College of Agricultural, Human, & Natural Resource Sciences

Department of Human Development

Laura Griner Hill

Associate Professor

 

Education/Training

 

Professional Experience

2007- present

Associate Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

2001- 2007

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

1999-2001

Research Associate, FAST Track Early Intervention Program, Pennsylvania State University

1998-1999

Researcher, Departments of Health/Mental Health and Retardation, State of Tennessee

1994-1996

Data Analyst, NICHD Study of Early Child Care, Vanderbilt University

 

Research Interests

As a prevention researcher, I am interested in 1) basic research on risk and protective factors, and 2) implementation and dissemination of prevention programming. Current research projects include a longitudinal study of the role of parent-child interactions in the development of young adult obesity; a study of the adaptation, implementation and dissemination of an evidence-based prevention program (Strengthening Families Program for Parents and Youth 10-14) in Washington State; and methodological approaches to accurate measurement of real-world prevention program outcomes and economic benefits.

 

WSU graduate courses taught

Grants

 

Manuscripts published and in press

Orrell-Valente, J.K., Jarlsberg, L.G., Hill, L.G., & Cabana, M.D. (In press). Parent, child, and disease factors associated with child responsibility for management of daily controller medications for asthma. Pediatrics.

Bumpus, M. & Hill, L.G. (In press). Secrecy and parent-child communication during middle childhood:Associations with parental knowledge and child adjustment. Parenting Science and Practice.

Hood, B.K., Power, T.G. & Hill, L.G. (in press). Children’s appraisal of stressful situations: Parenting correlates. Journal of Family Psychology

Power, T.G. & Hill, L.G. (in press). Maternal protectiveness and child adjustment: A multi-dimensional study. Parenting Science and Practice

*Hill, L.G. , Maucione, K., & Hood, B. (2007). A focused approach to assessing program fidelity. Prevention \ Science.

Orrell-Valente, J., Hill, L.G. , Dodge., K.A., Bates, J.E., & Pettit, G.S. (2007). “Just three more bites”: An observational analysis of parents’ socialization of children’s eating at mealtime. Appetite, 48, 37-45.

Betz, D.L. & Hill, L.G. (2006). Evaluation for real people. Journal of Extension. Online at: http://www.joe.org/joe/2006april/rb9.shtml.

*Hill, L.G. & Werner, N.E. (2006). Affiliative orientation, school attachment, and aggression. Psychology in the Schools, 43, 231-246.

*Hill, L.G. & Betz, D.L. (2005). Revisiting the retrospective pretest. American Journal of Evaluation, 26, 501-517.

*Hill, L.G. & Parker, L.A. (2005). Extension as a delivery system for prevention programming: Capacity, barriers, and opportunities. Journal of Extension, 43. Online at: http:// www.joe.org/joe/2005february/a1.shtml.

*Hill, L.G., Lochman, J.E., Coie, J.D., Greenberg, M.T., and Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group (2004). Effectiveness of early screening for conduct disorder: Issues of accuracy and utility. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 72, 809-820.

*Griner, L.A. & Smith, C.A. (2000). Modeling the effects of affiliative orientation on construal, appraisal, and emotion. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 26, 727-740.

Murray, R.E., Abou-Khalil, B.W., and Griner, L.A. (1994). Evidence for familial association of psychiatric disorders and epilepsy. Biological Psychiatry, 36, 428-429.

 

Professional articles, manuscripts under revision, refereed

Hill, L.G., Orell-Valente, J.K., & Bumpus, M.F. Children's BMI, perceived weight status, psychological functioning, and social competence. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics .

Arganbright, M.K., Rodgers, K.B., Austin, E.W. & Hill, L.G. Adolescents and their interactions with music media: Self concept and gender attitudes from a symbolic interactionist perspective. Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Bumpus, M. & Hill, L.G. School-aged children’s disclosure to parents about daily activities: Associations with parental knowledge and child adjustment. Parenting Science and Practice.

 

Book Chapters

Werner, N.E. & Hill, L.G. (2005). Motivationale untermauerung relationaler and körperlicher aggression im jugendalter [Motivational underpinnings of relational and physical aggression in adolescence]. In Ittel, A. & von Salisch, M. (Eds.). Lügen, Lästern, Leiden lassen. Aggression in Kindheit und Jugendalter. Stuttgart: Kohlhammer.

 

Paper and workshop presentations at professional conferences, refereed

Hill, L.G. (2007, May).  In Robertson, E. (Chair).  Alternative practices for determining community-level prevention needs.  Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

Hill, L.G., Orrell-Valente, J.K., & Bumpus, M.F. (2007, March).  Weight perception, BMI, and emotional adjustment in grade-school children: The strong effect of self concept.  In Dawson-McClure, S. (Chair), Childhood obesity: Risk factors and relations with child functioning from preschool to early adolescence.  Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, in Boston, MA.

Hill, L.G., Orrell-Valente, J.K., Dodge, K.A., Bates, J.E. & Pettit, G.S. (2006, June). Understanding the childhood mealtime environment: A first step in designing interventions for obesity prevention. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Antonio, TX.

Parker, L.A., Castro, D., Betz, D., Diede, A., & Hill, L.G. (2006, May). Adapting a best practice program to reach Latino families. Workshop presentation at the Annual Meeting of Children, Youth and Families at Risk, Seattle, WA.

Hill, L.G. & Parker, L.A. (2005, October). Promoting common goals to achieve effective evaluation practice. Roundtable presented at the Annual Joint Conference of the Canadian Evaluation Society and American Evaluation Association, Toronto, Canada.

Bumpus, M.F., Hill, L.G., & Werner, N.E. (2004, November). Linkages between children’s school attachment and parental monitoring. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

Parker, L.A. & Hill, L.G. (2004, October). Positioning research as an asset to attract community partners: Washington state’s experience with the Strengthening Families Program. Workshop presentation at the Outreach Scholarship Conference: Impact through Engagement, State College, PA.

Betz, D.L., Diede, A., Hill, L.G., Koehler, C. & Parker, L.A. (2004, May). Moving a best practices model to scale on a statewide basis: Lessons from the field.. Workshop presentation at the Annual Meeting of Children, Youth and Families at Risk, Seattle, WA.

*Hill, L.G. & Werner, N.E. (2004, March). Relations of affiliative motivation, school attachment, and aggression: Mediating and moderating effects. In *Hill, L.G. & Werner, N.E. (Chairs), New perspectives on students' sense of connection to schools: Sources of influence, developmental changes, and associated outcomes. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Werner, N.E. & Hill, L.G. (2004, March). Gender differences in the relation of dominance and affiliation motivation to aggression. In Werner, N.E. & Ittel, Angela (Chairs), Advances in the study of social dominance and gender. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

*Hill, L.G., Lochman, J.E., Coie, J.D., Greenberg, M.T., and Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group (2003, April). Screening procedures for externalizing disorders in high-risk populations. Symposium presentation at the 2003 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, April, Tampa, FL.

 

 

Poster presentations at professional conferences, refereed

Hood, B. & Hill, L.G. (2006, June). Determinants of program implementation after standardized training for evidence- based prevention programs. Poster presented at the Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Antonio, TX.

Werner, N.E & (2006, March). A multilevel analysis of normative influences on relational and physicalaggression. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Bumpus, M.F., , & Werner, N.E. (2005, April). Parents’ knowledge of school-aged children’s daily activities: Sources of knowledge and associations with child adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Bumpus, M.F., Werner, N.E. & Hill, L.G. (2005, April). Conditions underlying parents’ approaches to becoming knowledgeable about their school-aged children’s daily lives. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Cantu, A., Hood, B., *Hill, L.G., & Power, T.G. (2005, April). Differences between mothers and children in appraisals of event significance and threat. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

*Hill, L.G., Werner, N.E. & Bumpus, M.F. (2005, April). What do children strive for? Personal goals and their relation to adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Hood, B., Power, T.G., & *Hill, L.G. (2005, April). Parent and child appraisal: Links among positive coping patterns. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Orrell-Valente, J.K., Hill, L.G., Brechenwald, W.A., Dodge, K.A., Bates, J.E., & Pettit, G.S. (2005). Sociodemographic differences in parents’ socialization of children’s eating behaviors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, Washington, DC. 2005.

Orrell-Valente, J.K., Hill, L.G., Brechenwald, W., Chan, T., Bates, J.E., Dodge, K.A., & Pettit G.S. (2005, April). The childhood mealtime environment: Sociodemographic differences in structure and process. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Werner, N.E. & Hill, L.G. (2005, April). What do children compete over? An investigation of age and sex differences in students’ perceptions of resources. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Betz, D.L. & Hill, L.G. (2004, November). Evaluation for real people. Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.

*Hill, L.G. & Parker, L. (2003, June). Cooperative extension service as a delivery system for prevention programming. Poster presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action, "Incorporating Diversity: Moving From Values to Action," Las Vegas, New Mexico.

*Hill, L.G., Sage, R., Betz, D., Koehler, C. & Parker, L. (2003, June). Implementation of a model program: A case study from Washington State. Poster presented at the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, "Research to Policy," Washington, DC, 2003.

 

Awards and honors

2002

Showcase of Excellence, All-Extension Conference, Washington State University. Strengthening Families Program

1992-1994

NIMH Predoctoral Fellowship
Developmental Psychopathology Research Training Program
The John F. Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University

1979

Phi Beta Kappa

 

Professional Memberships

 

Laura Hill

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