Julia L. Kiefer

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University of Arkansas

Also affiliated: University at Buffalo, State University of New York (2021)

3 h-index 10 pubs 35 cited

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Julia L. Kiefer's research focuses on understanding and addressing psychosocial issues in children and adolescents. Her work investigates factors related to aggressive behavior, peer victimization, and anxiety in elementary school children, exploring moderators such as social preference and anxiety sensitivity. Kiefer has also examined the relationship between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use, with a focus on informal mentoring as a potential protective factor.

Her publications include an analysis of aggressive behavior measurement across multiple informants and the development of family-based interventions for autism, such as PCIT-Autism, in collaboration with an autism community advisory board. Kiefer also studies professional attitudes towards evidence-based practices, specifically the perceived usefulness of Child–Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Training among educational, behavioral, and allied health professionals.

Kiefer collaborates with several researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Lauren B. Quetsch, Timothy A. Cavell, Jake C. Steggerda, and Melissa Brown, with whom she shares multiple publications. Her scholarly output is reflected in an h-index of 2 and 30 total citations across 8 publications.

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h-index: 3
Publications: 10
Citations: 35

Selected Publications

Collaborating with an autism community advisory board to develop a family-based, neurodiversity-affirming intervention: PCIT-Autism (2025)

Research Involvement and Engagement 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Therapeutic Outcomes of Racially Matched Families and Clinicians in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with Toddlers (2025)

Inquiry: The University of Arkansas Undergraduate Research Journal DOI OpenAlex
Perceptions of Child–Adult Relationship Enhancement (CARE) Training Usefulness for Educational, Behavioral, and Allied Health Professionals: Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices (2025)

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Alan O. Ross (1962–1963) (2024)

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Moderators of the Link Between Social Preference and Persistent Peer Victimization for Elementary School Children (2024)

Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Anxiety Sensitivity and Internalizing Symptoms: Co-Predictors of Persistent Peer Victimization in Elementary School Children (2023)

Journal of School Violence 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Informal mentoring support as a potential moderator of the relation between adolescent dating violence victimization and substance use (2022)

Journal of Community Psychology 2 citations DOI OpenAlex