Address:
208 Family Science Center (House A)
403 Sanford Dr
Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail:
lgsimons@uga.edu
Phone:
706-542-4855
Fax:
706-542-4389
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Research:
My program of research focuses on the predictors and consequences of various types of parenting behaviors. I am particularly interested in the intergenerational transission of problem behaviors such as adolescent delinquency, risky sex, and dating violence. Teaching:
CHFD 2100: Introduction to Family Development;
CHFD 3930: Intimate Relationships;
CHFD 6640: Issues in Family Relations
Interests:
I am interested in family factors such as parenting and family structure and the ways in which those family factors is related to the intergenerational transmission of violence and other problem behaviors (such as delinquency and risky sexual behavior), contextual factors that mediate/moderate the relationship between parenting, and developmental outcomes for adolescents/emerging adults. Education: | 2000 | Post Doctoral Research Associate, Iowa State University
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| | 1999 | Sociology, Ph.D. Iowa State University
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| | 1993 | Sociology, M.S. University of Central Arkansas
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| | 1991 | Sociology, B.A. University of Central Arkansas
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Selected Publications/Presentations:
Books Authored or Co-Authored:
Simons, R. L., Simons, L.G., & Wallace, L.E.. (2005). Families, Delinquency and Crime: Linking Society’s Most Basic Institution to Antisocial Behavior. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Journal Articles and Book Chapters (in reverse chronological order):
Simons, R.L. & Simons, L.G. (in press). Linking family processes and delinquency: Issues, theories and research findings. In D. Bishop and B. Feld (Eds.), Handbook on Juvenile Delinquency and Juvenile Justice. New York: Oxford University Press.
Simons, L.G., Burt, C.H. & Peterson, F.R. (2009). The effect of religion on risky sexual behavior among college students. Deviant Behavior, 30: 467-485.
Simons, L.G. (2009). Families and Crime. In J.M. Miller (ed.) 21st Century Criminology: A Reference Handbook (pp. 67-77).Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Granberg, E., Simons, L.G., & Simons, R.L. (2009). Body size and social self image among adolescent African American girls: The moderating influence of family socialization. Youth and Society, 41: 256-277.
Simons, L.G.(2009). Child Abuse. In J.K. Wilson (ed.) Handbook of Victimology (pp. 38-40). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Simons, L.G. (2009). Cycle of Violence. In J.K. Wilson (ed.) Handbook of Victimology (pp. 68-70). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
Simons, L. G., Burt, C.H. & Simons, R.L. (2008). A test of explanations for the association between harsh parenting and the perpetration of dating violence and sexual coercion among college males. Violence and Victims, 23: 66-82.
Simons, L. G., Granberg, E., Chen, Y., Simons, R.L., Brody, G.H., & Murry, V.M. (2007). Differences between European Americans and African Americans in the association between child obesity and disrupted parenting. Journal of Comparative Family Studies.
Simons, R.L., Simons, L.G., Chen, Y., Brody, G.H., & Lin, K. (2007). Identifying the psychological factors that mediate the association between parenting practices and adolescent adjustment. Criminology.
Simons, L. G. & Conger, R.D. (2007). Linking gender differences in parenting to a typology of family parenting styles and adolescent developmental outcomes. Journal of Family Issues, 28, 212-241.
Simons, R.L., Simons, L.G., Burt, C., Stewart, E., Gibbons, F.X., & Cutrona, C.E. (2007). Parenting behaviors that moderate the association between racial discrimination and child conduct problems: A longitudinal investigation. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 47, 373-389.
Burt, C., Simons, R.L., & Simons, L.G. (2006). A longitudinal test of the general theory of crime's predictions regarding the effects of parenting and the stability of self-control. Criminology, 44, 353-396.
Simons, L. G., Chen, Y., Simons, R.L., Cutrona C., & Brody, G.H. (2006). Parental behavior and child conduct problems in different types of households: A study of African American families. Journal of Family Issues, 27, 777-802.
Simons, R.L., Simons, L.G., Burt, C., & Brody, G.H. (2005). Collective efficacy, parenting practices, and delinquency: A longitudinal test of a model integrating community- and family-level processes. Criminology, 43, 989-1029.
Simons, L. G., Simons, R.L., Lin, K. & Conger, R.D. (2004). Identifying the mechanisms whereby family religiosity influences the probability of adolescent antisocial behavior. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 35:4, 547-63.
Simons, L. G., Simons, R. L., Conger, R.D. & Brody, G.H. (2003). Collective socialization and child conduct problems: A multi-level analysis with African Americans. Youth and Society, 35:3, 267-292.
Simons, R. L., Lin, K., Gordon, L.C., Brody, G.H., Murry, V.M. & Conger, R.D. (2002). Community differences in the prevalence and consequences of corporal punishment in a sample of African American children. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64:2, 331-345.
Simons, R. L., Stewart, E.A., Gordon, L.C. & Conger, R.D. (2002). “Explaining stability and change of antisocial behavior from adolescence to young adulthood.” Criminology, 40:2, 401-434.
Simons, R. L., Wu, C., Lin, K., Gordon, L.C. & Conger, R.D. (2000). “A cross-cultural examination of the link between corporal punishment and adolescent antisocial behavior.” Criminology, 38:1, 47-79.
Simons, R. L., Lin, K., Gordon, L.C., Conger, R.D. & Lorenz , F.O. (1999). “Explaining the higher incidence of adjustment problems among children of divorce compared to those in two-parent families Journal of Marriage and Family, 61, 1020-1033.
Simons, Ronald L., Lin, K., & Gordon, L.C. (1998). “Socialization in the family of origin and male dating violence: A prospective study.” Journal of Marriage and Family, 60, 467-478.
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Leslie Gordon Simons
