Dr. Kimberly A. Tyler is Willa Cather Professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Her areas of research include child abuse and neglect, high-risk adolescents, sexual victimization, HIV risk behaviors, social networks, and dating violence and substance use.

Dr. Tyler recently completed a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse that studied primary and secondary stressors and their association with substance use and how secondary stressors and protective social resources co-vary with substance use using ecological momentary measurement (EMA) with homeless youth and young adults. A paper entitled "Examining the Feasibility of EMA using Short Message Service Surveying with Homeless Youth: Lessons Learned" is forthcoming in Field Methods 30:2 in 2018. Other published papers from this project appear under her list of Publications.

Dr. Tyler was previously awarded a grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to study social networks and HIV risk behavior among homeless youth.

She also completed a K01 Research Career Development Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, which supported five years of funding on her research project entitled, “Neglect and Abuse Histories Among Homeless Young Adults.”

In terms of teaching interests, Dr. Tyler has taught graduate seminars on Partner Violence, High-Risk Youth and Adolescents, Child Abuse and Neglect, Family, and Aging. She has also recently taught advanced level classes in Contemporary Family Issues and Family Theory and Research.

Grants

Grants Funded

2014-2017 Kimberly A. Tyler, PI. “Stressors, Protective Factors, and Substance Use among Homeless Youth andYoung Adults” (R21) ($408,768.00).

2013-2014 Kimberly A. Tyler, Co-I. “Intensive Referral Intervention to Improve Substance Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes: Training and Implementation of Peer Support Specialists and Follow-up.” Substance Use Disorder Quality Enhancement Research Initiative. ($17,825.00).

2012-2013 Kimberly A. Tyler, Co-I. “Intensive Referral Intervention to Improve Substance Use Disorder Treatment Outcomes among Rural and Highly Rural Veterans.” Office of Rural Health. ($155,000.00).

2011-2013 Kimberly A. Tyler, Co-I. “Substance Abuse and Violence Initiative.”

UNL Strategic Research Cluster Grant. ($90,330.00).

2007-2009 Kimberly A. Tyler. “Social Networks, HIV Risk Behaviors, and Homeless Youth.” National Institute of Drug Abuse (R21) ($358,763.00).

2002-2007 Kimberly A. Tyler. “Neglect and Abuse Histories Among Homeless Youth Adults.” National Institute for Mental Health Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01) ($659,525.00).

2003-2004 Connie Chapple and Kimberly A. Tyler. “Social, Educational, and Emotional Outcomes of Child Neglect.” Research Cluster Grants to Foster Interdisciplinary Research at UNL ($5,000.00).

2002-2003 Kimberly A. Tyler. Haas Faculty Award for Research in Sociology ($3,000.00).

2002-2003 Kimberly A. Tyler. UNL Layman Award ($9,632.00).

2001-2003 Kimberly A. Tyler. “Homeless Young Adults.” UNL Faculty Seed Grant ($4,335.00).

Research Reports

2016 Kimberly A. Tyler with Kristen Olson, Colleen Ray, and Rachel Schmitz. Homeless Youth and Young Adult Texting Project. Summary of Findings to Participating Agencies. University of Nebraska -Lincoln, Department of Sociology (June2016). (Download this summary report below.)

2005 Kimberly A. Tyler with Katherine A. Johnson, Lisa A. Griepenstroh, and Bianca E. Bersani. Homeless Young Adult Project – Summary Report to Cedars, Iowa Homeless Youth Shelter, and Youth Emergency Services. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Department of Sociology. (Download this summary report below.)

Downloadable Reports

2016 Agency Report

2005 Summary Report to Cedars, Iowa Homeless Youth Shelter, and Youth Emergency Services