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Curriculum Vitae
Laudan B. Jahromi, Ph.D.
Education
2004 Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University
Human Development and Family Studies
Graduate Minor: Statistics
2000 M.A., New York University
Psychology
1997 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles
Psychology
Academic and Professional Positions
2019 - Professor of Psychology and Education (Tenured)
Intellectual Disability/Autism Programs
Department of Health and Behavior Studies
Teachers College, Columbia University
2015 - Program Director, Intellectual Disability/Autism Programs
Department of Health and Behavior Studies
Teachers College, Columbia University
2014 - 2019 Associate Professor of Psychology and Education (Tenured)
Intellectual Disability/Autism Programs
Department of Health and Behavior Studies
Teachers College, Columbia University
2013 Associate Professor of Family and Human Development (Tenured)
Coordinator, Graduate Specialization in Social and Emotional Development
Arizona State University; T. Denny Sanford School of Social & Family Dynamics
2006 - 2013 Assistant Professor of Family and Human Development (Tenure Track)
Arizona State University; T. Denny Sanford School of Social & Family Dynamics
2004 - 2006 NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow in Applied Human Development - Developmental
Disabilities Focus, UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies;
Psychological Studies in Education; Post-Doctoral Mentor: Dr. Connie Kasari
2004 - 2006 Instructor, UCLA; Department of Psychology; Psychological Statistics
updated April2020
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2004 Research Associate; UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute
2003 Instructor, Pennsylvania State University; Department of Human Development
and Family Studies; Research Methods
Funded Research Grants
Factors Linked to Kindergarten Transition Involvement/Engagement among High-Risk Families
of Children with Disabilities. Columbia University Medical Center Irving Institute for Clinical
and Translational Research - Community Based Participatory Research Grant, $30,000. 5/2019-
5/2020. PIs: Jahromi, Rodriguez, & Rooney. Role Co-PI
Risk and Resilience in the Transition to Kindergarten for Children with ASD and their Families.
Dean’s Grant for Tenured Faculty, Teacher College, Columbia University, $5,000; 2016-2017.
Role: PI.
Mexican-origin Teen Moms, Their Infants, and Mother Figures: Health & Development.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01), $2,929,599; 7/2010 to
5/2015. PI: Umaña-Taylor. Role: Co-I (30% Recognition).
Supporting MAMI: Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers and Infants. Fahs-Beck Fund for
Research and Experimentation of the New York Community Trust, $9,300; 8/2009 to 7/2011. PI:
Umaña-Taylor. Role: Co-I (30% Recognition).
Supporting Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers and Infants: Supplement to Investigate Infant
Development. Arizona State University, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Seed Grant for
the Challenged Child Project, $21,600; 2007-2009. PI: Umaña-Taylor. Role: Co-I (30%
Recognition).
Child and Family Predictors of Early Academic Development for Preschoolers with Disability
and Developmental Delay: An Analysis of the ECLS-B. Arizona State University,
Interdisciplinary Research Seed Funding, $1434. PI: Jahromi, Guimond. Role: PI (50%
Recognition).
Awards & Fellowships
National Institutes of Health (NIH): Clinical Research Loan Repayment Award, NICHD. 8/2011
to 8/2013. PI: Jahromi.
National Institutes of Mental Health (NIMH) Postdoctoral Fellowship, 8/2004 to 8/2006. Social-
Emotional Competence in Children with Developmental Disabilities. University of California,
Los Angeles.
Fisher Fellowship, 9/2003 to 9/2004. Department of Human Development and Family Studies,
the Pennsylvania State University.
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Unfunded Grants and Grants in Revision/Preparation
National Institutes of Health (NIH, R21). Unfunded/In Revision. Emotion Dysregulation,
Psychophysiology, and Peer Social Competence in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Jahromi
(PI), Spinrad (Co-PI). Total requested $501,804.
Institute of Educational Sciences (IES). Grant in Preparation. Supporting High-Risk Families of
Children with Disabilities during the Transition to Kindergarten Special Education. PI:
Jahromi
Publications
*student- or post-doc lead publications are marked with student’s name in *italics
Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals
Rajan, S., Jahromi, L. B., *Bravo, D.Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (in press).
Maternal Self-Efficacy is Protective for Children's (but not Mother) BMI among
Mexican-Origin Children with Negative Temperament. Journal of Developmental &
Behavioral Pediatrics.
Jahromi, L. B., *Chen, Y., *Dakopolos, A., & *Chorneua, A. (in press). Delay of Gratification
in Preschoolers with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Individual Differences and
Links to Executive Function, Emotion Regulation, and Joint Attention. Autism.
*Dakopolos, A. & Jahromi, L. B. (in press). Differences in Sensory Processing among Children
with High Functioning Autism and Typical Development: Links to Joint Attention and
Social Competence. Infant & Child Development.
Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & Fuentes, S. (in press).
A prospective test of the family stress model with Mexican-origin adolescent mothers.
Journal of Latina/o Psychology.
Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (in press). Mother-
grandmother and mother-father coparenting across time among Mexican-origin
adolescent mothers and families. Journal of Marriage and Family.
Zeiders, K. H., Bayless, S. D., Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., &
Jahromi, L. B. (in press). Discrimination and ethnic-racial identity: Understanding
direction of effects using within- and between-person analyses. Child Development.
Updegraff, K. A., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Zeiders, K. H., Bravo, D. Y., & Jahromi, L. B. (in
press). Familism values across the transition to adolescent motherhood: Links to family
functioning and Mexican-origin adolescent mothers ‘adjustment. Development &
Psychopathology.
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*Bravo, D. Y., Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2018).
Processes underlying Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ BMI. Cultural Diversity and
Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24, 284-293.
Wang, Y., *Sylvestri, J.A., Jahromi, L.B. (2018). Selected factors in reading comprehension for
deaf and hearing adults: Phonological skills and metacognition. American Annals of the
Deaf, 162, 445-462.
Jahromi, L. B. (2017). Self-regulation in young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An
interdisciplinary perspective on emotion regulation, executive function, and effortful
control. In R. M. Hodapp and D. J. Fidler (Eds.) International Review of Research in
Developmental Disabilities, 53, 45-89.
Jahromi, L. B., Zeiders, K. H., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A. (2017). The role of
effortful control in the link between coparenting conflict and academic readiness for
children of teen mothers. Family Process, 1-15.
*Seay, D., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., Updegraff, K. A. (2017). A prospective study
of adolescent mothers’ social competence, children’s effortful control and compliance
and children’s subsequent developmental outcomes. Social Development, 26, 709-723.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B, & Updegraff, K. A. (2017). Cultural
socialization attitudes and behaviors: Examining mothers’ centrality,
discrimination experiences, and children’s effortful control as moderators.
Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 24, 162-172.
Wang, Y., Hartman, M., Jahromi, L. B., Tversky, B. (2017). Better story recall by
children with unimodal communication. Journal of Developmental and Physical
Disabilities, 29, 699-720.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2017).
Longitudinal relations among Mexican-origin mothers’ cultural characteristics,
cultural socialization, and 5-year-old children’s ethnic-racial identification.
Developmental Psychology, 53, 2078-2091.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R. B., Jahromi, L. B, & Updegraff, K. A.
(2016). Measuring cultural socialization attitudes and behaviors of Mexican-origin
mothers with young children: A longitudinal investigation. Family Relations, 65,
477-489.
Wang, Y., Paul, P.V., *Falk, J. L., Jahromi, L. B., Ahn, S. (2016). Predictors of English
reading comprehension for children who are d/Deaf or hard of hard of hearing. Journal
of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, 29, 35-54.
Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Zeiders, K. H. (2016). Trajectories of
developmental functioning among children of adolescent mothers: Factors associated
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with risk for delay. American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 121,
346-363.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L.B. (2016). Mothers’
characteristics as predictors of adolescents’ ethnic-racial identity: An examination
of Mexican-origin teen mothers. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority
Psychology, 22, 453-459.
*Seay, D., Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (2016). Intergenerational
transmission of maladaptive parenting strategies in families of adolescent mothers:
Effects from grandmothers to young children. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology,
44, 1097-1109.
Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J, Jahromi, L. B., Updegraff, K. A., & White, R. M. (2016).
Discrimination and acculturation stress: A longitudinal study of children’s well-being
from prenatal development to 5 years of age. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral
Pediatrics, 37, 557-564.
*Bravo, D., Toomey, R. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2016).
Growth trajectories of Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ educational expectations.
International Journal of Behavioral Development, 41, 165-174.
*Bravo, D.Y., Umaña-Taylor, A.J., Toomey, R.B., Updegraff, K.A., & Jahromi, L.B.
(2016). Risky behaviors and educational attainment among young Mexican-origin
mothers: The role of acculturative stress and the educational aspiration-expectation
gap. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 52, 13-26.
*Bravo, D. Y., Umaña‐Taylor, A. J., Zeiders, K. H., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B.
(2016). Incongruent Teen Pregnancy Attitudes, Coparenting Conflict, and Support
among Mexican‐Origin Adolescent Mothers. Journal of Marriage and Family, 78,
531-545.
Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., & Updegraff, K. A. (2015). Grandmothers’
familism values, adolescent mothers’ parenting efficacy, and children’s well-being.
Journal of Family Psychology, 29, 624-634.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B. & Zeiders, K. (2015). Trajectories of
ethnic-racial identity and autonomy among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers in the
U.S. Child Development, 86, 2034-2050.
Toomey, R. J., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2015). Trajectories of
problem behavior among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers: An examination of risk
enhancing and reducing factors. Journal of Latina/o Psychology, 3, 1-10.
Toomey, R. B., Updegraff, K. A., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Jahromi, L. B. (2015). Gender role
attitudes across the transition to adolescent motherhood in Mexican-origin families.
Family Process, 54, 247-262.
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Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2015a). An
idiographic and nomothetic approach to the study of Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’
sociocultural stressors and adjustment. Prevention Science, 16, 386-396.
Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2015b). Acculturative
stress and enculturative stress, depressive symptoms, and maternal warmth: Examining
within-person relations among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers. Development &
Psychopathology, 27, 293-308.
*Perez-Brena, N. P., Updegraff, K. A., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., Guimond, A. B.
(2015). Co-parenting profiles in the context of Mexican-origin teen pregnancy: Links to
mother-daughter quality and adjustment. Family Process, 54, 263-279.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B.
(2015). Person-environment fit: Everyday conflict and coparenting conflict in Mexican-
origin teen mother families. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 21, 136-
145.
Jahromi, L. B., *Guimond, A. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Toomey, R. B.
(2014). Family context, Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ parenting knowledge, and
children’s subsequent developmental outcomes. Child Development, 85 (2), 593 – 609.
*Toomey, R. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Williams, D., *Harvey-Mendoza, E. C., Jahromi, L. B., &
Updegraff, K. A. (2014). The impact of Arizona's S.B. 1070 immigration law on
utilization of health care and public assistance among Mexican-origin teen mothers and
their mother figures. American Journal of Public Health, 104 (s1), S28 – S34.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R. B., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., &
Flores, L. I. (2014). Perceived discrimination and ethnic affirmation: Anglo culture
orientation as a moderator among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers. Child
Development, 85 (4), 1357-1365.
*Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., &Guimond, A. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B.
(2014). Familism, family ethnic socialization, and Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’
educational adjustment. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 20, 389-400.
*Meek, S.E., Lemery-Chalfant, K., Jahromi, L.B., & Valiente, C. (2014). A review of gene-
environment correlations and their implications for autism: A conceptual model.
Psychological Review, 120, 497-521.
Updegraff, K. A., *Perez-Brena, N. J., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., & *Harvey-
Mendoza, E. C. (2013). Mothers’ trajectories of depressive symptoms across Mexican-
origin adolescent daughters’ transitions to parenthood. Journal of Family Psychology, 27,
376-386.
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Umana-Taylor, A. J., *Guimond, A. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2013). A
longitudinal examination of social support and self-esteem interacting to inform
Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ parenting efficacy. Journal of Marriage and Family,
75, 746-759.
Jahromi, L. B., *Bryce, C. D., & Swanson, J. (2013). The importance of self-regulation for the
school and peer engagement of children with high-functioning autism. Research in
Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7, 235-246.
*Bryce, C. D., & Jahromi, L. B. (2013). Compliance and noncompliance to parental control
strategies in children with high functioning autism and their typical peers. Journal of
Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43, 236-243.
*Toomey, R. J., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., & Updegraff, K.A. (2013). Measuring
mothers’ social support in the transition from adolescent pregnancy to parenthood.
Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 35, 195-212.
*Toomey, R. J., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A. & Jahromi, L. B. (2013). Ethnic
identity development and ethnic discrimination: Examining longitudinal associations with
adjustment for Mexican-origin adolescent mothers. Journal of Adolescence, 36, 825-833.
Jahromi, L. B., Meek, S.E., & Ober-Reynolds, S. (2012). Emotion regulation in the context of
frustration among preschoolers with autism and their typical peers. Journal of Child
Psychology and Psychiatry, 53, 1250-1258.
*Meek, S. E., *Robinson, L. & Jahromi, L. B. (2012). Parent-child predictors of social
competence with peers in children with and without autism. Research in Autism
Spectrum Disorders, 6, 815-823.
Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & *Lara, E. (2012). Birth
characteristics and developmental outcomes of infants of Mexican-origin adolescent
mothers: Risk and promotive factors. International Journal of Behavioral Development,
36, 146-156.
*Gulsrud, A. C., Jahromi, L. B., & Kasari, C. (2010). The co-regulation of emotions between
mothers and their children with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,
40, 227-237.
Jahromi, L. B., Kasari, C. L., McCracken, J., T., *Lee, L. S-Y., Aman, M. G., McDougle, C. J.,
Scahil, L., Tierney, E., Arnold, E., Vitiello, B., Ritz, L., Witwer, A., Kustan, E., Ghuman,
J., & Posey, D. J. (2009). Positive effects of methylphenidate on social communication
and self-regulation in children with pervasive developmental disorders and hyperactivity.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorder, 39, 395-404.
Jahromi, L. B., *Gulsrud, A. C., & Kasari, C. (2008). Emotional competence in children with
Down syndrome: Negativity and regulation. American Journal on Mental Retardation,
113, 32-43.
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Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. A. (2008). Individual differences in preschoolers’ self-regulation
and theory of mind. The Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 54, 125-150.
Kasari, C., Freeman, S., Paparella, T., & Jahromi, L. B. (2008). Predicting language outcome in
autism from controlled comparison of joint attention and play interventions. Journal of
Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 76, 125-137.
Stifter, C. A., Putnam, S. P., & Jahromi, L. B. (2008). Exuberant and inhibited toddlers:
Stability of temperament and prediction to behavioral adjustment. Development and
Psychopathology, 20, 401-421.
Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. A. (2007). Individual differences in the contribution of maternal
soothing to infant distress reduction. Infancy, 11, 255-269.
Riggs, N. R., Jahromi, L. B., Peters, R. A., Dillworth, J. E., & Mueller, U. (2006). Executive
function and the promotion of social-emotional and behavioral competence. Journal of
Applied Developmental Psychology, 27, 300-309.
Jahromi, L. B., Putnam, S. P., & Stifter, C. A. (2004). Maternal regulation of infant reactivity
from 2 to 6 months. Developmental Psychology, 40, 477-487.
Book Chapters
Kasari, C., Jahromi, L. B., & Gulsrud, A. (2012). Emotional Development in Children with
Developmental Disabilities. In J. Burack, R. Hodapp, G. Iarocci, and E. Zigler (Eds.)
The Oxford Handbook of Intellectual Disability and Development. New York: Oxford
University Press.
Encyclopedia Publications
Meek, S. E. & Jahromi, L. B. (2018). Social Development. M. Bornstein (Ed.) The SAGE
Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. SAGE Publications.
Meek, S. E. & Jahromi, L. B. (2018). School Readiness. M. Bornstein (Ed.) The SAGE
Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development. SAGE Publications.
Jahromi, L. B. & *Bryce, C. D. (2013). Recognition Memory, Short-Term Memory, and the
Temperament and Atypical Behavior Scale Screener. F. R. Volkmar (Ed.) The
Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer.
*Meek, S. E. & Jahromi, L. B. (2013). Arousal, Attention. F. R. Volkmar (Ed.) The
Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer.
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Manuscripts Revised/Resubmitted and Under Review
Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Derlan, C., & *Kirkman, K. (revise &
resubmit, Developmental Psychology). Developmental Change in Young Mothers’
Emotional Scaffolding Behaviors: Implications for Self-Regulation and Academic
Readiness.
*Bravo, D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jager, J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (revise &
resubmit). Culturally promotive profiles and links to Mexican-origin adolescent
mothers’ educational outcomes.
*Bravo, D.Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Simpkins, S., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (revise &
resubmit). Achievement motivation among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers: The
moderating role of familism values.
Jahromi, L. B., Kirkman, K., Jacobs, M., & Dimachkie, A. (revise & resubmit, American
Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability). The importance of emotion
regulation coping strategies and emotion knowledge for social competence with peers in
preschoolers with autism.
Jahromi, L. B., Bravo, D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (under review). Teen
Mothers’ Kindergarten Readiness Beliefs and the Home Context: The Role of Parenting
Stress, Risk, and Protective Factors.
Derlan, C. L., *Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., Fuentes, S.,
& Cisneros, M. J. (under review). Intergenerational transmission of cultural socialization
and five-year-old children’s receptive language, interactive play, and problem behavior.
Manuscripts in Preparation
Jahromi, L. B., Derlan, C., *Brady, L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (in
preparation). Psychosocial Predictors of Teen Mothers’ Vocalization with their Young
Children: Links to Children’s Subsequent Language.
Professional Presentations at Refereed National and International Conferences
*Friedman, M. & Jahromi, L. B. (2018). Parental Involvement during Post-Secondary
Transition for Youth with Developmental Disabilities. Poster submitted to the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
*Kirkman, K. & Jahromi, L. B. (2018). Parental Influence on Development of Symbolic Play in
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Poster submitted to the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
*Dakopolos, A, Jahromi, L. B., & *Kirkman, K. (2018). Temporal Contingencies between Child
and Parent Play Behaviors for Children with ASD and Typical Development. Poster
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submitted to the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Baltimore, MD.
Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & *Derlan, C. L. (2017,
April). Changes in teen mothers’ emotional scaffolding: Links to maternal well-being and
children’s subsequent self-regulation. Paper presented at the Society for Research in
Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
*Dakopolos, A. & Jahromi, L. B. (2017). Differences in Sensory Processing among Children
with High Functioning Autism and Typical Development: Links to Joint Attention and
Social Competence. Poster to be presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
*Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & *Derlan, C. L. (2017,
November). Family dynamics and early academic outcomes among children of teen
mothers: Everyday conflict and coparental conflict. Paper submitted to be presented at
the 79th annual National Council on Family Relations Conference, Orlando, FL.
*Fuentes, S., *Berger, R., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2017,
April). Mexican-Origin Adolescent Mothers’ and Grandmothers’ Cultural Orientation
Across the Transition to Parenthood. Poster presented at the Society for Research in
Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2017,
April). Measuring and assessing the processes underlying young Mexican-origin
children’s ethnic-racial identification. Poster presented at the Society for Research in
Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
Jahromi, L. B., Zeiders, K. H., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A. (2015). The Role of
Effortful Control in the Link between Coparenting Conflict and Academic Readiness for
Children of Teen Mothers. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Jahromi, L. B., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Zeiders, K. H. (2015). Trajectories of
Developmental Functioning among Children of Adolescent Mothers: Factors Associated
with Risk for Delay. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development
Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
*Bravo, D. B., Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (2015). Teen Mothers’
Kindergarten Readiness Beliefs and the Home Context: The Role of Parenting Stress,
Risk, and Protective Factors. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child
Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
*Green, J. E., & Jahromi, L. B. (2015). Parent Behaviors and Children’s Engagement in Play:
Examining Behavioral Contingencies for Children with and without Autism. Poster
presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting,
Philadelphia, PA.
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*Seay, D., Umana-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., Updegraff, K. A. (2015). A Prospective Study
of Adolescent Mothers’ Social Competence, Children’s Effortful Control and Compliance
and Children’s Subsequent Developmental Outcomes. Poster presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
*Derlan, C. L., Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B. (2015). A
prospective test of the family stress model with Mexican-origin adolescent mothers.
Examining the prospective association between ethnic discrimination and ethnic-racial
identity using a within-person approach. Poster presented at the Society for Research in
Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Toomey, R. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., Updegraff, K. A. (2015). Are ethnic and
personal identity unique constructs? An investigation among Mexican-origin adolescent
mothers. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J, Jahromi, L. B., & Updegraff, K. A. (2015). Family
Sociocultural Stressors, Parenting Behaviors, and Children’s Well-Being: A Longitudinal
Examination from Pregnancy to 5-Years Postpartum. Paper presented at the Society for
Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
*Hollis, N., Umaña-Taylor, A. J, Jahromi, L. B., & Updegraff, K. A. (2015). Identifying
Adolescent Mothers Most in Need of Targeted Interventions to Prevent Physical Child
Abuse. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
Jahromi, L. B. & Dimachkie, A. (2014). The Importance of Emotion Regulation Coping
Strategies and Emotion Knowledge for Social Competence with Peers in Preschoolers
with Autism. Paper presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research
Conference, Atlanta, GA.
*Bravo, D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2014,
November). Mothers’ Educational Expectations as a moderator of Acculturative Stress
and Adolescent Mothers’ Adjustment. Paper presented at the National Council on Family
Relations, Maryland, Baltimore.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & Fuentes, S. (2014,
November). A prospective test of the family stress model with Mexican-origin adolescent
mothers. In N. Cabrera (Chair), Mexican American Families: Illuminating Under-studied
relationships. Symposium conducted at the 76th annual National Council on Family
Relations Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Toomey, R. B., Jones, S. K., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2014,
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November). Two sides of the same coin: Reporter discrepancies in Latina families. Poster
presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations,
Baltimore, MD.
*Seay, D. M., Jahromi, L. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (November, 2014).
Intergenerational transmission of maltreatment in Latina families. Paper presented at the
Society for Research in Child Development 2014 Special Topic Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J, Jahromi, L. B., & Updegraff, K. A. (Nov, 2014).
Intergenerational benefits of familism values for Mexican-origin families. Poster
presented at the 76th annual National Council on Family Relations Conference,
Baltimore, MD.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2014,
June). Measuring Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’ cultural socialization of their
preschool-aged children. Paper presented at the Third Biennial Conference of the
American Psychological Association Society for the Psychological Study of Ethnic
Minority Issues, Eugene, OR
*Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. (2014).
Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers’ Acculturative stress and the Educational
Aspiration-Expectation Gap. Poster session presented at the Society for Research on
Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
*Harvey-Mendoza, E. C., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Derlan, C. L., Zeiders, K. H., Updegraff, K. A.,
& Jahromi, L. B. (2014). Contextual influences on Mexican-origin teen mothers’ values
and ethnic identity. Poster session presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence
Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
Toomey, R. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2014). Trajectories
of problem behavior among Mexican-origin adolescent mothers: An examination of risk
enhancing and reducing factors. Paper presented at the Society for Research on
Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2014). Cultural
Adaptation Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Maternal Warmth: Examining Within-
Person Relations among Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers. Paper presented at the
Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Austin, TX.
*Bravo, D. Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Zeiders, K. H., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., &
Harvey-Mendoza, E. C. (2013). Implications of mother-adolescent relationships across
economic hardship classes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National
Council on Family Relations, San Antonio, TX.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & Zeiders, K. H. (2013).
Values and stressors as predictors of ethnic socialization behaviors. Paper presented at
the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, San Antonio, TX.
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*Harvey-Mendoza, E. C., *Bravo, D. Y., *Zeiders, K. H., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A.,
& Jahromi, L. B. (2013). Language competency pressures among Mexican-origin
mother-daughter dyads. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council
on Family Relations, San Antonio, TX.
Toomey, R. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (2013). Gender role
attitudes across the transition to parenthood among teen moms. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, San Antonio, TX.
Toomey, R., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Williams, D., Harvey-Mendoza, E., Jahromi, L.B., &
Updegraff, K. (April, 2013). The Impact of Arizona’s Immigration Law on Health and
Service Utilization of Mexican-origin Teen Mothers. Paper presented at the 2013 Society
for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA.
*Bravo, D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (April,
2013). Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers’ Academic Expectations: Predictors and
Outcomes Associated with Different Growth Trajectories. Paper presented at the 2013
Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA.
*Derlan, C., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & *Guimond, A. B. (April,
2013). The Family System Over Time: Mother-Grandmother and Mother-Father Co-
Parenting Among Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers and Families. Poster presented at the
2013 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA.
*Derlan, C., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B. (April, 2013). Maternal
Cultural Characteristics and Ethnic Socialization as Predictors of Mexican-origin
Adolescent Mothers’ Ethnic Identity. Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Research in
Child Development Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA.
*Harvey-Mendoza, E., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Guimond, A. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L.
B. (April, 2013). Cultural and Family Factors on Mexican-Origin Teen Mothers’
Educational Aspirations, Expectations, and Attainment. Poster presented at the 2013 Society
for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA.
Killoren, S., Updegraff, K. A., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Jahromi, L. B. (April, 2013). Exploring
Cultural Correlates of Pregnant Mexican-origin Adolescents' Attitudes Toward Teen
Pregnancy. Poster presented at the 2013 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial
Conference, Seattle, WA.
Jahromi, L.B., Guimond, A. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Toomey, R.B.
(October, 2012). Family Context Promotes Teen Mothers’ Parenting Knowledge
and Child Outcomes. Paper presented at the annual conference for the National
Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ.
*Guimond, A. B., Jahromi, L.B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Updegraff, K. A. (October,
2012). Teen Moms’ Parenting Competence and Child Social-Emotional Outcomes.
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Paper presented at the annual conference for the National Council on Family
Relations, Phoenix, AZ.
Toomey, R. B., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L.B., & Updegraff, K. A. (October,
2012). Does Support Change? The Transition from Teen Pregnancy to Raising
Toddlers. Paper presented at the annual conference for the National Council on
Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ.
*Bravo, D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Guimond, A. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L.B.
(October, 2012). Teen Pregnancy Attitudes, Coparenting, and Teen Moms’
Depressive Symptoms. Paper presented at the annual conference for the National
Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ.
*Derlan, C., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., *Guimond, A. B., Toomey, R. B., Updegraff, K. A., &
Jahromi, L.B. (October, 2012). Person-Environment Fit: Co-parenting in
Mexican-origin Teen Mother Families. Poster presented at the annual conference
for the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ.
*Harvey-Mendoza, E., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., Guimond, A. B., &
Jahromi, L.B. (October, 2012). Maternal and School Influences on Mexican-
Origin Pregnant Teens’ Education. Poster presented at the annual conference for
the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., *Guimond, A. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (March,
2012). A Longitudinal Examination of Social Support and Self-esteem Interacting
to Inform Mexican-origin Teen Moms’ Parenting Efficacy. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.
*Bravo, D., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Guimond, A. B., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B.
(March, 2012). Familism, Family Ethnic Socialization, and Mexican-origin
Adolescent Mothers’ Psychosocial Adjustment. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.
*Derlan, C. L., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Toomey, R., Updegraff, K. A., Jahromi, L. B., & Flores,
L. (March, 2012). A longitudinal examination of Mexican-origin adolescent mothers’
discrimination, acculturation, and ethnic identity. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada, March 2012.
*Toomey, R., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Updegraff, K. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (March, 2012).
Ethnic Identity Development and Ethnic Discrimination: Examining Dynamic
Associations over Time for Latina Adolescent Mothers. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.
Jahromi, L. B., Umaña -Taylor, A.J., Updegraff, K.A., & *Lara, E. (April, 2011). Birth
Characteristics and Developmental Outcomes of Infants of Mexican-Origin Adolescent
Mothers: Risk and Protective Factors. Paper symposium presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
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Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Jahromi, L. B., & Updegraff, K. (April, 2011). A Longitudinal
Examination of Factors that Promote and Inhibit Mexican-origin Adolescent Mothers’
Readiness to Parent. Paper symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
*Meek, S. E. & Jahromi, L. B. (April, 2011). Initiating Joint Engagement and it's Relation to
Social Competence in Children With Autism and Typically Developing Children. Poster
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Montreal, Canada.
Jahromi, L. B., *Meek, S. E., *Robinson, L., and Ober-Reynolds, S. (May, 2010). The Relation
between Self-Regulation and Social Competence with Peers among Children with Autism.
Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Philadelphia, PA.
*Meek, S. E., *Robinson, L., Jahromi, L. B. (May, 2010). Parent-Child Interactions and their
Relation to Friendship Quality in Children with and without Autism: An Analysis of Joint
Attention and Responsiveness. Poster presented at the International Meeting for Autism
Research, Philadelphia, PA.
Jahromi, L. B., & Ober-Reynolds, S. (April, 2009). Emotional Expressions and Emotion
Regulation in Preschoolers with Autism. Paper symposium presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO, April, 2009.
*Gulsrud, A., Jahromi, L. B., & Kasari, C. Emotion Regulation Outcomes of a Joint Attention
*Intervention for Toddlers with Autism. (April, 2009). Paper symposium presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Jahromi, L. B., Guimond, A., Robinson, L., & Meek, S. E. (April, 2009). Social-Emotional
Predictors of School Readiness in Children with Disabilities: Findings from the ECLS-B
National Dataset. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Denver, CO.
Jahromi, L. B., & Ober Reynolds, S. (May, 2008). Emotion Regulation in Children with and
without Autism: The contribution of temperament, executive function, and sensory
experiences. Poster presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research,
London, England.
Jahromi, L. B., McCracken, J., Lee, L., & RUPP Autism Network. (March, 2008). Effects of
Methylphenidate on Social Communication and Self-Regulation in Children with
Pervasive Developmental Disorders and Hyperactivity. Paper symposium presented at
The Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, San Diego, CA.
*Gulsrud, A., Jahromi, L. B., & Kasari, C. (March, 2008). The Co-Regulation of Emotions
between Mothers and Toddlers with Autism. Paper symposium presented at The
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Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and
Developmental Disabilities, San Diego, CA.
Jahromi, L. B., Gulsrud, A., Kasari, C. (March, 2007). Coping with Frustration in Children
with Down Syndrome. Paper symposium presented at The Gatlinburg Conference on
Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Annapolis,
MD.
Jahromi, L. B., McCracken, J. T., & RUPP Autism Network. (March, 2007). Individual
Differences in the Social Behaviors and Symptoms of Children with PDD and
Hyperactivity Treated with Methylphenidate. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
Jahromi, L. B., Lee, L., Kasari, C., McCracken, J. T., & RUPP Autism Network. (June, 2006).
Self-Regulation and Compliance in Children with Autistic Disorder and Hyperactivity.
Poster presented at the annual International Meeting for Autism Research, Montreal,
Canada.
Kasari, C., Jahromi, L. B., Freeman, S., Paparella, T. (March, 2006). Predictors of Language
Growth in Young Children with Autism. Paper symposium presented at The Gatlinburg
Conference on Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental
Disabilities, San Diego, CA, March, 2006.
Freeman, S., Paparella, T., Kasari, C., Jahromi, L. B., & Wong, C. (March, 2006). Growth
Trajectories in a Joint Attention and Symbolic Play Intervention for Young Children with
Autism. Poster presented at The Gatlinburg Conference on Research and Theory in
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, San Diego, CA.
Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. (April, 2005). Maternal Regulation of Infant Reactivity:Predictions
to Self-Regulation. Paper symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. (April, 2005). Individual Differences in Preschoolers’ Self-
Regulation and Theory of Mind. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Gulsrud, A., Jahromi, L. B., Freeman, S., & Kasari, C. (April, 2005). Emotional Competence in
Children with Down Syndrome. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Saltzman, J., & Jahromi, L. B. (March, 2005). The Joint Attention Episodes of Autistic
Children and their Caretakers. Poster presented at The Gatlinburg Conference on
Research and Theory in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Annapolis,
MD.
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Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. A. (May, 2004). Attentional Control of Positive Affect at 6 and 12
Months. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society on Infant
Studies, Chicago, Illinois.
Jahromi, L. B., Rovine, M., & Stifter, C. A. (May, 2004). Sequential Analysis in the Study of
Affect Regulation: Methodological Comparisons. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the International Society on Infant Studies, Chicago, Illinois.
Stifter, C. A, Wiggins, C. N., & Jahromi, L. B. (April, 2003). The Development of Infant Self
Regulation of Emotion: Contribution of Early and Effective Maternal Regulation of
Infant Distress. Paper symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. A. (April, 2003). Individual Differences in the Effectiveness of
Maternal Soothing Behaviors on Infant Stress Response. Poster presented at the biennial
meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Stifter, C. A., & Jahromi, L. B. (June, 2002). Effective Maternal Soothing of Infant Crying to
Inoculation. Poster presented at the 8th International Workshop for Infant Cry Research,
Padova, Italy.
Jahromi, L. B., & Stifter, C. A. (April, 2002). Maternal Regulation of Early Infant Reactivity.
Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society on Infant Studies,
Toronto, Canada.
Jahromi, L. B., & Feigenson, L. (April, 2001). Infants Learn to Use an Ordinal Rule. Poster
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Minneapolis, MN.
Courses
Infant and Toddler Development in the Family
Temperament and Development
Psychological Statistics Statistics for the Social Sciences
Research Methods in Human Development
Research Methods in Special Education: Quantitative Designs
The Nature and Needs of Persons with Intellectual Disability/Autism
Advanced Seminar in Intellectual Disability/Autism: Social-Emotional Development in Autism
Student Supervision and Committees – Teachers College, Columbia University
Doctoral Students:
Lauren Anderson: ID/Autism Ed.D.
Loretta Brady: ID/Autism Ph.D.
Yanru Chen: ID/Autism Ph.D.
Andrew Dakopolos: ID/Autism Ph.D.
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Francesca Fernandez: ID/Autism Ed.D.
Stella Heracleous: ID/Autism Ph.D.
Jocelyn Hinman: ID/Autism Ed.D.
Morgan Freedman: ID/Autism Ed.D.
Katherine Kirkman: ID/Autism Ph.D.
Alyssa SooHoo: ID/Autism Ph.D.
Immanuel Wineman: ID/Autism Ed.D.
Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member
2017-2018
Sonia Arora (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
Loretta Brady (ID/Autism)
Andrew Dakopolos (ID/Autism)
Ashley Greer (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Morgan Freedman (ID/Autism)
Lola Halperin (Movement Sciences and Education)
Jocelyn Hinman (ID/Autism)
Michal Johnson (School Psychology)
Kelly Kleinert (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Alexandria Lanter (Applied Behavior Analysis)
Georgette Morgan (Applied Behavior Analysis)
George Padilla (Health Education)
Ronda Rufsvold (Deaf/Hard of Hearing)
Zoe Tabachnick (School Psychology)
Suzanne Robinson Davis (Health Education)
Alyssa SooHoo (ID/Autism)
2016-2017
Rebecca Grazdinski (Clinical Psychology)
Ronda Rufsvold (Deaf/Hard of Hearing, second reader)
Jodi Falk (Deaf/Hard of Hearing, second reader)
Alex Bellatuono (School Psychology)
Alexis Branca (School Psychology)
Zoe Tabachnick (School Psychology)
Kelly Mercorella (ABA)
Bianca Vassare (ABA)
Colleen Cuminsky (ABA)
Vanessa Laurent (ABA)
Emily Katz (ABA)
Sarah Orlans (ABA)
Brett Burnham (Health Education)
Lauren Goodwin (Neuroscience and Education)
2015-2016
Lamis Baowaidan (ABA)
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Erika Byers (ABA)
Rebecca Grazdinski (Clinical Psychology)
Heather Green (Speech and Communication Science)
Jodi Falk (Deaf/Hard of Hearing, second reader)
Maria Hartman (Deaf/Hard of Hearing, second reader)
Kieva Hranchuk (ABA)
Jennifer Lee (ABA)
Amanda Philp (ABA, second reader)
Ronda Rufsvold (Deaf/Hard of Hearing, second reader)
Ghazala Saleem (Movement Science)
Julia Silvestri (Deaf/Hard of Hearing, second reader)
Oscar Yan (Clinical Psychology)
2014-2015
Kara Faraclas (ID/Autism Ed. D. program)
Amanda Philp (Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program, second reader)
Kimberly Mosco (Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program)
Julie Silvestri (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Ph.D. program)
Ronda Rufsvold (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Ph.D. Program, second reader)
Maria Hartman (Deaf & Hard of Hearing Ph.D. Program, second reader)
Lauren Donnelly (School Psychology Ph.D. program)
Christina Fiorvanti (School Psychology Ph.D. program)
Heather Green (Speech & Language Pathology Ph.D. program)
2013-14
Laura Lyons (Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program)
Helena Han (Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program)
Joanne Hill (Applied Behavior Analysis Ph.D. program)
Mary Giaquinto (Intellectual Disability/Autism Ed.D. program)
Kalli Kemp (Intellectual Disability/Autism Ed.D. program, second reader)
Timothy Lightman (Curriculum & Teaching, Ed.D. program)
Student Supervision and Committees – Arizona State University
Graduate Committees, Doctoral Level:
Doctoral Dissertation Committee Sponsor
Shantel Meek, ASU (Defense Completed 12/2013)
Doctoral Dissertation Committee Member
Rebecca Newland, ASU, Clinical Psychology Ph.D.
Tierney Popp, ASU, Family & Human Development Ph.D.
Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Sponsor
Shantel Meek, ASU (Defense Completed 4/2012)
Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Committee Member
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Rebecca Newland, ASU (Passed 9/2010)
Phillip Briggs, ASU (Passed 6/2009)
Tierney Popp, ASU (Passed 6/2007)
Graduate Committees, Master’s Level:
Master’s Thesis Committee Sponsor
Jordyn Green, ASU (Defense Completed 12/2013)
Crystal Inglese, ASU (Defense Completed 5/2011)
Shantel Meek, ASU (Defense Completed 12/2010)
Lauren Robinson, ASU (Defense Completed 7/2010)
Julie Ingram, ASU (Defense Completed 4/2009)
Master’s Thesis Committee Member
Carla Wall, ASU (Proposal Completed 1/2014)
Margaret Sample, ASU (Defense Completed 11/2007)
Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Committees:
Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Committee Sponsor
Katie Paschall, ASU (Defense Completed 3/2010)
Undergraduate Honor’s Thesis Committee Member
Kaydi Flowers, ASU (Defense Completed 4/2012)
Chelsea Larmore, ASU (Defense Completed 4/2012)
Tessa Frederick, ASU (Defense Completed 5/2010)
Amanda O’Neil, ASU (Defense Completed 12/2006)
University and Department Service
2017-2018 Chair, Search Committee, Intellectual Disabilities/Autism, Health and Behavior
Studies Department, Teachers College, Columbia University
2017-2018 Member, College Emergency Preparation Committee, Teachers College,
Columbia University
2017-2018 Member, Convocation Committee, Teachers College, Columbia University
2016-2017 Member, College Breadth Requirement Committee, Teachers College, Columbia
University
2016-2017 Member, Search Committee, Applied Behavior Analysis, Health and Behavior
Studies Department, Teachers College, Columbia University
2016-2017 Member, Search Committee, School Psychology, Health and Behavior Studies
Department, Teachers College, Columbia University
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2016-2017 Member, Convocation Committee Member and Student Speaker Nomination Sub-
Committee, Teachers College, Columbia University
2016- Mentor, Teachers College Junior Faculty Mentorship Program (Mentee: Dr.
Cindy Huang, Clinical and Counseling Psychology)
2015-2016 Member, Search Committee, Clinical Psychology Search, Counseling and
Clinical Psychology Department, Teachers College, Columbia University
2015-2016 Chair, Academic Program Subcommittee (APS) of the Faculty Executive
Committee (FEC), Teachers College, Columbia University
2014-2016 Member, Faculty Executive Committee (FEC) HBS Representative, Teachers
College, Columbia University.
2015-2016 Member, Convocation Committee Member and Student Speaker Nomination Sub-
Committee, Teachers College, Columbia University
2012 Member, Search Committee, Quantitative Family Methods Position, School of
Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
2012-2013 Member, Social Impact Initiatives Committee, School of Social and Family
Dynamics, Arizona State University
2011-2013 Coordinator, Graduate Specialization in Social and Emotional Development
School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
2008- 2011 Member, Graduate Committee for Program in Family and Human Development,
School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
2007- 2008 Member, Undergraduate Professional Conference Exec. Committee, School of
Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
2006-2007 Member, Undergraduate Committee for Program in Family and Human
Development, School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University
2006-2007 Executive Committee Member (Planning Committee), Arizona State University
Institute for Autism and Developmental Disability
Professional Service
National, Federally-Funded Grant Review
2015-2016 Research Grant Reviewer for the Institute of Educational Sciences (IES)
Social and Behavioral Scientific Review Panel – served in the grant peer review
process and attended the review panel in Washington, DC.
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Journal Editorial Review
2017- Associate Editor, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities
2016-2017 Consulting Editor, American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities
Ad-hoc Peer-Review Manuscript Review
2003-present American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,
American Journal on Mental Retardation,
Autism,
Child Development,
Child Development Perspectives,
Developmental Psychology,
Early Education and Development,
Infant & Child Development,
Infant Mental Health Journal,
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders,
Journal of Family Psychology,
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology,
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
2005 Book Reviewer for Brookes Publishing
National and International Professional Organization Conference Review Work and Mentorship
2018 Co-Chair of the Developmental Disabilities Panel for the Society for Research in
Child Development (SRCD) Refereed Professional Conference
2016 Reviewer for the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Refereed
Professional Conference: Families Issues and Stakeholder Experiences Panel
2016 Reviewer for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Refereed
Professional Conference: Developmental Disabilities Panel
2016 Mentor for Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Mentor-Graduate
Student Reviewing Program
2015 Reviewer for the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Refereed
Professional Conference: Social Cognition/Behavior and Families Panels
2014 Reviewer for the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Refereed
Professional Conference
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2013 Reviewer for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Refereed
Professional Conference: Developmental Delay & Intellectual Disabilities
2013 Mentor for Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Mentor-Graduate
Student Reviewing Program
2013 Reviewer for the International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) Refereed
Professional Conference
2010 Reviewer for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Refereed
Professional Conference: Childhood Social Processes
2008 Reviewer for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Refereed
Professional Conference: Atypical Development
2006 Reviewer for the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Refereed
Professional Conference: Atypical Development
Membership in Professional Organizations
American Psychological Association (APA)
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
International Society for Autism Research (INSAR)
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)