Laura Miller-Graff
Laura Miller-Graff, Ph.D. is the associate department chair and William J. Shaw Center for Children and Families Associate Professor of psychology at the University of Notre Dame. Miller-Graff's research examines the developmental and intergenerational effects of exposure to violence in childhood. Working within an ecological framework, her research seeks to understand how various systems (i.e., individual, family, and community) interact to promote or inhibit healthful development following violence exposure.
Miller-Graff has a particular interest in the adaptation and evaluation of trauma assessment and treatment in LMIC and conflict-affected settings. Current research projects include the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women and children’s health and adjustment in the perinatal period, and the adaptation, development, and evaluation of psychological interventions for violence-exposed pregnant women and for families living in settings of chronic violence.
- Ph.D., University of Michigan
Miller-Graff, L.E. & Howell, K.H. (2016). Interventions for preventing violence and remediating its negative effects: Contemporary priorities and future directions. Psychology of Violence, 6(3), 361-367. doi: 10.1037/vio0000058
Miller-Graff, L.E. Frameworks for child PTSD treatment in conflict settings. (2016). Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 22(3), 262-271. doi: 10.1037.pac0000190
Miller-Graff, L.E. & Howell, K.H. (2015). Posttraumatic stress symptom trajectories among children exposed to violence. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 28, 1-8. doi: 10.1037.pac0000190
Miller, L.E. (2015). Perceived threat in childhood: A review of existing literature and implications for children living in violent households. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 16(2), 153-168. doi: 10.1177/1524838013517563
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A (2014). The effect of an evidence-based intervention on women’s exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV). American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84(4). doi:10.1037/h0099840.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H, & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2014). Developmental changes in threat and self-blame for preschoolers exposed to IPV. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 29(9), 1535-1553. doi: 10.1177/0886260513511533.
Miller, L.E., Cater, A., Howell, K.H. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2014). Perpetration patterns and environmental contexts of IPV in Sweden: Relationships with adult mental health. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(1), 147-158. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.10.023.
Miller, L. E., VanZomeren-Dohm, A., Howell, K. H., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2014). Larger Family Networks are Associated with Better Adjustment for Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV). Journal of Family Issues, 35(4), 462-480. doi: 10.1177/0192513X13478597.
Graham-Bermann, S. A. & Miller, L.E. (2013). Intervention to reduce traumatic stress following exposure to intimate partner violence: An efficacy trial. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 41, 329-349. doi: 10.1521/ pdps.2013.41.2.329.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., & Graham-Bermann (2012). Potential mediators of adjustment in children exposed to intimate partner violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 671-675. doi: 10.1016/ j.chiabu.2012.07.005.
Miller, L.E., Grabell, A., Thomas, A., Bermann, E. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012). The relative contributions of community, media, and domestic violence to aggression in young children’s sibling relationships. Psychology of Violence, 2(2), 165-178. doi:10.1037/a0027254.
Graham-Bermann, S.A., Castor, L., Miller, L. E., & Howell, K.H. (2012). The contribution of additional traumatic events to trauma symptoms and PTSD in children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Journal of Traumatic Stress, 25(4), 393-400. doi: 10.1002/jts.21724.
Miller, L.E., Howell, K.H., Hunter, E.C. & Graham-Bermann, S.A. (2012) Enhancing safety planning in evidence-based interventions with children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV). Child Care in Practice, 18(1), 67-82. doi: 10.1080/13575279.2011.621885.
