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Home  People Melissa A. Lippold, M.P.P/A.M.
Melissa A. Lippold, M.P.P./A.M.
PAMT Pre-Doctoral Fellow, The Prevention Research Center and The Methodology Center
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The Prevention Research Center
The Pennsylvania State University
402 Marion Place
University Park, PA 16802
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814-865-6004
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| Education: |
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Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, expected 2011 (Human Development and Family Studies)
M. P. P. The University of Chicago, 2003 (Public Policy)
M.A., The University of Chicago, 2003 (Social Work)
B.A., The University of Colorado at Boulder, 1994 (Psychology)
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| Teaching: |
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HD FS 239: Adolescent Development (Co-Instructor)
HDFS 440: Child and Family Policy (Teaching Assistant/Trainee)
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| Research Interests: |
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Parenting and Early Adolescent Substance Use and Delinquency: My program of work explores the role of parenting and parent-youth relationships in the etiology and prevention of substance use and delinquency and the design and implementation of family-based intervention programs for high risk youth and their families. Methodological interests include the use of latent class and latent transition analysis, structural equation modeling, and utilizing reports form multiple reporters to study the role of parenting in preventing youth risky behavior.
Methodology Center Research Areas: latent class analysis, latent transition analysis, structural equation modeling
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I am currently working on a series of papers that explore the role of parental monitoring and parental knowledge on early adolescent substance use and delinquency. In collaboration with Drs. Mark Greenberg and Mark Feinberg from The Prevention Research Center, I am investigating the link between parental knowledge and early adolescent risky behavior using a dyadic approach that utilizes reports from both mothers and youth. I am also working with Mark Greenberg and Linda Collins from the Methodology Center to apply latent class and latent transition models to the study of parental monitoring and youth risky behavior during middle school.
I work on the PROSPER project, a large-scale effectiveness trial of preventive interventions aimed to reduce adolescent substance use (PI’s: Mark Greenberg, Ph.D. and Richard Spoth, Ph.D., funded by NIDA grant #DA 013709). The PROSPER project studies the implementation, diffusion, and effectiveness of evidence based interventions that are implemented through local PROSPER teams (for more information see Spoth et al., 2004). Fourteen communities in two states have received the PROSPER model; 14 communities are in the control condition. I am currently collaborating with Drs. Mark Feinberg, Mark Greenberg, and other PROSPER colleagues to study factors associated with the sustainability of PROSPER preventive interventions and community coalitions.
In addition to my work on parenting, I am collaborating with other graduate students and faculty to investigate the role of school-related influences on early adolescent substance use and delinquency. Current work with Jenny Oelsner (at the University of Jena) and Dr. Mark Greenberg investigates factors that influence the development of school bonding over the middle school period, a key protective factor for adolescent risky behavior (Oelsner, Lippold, & Greenberg, under review; Lippold, Oelsner, & Greenberg, 2008). An additional paper is underway that explores the relationship between the timing of school transitions and adolescent risky behavior (Lippold, Powers, Feinberg, Greenberg & Syvertsen, in preparation).
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Honors and Awards:
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- NIH/NIDA Pre-doctoral Research Fellowship: Prevention and Methodology Training Program (The Methodology Center and Prevention Research Center, The Pennsylvania State University; T32-DA-017629), 2008-present
- Graham Fellowship, The Pennsylvania State University, 2006-2007
- McCormick Fellowship, The Harris School of Public Policy, 2001-2002 and 2002-2003
- Helen Claus Scholarship, The School of Social Service Administration, 2000-2001
- Psi Chi Psychology Honors Association and Golden Key National Honor Society, 1993-1994
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Peer-reviewed Papers |
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Lippold, M, Greenberg, M., & Feinberg, M. (under review). The association between parental knowledge and youth outcomes: A dyadic approach.
Oelsner, J., Lippold, M., & Greenberg, M. (under review). Factors influencing the development of school bonding among middle school students.
Lippold, M., Powers, C. J., Feinberg, M., Greenberg, M., & Syvertsen, A. (in preparation). School structure and early adolescent risk behavior.
Lippold, M., Greenberg, M., & Feinberg, M. (in preparation). Early adolescent risky behavior and parental knowledge: A longitudinal analysis using a dyadic approach.
Lippold, M., Greenberg, M., & Feinberg, M. (in preparation). Unpacking the association between parental monitoring and delinquency during middle school.
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Research Reports |
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Lippold, M., DeCoursey, J., Zinn, A., Lev, J., Goerge, R., and Courtney, M. (2006). Family reunification: Preliminary report. A Confidential Report for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago, Illinois: Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Lippold, M., DeCoursey, J., Zinn, A., Lev, J., Goerge, R., and Courtney, M. (2006). Caseworker experiences in court. A Confidential Report for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago, Illinois:Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Lippold, M., DeCoursey, J., Zinn, A., Lev, J., Goerge, R., and Courtney, M. (2006). Caseworkers and their work environments. A Confidential Report for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago, Illinois: Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Lippold, M., Skyles, A., and DeCoursey, J. (2005). An implementation study of the Integrated Assessment Program: Final report . A Confidential Report for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago, Illinois: Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Lippold, M., Skyles, A., and DeCoursey, J. (2005). The Integrated Assessment Program: Interim report. A Confidential Report for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago,Illinois: Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago.
Budde, S., Mayer, S., Zinn, A., Lippold, M., Avrushin, A. Goerge, R. & Courtney, M. (2004). Residential care in Illinois: Trends and alternatives. A Report for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Chicago, Illinois: Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago. Available online at www.chapinhall.org
Lippold, M. & Beachy-Quick, K. (2003). Unemployment and the quality of family life. Master’s Thesis. Submitted to the Harris School of Public Policy. The University of Chicago. Chicago, IL. Abstract available online at http://www.sloanworkingfamilies.org/working.html.
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Conference Posters and Presentations |
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Lippold, M, Greenberg, M., & Feinberg, M. E. (2009). Parental knowledge and substance use: A longitudinal analysis using a dyadic approach. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.
Lippold, M, Greenberg, M., & Feinberg , M .E. (2009). The association between parental knowledge and youth outcomes: A dyadic approach. Paper presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Lippold, M. & Greenberg, M. (2009). Parental knowledge and youth delinquency during middle school: A longitudinal analysis using a dyadic approach. Poster presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Lippold, M., Oelsner, J. & Greenberg, M. (2008). Factors influencing the trajectory of school bonding among middle school students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.
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