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Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2024
Michelle Sullivan, Ph.D.
Active Researchers / Research Staff
Schools and Families Together (SAFT): Assessing the Impact of Get Real: Comprehensive Sex Education That Works
All Projects / Active Projects
Feasibility and acceptability of a father-based intervention to support adolescents’ reproductive health
Having 'The Talk' with Teens: Tips for Fathers to Start Conversations on Sex and Relationships
Media Library / Videos by WCW Scholars and Trainers
Learning & Exchange: Supporting Fathers to Talk to Teens about Sex
Fathers Want Guidance on How to Talk to Their Kids About Sex and Relationships
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2022
Fathers See Talk With Teens About Sex as Part of Their Role, but It’s Not an Easy Task (2022)
Publications by title / Fact Sheets & Briefs
Moving from Needs Assessment to Intervention: Fathers’ Perspectives on Their Needs and Support for Talk with Teens about Sex (2022)
Publications / Journal Publications
‘I put it all out there. I have nothing to hide. It’s my mom’: parents’ and emerging adults’ perspectives on family talk about sex (2022)
Profiles of adolescent communication with parents and extended family about sex (2022)
A Longitudinal Look at Family Communication about Sexual Issues (2022)
Internship Reflection: Exploring the Role of Fathers in Sex Education
Parents’ Perspectives on Talk with Their Adolescent and Emerging Adult Children About Sex: a Longitudinal Analysis (2021)
Father-Teen Talks about Sex and Teens’ Sexual Health: The Role of Direct and Indirect Communication (2021)
New Research on the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTQ+ Teens
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2021
Students Share Insights from 2020-21 Internships
Understanding the Role of Extended Family in Sex Education
The Family System of Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perceptions of Adolescent-Family Talk about Sex, with Sibling and Non-Sibling Comparison (2021)
Resources for Teens’ Health: Talk with Parents and Extended Family about Sex (2021)
Same-Sex Attraction Disclosure and Sexual Communication Topics within Families (2020)
Family Communication About Dating is Changing During the Pandemic
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2020
Parent-Teen Communication: Before and During COVID-19 (2020)
Parent-teen communication and monitoring, before and during COVID-19
All Projects / Archived Projects
Father-adolescent communication and adolescent reproductive health
Teen-parent health communication over early, middle, and late adolescence
Investigating How Parents Talk to Teens About Sex and Relationships in the Midst of COVID-19
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2020
Student Intern Spotlight: Nora Pearce ’22
Family, Sexuality, and Communication: What Have We Learned from Parents and Teens? (2020)
Sex behaviours and family sexuality communication among Hispanic adolescents (2020)
A Larger Ecology of Family Sexuality Communication: Extended Family Perspectives on Relationships, Sexual Orientation, and Positive Aspects of Sex (2020)
Combination of Parent-Child Closeness and Parent Disapproval of Teen Sex Predicts Lower Rates of Sexual Risk for Offspring (2020)
Publications / Publications by title
Fathers Have a Role to Play in Their Teens' Sexual Health
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Annual Report 2019
Extended family talk about sex and teen sexual behavior (2019)
Parenting Practices and Emerging Adult Sexual Health: The Role of Residential Fathers (2019)
Family Conversations about Sex, Dating, and Relationships
Conversations with Extended Family Can Boost Teen Sexual Health
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Midyear Brief 2019
Beyond “The Talk”: How Teens and Families Communicate About Sex
Summary Report: Results of the Family Communication Study (2018)
Youth perspectives on sexuality communication with parents and extended family (2018)
Amanda Richer, M.A.
Can Extended Family Keep Teens from Making Risky Sexual Decisions?
For the media / Earlier
Adolescent Communication with Family and Reproductive Health
Risk Behaviors among Offspring of Teen Parents: Effects of parenting on the next generation
Commentary with Jennifer Grossman
Research & Action Report / Research & Action Report Spring/Summer 2016
Commentary: Let’s Talk about #Sex
Opinion / 2016
"We Talked About Sex," "No We Didn't"
Audio / Audio 2016/2017
An in-depth look at teen/parent sexual communication
Communications about Sex in the Nuclear Family and Beyond: How Extended Families Support Teens' Sexual Health
Audio / Audio 2015
Comparing Sexuality Communication Among Offspring of Teen Parents and Adult Parents: a Different Role for Extended Family (2015)
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