2023


Dr. Dina C. Castro


Lee E, Subramaniam K, Castro DC. Early Childhood Pre-service Teachers’ Descriptions of Equity in Science Education: A Thematic Analysis. Early Childhood Education Journal. 2023; 51(3): 483–492.

Dr. Erika (Gaby) Cordova Ramos


Jones KC, Austad K, Silver S, Cordova-Ramos EG, Fantasia KL, et al. Patient perspectives of the hospital discharge process: a qualitative study. Journal of Patient Experience. 2023; 10: 23743735231171564.

Cordova-Ramos EG, Jain C, Torrice V, McGean M, Buitron de la Vega P, et al. Implementing social risk screening and referral to resources in the NICU. Pediatrics. 2023; 151(4): e2022058975.

Cordova-Ramos EG, Brochier A, Tripodis Y, Garg A, Parker MG. Beyond income: material hardship and the health and healthcare of premature children. Journal of Perinatology. 2023; 43(3): 357–363.

Cordova-Ramos EG, Melvin P, Kalluri NS, Peña MM, Belfort MB, et al. Association of Primary Language with Provision of Mother’s Milk Among Very-Low-Birthweight Infants in Massachusetts. Breastfeeding Medicine. 2023; 18(2): 116–123.

Dr. Stephanie Curenton


Goldberg MJ, Lloyd DD, Syed G, Welch GW, Curenton SM. A Validation Study of the Assessing Classroom Sociocultural Equity Scale (ACSES) in Pre-Kindergarten to Third Grade Classrooms. Early Education and Development. 2023; 34(7): 1704–1727.

Little M, Ansari A, Curenton S. Guest editorial: Advancing our understanding of demographic (Mis)match in early childhood education. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2023; 64: 174–176.

Ibekwe-Okafor N, Sims J, Curenton SM. Black motherhood and the dual pandemics: the protective role of stable income on mental wellbeing. Journal of Social Issues. 2023; 79(2): 694–715.

Surrain S, Curenton SM, Jarquin Tapia C. Fostering dual language learners’ participation in Head Start classroom conversations through code-switching in whole group and small group settings. Early Education and Development. 2023; 34(4): 885–909.

Syed G, Sims J, House SH, Bruno B, Boulware A, Tang K, Curenton SM. Innovations and Opportunities in Care for Black Mothers and Birthing People. Family & Community Health. 2023; 46(2): 87–94.

Iruka IU, Durden TR, Escayg KA, Curenton SM. We are the change we seek: Advancing racial justice in early care and education. Teachers College Press. 2023.

Dr. Yoonsook Ha


Giapponi Schneider K, Wong E, Joshi P, Ha Y. The impact of subsidy reimbursement rate and family copayment changes on access to child care: initial ideas from key informant interview findings. Massachusetts Child Care Policy Research Partnership. 2023.

Wei WS, Ha Y, Schneider KG, Joshi P. Children’s absenteeism from pre-K to kindergarten: A focus on children receiving child care subsidies. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 2023; 64: 368–380.

Schneider KG, Marin FDLT, Wong E, Joshi P, Ha Y. COVID-19 Subsidy Caseload Decline: Parent Insights. 2023.

Dr. Lindsey M. Locks


Locks LM, Newell KB, Imohe A, Moloney GM, Shaker-Berbari L, et al. The effect of interventions distributing home fortification products on infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices: A systematic narrative review. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 2023; 19(3): e13488.

Buonomo G, Acuña-Villaorduna C, Poongothai V, Dharmalingam M, et al. A micro-costing analysis of nutritional support for persons with TB and their families in India. Public Health Action. 2023; 13(2): 34–36.

Locks LM, Paudyal N, Lundsgaard S, Thapa LB, Joshi N, Mei LZ, et al. The prevalence of anemia in children aged 6–23 months and its correlates differ by district in Kapilvastu and Achham districts in Nepal. Current Developments in Nutrition. 2023; 7(5): 100063.

Fink G, Lauer JM, Locks L, Chembe M, Henderson S, Kumwenda C, et al. Study protocol: The impact of growth charts and nutritional supplements on child growth in Zambia (ZamCharts): A cluster randomized controlled trial. Research Square Platform LLC. 2023.

Carwile M, Cintron C, Jain K, Buonomo G, Oliver M, Dauphinais M, et al. Not business as usual: Engaging the corporate sector in India’s TB elimination efforts. Global Public Health. 2023; 18(1): 2120405.

Dr. Ruth Paris


Stoddard J, Reynolds E, Paris R, Haller SP, Johnson SB, Zik J, Elliotte E, et al. The coronavirus impact scale: construction, validation, and comparisons in diverse clinical samples. JAACAP Open. 2023; 1(1): 48–59.

Paris R, Herriott AL, Holt M. Parenting stress and competence among mothers of young children with substance use disorders: The roles of trauma and reflective functioning. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2023; 44(2): 228–239.

Maru M, Paris R, Simhi M. The protective effects of social support and family functioning on parenting stress among Hispanic/Latino/a American immigrant parents with traumatic life experiences. Infant Mental Health Journal. 2023; 44(3): 348–361.

Dr. Peter Rockers


Rockers PC, Kiragu ZW, Onyango MA, Laing RO, Wirtz VJ. Willingness to pay brand premiums for generic medicines in Kenya: A bidding game experiment. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 2023; 38(5): 1453–1463.

Kaiser JL, Hamer DH, Juntunen A, Ngoma T, Fink G, Schueler J, Rockers PC, et al. COVID-19 Knowledge and Prevention Behaviors in Rural Zambia: A Qualitative Application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2023; 109(1): 76.

Kaiser JL, Ngoma T, Rockers PC, Fink G, Juntunen A, Hamer DH, et al. A Qualitative Assessment of Community Acceptability and Use of a Locally Developed Children’s Book to Increase Shared Reading and Parent-Child Interactions in Rural Zambia. Annals of Global Health. 2023; 89(1): 28.

Rockers PC, Leppänen JM, Tarullo A, Coetzee L, Fink G, Hamer DH, et al. Evaluation of a community health worker home visit intervention to improve child development in South Africa: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 2023; 20(4): e1004222.

Juntunen A, Scott NA, Kaiser JL, Vian T, Ngoma T, Mataka KK, Bwalya M, Rockers PC, et al. A cost description of the setup costs of community-owned maternity waiting homes in rural Zambia. PLOS Global Public Health. 2023; 3(4): e0000340.

Killion JP, Silverman DT, Evans D, Coetzee L, Tarullo AR, Hamer DH, Rockers PC. Vaccination coverage at seven months of age in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A cross-sectional survey. Global Health Promotion. 2023; 30(1): 42–52.

Falgas-Bague I, Thembo T, Kaiser JL, Hamer DH, Scott NA, Ngoma T, Rockers PC, et al. Trends in maternal mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic—evidence from Zambia. PLOS ONE. 2023; 18(2): e0281091.

Rockers PC, Zuilkowski SS, Fink G. Childhood adversity and educational attainment: Evidence from Zambia on the role of personality. Frontiers in Psychology. 2023; 14: 995343.

Leppänen JM, Tarullo A, Evans D, Coetzee L, Fink G, Yousafzai AK, Rockers PC, et al. Socioeconomic gradients in children’s eye movement behaviors. OSF Preprints. 2023.

Dr. Amanda R. Tarullo


Rockers PC, Leppänen JM, Tarullo A, Coetzee L, Fink G, Hamer DH, et al. Evaluation of a community health worker home visit intervention to improve child development in South Africa: A cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLoS Medicine. 2023; 20(4): e1004222.

Killion JP, Silverman DT, Evans D, Coetzee L, Tarullo AR, Hamer DH, Rockers PC. Vaccination coverage at seven months of age in Limpopo Province, South Africa: A cross-sectional survey. Global Health Promotion. 2023; 30(1): 42–52.

Lopera-Perez DC, John AS, Tarullo A. Sophisticated parent language is linked to high-frequency neural activity in preschoolers. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society. 2023; 45(45).

Leppänen JM, Tarullo A, Evans D, Coetzee L, Fink G, Yousafzai AK, Rockers PC, et al. Socioeconomic gradients in children’s eye movement behaviors. OSF Preprints. 2023.