Graduate Research Assistant 180 Berlin Court

Tara E. Sutton Curriculum Vitae Graduate Research Assistant 180 Berlin Court Department of Human Development & Family Science Athens, GA 30601 College of Family and Consumer Sciences 770-757-8393 The University of Georgia [email protected] Education 2012-Present University of Georgia, Athens GA Doctoral Candidate in Human Development & Family Science Area of Specialization: Family, adolescent development, & psychopathology Under the Direction of Dr. Leslie Gordon Simons & Dr. Assaf Oshri

2012 University of Georgia, Athens, GA Master of Science in Child & Family Development Under the Direction of Dr. Leslie Gordon Simons

2010 University of Georgia, Athens, GA B.S. in Psychology Minors in Child and Family Development, English GPA: 3.77 Publications Oshri, A., Handley, E.D., Sutton, T.E., Wortel, S., & Burnette, M.L. (In Press). Developmental trajectories of substance use among sexual minority girls: Associations with sexual victimization and sexual health risk. Journal of Adolescent Health.

Sutton, T.E., Simons, L.G., Wickrama, K.A.S., & Futris, T.G. (In Press). The Intergenerational Transmission of Violence: Examining the Mediating Roles of Insecure Attachment and Destructive Disagreement Beliefs. Violence & Victims.

Furtis, T.G., Sutton, T.E., & Richardson, E.W. (2013). An evaluation of the Relationship Smarts Plus program on adolescents in Georgia. Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 1(2).

Simons, L.G., Simons, R.L. Kit-Lei, M., & Sutton, T. E. (2012). Exposure to harsh parenting and pornography as explanations for males' sexual coercion and females' sexual victimization. Violence and Victims, 27(3), 378-395.

Futris, T.G. & Sutton, T.E. (Manuscript in Preparation). Variations in the impact of youth-focused relationship education.

Evaluation Reports Futris, T.G., Sutton, T.E., & Moser, H. (2013). Helping Youth Develop Relationship Smarts: 2012 Relationship Smarts Impact Report. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension.

Futris, T.G., Sutton, T.E., & Moser, H. (2012). Helping Youth Develop Relationship Smarts: 2011 Relationship Smarts Impact Report. Athens, GA: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Tara E. Sutton Curriculum Vitae Presentations Sutton, T.E. & Simons, L.G. (Under Review). Deviant peer association: Positive emotionality and community social control as protective factors. Paper submitted to the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association 2014, San Francisco, California.

Simons, L.G. & Sutton, T.E. (2014, Feb). Identifying mediators in the relationship between family of origin factors and intimate partner violence. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the Western Society of Criminology, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Sutton, T.E., & Simons, L.G. (2013, November). Community-level and individual-level protective factors of deviant peer association. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, San Antonio, Texas.

Richardson, E., Sutton, T.E. & Futris, T.G. (2013, March). The impact of relationship education on Georgia teens. Poster session presented at the National Youth-At-Risk Conference, Savannah, Georgia.

Sutton, T.E., & Simons, L.G. (2012, November). The intergenerational transmission of violence: Examining the mediating roles of attachment and destructive disagreement beliefs. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, Arizona.

Sutton, T.E., & Futris, T.G. (2012, November). Variations in the impact of youth-focused relationship education. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, Arizona.

Sutton, T.E., & Simons, L.G. (2012, March). Exposure to harsh parenting practices and pornography as explanations for male’s sexual coercion and females’ sexual victimization. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Southeastern Conference on Family Relations, Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Sutton, T. E. (2012, February). Maternal depression in childhood and romantic relationships in emerging adulthood: A symbolic interaction theory perspective. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of Quint State, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Guest Lectures “Family Strategies.” (Jan 2014). HDFS 3920: Issues in the Family System. Instructor: Dr. Melissa Kozak.

“Correlation.” (Oct 2013). HDFS 8730: Quantitative Analysis in Human Development and Family Science II. Instructor: Dr. Assaf Oshri.

“Theories of Human Development.” (Jan 2012). CHFD 3930: Interpersonal Relationships. Instructor: Dr. David Wright.

“Beliefs and Values.”(Dec 2011). CHFD 3930: Interpersonal Relationships. Instructor: Dr. David Wright.

“Sexual Orientation.” (Nov 2011). CHFD 4870: Human Sexuality. Instructor: Dr. Stephanie Burwell. Tara E. Sutton Curriculum Vitae Research Experience 2013-Present Graduate Research Assistant Supervisor: Dr. Assaf Osrhi Responsibilities: Run analyses including SEMs, Growth Curve Analysis, and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. Collect data with undergraduate participants. Collaborate on research papers related to child maltreatment, personality, emotion regulation, and health risk behaviors. 2011-2013 Graduate Research Assistant Cooperative Extension, University of Georgia Supervisor: Dr. Ted Futris Responsibilities: Analyze data and compile reports using evaluation information from teens participating in a relationship education program. Help train facilitators in a relationship education program for teens (Dec 2011, Feb 2012, May 2012, Oct 2012). Create resource and evaluation documents to be used by facilitators implementing the relationship education program. 2009-2010 Undergraduate Research Assistant Human Cognitive Processing Lab, University of Georgia Supervisor: Dr. Richard L. Marsh Responsibilities: Schedule participants and collect data for a reaction time experiment. Professional Membership 2014-Present American Sociological Association 2010-Present National Council on Family Relations 2010-Present Golden Key National Honor Society 2009-Present Psi Chi National Honor Society (Psychology) Scholarships & Awards Fall 2013 Jim and Lynda Walters Support Fund Spring 2012 Mary E. Creswell Research Fund Fall 2011 Mary E. Creswell Research Fund Professional References Dr. Leslie Gordon Simons Arizona State University Criminology & Criminal Justice [email protected], 602-496-0492 Dr. Assaf Oshri Unviersity of Georiga Human Development & Family Science [email protected], 706-542-4882 Dr. Ronald L. Simons Arizona State University Criminology & Criminal Justice [email protected], 602-496-2356 Dr. K.A.S. Wickrama University of Georgia Human Development & Family Science [email protected], 706-542-4926