Joyce Arditti, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Human Development
E-Mail arditti@vt.edu
Mailing Address 311 Wallace Hall (0416)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone 540-231-5758
Fax 540-231-7012
Office Hours By appointment
Primary Academic Interests
- Criminal Justice and Families
- Divorce
- Family Policy
Professional Responsibilities
- Editor, Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies
- Department Reviewer, Research Involving Human Subjects
- Editorial Board: Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, Marriage and Family Review
Current Research
- Incarceration and Family Relationships
- Divorce
- Family Policy
Recent Publications Arditti, J. A., & Few, A. L. (2006). Mothers, reentry into family life after incarceration. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 17, 103-123.
Arditti, J.A., Smock, S., & Parkman, T. (2005). “It’s been hard to be a father”: A qualitative exploration of incarcerated fatherhood. Fathering, 3, 267-288.
Arditti, J. A. (2005). Families and incarceration: An ecological approach. Families in Society, 86, 251-258.
Arditti, J. A. & Lambert-Shute, J, Joest, K. (2003). Saturday morning at the jail: Implications of incarceration for families and children. Family Relations, 52, 195-204.Arditti, J. A. (2003). Locked doors and glass walls: Family visiting at a local jail. Journal of Loss & Trauma, 8, 115-138.
Arditti, J. A. & McClintock, (2001). Casualties of the War: Drug Policy and Families. Marriage and Family Review, 31.Arditti, J. A. & Prouty A. (1999). Change Disengagement, and Renewal: Relationship Dynamics Between Young Adults with Divorced Parents and Their Fathers. Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy, 25, 61-81.
Arditti, J. A. (1999). Rethinking relationships between divorced mothers and their children: Capitalizing on Family Strengths. Family Relations, 48, 109-119.