Lehigh faculty to showcase research at 2019 SRCD

Society for Research in Child Development | March 21-23, 2019

The field of child development received formal recognition in 1922-23 through the appointment of a subcommittee on Child Development of the National Research Council. In 1925, under the direction of Robert S. Woodworth, an eminent experimental psychologist, this group became the Committee in Child Development with offices and staff in the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the committee was to integrate research activities and to stimulate research in child development. The committee awarded fellowships, initiated conferences, and began publications. In 1927, 425 scientists were listed in the Directory of Research in Child Development and that same year the first volume of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography was published. In 1933 the Committee on Child Development disbanded and passed the torch to the newly organized Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD).

Thursday, March 21

Parental Engagement in Children's Kindergarten Transition
9:30 - 10:45 am - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
Peggy Kong, Xinwei Zhang, Xiaoran Yu and Anu Sachdev

The role of behavior in improving reading outcomes: A synthesis
12:30 - 1:35pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
Esther Ritva Lindström and Emma Gratton-Fisher

Maternal sensitivity predicts trajectories of infant respiratory sinus arrhythmia across maternal engagement and disengagement.
12:30 - 1:45pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
N. Admoni & Susan Woodhouse

Simultaneous consideration of the SNS (alpha-amylase) and HPA (cortisol) in 6-month-old infants’ response to stress.
12:30 - 1:45pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
M. Lauer, & Susan Woodhouse

Maternal attachment styles, psychological distress and parenting in a distress context. In S. Woodhouse (Chair) Adult attachment style: Implications for parenting behavior and child outcomes.
2:15 -3:45 pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 3, Room 339
Susan Woodhouse (Chair)

Social networks of children with developmental language disorder in inclusive preschool programs.
4:00 - 5:30 pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 3, Room 332
L.M. Justice, J. Chen, A. Rhoad-Drogalis, T.J. Lin, & Brook Sawyer

Friday, March 22

Building on family strengths to promote the academic development of young Black and Latino children.
10:00 - 11:30 am - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 3, Room 329
S. Sonnenschein, & Brook Sawyer (Chairs) 

Family Dynamics and Psychological Health Issues in Emerging Adulthood in Rural China
12:45-2:00 pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
Xinwei Zhang and Peggy Kong

Saturday, March 23

Secure base provision: A new approach to examining links between maternal caregiving and infant attachment. 
8:00 - 9:15 am, Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
Susan Woodhouse, J.R. Scott, A. Hepworth, & J. Cassidy.

What school readiness skills are most important to immigrant parents? A comparison across groups.
2:30 - 3:45 pm - Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
Brook Sawyer, S. Sonnenschein, Peggy Kong, Bridget Dever, C. Simons, X. Zhang, X. Yu, B. Shepherd, & Y. Cai.

Maternal perceived control over caregiving, exposure to community violence, and sensitivity towards her infant.
4:15 to 5:30pm, Baltimore Convention Center, Level 1, Exhibit Hall B
C. Dai & Susan Woodhouse