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Preston A. Britner

Preston A. Britner

Associate Professor & Associate Department Head
Editor, The Journal of Primary Prevention

Department of Human Development & Family Studies
University of Connecticut
348 Mansfield Road, Unit 2058
Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2058
 
Phone: (860) 486-3765
Fax: (860) 486-3452
E-Mail: preston.britner@uconn.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Educational Background:

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology & Community Psychology, University of Virginia, 1996
M.A., Developmental Psychology, University of Virginia, 1993
B.A., Developmental Psychology, University of Miami, 1990


Professional Interests:

  • Primary prevention
  • Child-Parent Attachment/Caregiving Interactions, Especially in Preschool Years
  • Child Maltreatment and Foster Care Correlates and Issues
  • Social Policy and Law Affecting Children and Families

Selected Professional Accomplishments:

Selected Publications:

  • Britner, P. A., Balcazar, F. E., Blechman, E. A., Blinn-Pike, L., & Larose, S. (2006).  Mentoring special youth populations.  Special issue on mentoring.  Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 747-763.
  • Britner, P. A., & Alpert, L. T. (2005).  Writing amicus curiae and policy briefs: A pedagogical approach to teaching family law and policy.  Special issue: Teaching family law and family policy.  Marriage and Family Review, 38(2), 5-21.
  • Britner, P. A., Marvin, R. S., & Pianta, R. C. (2005). Development and preliminary validation of the caregiving behavior system: Association with child attachment classification in the preschool Strange Situation. Attachment & Human Development, 7(1), 83-102.
  • Britner, P. A., Morog, M. C., Pianta, R. C., & Marvin, R. S. (2003).  Stress and coping: A comparison self-report measures of functioning in families of young children with cerebral palsy or no medical diagnosis.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 12 (3), 335-348.
  • Britner, P. A., & Mossler, D. (2002).  Professionals’ decision-making about out-of-home placements following instances of child abuse.  Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 26 (4), 317-332.

Selected Presentations:

  • Britner, P. A. (2005, October). Parent education and home visitation: Policies and practices for child maltreatment prevention. Invited address delivered as part of the Social Policy Lecture Series at the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy, Yale University, New Haven, CT.
  • Boultwood, B., & Britner, P. A. (2004, January).  Attachment-caregiving relationships in preschool child-mother dyads exposed to domestic violence.  Paper presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 9th World Congress, Melbourne.     
  • Britner, P. A. (2003, August).  Mental health issues for youth in or leaving foster care.  In S. J. Bishop-Josef (Chair), Addressing maltreated children’s mental health needs: Policies and programs.  Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.
  • Britner, P. A. (2003, October).  Mentoring special populations: Abused and neglected youth.  Invited talk delivered at the 2003 National Research Summit on Mentoring, Kansas City, MO.
  • Britner, P. A. (2003, November).  Understanding the use of compelling facts: Identifying, collecting, and presenting project outcomes.   Invited talk delivered at Putting a Face on Prevention: A Competency Building Experience for Prevention Professionals and Others Committed to the Health and Well-Being of Connecticut Citizens, Rocky Hill, CT.