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Dr. Ruth Paris publishes new work in Infant Mental Health Journal and is awarded two new grants
Earlier this year, Institute Associate Director for Research, Dr. Ruth Paris published two articles in the Infant Mental Health Journal, both of which examine parenting stress in different contexts. The first looks at the roles of trauma and reflective functioning in parenting stress and competence among mothers of young children... More
Dr. Ruth Paris featured in Spring issue of Smith College School of Social Work’s InDepth Magazine
The biannual magazine features faculty, alumni, and students in the field of social work. Dr. Ruth Paris, Institute Associate Director for Research and Smith College graduate (MSW), was featured in the article "Great Expectations", which examines the perinatal period using a social work lens. The piece highlights her current work... More
Institute Director Dina Castro recognized with inaugural Bahamdan Endowed Professorship
In December of last year, Kamal Bahamdan endowed to Wheelock College a chair in early childhood well-being. Bahamdan, an alumnus of the BU College of Engineering, is committed to supporting high quality education through the activities of the Bahamdan Group which educates more than 50,000 students across the world. ... More
Institute faculty publish global early childhood well-being work
Drs. Peter Rockers and Amanda Tarullo recently published a paper evaluating a community health worker home visit program in South Africa. The program aims to improve child development by integrating home visits into community health worker operations. Dr. Rockers also published research examining whether personality traits mediate the relationship... More
Spring Research in Progress Meetings create space for interdisciplinary conversations
This semester the BU Wheelock Institute for Early Childhood Well-Being held monthly research in progress meetings as an opportunity to engage early childhood researchers in cross-disciplinary conversations about their work and its impact in the community. The January meeting featured presenters Dr. Genevieve Guyol and Dr. Lindsey Locks. Dr. More
Dr. Dina Castro and Dr. Ruth Paris join Wheelock College Dean Dr. David Chard on trip to Lesotho
Earlier this year, Institute Director, Dina Castro, and Associate Director for Research, Ruth Paris, had the opportunity to join David Chard in visiting Lesotho to learn more about local early childhood well-being efforts. Dr. Margaret Lombe, associate professor at the BU School of Social Work also joined the team.They were... More
Dr. Dina Castro to join The Hunt Institute’s Early Efforts Panel: Literacy from Day One
The Hunt Institute is a nonprofit organization that works to inspire and inform elected officials and policymakers about key issues in education, honoring James B. Hunt, Jr., a champion of education. The webinar, taking place on March, 7th at 2pm ET, will highlight the importance of promoting early literacy... More
Institute Director, Dr. Dina Castro, Awarded Five-Year Grant from US Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition
The grant will fund the Nuestros Niños program, which aims to improve teaching for young bilingual learners by delivering professional development to teachers and teacher assistants working in prekindergarten classes. Dina Castro, alongside Cristina Gillanders of the University of Colorado, Denver, will lead the project in collaboration with Boston... More
EC Institute’s Associate Director of Research Presents at Society for Social Work and Research Annual Meeting
Dr. Ruth Paris presented 2 studies at the annual meeting of the Society for Social Work and Research in Phoenix, AZ on Jan 13, 2023. As chairperson of the session "Parental Mental Health across the Globe: Inequities and Protective Factors Impacting Families with Young Children", Dr. Paris presented "Experiences of Latinx... More
EC Institute Faculty Governing Board Members Present Equity-Driven Work at Fall Conferences
The Fall semester provided opportunities for members of the EC Institute's Faculty Governing Board to share their work at state and national conferences. Both presentations shared a focus on advancing equity in early childhood work. In September of last year, Dr. Ellie Friedland presented “Setting the Stage and Guiding Child-Directed... More