Linda Trudeau, Ph.D.
(515) 294-4588 ltrudeau
iastate.edu
Linda Trudeau, PhD, has worked for many years as a mental health counselor and
marriage and family therapist. Her intervention interests include child abuse
and domestic violence prevention, relationship counseling, and general
stress management strategies. She was active in establishing a domestic
violence prevention program and served for many years as member and
chairperson of the Iowa Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. She
currently is a research scientist at the Partnerships in Prevention
Science Institute, Iowa State University, and is interested in
evaluating the effectiveness of programs designed to prevent
adolescent problem behaviors and in exploring mechanisms
whereby programs achieve their effects. In addition,
she is interested in exploring etiological factors
related to mental health and problem behaviors,
including individual characteristics, such as
personality and temperament, and socializing
factors, such as family and peer relations.
She is a licensed mental health counselor,
a licensed marital and family therapist
and a member of the Iowa Mental Health
Counselor Association, the American
and Iowa Marriage and Family Therapy
Associations, the Society for
Research on Adolescence, and
the Society for Prevention
Research. She serves on
the editorial board of
the Journal of Youth
and Adolescence and
is an ad hoc
reviewer for
several
journals.
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