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Dr. Kimberly A. Tyler is an associate professor in Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Her areas of research include child abuse and neglect, high-risk adolescents, mental health outcomes, sexual victimization, HIV risk behaviors and social networks.

She currently has a K01 Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, which supports five years of funding on her research project entitled, “Neglect and Abuse Histories Among Homeless Young Adults.”

Dr. Tyler was recently awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study social networks and HIV risk behavior among homeless youth. This project begins September 2007.

In terms of teaching interests, Dr. Tyler has recently taught graduate seminars on High-Risk Youth and Adolescents, Child Abuse and Neglect, and Family. She has also recently taught an advanced level class in Contemporary Family Issues.
  

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Papers Presented at Professional Meetings

2008 Tyler, Kimberly A., Douglas A. Brownridge, and Lisa A. Melander. “A Longitudinal Study
of Ineffective Parenting in the Family of Origin and its Effects on Male and Female Dating Violence.” American Society of Criminology Meetings, St. Louis.

2008  Brownridge, D.A., D. Hiebert-Murphy, J. Ristock, K.L. Chan, A. Tiwari, K. A. Tyler, and S.C. Santos. “Violence against Separated, Divorced and Married Women in Canada, 2004.”  First Biennial Conference of the International Family Aggression Society, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK.

2008  Tyler, Kimberly A. Co-Organizer/Presider. Session on Exploring Dimensions of the Homeless Experience. Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis.

2008 Tyler, Kimberly A. Organizer/Presider. Session on Homelessness, Public Perception, and Reaction. Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis.

2008 Tyler, Kimberly A. Organizer/Presider. Session on the Homeless and Other High-Risk Populations. Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis.

 2008 Tyler, Kimberly A. “Risk Factors for Self Injurious Behavior among Homeless Young Adults." Midwest Sociological Society, St. Louis.

2007 Tyler, Kimberly A., Lisa Melander, and HarmoniJoie Noel. "Bidirectional Parnter Violence Among Homeless Young Adults: Risk Factors and Outcomes."American Society of Criminology Meetings, Atlanta.                  

2007 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Lisa Melander. “Discrepancies in Reporting of Physical and Sexual Abuse Among Homeless Young Adults.” Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

2007 Tyler, Kimberly A. Discussant. Session on Homelessness and High-Risk Youth and Adolescents. Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

2007 Tyler, Kimberly A. Organizer. Session on Homelessness and High-Risk Youth and Adolescents. Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago.

2006 Johnson, Katherine A. and Kimberly A. Tyler. “Predicting Early Sexual Onset: Three Generations of Influence. “ American Sociological Association Meetings, Montreal, Canada.

2006 Tyler, Kimberly A. “Social Network Characteristics and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among Homeless Young Adults.” American Sociological Association Meetings, Montreal, Canada.

2006 Tyler, Kimberly A. “A Comparison of Risk Factors for Sexual Victimization among Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual, and Heterosexual Homeless Young Adults.” 5th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, Honolulu, HA.

2006 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Katherine A. Johnson. “A Longitudinal Study of the Effects of Early Abuse on Later Victimization among High-Risk Adolescents.” Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco.

2005 Tyler, Kimberly A. “Risk Factors Associated with Sexual Victimization Among Homeless Young Adults.” American Society of Criminology Meetings, Toronto, Canada.

2004 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Katherine A. Johnson. “Pathways In and Out of Substance Use among Homeless Youth.” American Society of Criminology Meetings, Nashville.

2004 Tyler, Kimberly A. Discussant, Session on Homelessness. Society for the Study of Social Problems, San Francisco.

2004 Tyler, Kimberly A. “A Longitudinal Study of Precursors to Running Away among Youth in the General Population.” American Sociological Association Meetings, San Francisco.

2003 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Katherine A. Johnson. “Victims and Offenders: Accounts of Paybacks, Invulnerability, and Financial Gain among Homeless Youth.” American Society of Criminology Meetings, Denver.

2003 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Rosalie Torres Stone. “Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Use among White, Hispanic, and African American Youth.” American Sociological Association Meetings, Atlanta.

2003 Tyler, Kimberly A., Discussant, Session on Homelessness. American Sociological Meetings, Atlanta.

2003 Tyler, Kimberly A. “A Qualitative Study of Early Life Histories and Transitions of Homeless Youth”. Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

2002 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Ana Mari Cauce. “Perpetrators of Early Physical and Sexual Abuse among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents.” Society for Research on Adolescents Meetings, New Orleans.

2000 Hoyt, Dan R., Kimberly A. Tyler, and Kevin A Yoder. “Victimization and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder among Homeless Youth.” Society for Research on Adolescence Meetings, Chicago.

1999 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Dan R. Hoyt. “Effects of Family Relationship Histories and Relationship Quality on Depression among Older Adults.” Gerontological Society of America Meetings, San Francisco.

1999 Hoyt, Dan R. and Kimberly A. Tyler. “The Impact of a Natural Disaster on Received Support, Support Burden, and Perceptions of Support.” Gerontological Society of America Meetings, San Francisco.

1999 Tyler, Kimberly A., Dan R. Hoyt, Les B. Whitbeck, and Ana Mari Cauce. "The Effects of a High Risk Environment on the Sexual Victimization of Homeless and Runaway Youth." American Society of Criminology Meetings, Toronto.

1999 Tyler, Kimberly A., Les B. Whitbeck, Dan R. Hoyt, and Ana Mari Cauce. "The Impact of Early Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization Among Runaway Adolescents." Society for Research in Child Development Meetings, Albuquerque.

1998 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Dan R. Hoyt. "The Impact of Support Received and Support Burden on Changes in Perceived Social Support." Gerontological Society of America Meetings, Philadelphia.

1998 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Les B. Whitbeck. "Sexually Transmitted Disease and HIV Risk Among Homeless and Runaway Adolescents."  Society for Research on Adolescence Meetings, San Diego.  

1998 Tyler, Kimberly A., Dan R. Hoyt, and Les B. Whitbeck. "The Effects of Early Sexual Abuse on Later Sexual Victimization." Midwest Sociological Society Meetings, Kansas City.

1997 Tyler, Kimberly A., Dan R. Hoyt, and Les B.Whitbeck. "Coercive Sexual Strategies."  Midwest Sociological Society Meetings, Des Moines.

1997 Tyler, Kimberly A., Les B. Whitbeck, and Dan R. Hoyt. "The Effects of Family Relationship Histories on Later Life Relationship Quality."  Gerontological Society of American Meetings, Cincinnati.

1997 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Dan R. Hoyt. "The Relationship Between Economic Pressure and Marital Quality." American Sociological Association Meetings, Toronto.             

1997 Whitbeck, Les B., Kimberly A. Tyler, and Dan R. Hoyt. "Family Relationship Histories, Intergenerational Relationship Quality, and Depressed Affect Among Rural Elderly People."  Conference on Rural Aging, Lexington, KY.

1996 Tyler, Kimberly A. and Dan R. Hoyt. "Effects of Acute Stress on the Provision, Receipt, and Perceptions of Social Support." Gerontological Society of America Meetings, Washington, DC.

1996 Hoyt, Dan R., Soyoug Kim, and Kimberly A. Tyler. "Age-Related Patterns in Evaluation of Older Parent-Child Relationships." Gerontological Society of America Meetings, Washington, DC.

1996 Tyler, Kimberly A. "Social Support, Stress, and Depressive Symptoms among the Elderly." International Conference on Personal Relationships, Banff, Canada.
  

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