Marsha Runtz

Associate Professor
Ph.D. 1992 (Manitoba)
joined Department in 1991

Marsha Runtz The main focus of my research is the examination of the long-term clinical implications of child maltreatment and violence against women (including sexual assault and intimate partner violence). I have explored these topics through a series of studies on the psychological sequelae of child sexual, physical, and emotional abuse as well as sexual assault and revictimization across the lifespan. In addition, I have been looking at variables which mediate or moderate the potential negative outcomes of child maltreatment (e.g., social support, coping, attachment, life stress, PTSD, dissociation, depression, substance abuse). Recently, I have been exploringthe physical and sexual health implications of violence occurring throughout women's lifespan. Other current areas of study include: adult attachment, parental use of physical punishment, and sexual harassment.

Interests

Clinical psychology
Child maltreatment

Program affiliations

Clinical psychology

Publications

Eadie, E. M., Runtz, M. G., & Spencer-Rodgers, J. (2008). Posttraumatic stress symptoms as a mediator between sexual assault and adverse health outcomes in undergraduate women. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 21, 1-8.

Van Bruggen, L. K., Runtz, M. G., & Kadlec, H. (2006). Sexual Revictimization: The Role of Sexual Self-Esteem and Dysfunctional Sexual Behaviors. Child Maltreatment, 11(2), 131-145.

Briere, J., Weathers, F. W., & Runtz, M. (2005). Is dissociation a multidimensional construct? Data from the Multiscale Dissociation Inventory. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 18(3), 221-231

Runtz, M. G., & O'Donnell, C. W. (2003). Students' perceptions of sexual harassment: Is it harassment only if the offender is a man and the victim is a woman? Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 33 (5), 963-982.