Marsha Kline Pruett PhD, MSL, ABPP

Interventions

Design, Development, and Evaluation

Dr. Pruett has been awarded more than 50 grants and contracts for intervention programs, research, and evaluation projects for family support, father involvement, divorce education, community prevention, and school-based decision-making initiatives.

Major strands

  • Supporting Father Involvement curricula and revised couples/fathers group interventions
  • Parenting after separation curricula for high-conflict and general separating/divorcing families
  • Family and community prevention curricula developed through Yale and other institutional collaborations
  • Specialized adaptations for indigenous communities, young parents, and low-income families

Representative examples

  • Supporting Father Involvement: couples-group and fathers-group intervention curricula
  • Parenting after Separation (PAS) and Parenting after Separation for High Conflict Families (PAS-HC)
  • PREParing for Parenthood prenatal intervention curriculum for low-income parents
  • Decision Making programs for students and parent-child contexts developed through Yale

Selected curricula and program materials

  • SFI Design and Intervention Team (October 2021). Supporting Father Involvement: A couples-group-based father involvement intervention (with introduction and discussion of fidelity maintenance).
  • Team includes collaborators Drs. Philip and Carolyn Cowan and Drs. Marsha Kline and Kyle Pruett.
  • Pruett, M.K., Pruett, K.D., Big Swallow, M., Moser, B., & Jans, A. (2019). Supporting Father Involvement: All My Relations (Blackfoot Framework and Curriculum): Empowering First Nations People, Families, and Communities. Sponsored by the Blackfoot Community through the Family Centre, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
  • Pruett, M.K. & Straus, R. (2017). Curriculum for PREParing for Parenthood: A Prenatal Intervention for Low-Income Parents. University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  • Pruett, M.K., Herman, R., Pruett, K.D., Cowan, P.A., & Cowan, C.P. (2015). Supporting Father Involvement: Young Parent Version. Sponsored by the Village for Children, Hartford, Connecticut.
  • Barr, R., Richeda, B., Rodriguez, J., Shauffer, C., Pruett, M.K., Pruett, K.D., Cowan, C., & Cowan, P.A. (2015). Fresno Fatherhood Project: A synthesis of Baby Elmo and the Supporting Father Involvement Project. San Francisco: Youth Law Center.
  • Pruett, M.K. & Ebling, R.E. (2013). Parenting after Separation for High Conflict Families (PAS-HC): Parent’s guide and supplementary materials. Family Justice Services, Alberta, Canada.
  • Pruett, M.K. & Ebling, R.E. (2013). Parenting after Separation (PAS): Parent’s guide and supplementary materials. Family Justice Services, Alberta, Canada.
  • Pruett, M.K., Pruett, K.D., & Ebling, R. (2009, 2013). Supporting Father Involvement: New Revised Couples Group Intervention Curriculum, with expanded domestic violence and child abuse sections.
  • Pruett, M.K., Pruett, K.D., & Ebling, R. (2009, 2013). Supporting Father Involvement: New Revised Fathers Group Intervention Curriculum, with expanded domestic violence and child abuse sections.
  • Pruett, M.K., Arthur, L., Barker, R., Brown, C., & Vecere, E. (2008). Mom as Gateway. Module for 24/7 Dad. National Fatherhood Initiative.
  • Pruett, M.K., Ebling, R., Cowan, P.A., Cowan, C.P., & Pruett, K.D. (2004, 2005, 2008). Supporting Father Involvement Couples Group Intervention Curriculum.
  • Pruett, M.K., Cowan, P.A., Cowan, C.P., & Pruett, K.D. (2003). Promoting fatherhood involvement in family resource centers: Orientation training curriculum.
  • Pruett, M.K., Insabella, G., & Gustafson, K. (1999–2003). The Collaborative Divorce Project: A court-based intervention for separating parents with young children. Six-session parenting education curriculum.
  • Grady, K., Kline, M., Belanoff, L., & Snow, D.L. (1993). Guiding your children’s decisions: Program for parents.
  • Martino, S. & Kline, M. (1991). Decision Making: Ninth–Twelfth Grade Student Program.
  • Martino, S. & Kline, M. (1991). Decision Making: Eighth Grade Student Program.
  • Martino, S., Schnur, R., & Kline, M. (1991). Decision Making: Seventh Grade Student Program.
  • Schnur, R., Blitz, C., Epperson, B., & Kline, M. (1991). Decision Making: Sixth Grade Student Program.
  • Schnur, R., Kline, M., & Lightsy, F. (1991). Decision Making: Parent/Child Program (Talking Together).
  • Schnur, R., Lightsy, F., & Kline, M. (1990). Decision Making: Parent/Child Program.