Military REACH Review | July 2022 Newsletter
- Unhealthy family functioning is associated with health-related quality of life among military spouse caregivers (Brickell et al., 2022)
- Trajectories of depression symptoms during the process of deployment in military couples (Coppola et al., 2022)
- Acceptance matters: Disengagement and attrition among LGBT personnel in the U.S. military (McNamara et al., 2021)
- Military spouses’ perceptions of suicide in the military spouse community (Cole et al., 2021)
- Families playing Animal Crossing together: Coping with video games during the COVID-19 pandemic (Pearce et al., 2022)
- Pregnancy and posttraumatic stress disorder: Associations with infant outcomes and prenatal care utilization (Lutgendorf et al., 2021)
- Mental health, ill-defined conditions, and healthcare utilization following bereavement: A prospective case-control study (Fisher et al., 2022)
- A program evaluation of a recreation-based military family camp (Mitchell et al., 2019)
- Coming home: A feasibility study of self-guided dialogues to facilitate soldiers’ social interactions and integration (Milstein et al, 2022)
- The association of self-reported romantic relationship satisfaction and anhedonia symptoms secondary to posttraumatic stress among trauma-exposed male service members/veterans (Blais, 2022)
- Comparing two distinct military samples on traumatic events, positive coping styles and post traumatic growth (Blau & Miller, 2021)
- Military-connected adolescents’ emotional and behavioral risk status: Comparisons of universal screening data and national norms (Vannest et al., 2021)
What are Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)?
Kayla Reed-Fitzke , Assistant Professor, University of Iowa
Dr. Reed-Fitzke is an expert in the field of family science, and some of her active research projects focus on the impact of ACEs and resilience on military service members’ well-being.
Dr. Davina Quichocho (left) and Dr. Mallory Lucier-Greer (right)
Dr. Davina Quichocho, Military REACH Graduate Research Assistant, recently defended her dissertation and accepted a position at Purdue University beginning in fall 2022. Learn about her time with Military REACH here.
Dr. Chia-Feng "Billy" Chen is our Post-Doctoral Fellow. He will assist the team in completing research reports, reviewing TRIP reports, and mentoring students.
Dr. Chen is a family scientist with a focus on development and a methodologist who studies parenting practices and advanced quantitative methods. His research focuses on how parenting practices affect child development and adolescent well-being over time.
About 200,000 Service members leave the U.S. Military and enter the civilian workforce each year.
Veterans bring many skills to the civilian workforce that make them valuable employees – they have a teamwork mentality, they are organized and disciplined, they have a strong work ethic, and much more.