Publications and Presentations
Peace, Violence, and Gender | International Women & Development | Status and Accomplishments of Women
Selected Publications and Presentations From Programmatic Research on Peace, Violence, and Gender
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2009, March). Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Women’s Health Issues. Presentation at the Global Maternal and Child Health Conference, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., Nichols, R. & Kramer, R. E. (2008). Influence of interparental violence on children’s violent and peaceful emotions in conflict scenarios. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 8(4).
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Scoresby, C. J. (2008). Developing PEACEABILITIES in children. In S. Clarke-Habibi (Ed.), Educating for a Civilization of Peace: Proceedings of the 2007 International Education for Peace Conference: November 14-17, Vancouver, Canada (pp. 162-176). USA and the United Kingdom: Lightning Source.
Kramer, R., Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Clayton, C. (2008, March). The effect of witnessing domestic violence on children’s attributions of emotions. Paper presented at the Women’s Studies Research Colloquium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Hendrix, S. B. (2007). Witness and nonwitness children’s violent and peaceful behavior in different kinds of simulated conflict with peers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 77(2), 206-215.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Scoresby, C. J. (2007, November). Developing PEACEABILITIES in children. Paper presented at the International Education for Peace, Conference, Vancouver, Canada.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Farrell, H. L. (2007, September). The potential for traditional and modern technologies to teach Peace Abilities to children. Paper presented at the Peace and Justice Studies Association, Elizabethtown, PE.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., Nichols, R., & Kramer, R. E. (2007, May). The effect of witnessing domestic violence in children’s attributions of emotion. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Farrell, H. (2007, February). The personalization of peace education. Paper presented at the Comparative and International Education Society, Baltimore, MD.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2006, June). A few thoughts on seeing and hearing while doing research. Invited address to the Faculty Women’s Association, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Nichols, R. (2006, April). The missing step in developing children’s abilities to live peacefully with others. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Bushman, B. (2005, May). Developing the abilities children need to live peacefully with others. Paper presented at the Third Annual Conference in Violence in the World of Our Youth, San Diego, CA.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., Hendrix, S. B., & Hunsaker, M. (2004). Individual differences in using violence and practicing peace in peer conflicts among children who have and have not witnessed interpersonal violence. Journal of Emotional Abuse, 4, 101-123.
Vigil, J., Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Nichols, R. (2004). Family and career decision making among LDS women at Brigham Young University. Journal of the Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists, 28, 8-19.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Hendrix, S. B. (2003). Gender, types of conflict, and individual differences in the use of violent and peaceful strategies among children who have and have not witnessed interparental violence. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 73(2), 141-153.
Clayton, C. J., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Barlow, S., & Ortan R. (2003). Terrorism as group violence. In H. Hall (Ed.), Terrorism: strategies for intervention (pp. 9-40). Binghamton, NY: The Hayworth Press.
Clayton, C. J., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Barlow, S., & Ortan R. (2003). Terrorism as group violence. Journal of Threat Assessment, 2, 9-40.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2003, September). The impact of witnessing interparental violence on children. Paper presented at the Women’s Studies Research Colloquium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2003, April). Women poets from around the world seeking peace. Invited presentation on Talk Radio for Women, KSTAR, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., & Hendrix, S. B. (2003, April). Identifying child witnesses of interparental violence who use violence in hypothetical and simulated conflicts with peers. Poster presented at the Safety in Numbers: Working Together from Research into Practice, Center for Disease Control Conference, Atlanta, GA.
Vigil, J., & Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2003, April). Career, education, home, and family: Decision making among LDS women. Paper presented at the Association of Mormon Counselors and Psychotherapists, Salt Lake City, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2003, March). Women Poets Around the World Speak Out in A Chorus for Peace. Paper presented at the Women’s Studies Research Colloquium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Arnold, M., Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Tracey, K. (2002). A Chorus for Peace: A Global Anthology of Poetry by Women. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2002, October). Pleas From Women Poets Around the World to End Violence and Create Peace. Invited address to the Annual Abuse Conference: Embracing Hope, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Clayton, C. J., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Hunsaker, M. D., & Spendlove, S. (2002, September). Effective violence prevention, conflict resolution, and peace programs for children. Paper presented at the Seventh International Conference on Family Violence, San Diego, CA.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., Hendrix, S. B., & Hunsaker, M. D. (2002, August). Individual differences in dealing with peer conflicts in children who have and have not witnessed domestic violence. Paper presented at the Victimization of Children and Youth Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Clayton, C. J., Barlow, S., & Hunsaker, M. D. (2002, June). Target skills and teaching techniques in effective antiviolence and peace education programs for children. Paper presented at the Ninth Annual International Conference on Education, Spirituality, and the Whole Child, London, England.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Clayton, C. J. (2001). Structure of Violence and Peace Scales (SVAPS). Women’s Research Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Clayton, C. J. (2001). Violence and Peaceful Initiatives in Conflict (VAPIC). Women’s Research Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Clayton, C. J. (2001). Violent and Peaceful Strategies in Conflict (VAPSIC). Women’s Research Institute, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Clayton, C. J., Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Hunsaker, M. D. (2001). Preventing violence and teaching peace: A review of promising and effective antiviolence, conflict-resolution, and peace programs for elementary school children. Journal of Applied and Preventative Psychology, 10, 1-33.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2001, March). Virginia Woolf’s call for peace in A Room of One’s Own. Invited address to the Literary League, Provo, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2001, February). Peaceful and violent behavior in children from abusive and normal families. Invited address to the Honors Symposium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Clayton, C. J., Barlow, S., & Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2000, August). Principles of group violence and terrorism: How individuals and groups interact for good or ill in mutual influence cycles and how researchers and clinicians inadvertently perpetuate violence. Paper presented at the International Association of Group Psychotherapy Annual Meeting, Jerusalem, Israel.
Clayton, C. J., Barlow, S. H., & Ballif-Spanvill, B. (1999). Principles of group violence with a focus on terrorism. In H. V. Hall (Ed.), Collective Violence: Effective Strategies for Assessing and Intervening in Fatal Group and Institutional Aggression. Hawaii: Pacific Institute for the Study of Conflict and Aggression.
Selected Publications and Presentations From Programmatic Research on International Women
Ward, C., Solomon, Y., Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Fuhriman, A. (in press). Framing development: Community and NGO perspectives in Mali. Community Development Journal. View Abstract
Hyer, K. E., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Peters, S., Solomon, Y., Thomas, H., & Ward, C. (2008). Gender inequalities in education participation. In D. B. Holsinger & W. J. Jacob (Eds.), International handbook on the inequality of education. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer.
Solomon, Y., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., Fuhriman, A., & Widdison-Jones, K. (2008). The dynamics of community and NGO partnership: Primary health care experiences in rural Mali. Journal of Promotion and Education: Official Publication of the International Union For Health Promotion and Education, 15(4). View Abstract
Hyer, K. E. (2008, March). Empowerment of women through education: The case for providing resources for individualization, choice, and relevancy. Paper presented at United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women, New York, NY.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., Fuhriman, A., Solomon, Y., & Widdison-Jones, K. (2005). Human capital and community development: A case study of an NGO-sponsored schooling program in Mali. World Studies in Education, 6, 29-52. View Abstract
Fuhriman, A., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., Fuhriman, A., Solomon, Y., & Widdison-Jones, K. (2005). Meaningful learning? Gendered differences with an NGO-sponsored literacy program in rural Mali. Ethnography and Education, 1, 103-124. View Abstract
Ward, C., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Fuhriman, A., Solomon, Y., & Widdison-Jones, K. (2004). Weeding out failed practices: A case study of community gardens in rural Mali. Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 32, 509-521.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Solomon, Y. (2004, March). Women in rural Mali. Paper presented at the Women’s Studies Research Colloquium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Solomon, Y., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., & Fuhriman, A. (2002). Outreach impact and sustainability of informal banking: A case study of the Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance microenterprise program in Mali. Journal of Developing Societies, 18, 290-314. View Abstract
Fuhriman, A., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., & Solomon, Y. (2002, November). Women’s experiences with literacy and microenterprise: A case study of Mali. Paper presented at the American Association of University Women’s Symposium, International Perspectives: Global Voices for Gender Equality, Washington, DC.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., Fuhriman, A., Solomon, Y., & Widdison-Jones, K. (2002, October). Working across diversity: A case study of the Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance in rural Mali. Poster presented at the Association for the Women’s Rights in Development Conference, Guadalajara, Mexico.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Ward, C., Fuhriman, A., Solomon, Y., & Widdison-Jones, K. (2002, March). Balancing voices: Addressing disparities between local and NGO perspectives of development. Paper presented at the 28th Annual World Conference, Chicago, IL.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., Solomon, Y., Ward, C., & Fuhriman, A. (2001, September). The impact of adult literacy on rural women of Ouelessebougou. Paper presented at the Women’s Studies Research Colloquium, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.
Solomon, Y., & Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2001, April). The impact and sustainability of Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance community development products. Research report presented at the Ouelessebougou Board of Directors, Bamako, Mali.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Solomon, Y. (2000, November). Wells, gardens, and microenterprise in Ouelessebougou. Research report presented at the Board of Directors, Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance, Salt Lake City, UT.
Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Solomon, Y. (2000, September). Long-term sustainability of adult literacy and education for children in Ouelessebougou. Research report presented to the Board of Directors, Ouelessebougou-Utah Alliance, Salt Lake City, UT.
Selected Publications and Presentations from Status and Accomplishments of Women (WomanStats Project)
Caprioli, M., Hudson, V. M., McDermott, R., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Emmett, C. F., & Stearmer, S. M. (in press). Sex and world peace. New York: Columbia University Press
Caprioli, M., Hudson, V. M., McDermott, R., Ballif-Spanvill, B., Emmett, C. F., & Stearmer, S. M. (2009). The WomanStats project database: Advancing an empirical research agenda. Journal of Peace Research, 46(6).
Hudson, V. M., Caprioli, M., McDermott, R., Emmett, C. F., Ballif-Spanvill, B., & Stearmer, S. M. (2008/2009). Heart of the matter: The security of women and the security of states. International Security, 33(3), 7-45.
Bailey, D. (2008, April). Transnational survey of child pornography laws and acceptance. Poster session presented at the Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Student Research Conference, Provo, UT.
Nielsen, R. (2008, April). Casualties to congresswomen: Measuring the effects of civil war violence on women’s voice in Africa. Poster session presented at the Mary Lou Fulton Mentored Student Research Conference, Provo, UT.
Brinton, B. (2008, February). Maccureconomics: How policymakers can better understand the economy through household satellite accounts. Paper presented at the Utah Conference of Undergraduate Research, Orem, UT.
Caprioli, M., Hudson, V. M., McDermott, R., Emmett, C. F., & Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2007). Putting women in their place. Baker Journal of Applied Public Policy,1(1), 12-22.
McDermott, R., Cowden, J., Wrangham, R., & Endress, P. (2007, August). Polygyny, pastoralism, and violence against women. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Asal, V., & Brown, M. (2007, August). Culture, opportunity structure, and the politics of domestic violence and the murder of women. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Hudson, V. M., & Briton, C. (2007, August). Women’s tears and international fears: Is discrepant enforcement of national laws protecting women and girls related to discrepant enactment of international law by nation-states? Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Emmet, C. F., & Stearmer, S. M. (2007, August). The great divide: Revealing differences in the Islamic world regarding the status of women, and the impact on international peace. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the American Political Science Association, Chicago, IL.
Caprioli, M., Hudson, V. M., Stearmer, S. M., McDermott, R., Emmett, C. F., & Ballif-Spanvill, B. (2007, March). Walking a fine line: Addressing issues of gender with WomanStats. Paper Presented at the annual conference of the International Studies Association, Chicago, IL.