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Scholarly Interests
Positive youth development, ecological contexts of child and youth development—including parents, families, schools, and out-of-school contexts. Questions her research has addressed include: How do family processes impact the connection between income and children’s cognitive and socioemotional outcomes? Do sports matter more than other extra-curricular activities? What are the predictors and outcomes of youth purpose?
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Projects
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Evaluating STEM Scouts: The Design of a Comprehensive Evaluation Plan and Feasibility Study
Urban, J. (PI) & Linver, M. (CoPI)
11/1/18 → 4/30/21
Project: Research project
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Character Virtue Development Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative
Urban, J. (PI) & Linver, M. (CoPI)
2/1/16 → 1/31/19
Project: Research
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Character Virtue Development Evaluation Capacity Building Initiative
Urban, J. (PI) & Linver, M. (CoPI)
2/1/16 → 1/31/19
Project: Research project
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Books 2 Bedside: a hospital-based undergraduate workshop to improve the confidence of graduate nurses entering the health-care industry.
Urban, J. (PI), Linver, M. (CoPI), Day, K. K. (PI) & Thompson-walsh, C. A. C. A. (PI)
8/1/15 → 1/22/21
Project: Research project
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Inspiring Youth Purpose through Reflection on the Laws of Life: Improving, Implementing, Evaluating & Researching the Inspire>Aspire Poster Program
Urban, J. (PI) & Linver, M. (CoPI)
8/1/15 → 7/31/18
Project: Research
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A bioecological policy analysis of trauma-informed practice: Implications for families, schools, and communities
Thevaraja, A. P., Linver, M. R., Stewart, P. & Chontow, K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Family relations.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Been there, done that but also not quite:” Discoveries and limitations in an evaluative, short-term, and multi-sited ethnography of the boy scouts of America
Tevington, P., Davis, W. J., Urban, J. B. & Linver, M. R., Jun 2026, In: Ethnography. 27, 2, p. 587-609 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Protocol for Participatory Data Use
Buckley, J., Postlewaite, E., Archibald, T., Linver, M. R. & Urban, J. B., Sep 2025, In: American Journal of Evaluation. 46, 3, p. 402-418 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Navigating the Tides of Change: Girls’ Experiences in Scouts BSA
Rush, A., Kochis, O., Belanger, B., Urban, J. B. & Linver, M. R., 2025, In: Journal of Youth Development. 20, 2, 8.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Untangling purpose: Examining the nuanced influence of personal meaning and beyond-the-self orientation on youth mental health in unprecedented times
Urban, J. B., Cox, M., Linver, M. R., Alvis, L., Bennett, T. N., Zhang, A. J. & Postlewaite, E. L., 2025, In: Journal of Positive Psychology. 20, 3, p. 521-537 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review