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... His research has focused on early socioemotional development and, most recently, on evaluating early childhood intervention programs. He has served as president of the Society for Research in Child Development and of the World Association for Infant Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines (now the World Association of Infant Mental Health)
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... She has been an associate editor of Developmental Psychology and on the editorial board of Applied Psycholinguistics. She is a member-at-large for the section on linguistics and language science of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the board of advisors of the Piaget Society and has served on review panels for the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health.
From page 556...
... She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Stanford University.
From page 557...
... Her current research involves a treatment outcome study of child-parent psychotherapy with preschoolers who have witnessed domestic violence. As a bilingual, bicultural Latina, she has a special interest in cultural issues involving child development, childrearing, and child mental health.
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... She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Yale University.
From page 559...
... is distinguished McKnight University professor of child psychology, pediatrics, and neuroscience at the University of Minnesota. His research interests lie in developmental cognitive neuroscience, with particular interests in brain and memory development and in neural plasticity.
From page 561...
... Index A Abecedarian Project, 76, 350, 351, 361, 363, 364, 407 Abuse, see Child abuse and neglect Access barriers, 66, 254, 367-368, 400, 535 see also "cultural competence" under Interventions ADHD, see "disorders" under Attention Adolescents, 125, 134, 135, 161-162, 249, 253, 259 brain development, 6 185, 187, 201, 205, 397 citizenship, 352 friends and peers, 163, 176, 180 nonparental child care, 312-313 self-regulation, 94, 104,115, 116, 118 socioeconomic status, 277-278, 279, 290-291, 328, 329-330 332, 335, 336 teen pregnancy, 8, 226-227, 274, 355, 542 urban low-income areas, 328, 329330, 332, 335, 336 Adoption and foster care, 225, 233, 250-251, 257, 258-260, 364 abused children, 250, 255, 257-259 cognitive development, 42, 146 genetics research, 41-44, 45-48, 250, 286 IQ and, 45-46 language learning, 134, 146 see also Orphans and orphanages African-Americans, 61, 65, 179, 269, 272, 281, 286 nonparental child care, 306 single-parent families, 283, 290-291 sleeping practices, 61 urban low-income areas, 329, 331, 344 AIDS, 541 Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 35 Alcohol abuse, 291 maternal depression, 251 prenatal exposure, 197, 198, 200203 Aggressiveness, see Violence and aggressiveness 561


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