Research InterestsTeen Dating Violence
Post-communist Democratization
Youth Civic Engagement
Child and Family Well-being
Social Justice & Human Rights (incl. children’s rights)
Indicator Development & Evaluation Research
Research PublicationsSianko, N. & Kunkel, D. (2022). Longitudinal patterns in adolescent intentions to seek help for dating violence: A latent transition analysis. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 51, 673-693. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-022-01569-6
Kapllanaj, M., Sianko, N. & Gjedia, R. (2022). Exploring afterschool activities by socio demographic characteristics and subjective well-being. In G. Rees, D. Benatuil, M. Lau & H. Tiliouine (Eds.), Handbook of Children’s Risk, Vulnerability and Quality of Life: Global Perspectives. Dortrecht, Netherlands: Springer-Verlag.
Sianko, N., Small, M. A., Kapllanaj, M., Fino, E. & Mece, M. H. (2021). Who will sustain a culture of democracy in post-communist states? Examining patterns of democratic competence among youth in Albania and Belarus. Social Indicators Research, 162, 351-375. DOI: 10.1007/s11205-021-02840-2
Sianko, N., McDonell, J. R. & Small, M. A. (2021). Who to tell? A latent class analysis of adolescents’ intentions to disclose dating violence. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice, 5(1), 105-127. DOI: 10.1007/s42448-021-00098-2
Sianko, N., Balidemaj, A. B. & Small, M. (2021). The importance of the right to science during pandemics. Kontakt: Journal of Nursing and Social Sciences. DOI: 10.32725/kont.2021.012
Sianko, N. & McDonell, J. R. (2021). Neighborhood characteristics and children’s safety. In F. Maggino (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-being Research. Dortrecht, Netherlands: Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3773-2
Bruk, Z., Ignatjeva, S., Sianko, N. & Volosnikova, L. (2021). Does age matter? Life satisfaction and subjective well-being among children aged 10 and 12 in Russia. Population Review, 60(1), 75-96.
Sianko, N., Kapllanaj, M. & Small, M. A. (2020). Measuring children’s participation: A person-centered analysis of children’s views. Child Indicators Research, 14(2), 737-767. DOI: 10.1007/s12187-020-09775-z
McDonell, J. R., & Sianko, N. (2020). Neighborhood, neighborliness, and family and child well-being. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000496
Sianko, N., & McDonell, J. R. (2020). Is family functioning stable and consistent over time and stakeholders? A comparison of adolescents’ and caregivers’ views. Children and Youth Services Review. DOI:org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104996
Sianko, N., Kunkel, D., Thompson, M., Small, M. A. & McDonell, J. R. (2019). Trajectories of dating violence victimization and perpetration among rural adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 48(12), 2360-2376.
Sianko, N., Mece, M. H., & Abazi-Morina, L. (2019). Adolescent and caregiver views on family functioning: Interactive influence on teen dating violence. Family Process. DOI:10.1111/famp.12489
Sianko, N. (2019). Democratic culture in Belarus: Insights on democratic citizenship, trust and participatory intentions among adolescents. Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization 27(2), 187-213.
Sianko, N., Hedge, J., & McDonell, J. R. (2019). Differential adjustment among rural adolescents exposed to family violence. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. DOI: 10.1177/0886260516645574
Sianko, N. & Small, M.A. (2017). The future of GIS in social sciences. Kontakt: Journal of Nursing and Social Sciences, 3, 169-170. DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2017.08.001
Wyndham, J.M., Vitullo, M.W., Kraska, K., Sianko, N., Carbajales, P., Nuñez?Eddy, C., Platts, E. (2017, July). Giving meaning to the right to Science: A global and multidisciplinary approach. DOI: 10.1126/srhrl.aao4380
Hedge, J., Sianko, N., & McDonell, J. R (2017). Professional help-seeking for adolescent dating violence in the Rural South: The role of social support and informal help-seeking. Violence Against Women. DOI: 10.1177/1077801216662342
Sianko, N. & Small, M. A. (2016). Current trends and challenges in studies of democracy. Kontakt: Journal of Nursing and Social Sciences, 18, 1-2. DOI: 10.1016/j.kontakt.2016.01.003
Talwar, G., Sianko, N., Baugh, S., & Brodsky, A. E. (2012). Talking about immigration: Community voices on service, research, and policy needs. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 431-436.
Gust, L. & Sianko, N. (2012). Can policy reform reduce restraint and seclusion of school children? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 82, 91-96.
Sianko, N. (2011). Gender equality and women’s mental health: What’s on the agenda? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81, 167-171.
Sianko, N. (2011, July). Introducing Ortho: The American Orthopsychiatric Association. Psychology International, 22(2), 9-10.
McLeigh, J. D. & Sianko, N. (2011). What should be done to promote mental health around the world? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 81, 83-89.
Melton, G. B. & Sianko, N. (2010). How can government protect mental health amid a disaster? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 536-545.
McLeigh, J. D. & Sianko, N. (2010). Where have all the children gone? The effects of the justice system on America’s children and youth. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 334-341.
Honors and AwardsJudith Torney-Purta Outstanding Paper for New Scholars (2017)
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