Society For Research in Child Development 2009 Biennial Meeting Presentations

The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) is a professional association dedicated to promoting multidisciplinary research in the field of human development, fostering the exchange of information among scientists and other professionals of various disciplines, and encouraging applications of research findings.

The 2009 SRCD Biennial Meeting is being held in Denver, Colorado, April 2-4. The following is a listing of Department of Education faculty and doctoral students who will be presenting at the meeting and the titles of their presentations:

Professor Margaret Burchinal

• Do Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care?
• What Matters Most? Differential Impact of Early Child Care Versus Early Parenting on Adolescent Functioning
• Long-Term Effects of Preschool Quality on Changes in Children's Achievement
• Examining the Black-White Achievement Gap Among Low-Income Children in the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
• Effects of a Professional Development Intervention on Teaching Practices and Children's Language and Literacy Outcomes
• Threshold Analysis of Association Between Child Care Quality and Child Outcomes: Low-Income Children in Pre-Kindergarten
• Early Childhood Assessment: Why, What, and How

Distinguished Professor Greg J. Duncan

• School Readiness and Learning-Related Behaviors in Elementary School
• Early School Skills and Behaviors: Precursors to Young Adult Crime?
• Defining Evidence: Experimental Design

Associate Professor Joseph Mahoney

• Adolescent Summertime Activities and the Development of Obesity

Assistant Professor Stephanie Reich

• Adolescents' Use of Online Social Networking Sites -- Should We Be Concerned?

Professor Deborah Lowe Vandell

• Do Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care
• Child and Youth Outcomes Linked to Participation in High-Quality After-School Programs

Director of Research Kim M. Pierce

• Child and Youth Outcomes Linked to Participation in High-Quality After-School Programs

Ph.D. Student Maria Parente

• Adolescent Self Care and Neighborhood Characteristics: Do Features of the Self Care Environment Matter for Adolescent Adjustment?