College of Education and Human Development

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

Jaime Ballard

  • Project Manager

Jamie Ballard

Areas of interest

Program evaluation
Parenting
Mental health
Immigrant families
Community providers

Biography

Ballard's research focuses on the impact of trauma and poverty on families and the evaluation of programs that support parenting and family wellbeing. Much of Ballard's work has focused on the resilience of immigrant and refugee families.

Publications

Gliske, K., Berry, K.R., Ballard, J., Evans-Chase, M., Solomon, P.L., & Fenkel, C. (2022). Mental Health Outcomes for Youths With Public Versus Private Health Insurance Attending a Telehealth Intensive Outpatient Program: Quality Improvement Analysis. JMIR Formative Research, 6(11).

Gliske, K., Ballard, J., Buchanan, G., Borden, L., & Perkins, D. F. (2021). The components of quality in youth programs and association with positive youth outcomes: A person-centered approach. Children and Youth Services Review, 120. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105696.

Ballard, J., Wieling, L., & Dwanyen, L. (2019). Parenting Practices in the Karen Refugee Community. Contemporary Family Therapy, 42, 95-107. doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10591-019-09509-6

Ballard, J, & Wieling, E., Forgatch, M. (2017). Feasibility of implementation of a parenting intervention with resettled Karen refugees from Burma. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. doi: 10.1111/jmft.12286. [1.929]

Ballard, J., Wieling, L., & Solheim, C. (2016). Immigrant and Refugee Families: Global Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Experiences. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. Available online from: http://open.lib.umn.edu/immigrantfamilies/

Solheim, C. A., & Ballard, J. (2016). Ambiguous loss due to separation in voluntary transnational families. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 8(3), 341-359. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12160 [1.837]

Presentations

Otto, M., Ballard, J., & Borden, L. (2022). Inclusion Every Step of the Way. National After-School Association Annual Conference. March 20-23, Las Vegas.

Ballard, J., Richmand, A., Nunn, S., & Borden, L. (2022). Return on Investment: Presenting the monetary value of your program. Public Issues Leadership Development (PILD) annual conference. April 3-April 6 20222, Washington: DC.

Solheim, C., Ballard, J., & Fatiha, N. (2020, November). Cultural-contextual adaption of a financial education program for Karen refugee emerging adults. In J. Ballard (Chair), How to empower emerging adults to make good decisions: The role of family and community. Symposium conducted at the Annual Convention of the National Council on Family Relations, Missouri.