Publication Spotlight
Developing Evidence Based Interventions for Foster Children: An Example of a Randomized Clinical Trial with Infants and Toddlers
Mary Dozier, Elizabeth Peloso, Oliver Lindhiem,M. Kathleen Gordon, Melissa Manni, Sandra Sepulveda, John Ackerman, Annie Bernier, and Seymour Levine
This paper presents preliminary findings of outcome measures following participation in our research intervention. Differences in child cortisol regulation across the day and in parent report of child behavior are included.
This paper appears in Journal of Social Issues 62(4):765-783.
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This is my child: differences among foster parents in commitment to their young children
Mary Dozier and Oliver Lindhiem
This paper appears in Child Maltreatment 11(4): 338 -345.
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Foster children’s diurnal production of cortisol: An exploratory study
Mary Dozier, Melissa Manni, Elizabeth Peloso, M. Kathleen Gordon, Megan R. Gunnar, K. Chase Stovall- McClough, and Seymour Levine
This paper presents findings regarding daily patterns of cortisol production among young children in foster care. These findings have been important in informing our intervention. In particular, after finding that many foster children appear to have dysregulated patterns of cortisol production, we developed an intervention component that targets children’s regulatory capabilities.
This paper appears in Child Maltreatment 11(2): 189-197.
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Publications
Publications from the last several years have concerned challenges facing children who have experienced early adversity, and neuroendccrine regulation. Most authors are staff and graduate student in the Infant Caregiver Project lab. Publications may be viewed either by author or by year of publication.
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