A5079625514- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Education Discipline and Inequality
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Education, Safety, and Science Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues
- Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
University of Utah
2020-2025
University of Hartford
2018-2020
University of Connecticut
2018-2020
Central Connecticut State University
2020
Baystate Health
2019
UConn Health
2019
Schools are increasingly being leveraged as intervention points to address childhood trauma due the well-established links between exposure and poor child well-being outcomes. However, although preschool-aged children experience higher rates of trauma, such maltreatment violence exposure, than their older counterparts, there is a dearth information available related trauma-informed preschool models. This conceptual article outlines need for programming highlights key components models young...
Developmental trauma or chronic early childhood exposure to abuse and neglect by caregivers has been shown have a long-lasting pervasive impact on mental neural development, including problems with attention, impulse control, self-regulation, executive functioning. Its long-term effects are arguably the costliest public health challenge in United States. Children developmental rarely satisfactory response currently available evidence-based psychotherapeutic pharmacological treatments....
Trauma-informed approaches are increasingly being integrated within early care and education (ECE) settings due to the plethora of research linking adversity trauma in childhood (e.g., maltreatment, violence, racial discrimination) children’s social-emotional, behavioral, academic well-being. However, despite widespread use observational measures assess ECE classroom instructional quality, there is no existing measure trauma-informed teaching practices nor guidance on integrating into...
While reflective supervision and trauma-informed care are often implemented separately within early education (ECE) settings, there is meaningful intersection between these two approaches that may support ongoing efforts to young children who have experienced trauma. The current study presents secondary analysis of qualitative data from three focus groups with 11 ECE supervisors attended a training, paired consultation. engaged in training noted shifts experience practice intersect Substance...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound societal impact with unprecedented on women's labor force participation, including among academic mothers. Yet, persistent gendered and racialized inequities in academia remain structurally unaddressed, social work. We believe that as work educators we are well-positioned to develop an culture helps us refocus what matters most; redefine excellence teaching, service, research; make practice more equitable. To this end, convened group of mothers,...
Abstract To address high rates of mental health and developmental concerns facing young children ages 0–6 in the United States internationally, providers across professional sectors need Infant early childhood (IECMH) training support. The teleconsultation program (TTP) is a state‐funded developed one Mountain West state to provide free IECMH any provider working with children. TTP included access webinars individual or group consultation licensed providers. Webinars focused on increasing...
Young Hispanic children make up an increasing percentage of enrolled in preschools; however, little is known about the effects adversity on their preschool outcomes. This pilot study uses descriptive, correlational, and hierarchical multiple regression analyses to explore relationship between cumulative adversity, teacher-rated observed measures self-regulation, student–teacher conflict a predominately sample. More than 50% preschoolers had experienced at least one type adversity. Results...
Suspension is associated with a host of negative outcomes, including future suspension and poor academic engagement. A number demographic behavioral factors, such as behaviors race/ethnicity, have been found to predict child’s risk suspension, however factors in the family environment, violence, not widely explored within this body literature. The current study examined whether disruptive mediated relationship between violence exposure elementary school using data from age 8 wave LONGSCAN...