PERSONAL DATA
Name: Rebecca E. Swinburne Romine
Citizenship: USA
ADDRESS
Professional Address Research Design and Analysis Unit (RDA)
Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas
1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 1052
Lawrence, KS 66045-7561
Telephone Number 785-864-0560
E-mail Address
EDUCATION
Pre-doctoral Education
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2007 M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Master’s Thesis: Perceived Isolation: A Test of the Two-Factor Model with Two Groups of Adolescents
2001 B.A., Psychology and Religious Studies, Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
Research Project: The Psychological Functions of Ritual
Doctoral Education
2011 Ph.D., Educational Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Doctoral Thesis: Interview Codings of Attachment Style: Using Profile Analysis to Understand the
Patterns Involved
ACADEMIC/RESEARCH APPOINTMENTS
2012 – present Assistant Research Professor, Research Design and Analysis Unit (RDA), Life Span Institute at the University of Kansas
2011 – 2012 Research Associate, Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
2007 – 2011 Research Fellow, Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
2001 – 2007 Graduate Assistant, Program in Human Sexuality, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School
2006 – 2008 Measurement Consultant, School of Social Work and Veterinary School, University of Minnesota
2003 – 2006 Graduate Assistant, National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, University of Minnesota
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SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Ad Hoc Reviewer
2011-present Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment
2015-present International Journal of Transgenderism
2006, 2007 2007 Association for Career & Technical Education Research Conference
GRANT SUPPORT
Funded Research Grants
1. Statistical Advisor: Transition into Adolescence and Fragile X Syndrome. NIH, 4/01/16 – 2/28/20
2. Statistical Advisor: The CCS: A Treatment Outcome Measure for Individuals with Severe ID. Nancy Brady and Kathy Thiemann-Bourque C0_PIs NICHD 07/01/13-06/30/18.
3. Statistical Advisor: Holly Storkel Interactive Book Reading to Accelerate Word Learning by Children with SLI. Funded NIDCD 03/12/2013 – 3/11/2018
4. Statistical Advisor: Judith Gross Assessing Family Employment Awareness Training (FEAT). NIDRR Field Initiated grant
5. Statistics Specialist Kansas Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Center John Colombo NICHD 07/01/12-06/30/16
6. Co- Investigator: Psychological and Cognitive Mechanisms Underlying Sexual Compulsivity and HIV Risk. Michael Miner, National Institute of Mental Health 2011-2014.
7. Statistical Advisor: Peer Networks Project: Improving the Social-Communication, Literacy, and Adaptive Behaviors for Young Children with ASD. IES 2009-2013 PIs: Deb Kamps Kathy ThiemannBorque, Linda Heitzman-Powell.
8. Co-investigator: Gender Identity and HIV Risk II. Walter Bockting. National Institute of Child Health and Development 2007-2012
9. Co-investigator: Roots of Sexual Abuse. Michael Miner. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-2011
10. Research Assistant: Risk for Sexual Abuse: A Study of Adolescent Offenders Michael Miner. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-2007
11. Research Assistant: The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education. James R. Stone III. U.S. Department of Education, Office of Vocational and Adult Education 2003-2006
12. Research Assistant: The Unique Needs of Juvenile Sex Offenders Michael Miner. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. U.S. Department of Justice 2001-2005
MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, member, 2007-2013
Minnesota Chapter: Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, member, 2007-2012
American Educational Research Association, member 2007 to 2008
PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS
1. Colvin, J. D., Kristoff, I., Collie-Akers, V. Schunn, C., Swinburne Romine, R., Moon, R. Y. (April, 2016). State Child Care Regulations & Infant Sleep-Related Deaths. Poster presented at the Pediatric Academic Society, Baltimore, MD.
2. Brady, N., Hollbrook, A., Tu, N., Swinburne Romine, R., Fleming, K., Kasari, C. (March 2016). The CCS: Sensitivity to Intervention Effects. Poster presented at the 49th Annual Gatlinburg Conference, San Diego, CA.
3. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R.E., Janssen, E., MacDonald, A. III, Raymond, N., and Coleman, E. (August 2015). What is hypersexuality? An investigation of psychological mechanisms in men who have sex with men. Poster presented at the International Conference on Emotions, Well-being and Health, Toronto, Canada.
4. Allen-Jara, C., Stough, C., Nadler, C., Nyp, S., Swinburne Romine, R., & Dreyer Gillette, M. (September, 2014). Autism Spectrum Disorder and Parental Health and Wellbeing. Poster Presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Nashville, TN.
5. Borner, K.B., Nadler, C., Poppert, K., Odar Stough, C., Dreyer Gillette, M., & Swinburne Romine, R. (October, 2014).Correlates and Contributing Factors to Obesity in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster presented at the National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
6. Borner, K.B., Odar Stough, C., Poppert, K., Dreyer Gillette, M., Nadler, C.,Swinburne Romine, R., & Davis, A.M. (November, 2014).Relation of Autism Spectrum Disorder Severity and Risk for Overweight and Obesity. Poster presented at the annual meeting of The Obesity Society, Boston, MA.
7. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R.E., MacDonald, A. III, Janssen, E., Patzelt, E., Raymond, N., Coleman, E., Strobel, C., Person, A. Toward a Conceptualization of Hypersexuality: Preliminary Cognitive and Psychophysiological Data. 2013 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, San Diego, CA., Nov. 2013.
8. Swinburne Romine, R., Chase, A. C., & Miner, M.H. Normative and Deviant Sexual Behaviors: How are Juvenile Sexual Offenders Different? Poster at 30th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Toronto, November 2011.
9. Miner, M.H. Swinburne Romine, R., & Sung, Y. Explaining adolescent sexual abuse of children. 29th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Phoenix Arizona, October 2010.
10. Swinburne Romine, R. & Miner, M.H. The structure of insecure attachment in adolescent males. 29th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Phoenix Arizona, October 2010.
11. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R., Sung, Y., Berg, D., Robinson, B., Paldron, M.F., & Lewis-Dmello, A.K. Application of Attachment Theory to Understanding the Sexual Abuse of Children: A Study of Adolescent Males. International Family Violence and Child Victimization Research Conference, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, July 2010.
12. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R., Sung, Y., Berg, D., Robinson, B., Paldron, M.F., & Lewis-Dmello, A.K. Application of Attachment Theory to Understanding the Sexual Abuse of Children: A Study of Adolescent Males. Brief Communication at 36th Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, Prague, Czech Republic, July 2010.
13. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R., Berg, D., Robinson, B., Netland, J., Paldron, M., & Helm C. Attachment anxiety, isolation, and inadequacy: Unique risk factors for sexual crimes against children or indications of an underlying internalizing disorder? Poster at the Thirty-fifth Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 2009.
14. Robinson, B. E., Galbraith, J. S., Zhang, Q., Swinburne Romine, R. E., Finstad, D., & Lund, S. M.. Comparison of HIV-positive and HIV-negative African American MSM in Two U.S. Cities Poster Presented at 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference Promoting Synergy Between Science and Program Innovation and Action to End the Epidemic, Atlanta, GA, August 2009.:
15. Swinburne Romine, R. E. & Robinson, B. E., Defining HIV Status: Supplementing Self Report with Recency of HIV Testing and Risk Behaviors. Poster Presented at 2009 National HIV Prevention Conference Promoting Synergy Between Science and Program Innovation and Action to End the Epidemic, Atlanta, GA, August 2009.:
16. Swinburne Romine, R. E., Dwyer, S. M., Mathiowetz, C. & Thomas, M., Thirty Years of Sex Offender Specific Treatment: A Follow-Up Study. Poster presented at the 27th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Atlanta, GA, October, 2008.
17. Swinburne Romine, R.E., & Miner, M.H. Scale refinement issues: What happens when scales written for adults are used with adolescents. Poster at 26th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, San Diego, California, October 31-November 3, 2007.
18. Miner, M.H., Berg, D., Robinson, B., Swinburne Romine, R., & Netland, J. An application of attachment theory to explaining child sexual abuse perpetration. Poster at Thirty-third annual meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 2007.
19. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R., & Berg, D. Attachment style and social isolation: Preliminary analyses. 25th Annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Chicago, Illinois, September, 2006.
20. Swinburne Romine, R. E., The Factor Structure of Selected Scales and Sub-scales: Implications for the Results Obtained from Self-Report Measures. Paper presented at the annual Research and Treatment Conference of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, Salt Lake City, UT, November, 2005.
21. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R., Hoesing, R., Robinson, B., Berg, D., & Raymond, N. Roots of sexual abuse: An empirical investigation of theories of sexual abuse. Poster at the 31st Annual Meeting of the International Academy of Sex Research, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, July 2005.
22. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R., & Heacock, J. Adolescents who molest children: Juvenile delinquents or sexual deviants. American Psychology - Law Society 2004 Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, March, 2004.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A. Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
1. Kamps, D., Heitzman, Powell, L., Rosenberg, N., Mason, R. A. Schwartz, I., & Swinburne Romine, R. E. (2016). Effects of Reading Mastery as a Small Group Intervention for Young Children with ASD. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. doi: 10.1007/s10882-016-9503-3
2. Miner, M. H., Swinburne Romine, R. E, Raymond, N., Janssen, E., Macdonald, A. III. & Coleman, E. (2016). Understanding the Personality and Behavioral Mechanisms Defining Hypersexuality in Men Who Have Sex with Men. The Journal of Sexual Medicine. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2016.06.015
3. Storkel, H. L., Voelmle, K., Fierro, V., Flake, K., Fleming, K. K., Swinburne Romine, R. E. (In Press) Interactive book reading to accelerate word learning by kindergarten children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI): Identifying an adequate intensity and variation in treatment response. Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools.
4. Miner, M.H., Swinburne Romine, R. E., Robinson, B.E., Berg, D., & Knight, R. (2016). Anxious attachment, social isolation, and indicators of sex drive and compulsivity: predictors of child sexual abuse perpetration in adolescent males? Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. doi:10.1177/1079063214547585
5. Dreyer Gillette, M. L., Borner, K. B., Nadler, C. B., Poppert,K. M., Stough, C O., Swinburne Romine, R. E., & Davis, A. M. (2015), Prevalence and Health Correlates of Overweight and Obesity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics; 36(7). DOI:10.1097/DBP.0000000000000198
6. Feldman, J., Swinburne Romine, R. E., & Bockting, W. (2014). HIV Risk Behaviors in the U.S. Transgender Population: Prevalence and Predictors in a Large Internet Sample. Journal of Homosexuality, 61(11), 1558-88. doi:10.1080/00918369.2014.944048
7. Hahn, L. J., Zimmer, B. J., Brady, N. C., Swinburne Romine, R. E., Fleming, K. K., (2014). The Role of Maternal Gesture Use in Speech Use by Children with Fragile X Syndrome. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology. doi:10.1044/2013_AJSLP-13-0046
8. Horvath, K.J., Iantaffi, A., Swinburne Romine, R. E., & Bockting, W. (2014). A Comparison of Mental Health, Substance Use, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Between Rural and Non-rural Transgender Persons. Journal of Homosexuality; 61(8):1117-30. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2014.872502.
9. Bockting, W. O., Miner, M. H., Swinburne Romine, R. E., Hamilton, A., & Coleman, E. (2013) Stigma, Mental Health, and Resiliencein an Online Sampleof the U.S. Transgender Population American Journal of Public Health, 103,943-951. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301241
10. Robinson, B.E., Galbraith, J.S., Swinburne Romine, R.E., Zhang, Q.C., Herbst, J.H. (2013). Differences between HIV-Positive and HIV-Negative African American Men who have Sex with Men in Two Major U.S. Metropolitan Areas. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 42(2), 267-278. doi: 10.1007/s10508-011-9891-5
11. Miner, M. H., Bockting, W. O., Swinburne Romine, R. E., Raman, S. (2012) Conducting Internet Research with the Transgender Population: Reaching Broad Samples and Collecting Valid Data. Social Science Computer Review, 30(2), 202-211. doi:10.1177/0894439311404795
12. Swinburne Romine, R. E., Miner, M.H., Poulin, D. Dwyer, S.M., & Berg, D. (2012) Predicting reoffense for community based sexual offenders: An analysis of 30 years of data. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 24, 501-514, doi:10.1177/1079063212446514
13. Miner, M.H, Robinson, B., Knight, R.A., Berg, D., Swinburne-Romine, R., & Netland, J. (2010). Understanding sexual perpetration against children: Effects of attachment style, interpersonal involvement, and hypersexuality. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment, 22, 58-77. doi:10.1177/1079063209353183
B. Books and Chapters in Books
1. Coleman, E., & Swinburne Romine, R. E. (2010) Compulsive Sexual Behavior Inventory. In T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber & S. L. Davis (Eds.) Handbook of Sexuality-Related Measures, Third Edition New York: Routledge.
C. Reports
1. Miner, M.H., Berg, D., Robinson, B.E., Hoesing, R., Netland, J., & Swinburne Romine, R. (2008, December). Risks for sexual abuse: A study of adolescent offenders (1 R49 CE000265-02). Atlanta, GA.: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
2. Miner, M.H. & Swinburne Romine, R. (2006). Unique needs of juvenile sex offenders. Final report (2001-JR-BX-0003). Washington, D.C.: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice.
3. Alfeld, C.,Stone, J.,Aragon, S., Hansen, D.,Zirkle, C.,Connors, J.,Spindler, M.,Swinburne Romine, R., & Woo, H. (2007). Looking inside the Black Box: The Value Added by Career and Technical Student Organizations to Students' High School Experience. Saint Paul, MN: National Research Center for Career and Technical Education.
D. Manuscripts In Preparation or Under Review.
1. Kamps, D., Heitzman-Powell, L., Rosenberg, N., Mason, R., Scwartz, I., & Swinburne Romine, R. E., Effects of Reading Mastery as a Small Group Intervention for Young Children with ASD. Submitted to Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities.
2. Swinburne Romine, R. E., Miner, M.H. & Bockting, W. O. The Effects of Fraudulent Respondents on Internet-Based Research with Hard to Reach Populations: Experience from All Gender Health Online. In Preparation.
3. Brady, N., Muller, K., Fleming, K., & Swinburne Romine, R. E. Validity of the Communication Complexity Scale. In Preparation.
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