Resume

• 2012

  PhD

  Human Development and Family Studies

  Penn State University

• 2010

  Master's degree

  Human Development and Family Studies

  Penn State University

• 2008

  Brigham Young University

  Parkview Health

  McDaniel Family Photography

  Worked in the Office of the President

  Institutional Assessment and Analysis Division. Performed quantitative and qualitative analysis

  data collection

  interpretation and synthesis of data (internal and external) and information dissemination. Knowledge and experience in survey design

  data analysis using SPSS

  and so forth.

  Institutional Assessment and Analysis Office

  Brigham Young University

  Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant

  Also see my profile here: http://btmcdaniel.com

  Penn State University

  Photographer

  http://www.mcdanielpictures.com

  McDaniel Family Photography

  Fixed Term Instructor

  Taught \"Infant & Child Development\" (HDFS 229):\nA required undergraduate course which introduces students to the study of children from the prenatal period up through late childhood

  including the most prominent theories in child development and the major domains of children’s functioning including social and emotional development

  physical development

  cognitive changes

  acquisition of language

  etc.

  Penn State University

  Principal Investigator & Project Coordinator

  The Daily Family Life Project is a longitudinal daily diary study of family relationships that seeks to understand the daily processes and variability in coparenting quality of young children. As the Principal Investigator on this project

  I conceptualized and designed this intensive longitudinal study and am now involved in the daily management of recruitment

  data collection

  data management/cleaning

  analysis

  and research manuscript preparation.

  Daily Family Life Project - Penn State University

  Penn State University

  University Park

  PA

  Taught \"Infant & Child Development\" (HDFS 229):\nA required undergraduate course which introduces students to the study of children from the prenatal period up through late childhood

  including the most prominent theories in child development and the major domains of children’s functioning including social and emotional development

  physical development

  cognitive changes

  acquisition of language

  etc.

  Fixed Term Instructor

  Fort Wayne

  Indiana Area

  Research Scientist

  Parkview Health

  Assistant Professor

  Bloomington/Normal

  Illinois Area

  Illinois State University

  Portuguese

  English

  University Research Award

  Illinois State University

  F31 Fellowship

  National Insitute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

• 2007

  Bachelor of Science

  Psychology

  Brigham Young University

• Longitudinal Data Analysis

  Data Analysis

  Quantitative Research

  Intensive Longitudinal Data

  Research Design

  Daily Diary Research

  Photography

  SAS

  Human Development

  Technology in Family Life

  Microsoft Excel

  Photoshop

  Psychology

  PowerPoint

  Higher Education

  SPSS

  Coparenting

  Child Development

  Research

  Teaching

  The Implications of Fatherhood for Men

  Chris Knoester

  Every year approximately 4 million children are born. For many of the parents this will be\ntheir introduction to parenthood

  arguably one of the most significant life transitions they will\nmake as adults. What makes parenthood unique among the many choices and changes in\nlife? Parenthood is for life. One never grows out of motherhood or fatherhood. Surprisingly

  \nour attention to this remarkable transition for adults has been selective. We know a\nconsiderable amount about how children change the lives of women. There is also a ...

  The Implications of Fatherhood for Men

  The current chapter examines what I term “technology interference” or “technoference

  ” which includes times when and ways that technological devices intrude

  interrupt

  and/or get in the way of couple or family communication and interactions in everyday life. I begin this discussion first by examining individual characteristics that predict individual use of mobile devices

  as well as problematic use. I then move to an examination of characteristics of the devices themselves

  those features that influence use. Then

  I turn to how even normative use of technology might produce interruptions in family life

  and what the current research tells us about how technology interference might influence personal and couple well-being. Overall

  preliminary work suggests that technology interference is common in couple relationships and that greater interference is related to diminished personal and relational well-being.

  \"Technoference\": Everyday Intrusions and Interruptions of Technology in Couple and Family Relationships

  Brian Crosby

  Although parents'​ structuring of infant sleep is complexly determined

  little attention has been given to parents'​ marital and personal adjustment in shaping sleep arrangement choices. Linkages were examined between infant sleep arrangements at 1 and 6 months and mothers' marital adjustment

  co-parenting quality

  and depressive symptoms. The final study sample was composed of 149 families (53% girl infants

  86% European American). Bed sharing mothers had lower co-parenting quality

  and

  at 6 months

  more depressive symptoms than mothers of infants in solitary sleep. One-month co-parenting quality was associated with predictable shifts in sleep arrangements from 1 to 6 months

  but 1-month sleep arrangements did not predict changes in personal or co-parenting quality. Findings emphasize the need for greater attention to marital and emotional health in influencing family-level decisions about infant sleep arrangements.

  Marital and Emotional Adjustment in Mothers and Infant Sleep Arrangements During the First Six Months

  Sexual satisfaction is an important contributor to relationship functioning that is not well understood among first-time parents

  at a time when relationship functioning is important for the well-being of parents as well as the child. The current study examined how several dimensions of individual and relationship functioning among first-time parents (coparenting

  division of household and paid labor

  parenting stress

  and role overload) at 6 months postbirth predicted multiple domains of sexual satisfaction at 12 months postbirth

  in a sample of heterosexual first-time parents. Role overload

  work hours

  and division of household labor each predicted at least one domain of sexual satisfaction for both mothers and fathers

  whereas parenting stress was a unique predictor for mothers only. The implications of these results for first-time parents are discussed.

  Division of Labor and Multiple Domains of Sexual Satisfaction Among First-Time Parents

  Erin K Holmes

  Sarah M Coyne

  Drawing on Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory and prior empirical research

  the current study examines the way that blogging and social networking may impact feelings of connection and social support

  which in turn could impact maternal well-being (e.g.

  marital functioning

  parenting stress

  and depression). One hundred and fifty-seven new mothers reported on their media use and various well-being variables. On average

  mothers were 27 years old (SD = 5.15) and infants were 7.90 months old (SD = 5.21). All mothers had access to the Internet in their home. New mothers spent approximately 3 hours on the computer each day

  with most of this time spent on the Internet. Findings suggested that frequency of blogging predicted feelings of connection to extended family and friends which then predicted perceptions of social support. This in turn predicted maternal well-being

  as measured by marital satisfaction

  couple conflict

  parenting stress

  and depression. In sum

  blogging may improve new mothers' well-being

  as they feel more connected to the world outside their home through the Internet.

  New Mothers and Media Use: Associations Between Blogging

  Social Networking

  and Maternal Well-Being

  Brian Crosby

  Hye-Young Rhee

  Jonathan Reader

  This chapter focuses on parenting practices

  or what parents do

  and parenting quality

  or how competently parents do what they do. We discuss the relative impact of bedtime/nighttime practices on nighttime infant sleep quality as well as interlinkages between parenting quality and practices. We then broaden the focus to discuss bedtime/nighttime parenting in the context of the larger family system

  with a discussion of how individual and marital distress may shape how parents structure infant sleep

  what parents do with their infants at night

  and how well they do it.

  The social ecology of infant sleep: Structural and qualitative features of bedtime and nighttime parenting and infant sleep in the first year

  Technology use has proliferated in family life; everyday intrusions and interruptions due to technology devices

  which we term “technoference

  ” will likely occur. We examine the frequency of technoference in romantic relationships and whether these everyday interruptions relate to women’s personal and relational well-being. Participants were 143 married/cohabiting women who completed an online questionnaire. The majority perceived that technology devices (such as computers

  cell or smartphones

  or TV) frequently interrupted their interactions

  such as couple leisure time

  conversations

  and mealtimes

  with their partners. Overall

  participants who rated more technoference in their relationships also reported more conflict over technology use

  lower relationship satisfaction

  more depressive symptoms

  and lower life satisfaction. We tested a structural equation model of technoference predicting conflict over technology use

  which then predicted relationship satisfaction

  which finally predicted depression and life satisfaction. By allowing technology to interfere with or interrupt conversations

  activities

  and time with romantic partners—even when unintentional or for brief moments—individuals may be sending implicit messages about what they value most

  leading to conflict and negative outcomes in personal life and relationships.

  “Technoference”: The Interference of Technology in Couple Relationships and Implications for Women’s Personal and Relational Well-Being

  Casey Totenhagen

  Amanda Pollitt

  We use the gender relations perspective from feminist theorizing to investigate how gender and daily emotion work predict daily relationship quality in 74 couples (148 individuals in dating

  cohabiting

  or married relationships) primarily from the southwest U.S. Emotion work is characterized by activities that enhance others’ emotional well-being. We examined emotion work two ways: trait (individuals’ average levels) and state (individuals’ daily fluctuations). We examined actor and partner effects of emotion work and tested for gender differences. As outcome variables

  we included six types of daily relationship quality: love

  commitment

  satisfaction

  closeness

  ambivalence

  and conflict. This approach allowed us to predict three aspects of relationship quality: average levels

  daily fluctuations

  and volatility (overall daily variability across a week). Three patterns emerged. First

  emotion work predicted relationship quality in this diverse set of couples. Second

  gender differences were minimal for fixed effects: Trait and state emotion work predicted higher average scores on

  and positive daily increases in

  individuals’ own positive relationship quality and lower average ambivalence. Third

  gender differences were more robust for volatility: For partner effects

  having a partner who reported higher average emotion work predicted lower volatility in love

  satisfaction

  and closeness for women versus greater volatility in love and commitment for men. Neither gender nor emotion work predicted average levels

  daily fluctuations

  or volatility in conflict. We discuss implications and future directions pertaining to the unique role of gender in understanding the associations between daily emotion work and volatility in daily relationship quality for relational partners.

  Gender

  Emotion Work

  and Relationship Quality: A Daily Diary Study

  Douglas Teti

  The transition to parenthood can be stressful for new parents

  as parents must learn to take on new roles and responsibilities. Sleep disruption-which has been linked in prior research to parent distress and fatigue-is common in the early months. The current study is the first to our knowledge to examine infant sleep and its potential indirect influence on parents' perceptions of coparenting quality at 1 and 3 months of infant age. Participants included 150 families. Mothers reported more night waking

  poorer sleep quality

  more depressive symptoms

  and worse perceptions of coparenting quality as compared with fathers. We tested a structural model of infant and parent night waking and sleep quality as predictors of parent distress and coparenting using maximum likelihood estimation. The frequency of infant night waking predicted father and mother night waking

  which in turn predicted parent sleep quality. Poor parent sleep quality predicted elevated depressive symptoms

  and depressive symptoms were negatively related to perceptions of coparenting quality. Significant indirect effects between infant night waking and parent depression and coparenting quality were found. In summary

  both mothers' and fathers' perceptions of coparenting were related to the unfolding of parental dynamics that take place surrounding infant sleep difficulties. This held true even after controlling for parent education

  family income

  and infant temperament. Therefore

  coparenting may indirectly benefit from interventions targeting infant sleep difficulties.

  Coparenting quality during the first three months after birth: The role of infant sleep quality

  Brandon

  McDaniel

  Institutional Assessment and Analysis Office

  Illinois State University

  Daily Family Life Project - Penn State University