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SUSAN P. LIMBER Home Address: Work Address: 106 Grand Oak Cir. Inst. on Family and Neighborhood Life Pendleton, SC 29670 Clemson University phone: (864) 646-‐5404 2079 Barre Hall
Clemson, SC 29634 phone: (864) 656-‐6320 fax: (864) 656-‐6281
[email protected] Education PhD 1992, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln (psychology, Developmental
Psychology Program) MLS 1990, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln (Masters of Legal Studies) MA 1990, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln (psychology) BA, cum laude 1985University of Virginia (psychology) Professional Experience 2009-‐ Dan Olweus Distinguished Professor, Institute on Family & Neighborhood Life 2004-‐ Professor, Department of Psychology, Clemson University. 1999-‐ Director, Center on Youth Participation and Human Rights, Institute on Family
and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University 2006-‐2007 Acting Director, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University 2001-‐2006 Associate Director, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson
University 1999-‐2004 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Clemson University 1998-‐1999 Clinical Associate Professor (Research) of Neuropsychiatry and Behavioral
Science, University of South Carolina
1996-‐1999 Assistant Director, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina 1994-‐1998 Clinical Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Neuropsychiatry and
Behavioral Science, University of South Carolina
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1994-‐1996 Director, Division of School-‐Based Family Services, Institute for Families in
Society, University of South Carolina
1992-‐1994 James Marshall Public Policy Fellow of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Public Policy Office, American Psychological Association
1990-‐1992 Senior Graduate Research Assistant (graduate assistant assisting the director),
Center on Children, Families and the Law, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln 1988-‐1990 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-‐
Lincoln
Grants and Contracts Received 2013 Widmeyer Communications: “Bullying Prevention Consultation.” Amount: $75,000.
Role: Principal Investigator. 2012 Prevent Child Abuse America: “Consultation with PCA America to Develop Bullying Center.” Amount $15,000. Role: Principal Investigator 2012 Widmeyer Communications: “Bullying Prevention Campaign, Phase V Option Year.” Amount $70,000. Role: Principal Investigator 2011 Widmeyer Communications: “Bullying Prevention Campaign: Phase V” Amount $115,000. Role: Principal Investigator 2010 Widmeyer Communications: “Bullying Prevention Campaign: Phase IV—Option Year.” Amount: $123,000. Role: Principal Investigator 2011 Windber Research Institute. “OBPP Research and Training—III” Amount: ` $43,840. Role: Principal Investigator 2009 Windber Research Institute. “OBPP Research and Training—II” Amount: $173,199. Role: Principal Investigator 2009 Widmeyer Communications: “Bullying Prevention Campaign: Phase IV” Amount: $90,000. Role: Principal Investigator 2008 Windber Research Institute. “OBPP Research and Training” Amount: $129,101. Role: Principal Investigator
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2008 Widmeyer Communications. “Bullying Prevention Campaign: Phase III Option Year” Amount: $49,881. Role: Principal Investigator. 2007 Widmeyer Communications. “Bullying Prevention Campaign: Phase III” Amount: $99,104. Role: Principal Investigator. 2004 Widmeyer Communications. “Bullying Prevention Campaign: Phase II.” Amount: $123,208. Role: Principal Investigator. 2004 Health Resources and Services Administration. “Administrative Support for the National Bullying Prevention Campaign.” Amount: $24,998. Role: Principal Investigator. 2001 PA Center for Schools and Communities. “Dissemination of the Olweus Bullying
Prevention Program.” Amount: $14,110. Role: Principal Investigator. 2001 Northrop Grumman Information Technologies. “National Training in the Olweus
Bullying Prevention Program” Amount: $50,412. Role: Principal Investigator. 2001 Virginia Center for School Safety. “Bullying Prevention Training in Virginia” Amount:
$4,093. Role: Principal Investigator 2001 Widmeyer Communications. “Consultation on a Bullying Prevention Information
Campaign” Amount: $432,782. Role: Principal Investigator. 2000 Wellesley College. “Consultation on Bullying Prevention in MA: Training of Sites for
2001-‐2003.” Amount: $28,775. Role: Principal Investigator. 2000 Wellesley College. “Consultation on Bullying Prevention Dissemination in
Massachusetts” Amount: $34,593. Role: Principal Investigator. 2000 U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. “Consortium on Children,
Families, and the Law.” Amount: $100,000. Role: Co-‐author of grant and Project Director.
2000 Family-‐Child Resources, Inc. “Consultation on Bullying Prevention Dissemination in
Pennsylvania” Amount: $8,962. Role: Principal Investigator. 1999 U. S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. “Consortium on Children,
Families, and the Law.” Amount: $500,000. Role: Co-‐author of grant and Project Director.
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1998 U. S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. “Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law.” Amount: $500,000. Role: Principal Investigator.
1998 South Carolina Department of Public Safety and Grants. “Juvenile Firearm Use:
Supplemental Research.” Role: Co-‐Principal Investigator. Amount: $19,669. 1997 South Carolina Department of Mental Health. “Evaluation of the Village Project.” Role:
Principal Investigator. Amount: $48,588. 1997 U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. "Consortium on Children,
Families, and the Law." Amount: $500,000. Role: Co-‐author and Project Director. 1996 South Carolina Department of Public Safety and Grants. “Firearm Use Among South
Carolina Youth.” Role: Principal Investigator of sub-‐contract to a grant from the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $34,000.
Awards and Honors 2012 Nicholas Hobbs Award. Awarded by the Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice (Division 37 of the American Psychological Association). 2011 Distinguished Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Public Service Psychology. Awarded by the Division of Psychologists in Public Service, American Psychological Association. 2009 Named the first “Dan Olweus Distinguished Professor” at Clemson University. 2005 Student Affairs Team of the Year Award. Awarded by the Vice President for Student Affairs, Clemson University. 2004 Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.
Awarded by the American Psychological Association. 2001, 2004, 2011 Award for Faculty Excellence, Clemson University 1999 Research Award from the South Carolina Chapter of the American Professional Society
on the Abuse of Children. Awarded for outstanding and dedicated service in responding to child maltreatment in South Carolina.
1997 Saleem Shah Award for early career excellence in psychology-‐law policy. Awarded by
the American Psychology-‐Law Society of the American Psychological Association (Division 41) and the American Academy of Forensic Psychiatry.
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1989-‐1992 Fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (Grant
#MH16156-‐10). 1990 Second Annual Meyer Elkin Essay Award for paper entitled "Grandparent visitation
rights: A psycholegal analysis." Presented by the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
1989, 1991 Department of Psychology Warden Research Award Consultation/Participation on National Work Groups and Task Forces 2010-‐ Consultant to the Cartoon Network’s campaign, “Stop Bullying, Speak Up”. 2011 Member of the Youth Involvement in Bullying and Suicide-‐Related Behaviors Expert
Panel convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2011 Member of the Expert Panel to analyze state legislation and local policies addressing
bullying in schools. Convened by EMG Associates, Inc., with funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
2011 Member of the Bullying Definitions Expert Panel convened by the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. 2001 Consultant to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association, Assisted
with the development of a media campaign on bullying prevention. 1998 -‐ 2001 Consultant for the Blueprints for Violence Prevention Initiative of the Center for
the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado at Boulder. Assisted with the selection of the five national “Blueprint” sites to implement the Bullying Prevention Program. Assisted with training for all five “Blueprint” sites, provide ongoing consultation to two sites.
Training Experience 2000-‐ Train-‐the-‐Trainer Model Development, Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
• I have played a primary role in the development of a national trainer certification course (TCC) for the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, an internationally recognized model for the prevention of bullying and other antisocial behavior among elementary and middle school children.
• I have received funding from state and federal agencies (CSAP, CMHS) to develop and conduct this training model.
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• The model consists of a 3-‐day initial training, ongoing, monthly telephone consultation, and a booster training.
• Colleagues and I have used this model to certify more than 1,300 national trainers in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program since 2000.
1995-‐ Training Development for School Staff, Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
• I have played a primary role in the development of the 2-‐day training module for school staff in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program.
• This training module currently is being used by the certified trainers noted above to disseminate this school-‐based prevention program across the United States (to date to more than 7,000 schools).
1995-‐ Training to Education, Mental Health, and Law Enforcement Professionals.
I have conducted over 75 workshops for education, mental health, and law enforcement professionals in 8 states and the District of Columbia on the topics of aggressive and violent children, school-‐based prevention/intervention approaches for aggressive children, and school-‐based mental health programs (exclusive of the training in the Olweus program noted above).
Courses Taught Fall 2008-‐present: Community-‐Based Research, Clemson University (currently HEHD 499) Spring 2008, 2010, 2012 2013: FCS 811 Human Development and Family Life in Cultural Context, Clemson University Summer 2007: HEHD 806 Youth Development in the Context of a Global and Diverse Society, Clemson University Fall 2005: CU 101, special section for students who are members of the Civics and Service House community Spring 2003/2004: Psych 489/689 Psychology, Law, and Social Issues, Clemson University. 1998-‐ Frequent guest lecturer in courses at the University of South Carolina & Clemson
University 1988 Taught the research methods laboratory section of an undergraduate research methods
course in the Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln. Duties included lecturing to and supervising students as they conducted experiments and analyzed and interpreted data.
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1985-‐1988 Taught six discussion sections for an introductory psychology course in the Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln.
1986-‐1987 Instructor for correspondence course in Social Psychology, Department of
Psychology, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln. Curriculum Development 2013 Co-‐authored High school class meetings and individual interventions: A video training program
for school staff. Center City, MN: Hazelden. 2011 Co-‐authored Class meetings that matter: A year’s worth of resources for grades 9-‐12. 2009 Co-‐authored Class meetings that matter: A year’s worth of resources for grades K-‐5. 2009 Co-‐authored Class meetings that matter: A year’s worth of resources for grades 6-‐8. 2009 Co-‐authored Cyber bullying: A prevention curriculum for grades 3-‐5. 2008 Co-‐authored Cyber bullying: A prevention curriculum for grades 6-‐12. 2007 Co-‐authored the Teacher Guide and Schoolwide Guide for the Olweus Bullying
Prevention Program. 1995 Assisted with the writing and production of the SC Educational Television video,
Bullying. Authored, lesson plans accompanying the video, which are used by teachers of students in grades 3-‐8. The video and lesson plans are sold and distributed nationally by SCETV.
Student Supervision 2009-‐ Chair of six doctoral committees and member of numerous additional committees, International Family & Community Studies, Clemson University. 2012-‐ Member of doctoral committees for two students in the School of Education, Clemson University. 2007 Member of masters committee for one student in the Youth Development Masters degree program, Clemson University
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2005-‐ Faculty Director for the Community Scholars Program and Civics and Service House, Clemson University 1999-‐ Have supervised the work of numerous research assistants at Clemson University. ‘94-‐‘99 Supervisor, Graduate Research Assistants, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life,
University of South Carolina. Oversaw the placement and supervision of approximately 20 graduate research assistants.
1986 Human Services Coordinator, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln.
Duties included placing social science students with appropriate internships in the community, supervising their activities, and evaluating their progress.
Professional Service 2005, 2012 Member of the American Psychological Association Division 37 Fellows Committee. 2004 Chair of the Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, American Psychological
Association. This committee consists of six elected members of the APA, who work within the APA governance structure to promote policies supportive of children, youth, and families.
2002-‐2004 Member (elected) of the Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, American
Psychological Association. 2000-‐2002 Member-‐At-‐Large (elected) of the Committee of the Division of Child, Youth and
Family Services (Division 37) of the American Psychological Association 1999-‐2001 Member-‐At-‐Large (elected) of the Section on Child Maltreatment (Division 37 of
the American Psychological Association) 1995-‐1996 Member, Social Policy Award Selection Committee for the Society for Research
on Adolescence 1995-‐1997 Member, Robert Chin Award Selection Committee (for research on child
maltreatment) for the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues 1993-‐1994 Member, Task Force on Congressional Site Visits, Society for the Psychological
Study of Social Issues 1993-‐2005 Member of the Executive Committee of the Consortium on Children, Families
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and the Law 1993 Member of the American Psychological Association's Women's Health
Conference Planning Committee. 1992-‐ Coordinated the Congressional Briefing Series for the Consortium on Children,
Families, and the Law Academic Service 2013 Chair, search committee for Research Assistant Professor, College of Health, Education, and Human Development, Clemson University. 2008 Chair, search committee for program evaluator, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University 2005-‐ Faculty Advisor for Civics and Service House, Clemson University 2004 Search committee for the State 4-‐H Leader, PSA, Clemson University 2001-‐2003 Task Force on Living/Learning Communities, Clemson University 2001 Search committee for Program Director/Associate Dean, Public Service Programs
Research and Extension; Clemson University. 1999 Chair, search committee for the Director of the Southeastern Center for Family
Support and Parent Leadership, Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, Clemson University
1998 Served on a masters thesis committee for a student in the Government and
International Affairs Department, University of South Carolina 1988 Served on an orals examination committee for a doctoral clinical/community
psychology student in the Psychology Department, University of South Carolina. 1997-‐1999 Member, grant review committee for the University of South Carolina’s Research
and Productive Scholarship Awards 1996-‐1999 Chair, Department Ethics Committee, Institute for Families in Society, University
of South Carolina 1996 Chair, Search Committee for research faculty position within the Division of
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School-‐Based Family Services, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina.
1995-‐1999 Member, Administrative Council, Institute for Families in Society, University of
South Carolina. 1989-‐1990 Member of subject pool committee, Department of Psychology, University of
Nebraska-‐Lincoln Editorial Activities 2003-‐ 2007 Editorial Board: Journal of Family Psychology 2009-‐ Editorial Board: Journal of School Violence 2009-‐ Editorial Board: American Journal of Orthopsychiatry Reviewer: Childhood Child Abuse & Neglect Behavioral Sciences and the Law Journal of Abnormal Psychology Journal of Social Issues Law and Human Behavior Wayne State University Press 2002 Grant reviewer, Clemson University, 1980 Evan-‐Allen Research Program 1998 Grant reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada 1996-‐ 1999 Editor, Newsletter of the Section on Child Maltreatment, Division 37 of the
American Psychological Association. 1992 Member of the student editorial board for Law and Human Behavior. 1992 Student Editor of the American Psychology-‐Law Society News. Professional Affiliations American Psychological Association (Fellow) American Psychology-‐Law Society, Division 41 of APA Division 37 of APA (Child, Youth and Family Services) Section on Child Maltreatment (Section 1 of Division 37 of APA)
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Division 9 of APA Society for Research in Child Development
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Publications Publications in Press Grover, H. M., Boberiene, L. V., & Limber, S. P. (in press). Are U.S. schools places of
community? Does it matter? In G. B. Melton, (Ed). Good neighbors: Safe and humane communities for children and families. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Limber, S. P., & Wang, W. (in press). Bullying. Encyclopedia of quality of life research. Springer. Limber, S. P., Kowalski, R. M., & Agatston, P. W. (in press). Cyberbullying. In D. Gentile (Ed.),
Media violence and children: A complete guide for parents and professionals. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Published Works Limber, Susan P. (2013). Best Practices in the prevention of bullying: An example of the Olweus
Bullying Prevention Program. In M. Masiello & D. L. Schroeder (Eds.), A Public Health Approach to Bullying Prevention, (pp. 127-‐148). Washington, DC: APHA Press.
Holt, M. K., Razynski, K., Frey, K. S., Hymel, S., & Limber, S. P. (2013). School and community-‐
based approaches for preventing bullying. Journal of School Violence, 12, 238-‐252. Kowalski, R. M. & Limber, S. P. (2013). Psychological, physical, and academic correlates of
cyberbullying and traditional bullying. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, S13-‐S20. Snyder, M. S., Riese, J., & Limber, S. P. (2013). High school class meetings and individual
interventions: A video training program for school staff. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Kowalski, R. M., Morgan, C. A., & Limber, S. P. (2012). Traditional bullying as a potential
warning sign of cyberbullying. School Psychology International, 33, 505-‐512. Kowalski, R. M., Limber, S. P., & Agatston, P. W. (2012). Cyber bullying: Bullying in the digital
age (2nd Ed.) New York: Wiley/Blackwell.
Snyder, M., Riese, J., Limber, S. P., & Mullin, N. (2012). Class meetings that matter: A year’s worth of resources for grades 9-‐12. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Limber, S. P. (2011). Development, evaluation, and future directions of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Journal of School Violence, 10, 71-‐87.
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Limber, S. P. (2010). Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Lessons learned from the field. In D. Espelage & S. Swearer (Eds.), Bullying in North American schools: A social-‐ecological perspective on prevention and intervention (2nd ed.) (pp. 291-‐306). New York: Routledge.
Olweus, D. & Limber, S. P. (2010). Bullying in school: Evaluation and dissemination of the
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 124-‐134. Olweus, D. & Limber, S. P. (2010). The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Implementation
and Evaluation Over Two Decades. In S. R. Jimerson, S. M. Swearer, & D L. Espelage (Eds.), The international handbook of school bullying. New York: Routledge.
Alley, R. & Limber, S. P. (2009). Legal issues for school personnel. In S. M. Swearer, D. L.
Espelage, & S. A. Napolitano (Eds.), Bullying prevention and intervention: Realistic strategies for schools (pp. 53-‐73). New York: Guilford.
Flerx, V., Limber, S. P. Mullin, N., Riese, J., & Snyder, M. (2009). Class meetings that matter: A
year’s worth of resources for grades K-‐5. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Flerx, V., Limber, S. P. Mullin, N., Riese, J., & Snyder, M. (2009). Class meetings that matter: A
year’s worth of resources for grades 6-‐8. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Limber, S. P., Agatston, P. W., & Kowalski, R. (2009). Cyber bullying: A prevention curriculum for
grades 3-‐5. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Swearer, S. M., Limber, S. P., & Alley, R. (2009). Developing and implementing and effective
anti-‐bullying policy. In S. M. Swearer, D. L. Espelage, & S. A. Napolitano (Eds.), Bullying prevention and intervention: Realistic strategies for schools (pp. 39-‐52) New York: Guilford.
Flerx, V. C., Limber, S. P., Mullin, N., Olweus, D., Riese, J., & Snyder, M. (2008). Class meetings
and individual interventions: A how-‐to guide and DVDs. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Limber, S. P., Agatston, P. W., & Kowalski, Ro. M. (2008). Cyber bullying: A prevention
curriculum for grades 6-‐12. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Kowalski, R. M., Limber, S. P., & Agatston, P. W. (2008). Cyber bullying: Bullying in the digital
age. New York: Blackwell. Kowalski, R. M., & Limber, S. P. (2007). Electronic bullying among middle school students.
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Journal of Adolescent Health, 41, S22-‐S30. Limber, S. P. (2007). Bullying. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social
psychology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. McDonell, J. R., Limber, S. P., & Connor-‐Godbey, J. (2007). Pathways Teen Mother Support
Project: Longitudinal findings. Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 840-‐855. Olweus, D. & Limber, S. P. (2007). Olweus Bullying Prevention Program teacher guide. Center
City, MN: Hazelden. Olweus, D., Limber, S. P., Flerx, V., Mullin, N., Riese, J., & Snyder. M. (2007). Olweus Bullying
Prevention Program schoolwide guide. Center City, MN: Hazelden. Limber, S. P. (2006). Peer victimization: The nature and prevalence of bullying among children
and youth. In N. E. Dowd, D. G. Singer, & R. F. Wilson (Eds.), Handbook of children, culture, and violence (pp. 331-‐332). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Limber, S. P. (2006). The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: An overview of its
implementation and research basis. In S. Jimerson & M. Furlong (Eds.), Handbook of school violence and school safety: From research to practice (pp. 293-‐307). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Limber, S. P. (2005, May/June). Schoolwide responses to bullying among students. Health in
Action, 3(4), 9. Limber, S. P. (2004, Winter). What works—and doesn’t work—in bullying prevention and
intervention. Student Assistance Journal, 16-‐19. Limber, S. P. (2004). Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Lessons
Learned from the Field. In D. Espelage & S. Swearer (Eds.) Bullying in American Schools: A Social-‐Ecological Perspective on Prevention and Intervention (pp. 351-‐363). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Limber, S. P., Nation, M., Tracy, A. J., Melton, G. B., & Flerx, V. (2004). Implementation of the
Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in the Southeastern United States. In P. K. Smith, D. Pepler, & K. Rigby (Eds.), Bullying in schools: How successful can interventions be? (pp. 55-‐79). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Limber, S. P. (2003). Efforts to address bullying in U.S. Schools. Journal of Health Education, 34,
S-‐23-‐S-‐29.
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Limber, S. P. & Small, M. S. (2003). U.S. Laws and Policies to Address Bullying in Schools. School Psychology Review, 32, 445-‐455.
Limber, S. P. (2002). Addressing youth bullying behaviors. In M. Fleming & K. Towey (Eds.),
Proceedings of the Educational Forum on Adolescent Health: Youth Bullying (pp. 5-‐16). Chicago: American Medical Association. Available online: http://www.ama-‐assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/39/youthbullying.pdf
Limber, S. P. & Kaufman, N. K. (2002). Participation by Children and Youth. In N. H. Kaufman &
I. Rizzini (Eds.), Globalization and children: Exploring potentials for enhancing opportunities in the lives of children and youth (pp. 81-‐89). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
Limber, S. P. & Hashima, P. Y. (2002). The social context: What comes naturally in child
protection? In G. Melton, R. Thompson, and M. Small (Eds.), Toward a child-‐centered, neighborhood-‐based system of child protection (pp. 41-‐66). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Small, M. A., & Limber, S. P. (2002). Advocacy for children’s rights. In B. Bottoms, M. Kovera, &
B. McAuliff (Eds.), Children, Social Science, and Law (pp. 51-‐75). Boston: Cambridge University Press.
Limber, S. P. (Spring, 2001). The cost of bullying. National Dropout Prevention Center/ Network
Newsletter, 13 (2), 1. Limber, S. P. (Spring, 2001). Guest editor, National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
Newsletter. “Understanding and Preventing Bullying Among Children” Vol. 13 (2). Cunningham, P. B., Henggeler, S. W., Limber, S. P., Melton, G. B., and Nation, M. A. (2000).
Patterns and correlates of gun ownership among nonmetropolitan and rural middle school students. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 29, 432-‐442.
Limber, S. P. Kask, V., Heidmets, M., Kaufman, N. H., & Melton, G. B. (1999). Estonian children’s
perceptions of rights: Implications for societies in transition. International Journal of Children’s Rights, 7, 365-‐383.
Hashima, P.Y., & Limber, S. P. (1999). An adequate standard of living necessary for children’s
cognitive development: Implications for interpreting and implementing Article 27 of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. In A. B. Andrews and N. H. Kaufman (Eds.), Taking children’s rights seriously: The child’s right to a standard of living (pp. 69-‐86). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Limber, S. P. & Pagliocca, P. M. (1999). Abortion: Psychological and legal issues. In F. Kaslow
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(Ed.), The handbook of couple and family forensics (pp. 142-‐163). New York: Wiley. Melton, G. B., Limber, S. P., & Teague, T. (1999). Changing schools for changing families. In R.
Pianta & M. Cox (Eds.), The transition to kindergarten (pp. 179-‐213). Baltimore: Brookes Publishing.
Olweus, D., Limber, S. P., & Mihalic, S. (1999). The Bullying Prevention Program: Blueprints for
Violence Prevention, Vol. 10. Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence: Boulder, CO.
Limber, S. P., Flerx, V., Nation, M., & Melton, G. B. (1998). Bullying among school children in
the United States. In M. Watts (Ed.), Cross-‐cultural perspectives on youth, radicalism, and violence (pp. 159-‐173). Greenwich, CT: JAI Press.
Limber, S. P. & Nation, M. (1998). Neighborhood and community causes of child maltreatment.
In P. Trickett and C. Schellenbach (Eds.) Violence against children in the family and the community (pp. 171-‐193). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Limber, S. P. (1997). Preventing violence among school children. Family Futures, 1(1), 27. Limber, S. P. & Wilcox, B. L. (1996). The U.N. Convention on the Rights of Child: Application to
the United States. American Psychologist, 51, 1246-‐1250. Limber, S. P. (1996, Fall). Bullying among schoolchildren. School Safety, 8-‐9. Limber, S. P. (1996). What makes the bullying program different?: A comparison of approaches
to violence prevention. South Carolina Family Futures, 1, 4-‐5. Limber, S. P. & Flekkoy, M. G. (1996). The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Its
Relevance for Social Scientists. Social Policy Report, Vol IX, No. 2, Society for Research in Child Development.
Rosenberg, A. & Limber, S. P. (Eds.). (1996). Journal of Social Issues, 52(3). Rosenberg, A. & Limber, S. P. (1996). The contributions of social science to family policy. In A.
Rosenberg & S. Limber (Eds.) Journal of Social Issues, 52(3), 1-‐9. Limber, S. P. (1995). Ethical and legal issues in cases of child sexual abuse in the United States.
In T. Ney (Ed.), Allegations of child sexual abuse assessment and case management (pp. 334-‐354). New York: Brunner/Mazel.
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Melton, G. B., Limber, S. P., Jacobs, J. E., Oberlander, L., B., Berliner, L. & Yamamoto, M. (1992). Preparing sexually abused children for testimony: Children's perceptions of the legal process. Final report to the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect. Grant #90-‐CA-‐1274.
Melton, G. B. & Limber, S. P. (1992). What rights mean to children: Cross-‐cultural perspectives.
In P. Veerman (Ed.), Ideologies of children's rights (pp. 167-‐187). Dordrecht, Netherlands: Martinus Nijhoff.
Melton, G. B. & Limber, S. P. (1991). Caution in child maltreatment cases. American
Psychologist, 46, 82-‐84. Thompson, R.A., Scalora, M. J., Castrianno, L. & Limber, S. P. (1991). Grandparent visitation
rights: Emergent psychological and psycholegal issues. In D. Kagehiro & W. Laufer (Eds.), Handbook of psychology and law. New York: Springer-‐Verlag.
Thompson, R. A., Scalora, M. J., Limber, S. P. & Castrianno, L. M. (1991). Grandparent visitation
rights: A psycholegal analysis. Family and Conciliation Courts Review, 29, 9-‐25. Thompson, R. A. & Limber, S. P. (1990). "Social anxiety" in infancy: Stranger and separation
reactions. In H. Leitenberg (Ed.), Handbook of social anxiety. New York: Plenum. Melton, G. B. & Limber, S. (1989). Psychologists' involvement in cases of child maltreatment.
American Psychologist, 44, 1225-‐1233. • Excerpted in Clinician's Research Digest, 1990, 8(1). • Reprinted in F. J. Pesetky (Ed.), Legal and criminal psychology (2nd ed.). Acton,
MA: Copley. Selected Presentations at Professional Meetings (exclusive of workshops) Invited Presentations in the U.S. Limber, S. P. (October, 2012). Cyberbullying: What we know and what we can do about it.
Invited talk sponsored by the NC-‐ACE for Youth Violence Prevention, UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, and the UNC School of Social Work. Chapel Hill, NC.
Limber, S. P. (August, 2012). Are U.S. schools caring communities? Does it matter? Paper
presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL.
Limber, S. P. (August, 2012). Bullying prevention policy and practice: Where have we come and
where are we headed? APF William Bevan Lecture on Psychology and Public Policy.
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Presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. Orlando, FL.
Limber, S. P. (February, 2012). Prevention of cyberbullying. Presentation at the 2012 Missouri
Law Review Symposium: Cyberbullying: Emerging Realities and Legal Challenges. Columia, MO.
Limber, S. P. (April, 2011). Are schools places of community? Does it matter? Presentation at
the Third Greenville Family Symposium. Greenville, SC. Limber, S. P. (April, 2010). Cyber bullying among children and youth: Best practices for
prevention and intervention. Presentation at the Children and Youth and Families at Risk (CYFAR) Conference. San Francisco, CA.
Limber, S. P. (January, 2009). Preventing bullying among children and youth. Presentation for
Grand Rounds at the Medical University of South Carolina. Charleston, SC. Olweus, D., & Limber, S. P. (March, 2009). The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Research
and Dissemination. Invited presentation to staff in the Injury and Violence Prevention branch of the Centers for Disease Control. Atlanta, GA.
Limber, S. P. (April, 2009). Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in U.S.
Schools: Recent Findings and Reflections. Paper presented at the Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Denver, CO.
Limber, S. P. (April, 2009). Clemson University’s Contributions to Schools as Safe Centers of
Community. Paper presented at the international symposium Building Safe, Humane and Responsive Communities for Children and Families. Greenville, SC.
Limber, S. P. (August, 2009). Cyber bullying among children and youth. Presentation at the
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools National Conference. Washington, DC. Agatston, P. & Limber, S. P. (2008, November). Cyber bullying: What we know and what we
can do. Keynote presentation at the International Bullying Prevention Association. Indianapolis, IN.
Limber, S. P. (2008, October). Cyber bullying. Keynote presentation at the VA Safe Schools Conference. Charlottesville, VA. Bryn, S., Smith, J., Limber, S., Wachur, B., & Ott, J. (2007, November). The National Bullying
Prevention Campaign. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
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Limber, S., & Snyder, M. (2007, October). Bullying at a glance. Invited presentation at the
Bullying Prevention Institute: Empowering Change in Schools. Hershey, PA. Limber, S. & Riese, J. (2007, October). The Olweus Bullying Prevention Program. Invited
presentation at the Bullying Prevention Institute: Empowering Change in Schools. Hershey, PA.
Limber, S. P. (2004, August). Bullying prevention and intervention in a post-‐Columbine era.
Paper presented at the 112th Convention of the American Psychological Association. Honolulu, Hawaii.
Limber, S. P. (2003, November). Peer abuse: Serious consequences of bullying among children
and youth. Paper presented at “Behavioral Misadventures,” a symposium sponsored by Brown University. Providence, RI.
Limber, S. P. (2003, October). Core characteristics of bullying prevention. Paper presented at
the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-‐Free Schools 2003 National Conference. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. P. (2003, October). Resources and materials to prevent bullying—Federal media
campaigns. Paper presented at the U.S. Department of Education’s Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-‐Free Schools 2003 National Conference. Washington, DC.
Overpeck, M., Smith, J., & Limber, S. (2003, October). National Bullying Prevention Campaign.
Panel discussion at “Building Bridges: From Research to Practice,” the Federal/State Partnership Meeting of the Maternal and Child Health Bureau. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. (2003, June). Bullying prevention programs. Paper presented at the 2003 National
School-‐Based Health Care Convention. Reston, VA. Limber, S. P. (2002, March). Bullying prevention. Paper presented at the 2002 Association of
Maternal and Child Health Programs Annual Conference. Arlington, VA. Limber, S. P. (2002, May). Bullying among children and youth. Paper presented at the
American Medical Association forum on Adolescent Health. Washington, DC. Limber, S. P. (2002, August). Bully-‐proofing your school and community. Paper presented at
the National Technical Assistance Meeting, Safe and Drug-‐Free Schools Program, U. S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.
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Limber, S. P. (2001, May). Bullying prevention: What is the state of the art? Keynote presentation at the Second Annual Conference on “Bullying, Teasing, and Harassment: Emerging Concepts, Implementing Interventions,” sponsored by the Sexual Assault Victims Emergency Services, Inc. Farmington, ME.
Limber, S. P. (1999, November). It’s not just kids being kids: How to cope with bullying today.
Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Conference on Preventing Crime. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. P. (1998, November). Programs that work: The Bullying Prevention Program. Paper
presented at the Annual Juvenile Justice Conference. Harrisburg, PA. Limber, S. P. (1998, December). Political socialization. Paper presented at an international
symposium of Childwatch, International, “The Effects of Political and Economic Transformation on Children.” Kiawah, SC.
Melton, G. B., Limber, S. P., & Teague, T. (1998, February). Changing schools for changing
families. Paper presented at the National Center for Early Development and Learning Synthesis Conference on “The Transition to Kindergarten.” Charlottesville, VA.
Limber, S. P. (1997, August). The U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Implications for
research, practice, and advocacy. Saleem Shah Early Career Award address at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Chicago, IL.
Hashima, P. Y. & Limber, S. P. (1996, May). Effects of standard of living on children’s cognitive
development: Implications of Article 27 of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child. Paper presented at a meeting of an international working group. Isle of Palms, SC.
Limber, S. P. (1995, April). Research on the treatment of child maltreatment: Legal issues.
Paper presented at the International Study Group on the Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. Isle of Palm, SC.
Invited International Presentations Limber, S. P. (2002, November). Growing into democracy. Paper Presented at a meeting
sponsored by Childwatch International. Bratislava, Slovakia. Limber, S.P. (2002, May). Elements of a child-‐centered, neighborhood-‐based strategy for child
protection. Paper presented at the conference on Children’s Rights in Practice. Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic.
Limber, S. P. (2001, November). Children’s understanding of democratic concepts. Paper
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presented at a meeting of Childwatch International. Prague, Czech Republic. Kaufman, N. H., & Limber, S. P. (2000, June). Children’s political participation. Paper presented
for the research symposium on Children’s Participation in Community Settings. Oslo, Norway.
Congressional Briefing Limber, S. P. & Schoenwald, S. (1996, July). Promising prevention and intervention strategies for
violent youth. Briefing to members of Congress and their staff. Sponsored by the Consortium on Children, Families, and the Law. Washington, D.C.
Peer-‐Reviewed Presentations Olweus, D., Molnar, Main, S., Schroeder, D. & Limber, S. (2011, November). Implementation of
the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Outcomes and reflections. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Bullying Prevention Association. New Orleans, LA.
Agatston, P. & Limber, S. P. (2010, November). Cyber bullying: Tips for prevention and
intervention. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Seattle, WA.
Olweus, D. & Limber, S. P. (2010, November). What do we know about bullying: Information
from the Olweus Bullying Questionnaire. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Seattle, WA.
Limber, S. P., Manuel, L., Mobley, C., Shurley, J., Woodard, K., Meadows, S., & Wetzel, T. (2010,
March). Fostering civic engagement: Clemson University’s Civics and Service House and Community Scholars Programs. Panel presentation at the Gulf-‐South Summit on Service-‐Learning and Civic Engagement Through Higher Education. Athens, GA.
Agatston, P., Kowalski, R., & Limber, S. P. (2009, November). Cyber bullying: Tips and tools for
prevention and intervention. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Pittsburgh, PA.
Limber, S. P. (2009, April). Implementation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in US
schools: Findings and reflections. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development.
Zane, K., Kowalski, R. M., Limber, S., & Hassenfeldt, T. (2008). Cyber bullying: A comparison to
traditional bullying. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern
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Psychological Association, Charlotte, NC. Zane, K., Kowalski, R. M., Limber, S., & Hassenfeldt, T. (2007). Cyber Bullying: Prevalence and
Possible Effects. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Southeastern Social Psychologists, Durham, NC.
Kowalski, R., Limber, S., & Agatston, P. (2007, November). Cyber bullying: bullying in the Digital
age. Workshop presented at the annual Meeting of the International Bullying Prevention Association. Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Kowalski, R. Singer, L., & Limber, S. (2005, August). Bullying among siblings: From the home to
the classroom. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. P., Kowalski, R., Scheck, A., Redfearn, M., Allen, J., Calloway, A., Farris, J., Finnegan,
K., Keith, M., Kerr, S., Singer, L., Spearman, J., Tripp, L., & Vernon, L. (2005, August). Electronic bullying among school-‐aged children and youth. Poser presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. P. (2003, August). Public information strategies for bullying prevention. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Limber, S. P. (2003, May). Public information strategies to support the prevention of bullying
among tweens. Paper presented at the Safety in Numbers conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control. Atlanta, GA.
Limber, S. P. (2001, August). Implementation and evaluation of the Olweus Bullying Prevention
Program: Lessons from the field. Paper presented at the 109th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA.
Limber, S. P. (2001, August). Legal and political socialization among children in the Czech Republic. Paper presented at the SVU North American Conference. Lincoln, NE. Connor, J., McDonell, J. R., Phelan, L., Wragg, C., & Limber, S. (2001, June). Getting back on
track: How family group decision making supports teen mothers in the rural South. Paper presented at the Fifth National Roundtable on Family Group Decision Making of the American Humane Association. Chapel Hill, NC.
Limber, S. P. (2000, August). Self-‐reports of bully/victimization among primary school students.
Paper presented at the 108th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.
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Pagliocca, P. M. & Limber, S. P. (2000, March). Perpetrator and victim: Incarcerated youths’
experience with firearms. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychology-‐Law Society meeting. New Orleans, LA.
Limber, S. P. (1999, April). Bullying among middle school children: Prevalence and effects of a
school-‐wide prevention program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Meeting. Montreal, Canada.
Limber, S. P. (1998, November). Bullying among children in rural communities. Paper
presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. P., & Pagliocca, P. M. (1998, May). Youth gangs and youth firearm use in South
Carolina. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Probation and Parole Association. Columbia, SC.
Wilcox, B. L., Wyatt, J., & Limber, S. P. (1998, March). Adolescent sexual politics: The case of
abstinence education. Paper presented at the Seventh Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, CA.
Limber, S. P. (1997, July). Bullying among school children: Preliminary results of a school-‐based
violence prevention initiative. Paper presented at the Research and Evaluation Conference sponsored by the National Institutes of Justice. Washington, DC.
Limber, S. P., Cunningham, P., Flerx, V., Ivey, J., Nation, & Choi, S. (1997, June/July). Bullying
among school children: Preliminary findings from a school-‐based intervention program. Paper presented at the Fifth International Family Violence Research Conference, Durham, NH.
Limber, S. P. (1997, May). Borrowing best practices from abroad: A violence Prevention
Initiative Among Rural South Carolina School Children. Paper presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action. Columbia, SC.
Nation, M., Choi, S., Griffith, B., Alcock, J., Limber, S., & Melton, G. B. (1997, May). Violence
prevention in rural communities: An evaluation of a school-‐based program. Paper presented at the Sixth Biennial Conference on Community Research and Action. Columbia, SC.
Limber, S. P., Wilcox, B. L., & Bartels, C. (1996, November). The improper use of developmental
theory and research to support abstinence-‐only sex education curricula. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association. New York, NY.
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Saunders, L. C., Friese, B., Motes, P., & Limber, S. P. (1996, May). The development,
implementation and evaluation of a school-‐based mental health program. Poster presented at the National Prevention Research Conference, National Institute of Mental Health. Tysons Corner, VA.
Limber, S. P. (1996, February). Public policy consulting. Paper presented at the Biennial
Meeting of the American Psychology-‐Law Society. Hilton Head, SC. Limber, S. P. (1995, October). Prevention of violence among school children. Paper presented
at the Annual Meeting of the South Carolina United Way. Columbia, SC. Limber, S. P., Motes, P., Nation, M., Cunningham, P., & Flerx, V. (1995, October). Prevention of
violence among rural school children. Paper presented at the 12th Annual Eco-‐Community Conference. Smith Mountain Lake, VA.
Pagliocca, P. M., Limber, S. P., Melton, G. B., Davis, J. Guillot, J. L., Hornsby, K. D., & Poche, M.
(1994, March). Children’s and adolescents’ conceptions of their rights: Replication and extension. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychology-‐Law Society. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Limber, S. P. & Finken, L. L. (1993, August). Parental consultation and the effects of parental
influence on adolescent pregnancy decisions. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Limber, S. P. (1993, August). Psychologists' involvement in public policy: Issues of Family
Violence. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. Toronto, Canada.
Limber, S. P. (1991, August). Law-‐psychology training at the University of Nebraska-‐Lincoln.
Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. Washington, D. C.
Limber, S. P. (1991, March). Parental notification in cases of adolescent abortion. Paper
presented at the American Psychology-‐Law Society Biennial Conference. San Diego, CA. Limber, S. P. & Castrianno, L. (1990, August). Lay persons' perceptions of sexually abused
children. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. Boston, MA.
Castrianno, L., Limber, S. P., Scalora, M. J., & Thompson, R. A. (1990, March). Grandparent
visitation rights. Paper presented at the American Psychology-‐Law Society Biennial
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Conference. Williamsburg, VA. Limber, S. P., Melton, G. B. & Rahe, S. J. (1990, March). Legal knowledge, attitudes, and legal
reasoning abilities of child witnesses. Paper presented at the American Psychology-‐Law Society Biennial Meeting. Williamsburg, VA.
Limber, S. P. (1989, November). How do children view the legal process? Paper presented at
the Children's Justice Act Grantees Meeting. Washington, D. C. Limber, S. P. & Castrianno, L. (1989, October). Characteristics of sexually abused children: A
preliminary investigation of the extent of the lay public's knowledge. Paper presented at the Eighth National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. Salt Lake City, UT.
Limber, S. P. & Etheredge, S. A. (1989, August). Prosecutors' perceptions of sexually abused
children as witnesses. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association. New Orleans, LA.
