Adolescent sexuality development, sexual agency, and sexual health; gender and sexual socialization in the context of family, culture, and social institutions; racial and ethnic health disparities; mixed research methodologies
Current project: Family and cultural influences on Latina adolescents' sexual agency.
Scholarly Publications
Van Campen, K. S., & Romero, A. J. (in press). How are self-efficacy and family involvement associated with less sexual risk-taking among ethnic minority adolescents? Family Relations.
Russell, S. T., & Van Campen, K. S. (2011). Diversity and inclusion in youth development: What we can learn from marginalized young people. Journal of Youth Development, 6(3), 95-107.
Edited Book Chapters and Encyclopedia Entries
Russell, S. T.,Van Campen, K. S., & Muraco, J. (2012). Sexuality development in adolescence. In J. DeLamater & L. M. Carpenter (Eds.), Sex for life: From virginity to Viagra, how sexuality changes throughout our lives (pp. 70-87). New York: New York University Press.
Romero, A. J., & Van Campen, K. S. (2012). Bicultural stress. In R. J. R. Levesque (Ed.), Encyclopedia of adolescence (Part 2, pp. 263-274). New York, NY: Springer.
Russell, S. T., Van Campen, K. S., Hoefle, J., & Boor, J, K. (2011). Suicide risk and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender college students. In D. A. Lamis & D. Lester (Eds.), Understanding and preventing college student suicide. Springfield, IL: C. C. Thomas Publishers.
Outreach Publications
Van Campen, K. S., & Pilat, M. (2010). Addressing teen sexual violence through prevention education (Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families ResearchLink, Vol. 2, No. 3). Tucson, AZ: The Universityof Arizona.
Ellis, B. J., & Van Campen, K. S. (2009, Fall). Early experience with high-risk fathers changes puberty in daughters(NCFR Report, Vol. 54.1). Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.
Van Campen, K. S., & Russell, S. T. (2009). Preventing Latina teen pregnancy: Challenges and solutions for practitioners (Frances McClelland Institute for Children, Youth, and Families ResearchLink, Vol. 1, No. 1). Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona.
Scholarly Presentations
Van Campen, K.S. (2012, March). How mothers and school health classes shape Mexican-origin girls’ experiences of menarche and womanhood. Paper to be presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Vancouver, Canada.
Van Campen, K. S.(2011, November). “Can you believe I just asked you that?” Qualitative methods to facilitate Mexican descent young women’s open talk about sexuality.Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Orlando, Florida.
Van Campen, K. S., Sinclair, K. O., & Russell, S. T. (2011, August). School-level effects of sexual harassment on student outcomes: Findings from the largest statewide study of student health in the United States. Poster presented at the International Academy of Sex Research Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California.
Extramural Grants
2011 (funded) “‘¿Qué Le Enseño a Ella?’ Mexican Immigrant Mothers’ Needs in Preparing Their Daughters to Navigate U.S. Sexual Practices,” Agency: Research Program on Migration and Health (PIMSA), Health Initiative of the Americas
2010 (funded) “Family and Cultural Influences on Latina Adolescents’ Sexual Agency,” Agency: Feminism and Family Studies Section, National Council on Family Relations, Jessie Bernard Outstanding Research Proposal Award