Full Vita

Higginbotham, B. & Adler-Baeder, F. (2008). Assessing beliefs about remarriages and stepfamilies: The remarriage belief inventory. Journal of Divorce & Remarriage 48(3/4), 33-54.

Dimick, K., Higginbotham, B., McArthur, S., & Poulson, M. (2008). Recruiting college students to be youth mentors. Forum for Family and Consumer Issues. 12(2).

Adler-Baeder, F., Higginbotham, B., Schramm, D., & Paulk, A. (2007). The Utah Marriage Handbook: Keys to a Healthy Marriage. (Publication #FR2007-05).

Higginbotham, B. J., Ketring, S. A., Wright, D., & Guarino, A. (2007) Religiosity, adult attachment styles, and courtship violence experienced by females. Journal of Family Violence. 22(2), 55-62.

Adler-Baeder, F., Kerpelman, J. L. Schramm, D. G., Higginbotham, B., Paulk, A. (2007). The impact of relationship education on adolescents of diverse backgrounds. Family Relations, 56, 291–303.

Higginbotham, B., Anderson, A., & Lown, J. (2007). Advising recently remarried clients: Implications from social science research. Journal of Personal Finance. 6(1), 81-92.

Marshall, J., Higginbotham, B., **Harris, V., & Lee, T. (2007). Assessing Program Outcomes: Rationale and Benefits of Posttest-then-Retrospective-Pretest Designs. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice. 2(1). 0701RS001.

Higginbotham, B., & Henderson, K. (2007, Spring). Using research in marriage and relationship education programming. Forum for Family and Consumer Issues. 12(1).

Adler-Baeder, F. Ericson, M., & Higginbotham, B. (2007, Spring) Marriage education for stepcouples. Forum for Family and Consumer Issues. 12(1).

Higginbotham, B., Harris, V., Marshall, J., & Lee, T. (2007). Youth and Families with Promise: A Multi-component youth development program. Journal of Youth Development: Bridging Research and Practice. 1(3).  Article 0603PA004.

Extension and Research Projects:

10/07 to 09/12         Teaching Healthy Marriage Skills to Latino, Low-Income Couples in Stepfamilies
10/06 to 09/11         Principal Investigator, Teaching Healthy Marriage Skills to Ethnically Diverse, Low-Income Couples in Stepfamilies.
07/06 to 06/11         Principal Investigator, Relationship Quality and Stability in Rural Newlywed Remarriages: The Rural Utah Remarriages Study.
07/05 to                    On-going  Co-Principal Investigator, Youth and Families with Promise.

Research Interests:

My research primarily centers on the development and enhancement of healthy interpersonal relationships. Additionally, I evaluate a mentoring program for at-risk youth and their families. I am particularly interested in factors influencing remarriage quality and stepfamily functioning. I am eager to work with students who have similar or related interest.