A5058384912- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Cognitive Abilities and Testing
- Child Abuse and Trauma
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Parental Involvement in Education
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Child and Animal Learning Development
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Community Health and Development
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Family and Disability Support Research
University of Minnesota
2017-2025
Twin Cities Orthopedics
2022-2023
University of Minnesota System
2016-2021
John Wiley & Sons (United States)
2020
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2013-2016
New York University
2011-2013
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America
2010
Harvard University Press
2009
University College London
2004-2005
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
2004-2005
Executive functioning (EF) refers to a set of higher order, core cognitive processes that facilitate planning, problem solving, and the initiation maintenance goal-directed behavior. Although recent research has established importance EF for word reading development in early childhood, few studies have investigated role comprehension during middle childhood. This study relations between two specific dimensions EF—attention shifting inhibitory control—and students fourth grade (N = 120)....
In the current article, we contrast 2 analytical approaches to estimate relation of parenting executive function development in a sample 1,292 children assessed longitudinally between ages 36 and 60 months age. Children were administered newly developed validated battery 6 tasks tapping inhibitory control, working memory, attention shifting. Residualized change analysis indicated that higher quality as by scores on widely used measures at both earlier later time points predicted more...
Path analysis was used to investigate the longitudinal associations among parenting and children's executive function externalizing behavior problems from 36 90 months of age in Family Life Project (N = 1,115), a study child development context rural poverty. While controlling for stability constructs, semistructured observations prospectively predicted performance on battery tasks primary caregivers' reports behavior. Furthermore, association between early later longitudinally mediated by...
Evidence suggests that living near green space supports mental health, but studies examining the association of with early health symptoms among children are rare.
Abstract Intervention studies indicate that children's early child‐care experiences can be leveraged to foster their development of effective self‐regulation skills. It is less clear whether typical play a similar role. In addition, evidence suggests children with common variant the DRD4 gene (48‐bp VNTR, 7‐repeat) may more sensitive than those without this variant. Using data from NICHD Study Early Child Care and Youth Development , we considered degree which experiences—quantity, quality,...
Here we tested whether there was genetic moderation of effects early maternal sensitivity on social-emotional and cognitive-linguistic development from childhood onward any detected Gene × Environment interaction proved consistent with differential-susceptibility or diathesis-stress models Person (N = 695). Two new approaches for evaluating were employed 12 candidate genes. Whereas to be a predictor child functioning across the primary-school years, genes did not show many main effects, nor...
Income, education, and cumulative-risk indices likely obscure meaningful heterogeneity in the mechanisms through which poverty impacts child outcomes. This study draws from contemporary theory to specify multiple dimensions of poverty-related adversity resources, with aim better capturing these nuances. Using data Family Life Project (N = 1,292), we leveraged moderated nonlinear factor analysis (Bauer, 2017) establish group- longitudinally invariant environmental measures infancy early...
A considerable body of literature suggests that children's child-care experiences may impact adrenocortical functioning in early childhood. Yet emerging findings also suggest the magnitude and sometimes direction effects on development be markedly different for children from higher risk contexts. Using data a large population-based sample families predominantly low-income backgrounds rural communities, we tested degree to which links between (at 7-36 months) their subsequent cortisol levels...
The variation in experiences between high and low-socioeconomic status contexts are posited to play a crucial role shaping the developing brain may explain differences child outcomes. Yet, examinations of SES development have largely been limited distal proxies these (e.g., income comparisons). current study sought disentangle effects multiple socioeconomic indices dimensions more proximal on resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) sample 7834 youth (aged 9-10 years) from Adolescent...
Abstract Theory suggests that early experiences may calibrate the “threshold activity” of hypothalamus–pituitary–adrenal axis in childhood. Particularly challenging or particularly supportive environments are posited to manifest heightened physiological sensitivity context. Using longitudinal data from Family Life Project ( N = 1,292), we tested whether links between maternal and activity aligned with these predictions. Specifically, magnitude within-person relation children's cortisol...
Abstract Background Restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs) are core features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) one the earliest behavioral signs ASD. However, RRBs also present in typically developing (TD) infants, toddlers, preschool-aged children. Past work suggests that examining change these over time is essential to distinguish between normative manifestations denote risk for a neurodevelopmental disorder. One challenge changes most measures have not established longitudinal...
Research suggests there are differences in children’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms as a function of age, race, sex, socio-economic status (SES). Males, Black children, children experiencing lower SES have been rated having more problems. Female older higher symptoms. The validity these findings rests on the assumption that measures mean same thing across groups developmental time (i.e., Measurement Invariance; MI). Without assuring MI, results may represent measurement not true...
Research suggests there are differences in children's internalizing and externalizing symptoms as a function of age, race, sex, socioeconomic status (SES). Males, Black children, children experiencing lower SES have been rated having more problems. Female older higher symptoms. The validity these findings rests on the assumption that measures mean same thing across groups developmental time (i.e., measurement invariance [MI]). Without assuring MI, results may represent not true underlying...
Throughout development, we learn through trial and error in the face of uncertainty. This ‘reinforcement learning’ supports youth’s ability to adapt environmental demands. Theory suggests that early experiences optimize learning prioritize socially relevant cues across multiple levels analysis. Yet, experimental paradigms often use abstract stimuli limit measures behavioral summaries such as task accuracy. study uses computational models grounded reinforcement dynamic systems frameworks...