Christian Connell, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Psychology
Department of Psychiatry
School of Medicine (The Consultation Center)

Email:
christian.connell@yale.edu

 

 

 

 

Christian Connell is interested in examining ecological risk and protective processes that influence developmental and other outcomes for child and adolescent populations exposed to adversity – with a particular emphasis on populations in contact with the child welfare and children’s mental health systems. In addition to understanding developmental and system’s level outcomes for children, he is interested in the policy and programmatic implications of this research. A second area of research focuses on examining ecological risk and protective factors associated with involvement in substance use and associated behaviors (e.g., antisocial or delinquent behavior) among adolescents. Finally, a broader interest is in understanding and applying advances in multivariate quantitative data analytic methods to examine risk and protective processes associated with developmental processes in behavioral outcomes.

 

Select Publications

Tebes, J. K., Feinn, R., Vanderploeg, J. J., Chinman, M. J., Shepard, J., Brabham, T., Genovese, M., & Connell, C. M. Impact of a Positive Youth Development Program in Urban After-School Settings on the Prevention of Adolescent Substance Use. Journal of Adolescent Health, in press.

Connell, C.M. , Bergeron, N., Katz, K.H., Saunders, L., & Tebes, J.K. Re-referral to Child Protective Services: The influence of child, family, and case characteristics on risk status. Child Abuse & Neglect, 31, 573-588, 2007.

Vanderploeg, J.J., Connell, C.M., Caron, C., Saunders, L., Katz, K.H., & Tebes, J.K. The impact of parental alcohol or drug removals on foster care placement experiences: A matched comparison group study. Child Maltreatment, 12, 125-136, 2007.

Connell, C.M. , Vanderploeg, J.J., Flaspohler, P., Katz, K.H., Saunders, L., & Tebes, J.K. Changes in placement among children in foster care: A longitudinal study of child, family, and case influences. Social Service Review, 80, 398-418, 2006.

Connell, C.M. , Katz, K.H., Saunders, L., & Tebes, J.K. Leaving foster care: The influence of child and case characteristics on foster care exit rates. Children & Youth Services Review, 28, 780-798, 2006.

Tebes, J.K., Bowler, S., Shah, S., Connell, C.M., Ross, E., Simmons, R., Tate, D., Chinman, M.J., & Kaufman, J.S. Service Access and Service System Development in a Children’s Behavioral Health System of Care. Evaluation & Program Planning, 28, 151-160, 2005.

Tebes, J.K, Connell, C.M., Ross, E., & Kaufman, J.S. Convergence of sibling risk among children of parents with serious mental disorders. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 14, 29-41, 2005.

Snow, D. L., Swan, S. C., Raghavan, C., Connell, C.M., & Klein, I. The relationship of work stressors, coping, and social support to psychological symptoms among female secretarial employees. Work and Stress, 17, 241-263, 2003.

Smith, E.P., Atkins, J., & Connell, C.M. Family, school, and community factors and relationships to racial-ethnic attitudes and academic achievement. American Journal of Community Psychology, 32, 159-173, 2003.

Connell, C.M. , & Prinz, R.J. The impact of childcare and parent-child interactions on school readiness and social skills development for low-income African American children. Journal of School Psychology,40, 177-193, 2002.

Tebes, J.K, Kaufman, J.S., & Connell, C.M. The evaluation of prevention and health promotion programs. In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion (pp. 632-655). Norwell, MA: Kluwer Academic, 2002.

Smith, E.P., Connell, C.M., Sizer, M., Wright, G., Norman, J., Hurley, A., & Walker, S. An ecological model of home, school, and community partnerships: Implications for research, practice, and consultation. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation, 8, 339-360, 1997.

Prinz, R.J. & Connell, C.M. The prevention of conduct disorders and antisocial behavior. In R. T. Ammerman & M. Hersen. (Eds.), Handbook of prevention and treatment with children and adolescents: Interventions in the real world context, (pp. 238-258). New York: Wiley, 1997.