1 Center for the Study of Family Violence and Sexual Assault Military-Related Publications (chronological order) Note. In addition to this list of publicly available publications, there are several research manuscripts under review and a larger number of additional research studies, reports, summaries, etc. that have been completed by the Center staff for internal military use. 1. Mollerstrom, W. W., Milner, J. S., & Patchner, M. A. (1992). Family violence in the Air Force: A look at offenders and the role of the Family Advocacy Program. Military Medicine, 157, 371-374. doi:10.1093/milmed/157.7.371 2. Mollerstrom, W. W., Patchner, M. A., & Milner, J. S. (1992). Family functioning and child abuse potential. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48, 445-454. doi:10.1002/1097-4679(199207)48:43.0.co;2-2 3. Mollerstrom, W. W., Patchner, M. A., & Milner, J. S. (1995). Child maltreatment: The U.S. Air Force's response. Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 325-334. doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(94)00132-4 4. Merrill, L. L., Hervig, L. K., Milner, J. S., Newell, C. E. (1996). Premilitary intimate partner conflict resolution in a U.S. Navy basic trainee sample. U.S. Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 96-6 (pp. 1-32). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 5. Merrill, L. L., Hervig, L. K., & Milner, J. S. (1996). Childhood parenting experiences, intimate partner conflict resolution, and adult risk for child physical abuse. U.S. Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 96-27 (pp. 1-45). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 6. Merrill, L. L., Hervig, L. K., & Milner, J. S. (1996). Childhood parenting experiences, intimate partner conflict resolution, and adult risk for child physical abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 20, 1049-1065. doi:10.1016/0145-2134(96)00094-4 7. Merrill, L. L., Newell, C. E., Milner, J. S., Hervig, L. K., & Gold, S. R. (1997). Prevalence of premilitary adult sexual victimization and aggression in a Navy basic trainee sample. U.S. Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 97-4 (pp. 1-14). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 8. Merrill, L. L., Newell, C. E., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (1997). Child abuse and sexual revictimization in a female Navy recruit sample. U.S. Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 97-5 (pp. 1-21). San Diego: U.S. Naval Health Research Center.
2 9. Brewster, A. L., Nelson, J. P., Hymel, K. P., Colby, D. R., Lucas, D. R., McCanne, T. R., & Milner, J. S. (1998). Victim, perpetrator, family, and incident characteristics of 32 infanticide cases in the United States Air Force from 1989 through 1995. Child Abuse & Neglect, 22, 91-101. doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(97)00132-4 10. Merrill, L. L., Hervig, L. K., Milner, J. S., Newell, C. E., & Koss, M. P. (1998). Premilitary intimate partner conflict resolution in a Navy basic trainee sample. U.S. Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 98-6 (pp. 1-15). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 11. Merrill, L. L., Hervig, L. K., Milner, J. S., Newell, C. E., & Koss, M. P. (1998). Premilitary intimate partner conflict resolution in a Navy basic trainee sample. Military Psychology, 10, 1-15. doi:10.1207/s15327876mp1001_1 12. Merrill, L. L., Newell, C. E., Milner, J. S., Koss, M. P., Hervig, L. K., Gold, S. R., Rosswork, S. G., & Thornton, S. R. (1998). Prevalence of premilitary adult sexual victimization and aggression in a Navy recruit sample. Military Medicine, 163, 209-212.. doi:10.1093/milmed/163.4.209 13. Brewster, A. L., Nelson, J. P., McCanne, T. R., Lucas, D. R., & Milner, J. S. (1998). Gender differences in physiological reactivity to infant cries and smiles in military families. Child Abuse & Neglect, 22, 775-788. doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(98)00055-6 14. Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., Sinclair, B. B., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (1999). Predicting the impact of sexual abuse on women: The role of abuse severity, parental support and coping strategies. U.S. Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 99-25 (17 pages). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 15. Merrill, L. L., Newell, C. E., Thomsen, C. J., Gold, S. R., Milner, J. S., Koss, M. P., & Rosswork, S. G. (1999). Childhood abuse and sexual revictimization in a female Navy recruit sample. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 12, 211-225. doi:10.1023/a:1024789723779 16. Mollerstrom, W. W., Patchner, M. A., & Milner, J. S. (2000). Child maltreatment: The U.S. Air Force's response. In P. J. Mercier & J. D. Mercier (Eds.), Battle cries on the home front: Violence in the military family (pp. 125-140). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas. (reprint of a previous article published in Child Abuse & Neglect, 19, 325-334. doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(94)00132-4)
3 17. Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (2000). Childhood abuse and premilitary sexual assault in male Navy recruits. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 00-13. San Diego: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 18. Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (2001). Childhood abuse and premilitary sexual assault in male Navy recruits. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 252-261. doi:10.1037/0022-006x.69.2.252 19. Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C., Sinclair, B. B., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (2001). Predicting the impact of child sexual abuse on women: The role of abuse severity, parental support, and coping strategies. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 992-1006. doi:10.1037//0022-006x.69.6.992 20. Lucas, D. R., Wezner, K. C., Milner, J. S., McCanne, T. R., Harris, I., Monroe-Posey, C., & Nelson, J. P. (2002). Victim, perpetrator, family, and incident characteristics of infant and child homicide in the United States Air Force. Child Abuse & Neglect, 26, 167-186. doi:10.1016/s0145-2134(01)00315-5 21. Merrill, L. L., Guimond, J. M., Thomsen, C. J., & Milner, J. S. (2002). Child sexual abuse and number of sexual partners in young women: The role of abuse severity, coping style and sexual functioning. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 02-25 (pp. 1-12). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 22. Brewster, A. L., Milner, J. S., Mollerstrom, W. W., Saha, B. T., & Harris, N. (2002). Evaluation of spouse abuse treatment: Description and evaluation of the Air Force Family Advocacy programs for spouse physical abuse. Military Medicine, 167, 464-469. doi:10.1093/milmed/167.6.464 23. Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., May, P., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (2002). Role of adult attachment in the intergenerational transmission of violence; Mediator, moderator, or independent predictor? United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 02-26 (65 pages). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 24. Merrill, L. L., Stander, V. S., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., & Milner, J. S. (2003). Childhood exposure to family violence and attrition in the Navy. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 03-07 (21 pages). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center.
4 25. Merrill, L. L., Guimond, J., Thomsen, C., & Milner, J. S. (2003). Child sexual abuse and number of sexual partners in young women: The role of abuse severity, coping style, and sexual functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 71, 987-996. doi:10.1037/0022-006x.71.6.987 26. Merrill, L. L., Crouch, J. L., Thomsen, C. J., Guimond, J., & Milner, J. S. (2004). Perpetration of severe intimate partner violence: Premilitary and second year of service rates. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 04-09 (pp. 1-22). San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 27. Merrill, L. L., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., & Milner, J. S. (2004). Childhood exposure to family violence and attrition in the Navy. Military Medicine, 169, 465-468. doi:10.7205/milmed.169.6.465 28. Merrill, L. L., Crouch, J. L., Thomsen, C. J., & Guimond, J. (2004). Risk for intimate partner violence and child physical abuse: Psychosocial characteristics of multirisk male and female Navy recruits. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 02-28. San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 29. Merrill, L. L., Crouch, J. L., Thomsen, C. J., & Guimond, J. M. (2004). Risk for intimate partner violence and child physical abuse: psychosocial characteristics of multirisk male and female Navy recruits. Child Maltreatment, 9, 18-29. doi:10.1177/1077559503260852 30. Stander, V. A., Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., & Milner, J. S. (2005). Posttraumatic Stress Disorder symptoms among Navy recruits. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 05-27. San Diego: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 31. Merrill, L. L., Crouch, J. L., Thomsen, C. J., Guimond, J. M., & Milner, J. S. (2005). Perpetration of severe intimate partner violence: Premilitary and second year of service rates. Military Medicine, 170, 705-709. doi:10.7205/milmed.170.8.705 32. Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C., Crouch, J. L., May, P., Gold, S. R., & Milner, J. S. (2005). Predicting adult risk for child physical abuse from childhood exposure to violence: Can interpersonal schemata explain the association? Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24, 981-1002. doi:10.1521/jscp.2005.24.7.981
5 33. Stander, V. A., Merrill, L. L., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Thomsen, C. J., & Milner, J. S. (2006). Ethnic differences in sexual victimization and re-victimization among female U.S. Navy recruits: A prospective study. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 06-18. San Diego, CA: U.S. Naval Health Research Center. 34. Merrill, L. L., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., & Milner, J. S. (2006). Premilitary intimate partner violence and attrition from the U.S. Navy. Military Medicine, 171, 1206-1210. doi:10.7205/milmed.171.12.1206 35. Stander, V. A., Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., & Milner, J. S. (2007). Premilitary sexual assault and attrition in the U.S. Navy. Military Medicine, 172, 254-258. doi:10.7205/milmed.172.3.254 36. Trent, L., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., & Merrill, L. L. (2007). Alcohol abuse among U.S. Navy recruits who were maltreated in childhood. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 42, 370-375. doi:10.1093/alcalc/agm036 37. Stander, V. A., Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., & Milner, J. S. (2007). Posttraumatic stress symptoms in Navy personnel: Prevalence rates among recruits in basic training. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 21, 860-870. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.12.001 38. Stander, V. A., Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., & Milner, J. S. (2008). Premilitary adult sexual assault victimization and perpetration in a Navy recruit sample. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 23, 1636-1653. doi:10.1177/0886260508314325 39. Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., McWhorter, S. K., & Milner, J. S. (2008). Tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among deploying U.S. Marines. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 08-36. San Diego, CA: Naval Health Research Center. 40. Rau, T. J., Merrill, L. L., McWhorter, S. K., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Dyslin, C. W., Crouch, J. L., Rabenhorst, M., & Milner, J. S. (2008). Development and evaluation of a sexual assault education/prevention program for male U.S. Navy personnel. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 08-45. San Diego, CA: Naval Health Research Center.
6 41. Linkh, D. J., Besetsney, L. K., Collins, P. S., Thomsen, C. J. Rabenhorst, M. M., Rosenbaum, A., & Milner, J. S. (2008). Suspected child and spouse maltreatment referral sources: Who reports child and spouse maltreatment to the Air Force Family Advocacy Program? Military Medicine, 173, 1203-1209. doi:10.7205/milmed.173.12.1203 42. McWhorter, S. K., Stander, V. A., Merrill, L. L., Thomsen, C. J., & Milner, J. S. (2009). Reports of rape reperpetration by newly enlisted male Navy personnel. Violence and Victims, 24, 204-218. doi:10.1891/0886-6708.24.2.204 43. Thomsen, C. J., Stander, V. A., Rabenhorst, M. M., McWhorter, S. K., & Milner, J. S. (2009). Effects of combat deployment on high-risk and self-destructive behavior. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 09-03. San Diego, CA: Naval Health Research Center. 44. Rau, T. J., Merrill, L. L., McWhorter, S. K., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Dyslin, C. W., Crouch, J. L., Rabenhorst, M., & Milner, J. S. (2009). Evaluation of a sexual assault education/prevention program for female U.S. Navy personnel. United States Naval Health Research Center Report, No. 09-10. San Diego, CA: Naval Health Research Center. 45. Crouch, J. L., Thomsen, C. J., Milner, J. S., Stander, V. A., & Merrill, L. L. (2009). Heterosexual intimate partner violence among Navy personnel: Gender differences in incidents and consequences. Military Psychology, 21 (suppl 2), S1-S15. doi:10.1080/08995600903249065 46. Stander, V. A., et al, (2010). Postdeployment user guide: Transition workbook for combat veterans. San Diego, CA: Naval Health Research Center (Publisher). (Milner, J. S., Major contributor). 47. Milner, J. S., Thomsen, C. J., Crouch, J. L., Rabenhorst, M. M., Martins, P. M., Dyslin, C. M., Guimond, J. M., Stander, V. A., & Merrill, L. L. (2010). Do trauma symptoms mediate the association between childhood physical abuse and adult child abuse risk. Child Abuse & Neglect, 24, 332-344. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.017. 48. Rau, T., Merrill, L. L., McWhorter, S. K., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Dyslin, C., Crouch, J. L., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Milner, J. S. (2010). Evaluation of a sexual assault education/prevention program for male U.S.
7 Navy personnel. Military Medicine, 175, 429-434. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-09-00218 49. Foster, R. E., Stone, F., Linkh, D. J., Besetsney, L. K., Collins, P. S., Saha, T., Thomsen, C., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Milner, J. S. (2010). Air Force Family Advocacy Program child and spouse maltreatment substantiation rates as a function of referral source and type of maltreatment. Military Medicine, 175, 560-566. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-10-00035 50. Rau, T., Merrill, L. L., McWhorter, S., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C., Dyslin, C., Crouch, J. L., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Milner, J. S. (2011). Evaluation of a sexual assault education/prevention program for female U.S. Navy personnel. Military Medicine, 176, 1178-1183. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-10-00298 51. Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Merrill, L. L., Rabenhorst, M. M., Crouch, J. L., & Milner, J. S. (2011). Gender and military contextual risk factors for intimate partner aggression. Military Psychology, 23, 639-658. doi:10.1080/08995605.2011.616808 52. Milner, J. S., & Thomsen, C. J. (2011). The role of trauma symptoms in the intergenerational transmission of child physical abuse. Joining Forces, 12(1), 1-2, 6-7. (Newsletter) 53. Thomsen, C. J., Stander, V. A., McWhorter, S. K., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Milner, J. S. (2011). Effects of combat deployment on risky and self-destructive behavior among active duty military personnel. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 45, 1321-1331. doi:10.1016/j.jpsychires.2011.04.003 54. Rabenhorst, M. M., Thomsen, C. J., Milner, J. S., Foster, R. E., Copeland, C., & Linkh, D. J. (2012). Spouse abuse and combat-related deployments in Air Force couples. Psychology of Violence, 2, 273-284. doi:10.1037/a0027094 55. Rabenhorst, M. M., McCarthy, R. J., Thomsen, C. J., Milner, J. S., Travis, W. J., Foster, R. E., & Copeland, C. W. (2013). Spouse abuse among United States Air Force personnel who deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 754-761. doi:10.1037/a0034283
8 56. McWhorter, S. K., Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Merrill, L. L., & Milner, J. S. (2014). Changes in health care use across the transition from civilian to military life. International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 29, e186-e204. doi:10.1002/hpm.2176 57. Thomsen, C. J., Rabenhorst, M. M., McCarthy, R. J., Milner, J. S., Travis, W. J., Foster, R. E., & Copeland, C. (2014). Child maltreatment before and after combat-related deployment among activeduty United States Air Force parents. Psychology of Violence, 4, 143-155. doi:10.1037/a0031766 58. McCarthy, R. J., Rabenhorst, M. M., Milner, J. S., Travis, W. J., & Collins, P. S. (2014). What difference does a day makes? Examining temporal variations in partner maltreatment. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 421-428. doi:10.1037/a0036619 59. Travis, W. J., Collins, P. S., McCarthy, R. J., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Milner, J. S. (2014). Characteristics associated with incidents of family maltreatment among United States Air Force families. Military Medicine, 179, 1244-1249. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-13-00544 60. McCarthy, R. J., Rabenhorst, M. M., Thomsen, C. J., Milner. J. S., Travis, W. J., Copeland, C. W., & Foster, R. (2015). Child maltreatment among civilian parents before, during, and after deployment in United States Air Force families. Psychology of Violence, 5, 26-34. doi:10.1037/a0035433 61. Rabenhorst, M. M., McCarthy, R. J., Thomsen, C. J., Milner, J. S., Travis, W. J., & Colasanti, M. P. (2015). Child maltreatment among United States Air Force parents deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom. Child Maltreatment, 20, 61-71. doi:10.1177/1077559514560625 62. Travis, W. J., Walker, M. H., Besetsny, L. K., McCarthy, R. J., Coley, S. L., Rabenhorst, M. M., & Milner, J. S. (2015). Identifying high-needs families in the U.S. Air Force New Parent Support Program. Military Behavioral Health, 3, 74-82. doi:10.1080/21635781.2014.995253 63. Milner, J. S. (2015). Child maltreatment in the United States military families: The military Family Advocacy Program had given increased attention to the prevention of family violence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 47, 102-113. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.05.008
9 64. Stander, V., Thomsen, C., McWhorter, S., Merrill, L., & Milner, J. (2016). Impact of child sexual abuse severity on the adjustment of Navy recruits: An evaluation of the importance of the nature of the abusive relationship. In S. W. M. Wadsworth & D. D. Riggs (Eds.), War and family life (pp. 213-237). Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. 65. Coley, S. L., McCarthy, R. J., Milner, J. S., Ormsby, L., & Travis, W. J. (2016). Intimate partner maltreatment recidivism in United States Air Force families. Military Medicine, 181, 926-930. doi:10.7205/milmed-d-15-00333 66. Stith, S., Milner, J. S., Fleming, M., & Robichaux, R. J. (2016). Intimate partner physical injury risk assessment tool: User manual. Washington, DC: Department of Defense, Family Advocacy Program. 67. Stith, S., Milner, J. S., Fleming, M., & Robichaux, R. J. (2016). Intimate partner physical injury risk assessment tool: Expanded user manual. Washington, DC: Department of Defense, Family Advocacy Program. 68. Stith, S., Milner, J. S., Fleming, M., Robichaux, R. J., & Travis, W. J. (2016). Intimate partner physical injury risk assessment in a military sample. Psychology of Violence, 6, 529-541. doi:10.1037/a0039969 69. McCarthy, R. J., Miron, L. R., Milner, J. S., Coley, S., Ormsby, L., & Oliver, M. (2016). When does child maltreatment occur? Daily variations in child maltreatment among families served by the United States Air Force Family Advocacy Program. Military Behavioral Health, 4, 363-372. doi:10.1080/21635781.2016.1181586 70. McCarthy, R. J., Milner, J. S., Coley, S. L., Ormsby, L., & Oliver, M. (2018). Child maltreatment reoffending in families served by the United States Air Force Family Advocacy Program. Child Abuse & Neglect, 77, 67-74. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.12.018 71. Stander, V. A., Milner, J. S., Richardson, S., & Thomsen, C. J. (2018). Child maltreatment among military families: Current progress in policy, support services, and research. In E. Weiss & C. Castro (Eds.), American military life in the 21st century: Social, cultural, economic issues and trends. Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger/ABC-CLIO, 72. Stander, V. A., Thomsen, C. J., Merrill, L. L., & Milner, J. S. (in press). Longitudinal prediction of sexual
10 harassment and assault by male enlisted Navy Personnel. Military Psychology. doi:10.1037/mil0000171 73. McCarthy, R. J., Milner, J. S., Walker, M. H., Besetsny, L. K., & Oliver, M. (manuscript under review). The ability of the United States Air Force Family Needs Screener to predict child maltreatment: A prospective study.