Maria M. Galano

PhD, 2018, University of Michigan

MS, 2014, University of Michigan

BA, 2011, University of Michigan

Center for Research on Families

My research integrates culture, development, and mental health to investigate the effects of early-life exposure to interpersonal violence in diverse populations. Within this program of research, I examine how family processes and the broader social environment differentiate individual pathways to psychopathology and resilient outcomes following violence exposure. I am especially interested in understanding how structural inequities (e.g., uneven access to resources, experiences of discrimination) help explain the emergence of ethnic and racial disparities in the effects of early-life violence. The ultimate goal of this work is to enhance the effectiveness of community-based programs designed to ameliorate the effects of early-life exposure and prevent future violence involvement.

Selected Publications:

Lee, M., Kang, S., Uribe, A., Harvey, E. A.* & Galano, M. M.* (2023). Intimate Partner Violence, Parenting, Child Temperament, and Child Mental Health: A Moderated Mediation Model. *These authors contributed equally. Development & Psychopathology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579423000548

Galano, M. M., Stein, S. F., Clark, H. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2022). Trajectories of Behavior Problems and Resilience in Children Exposed to Early-Life Intimate Partner Violence: The Overlapping and Distinct Effects of Individual and Family Factors. Development and Psychopathology. Advance Online Publication. https://doi.org10.1017/S0954579422000104

Galano, M. M., Stein, S. F., Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., Clark, H. M., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2021). Investigating the Effects of the Moms’ Empowerment Program on Eight-year Traumatic Stress Symptom Trajectories in Women with Histories of IPV. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 91(6), 776–788. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000577

Galano, M. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., Stein, S. F., Clark, H., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2020). Dyadic Profiles of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Mothers and Children Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence. Child Psychiatry and Human Development. 51, 943–955. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00973-y

Galano, M. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., Clark, H. M., Stein, S. F., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2019). Examining the eight-year trajectory of posttraumatic stress symptoms in children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(15-16), NP8454–NP8481. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260519844280

Galano, M. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A. C., Stein, S. F., Clark, H. M., & Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2017). Posttraumatic stress disorder in Latina women: Examining the efficacy of the Moms' Empowerment Program. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 9(3), 344-351. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000218

Galano, M. M., Grogan-Kaylor, A., Clark, H., Montalvo-Liendo, N., Graham-Bermann, S. A. (2016). Conflict appraisals in a multiethnic sample of children exposed to intimate partner violence. Journal of Family Violence, 31, 355-365. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-016-9805-3