Publications & Presentations

Book Chapters

Kegler, M. & Wyatt, V. H. (2002). Process evaluation of an asset-based teen pregnancy prevention project: HEART of OKC. In Steckler, A. and Linnan, L. (Eds.), Process Evaluation in Public Health Interventions. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Wyatt, V. H. (2000). Tying it together: A social ecology approach to dealing with violence in our American schools. In Sandhu, D. S. and Aspy, C. B. (Eds.), Violence in American Schools: A Practical Guide for Counselors (pp. 43-64). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Manuscripts

Kegler, M. & Wyatt, V. H. (2003). Factors associated with successful neighborhood-based partnerships to prevent teen pregnancy through positive youth development. Journal of Health Education.

Wyatt, V. H., Marshall, L., Payne, K., & Rodine, S. (2002). A “Health-to-Work” education program developed for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) participants. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association, Winter 2002.

Oman, R.F., McLeroy, K.R., Harris-Wyatt, V., Aspy, C.B., Rodine, S., & Marshal,L. (In Press). Reliability and validity of the Youth Asset Survey (YAS). Journal of Adolescent Health.

Aspy, C.B., Oman, R.F., Vesley, S., McLeroy, K., Harris-Wyatt, V., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (In Press). Adolescent violence: The protective effects of developmental assets. Journal of Counseling and Development.

Sanchez, M. G., Plunkett, S. W., & Wyatt, V. H. (Manuscript in preparation). Adolescent sexual behavior: An ecological approach. Journal of Human Sexuality.

Abstracts

Hirschlein, B., Wyatt, V. H., Plunkett, S. W. (2001). The intergenerational transmission of corporal punishment and obedience parenting attitudes as mediated by parents’ observable punitiveness and open communication parenting behaviors. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Rochester, NY.

Oman, R., Vesely, S. K., Atkins, L. A., Aspy, C. Marshall, L., Rodine, S., Wyatt, V. H., & McLeroy, K. (2001). Reliability and validity of a youth developmental asset measurement tool. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Oman, R., Vesely, S. K., Atkins, L. A., Wyatt, V. H., Aspy, C., & McLeroy, K. (2001). Youth sexual behavior: The potential effect of youth assets. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.
Wyatt, V. H., Bui, D., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2001). A youth-designed health publication addresses intergenerational cultural issues in a Vietnamese-American community. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Wyatt, V. H., Fluhr, J., Moore, S., Payne, K., Shakir, M., Bell, B., & Worley, M. (2001). Peer educators’ contributions for teen pregnancy program improvement. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., & Rodine, S. (2001). Case study evaluation of ethnically diverse neighborhoods participating in a teen pregnancy prevention project. National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference. Rochester, NY.

Wyatt, V. H., Marshall, L., Rodine, S., Shakir, M., & Bell, B. (2001). Late adolescents’ developmental issues and experiences on teen pregnancy assessed with focus groups. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Wyatt, V. H., Parker-Fatheree, K., Gwartney, C., Rodine, S., & Marshall, L. (2001). Evaluation of a congregational training series promoting after-school programs for children and adolescents. American Public Health Association Annual Conference. Atlanta, GA.

Kegler, M. & Wyatt, V. H. (2000). A multiple case study of neighborhood mobilization around positive youth development and teen pregnancy prevention in Oklahoma City. HEART of OKC Evaluation Report, Oklahoma City.

Wyatt, V. H. & Plunkett, S. W. (2000). Intergenerational transmission of parenting attitudes: A social cognitive perspective. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Maternal and Child Health Section. Boston, MA.

Wyatt, V. H., Hirschlein, B., & Plunkett, S. W. (2000). The relationships among the parenting attitudes of mothers, fathers, and adolescents as mediated by the adolescent’s perceptions of their parent’s parenting behaviors. Oklahoma Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Edmond, OK.

Wyatt, V. H., Thompson, J., Oman, R., & Asby, C. (1999). Scale development for measuring individual assets for positive youth development. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Maternal and Child Health Section. Chicago, IL.

Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., & Rodine, S. (1999). Using case study methodology to understand neighborhood participation in a teen pregnancy prevention project. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Public Health Education and Health Promotion Section. Chicago, IL.

Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., Rodine, S., Thompson, J., Oman, R., & Asby, C. (1999) Understanding neighborhood participation and positive youth development in a teen pregnancy prevention project using qualitative and quantitative evaluation techniques. Oklahoma Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Edmond, OK.

Wyatt, V. H., Kegler, M. K., & Rodine, S. (1999). Using cross-site indicator data. Community coalition partnership programs for the prevention of teen pregnancy. Annual Technical Assistance Workshop. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Division of Reproductive Health. Atlanta, GA.

Wyatt, V. H. & Plunkett, S. W. (1997). Parenting and child rearing attitudes of pre-adolescents. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Crystal City, VA.

Doctoral Dissertation

Harris Wyatt, V. (1999). The relationships among the parenting attitudes of mothers, fathers, and adolescents as mediated by the adolescent’s perceptions of their parent’s parenting behaviors. Oklahoma State University, Stillwater.

Representative Invited Presentations

In the Shadows of the Net: The CyberSexual Revolution And Its Effect on Families, Henderson Hills Baptist Church, Edmond, OK (April 2011) (Brief discussion of CSAT training during Dr. Patrick Carnes’ seminar).

The Secrets that We Keep, The Character Inn Conference Center, Oklahoma City, OK (April 2011).

Parenting Education for Children and Adolescents, Cherokee Nation Employees In-service, Tahlequah, OK. (September 2001).

Building Commitment and Establishing a Framework for Program Evaluation. Oklahoma State Department of Health, CHES, Taming Your Toolbox Conference. Oklahoma City, OK. (August 2000).

Peer mediation workshop for junior and senior high school students and faculty (two days). Baxter and Marion County Public Schools, Mountain Home, AR. (May 1998).

Career counseling. Drummond Public Schools, Drummond, OK. (January 1997).

Peer mediation workshop for junior and senior high school students and faculty (three days). Baxter County Public Schools, Mountain Home, AR. (August 1996).

Mediation and interviewing. Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK. (November 1995).

Self-esteem for junior high students. Fairview Public Schools–Presentation to eighth grade girls, Fairview, OK. (October 1995).

Parent education. Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK. (March 1995).

Family life education. Oklahoma State University, College of Human Environmental Sciences, Stillwater, OK. (October 1994).

Life span development. Garber Public Schools, Garber, OK. (October 1994).

Child and adolescent development in relation to education systems. Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo, OK – teacher in-service. (August 1994).

Crisis intervention. Pioneer-Pleasant Vale Public Schools, Enid, OK – teacher in-service. (August 1993).

Crisis intervention. Phillips University, Enid, OK – resident assistants in-service. (Spring and Fall 1993).

Identifying and reporting physical, sexual and emotional abuse and neglect. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Pre-school-6th Grade, Enid, OK – teacher in-service. (August 1992).

Classroom management of difficult students. Medford Public Schools, Medford, OK – teacher in-service. (August 1992).

Suicide: Crisis intervention and follow-up. Medford Public Schools, Medford, OK – teacher in-service. (Spring 1992).

Limits, crisis intervention and prevention strategies for school counselors. Meadowlake Psychiatric Hospital, Enid, OK – training for area school counselors. (April 1992).

Abuse prevention training. O.T. Autry Vo-Tech, Enid, OK – day care students’ training. (Spring 1992).

Signs of abuse, victimization and what to do. Hennessey Public Schools, Hennessey, OK – teacher in-service. (Fall 1991).

Crisis intervention, limits, de-escalation. Foster Parents and Youth Shelter Workers, Youth and Family Services, Enid, OK – In-service. (Summer 1991).

Developing healthy relationships. Woodward Junior High and High School, Woodward, OK – student training. (Spring 1991).

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