ISPCAN 2024

Dr. Rodriguez and graduate student researcher Paige Munshell recently attended the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Conference in Uppsala, Sweden!

Dr. Rodriguez presented on Not Hit Zone implementation with her colleagues Dr. Viola Vaughn-Eden and Stacie LeBlanc, “Creating safe spaces: The role of No Hit Zones in preventing child abuse and fostering violence-free environments for children

Paige presented two posters titled “From Approval to Action: Analyzing Parent-Child Aggression Across Cultures” and “Exploring Parent-Child Interactions: Implications for Child Abuse Risk Assessment.”

APA Conference 2024

Dr. Rodriguez, graduate student researcher Edoardo Modanesi, and undergraduate student researcher Kassandra De Jesus recently attended the 2024 APA Conference in Seattle, WA.

Edoardo Modanesi presented a poster titled “Moderators of Substance Use on Child Abuse Risk: Differences between Mothers and Fathers.”

Kassandra De Jesus presented a poster titled “All in the Family: Parenting Style and Parents’ ADHD in relation to Child ADHD Symptoms.”

Violence Prevention Conference 2024

The PaCK lab recently attended the 2024 Violence Prevention Conference in Portsmouth, New Hampshire! Dr. Christina Rodriguez led a symposium with her colleagues Dr. Viola Vaughn-Eden and Stacie LeBlanc, titled “Implementing No Hit Zones: Guidelines and Preliminary Evidence from a Pilot Study in Preschools.”

PaCK lab graduate student researcher Edoardo Modanesi presented his research in a poster titled “Association between IPV and Parent-Child Aggression among Parents: The role of Parent and Child Gender” as well as an oral paper presentation titled “Predicting psychological versus physical victimization: Exploring risk factors among expectant parents.”

SEPA 2024

Four of our PaCK lab members (Kassandra, Paige, Edoardo and Dr. Rodriguez) attended the 2024 Southeastern Psychological Association Conference in Orlando, Florida!

Undergraduate research assistant Kassandra De Jesus presented a poster titled “Parental Emotional Regulation in Relation to Perceived Child’s Internalizing/Externalizing.”

Graduate student researcher Paige Munshell presented a poster titled “Mother-Infant Interactions: Observed Behavior in Relation to Child Abuse Risk” and an oral paper presentation titled “Predicting Mother-Child Interaction: Building a Bridge from Pregnancy to Toddlerhood.” Her presentations focused on her work regarding the mother-child relationship and naturalistic data collection.

Graduate student researcher Edoardo Modanesi presented two posters: “Exploring changes in substance use during batterer intervention programs” and “Differences between countries in IPV and childhood abuse overlap.” He also presented the following oral papers: “Reflective functioning, emotion regulation, and the cycle of violence” and “Examining risk factors for physical versus psychological interpersonal violence.

APA Conference 2023

Dr. Christina Rodriguez lead a symposium at the 2023 American Psychological Association in Washington, DC: “Racial Disparities in Physical Child Abuse in Context: Implications for Practice and Policy”, presenting “Black mothers’ anxiety, justification, and aggressive discipline approval.” 

APA Conference 2022

Dr. Christina Rodriguez leading a symposium at the 2022 American Psychological Association in Minneapolis, Minnesota: “Family Reactions to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Diverse Populations: Risk and Resilience Opportunities”, presenting “Black and White Mothers’ Parenting during the Pandemic: Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Findings.”