Military REACH Family Research

25 Feb 2022

Written ByKate Abbate

This month, the Military Family Research Institute (MFRI) presented the awards for the 2021 Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. The meeting included the presentation of the award and a panel discussion from experts in the field. A recording the event will be available at a later date and 1.5 continuing education credits (CEUs) will be available.

And without further ado, the 2021 winner and finalists of the Barbara Thompson Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families award are…

2021 AWARD WINNER

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL REGULATION OF EMOTION DURING SOCIAL INTERACTIONS: VAGAL FLEXIBILITY MODERATES THE EFFECTS OF A MILITARY PARENTING INTERVENTION ON FATHER INVOLVEMENT IN A RANDOMIZED TRIAL

Zhang, N., Hoch, J., & Gewirtz, A. H. (2020). The physiological regulation of emotion during social interactions: Vagal flexibility moderates the effects of a military parenting intervention on father involvement in a randomized trial. Prevention Science, 21, 691-701. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01122-6

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2021 AWARD FINALIST

PARENTAL WARTIME DEPLOYMENT AND SOCIOEMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: THE CRITICAL ROLE OF MILITARY PARENTS’ PERCEIVED THREAT DURING DEPLOYMENT

Hajal, N. J., Aralis, H. J., Kiff, C. J., Wasserman, M. M., Paley, B., Milburn, N. G., ... & Lester, P. (2020). Parental wartime deployment and socioemotional adjustment in early childhood: The critical role of military parents’ perceived threat during deployment. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 33(3), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/jts.22475

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2021 AWARD FINALIST

A DYADIC EXAMINATION OF DRINKING BEHAVIORS WITHIN MILITARY-CONNECTED COUPLES

Lee, J. D., O’Neill, A. S., Denning, E. C., Mohr, C. D., & Hammer, L. B. (2020). A dyadic examination of drinking behaviors within military-connected couples. Military Behavioral Health, 8(4), 396–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/21635781.2020.1825241

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2021 AWARD FINALIST

PERCEIVED PARTNER RESPONSIVENESS, PAIN, AND SLEEP: A DYADIC STUDY OF MILITARY-CONNECTED COUPLES

O’Neill, A. S., Mohr, C. D., Bodner, T. E., & Hammer, L. B. (2020). Perceived partner responsiveness, pain, and sleep: A dyadic study of military-connected couples. Health Psychology, 39(12), 1089-1099. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hea0001035

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Since 2015, MFRI at Purdue University has worked to recognize military family and Veteran research through the Excellence in Research on Military and Veteran Families Award. In 2019, the Excellence in Research on Military and Family Veteran Award was renamed after Barbara Thompson due to her extensive military and Veteran families’ service. The primary goals of the award are to:

Bring awareness to the new research available on military and Veteran families across disciplines, and to the issues faced by military and Veteran families
Celebrate rigorous scientific research and advocate for evidence-informed policies and practices for our military and Veteran families
Build and strengthen relationships between researchers and practitioners who are focused on military and Veteran families

There is a rigorous process implemented to select the winning paper. No nominations or applications are accepted, and authors do not know their work is being considered. Instead, a large panel of accomplished scholars examines relevant articles published during the eligible year identified by the Military REACH team. Then, through multiple rounds of reviews that include standardized quantitative assessments, they arrive at their final selection.

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