Beth Russell (She | Her)
Associate Professor & Associate Dept Head for Graduate Studies
I am an Associate Professor in the HDFS department, the Director of the Center for Applied Research in Human Development (CARHD), co-Director of the Collaboratory on School and Child Health (CSCH), and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies. I mentor graduate students through the following HDFS program specializations:
- Health and Well-being
- Parenthood and Parent-Child Relationships
- Prevention & Early Intervention
I am currently accepting graduate student applicants for the 2024-2025 academic year. Please email me if you’re interested in learning more about joining my research team!
Research Interests: Self-regulation in normative and at-risk samples
I study the development of self-regulation in normative and at-risk samples, with a specific focus on the regulation of distress. I am deeply committed to community-engaged scholarship and building sustainable research-practice partnerships. The current topics of my research include
- mindfulness interventions to bolster self-regulation in high risk samples (early childhood, adolescent, and young adult samples)
- substance use and recovery
- families coping with a chronic health condition
- stress, coping, & resilience
Selected Recent Publications (*student co-authors):
Adamsons, K. & Russell, B. S. (2023). Longitudinal transmission of risk behaviors between mothers, fathers, and adolescents. Journal of Family Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001086
*Dealy, J., Russell, B. S., & Robinson, J. L. (2023). Comparing targeted intervention modalities for high conflict co-parents: A quasi-experimental study. Family Court Review, 61(3), 602-618. http://doi.org/10.1111/fcre.12737
*Horton, A. L., Russell, B. S., *Elias, H., & Tambling, R. R., (2023). A year of COVID-19: Family experiences of ambiguous loss. Family Relations, http://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12918
Hutchison, M., Russell, B. S., Starkweather, A., & Gans, K. (2022). Outcomes from a pilot mindfulness-based intervention with adolescents: A comparison by categories of risk. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, 438-450. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-022-02448-1
Park, C. L., Wilt, J., Russell, B. S., Fendrich, M. (2022). Does perceived post-traumatic growth predict better psychological adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic? Results from a national longitudinal survey in the USA. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 146, 179-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2021.12.040
Russell, B. S., D’Aniello, C., Tambling, R. R., & *Stekler, N. (2022). Internalized stigma and caregiver burden among parents of young adults with Substance Use Disorders. Family Relations, https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12782
Park, C. L., *Finkelstein-Fox, L., Russell, B. S., Fendrich, M., *Hutchison, M., & Becker, J. (2021). Psychological resilience early in the Covid-19 pandemic: Stressors, resources, and coping strategies in a national sample of Americans. American Psychologist, https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000813
Russell, B. S., *Hutchison, M., Park, C. L., Fendrich, M., & *Finkelstein-Fox, L., (2021). Short-term impacts of COVID-19 on family caregivers: Emotion regulation, coping, and mental health. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 78, 357-374. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.23228
Fish, J., Russell, B. S., Watson, R. J., & Russell, S. (2020). Parent-child relationships and sexual minority youth: Implications for adult alcohol abuse. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49, 2034-2046
Russell, B. S., Guite, J. W., Homan, K., Teppe, R., & Williams, S. (2020). Complementary parent components for pediatric pain families: Innovations in treatment. Children, 7, 4. doi:10.3390/children7010004
Russell, B. S., Hutchison, M.*, Tambling, R., Tomkunas, A. J.*, & Horton, A. L.* (2020). Initial challenges of caregiving during COVID-19: Caregiver burden, mental health, and the parent-child relationship. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 51(5), 671-682. doi: 10.1007/s10578-020-01037-x
Russell, B. S., & Guite, J. W. (2019). Parenting impacts from a mindfulness-based intervention for families facing pediatric chronic pain. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 29(7), 1861-1872. doi: 10.1007/s10826-019-01635-x10.1007/s10826-019-01635-x

beth.russell@uconn.edu | |
Russell CV | Russell CV2022 Full |
Mailing Address | 348 Mansfield Rd, U-1058 |
Office Location | FSB 303F |
Campus | Storrs |