Shawna J. Lee
Associate Professor of Social Work, School of Social Work and Faculty Associate, Research Center for Group Dynamics, Institute for Social Research
Shawna J. Lee, PhD '05, is associate professor at the University of Michigan School of Social Work, where she is director of the Parenting in Context Research Lab. She is a faculty affiliate at the Center for Human Growth and Development (CHGD) and at the Institute for Social Research, Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD)
Lee has published more than 40 research articles and book chapters, with primary focus on child maltreatment prevention, fathers' parenting behaviors and father-child relations, and the effects of parental corporal punishment on child wellbeing. Recently she collaborated with MDRC to create the DadTime parenting app. She is pilot testing "Text4dad," a text messaging program for expecting and new fathers. You can learn more about these projects and the Parenting in Context Research Lab at parentingincontext.org. Her research has been funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In addition to her contributions to the social work profession through research and teaching, Lee engages in extensive professional service and community-based practice. She leads the design, implementation and evaluation of an intervention for low-income fathers, in collaboration with the Genesee County (Flint, MI) Healthy Start program. She is an active member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), where she recently helped to write the APSAC Position Statement Against the Use of Corporal Punishment.
Lee completed a joint doctoral degree in social work and psychology at the University of Michigan in 2005, where she was a National Institutes of Health pre-doctoral trainee in prevention research. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Columbia University School of Social Work. She teaches courses in research methods, program evaluation, social policy, and on specialized topics such as intervention to reduce use of corporal punishment.
Lee has published more than 40 research articles and book chapters, with primary focus on child maltreatment prevention, fathers' parenting behaviors and father-child relations, and the effects of parental corporal punishment on child wellbeing. Recently she collaborated with MDRC to create the DadTime parenting app. She is pilot testing "Text4dad," a text messaging program for expecting and new fathers. You can learn more about these projects and the Parenting in Context Research Lab at parentingincontext.org. Her research has been funded by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Michigan Health Endowment Fund, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
In addition to her contributions to the social work profession through research and teaching, Lee engages in extensive professional service and community-based practice. She leads the design, implementation and evaluation of an intervention for low-income fathers, in collaboration with the Genesee County (Flint, MI) Healthy Start program. She is an active member of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), where she recently helped to write the APSAC Position Statement Against the Use of Corporal Punishment.
Lee completed a joint doctoral degree in social work and psychology at the University of Michigan in 2005, where she was a National Institutes of Health pre-doctoral trainee in prevention research. She completed her postdoctoral training at the Columbia University School of Social Work. She teaches courses in research methods, program evaluation, social policy, and on specialized topics such as intervention to reduce use of corporal punishment.
Research Interests/Focus
Father's parenting risk behaviors, child maltreatment, community-based interventions
Contact Information
| Phone | Fax | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (734) 763-6565 | (734) 763-3372 | shawnal@umich.edu | 4734 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | PhD | Social Work and Psychology | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2003 | MS | Psychology | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2002 | MPP | Public Policy | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 2001 | MSW | Social Work | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1997 | BA | Psychology | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Websites
| https://ssw.umich.edu/faculty/profiles/tenure-track/shawnal |
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Ma, J., Grogan-Kaylor, A., & Lee, S.J. (2018, January). Associations of exposure to neighborhood disorganization and maternal spanking with children’s aggression using fixed-effects models. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C. |
| 2018 | Klein, S., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Lee, S.J., & Ma, J. (2018, January). Is child abuse contagious? A longitudinal analysis of the geo-temporal spread of police-investigated child abuse. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C. |
| 2018 | Pace, G., & Lee, S.J. (2018, January). A family systems approach to examining mothers' and fathers' parenting warmth and the development of early child behavior problems. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C. |
| 2018 | Lee, J., Volling, B., Lee, S.J., & Altschul, I. (2018, January). Longitudinal and bidirectional relations between coparenting relationship quality and father engagement among diverse low-income families. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C. |
| 2017 | Lee, S.J., Scharer, D., Black, P., & Hart, S. (2017, August). The Genesee County Healthy Start Engaged Father Program. Paper presented at the 2017 Michigan Home Visiting Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. |
| 2017 | Singh, V., Lee, S.J., Walsh, T., & Tolman, R. (2017, September). Fathers who perpetrate physical and technology-delivered intimate partner violence: Prevalence and correlates among a nationally-representative sample. Poster presented at the 6th Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) National Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2017 | Lee, J.Y., Altschul, I., & Lee, S.J. (2017, September). Child emotional insecurity mediates the longitudinal relations between intimate partner violence, destructive parental conflict, and children’s behavior problems. Poster presented at the 6th Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research (SAVIR) National Conference, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2017 | Taylor, C.A., Fleckman, J., Lee, S.J., Scholer, S., Branco, N., & Leblanc, S. (2017, October). U.S. pediatricians’ training needs and beliefs regarding advising parents about effective child discipline. Paper presented at the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) European Regional Meeting 2017, The Hague, Netherlands. |
| 2017 | Balu, R., Lee, S.J., & Walsh, T. (2017, November). Incorporating behavioral science into a smartphone app to reduce fathers’ barriers to participation in fatherhood programs. Panel paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) 39th Annual Fall Research Conference, Chicago, IL. |
| 2017 | Altschul, I., & Lee, S.J. (2017, January). Longitudinal cross-lagged associations between maternal spanking and child aggression are not moderated by race, although levels of spanking differ among racial groups. Paper accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA. |
| 2017 | Walsh, T., Tolman, R., Lee, S.J., & Singh, V. (2017, January). Expectant fathers’ presence at ultrasound: Opportunity for engagement. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA. |
| 2017 | Lee, S.J., Singh, V., Walsh, T., & Tolman, R. (2017, January). What young men know about babies, and why it matters. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), New Orleans, LA. |
| 2017 | Tardif, T., Buschkuehl, M., Lee, S., Seitz, A., & Ulley, D. (2017, April). Conversation roundtable on using technology- and non-technology based interventions in underserved communities and families. Conversation Roundtable at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Austin, TX. |
| 2017 | Lee, J., Volling, B., & Lee, S. (2017, April). Coparenting quality predicts low-income residential fathers’ involvement with their young children. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Austin, TX. |
| 2017 | Walsh, T., & Lee, S. (2017, April). Supporting father engagement in military families. Paper presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Austin, TX. |
| 2016 | Altschul, I., & Lee, S.J. (2016, January). Destructive and constructive marital conflict and their effects on child problem behaviors. Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. |
| 2016 | Lee, J., & Lee, S. J. (2016, March). Caring is masculine: A qualitative study of stay-at-home fathers. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the American Men’s Studies Association (AMSA), Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2016 | Lee, S. J., Singh, V., Walsh, T., & Tolman, R. N. (2016, August). What young men know about babies and why it matters. Accepted for the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Denver, CO. |
| 2016 | Krings, A., & Lee, S. J. (2016, November). Austerity politics: what social workers need to know about emergency management laws. Accepted for the 2016 Annual Program Meeting (APM) of the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), Atlanta, GA. |
| 2016 | Lee, S. J. Sanchez, D. T., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2016, January). Paternal perinatal support behaviors are associated with positive birth outcomes. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. |
| 2015 | Lee, S. J. (2015, May). Child development. Bergstrom Child Welfare Law Fellowship Training, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2015 | Lee, S. J. (2015, July). Technology as a tool to engage dads. New Frontiers for Child Support Enforcement Innovation and Research Conference, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2015 | Taylor, C.A., LeBlanc, S., Klika, B., Lee, S. J., & Maguire-Jack, K. (2015, June). Maximizing the practice relevance of the APSAC Prevention Guidelines. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. |
| 2015 | Taylor, C. A., & Lee, S. J. (2015, June). APSAC members’ opinions, training needs, and practices regarding advising parents about child discipline and corporal punishment. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA. |
| 2015 | Taylor, C. A., & Lee, S. J. (2015, September). Attitudes, training needs, and practices of U.S. child abuse professionals regarding use of corporal punishment and providing relevant parenting advice. 2015 meeting of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect (ISPCAN) Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Malaysia. |
| 2015 | Altschul, I., & Lee, S. J. (2015, October). Effects of destructive and constructive parent conflict behaviors on child problem behaviors. Annual Program Meeting (APM) of the Council of Social Work Education (CSWE), Denver, CO. |
| 2015 | Lee, S. & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2015, October). Parental spanking of 1-year-old children and CPS involvement. Presentation to Psychology 401, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2015 | Lee, S. J., & Fish, Q. (2015, February). Engaging fathers in social services: Strengths and challenges. Invited Continuing Education workshop for social work practitioners, School of Social Work, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2015 | Singh, V., Lee, S. J., Epstein-Ngo, Q., Carter, P., Cunningham, Rl, Walsh, T., & Tolman, R. (2015, March). Men who perpetrate physical and technology-delivered intimate partner violence: correlates with substance use and beliefs about children. Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research, New Orelans, LA. |
| 2015 | Lee, S. J., Singh, V., Walsh, T. N., & Tolman, R. (2015, May). What young men know about babies and why it matters. Invited presentation to Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR), Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2014 | LeBlanc, S., Lee, S. J., Sendek, D., & Taylor, C. A. (2014, June). Calling all brave advocates: Engaging social norms regarding corporal punishment. American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC), New Orleans, LA. |
| 2014 | Lee, S. J. & Taylor, C. A. (2014, July). Spanking babies and toddlers - to what end? International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH. |
| 2014 | Lee, S. J. & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2014, July). Parental spanking of 1-year-old children and Child Protective Services involvement. Invited presentation to Fundamentals of Biostatistics; Health in Numbers - Quantitative Methods in Clinical and Public Health Research and Practice, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2014 | Lee, S.J. (2014, January). Development of the Mobile Dad app to enhance father engagement in military families. Invited presentation given at the United States Air Force (USAF) annual research meeting, San Antonio, TX. |
| 2014 | Lee, S. J. (2014, April). Prevention of child maltreatment. Invited presentation to the University of Michigan School of Social Work Child Welfare Scholars, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2014 | Lee, S. J. (2014, March). Spanking of young children: Measurement and methods. Invited presentation to University of Michigan undergraduates in Psychology 353 Social Development course, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2014 | Lee, S. J., Inna, A., & Gershoff, L. (2014, May). Maternal warmth, not spanking, predicts positive child behavior. Paper presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science (APS), San Francisco, CA. |
| 2014 | Lee, S. J. (2014, January). Design and implementation of technology-delivered parent education for fathers in military fathers. Accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), San Antonio, TX. |
| 2013 | Lee, S. J. (2013, July). Spanking of young children: When evidence and practice collide. Invited presentation to University of Michigan School of Social Work SW 671 Policy Development and Enactment, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2013 | Altschul, I., & Lee, S. J. (2013, July). Warmth and positive parenting, not spanking, lead to positive child behaviors in early childhood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Honolulu, HI. |
| 2013 | Lee, S. J. (2013, October). Implementing technology-delivered parent education in social work contexts. Invited presentation and workshop for the University of Michigan School of Social Work Continuing Education Program, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2013 | Lee, S. J. (2013, October). Using technology to promote fathers' positive engagement with their babies. Invited presentation for the University of Michigan research symposium title Research on Fathers: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2013 | Lee, S. J. (2013, November). Mobile dad volunteer information training. Invited presentation for the U.S. Air Force Pediatrics Residents, SAMMC, Joint Base San Antonio, TX. |
| 2013 | Lee, S. J. (2013, November). The mobile dad project: A brief intervention to enhance father engagement in military families. Invited presentation fro the University of Michigan Center for Human Growth and Development (CHGD) seminar series, Ann Arbor, MI. |
| 2013 | Altschul, I., Lee, S. J., & Gershoff, L. T. (2013, January). It turns out that you do catch more flies with honey than vinegar: The association of maternal warmth and physical punishment with children's positive and aggressive behaviors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), San Diego, CA. |
| 2013 | Lee, S. J., & Altschul, I. (2013, July). Warmth does not moderate longitudinal associations between spanking and aggression in early childhood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA), Honolulu, HI. |
| 2012 | Lee, S. J., Berger, L., & Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2012, January). Parental physical punishment of one year old children and risk for Child Protective Services involvement. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. |
| 2012 | Lee, S. J. (2012, January). Parental physical punishment: Predictors, consequences, and interventions. Symposium organized for the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. |
| 2012 | Lee, S. J. (2012, September). Panel on TRCNC early career scholars. Invited presentation given at the Translational Research on Child Neglect Consortium (TRCNC), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD. |
| 2012 | Bellamy, J. L., Dinata, E., & Lee, S. J. (2012, January). Adaptation of evidence based parent training interventions for fathers. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), Washington, D.C. |
| 2012 | Bank, L., McBeath, B., & Lee, S. J. (2012, January). An experimental evaluation of parent training, unskilled parenting, and child welfare involvement for adults in the community corrections system. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. |
| 2012 | Altschul, I., Lee, S. J., & Gershoff, E. T. (2012, January). The association of maternal physical punishment and warmth to children's aggressive and positive behavior. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. |
| 2012 | Altschul, I., Lee, S. J., & Gershoff, E. T. (2012, January). Father's physical punishment and child externalizing behavior: A longitudinal examination. Presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work & Research (SSWR), Washington, DC. |
| 2012 | Taylor, C. A., Al-Hiyari, R., & Lee, S. J. (2012, September). Attitudes and ideologies linked with approval of corporal punishment in the U.S.: An online comment content analysis. Paper presented at the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) meeting, Istanbul, Turkey. |
Research and community-based intervention focusing on the role of fathers in promoting child and family wellbeing.