Lee Smithbattle
Biographic Data
| ID | 76668 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lee Smithbattle |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lee |
| FAMILY NAME | Smithbattle |
| SIGNATURE | SMITHBATTLE L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1072-0450 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Describing values in tension and neoliberalism at a mission-driven, private university: A qualitative case study of faculty service workload
Faculty workload tension exists between espoused service and social justice-oriented university missions and neoliberal academic values of scholarship. The tension has significant consequences for attracting, advancing, and retaining faculty from minoritized racial, ethnic, and gender groups. A case study qualitative approach was conducted to investigate perspectives on the valuing of faculty service at a private university with a clearly articul…
Untangling risky discourse with evidence: A scoping review of outcomes for teen mothers’ offspring
Concerns for the long-term health and social well-being of teen mothers and their children arose in the 1970s as early childbearing was depicted as a public health problem. Early researchers identified the high-risk nature of teen mothering and a host of unfavorable maternal-child outcomes. The purpose of this study is to review the research published since 2010 on the outcomes for teen mothers’ offspring ≥ 6 years of age; to examine trends in th…
Housing trajectories of teen mothers and their families over 28 years
Housing has received little attention in the research on teen mothers. A qualitative longitudinal study presented a unique opportunity to examine how teen mothers house their families over time. The study began in 1988 and has followed teen mothers and family members for 7 waves over 28 years. The 7th wave began in 2016. The specific aims of this substudy were to describe the housing trajectories of teen mothers over 28 years and to explore how t…
The past is prologue? The long arc of childhood trauma in a multigenerational study of teen mothering
Writing Therapeutic Letters in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Promoting Relational Skill Development
Although therapeutic letters (TLs) have been included in graduate nursing programs, studies have not examined the impact of TLs on the clinical learning of undergraduate students. This qualitative study was part of a larger project that introduced TLs into already established undergraduate clinical courses. Instructors prepared students for writing TLs by discussing their purpose and by providing a relevant article and examples. In all, 74 studen…
I Wanna Have a Good Future: Teen Mothers' Rise in Educational Aspirations, Competing Demands, and Limited School Support
This longitudinal study examined teen mothers' descriptions of being students before and after giving birth and the impact of mothering on their educational goals and school progress. Nineteen teens and at least one of their parents were interviewed six times from the third trimester of pregnancy to 10 months postpartum. Regardless of their school status prior to pregnancy, the anticipation of motherhood led teens to reevaluate their priorities a…
Family Legacies in Shaping Teen Mothers' Caregiving Practices Over 12 Years
In this article, the author focuses on the theme of family legacies. The research is based on a qualitative study of family caregiving practices in a cohort of teenage mothers and their families. Families were first interviewed in 1988-1989 and reinterviewed in 1993, 1997, and 2001. The author explored continuities and turning points in caregiving practices over the 12-year period. Eleven families participated at Time 4, including 9 mothers, 3 of…
Intergenerational Ethics of Caring for Adolescent Mothers and Their Children
This study examined the teenagers transition to mothering as shaped by family caregiving practices. Conflicts over infant caregiving characterized families who demonstrated an ethic of adversarial care. In contrast families with a responsive ethic attended to the mother and baby without taking over and shared caregiving in a highly fluid manner. In articulating the experiential worlds of family members this study describes their situated possibil…
I Wanna Have a Good Future: Teen Mothers' Rise in Educational Aspirations, Competing Demands, and Limited School Support
This longitudinal study examined teen mothers' descriptions of being students before and after giving birth and the impact of mothering on their educational goals and school progress. Nineteen teens and at least one of their parents were interviewed six times from the third trimester of pregnancy to 10 months postpartum. Regardless of their school status prior to pregnancy, the anticipation of motherhood led teens to reevaluate their priorities a…
Intergenerational Ethics of Caring for Adolescent Mothers and Their Children
This study examined the teenagers transition to mothering as shaped by family caregiving practices. Conflicts over infant caregiving characterized families who demonstrated an ethic of adversarial care. In contrast families with a responsive ethic attended to the mother and baby without taking over and shared caregiving in a highly fluid manner. In articulating the experiential worlds of family members this study describes their situated possibil…
Family Legacies in Shaping Teen Mothers' Caregiving Practices Over 12 Years
In this article, the author focuses on the theme of family legacies. The research is based on a qualitative study of family caregiving practices in a cohort of teenage mothers and their families. Families were first interviewed in 1988-1989 and reinterviewed in 1993, 1997, and 2001. The author explored continuities and turning points in caregiving practices over the 12-year period. Eleven families participated at Time 4, including 9 mothers, 3 of…
The past is prologue? The long arc of childhood trauma in a multigenerational study of teen mothering
Writing Therapeutic Letters in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Promoting Relational Skill Development
Although therapeutic letters (TLs) have been included in graduate nursing programs, studies have not examined the impact of TLs on the clinical learning of undergraduate students. This qualitative study was part of a larger project that introduced TLs into already established undergraduate clinical courses. Instructors prepared students for writing TLs by discussing their purpose and by providing a relevant article and examples. In all, 74 studen…
Intergenerational Ethics of Caring for Adolescent Mothers and Their Children
This study examined the teenagers transition to mothering as shaped by family caregiving practices. Conflicts over infant caregiving characterized families who demonstrated an ethic of adversarial care. In contrast families with a responsive ethic attended to the mother and baby without taking over and shared caregiving in a highly fluid manner. In articulating the experiential worlds of family members this study describes their situated possibil…
Family Legacies in Shaping Teen Mothers' Caregiving Practices Over 12 Years
In this article, the author focuses on the theme of family legacies. The research is based on a qualitative study of family caregiving practices in a cohort of teenage mothers and their families. Families were first interviewed in 1988-1989 and reinterviewed in 1993, 1997, and 2001. The author explored continuities and turning points in caregiving practices over the 12-year period. Eleven families participated at Time 4, including 9 mothers, 3 of…
I Wanna Have a Good Future: Teen Mothers' Rise in Educational Aspirations, Competing Demands, and Limited School Support
This longitudinal study examined teen mothers' descriptions of being students before and after giving birth and the impact of mothering on their educational goals and school progress. Nineteen teens and at least one of their parents were interviewed six times from the third trimester of pregnancy to 10 months postpartum. Regardless of their school status prior to pregnancy, the anticipation of motherhood led teens to reevaluate their priorities a…
Writing Therapeutic Letters in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Promoting Relational Skill Development
Although therapeutic letters (TLs) have been included in graduate nursing programs, studies have not examined the impact of TLs on the clinical learning of undergraduate students. This qualitative study was part of a larger project that introduced TLs into already established undergraduate clinical courses. Instructors prepared students for writing TLs by discussing their purpose and by providing a relevant article and examples. In all, 74 studen…
The past is prologue? The long arc of childhood trauma in a multigenerational study of teen mothering
Housing trajectories of teen mothers and their families over 28 years
Housing has received little attention in the research on teen mothers. A qualitative longitudinal study presented a unique opportunity to examine how teen mothers house their families over time. The study began in 1988 and has followed teen mothers and family members for 7 waves over 28 years. The 7th wave began in 2016. The specific aims of this substudy were to describe the housing trajectories of teen mothers over 28 years and to explore how t…
Untangling risky discourse with evidence: A scoping review of outcomes for teen mothers’ offspring
Concerns for the long-term health and social well-being of teen mothers and their children arose in the 1970s as early childbearing was depicted as a public health problem. Early researchers identified the high-risk nature of teen mothering and a host of unfavorable maternal-child outcomes. The purpose of this study is to review the research published since 2010 on the outcomes for teen mothers’ offspring ≥ 6 years of age; to examine trends in th…
Describing values in tension and neoliberalism at a mission-driven, private university: A qualitative case study of faculty service workload
Faculty workload tension exists between espoused service and social justice-oriented university missions and neoliberal academic values of scholarship. The tension has significant consequences for attracting, advancing, and retaining faculty from minoritized racial, ethnic, and gender groups. A case study qualitative approach was conducted to investigate perspectives on the valuing of faculty service at a private university with a clearly articul…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works)