Publications

Articles by Center Researchers

An overview of the various journal and other scholarly articles written or co-authored by NCCF Co-Directors or research staff.

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Also see:
Publications of Sharon Lynn Kagan
Selected Publications of Jeanne Brooks-Gunn
Complete Publications of Jeanne Brooks-Gunn

Articles by Center Researchers

2008 (and in press) 
(alphabetical listing)

Barajas, R.G., Philipsen, N., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Cognitive and emotional outcomes for children in poverty. In D.R. Crane and T.B. Heaton (Eds.) Handbook for Families and Poverty. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Berger, L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Paxson, C., & Waldfogel, J. (2008). First-Year maternal employment and child outcomes: Differences across racial and ethnic groups. Children and Youth Services Review, 30, 365-387.

Brady-Smith, C., Brooks-Gunn, J., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Ispa, J. M., Fuligni, A. S., Cohen, R., & Fine, M. (in press). Parenting in context, parenting as context: Examining patterns of parenting and their relations to infant development among Mexican, African, and European American low-income mothers. Parenting: Science and Practice.

Brooks-Gunn, J., & Donahue, E. (Eds.). (2008). Electronic media in the lives of children and youth. The Future of Children. (Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2008). A collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. http://www.futureofchildren.org/usr_doc/Media_08_01.pdf

Brooks-Gunn, J., Johnson, A., & Leventhal, T. (in press). Disorder, turbulence, and resources in children’s homes and neighborhoods. In G. W. Evans & T. D. Wachs (Eds.), Chaos and children's development: Levels of analysis and mechanisms.

Burchinal, M., Nelson, L., Carlson, M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Neighborhood characteristics and child care type and quality. Early Education and Development.

Carlson, M. J., McLanahan, S. S., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Co-Parenting and nonresident fathers’ involvement with young children after a nonmarital birth. Demography.

Chen, J., Philipsen Hetzner, N.M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in preparation). Growing up in poverty in developed countries. In G. Bremner and T. Wachs (Eds.) Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development: 2nd Edition. England: Blackwell Publishing.

DeRose, L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Pubertal development in early adolescence: Implications for affective processes. In N. B. Allen & L. Sheeber (Eds.), Adolescent emotional development and the emergence of depressive disorders. New York, NY: Cambridge University.

Fauth, R. C., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Are some neighborhoods better for child health than others? In R. F. Schoeni, J. S. House, G.A. Kaplan, & H. Pollack (Eds.), Making Americans healthier: Social and economic policy as health policy (pp. 334 – 376). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Fauth, R. C., Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Seven years later: Effects of a neighborhood mobility program on poor Black and Latino adults’ well-being. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 49, 119–130.

Foster, H., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Role strain in the transition to adolescence: Pubertal timing associations with behavior problems by gender and race/ethnicity. Developmental Psychology.

Foster, H., Hagan, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Growing up fast: Stress exposure and subjective 'weathering' in emerging adulthood. Journal of Health and Social Behavior.

Gardner, M., Barajas, R.G., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Neighborhood influences on substance use etiology: Is where you live important? In L. Scheier (Ed.), Handbook of Drug Use Etiology.

Gardner, M., Roth, J. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Sports participation and juvenile delinquency: Examining the role of the peer context among adolescent boys and girls with varied histories of problem behavior. Developmental Psychology.

Gardner, M., Roth, J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Adolescents' participation in organized activities and developmental success two and eight years after high school: Do sponsorship, duration, and intensity matter? Developmental Psychology, 44, 814-830.

Georges, A. (in press). Relation of instruction and poverty to mathematics achievement during kindergarten. Teachers College Record.

Howard, K. S. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Relationship supportiveness during the transition to parenting among married and unmarried parents. Parenting: Science and Practice.

Johnson, A., Martin, A., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Petrill, S. (2008). Order in the house! Associations among household chaos, the home literacy environment, maternal reading ability, and children's early reading. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 54(4), 445-472.

Johnson, A. D., Tarrant, K., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Early childhood education and care: An opportunity to enhance the lives of poor children. In D. Russell Crane & T.B. Heaton (Eds.), Handbook of Families and Poverty. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Kagan, S.L., Kauerz, K., & Tarrant, K. (2008). The early care and education teaching workforce at the fulcrum: An agenda for reform. New York: Teachers College Press.

Klebanov, P. K., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Differential exposure to early childhood education services and mother–toddler interaction. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 213-232.

Lefever, J. B., Howard, K. S., Lanzi, R. G., Borkowski, J. G., Atwater, J., Guest, K. C., Ramey, S. L., Hughes, K. P., & the Centers for Prevention of Child Neglect. (in press). Cell phones and the measurement of child neglect: The validity of the Parent-Child Activities Interview. Child Maltreatment.

Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Neighborhood residence and youth development: Empirical findings and theoretical models. The Prevention Researcher, 15 (2), 3-6.

Leventhal, T., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Kamerman, S. B. (2008). Communities as place, face and space: Provision of services to poor, urban children and their families. In J. DeFilippis & S. Saegert (Eds.), The Community Development Reader (pp. 102-110). New York: Routledge.

Leventhal, T., Dupere, V., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Neighborhood influences on adolescent development. In L. Steinberg (Ed.), Handbook on Neighborhoods.

Linver, M. R., Roth, J. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Patterns of adolescents’ participation in organized activities: Are sports best when combined with other activities? Developmental Psychology.

Markman, L., Barajas, R. G., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Parenting. In R.T. Schaefer (Ed.). The encyclopedia of race, ethnicity, and society. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Martin, A., Brooks-Gunn, J., Klebanov, P., Buka, S., & McCormick, M. (2008). Long-term maternal effects of early childhood intervention: Findings from the Infant Health and Development Program (IHDP). Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 29, 101-117.

Meadows, S.O., McLanahan, S.S., and Brooks-Gunn, J.  (2008).  Stability and Change in Family Structure and Maternal Health Trajectories.  American Sociological Review, 73(2):314-334.

Nicholson, J. S., Howard, K. S., & Borkowski, J. G. (2008). Mental models for parenting: Correlates of metaparenting among fathers of young children. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 6, 39-61.

Nomura, Y., Halperin, J. M., Newcorn, J. H., Davey, C., Fifer, W. P., Savitz, D. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). The risk for impaired learning-related abilities in childhood and educational achievement among adults born near-term. Journal of Pediatric Psychology.

Nomura, Y., Halperin, J.M., Newcorn, J.H., Davey, C., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). The roles of perinatal problems on impaired cognitive functioning and learning ability at age 7, and subsequent adult qualifications, education, and income: A prospective study. Journal of Pediatrics.

Philipsen, N.M. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Childhood overweight and obesity. In T.P. Gullotta and G. Blau (Eds.) Handbook of Families and Health: Evidence-Based Approaches. London: Routledge Publishing.

Philipsen, N., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Overweight and obesity in childhood. In T. P. Gullotta & G. M. Blau (Eds.), Handbook childhood behavioral issues: Evidence-based approaches to prevention and treatment (pp. 125-146). New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Philipsen, N.M., Johnson, A.D., Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Poverty, effects on social and emotional development. International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd edition. Elsevier.

Philipsen Hetzner, N.M., Razza, R., Malone, L.M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Associations among feeding behaviors and early physical and health outcomes during infancy. Maternal and Child Health Journal.

Roth-Herbst, J. L., Borberly, C. J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Developing indicators of confidence, character, and caring in adolescence.  In B. V. Brown (Ed.), Key indicators of child and youth well-being: Completing the picture (pp. 167-196). New York: Taylor & Francis.

Ryan, R. M., Tolani, N., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (in press). Relationship trajectories, Parenting stress, and unwed mothers’ transition to a new baby. Parenting: Science and Practice.

Smith, L. E., Howard, K. S., & the Centers for the Prevention of Child Neglect. (2008). Continuity of paternal social support and depression among new mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 22, 763-773.

Sontag, L. M., Graber, J., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Warren, M. P. (in press). Coping with social stress: Implications for psychopathology in young adolescent girls. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

Tarrant, K., Greenberg, E.H., Kagan, S.L., & Kauerz, K. (2008). The early care and education workforce. In Feeney, S. (Ed.), Continuing issues in early childhood education (3rd ed). Columbus, OH: Pearson Merrill Prentice Hall.

Tolani, N. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Family support, international trends. In M. M. Haith & J. B. Benson (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development (pp. 501-515). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier.

Villanueva Dixon, S., Graber, J. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). The roles of respect for parental authority and parenting practices in parent-child conflict among African American, Latino, and European American families. Journal of Family Psychology, 22,1-11.

Wakschlag, S. L., Pittman, L., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Mama, I’m a person, too: Individuation and young African-American mothers' parenting competence. In A. M. Cauce & S. Hauser (Eds.), Adolescence and beyond: Family processes and development. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

2007
(alphabetical listing)

Borkowski, J. G., Carothers, S. S., Howard, K. S., Schatz, J. J., (2007). Intellectual assessment and the definition of mental retardation. In J. W. Jacobson & J. A. Mulick (Eds.), Handbook of mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

Brooks-Gunn, J., & Martin, A. (2007). Society can curb childhood obesity. Op-Ed. Newday, October 16, 2007, p. A31.

Brooks-Gunn, J., Rouse, C., & McLanahan, S. (2007). Racial and ethnic gaps in school readiness. In R.C. Pianta, M.J. Cox, & K. Snow (Eds.), School Readiness and the Transition to Kindergarten (pp. 283-306). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.

Cabrera, N., Linver, M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). New directions in measuring young children’s emotional development. Infant and Mental Health Journal, 28, 559-563.

Duncan, G. J., Dowsett, C. J., Claessens, A., Magnuson, K., Huston, A.C., Klebanov, P., Pagani, L., Feinstein, L., Engel, M., Brooks-Gunn, J., Sexton, H., Duckworth, K., & Japel, C. (2007). School readiness and later achievement. Developmental Psychology, 43, 1428–1446.

Fauth, R., Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). Welcome to the neighborhood? Long-term impacts on moving to low-poverty neighborhoods on poor children's and adolescents' outcomes. Journal of Research on Adolescence ,17, 249–284.

Foster, H., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Martin, A. (2007). Poverty / socio-economic status and exposure to violence in the lives of children and adolescents. In D. J. Flannery, A. T Vazsonyi, & I. D. Waldman (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of violent behavior and aggression (pp. 664-687). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Fauth, R. C., Roth, J. L., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). Does the neighborhood context alter the link between youth's after-school time activities and developmental outcomes? A multilevel analysis. Developmental Psychology, 43, 760-777.

Georges, A. (2007). Poverty, Classroom Instruction and Mathematics Achievement in Kindergarten. In B. Arrighi & D. Maume (Eds.) Child Poverty in America Today (pp. 26-47). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Georges, A. (2007). Immigrants. In K. Borman, S. Cahill, & B. Cotner (Eds.) The American High School: An Encyclopedia (pp. 229-232).  Westport, CT: Praeger.

Gibson-Davis, C., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). The association of couples' relationship status and quality with breastfeeding initiation. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 1107–1117. 

Howard, K. S., Carothers, S. S., Smith, L., & Akai, C. (2007). Protective factors. In J. G. Borkowski, T. L. Whitman, J. Farris, S. S. Carothers, D. Keogh, & K. Weed (Eds.), Risk and resilience among at-risk mothers and their children. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Johnson, A.D., Tarrant, K., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). Early childhood education and care: An opportunity to enhance the lives of poor children. In D. R. Crane & T.B. Heaton (Eds.), Handbook of Families and Poverty. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Kagan, S. L., & Kauerz, K. (2007). Reaching for the whole: Integration and alignment in early education policy. In R. C. Pianta, M. J., Cox & K. Snow (Eds.), School readiness and the transition to kindergarten in the era of accountability (pp. 11-30).     Baltimore, MD: Brookes.

Kagan, S. L., & Weissbourd, B. (2007).  Family support: A force for change. In J. L. Aber, S. J. Bishop-Josef, S. M. Jones, K. T. McLearn, & D.A. Phillips (Eds.), Child development and social policy: Knowledge for action (pp. 249-264). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Kimbro, R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & McLanahan, S. (2007). Children’s overweight and obesity at age three: Examining the racial and ethnic differentials. American Journal of Public Health, 97, 298-305.

Lynne, S. D., Graber, J. A., Nichols, T. R., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Botvin, G. J. (2007). Links between pubertal timing, peer influences, and externalizing behaviors among urban students followed through middle school. Journal of Adolescent Health, 40, 181e7-181e13.

Martin, A., Ryan, R.M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). The joint influence of mother and father parenting on child cognitive outcomes at age 5. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22, 423-439.

McCabe, L. A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). With a little help from my friends?: Self-regulation in groups of young children. Infant Mental Health Journal, 28, 584-605.

Meadows, S. O., McLanahan, S., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). Parental depression and anxiety and early childhood behavior problems across family types. Journal of Marriage and Family, 69, 1162-1177.

Nomura, Y., Brooks-Gunn, J., Davey, C., Ham, J., & Fifer, W. P. (2007). The role of perinatal problems for risk of co-morbid psychiatric and medical disorders in adulthood. Psychological Medicine, 37, 1323-1334.

Nomura, Y., Wickramaratne, P. J., Pilowskyb, D. J., Newcorn, J. H., Bruder, B., Davey, C., Fifer, W. P., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Weissman, M. M. (2007). Low birth weight and risk of affective disorders and selected medical illness in offspring at high and low risk for depression. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 48, 470-478.

O’Sullivan, L. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). “I wanna hold your hand”: The progression of romantic and sexual behaviors in adolescent relationships. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 39, 100-107.

Rigby, E., Ryan, R., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). Child care quality in different state policy contexts. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 26, 863-883.

Rigby, E., Tarrant, K., & Neuman, M. J. (2007). Alternative policy designs and the socio-political construction of childcare. Contemporary issues in early childhood, 8(2), 98-108.
 
Sanbonmatsu, L., Kling, J. R., Duncan, G. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2007). New kids on the block: Results from the Moving to Opportunity experiment. Education Next, 7, 60-66.

2006
(alphabetical listing)

DeRose, L.M. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006). Transition into adolescence: The role of
pubertal processes. In L. Balter & C.S. Tamis-LeMonda (Eds.), 2nd Edition of Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues (pp. 385-414). New York, NY: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

DeRose, L.M., Wright, A.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006). Does puberty account for the gender differential in depression? In C.L.M. Keyes & S.H. Goodman (Eds.), Women and depression: A handbook for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences (pp. 89-128). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Gibson-Davis, C.M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006) Couples’ Immigration Status and Ethnicity as Determinants of Breastfeeding.  American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 96, No. 4 (pp. 641-646).

Kagan, S. L., Carroll, J., Comer, J., & Scott-Little, C. (2006). Alignment: A missing link in early childhood transitions? Young Children , 61 (5), 26-32.

Kagan, S.L., & Kauerz, K. (2006). Early childhood and school readiness in Ohio: Governance and accountability. Columbus, OH: Ohio School Readiness Solutions Group.

Kagan, S. L., & Kauerz, K. (2006). Making the most of kindergarten: Trends and policy issues. In D. Gullo (Ed.), Teaching and learning in the kindergarten year (pp. 161-170). Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Kagan, S. L., & Kauerz, K. (2006). Preschool programs: Effective curricula. In R. E. Tremblay, R. G. Barr, & R. DeV. Peters (Eds.), Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development. Available: http://www.excellence-earlychil dhood.ca/documents/Kagan -KauerzANGxp.pdf .

Kauerz, K. (2006) Ladders of Learning: Fighting Fade-Out by Advancing PK-3 Alignment Washington DC: New America Foundation.

McCormick MC, Brooks-Gunn J, Buka SL, Goldman J, Yu J, Salganik M, Scott DT, Bennett FC, Kay LL, Bernbaum JC, Bauer CR, Martin C, Woods ER, Martin A & Casey PH. (2006). Early Intervention in Low Birth Eight Premature Infants: Results at 18 Years of Age for the Infant Health and Development Program. Pediatrics, 117(3): 771-780.

Meyers M., Peck L., Collins A., Kreader J. L., Georges A., Davis E., Weber R., Schexnayder D., Schroeder D., and Olson J. A. (2006). The dynamics of child care subsidy use: A collaborative study of five states in From welfare to child care: What happens to young children when single mothers exchange welfare for work? Natasha Cabrera, Robert Hutchens, and H. Elizabeth Peters, Eds. Lawrence Erlbaum & Assoc.

Raikes HH, Raikes HA (University of Nebraska-Lincoln), Pan BA (Harvard), Luze G (Iowa State University), Tamis-LeMonda CS, Rodriguez ET (New York University), Brooks-Gunn J (Columbia University), Constantine J and Tarullo LB (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.) (2006) Mother-child bookreading in low-income families: Correlates and outcomes during the first three years of life. Child Development, Vol. 77, No. 4, 924-953

Roth, J. (2006) Next Steps: Considering Patters of Participation, Social Policy Report, Society for Research in Child Development, Vol. XX, No. IV (pg. 20) http://www.srcd.org/press/mahoney.pdf

Roth, J. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006).  Youth programs that promote positive development.  In L.R. Sherrod, C. A. Flanagan, & R. Kassimir (Eds.), Youth activitism:  An international encyclopedia (p. 489-494).  Westport, CT:  Greenwood Publishing.

Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., & Frelow, V. (2006). Conceptualization of readiness and the content of early learning standards: The intersection of policy and research? Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21, 153-173.

Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., & Frelow, V. S. (2006). State standards for children's learning: What do they mean for child care providers? Child Care Information Exchange, 168 , 27-34.

Tolani, N. & Brooks-Gunn, J.  (2006). Are there socioeconomic disparities in children's mental health?  In H.E. Fitzgerald, B.M. Lester & B.  Zuckerman (Eds.), The crisis in youth mental health Vol. 1 (pp. 277-304). Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.

2005
(alphabetical listing)

Berger, L. M. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2005). Socioeconomic status, parenting knowledge and behaviors, and perceived maltreatment of young children.  Social Service Review, 79, 237-267.

Blair, C., Granger, D., & Razza, R. P. (2005). Cortisol reactivity is positively related to executive function in preschool children attending Head Start. Child Development, 76, 554-567.

Brooks-Gunn, J. (2005). Cause for Celebration? Sustained Effects of Early Childhood Education. In NHSA Dialog, 8 (1), pp. 1-4.

Brooks-Gunn, J., Linver, M.R., & Fauth, R.C. (2005).  Children's competence and socioeconomic conditions in the family and neighborhood.  In A. Elliot & C. Dweck (Eds.). Handbook of competence and motivation (pp. 414-435).  New York, NY:  Guilford.

Chaudry, A., Tarrant, K., & Asher, J. (2005). Rethinking child care: An integrated plan for early childhood development in New York City.  New York: Administration for Children's Services, Division of Child Care and Head Start.

Fauth, R. C., Leventhal, T., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2005). Early impacts of moving from poor to middle-class neighborhoods on low-income youth.  Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 26,415-439.

Gardner, M., & Steinberg, L. (2005).  Peer Influence on risk-taking, risk preference, and risky decision-making in adolescence and adulthood: An experimental study. Developmental Psychology, 41(4), 625-635.

Hastings, P.D., Rubin, K.H., & DeRose, L.M. (2005). The links between gender, inhibition, parental socialization, and the development of prosocial behavior. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 51, 467-493.

Hill, J.L.; Waldfogel, J.; Brooks-Gunn, J.; Han, W. (2005). Maternal employment and child development: A fresh look using newer methods. Developmental Psychology. 41(6), 833-850.

Kagan, S. L., & Britto, P. R. (2005).  Going global with indicators of child development. UNICEF Final Report. New York, NY: UNICEF.

Kagan, S.L, Britto, P.R., Engle, P. (2005) Early learning standards: What can America learn? What can America teach? Phi Delta Kappan Vol. 87, No. 3, (pp, 205-208)

Kagan, S. L., Britto, P. R., Kauerz, K., & Tarrant, K. (2005). Washington State early learning and development benchmarks: A guide to young children’s learning and development from birth to kindergarten entry. Olympia, WA: Office of the Governor
and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Kagan, S. L., & Lowenstein, A. (2005). Parenting education: Cultural accelerator or reflector? In L. Harrison & J. Kagan (Eds.), Developing cultures: Essays on cultural change . Oxford, UK: Routledge Press.

Kagan, S. L., & Britto, P. R. (2005). Going global with indicators of child development. UNICEF Final Report. New York, NY: UNICEF.

Kagan, S.L., Stewart, V. (2005) Introduction: A new world view: Education in a Global Era. Phi Delta Kappan Vol. 87, No. 3 (pp. 185-187)

Kauerz, K. (2005). Full-day kindergarten: A study of state policies in the United States.
Denver, CO:  Education Commission of the States.

Leventhal, T., Fauth, R.C., Brooks-Gunn, J. (2005). Neighborhood poverty and public policy: A 5-Year follow-up of children's educational outcomes in the New York City Moving to Opportunity Demonstration. Developmental Psychology, 41(6), 933-952.

Love, J. M., Kisker, E. E., Ross, C. M., Raikes, H., Constantine, J., Boller, K., Brooks-Gunn, J., Chazan-Cohen, R., Tarullo, L. B., Brady-Smith, C., Fuligni, A. S., Schochet, P. Z., Paulsell, D., & Vogel, C. (2005). The effectiveness of Early Head Start for 3-year-old children and their parents: Lessons for policy and programs.  Developmental Psychology, 41, 885-901.

Ryan, R. M., Fauth, R. C., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2005). Childhood poverty: Implications for school readiness and early childhood education. In O. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Handbook of research on the education of young children. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Scott-Little, C., Kagan, S. L., & Frelow, V. S. (2005). Inside the content: The breadth and depth of early learning standards. Creating the conditions for success with early learning standards. Greensboro, NC: University of North Carolina, SERVE.