<p>Sahitya Maiya, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Human Development and Family Studies. Their research focuses on adolescent development, risk and resilience, and family relationships, with funding from CDC, NIH, and seed grants. Their work has been widely published in top peer-reviewed journals (e.g., Journal of Youth and Adolescence). Actively engaged in professional organizations (e.g., Society for Research on Adolescence) and interdisciplinary collaborations, they contribute to advancing knowledge on human development and strengthening family well-being through evidence-based research and practice.</p>
Courses Taught
- HDFS 555: Research Methods
- HDFS 624: Adolescent Development
- HDFS 641: Parenting Across the Life Span
- HDFS 993: Theoretical Approaches to HDFS
- HDFS 994: Research Seminar
Research Interests
- Family
- Parent Involvement
- Risk
- Resilience
- Adolescents
- Young Adults
- Culture
- Quantitative methodology
Selected Publications
Maiya, S., Streit, C., & Kline, G. C. (2024). Sibling relationship qualities and prosocial behaviors in Asian Indian college students: Intervening roles of family respect values and empathy. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. doi:10.1177/02654075241298713
Davis, A. N., Carlo, G., Maiya, S., Streit, C., & Roos, J. (2024). Understanding Links between Pandemic-Related Racial Attitudes and Out-Group Prosocial Behaviors. The Journal of Genetic Psychology, 185(4), 272-281. doi:10.1080/00221325.2023.2293215
Kline, G., Maiya, S., & Carlos Chavez, F. L. (2024). Latinx young adults' retrospective sibling caregiving: Associations with ethnic identity, responsibility, and depressive symptoms. Personal Relationships, 31(1), 67-77. doi:10.1111/pere.12534
Maiya, S., Dotterer, A. M., Serang, S., & Whiteman, S. D. (2024). COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Financial Hardships and Adolescents' Adjustment: A Longitudinal Family Stress Approach.. J Youth Adolesc, 53(2), 432-445. doi:10.1007/s10964-023-01875-7
Maiya, S., Whiteman, S. D., Serang, S., Dayley, J. C., Maggs, J. L., Mustillo, S. A., & Kelly, B. C. (2023). Associations between older siblings? substance use and younger siblings? substance use intentions: Indirect effects via substance use expectations. ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS, 136. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107493
Maiya, S., Whiteman, S. D., Dayley, J. C., Serang, S., Wray-Lake, L., Kelly, B. C., . . . Mustillo, S. A. (2022). Direct and indirect effects of maternal and sibling intimacy on adolescents' volunteering via social responsibility values: A longitudinal study. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS. doi:10.1177/02654075221083301
Maiya, S., Killoren, S. E., & Carlo, G. (2022). Parenting and person correlates of prosocial behaviors in Asian Indian young adults. PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 29(1), 100-119. doi:10.1111/pere.12404
Maiya, S., Dotterer, A. M., & Whiteman, S. D. (2021). Longitudinal Changes in Adolescents' School Bonding During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Individual, Parenting, and Family Correlates. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH ON ADOLESCENCE, 31(3), 808-819. doi:10.1111/jora.12653
Davis, A. N., Carlo, G., & Maiya, S. (2021). Towards a Multisystem, Strength-Based Model of Social Inequities in US Latinx Youth. Human Development, 65(4), 204-216. doi:10.1159/000517920
Maiya, S., Carlo, G., Gulseven, Z., & Crockett, L. (2020). Direct and indirect effects of parental involvement, deviant peer affiliation, and school connectedness on prosocial behaviors in US Latino/a youth. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, 37(10-11), 2898-2917. doi:10.1177/0265407520941611
Jones, N. A., Platt, M., Mize, K. D., & Hardin, J. (2019). Conducting Research in Developmental Psychology. In N. Jones, M. Platt, K. D. Mize, & J. Hardin (Eds.). Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429352065
