Faculty

Rex L. Forehand, Ph.D. Emeritus Regents Professor Clinical Psychology Program Former Director, Institute for Behavioral Research Ph.D., University of Alabama, 1970 Retired, December 2002 Email: forehand@uga.edu

Research Interests

My research focuses on parenting interventions, as well as on the effects of family stress (parental HIV infection, divorce, interparental conflict) on children and adolescents. From 1993-2000, I conducted a longitudinal study of mothers who are HIV infected and the consequences for their children. We examined the psychosocial adjustment of these children as their mothers become progressively ill. We are now undertaking a large multi-site project to teach parenting and effective communication about healthy and risky sexual lifestyles to parents of pre-adolescent children.

Selected Publications

Forehand, R., & Long, N. (2002). Parenting the strong-willed child. (2nd edition). Chicago: Contemporary Books.

Klein, K., Armistead, L., Devine, D., Kotchick, B., Forehand, R., Morse, E., Simon, P., Stock, M., & Clark, L. (2000). Social support in African American families coping with maternal HIV: A two-part study examining mothers' and children's psychosocial adjustment. Behavior Therapy, 31, 1-26.

Forehand, R., Brody, G. H., Armistead, L., Dorsey, S., Morse, E., Morse, P. S., & Stock, M. (2000). The role of community risks and resources in the psychosocial adjustment of at-risk children. An examination across two community contexts and two informants. Behavior Therapy, 31, 395-414.

Kotchick, B. A., Dorsey, S., Miller, K. S., Forehand, R. (1999). Adolescent sexual risk-taking in single parent ethnic minority families. Journal of Family Psychology, 13, 93-102.

Forehand, R., Steele, R., Armistead, L., Morse, E., Simon, P., & Clark, L. (1998). The Family Health Project: Psychosocial adjustment of children whose mothers are HIV-infected. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 66, 513-520.