University of South Dakota

Child Growth and Development, Research in Early Childhood Psychology, Research, Measurement and Evaluation, Statistical Methods in Education and Psychology, Independent Study in Parent Involvement

Parent-child relationships and developmental outcomes, intergenerational transmission of attachment, unique contributions of mother and father involvement, marital relationship and co-parenting implications for child attachment, and interactions between home and school settings.

• Ph D, Family and Human Development, Utah State University, 2001
• MS, Family and Human Development, Utah State University, 1997
• BA, Scandinavian Studies, Concordia College, 1994

• Children’s Health and Well-Being in Rural Areas
• South Dakota Survey of Children's Well-Being, (2012)

• Societal Influences on Parent Involvement in the Education and Care of Preschoolers, Chiesman Fund for Civic Education, (2011 - 2012)
• Attachment and Parenting During the School Years, Research Excellence Development Grant- USD Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, (2008 - 2009)
• Understanding Children’s School Achievement through an Attachment Perspective, Chiesman Fund for Civic Education, (2008 - 2009)
• Attachment and Parenting During the School Years, USD Center for Academic Engagement, (2007 - 2008)

• Newland, L., Chen, H., Coyl-Shepherd, D., Associations among father beliefs, perceptions, life context, involvement, child attachment and school outcomes in the U.S. and Taiwan, Fathering.
• Paquette, D., Coyl-Shepherd, D., Newland, L., Editorial: Fathers and development: New areas for exploration, Early Child Development and Care.
• Newland, L., Coyl-Shepherd, D., Paquette, D., , Editorial: Implications of Mothering and Fathering for Children’s Development, Early Child Development and Care.
• Coyl-Shepherd, D., Newland, L., Mothers’ and fathers’ couple and family contextual influences, parent involvement, and school-age child attachment, Early Child Development and Care.
• Newland, L., Chen, H., Coyl-Shepherd, D., Liang, Y., Carr, E., Dykstra, E., Gapp, S., Parent and Child Perspectives on Mothering and Fathering: The Influence of Ecocultural Niches, Early Child Development and Care.
• Newland, L., Freeman, H., Coyl, D. D., , (2011), Emerging topics on father attachment: Considerations in theory, context and development, Routledge.
• Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., Chen, H. H., (2011), Fathering and attachment in the U.S. and Taiwan: Contextual predictors and child outcomes, Routledge.
• Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., , (2011), Fathers’ role as attachment figures: An interview with Sir Richard Bowlby, Routledge.
• Newland, L., Gapp, S., Jacobs, G., Reisetter, M., Syed, D. C., Wu, C., , Mothers’ Beliefs and Involvement: Links with Preschool Literacy Development, The International Journal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach .
• Newland, L., Freeman, H., Coyl, D. D., (2011), New directions in father attachment, Routledge.
• Bosse, S., Duncan, K., Gapp, S., Newland, L., (2011), Supporting American Indian students in the transition to postsecondary education, Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, vol. 23, iss. 2, pp. 33-51.
• Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., Chen, H. H., , (2010), Fathering and attachment in the U.S. and Taiwan: Contextual predictors and child outcomes, Early Child Development and Care, vol. 180, iss. 1&2, pp. 173 - 191.
• Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., , (2010), Fathers’ role as attachment figures: An interview with Sir Richard Bowlby, Early Child Development and Care, vol. 180, iss. 1&2, pp. 25-32.
• Freeman, H., Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., , (2010), New directions in father attachment, Early Child Development and Care, vol. 180, iss. 1&2, pp. 1-8.
• Coyl, D. D., Newland, L., Freeman, H., (2010), Predicting preschoolers’ attachment security from parenting behaviors, parents’ attachment relationships and their use of social support., Early Child Development and Care, vol. 180, iss. 4, p. 499 – 512.
• Mims, M. J., Mims, G. A., Newland, L., , (2009), Career counselling with an African immigrant student in a USA school setting: Merging transition theory with a narrative approach., The South African Journal of Higher Education, vol. 23, iss. 3, pp. 590-607.
• Freeman, H., Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., (2009), Father beliefs as a mediator between contextual barriers and father involvement, Routledge.
• Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., Freeman, H., (2009), Predicting preschoolers’ attachment security from fathers’ involvement, internal working models, and use of social support, Routledge.
• Freeman, H., Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., , (2008), Father beliefs as a mediator between contextual barriers and father involvement, Early Child Development and Care, vol. 178, iss. 7&8, pp. 803-819.
• Newland, L., Roggman, L. A., Pituch, K., Hart, A., , (2008), Play and attention: Social foundations of early language., The International Journal of Psychology: A Biopsychosocial Approach, vol. 2, pp. 29-54.
• Newland, L., Coyl, D. D., Freeman, H., (2008), Predicting preschoolers’ attachment security from fathers’ involvement, internal working models, and use of social support, Early Child Development and Care, vol. 178, iss. 7&8, pp. 785-801.

• List of most frequently cited papers, Early Child Development and Care, 2011
• Routledge’s “Class List 2011” , Routledge, 2011
• Nominee- President's Award for Research Excellence, 2009