Publications since 2007

Pipe, M. E., Lamb, M. E., Orbach, Y., & Cederborg, A.-C.  (Eds.) Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2007.

Pipe, M. E., Lamb, M. E., Orbach, Y., & Cederborg, A.-C. Seeking resolution in the disclosure wars: An introduction. In M. E. Pipe, M. E. Lamb, Y. Orbach, & A. C. Cederborg  (Eds.), Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial (pp. 3-10).  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2007.

Pipe, M. E., Lamb, M. E., Orbach, Y., Stewart, H. L., Sternberg, K. J., & Esplin, P. W. Factors associated with nondisclosure of suspected abuse during forensic interviews. In M. E. Pipe, M. E. Lamb, Y. Orbach, & A.-C. Cederborg (Eds.),  Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial (pp. 77       – 96). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2007.

Hershkowitz, I., Horowitz, D., & Lamb, M. E.  Individual and family variables associated with disclosure and non-disclosure of child abuse in Israel. In M. E. Pipe, M. E. Lamb, Y. Orbach, & A.-C. Cederborg (Eds.),  Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial (pp. 65 – 75). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2007.

Hershkowitz, I., Orbach, Y., Lamb, M. E., Sternberg, K. J., Pipe, M. E., & Horowitz, D. Suspected victims of abuse who do not make allegations: An analysis of their interactions with forensic interviewers.  In M. E. Pipe, M. E. Lamb, Y. Orbach, & A.-C. Cederborg (Eds.), Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial (pp. 97 - 113). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2007.

Orbach, Y., Shiloach, H., & Lamb, M. E. Reluctant disclosers of child sexual abuse.  In M. E. Pipe, M. E. Lamb, Y. Orbach, & A.-C. Cederborg (Eds.),  Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial (pp. 115 - 134). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum,  2007.

Cederborg, A.-C., Lamb, M. E., & Laurell, O.  Delay of disclosure, minimization, and denial when the evidence is unambiguous: A multi-victim case.  In M. E. Pipe, M. E. Lamb, Y. Orbach, & A.-C. Cederborg (Eds.),  Child sexual abuse: Disclosure, delay, and denial (pp. 159 – 173).  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 2007.

Hershkowitz, I., Fisher, S., Lamb, M. E., & Horowitz, D.  Improving credibility assessment in child sexual abuse allegations: The role of the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol.  Child Abuse and Neglect, 2007, 31, 99-110.

Hershkowitz, I., Lanes, O., & Lamb, M. E. Exploring the disclosure of child sexual abuse with alleged victims and their parents.  Child Abuse and Neglect, 31, 111-124.

Brown, D. A., Pipe, M. E., Lewis, C., Lamb, M. E., & Orbach, Y.  Supportive or suggestive: Do human figure drawings help 5- to 7-year-old children to report touch? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2007, 75, 33-42.

Lamb, M. E. The ‘Approximation Rule’: Another proposed reform that misses the target.  Child Development Perspectives, 2007, 1, 135-136.

Lamb, M. E., Orbach, Y., Hershkowitz, I., Esplin, P. W., & Horowitz, D.  Structure forensic interview protocols improve the quality and informativeness of investigative interviews with children: A review of research using the NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol. Child Abuse and Neglect, 2007, 31, 1201-1231.

Lamb, M. E., Orbach, Y., Hershkowitz, I., Horowitz, D., & Abbott, C. B. Does the type of prompt affect the accuracy of information provided by alleged victims of abuse in forensic interviews?  Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2007, 21, 1117-1130.

Lamb, M. E.  Improving the quality of parent-child contact in separating families. In M. Maclean (Ed.), Parenting after partnering: Containing conflict after separation.  Oxford and Portland OR: Hart Publishing, 2007.  (pp. 11-28)

Hershkowitz, I., Lamb, M. E., & Horowitz, D.  Victimization of children with disabilities.   American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 2007, 77, 629-635.

Cederborg, A. C., La Rooy, D., & Lamb, M. E. Repeated interviews with children who have intellectual disabilities. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2008, 21, 103-113.

Lamb, M. E.  A view from abroad. Economic and Political Weekly (India), 2008 (Feb 2), 43(5), 40-41.

Reprinted in M. V. Nadkarni & R. S. Deshpande (Eds.), Social science research in India: Institutions and structure (pp. 221-225). New Delhi: Academic Foundation.

Keselman, O., Cederborg, A. C., Lamb, M. E., & Dahlstrom, O.  Mediated communication with minors in asylum-seeking hearings.  Journal of Refugee Studies, 2008, 21, 103-116.

Lamb, M. E., Hershkowitz, I., Orbach, Y., & Esplin, P. W.  Tell me what happened: Structured investigative interviews of child victims and witnesses.  Chichester, UK and Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008.

Lamb, M. E. The many faces of fatherhood: Some thoughts about fatherhood and immigration.  In S. S. Chuang & R. P. Moreno (Eds.), On new shores: Understanding immigrant fathers in North America (pp. 7 – 24).  Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008.

Cederborg, A. C., & Lamb, M. E.  Interviewing alleged victims with intellectual disabilities.  Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2008, 52, 49-58.

Shannon, J. D., Cabrera, N. J., Tamis-LeMonda, C., & Lamb, M. E.  Who stays and who leaves? Father accessibility across children’s first 5 years.  Parenting, 2009, 9, 78-100.

Cyr, M., & Lamb, M. E.  Assessing the effectiveness of the NICHD investigative interview Protocol when interviewing French-speaking alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Quebec.  Child Abuse and Neglect, 2009, 33, 257-268.

Brown, D. A., & Lamb, M. E. A two-way street: Supporting interviewers in adhering to best practice recommendations and enhancing children’s capabilities in forensic interviews. In K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.), The evaluation of         child sexual abuse allegations: A comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009. (pp. 299-325)

La Rooy, D., Lamb, M. E., and Pipe, M.-E.  Repeated interviewing: A critical evaluation of the risks and potential benefits. In K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.), The evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations: A comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009. (pp. 327-361)

Lamb, M. E. and colleagues.  Appendix: The NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol. In K. Kuehnle & M. Connell (Eds.), The evaluation of child sexual abuse allegations: A comprehensive guide to assessment and testimony. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009. (pp. 531-545)

Lamb, M. E. & Bougher, L. D. How does migration affect mothers’ and fathers’ roles within their families?  Reflections on some recent research.  Sex Roles, 2009, 60, 611-614.

Lamb, M. E., Orbach, Y., Sternberg, K. J., Aldridge, J., Pearson, S., Stewart, H. L., Esplin, P. W., & Bowler, L. Use of a structured investigative protocol enhances the quality of investigative interviews with alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Britain.  Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2009, 23, 449-467.

Lyon, T., Lamb, M. E., & Myers, J. The value of the NICHD Protocol has been well established and recognized.  Letter to the Editor.  Child Abuse and Neglect, 2009, 33, 71-74.

Cederborg, A. C., Danielson, H., La Rooy, D., & Lamb, M. E. Repetition of contaminating question types when children and youths with learning disabilities are interviewed about abuse experiences. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009, 53, 440-449.

Larsson, A., & Lamb, M. E.  Making the most of information-gathering interviews with children. Infant and Child Development, 2009, 18, 1-16.

Fouts, H. N., & Lamb, M. E. Cultural and developmental variation in toddlers’ interactions with other children in two small-scale societies in Central Africa. European Journal of Developmental Science, 2009, 3, 389-407.

Lamb, M. E., & Kelly, J. B. Improving the quality of parent-child contact in separating families with infants and young children: Empirical research foundations.  In R. M. Galatzer-Levy, L. Kraus, & J. Galatzer-Levy (Eds.), The scientific basis of child custody decisions (Second edition).  Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2009.  (pp. 187-214)

Teoh, Y. S., Yang, P. J., Lamb, M. E., Larsson, A. Do human figure diagrams help alleged victims of sexual abuse provide elaborate and clear accounts of physical contact with alleged perpetrators?  Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2010, 24, 287-300.

Lamb, M. E. (Ed.).  The role of the father in child development (Fifth edition). Hoboken NJ: Wiley, 2010.

Lamb, M. E.  How do fathers affect children’s development?: Let me count the ways. In M. E. Lamb  (Ed.), The role of the father in child development (Fifth edition; pp. 1-26).  Hoboken NJ:  Wiley, 2010.

Lamb, M. E., & Lewis, C. The development and significance of father-child relationships in two-parent families. In M. E. Lamb  (Ed.), The role of the father in child development (Fifth edition; pp. 94-153).  Hoboken NJ:  Wiley, 2010.

Malloy, L. C., & Lamb, M. E. Biases in judging victims and suspects whose statements are inconsistent. Law and Human Behavior, 2010, 34, 46-48.

Lamb, M. E.  The changing landscape for research support in British universities. APS Observer, 2010, 23(5), 19-20.

Lamb, M. E., & Malloy, L. C.  The NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol:  Looking back and moving forward.  The Advocate, 2010, 33(1), 9-13.

Lamb, M. E., & Freund, A. M. (Eds.). Handbook of life-span development, Volume 2: Social and emotional development (Editor-in-Chief: Richard M. Lerner). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010.

Freund, A. M., & Lamb, M. E.  Introduction. In M. E. Lamb  & A. M. Freund (Eds.), (2010). Handbook of life-span development, Volume 2: Social and emotional development (Editor-in-Chief: Richard M. Lerner). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2010. (pp. 1-8)

Ahnert, L. & Lamb, M. E. Öffentliche Tagesbetreuung auf dem Prüfstand entwicklungs–psychologischer Forschung [Public child care on trial by research in developmental psychology]. In H. Keller (Ed.), Handbuch für Kleinkindforschung (4 Auflage) [Handbook of child study; 4^th. Edition] (pp.  330-364). Bern: Huber, 2010.

Teoh, Y-S. & Lamb, M. E. Preparing children for investigative interviews: Rapport-building, instruction, and evaluation.  Applied Developmental Science, 2010, 14, 154-163. Keselman, O., Cederborg, A. - C., Lamb, M. E., & Dahlström, O.  Asylum seeking minors in interpreter-mediated interviews: What do they say and what happens to their responses? Child and Family Social Work, 2010, 15, 325-334.

Roberts, K. P., & Lamb, M. E. Reality-monitoring characteristics in confirmed and doubtful allegations of child sexual abuse.  Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2010, 24, 1049-1079.

LaRooy, D., Katz, C., Malloy, L. C., & Lamb, M. E.  Do we need to rethink guidance on repeated interviews?  Psychology, Public Policy, and the Law, 2010, 16, 373-392.

Lamb, M. E.  The evolution of childhood [Invited Presidential Column]. APS Observer, 2010, 23(11), 3, 16-17.

Bornstein, M. H., & Lamb, M. E.  (Eds.) Developmental science: An advanced textbook (6^th edition). New York: Taylor and Francis, 2011.

Reprinted as M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Cognitive development: An advanced textbook.  New York: Taylor & Francis, 2011, and M. E. Lamb & M. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Social and personality development: An advanced textbook. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2011.

Lamb, M. E., & Lewis, C.  The role of parent-child relationships in child development.  In M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental science: An advanced textbook (6^th edition). New York: Taylor and Francis, 2011.  (pp. 469-517)

Malloy, L. C., Lamb, M. E., & Katz, C.  Children and the law: Examples of applied psychology in action.  In M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Developmental science: An advanced textbook (6^th edition). New York: Taylor and Francis, 2011.  (pp. 645-686)

Lamb, M. E., & Bornstein, M. H. Social and personality development: An introduction and guide. In M. E. Lamb & M. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Social and personality development: An advanced textbook. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2011.

Bornstein, M. H., & Lamb, M. E. Neural, physical, motor, perceptual, cognitive, and language development: An introduction and guide. In M. H. Bornstein & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Cognitive development: An advanced textbook.  New York: Taylor & Francis, 2011.

Malloy, L. C., La Rooy, D. J., Lamb, M. E., & Katz, C. Developmentally sensitive interviewing for legal purposes. In M. E. Lamb, D. J. La Rooy, L. C. Malloy, & C. Katz (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (Second edition, pp. 1-13). Chichester: Wiley, 2011.

Lamb, M. E., Malloy, L. C., & La Rooy, D. J. Setting realistic expectations: Developmental characteristics, capacities, and limitations. In M. E. Lamb, D. J. La Rooy, L. C. Malloy, & C. Katz (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (Second edition; pp. 15-48). Chichester: Wiley, 2011.

Malloy, L. C., La Rooy, D. J., & Lamb, M. E. Facilitating effective participation by children in the legal system.  In M. E. Lamb, D. J. La Rooy, L. C. Malloy, & C. Katz (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice(Second edition; pp. 423-429). Chichester: Wiley, 2011.

LaRooy, D. A., & Lamb, M. E.  What happens when interviewers ask repeated questions in forensic interviews with children alleging abuse? Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2011, 26, 20-25.

LaRooy, D. A., Lamb, M. E., & Memon, A.   Forensic interviews with children in Scotland: A survey of interview practices among police. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 2011, 26, 26-34.

Zaff, J. F., Kawashima-Ginsberg K., Lin E. S., Lamb M. E., Balsano, A., & Lerner, R. M. Developmental trajectories of civic engagement across adolescence:

Disaggregation of an integrated construct.  Journal of Adolescence, 2011, 34, 1207-1220. Fouts, H. N., Roopnarine, J. L., Lamb, M. E., & Evans, M.  Infant social interactions with multiple caregivers: The Importance of ethnicity and socio-economic status. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2012, 43, 331-351.

Orbach, Y., Lamb, M. E., La Rooy, D. J., & Pipe, M.-E.  A case study of witness consistency and memory recovery across multiple investigative interviews. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2012, 26, 118-129.

Lamb, M. E.  Critical analysis of research on parenting plans and children’s well-being.  In K. Kuehnle & L. Drodz (Eds.), Parenting plan evaluations: Applied research for the family court. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.   (pp. 214-243)

Katz, C., Hershkowitz, I., Malloy, L. C., Lamb, M. E., Atabaki, A., & Spindler, S. Non-verbal behaviour of children who disclose or do not disclose child abuse in investigative interviews.  Child Abuse & Neglect, 2012, 36, 12-20.

Brown, D., Pipe, M.-E., Lewis, C., Lamb, M. E. & Orbach, Y.  How do body diagrams affect the accuracy and consistency of children's reports of bodily touch across repeated interviews? Applied Cognitive Psychology, 2012, 26, 174-181.

Lamb, M. E. Mothers, fathers, families, and circumstances: Factors affecting children’s adjustment.  Applied Developmental Science, 2012, 16, 98-111.

Braver, S. L., & Lamb, M. E.  Marital dissolution.  In G. W. Peterson & K. R. Bush (Eds.), Handbook of marriage and the family (Second Edition).  New York: Springer, in press.

Lamb, M. E. Early experience, neurobiology, plasticity, vulnerability and resilience.  In D. Narvaez, J. Panksepp, & A. Schore (Eds.), Human nature, early experience and the environment of evolutionary adaptedness. New York: Oxford University Press, in press.

Lamb, M. E., & Lewis, C. Father-child relationships.  In C. S. Tamis-LeMonda & N. Cabrera (Eds.), Handbook of father involvement (2^nd edition).  New York: Psychology Press, in press.

Lamb, M. E., & Malloy, L. C.   Child development and the law.  In R. M. Lerner, M. A. Easterbrooks, & J. Mistry (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of psychology (2^nd edition).  Volume 6: Developmental psychology.  Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, in press.

Shwalb, D. W., Shwalb, B. J., & Lamb, M. E.  (Eds.) Fathers in cultural context.  New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, in press.

Shwalb, D. W., Shwalb, B. J., & Lamb, M. E. Introduction. In D. W. Shwalb, B. J. Shwalb, & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Fathers in cultural context.   New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, in press.

Li, X., & Lamb, M. E.  Fathers in Chinese culture. In D. W. Shwalb, B. J. Shwalb, & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Fathers in cultural context.  New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, in press.

Shwalb, D. W., Shwalb, B. J., & Lamb, M. E.  Final thoughts, comparisons, and conclusions.

In D. W. Shwalb, B. J. Shwalb, & M. E. Lamb (Eds.), Fathers in cultural context.   New York: Routledge/Taylor & Francis, in press.

Spencer, J. R., & Lamb, M. E. (Eds.) Children and cross-examination: Time to change the rules? Oxford: Hart Publishing.

Lamb, M. E.  Non-parental care and emotional development.  In S. Pauen & M. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Early childhood development and later achievement. New York and Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, in press.

La Rooy, D. J., Brown, D. & Lamb, M. E. Suggestibility and witness interviewing. In A. Ridley, F. Gabbert, & D. J. La Rooy (Eds.), Investigative suggestibility: Theory, research and applications. Oxford UK: Wiley-Blackwell, in press.

Lamb, M. E. A wasted opportunity to engage with the literature on the implications of attachment research for family court professionals. Family Court Review, in press.

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