Grace S. Hubel

Associate Professor of Psychology

Education

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

B.S. in Psychology, College of Charleston

Research Interests

My area of research interest is in prevention of child maltreatment and promotion of nurturing early care environments for young children. Child maltreatment is an enormous public health problem that has detrimental impacts on children’s psychosocial and physical health outcomes. Intervention that prevents maltreatment can help families and communities create environments that promote children’s health and well-being and their ability to grow to be healthy, happy, and productive adults. My work focuses on helping existing community programs take a dual-generation approach to promoting resilience among families impacted by poverty and other adversity.

Courses Taught

  • PSYC 221: Psychopathology
  • PSYC 312: Adverse Childhood Experiences
  • PSYC 389: Child Psychopathology
  • CHLI 607: Advanced Child Development
  • CHLI 608: Research Methods

Selected Publications

Undergraduate student coauthors are marked with an asterisk.

Hubel, G. S., *Gregory, R. & Sundstrom, B. (2023). An exploratory study of relations between condom sabotage and sexual health risk indicators in college student sample. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2023.2217455.

Moreland, A. D., Hubel, G. S., Goodrum, N. M., & Stevens, A. (2023). Roles of maternal substance use, posttraumatic stress, and parenting practices in predicting child conduct problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 32, 1483–1494.

Rancher, C., Hubel, G. S., Shanholtz, C. E., & Moreland, A. D. (2022). Parenting stress and low-income preschool family well-being during COVID-19. The Behavior Therapist, 45, 49-57.  

Hubel, G. S., Goodrum, N. M., & Sundstrom, B. (2021) Adverse childhood experiences and sexual health among young adults: Examining the roles of regulatory focus and patient activation. Children & Youth Services Review.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.106131

Hubel, G. S., Davies, F., Goodrum, N. M., *Schmarder, K. M., Schnake, K., & Moreland, A. D. (2020). Adverse childhood experiences among early care and education teachers: prevalence and associations with observed quality of classroom social and emotional climate. Children & Youth Services Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104877

Hubel, G. S., Cooley, J., & Moreland, A. D. (2020). Incorporating evidence-based behavioral teacher training into Head Start mental health consultation: Description and initial outcomes of a large-scale program. Psychology in the Schools. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22348

Hubel, G. S., & Moreland, A. D. (2019). What do adolescent parents need to prevent repeat pregnancy? A qualitative investigation. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 15, 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450128.2019.1668580

Hubel, G. S., Rostad, W. L., Self-Brown, S., & Moreland, A. D. (2018). Service needs of adolescent parents in child welfare: is an evidence-based, structured, in-home behavioral parent training protocol effective?. Child Abuse & Neglect, 79, 203-212. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.005 

Hubel, G. S., Schreier, A., Wilcox, B. L., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, D. J. (2017). Increasing participation and improving engagement in home visitation: A qualitative study of Early Head Start parent perspectives. Infants and Young Children, 30, 94-107.