William Henninger

School of Applied Human Sciences

Other Faculty - Instructor of Family Studies

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Area

Family Services

Degrees

PhD - Iowa State University - Human Development and Family Studies (Specialization in Early Childhood Special Education)- December 2010; M.S. - Iowa State University - Human Development and Family Studies - December 2008; B.S. - Iowa State University - Psychology - December 2005

Research Interests

• Social emotional development in children
• Individual and famly development
• Positive behavior supports and interventions
• Novel uses of technology for teaching and training family service workers
• Career development of college students

Teaching Interests

• Research Methods for the Social Sciences
• Family Relationships
• Early Childhood Inclusion
• Individual and Family Development
• Career Development
• Assessment in Early Childhood and School Settings

Service

School of Applied Human Sciences – Student Issues & Scholarship Committee; Graduation Marshal; Faculty Advisor – National Society of Collegiate Scholars; CSBS Research Committee; CSBS Undergraduate Research Committee; CSBS - Admissions & Recruitment Council

Selected Publications

• Henninger, IV, W., & Luze, G.J. (In Press). Poverty, caregiver depression and stress, as predictors of children's externalizing behaviors in a low-income sample. Child & Family Social Work

• Eshbaugh, E. M, & Henninger, IV, W. (In Press). Potential mediators of death anxiety between genders. Individual Differences Research.
• Henninger, IV, W. & Luze, G.J. (In Press). Moderating Effects of Gender on the Relationship Between Poverty and Children’s Externalizing Behavior. Journal of Child Health Care.
• Eshbaugh, E. M., Gross, P., Hillebrand, K.*, Davie, J.*, & Henninger, W. R. (In Press). Promoting careers in gerontology to students: What are undergraduates seeking in a career? Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
• Henninger IV, W., & Luze, G. J. (2010). Differences in parental perceptions of the socio-emotional development of underweight, overweight, and typically weighted children. Journal of Child Health Care, 14, 250-260 .