Allen Barton

Whether it's families or buildings, it all comes back to stress and strain and having a structure that can carry the load.

Love being able to be a faculty member here!

One of the better empirical studies I'm aware of looking at the effects of COVID on relationships... Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Relationship Satisfaction and Attributions - Hannah C. Williamson, 2020 #articleShareContainer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Revisited the 'Lower-risk sequence' and 'Higher-risk sequence' in today's lecture. One of the best models of rel. dev. that most people don't know about. Stanley & Rhoades('09). Marriages at risk: Relationship formation and opportunities for relationship education. @DecideOrSlide

Great stuff from @sycarahfisher and her PRISMS Lab at UGA

This is why I do family-centered prevention science. Just out in @JAMANetworkOpen with my colleagues from @uga_cfr. Program participation protects Black youth from the effects of racial discrimination on their mental health. Timely piece. Worth a read ja.ma/3sqyTjA.

Fascinating stuff. Really enjoyed listening to Sherman James and @sycarahfisher today discuss John Henryism / How social context can affect health disparities, particularly among Black Americans / Thanks @uga_cfr for hosting/ Sherman James on John Henryism youtu.be/2TpuWK1nPss

Congratulations Dr. TeKisha Rice (@TeKishaM_Rice)! I genuinely enjoyed reading your dissertation. Thanks for the opportunity to be on this committee...very excited for your future!! VA Tech's HDFS is getting a tremendous new faculty member.

Really excited to listen to this lecture...happening this Wednesday (3/22) at 3pm Eastern. If you can make it, encourage others to register/listen in as well.

Interested in what opioid use patterns looks like among Illinois high school students? Hot off the press (release). aces.illinois.edu/news/illinois-… @ACESIllinois @Illinois_Alma

I'm not an economist, but the more I read/listen to them, the more I'm impressed about the insights of their research for all areas of life. @heckmanequation is a great example. The role of families in human flourishing: A conversation with James Heckman aei.org/events/the-rol…

POSTDOC opportunity in HDFS at Illinois! Suggested deadline is April 6. Let me know if you have any questions about this. Tremendous opportunity for new or recent PhD grad. #AcademicTwitter uofi.box.com/s/m03a22mth0g6…

Cool stuff out of the UK. Parenting intervention for at-risk toddlers. A Brief Home-Based Parenting Intervention to Reduce Behavior Problems in Young Children ja.ma/2QaQ62n via @JAMAPediatrics part of @JAMANetwork

...and anytime you have a piece co-authored by Haskins & Sawhill (@isawhill), also definitely worth a read. Insightful commentary, including how Moynihan has been misinterpreted. The Decline of the American Family: Can Anything Be Done to Stop the Damage? #articleShareContainer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Still an article I think a lot about. Anything you have Fincham, Stanley (@DecideOrSlide), and Beach co-authoring something, it's worth reading. #throwbackthursday #academictwitter Transformative Processes in Marriage: An Analysis of Emerging Trends onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Thanks @DrKaylaKnopp for taking time today to talk with Illinois Strong Couples project coaches! Tremendous insights on remote coaching and counseling with couples.

I-L-L... IlliniFest 2021 youtu.be/7EQ9bfg-llE via @YouTube

Because sometimes (often times?) the best things in life aren't things.

I finished reading nice piece by @Dr_AT758 looking at age-specific effects of family-based intervention for African American father-son dyads. This is an area of intervention programming that needs a lot more attention. link.springer.com/article/10.100… (2020 in J of Chld & Fam Studies)

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Recently published in Prevention Science. Meta-analysis of tech-assisted parenting interventions for socially disadvantaged families. One of my main takeaways - contact with people matters. rdcu.be/cf6ke