Coley, R. L., Lohman, B. J., Votruba-Drzal, E., Pittman L. D., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2007). Maternal functioning, time, and money: The world of work and welfare. Children and Youth Services Review, Special Issue on Child and Family Well-Being following Welfare Reform: The Results from Five Non-Experimental Panel Studies of Low-Income Populations, 29, 721 – 741.

16. Slack, K.S., Magnuson, K., Berger, L., & Yoo, J., Coley, R. L., Dunifon, R., Dworsky, A., Kalil, A., Knab, J., Lohman, B. J., & Osborne, C., (2007, fifth and remaining authors alphabetized). Family economic well-being following the 1996 welfare reform: Trend data from five non-experimental panel studies. Children and Youth Services Review, Special Issue on Child and Family Well-Being following Welfare Reform: The Results from Five Non-Experimental Panel Studies of Low-Income Populations, 29, 698 – 720.

17. Coley, R. L., Bachman, H. J., Votruba-Drzal, E., Lohman, B. J., & Li-Grining, C. P. (2007). Maternal welfare and employment experiences and adolescent well-being: Do mothers’ human capital characteristics matter? Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 193 – 215.

18. Lohman, B. J., Pittman, L. D., Coley, R. L., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2004). Welfare history, sanctions, and developmental outcomes among low-income children and youth. Social Service Review, 78, 41 – 73.

19. Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Moffitt, R., Lohman, B. J., Cherlin, A., Coley, R. L., Pittman, L. D., Roff, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2003). Mothers’ transitions from welfare to work and the well-being of preschoolers and adolescents. Science, 299, 1548 – 1552.

20. Gavazzi, S. M., McKenry, P. C., Jacobson, J. A., Julian, T. W., & Lohman, B. J. (2003). Confirmatory factor analysis of the family emotional involvement and criticism scale: Evidence of the dimensionality of expressed emotion. Psychological Reports, 92, 119 – 127.

21. Lohman, B. J., & Jarvis, P. A. (2000). Adolescent stressors, coping strategies, and psychological health studied in the family context. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 29, 15 – 44.

22. Newman, B. M., Lohman, B. J., Newman, P. R., Myers, M. C., & Smith, V. L. (2000). Experiences of urban youth navigating the transition to ninth grade. Youth & Society, 31, 387 – 416.

23. Gavazzi, S. M., McKenry, P. C., Jacobson, J. A., Julian, T. W., & Lohman, B. J. (2000). Modeling the effects of expressed emotion, psychiatric symptomology, and marital satisfaction levels on verbal aggression. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 669 – 682.

24. Newman, B. M., Myers, M. C., Newman, P. R., Lohman, B. J., & Smith, V. L. (2000). The transition to high school for academically promising urban low-income African-American youth. Adolescence, 35, 45 – 66.