My primary interests are in investigating family processes that shape children's social and emotional development.  Much of my work has focused on the expression and resolution of conflict in the family, interparental violence, and parent-child relationships.  I also am very interested in how children perceive and make sense of family interactions and factors that promote resilience in children who experience significant adversity in their lives.

Currently my students and I are conducting two studies.  One is a longitudinal investigation that examines how emotional expression and conflict resolution in the family influence children's socioemotional adjustment.  The second utilizes quantitative and qualitative methods to explore how mothers and children exposed to family violence cope with these experiences.

Graduate level:  Principles of Child Psychopathology and Intervention

                      Couples and Family Therapy

Undergraduate: Psychology of Marriage and Family

                      Child Psychopathology

                      Introduction to Psychology

Recent Publications

(Vita)

Grych, J.H. (in press). Interparental conflict as a risk factor for child maladjustment: Implications for the development of prevention programs.  Family Court Review.

McDonald, R., & Grych, J.H. (in press). Young Children’s Appraisals of Interparental Conflict:  Measurement and Links with Adjustment Problems. Journal of Family Psychology.

Grych, J.H., Raynor, S.R., & Fosco, G.M. (2004). Family processes that shape the impact of conflict on adolescents. Development and Psychopathology, 16, 649-665.

Kinsfogel, K., & Grych, J.H. (2004). Interparental conflict and adolescent dating relationships: Integrating cognitive, emotional, and peer influences.  Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 505-515.

Grych, J.H., Harold, G., & Miles, C. (2003). A prospective investigation of appraisals

as mediators of the link between interparental conflict and child adjustment. Child Development, 74, 1176-1193

Grych, J.H., Wachsmuth-Schlaefer, T., & Klockow, L.L. (2002). Interparental aggression and young children’s representations of family relationships.  Journal of Family Psychology, 16, 259-272.

Grych, J.H.(2002). Marital relationships and parenting.  In M. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting (2nd edition) (pp. 203-226).  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Grych, J.H. (2001). Increasing specificity in the study of interparental conflict and child adjustment. In A. Booth, A. Crouter, & M. Clements (Eds.). Couples in conflict  (pp. 173-182) Mahweh, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates

Grych, J.H., & Cardoza-Fernandes, S. (2001). Understanding the impact of conflict on children: The role of social cognitive processes.  In  J. Grych & F. Fincham (Eds.), Interparental conflict and child development: Theory , research, and applications (pp. 157-187). Cambridge: CambridgeUniversity Press.

Grych, J.H., & Fincham F.D. (Eds.) (2001). Interparental conflict and child

development: Theory, research, and applications.  Cambridge:  Cambridge University Press.