Professor of Psychology
Ph.D. University of Michigan
Area: Clinical

Contact Information

Email: sandragb@umich.edu
Psychology Office: 2265 East Hall
Psychology Phone: 734-763-3159

Alternate Office: 1346 East Hall
Alternate Phone: 734-647-0789

Research and Teaching Interests

My research explores the impact of family violence on children, using ecological theory, trauma theory and relationships theory. Current investigations include: the effects of multiple forms of violence in the lives of preschool-age children on their physical and mental health and adjustment, traumatic stress reactions in children exposed to violence, and the efficacy of clinical interventions for battered women and their children. My clinical specialty is in group work with children and mothers who have experienced trauma.

 

Representative Publications

Graham-Bermann, A.A., Gruber, T., Girz, L., & Howell, K.H. (2009).  Factors discriminating among profiles of resilient coping and psychopathology in children exposed to domestic violence.  Child Abuse & Neglect.

Graham-Bermann, S.A., Howell, K.H., Habarth, J., Krishnan, S., Loree, A., & Bermann, E.A. (2008).  Toward accessing traumatic events and stress symptoms in preschool children from low-income families.  American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 78(2), 220-228.

Graham-Bermann, S.A., Lynch, S., Banyard, V., Devoe, E., & Halabu, H. (2007).  Community based intervention for children exposed to intimate partner violence:  An efficacy trial.  Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 75(2), 199-209.

Graham-Bermann, S. A., and Seng. J. S. (2005). Violence exposure and traumatic stress symptoms as additional predictors of health problems in high-risk children. The Journal of Pediatrics, 146(3), 349-354.

Graham-Bermann, S.A. and Edleson, J.L. (Eds.) (2001). Domestic violence in the lives of children: The future of research, intervention, and social policy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Books. http://www.apa.org/books/4318993.html