Past Projects and Publications

• Mehus, C.J., Wieling, E., Oloya, O.T., Achan, L., & Ertl, V. (2021). The impact of alcohol misuse on fathering in northern Uganda: An ethnographic study of fathers. Transcultural Psychiatry, 58(1), 14-26. DOI: 10.1177/1363461520943315
• Mehus, C. J., Wieling, E., Achan, L., & Oloya, T. (2018). Identifying the roles of fathers in post-war northern Uganda: Groundwork for a parenting intervention. African Studies, 77(4), 526-548. DOI: 10.1080/00020184.2018.1496593
• Wieling, E., Mehus, C. J., Möllerherm, J., Neuner, F., Achan, L., & Catani, C. (2017). Preparing the field for feasibility testing of a parenting intervention for war-affected mothers in northern Uganda. Family Process, 56(2), 376-392. DOI: 10.1111/famp.12189
• Wieling, E., Mehus, C. J., Moellerherm, J., Neuner, F., Catani, C., & Achan, L. (2015). Assessing the feasibility of a parenting intervention for war-affected families in Northern Uganda. Family and Community Health, 38(3), 253–268. DOI: 10.1097/FCH.0000000000000064

• Ballard, J, & Wieling, E., Forgatch, M. (2017). Feasibility of implementation of a parenting intervention with resettled Karen refugees from Burma. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12286. [1.929]
• Ballard, J., Wieling, L., & Dwanyen, L. (2019). Parenting Practices in the Karen Refugee Community. Contemporary Family Therapy, 42, 95-107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-019-09509-6

• Mehus, C. J., & Patrick, M. (2021). Prevalence of spanking in US national samples of 35-year-old parents from 1993 to 2017. JAMA Pediatrics, 175(1), 92-93. DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2020.2197.  
• Mehus, C. J., Forster, M., Chan, G., Hemphill, S., Toumbourou, J., & McMorris, B. (2018). Longitudinal, reciprocal relationships between parental monitoring and antisocial peer associations. Journal of Adolescence, 68, 146-151. DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.07.015

• Featured on CNN, "Spanking has declined in America, study finds, but pediatricians worry about impact of pandemic"
• Featured on US News, "Spanking on the Decline in American Homes"

• Mehus, C. J., Voller, V., Gewirtz O’Brien, J., Gower, A., McRee, AL., & Sieving, R. (In Press). How is time alone introduced? Experiences and preferences of adolescents and parents. Journal of Adolescent Health. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2023.02.026
• Mehus, C. J., Gewirtz O’Brien, J., Klein, J., Santelli, J., Sieving, R., & McRee, A. (2022) Opportunities to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health services in primary care clinics. Clinical Pediatrics. Advanced online publication. DOI: 10.1177/00099228221142691
• Mehus, C. J., Kazlauskaite, V., Colianni, S., & Borowsky, I. (2019). Parent interest in resources to address their child’s behavioral health through primary care. Families, Systems, and Health, 37(3), 244-248. DOI: 10.1037/fsh0000429
• Mehus, C. J., Aldrin, S., Steiner, R., Brar, P., Gewirtz O’Brien, J., Gorzkowski, J., Grilo, S., Klein, J., McRee, AL., Ross, C., Santelli, J., & Sieving, R. (2022). Parents’ sources of adolescent sexual health information and the role of primary care. Academic Pediatrics, 22(3), 396-401. DOI: 10.1016/j.acap.2021.09.007
• Sieving, R., Mehus, C. J., Gewirtz O’Brien, J., Steiner, R., Wang, S., Catallozzi, M., Gorzkowski, J., Grilo, S., Kaseeska, K., McRee, AL., Santelli, J., & Klein, J. (2022). Correlates of discussions about sexual and reproductive health during adolescent preventive care visits: Findings from a representative sample of U.S. adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Health, 70(3), 421-428. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.013
• Sieving, R., McRee, AL., Mehus, C. J., Gewirtz O’Brien, J., Wang, S., Brar, P., Catallozzi, M., Gorzkowski, J., Grilo, S., Kaseeska, K., Santelli, J., Steiner, R., & Klein, J. (2021) Sexual and reproductive health discussions during preventive visits. Pediatrics, 148(2), e2020049411. DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-049411
• Brar, P., Sieving, R., Steiner, R., Gewirtz-O’Brien, J., Moore, M., Mehus, C. J., Ross, C., Klein, J., & Santelli, J. (2022) Provider facilitation of parent-adolescent health communication: Findings from a national survey. Journal of Pediatric Health Care. Advanced online publication. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2022.11.003
• Sieving, R. E., Mehus, C. J., Catallozzi, M., Grilo, S., Steiner, R. J., Brar, P., Gewirtz O’Brien, J. R., Gorzkowski, J., Kaseeska, K., Kelly, E. D., Klein, J. D., McRee, A.-L., Randazzo, L., & Santelli, J. (2020). Understanding primary care providers’ perceptions and practices in implementing confidential adolescent sexual and reproductive health services. Journal of Adolescent Health, 67(4), 569-575. DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.03.035

Publications forthcoming, see  https://prc.umn.edu/research/core-research-project

• Gewirtz O’Brien, J., Brar, P., Worley, J., Woodlee, C., Kelly, E., So, M., McRee, AL., & Mehus, C. J. (2022) Development of a shelter-based health empowerment program for pregnant and parenting youth experiencing homelessness. Progress in Community Health Partnerships, 16(4), 473-489. DOI: 10.1353/cpr.2022.0070
• See https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/umnyouthhealthandhousinglab/home for this continued work

Ballard, J., Wieling, L., & Solheim, C. (2016). Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Available online from: http://open.lib.umn.edu/immigrantfamilies/