Education
M.S., University of Tennessee
Ph.D., University of Tennessee

Research Interests
Risk and resilience in adolescence
Impact of marital conflict on children's psychosocial adjustment
Family policy, particularly issues pertaining to child custody

Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Preadolescents & Adolescents in Family and Community; Research Methods

Graduate: Research Methods; Family Studies

Publications
Gerard, J. M., & Buehler, C., Franck, K., & Anderson, O. (in press). In the eyes of the beholder: Cognitive appraisals as mediators of the association between interparental conflict and youth maladjustment. Journal of Family Psychology.

Gerard, J. M., Krishnakumar, A., & Buehler, C. (in press). Marital conflict, parent-child relations, and youth maladjustment: A longitudinal investigation of spillover effects. Journal of Family Issues.

Guzell, J. R., Gerard, J. M.., & Landry-Meyer, L. (in press). Custodial grandparents’ perceived control over caregiving outcomes: Raising children the second time around. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships.

Gerard, J. M., & Buehler, C. (2004). Cumulative environmental risk and youth problem behavior. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66, 702-720.

Gerard, J. M., & Buehler, C. (2004). Cumulative environmental risk and youth maladjustment: The role of youth attributes. Child Development, 75, 1832-1849.

Coulter, F. W., Goin, R. P., & Gerard, J. M. (2004). Assessing the needs of graduate students: The role of graduate student organizations. Educational Research Quarterly, 28, 15-26.

Landry-Meyer, L., Gerard, J. M., & Guzell, J. (in press). Caregiver stress among grandparents raising grandchildren: The functional role of social support. Marriage and Family Review.

Buehler, C., & Gerard, J. M. (2002). Marital conflict, ineffective parenting, and children’s and adolescent’s maladjustment.Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 78-92.

Gerard, J. M. & Buehler, C. (1999). Multiple risk factors in the family environment and youth problem behaviors. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 61, 343-361.

Buehler, C. Krishnakumar, A., Stone, G. Pemberton, S., Gerard, J., & Barber, B. (1998). Interparental conflict styles and youth problem behaviors: A two-sample replication study. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60, 119-132.

Buehler, C., Anthony, C., Krishnakumar, A., Stone, G., Gerard, J., & Pemberton, S. (1997). Interparental conflict and youth problem behaviors: A meta-analysis. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 6, 233-247.

Buehler, C., & Gerard, J. M. (1995). Divorce law in the United States: A focus on child custody. Family Relations, 44, 439-458.