Laura Griner Hill
Associate Professor
Education/Training
- Ph.D Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, 1998
- M.S Department of Psychology and Human Development, Vanderbilt University, 1994
- B.A. Department of Classics, Smith College, 1979
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
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HD540 Effective Intervention Programs (Sp06, Sp04, Sp02)
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HD513 Research Methods (Fall 2002-2008)
Funding
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USDA/CSREES Deen & Parker (PIs) 5/2009-4/2014 $660,000
“Creating Culturally Competent Programs for Families”
Role: Evaluator -
R21 (DA025139-01Al) Hill & Rosenman (PIs) 3/2009-2/2011 $275,000
NIH/National Institute of Drug Abuse
“Development of Econometric Models for Accurate Estimation of Prevention Program Benefits” -
Contract Hill (PI) 4/2008-4/2009 $84,000
State of Oregon Department of Human Services
“Strengthening Families 10-14 Evaluation and Technical Assistance” -
Initiation of Collaboration Grant Hill et al. (PI) 2/2007-12/2008 $8000
Washington State University
“Economic Issues in Mental Health Promotion and Their Effects on Public Policy”
PIs: Hill, LG, Parker, LA, Power, TG, Rosenman, R, & Skaer, T -
(R03) HD051824-01A1 Orrell-Valente (PI) 6/2006 - 5/2008 $100,000
NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Development
“Socialization Mediators of the Observed Childhood SES - Adult Obesity Relation”
Role: Consultant -
(R21) DA 19758-01 Becker (PI) 8/2005 – 7/2007 $206,000
NIH/National Institue of Drug Abuse
“Enhancing State Capacity to Foster Adoption of Science-Based Practices”
Role: Co-Principal Investigator -
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Grant Power (PI) 5/2005 – 12/2007 $25,000
Washington State University
“Alcohol and Tobacco Messages in Music Videos: Parents’ and Children's Perspectives”
Co-PI: Kathleen Rodgers. Collaborative effort of the Prevention Research Group (Matthew Bumpus, Deborah Handy, Laura G. Hill, Thomas Power, Nicole Werner, Department of Human Development; Bruce Pinkleton, Erica Weintraub Austin, Edward R. Murrow School of Communication; Drew Betz, Washington State University Extension) Role: Collaborator -
Alcohol and Drug Abuse Grant Hill (PI) 1/2003 – 6/2004 $25,000
Washington State University
“Development of a Culturally Appropriate Substance Abuse Prevention Program for American Indian Teens”
Role: Principal Investigator -
New Faculty Seed Grant Hill (PI) 7/2002 – 7/2003 $7000
Washington State University
“Strengths and Needs of American Indian Adolescents on the Colville Nation Reservation”
Role: Principal Investigator
Professional articles, manuscripts published and in press, refereed
Power, T.G. & Hill, L.G. (in press). Individual differences in appraisal style: A cluster analytic approach. Cognition & Emotion.
Werner, N.E. & Hill, L.G. (in press). Individual and peer group normative beliefs about relational aggression: Developmental changes and impact on relationally aggressive behavior. Child Development.
Kistler, M.K., Rodgers, K.B., Austin, E.W. & Hill, L.G. (in press). Adolescents and music media: An engagement-mediational model of consumption and self concept. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Hood, B.K., Power, T.G. & Hill, L.G. (2009). Appraisal styles in parents and children. International Journal of Behavioral Development 33, 167-177.
Bumpus, M. & Hill, L.G. (2008). Secrecy and parent-child communication during middle childhood: Associations with parental knowledge and child adjustment. Parenting Science and Practice, 8(2), 93-116.
Hill, L.G., Parker, L.A., McGuire, J.K., Sage, R.A. (2008). Institutionalising science-based practices in children’s
services. Journal of Children’s Services 3, 32-45.
Orrell-Valente, J.K., Jarlsberg, L.G., Hill, L.G., & Cabana, M.D. (2008). Parent, child, and disease factors associated with child responsibility for management of daily controller medications for asthma.
Pediatrics,122, e1186-e1192 .
Power, T.G. & Hill, L.G. (2008). Maternal protectiveness and child adjustment: A multi-dimensional study.
Parenting Science and Practice, 8(2), 93-116.
Hill, L.G. , Maucione, K., & Hood, B. (2007). A focused approach to assessing program fidelity. Prevention
Science, 8, 25-34.
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., & Griner, L.A. (1994). Evidence for familial association of psychiatric disorders
and epilepsy. Biological Psychiatry, 36, 428-429.
Recent paper and workshop presentations at professional conferences, refereed
2009
Goates, S.G., Mandal, B., Rosenman, R., Suter, C. & Hill, L.G. (2009, May). Cost-benefit in universal prevention
programs:A comparison of randomized clinical trial and community based implementations. In Hill, L.G.
(Chair), Economic evaluation of prevention: Innovations in measurement and application. Symposium
submitted to the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.
Parker, L.A. & Hill, L.G. (2009, May). Beyond program dissemination: Extension’s role in informing and generating
prevention research. In Meyer, A. (Chair), Working relationships with cooperative extension: A gold mine for
program sustainability and innovation. Symposium submitted to the Society for Prevention Research,
Washington, DC.
Werner, N.E. & Hill, L.G. (2009, April). Beyond the individual: Predictive association of peer-group normative beliefs
on relational aggression. In Werner, N.E. (Chair), Social cognitive mediators of relational aggression:
Advances in conceptualization, measurement, and application. Symposium conducted at the Society for
Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
2008
Becker, L.G., Hill, L.G. & Parker, L.A. (2008, October). Mobilizing Extension as a Partner in Translational
Prevention Research. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego.
Goates, S.G., Hill, L.G., & Rosenman, R. (2008, May). Self selection in a unversal program. In Trudeau, L. (Chair),
Moderation of preventive interventions: Self-selection and long-term effects on emerging adult outcomes.
Symposium conducted at the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.
2007
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.
Recent poster presentations at professional conferences, refereed
2009
Power, T.G., Bumpus, M. & Hill, L.G. (2009, April). Parental scaffolding of children’s coping: Relations with child
adjustment. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
2008
Hill, L.G., Becker, L.G., & Parker, L.A. (2008, October). Mobilizing Extension as a partner in translational research.
Poster presented at the American Association of Public Health, San Diego, CA.
2007
Bumpus, M.F. & Hill, L.G. (2007, March). Parental knowledge, its sources, and child adjustment: Considering gender
and developmental status. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Boston, MA.
Farmer, A. & Hill, L.G. (2007, March). Belief and behavior: How confidence and coping relate to children's adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Boston, MA.
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
- American Psychological Society
- Society for Prevention Research
- Society for Research on Adolescence
- Society for Research on Child Development
Curriculum Vitae
Mailing Address:
Human Development
Washington State University
523 Johnson Tower
P.O. Box 644852
Pullman, WA 99164-4852
Contact:
Email: laurahill@wsu.edu
Phone: (509) 335-8478
Fax: (509) 335-2456
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