Dr. Cheri Shapiro
Associate Research Professor

Dr. Cheri Shapiro received her Ph.D. in Psychology (2001) from the University of Arizona in Tucson, AZ.   Her primary research focus is prevention of emotional and behavioral disorders and child maltreatment in youth, and implementation of evidence-based parenting interventions.  She directed large-scale intervention studies as well as psychological services in both community and university settings.  Dr. Shapiro has worked since 2002 as Project Director of the U. S. Triple P System Population Trial designed to address child maltreatment prevention at a population level (Dr. Ron Prinz, PI). In addition, she is PI on a federally funded project examining preventioin of child maltreatment of very young children with disabilities using both an evidence-based parenting intervention and a workforce enhancement curriculum.  A second line of research involved examing the role of negative peer interactions or deviancy training on recidivism in juveniel justice setting; this work is being expanded to examine deviancy training in school settings. 

Select Publications

Shapiro, C., Smith, B., & Tankersley, M. (2010). Taking a Public Health Approach to School-Based Parenting Interventions: The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 3,4, 63-74.

Shapiro, C., Prinz, R., & Sanders, M. (2010). Population-based provider engagement in delivery of evidence-based parenting interventions: Challenges and solutions. Journal of Primary Prevention, 31, 4, 223-234.

Shapiro, C., Smith, B., Malone, P., & Collaro, A. (2010). Natural Experiment in Deviant Peer Exposure and Youth Recidivism. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 39(2), 242-251.

Boyle, C., Sanders, M., Lutzker, J., Prinz, R., Shapiro, C., & Whitaker, D. (2010). An analysis of training, generalization, and maintenance effects of primary care triple p for parents of preschool-aged children with disruptive behavior. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 41, 1, 114-131.

Sanders, M., Prinz, R., Shapiro, C. (2009). Predicting uptake and utilization of evidence-based parenting interventions with organizational, service-provider, and client variables. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 36, 133-143.

Prinz, R., Sanders, M., Shapiro, C., Whitaker, D., & Lutzker, J. (2009). Population-based prevention of child maltreatment: The u.s. triple p system population trial.  Prevention Science, 10, 1-12.