Meet Martha Rueter
Office
275E McNeal Hall
Phone
(612) 625-3163
Mailing Address
Mail Code 6140
290 McNeal Hall
1985 Buford Avenue
St Paul, MN 55108-6140
Additional Information
Martha Rueter
Associate Professor
(Ph.D. Iowa State University)
Scholarly Interests
- Family Interactions in Families With Genetically Unrelated Parents and Children
- Adoptive Families
- Family Communication
- Suicidal Behavior Among Adolescents
- Child and Adolescent Adjustment
- Family Research Methods
- Family Observation Methods
Degrees
Iowa State University,
Ames, IA
Ph.D. Human Development & Family Studies
Minors, Family Public Policy & Political Science
Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA
M.S. Psychosocial Dimensions of
Physical Activity
Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA
M.E. Student Personnel Aspects
of Counselor Education
Gustavus Adolphus College,
Saint Peter, MN
B.A. Psychology
Honors & Awards
2002 CHE New Career Excellence Award
Teaching & Learning
FSoS 2103: Family Policy
FSoS 8014: Quantitative Family Research Methods
Research & Discovery
The Minnesota / Texas Adoption Research Project- (MTARP, Hal Grotevant Principal Investigator) A longitudinal, multi-site project aimed at understanding the experiences of adoptive kinship networks having different levels of openness in their relationships.
Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study - (SIBS, Matt McGue Principal Investigator) An on-going, longitudinal study of 400 adoptive families and 200 non-adoptive (biological) families aimed at understanding family environment and genetic influences on adolescent adjustment.
Context, Comorbidity, and Development of Suicidal Behavior among Rural Adolescents – A study using 15 waves of annually collected information about family characteristics in more than 500 families. The study is aimed at understanding family context and developmental processes lead to suicidal behavior among rural adolescents.
Outreach & Engagement
American Psychological Association: Family Psychology Division, Rural Families Committee
National Council on Family Relations: Theory and Research Submissions Review Committee (2007), Reuben Hill Awards Committee (2002-2005), Media Awards Committee (2002) Society for Research on Adolescence
University of Minnesota Committee Membership: Addictions Studies Faculty Committee (2000–2002), Addictions Studies Coordinator Search Committee (2001)
College of Human Ecology Committee Membership: Initiatives Ad-Hoc Committee (2002), Scholarships Committee (2004–2006; chair 2005-2006), School of Social Work Assistant Professor Search Committee (2002)
Family Social Science Committee Membership: Department Head Consultative (2005–2008), Promotion and Tenure Document Review (2004-2005), Examination and Evaluation (2004-2006), Curriculum (1999–2005; chair 2001-2002), Colloquium (2000–2002 & 2004-2005)
Selected Publications
Rueter, M. A., Holm, K. E., Burzette, R., Kim, K. J., & Conger, R. D. (2007). Mental Health of Rural Young Adults: Prevalence of Psychiatric Disorders, Comorbidity, and Service Utilization, Community Mental Health Journal, 43, 229-248.
Connor, J. & Rueter, M. A. (2006). Parent-Child Relationships as Systems of Support or Risk for Adolescent Suicidality. Journal of Family Psychology, 20, 143-155.
Rueter, M. A., & Kwon, H.-K. (2005). Developmental trends in adolescent suicidal ideation. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 15, 205-222.
Beaton, J., Doherty, W., & Rueter, M. A. (2004). Expectant father’s family of origin processes and their association with attitudes about father involvement. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 1, 149-168.
Kwon, H.-K., Rueter, M. A., Lee, M.-S., Koh, S., Ok, S. W. (2003). Marital conflict and satisfaction following the economic crisis in Korea: Applying the Family Stress Model. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 65, 316-325.
Rueter, M. A., Chao, W., & Conger, R. D. (2000). The effect of systematic variation in retrospective conduct disorder reports on antisocial personality disorder diagnoses. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 68, 307–312.
Conger, K. J., Rueter, M. A. and Conger, R. D. (2000). The role of economic pressure in the lives of parents and their adolescents: The Family Stress Model. In L. J. Crockett and R. K. Silberiesen (Eds.) Negotiating adolescence in times of social change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, in press.