Dr. Robert J. Griffore

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Michigan State University
College of Human Ecology
Family and Child Ecology
ProfessorAppointed: 1985

Mailing Address

13H Human Ecology Building
Department of Family and Child Ecology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1030
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (517) 432-3818
griffore@msu.edu

Qualifications

Ph.D., Michigan State University, Educational Psychology, 1976.
M.A., Michigan State University, Educational Psychology, 1972.
B.S., Central Michigan University, Psychology, 1969.

Expertise and Research Interests

Child development
Children's environmental health
Lifespan human development
Family ecology
Human ecology
Impact of bovine tuberculosis on farm families
Urban education
Quantitative methodology
Ecological methodology

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Animal Diseases or Pathology, Child Care, Early Childhood or Preschool Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Elementary or Secondary Education, Human Development, Human Ecology, Minority Education, Public Opinion, Research Methodology, Urban Studies.

Additional Terms:

Child Development, Children's Environmental Health, Human Ecology, Lifespan Human Development, Long Term Care.

Memberships

American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Educational Research Association
American Psychological Association
American Statistical Association
Association for Psychological Science
National Council on Family Relations
Society for Human Ecology

Previous Positions

2002-2004, Associate Chairperson, Michigan State University, College of Human Ecology, Family and Child Ecology
1996-1998, Program Director, Michigan State University, Institute for Children, Youth, and Families, Faculty Outreach Research Program
1984-1992, Chairperson, Michigan State University, College of Human Ecology, Family and Child Ecology
1982-1983, Director, Michigan State University, Urban Affairs Programs, Urban Experimental Research Institute

Publications

  • Griffore, R.J. & Phenice, L.A., The social impact of bovine tuberculosis in northern Michigan, Final Report of th e Social Impact of Bovine Tuberculosis: A Subproject of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis of Mycobacterium bovis in Wild and Domestic Animals in Michigan. Funded by USDA, PI: John B. Kaneene, 2004
  • Phenice, L.A., Griffore, R.J., Green, R. & Brosi, W.A., Analysis of environments of selected Detroit public schools, Research report submitted to New Detroit, Inc.; Detroit, MI., 2003
  • Griffore, R.J., Green, R.L, Phenice, L.A., Schweitzer, J., Zerbinos, G. & Brosi, W.A., Evaluation of the Skillman supported Comer schools in the Detroit public schools, Research Report submitted to the Skillman Foundation; Detroit, MI., 2003
  • Phenice, L.A. & Griffore, R.J., Young children and the natural world, Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood, 4(167), 171, 2003
  • Green, R.L., Griffore, R.J., Schweitzer, J.H., Phenice, L.A., Hall, R.E., Zerbinos, E., et al., A Progress Report: School Improvement in the Detroit Public Schools - Phase I, Funded by the Skillman Foundation. Commissioned by New Detroit Inc., Detroit, Michigan., 2002
  • Green, R.L., Griffore, R.J., Schweitzer, J., Phenice, L.A., Hall, R., Brosi, W.A., et al. Phase II, Report I, Detroit public schools teachers’ perceptions of school reform and student achievement, Research report submitted to New Detroit, Inc.; Detroit, MI., 2002
  • Griffore, R., & Phenice, L., Bovine tuberculosis: The perspective of farm families, Report of research supported by the Rood Trust Fund, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, East Lansing, Michigan, 2001
  • Griffore, R., & Phenice, L., The language of human ecology: A general systems perspective, Dubuque, IA: Kendall-Hunt, 2001
  • Villarruel, F., Carolan, M., Youatt, J., Onaga, E., Griffore, R., Carter, S., Eppler, C. Griffin, A., Hahn, A., Lumpkin, C., Vazquez, O., Faiver, R., Jones, L., Campbell, L., & Kostelnik, M., The 32nd Annual National Council on Family Relations Media Awards Competition, Family Relations, 50, 99-108, 2001
  • Griffore, R., Teaching human development with technology, American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, 75-78, Autumn 2000
  • Phenice, L., & Griffore, R., Social identity of ethnic minority families: An ecological approach for the new millennium, Michigan Family Review, 5, 29-39, 2000
  • Griffore, R. & Phenice, L., Capital and human development, American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, Fall, 24-30, 2000
  • Villarruel, F., Faiver, R., Onaga, E., Youatt, J. Eppler, C., Carter, S., Carolan, M. Griffore, R., Morrison, K. Kostelnik, M., & Jones, L., Thirty-first annual National Council on Family Relations Media Awards Competition, Family Relations, 49, 107-114, 2000
  • Villarruel, F. Youatt, J., Onaga, E., Carter, S., Faiver, R., Carolan, M., Griffore, R. Luster, T., McKinney, K., Morrison, K., Kostelnik, M., Morribal, D., Viramontez, R., Thirtieth annual National Council on Family Relations Media Awards Competition, Family Relations, 48, 91-98, 1999
  • Phenice, L. & Griffore, R., Children and Superfund sites: An ecological focus, National Head Start Association Dialog, 3, 159-167, 1999
  • Griffore, R., Phenice, L., Walker, R., & Carolan, M., Priorities for university outreach in children, youth, families, and communities, Journal of Extension, 37, http://www.joe.org/j, 1999
  • Griffore, R., Walker, R., Whiren, A., & Herrick, J., Perceptions of welfare reform and child care in Michigan, Briefing Paper No. 98-31. Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1998
  • Villarruel, F., Carolan, M., Youatt, J., Carter, S., Onaga, E., Schroeder, B., Griffore, R., Ferrari, T., Brophy-Herb, H., Luster, T., Kostelnik, M., Walker, R., Viramontez, R., McAdoo, H., Twenty-ninth Annual National Council on Family Relations Media Awards Competition, Family Relations, 47, 103-110, 1998
  • Griffore, R., Phenice, L., Cognitive gains: A small window to a big picture, National Head Start Associate Research Quarterly, 1, 50-52, 1997
  • Griffore, R., Assisting older family members: Association with marital and relationship satisfaction, Psychological Reports, 80, 1-2, 1997
  • Phenice, L., Griffore, R., Understanding ethnic minority families: An ecological approach, Family Science Review, 9, 5-12, 1996
  • Phenice, L., Griffore, R., College students' stereotypes, College Student Journal, 28, 373-375, 1994
  • Frisch, A.S., Kallen, D., Griffore, R. ,Dolanski, E., Biosocial variances and infant survival: A path analysis approach, Journal of Biosocial Science, 24, 175-183, 1992
  • Kallen, D., Griffore, R, Friedman, L., Substance abuse and sexual behavior: A theoretical schema of risk-taking and reconstruction of social reality, Sociological Practice, 3, 179-188, 1992
  • Powell, V., Griffore, R., Kallen, D., Popovich, S., Physicians' preferences for adoption, abortion, and keeping a child among adolescents, In Wertz, D. (Ed.) Research in the sociology of health care, 9, 33-49, 1991
  • Kallen, D., Griffore, R., Popovich, S., Powell, V., Adolescent mothers and their mothers view adoption, Family Relations, 39, 311-316, 1990
  • Phenice, L., and Griffore, R., Evaluating children's progress in kindergarten, In J. S. McKee (Ed.) The developing kindergarten: Programs, children and teachers, 1990
  • Kallen, D., Griffore, R., Popovich, S., Powell, V., Adoption decisions: Personal and social contexts, Final report submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, May 1989
  • Boger, R., Griffore, R., Shay, S., Michigan multidisciplinary team project: Final report, Submitted to the Michigan Department of Social Services, July 1988
  • Griffore, R., Phenice, L., Causality and the ecology of human development, Psychological Record, 38, 515-525, 1988
  • Griffore, R., and Bubolz, M., Limits and possibilities of families and schools as educators, In Child rearing in the home and the school, 1986
  • Griffore, R., and Boger, R. (Eds.), Child rearing in the home and the school, 1986
  • Griffore, R., Ecological construct validation, Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 22, 13-19, 1985
  • Griffore, R., Final report of the Urban Experimental Research Institute, Submitted to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration, August 1984
  • Griffore, R., Bianchi, L., Effects of ordinal position on academic self-concept, Psychological Reports, 55, 263-268, 1984
  • Griffore, R., Samuels, D., Academic self-concept of special education majors and non-special education majors, College Student Journal, 18, 301-304, 1984
  • Griffore, R., Parsons, M., Student characteristics and achievement in desegregated schools, Urban Education, 17, 431-438, 1983
  • Griffore, R., Griffore, G., Some effects of study skills and adjustment skills workshops on college students, NASPA Journal, 20, 34-41, 1983
  • Griffore, R., Schweitzer, J., Child-parent racial attitude relationships, Psychology, 20, 9-13, 1983
  • Parsons, M., Griffore, R., LaMore, R., Identifying the needs of unemployed workers, Journal of Employment Counseling, 20, 107-113, 1983
  • Scweitzer, J., Griffore, R., A longitudinal study of attitudes of students and parents coincident with court-ordered school desegregation, The Urban Review, 13, 111-119, 1981
  • Griffore, R., Child development: An educational perspective, 1981
  • Griffore, R., Toward the use of child development research in informed parenting, Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 9, 48-51, 1980
  • Samuels, D., Griffore, R., Ethnic and sex differences in self-esteem of preschool children, Journal of Genetic Psychology, 135, 33-36, 1979
  • Griffore, R., The validity of popular primers for parents, American Psychologist, 34, 182-183, 1979
  • Beauchamp, D., Samuels, D., Griffore, R., WISC-R information and digit span scores of American and Canadian children, Applied Psychological Measurement, 3, 231-236, 1979
  • Samuels, D., Griffore, R., WISC-R information and digit span scores of American and Canadian children, Language Learning, 29, 45-52, 1979
  • Griffore, R., Schweitzer, J. Wisenbaker, J., Factors associated with black parent participation and non-participation in voluntary school desegregation, Educational Research Quarterly, 4, 25-33, 1979
  • Griffore, R.J., Toward and Aristotelian analysis of causation in psychological research, Psychological Record, 40, 181-185, 1978
  • Griffore, R., Samuels, D., Moral judgment of residents of a maximum security correctional facility, Journal of Psychology, 100, 3-7, 1978
  • Griffore, R., Samuels, D., Self-concept of ability and college students' academic achievement, Psychological Reports, 43, 37-38, 1978
  • Griffore, R., Lewis, J., Characteristics of teachers' moral judgment, 3, 20-30, 1978
  • Samuels, D., Griffore, R.J., The relationship between maternal anxiety and self-esteem of preschool aged children, Child Study Journal, 8, 93-99, 1978
  • Miller, J.R., Griffore, R., Steinberg, C., Elam, P., Sproles, C., Hakoyama, M, Lessons learned through university and community partnerships: How communities can work with universities to solve community-based problems related to homelessness, Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 99, 8-14. 2007
  • Griffore, R., Phenice, L., Silvey, L., & Hakoyama, M., Happiness: Analysis from a positive perspective, . American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, 10, 81-85. 2006
  • Griffore, R, Speaking of fairness in testing, The American Psychologist, 62, 1081-1082. 2007
  • Silvey, L., Griffore, R., & Phenice, L, A study of Native American beliefs and values, American Association of Behavioral and Social Sciences Journal, 11, 159-167. 2008
  • Phenice, L., Griffore, R., Schweitzer, J.H, Analysis of the environments of selected Detroit Public Schools, , In M. Firmin and P. Brewer, (Eds). Ethnographic and qualitative research in education. Volume 2, London: Cambridge Scholars Press. 2006 (bookchapter)

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