About

Area of Specialization: Child Clinical Psychology

Advisor: Dr. Arin Connell

Research Interests: I am interested in the etiology and developmental course of mental health difficulties in youth and the use of family-focused preventive interventions to disrupt the development of mental health difficulties. I also conduct research to understand the impact of neighborhood environment on parenting, youth mental health, and intervention effectiveness.

Select Publications and Presentations:
Galán, C. A., Feldman, J. S., & McClaine, R. N. (2022). Using the social information processing model to understand gender differences in the manifestation and frequency of aggression. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2022.101766

Magee, K. E., McClaine, R., Laurianti, V., & Connell, A. M. (2023). Effects of binge drinking and depression on cognitive control processes during an emotional go/no talk in emerging adults. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 162, 161-169. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.037

McClaine, R. N., & Connell, A. M. (2023, August 3-5). Effects of the Family-Check Up on youth externalizing problems: An integrative data analysis study. [Poster presentation]. APA 2023 Convention, virtual.

McClaine, R. N., & Connell, A. M. (2023, March 23-25). The moderating role of stress in the Family Check-Up Online during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Poster presentation]. Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

McClaine, R. N., Connell, A. M., Magee, K. E., Ha, T., Westling, E., Brown-Iannuzzi, J., Stormshak, E., & Shaw, D. S. (2024). Adolescent developmental pathways among depression, conduct problems, and rejection: Integrative data analysis across three samples. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15374416.2024.2359063

McClaine, R. N., Connell, A., & Stormshak, E. (2025, May 1-3). Neighborhood Context, Family Functioning, and the Family Check-Up Online. [Poster presentation]. Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.

McClaine, R. N., Edler, K., Lawson, M., & Valentino, K. (2023). Maternal autonomy support in a randomized controlled trial of the Reminiscing and Emotion Training intervention. Mental Health and Prevention, 32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhp.2023.200304

Siedman, S., McClaine, R. N., & Connell, A. M. (2022, November 17-20). Family conflict and youth depression: Considering bidirectional influences across early adolescence using integrative data analysis (IDA). [Poster presentation]. Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Annual Convention, New York City, New York, United States.