A5069925554- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Reading and Literacy Development
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Middle East Politics and Society
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
- Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research
- Education Systems and Policy
- School Choice and Performance
- Educational Assessment and Pedagogy
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Economic Growth and Development
- Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Educational Systems and Policies
- Community Health and Development
- Education, Safety, and Science Studies
- Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities
- Food Quality and Safety Studies
New York University
2012-2024
University of California, San Diego
2022-2024
Westchester Institute for Human Development
2021
Bioland (South Korea)
2020
Harvard University Press
2015-2018
Though many transnational families undergo profound transformations that are often complicated by extended periods of separation between loved ones, it is challenging to establish a sense prevalence family separations as well their effects on youth. Utilizing the Longitudinal Immigrant Student Adaptation data with 282 newcomer adolescents from China, Central America, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Mexico, authors report nearly three quarters participants had been separated one or both...
Deep reading comprehension refers to the process required succeed at tasks defined by Common Core State Literacy Standards, as well achieve proficiency on more challenging in Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) framework. The purpose of this study was test hypothesis that three skill domains not frequently attended instruction or theories comprehension—academic language, perspective taking, and complex reasoning—predict outcomes an assessment deep comprehension. Global...
Applying social capital and systems theories of processes, we examine the role classroom peer context in behavioral engagement low-income students (N = 80) urban elementary school classrooms 22). Systematic child observations were conducted to assess among second fifth graders fall spring same year. Classroom observations, teacher questionnaires, network data collected fall. Confirming prior research, results from multilevel models indicate that with more difficulties or less academic...
To examine effects of a teacher consultation and coaching program delivered by school community mental health professionals on change in observed classroom interactions child functioning across one year.
Abstract Understanding the social context of classrooms has been a central goal research focused on promotion academic development. Building current literature classroom settings and guided by risk protection framework, this study examines unique combined contribution individual relationships quality interactions behavioral engagement among low‐income Latino students in kindergarten to fifth grade ( N = 111). Findings indicate that with teachers peers quality, each independently predicted...
With a sample of 7,752 fourth- to seventh-grade students in 25 schools which were randomized at the school level condition, this article reports experimental impacts an enhanced version Word Generation on student outcomes end Year 1 and 2. employs analysis, synthesis, critique, problem-solving activities build students' academic language, perspective taking, ultimately their reading comprehension. Results indicate that program improves proximate outcome vocabulary included curriculum after...
During early adolescence, most public school students undergo transitions, and many experience declines in academic performance social-emotional well-being. Theories empirical research have highlighted the importance of supportive environments promoting positive youth development during this period transition. Despite this, little is known about proximal social developmental contexts range middle grade schools US attend. Using a cross-sectional dataset from eighth wave Early Childhood...
The current study uses an accelerated longitudinal design to examine the role of three dimensions academic engagement (behavioral, relational, and cognitive) in explaining influence E nglish language proficiency on newcomer immigrant youths' performance across adolescence. sample included 354 youth from C entral A merica, hina, D ominican R epublic, H aiti, M exico. As established with other populations, behavioral, cognitive were closely associated one another significantly contributed...
The Rapid Assessment of Cognitive and Emotional Regulation (RACER) is a tablet-based assessment tool for children that measures executive function (EF) skills. Instructions are brief visually presented; game-like tasks designed to easily engage regardless literacy level variable test administration settings. RACER inhibitory control working memory. This study presents the theoretical rationale empirical evidence assessments EF, process administering assessments. current sample consists...
Refugee children face significant adversities that can threaten critical developmental processes and hamper learning outcomes. This study examines how post-migration risk factors at the community, household, individual level experienced by primary school-aged Syrian refugee in Lebanon (N = 448, Age M 9.08, SD 1.90) are associated with cognitive, emotional, behavioral as well literacy numeracy performance. We identified several factors, including attending a lower grade than their...
Experimental evidence on strategies to support refugee children's integration into host-country public schools is needed. We employ a three-arm, site-randomized controlled trial test the impact of short-term access two versions nonformal remedial programming infused with social-emotional learning (SEL) among Syrian children in Lebanese schools. Remedial classroom climate-targeted SEL practices improved perceptions (effect sizes [ES] = 0.48–0.66) only. The program both and skill-targeted...
This study evaluates the effect of attending a U.S. public middle or junior high school as compared with K-8 on eighth graders’ academic and psychosocial outcomes. In national sample, we conducted propensity score weighted regression analysis. Initial findings indicated that for eighth-grade students, negatively affected teacher- self-reported reading/writing competence. After applying population weights, only reading self-concept remained by enrollment. Exploratory analysis revealed...
As the CNS-resident macrophages and member of myeloid lineage, microglia fulfill manifold functions important for brain development homeostasis. In context neurodegenerative diseases, they have been implicated in degenerative regenerative processes. The discovery distinct activation patterns, including increased phagocytosis, indicated a damaging role cells multiple system atrophy (MSA), devastating, rapidly progressing atypical parkinsonian disorder. Here, we analyzed gene expression...
Introduction In humanitarian settings, social-emotional learning (SEL) programs for children are often delivered using a field-feasible approach where the more easily deployable and adaptable in field, require minimal training, depend less on strict sequence structure of program components to elicit intended treatment effect. However, evidence is lacking what aspects this implementation enable SEL programming be beneficial children’s development. Method study, we propose evaluate measures...
This paper introduces the LIDO, or Low-Inference Discourse Observation tool, that captures discourse moves produced by students and teachers in whole-classroom discussions. Coding methods are described, followed analyses explore validity of LIDO through correlations among LIDO-coded between scores on Instructional Support domain Classroom Assessment Scoring System-Secondary, utilizing 643 audio-recorded classroom lessons. Observations were conducted fourth seventh grade urban classrooms,...
Abstract This paper critically reviews the opportunities and challenges in designing conducting actionable research on learning development of children conflict- crisis-affected countries. We approached our review through two perspectives championed by Edward Zigler: (a) child social policy (b) developmental psychopathology context. The aim work was to answer following questions: What works enhance children's such contexts? By what mechanisms? For whom? Under conditions? How do experiences...
This study explores patterns of self-regulation and emotional well-being among Syrian refugee children in Lebanon, employing a person-centered approach, responding to theoretical challenges articulated by Dante Cicchetti other psychologists. Using latent profile analysis with data from 2,132 children, we identified seven distinct profiles across cognitive regulation, emotional-behavioral interpersonal well-being. These showed significant heterogeneity domains children. Some consistently...
Despite substantial cross-national interest in remedial programming as a way to support low-achieving students, evidence of its effectiveness is rare, particularly low-income and/or crisis-affected contexts. In this article, we present experimental the impact tutoring program on academic outcomes from two-level randomized trial two treatments Niger: school randomization testing skill-targeted SEL activities and within-school student-level access tutoring. We find that for 4 h per week...
Most U.S. classrooms serve students with various linguistic and academic needs. Tier-I universal approaches support English language learners (ELLs) without segregating them into a different track thereby constraining future learning opportunities. The current study examines whether Word Generation (WG), discussion-based program designed to build literacy practices, provides differential gains for non-ELL ELL in vocabulary, social perspective-taking skills, language, reading comprehension....