E-Mail    kaestle@vt.edu

Mailing Address   315 Wallace Hall (0416)
                             Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-3194

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     Office Hours    By appointment
    

Curriculum Vitae

Christine Kaestle, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Primary Academic Interests

• Adolescent Health and Risk Behaviors
  
• Human Sexuality & Sexual Health
  
• Intimate Partner Violence
  
• Emerging Adulthood
  
• Media Effects and Health

Recent Peer Reviewed Articles

Kaestle, C. E., & Wiles, B. B. (in press). Targeting high risk neighborhoods for tobacco prevention education in schools. American Journal of Public Health.

Allen, K. R., Kaestle, C. E., & Goldberg, A. E. (in press). More than just a punctuation mark: How boys and young men learn about menstruation. Journal of Family Issues.

Kaestle, C. E. (2009). How girls and boys get tobacco: Adults and other sources. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45, 208-210.

Shehan, C. L., and Kaestle, C. E. (2009). Gendered bodies in family studies: A feminist examination of constructionist and biosocial perspectives on families. In S. A. Lloyd, A. L. Few, and K. R. Allen (Eds.), Handbook of feminist family studies. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kaestle, C. E. (2009).  Sexual insistence and disliked sexual activities in young adulthood: Differences by gender and relationship characteristics.  Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 41, 33-39.

Kaestle, C. E., Halpern, C. T. (2007).  What’s love got to do with it?  Sexual behaviors through emerging adulthood.  Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 39, 134-140.

Halpern, C. T., Kaestle, C. E., Guo, G., and Hallfors, D. (2007). Gene-environment contributions to young adult sexual partnering. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 36, 543-554.

Halpern, C. T., Kaestle, C. E., and Hallfors, D. (2007). Perceived physical maturity, age of romantic partner, and adolescent risk behaviors. Prevention Science, 8, 1-10.

Kaestle, C. E., Halpern, C. T., and Brown, J. (2007). Music videos, pro-wrestling, and acceptance of date rape among middle school males and females: An exploratory analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40, 185-187.

Kaestle, C. E., Halpern, C. T., Miller, W., and Ford C. (2005). Young age at first sexual intercourse and sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults. American Journal of Epidemiology, 161, 774-780.

Kaestle, C. E., and Halpern, C. T. (2005). Sexual activity among adolescents in romantic relationships with friends, acquaintances or strangers. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 159, 849-853.

Kaestle, C. E., and Halpern, C. T. (2005). Sexual intercourse precedes partner violence in adolescent romantic relationships. Journal of Adolescent Health, 36, 386-392.

Selected Presentations

Kaestle, C. E. (2009, April). The Epidemiology of Youth Tobacco Use: National and State Trends.  Invited speaker at The Virginia Forum on Youth Tobacco Use: Translating Research into Policy and Practice, Richmond, Virginia.

Ivory, A. H., Kaestle, C. E. (2009, April). The Media Paradox: Adolescents’ Television Use and Conflicting Relationships with Perceptions of Susceptibility to HIV/AIDS and other STDs and Sexual Knowledge.  Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Kaestle, C. E., Wiles, B., Weintraub, A. (2009, April). Targeting High Risk Neighborhoods for Tobacco Prevention Education in Schools.  Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.

Kaestle, C. E. (2008, November). Predicting Patterns of Tobacco Use and Targeting Tobacco Prevention Education in Schools.  Paper presented at the Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Research Coalition Meeting, Richmond, Virginia.

Kaestle, C. E., Waller, M., Russell, S. T., McGuire, J. K., Allen, K. (2008, November).  Best Practices for Defining and Measuring Sexual Orientation in Adolescence.  Poster at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Kaestle, C. E. (2008, April). Girls and Boys Getting Cigarettes in Virginia: Gendered Strategies and Outcomes.  Poster presented at Access 2008 Conference on Tobacco, Seattle, Washington.

Kaestle, C. E. (2008, April). Confronting Violence behind the School House Doors. Invited speaker at Missouri State University 4th Annual Public Affairs Conference: Seeking Solutions: Conflict, Violence, and the Courage to Change, Springfield, Missouri.

Kaestle, C. E. (2008, April). Bullying in Schools: From Columbine to Virginia Tech. Invited speaker at Missouri State University 4th Annual Public Affairs Conference: Seeking Solutions: Conflict, Violence, and the Courage to Change, Springfield, Missouri.

Kaestle, C. E. (2008, April). Victims of Violence: Authentic Voices.  Invited speaker at Missouri State University 4th Annual Public Affairs Conference: Seeking Solutions: Conflict, Violence, and the Courage to Change, Springfield, Missouri.

Baker, J., Kaestle, C. E., and Allen, K. (2007, November). Dating is hard work: Gendered definitions of sexual and romantic relationships.  Poster presented at American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), Blacksburg, Virginia.

Kaestle, C. E., Russell, S. T., and McGuire, J. K. (2007, November).  Use of the Add Health study data in family and relationship research.  Roundtable at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.

Kaestle, C. E., and Halpern, C. T. (2007, February). Sexual coercion and disliked sexual activities during emerging adulthood.  Paper presented at the Annual Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Tucson Arizona.

Kaestle, C. E. (2007, January). Predicting patterns of tobacco use among Virginia youth: Untangling the interplay of gender, race, age, health beliefs, social environment and prevention.  Paper presented at the Virginia Youth Tobacco Projects Annual Meeting, Richmond, Virginia.

Kaestle, C. E. (2006, March). What’s love got to do with it?  Sexual behaviors of opposite-sex couples during emerging adulthood.  Paper presented at Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, California.

Kaestle, C. E., Halpern, C. T., and Brown, J. D. (2006, March). Television content and rape acceptance among middle school males and females.  Paper presented at Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, San Francisco, California.

Kaestle, C. E., and Gard, J. (2005, November). The mass media and teen’s sexual health. Workshop presented at North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NCCASA) Annual Meeting, Raleigh, North Carolina.

Kaestle, C. E., Halpern, C. T., Miller, W, and Ford, C. (2005, April). Early sexual debut and sexually transmitted infections in adolescents and young adults.  Poster presented at Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Kaestle, C. E., Halpern, C. T., Hallfors, D, Waller, M, and Iritani, B. (2004, March).  Early pubertal timing, age of romantic partners, and HIV risk behaviors.  Poster presented at Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland.

Kaestle, C. E., and Halpern, C. T. (2003, May). Adolescent couples’ sexual activity and pre-romantic social ties to partners. Paper presented at Population Association of America (PAA) Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Kaestle, C. E., and Halpern, C. T. (2003, April). Partner violence and sexual intercourse in adolescent romantic relationships.  Poster presented at Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Tampa, Florida.

Kaestle, C. E., Morisky, D. E. and Wiley D. J. (2001, October). Sexual intercourse and the age difference between adolescent girls and their romantic partners.  Paper presented at American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.

Honors and Fellowships

• Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, induction to Theta Chapter, 2006.
  
• Royster Society of Fellows, University of North Carolina, 2005-2006.
  
• Jesse Ball DuPont Fellowship, University of North Carolina, 2005-2006.
  
• Kenan Fellowship, University of North Carolina, 2001-2005.
  
• Delta Omega Honor Society in Public Health, induction to Iota Chapter, 2001.
  
• Summer Research in Science Fellowship, Grinnell College, 1994.
  
• Smith Award for Excellence in Biology, Grinnell College, 1994.
  
• Rosenfield Grant in Public Affairs and Human Rights, Grinnell College, 1992.

 

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