Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth

Education
PhD - Pennsylvania State University - Human Development & Family Studies - 1990

 

Research Interests
Adult development in the context of workplaces, generativity, differences between large and small workplaces, identity structure and multiple roles

 

Teaching Interests
Work-family relationships, families in social context

 

2025 - Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction (PI) 
2025 - McKinley Family Foundation (PI)
2025 - Black Family Philanthropies (PI)
2025 - Silicon Crossroads Workforce Development (PI)
2025 - National Institute of Food & Agriculture (I)

2024 - Ohio State University (PI) 

2024 - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (I)
2024 - Policy Research Associates (PI)
2024 - McKinley Family Foundation (PI)
2024 - Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (PI)
2024 - Indiana Department of Mental Health and Addiction (PI)
2024 - Bob Woodruff Foundation Baltimore Research and Education Foundation (PI)
2024 - Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (PI)
2023 - Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (PI)
2023 - U.S. Department of the Army Military Medical Research and Development (PI)
2023 - Lilly Endowment (PI)
2023 - Henry Jackson Foundation (PI)
2023 - Indiana Department of Veterans Affairs (PI)
2023 - Ohio State University (PI)
2022 - Purdue College of Agriculture AG Seed Grant (I)
2022 - Henry Jackson Foundation (PI)
2021 - Bob Woodruff Foundation (PI)
2021 - U.S. Department of Agriculture (PI)

 

Kimiecik, C., Reed, J., Rodriguez, N. M., Klenosky, D. B., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Amell, J. W., … Ruiz, Y. (2025). Studies of resilience and family resilience within families experiencing homelessness/housing instability: A systematic review. Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 1–35. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/10.1080/10911359.2025.2501150

 

Bednarski, J. E.,G Coddington, J., Sorg, M., & Wadsworth, S. M. (2025). National Guard and Reserve Families: A parent-led educational intervention. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 39(4), 550–561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2025.03.006

 

Uwashimimana, M. A.,P MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Sneddon, D. A., Newton, J., & Eicher-Miller, H. A. (2025). A cross-sectional study exploring the role of social isolation in the relationship between food insecurity, depressive symptoms, and resource use among midwestern rural veterans in the U.S. Nutrients, 17(2), 318. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17020318

Sullivan, K. S., Gilreath, T. D., Barry, A. E., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. (2024). Mode of pandemic school instruction associated with distress among military and non-military-connected students. Journal of Military, Veteran and Family Health, 10(5), 163-172. https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2023-0107

Coppola, E. C., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Taylor, Z. E., Schwab-Reese, L., & Christ, S. L. (2024). Military service and sociodemographic determinants of depressive symptom trajectories. Social Science Research, 123, 103062. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssresearch.2024.103062

Coppola, E. C., MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M., Taylor, Z. E., Schwab-Reese, L., & Christ, S. L. (2024). Long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms by military affiliation. Social Science Medicine-Population Health, 101733. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101733

MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M., Lester, P., Topp, D., Stander, V., Christ S. L., Whiteman, S., & Knobloch, L. K. (2024). Long-term consequences of mothers' and fathers' wartime deployments: Protocol for a two-wave panel study. PloS One, 19(3), e0295007. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295007

Nieforth,L. O., Leighton, S. C., Schwichtenberg, A. J., MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M., & O'Haire, M. E. (2024). A preliminary analysis of psychiatric service dog placements and sleep patterns of partners of veterans with PTSD. Anthrozoos, 37(1), 125-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/08927936.2023.2268979

Qin Y., Sneddon, D. A., MacDermid Wadsworth, S., Topp D., Sterrett, R. A., Newton, J. R., & Eicher-Miller, H. A. (2023). Grit but not help-seeking was associated with food insecurity among low income, at-risk rural veterans. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20(3):2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20032500

Knobloch, L. K., Monk, J. K., & MacDermid Wadsworth, S. M. (2023). Relationship maintenance among military couples. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 40(3), 734-772. https://doi-org.ezproxy.lib.purdue.edu/10.1177/02654075221105025