Research

Professors in the CAS department conduct innovative and important research studies on infants, children, teenagers, and families. Studies focus on topics such as children’s school readiness and achievement, media influences on the development of children and teenagers, children’s play behaviors, parent-child interactions, and children with developmental delays. Research findings have been published in many scholarly journals and inform what parents read in parenting books and magazines.

If you are an undergraduate student undergraduate student interested in getting involved on a research study.

If you are a parent interested in participating in a study or learning more.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS OF CAS FACULTY:

Atagi, N., & Sandhofer, C. M. (2023). Monolingual and bilingual children’s performance on arithmetic fluency varies by language fluency. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 233, 105695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105695

Burkhart, M. L., Horn Mallers, M., &  Bono, K. E.  (2017). Daily reports of stress, mood, and physical health in middle childhood. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26, 1345-1355.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0665-0

Boutakidis, I. (2026). Educating boys and men: Remaining questions and final thoughts. In R. Reeves, P. Noguera, & I. Boutakidis (Eds.), Educating Boys: Bridging Gaps, Building Futures, Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Sciences 716(1),(pp. 212-218). https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162261439

Carrick, N.,  & Richmond, R. (2019). What storytelling tells us about fantasy: Parent-child stories about emotionally-charged real and fantastic events. Early Child Development and Care.  https://doi-org.lib proxy.fullerton.edu/10.1080/03004430.2019.1703113

Díaz Lara, G. (2024). Liberal policies does not mean equitable policies: Latinx families’ experiences navigating social policies in Oregon and California. Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology, 30(4), 876–885. https://doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000699

Espinoza, G., , Schacter, H., & Juvonen. J. (2020). School and cyber victimization across high school: Normative developmental trajectories and bidirectional links with loneliness. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30, 787-799.

Greenfader, C. M.  (2019). What is the role of executive function in the school readiness of Latino students?  Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 49,  93-108.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2019.02.011

Grier, L.   (2000).  Identity diffusion and development among African Americans: Implications for crime and corrections.  In N. Pallone Ed.), Race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, violent crime: The realities and the myths (pp. 81-94). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press.

Kim, J. L., Schooler, D., Lazaro, S. K., & Weiss, J. (2018). Brief report: Watching reality TV programs with concurrent sexual and alcohol themes is associated with risky drinking and sexual experiences.  Emerging Adulthood, 1-7.  https://doi.org/10.1177/2167696818754920

Lin, J.  (2020). The conditions that promote or discourage physical punishment as described by Taiwanese and Taiwanese-American mothers.  Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 51(3-4), 222-240.  https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022120913615

Pineda, C. G.   (2017) Let the right one in: Ethnic boundaries in a Colombian immigrant youth program.    International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 30,  599-620.  https://doi.org/10.1080/09518398.2016.1269974

Ramos, M. C., Cheng, C.-H. E., Preston, K. S. J., Gottfried, A. W., Guerin, D. W., Gottfried, A. E., Riggio, R. E., & Oliver, P. H. (2022). Positive family relationships across 30 years: Predicting adult health and happiness. Journal of Family Psychology, 36(7), 1216–1228. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0000983

Chen, X.,  Saafir, A.,  & Graham, S. (2020). Ethnicity, Peers, and Academic Achievement: Who Wants to be Friends with the Smart Kids?  Journal of Youth and Adolescence,  1-13.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-019-01189-7

Yen, S. C., & Carrick, N. (2021). Sticking together: The impact of a collaborative intensive service-learning program on college students’ academic outcomes.  Journal of Service-Learning in Higher Education, 12(1). 

Zeedyk, S. M., Bolourian, Y., & Blacher, J. (2019). University life with ASD: Faculty knowledge and student needs.  Autism, 23,  726-736.  https://doi.org/10.1177/1362361318774148