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Research Interests:
Dr Laird's research seeks to better understand links between parenting, peer relationships, and behavior problems during childhood and adolescence.  

Recent and Notable Publications:
Meece, D. W. & Laird, R. D. (2006). The importance of peers. In H. E. Fitzgerald, R. Zucker, K. Freeark (Series Eds.), F. Villarruel and T. Luster (Vol. Eds.) The crisis in youth mental health: Vol. 2. Disorders in adolescence (pp. 283-311). Westport CT: Praeger.

Laird, R. D., Pettit, G. S., , Dodge, K. A., & Bates, J. E. (2005). Peer relationship antecedents of delinquent behavior in late adolescence: Is there evidence of demographic group differences in developmental processes? Development and Psychopathology, 17, 127-144.

Laird, R. D., Pettit, G. S., Bates, J. E., & Dodge, K. A. (2003). Parents’ monitoring-relevant knowledge and adolescents’ delinquent behavior: Evidence of correlated developmental changes and reciprocal influences. Child Development, 74, 752-768.

Laird, R. D., Pettit, G. S., Dodge, K. A., & Bates, J. E. (2003). Change in parents’ monitoring knowledge: Links with parenting, relationship quality, adolescent beliefs, and antisocial behavior. Social Development, 12, 401-419.

Laird, R. D., Jordan, K. Y., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., & Bates, J. E. (2001). Peer rejection in childhood, involvement with antisocial peers in early adolescence, and the development of externalizing behavior problems. Development and Psychopathology, 13, 337-354.

Capone, C., Wood, M. D., Borsari, B., & Laird, R. D. (in press). Fraternity/sorority involvement, social Influences and alcohol use among college students: A prospective examination. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors.

Pettit, G. S., Keiley, M. K., Laird, R. D., Bates, J. E., & Dodge, K. A. (in press). Developmental changes in mother-reported monitoring across childhood and adolescence: Person-centered and variable-centered perspectives. Journal of Family Psychology

Ota, C. DiCarlo, C. F., Burts, D. C., Laird, R., & Gioe C. (2006). The impact of training on caregiver responsiveness. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 27, 149-160.

Teaching:
HUEC 4051 - The Adolescent and the Family
HUEC 7055 - Adult-child Relationships
HUEC 7093 - Advanced Research Methods in Human Ecology

Professional and Notable Activities:
Manuscript reviewer for 20 different journals including Child Development, Developmental Psychology, Journal of Research on Adolescence, and Family Relations

Organizer, Parent Involvement in Adolescent Peer Relationships (PIAPER) Pre-conference at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. 2007.

Grants and Contracts:
Laird, R. D. (PI) Transformations of parental monitoring and psychological control in early adolescence. National Science Foundation, September 2005 – August 2008.

Laird, R. D. (PI) Developmental and interactional antecedents of parental monitoring and psychological control. Louisiana Board of Regents through the Board of Regents Support Fund, June 2004-June 2006.   

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