Faculty
Thomas L. Whitman
Professor
Ph.D., University of Illinois
Profile
Dr. Whitman’s research is focused in the areas of early development and intervention.
He has a special interest in studying the factors that are associated with resilient behaviors in populations at risk for developmental problems. He has been involved in two large longitudinal studies, one evaluating the effects of hospital and parenting environments on the socioemotional and cognitive development of premature infants and the other examining parental and social factors that influence the development of children of adolescent parents.
Additionally, past research has focused on the development and evaluation of procedures for training parents, teachers, and institutional staff to become more effective educators of children. He recently completed a book on autism. Currently, he and his students are helping families of children with autism to implement early intervention programs.
Professor Whitman teaches courses in developmental psychology, behavior therapy, applied behavior analysis, autism, developmental disabilities, psychology and medicine, and human resiliency.
Recent Papers
Whitman, T. L. (2004). Autism and its development: A self-regulatory perspective. London: Jessica Kingsley.
Whitman, T. L, Borkowski, J. G., Keogh, D., & Weed, K. (2001). Interwoven lives: Adolescent mothers and their children. Mawah, NJ: Erlbaum
Borkowski, J. G., Whitman, T. L., Farris, J. R., Carothers, S. S., Keogh, D. A., Weed, K. (2007). Risk and resilience: Adolescent mothers and their children grow up. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Whitman, T., Merluzzi, T. V., and White, R. D. (Eds.) (1999). Life-span perspectives on health and illness. Mahwah, N.J.: Erlbaum.
Whitman, T. L. & Ekas, N. (in press). Theory and research on autism: Do we need a new approach to thinking about and studying this disorder? In L. Glidden (Ed.). International review of research in mental retardation. San Diego, CA: Academic Press.
Whitman, T. L., Borkowski, J. G., Schellenbach, C. J., & Nath, P. S. (1987). Predicting and understanding developmental delay in children of adolescent mothers. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 92, 40-56.
Whitman, T. L. (1987). Self-instruction, individual differences and mental retardation. American Journal of Mental Deficiency, 92, 213-223.
Whitman, T. L. (1990). Self-regulation and mental retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 94, 347-362.
Moran, D. R. & Whitman, T. L. (1991). Developing generalized teaching skills in mothers of autistic children. Child and Family Behavior Therapy, 13, 13-37.
Schellenbach, C. J., Whitman, T. L., & Borkowski, J. G. (1992). Adolescent parenting: Toward an integrative model. Human Development., 35, 81-99.
Sommer, K. A., Whitman, T. L., Borkowski, J. G., Maxwell, S. E. & Keogh D. (1993). Cognitive readiness and adolescent parenting. Developmental Psychology, 29, 389-398.
Miller, C. L., Heysek, P. J., Whitman, T. L., and Borkowski, J. G. (1996). Cognitive readiness to parent and intellectual-emotional development in children of adolescent parents. DevelopmentalPsychology, 32, 533-541.
O’Callaghan, M., Borkowski, J. G., Whitman, T. L., Maxwell, S. E., & Keogh, D. A. (1999). A model of adolescent parenting. Journal of Research in Adolescence, 9, 203-225.
Miceli, P., Goeke-Morey, M., & Whitman, T., (2000). Vulnerability and resiliency in preterm infants: The impact of perinatal status and social context on development. Pediatric Psychology, 25, 353-358.
Carothers, S. S., Borkowski, J. G., Burke-Lefever, J., & Whitman, T. L. (2005). Religiosity and the socioemotional and behavioral adjustment of adolescent mothers and their children. Journal of Family Psychology.
Lounds, J. J., Borkowski, J. G., Whitman, T. L., Maxwell, S. L., & Weed, K. (2005). Teen parenting practices and the stability of attachment. Parenting Science and Practice, 5, 91-118.
Howard, K. S., Lefever, J. B., Borkowski, J. G., & Whitman, T. L. (2006). Fathers’ influence in the lives of children with adolescent mothers. Journal of Family Psychology. 20, 468-476.
Weaver, C. M., Borkowski, J. G., & Whitman, T. L. (in press). Violence begets violence: Childhood exposure and adolescent conduct problems. Journal of Community Psychology.
Contact Information
Office: 127 Haggar Hall
Notre Dame, Indiana 46556
Phone: (574) 631-5962
Email: twhitman@nd.edu