Psychology Department

Alissa Huth-Bocks Alissa Huth-Bocks, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Michigan State University
M.A. Michigan State University
B.A. University of Michigan

301P Science Complex
734.487.0112
ahuthboc@emich.edu
734.487.6553 fax

Parenting Project web site

Research Interests
My primary clinical and research interests are in the areas of early developmental psychopathology, parenting, and attachment relationships (e.g., mother-infant attachment, intergenerational transmission of attachment).

My current research focuses on the impact of prenatal risk factors such as trauma, depression, economic disadvantage, and insecure attachment on infant development, mother-infant attachment, and maternal and infant stress response.

Professional Activities
Member of the American Psychological Association
APA Division 53 (Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology)
Society for Research in Child Development
Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health
Courses
PSY 321 Child Psychology
PSY 681 Child Psychopathology
PSY 751/731 Psychotherapy

Selected Publications
Levendosky, A.A., Bogat, G.A., & Huth-Bocks, A.C. (2011). The influence of domestic violence on the development of the attachment relationship between mother and young child. Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychology, 28, 512-517.

Huth-Bocks, A.C. , Theran, S.A., Levendosky, A.A., & Bogat, G.A. (2011). Concordance and discordance between maternal representations of the infant during pregnancy and infant-mother attachment. Infant Mental Health Journal,32,1-22.

Levendosky, A.A., Bogat, G.A, Huth-Bocks, A.C. , & Rosenblum, K. (2011). The effects of domestic violence on the stability of attachment from infancy to preschool. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 40, 398-410.

Huth-Bocks, A.C., Earls, L., Latack, J. (2011). Infant-parent relationship disturbance in the context of intimate partner violence: A clinical case study of James. In S.A. Graham-Berman & A.A. Levendosky (Eds.), pp. 67-83. How Intimate Partner Violence Affects Children: Developmental Research, Case Studies, and Evidence-Based Treatment. Washington, DC: APA books.

Gallagher, E., Huth-Bocks, A.C., Levendosky, A.A. (2009). Parenting in the context of domestic violence: Unique stresses and outcomes. In P.H. Krause & T.M. Dailey (Eds.), pp. 291-314.Handbook of Parenting: Styles, Stresses, & Strategies.Nova Science Publishers: Hauppauge, NY.

Huth-Bocks, A.C., Hughes, H.M. (2008). The impact of parenting stress and parenting behavior on children's adjustment in families experiencing domestic violence. Journal of Family Violence, 23, 243-251.

Hughes, H.M., & Huth-Bocks, A.C. (2007). Variations in parenting stress in African-American battered women: Implications for children&s adjustment and family intervention. European Psychologist, 12, 62-71.

Theran, S. A., Levendosky, A. A., Bogat, G. A., & Huth-Bocks, A. C. (2005). Stability and change in mothers’ internal representations of their infants over time. Attachment and Human Development, 7, 253-268.

Huth-Bocks, A. C., Levendosky, A. A., G. A. Bogat, & von Eye, A. (2004). The impact of maternal characteristics and contextual variables on infant-mother attachment. Child Development, 75, 480-496.

Huth-Bocks, A. C., Levendosky, A. A., Theran, S., & Bogat, G. A. (2004). The impact of domestic violence on mothers’ prenatal representations of their infants. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25, 79-98.

Levendosky, A. A., Huth-Bocks, A. C., Shapiro, D. A., & Semel, M. A. (2003). The impact of domestic violence on the maternal child relationship and preschool-age children’s functioning. Journal of Family Psychology, 17, 275-287.

Huth-Bocks, A. C., Levendosky, A. A., & Bogat, G. A. (2002). The effects of domestic violence during pregnancy on maternal and infant health. Violence and Victims, 17, 169-185.

Levendosky, A. A., Huth-Bocks, A., & Semel, M. A. (2002). Adolescent peer relationships and mental health functioning in families with domestic violence. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 31, 206-218.

Levendosky, A. A., Huth-Bocks, A., Semel, M. A., & Shapiro, D. A. (2002). Trauma symptoms in preschool-age children exposed to domestic violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 17, 150-164.

Huth-Bocks, A. C., Levendosky, A. A., & Semel, M. A. (2001). The direct and indirect effects of domestic violence on young children’s intellectual functioning. Journal of Family Violence, 16, 269-290.