Recent Presentations Accepted at Conferences
Deneault, A. A., Ghosh, R. A., Cabrera, N., Tölle, A. S., Seethaler, J., Majdandzic, M. (accepted). Challenging Parenting Behaviors in Diverse Fathers and Mothers: Determinants and Associations with Infants' Social Skills. In A. A. Deneault (Chair), Fathers’ and Mothers’ Play: Foundations for Children’s Social-Emotional Development Across Developmental Periods [Paper symposium]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
Ghosh, R. A., Smith, K. A., Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Social Relationship Moderators of the Association between Negative Parent-Child Relationships and Adolescents’ Psychosocial Adjustment [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
Ghosh, R. A., Hennigar, A., McDorman, S. A., Newell, A., Cabrera, N., Reich, S. (accepted). Direct and Interaction Effects of Sensitive Parenting and Toddlers’ Social Skills in Low-Income Two-Parent Families. In M. Verhees & R. Buisman (Chairs), Understanding and improving fathering in the prenatal and postnatal period [Paper symposium]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
Havewala, M., Bowker, J.C., Felton, J.W., & Rubin, K.R. (accepted). Best Friend’s Psychopathology Predicts Youth Psychopathology: The Moderating role of Maternal and Paternal Support [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
McDorman, S. A., Ghosh, R. A., McKee, K., Cabrera, N., Sharp, A., & Reich, S. M. (accepted). Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Stress, Education, Financial Strain and Parent-Child Play Interactions. In D. Aldoney & N. Atzaba-Poria (Chairs), Maternal and parental playfulness with their young children. Data from the U.S., Netherlands, and Chile [Paper symposium] Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
Ghosh, R. A., Smith, K. A., Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Social Relationship Moderators of the Association between Negative Parent-Child Relationships and Adolescents’ Psychosocial Adjustment [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
Ghosh, R. A., Hennigar, A., McDorman, S. A., Newell, A., Cabrera, N., Reich, S. (accepted). Direct and Interaction Effects of Sensitive Parenting and Toddlers’ Social Skills in Low-Income Two-Parent Families. In M. Verhees & R. Buisman (Chairs), Understanding and improving fathering in the prenatal and postnatal period [Paper symposium]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
Havewala, M., Bowker, J.C., Felton, J.W., & Rubin, K.R. (accepted). Best Friend’s Psychopathology Predicts Youth Psychopathology: The Moderating role of Maternal and Paternal Support [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.
McDorman, S. A., Ghosh, R. A., McKee, K., Cabrera, N., Sharp, A., & Reich, S. M. (accepted). Mothers’ and Fathers’ Parenting Stress, Education, Financial Strain and Parent-Child Play Interactions. In D. Aldoney & N. Atzaba-Poria (Chairs), Maternal and parental playfulness with their young children. Data from the U.S., Netherlands, and Chile [Paper symposium] Society for Research in Child Development 2021 Virtual Biennial Meeting, Online.

Congratulations to lab members for presentations accepted to the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development Biennial Meeting (2020)!
Druskin, L. R., Smith, K. A., Novick, D. R., Danko, C. M., Fleece, H. M., Wagner, N. J., Barstead, M. G., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). A comparison of behaviorally inhibited and typically-developing children’s play behaviors in the preschool classroom. In K. A. Smith & A. J. Santos (Co-chairs), Young Children’s Behavior “In the Wild”: Naturalistic Observations of Children’s Social Engagement and Its Antecedents and Consequences. Symposium accepted to be conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Fleece, H. M., Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Novick, D. R., Danko, C. M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). The development of friendships in behaviorally inhibited preschoolers. In M. G. Lo Cricchio & A. J. Santos (Co-chairs), Children and Early Adolescents’ Peer Relations and Adjustment. Symposium accepted to be conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Ghosh, R. A., Smith, K. A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Associations between late adolescents’ personality traits and the quality of their relationships with mothers, fathers, and friends. Poster accepted to be presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Novick, D. R., Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Wagner, N. J., Barstead, M. G., Danko, C. M., Badders, R. N., Dougherty, L. R., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Associations between social anxiety, selective mutism, and observed play behaviors in behaviorally inhibited preschoolers. Poster accepted to be presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Fleece, H. M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Observed social behaviors as predictors of peer group functioning. In K. A. Smith & A. J. Santos (Co-chairs), Young Children’s Behavior “In the Wild”: Naturalistic Observations of Children’s Social Engagement and Its Antecedents and Consequences. Symposium accepted to be conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Fleece, H. M., Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Novick, D. R., Danko, C. M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). The development of friendships in behaviorally inhibited preschoolers. In M. G. Lo Cricchio & A. J. Santos (Co-chairs), Children and Early Adolescents’ Peer Relations and Adjustment. Symposium accepted to be conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Ghosh, R. A., Smith, K. A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Associations between late adolescents’ personality traits and the quality of their relationships with mothers, fathers, and friends. Poster accepted to be presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Novick, D. R., Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Wagner, N. J., Barstead, M. G., Danko, C. M., Badders, R. N., Dougherty, L. R., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Associations between social anxiety, selective mutism, and observed play behaviors in behaviorally inhibited preschoolers. Poster accepted to be presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Fleece, H. M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. (accepted). Observed social behaviors as predictors of peer group functioning. In K. A. Smith & A. J. Santos (Co-chairs), Young Children’s Behavior “In the Wild”: Naturalistic Observations of Children’s Social Engagement and Its Antecedents and Consequences. Symposium accepted to be conducted at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD). Rhodes, Greece. *Conference canceled due to COVID-19.
Congratulations to lab members for presenting at the ABCT 2020 Annual Convention in Philadelphia, PA!
Druskin, L. R., Smith, K. A., Novick, D. R., Wagner, N. J., Danko, C. M., Dougherty, L. R., Chronis-Tuscano, A., & Rubin, K. H. Multi-method predictors of treatment response in the Turtle Program for children high in behavioral inhibition. Poster to be presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA. (2020, November)
Novick, D. R., Smith, K.A., Danko, C.M., Druskin, L.R., Wagner, N.J., O'Brien, K., Rubin, K.H., Chronis-Tuscano, A.. The Turtle Program: PCIT for Young Children Displaying Behavioral Inhibition. In C. Lieneman & C.B. McNeil (Co-chairs), Reaching Beyond Disruptive Behavior Disorders: New Directions for Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) Research. Symposium to be presented at the 54th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. Philadelphia, PA. (2020, November).
Pham, S. N., Smith, K. A., Druskin, L. R., Fleece, H. M., & Rubin, K. H.. The moderating role of supportive parenting on the relation between child irritability and solitary play behaviors. Poster to be presented at the 54th annual conference of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies (ABCT), Philadelphia, PA. (2020, November). Recipient of the ABCT Parenting and Families SIG Student Research Award.
Former lab manager, Danielle Novick, and current lab manager, Lindsay Druskin,
at ABCT 2019 in Atlanta, GA.
at ABCT 2019 in Atlanta, GA.
Congratulations to lab members for presenting at several international conferences!
Rubin, K.H. (Chair). Focused Discussion -- Developmentally-Informed Interventions for Youth with, or at Risk for, Anxiety Disorders: Innovations and Future Directions. (Participants: A. M. Albano; A. Chronis-Tuscano; K.H. Rubin; S. McClowery; E. Simon). Presented at the Nineteenth Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Los Angeles, CA (June 2019).
Danko, C. M., Novick, D., O'Brien, K., Lewis-Morrarty, E., Rubin, K., & Chronis-Tuscano, A. PCIT adaptations: A closer look at the CDI phase. In R. Chase (Chair), Maintaining motivation throughout the CDI phase of PCIT: Novel strategies and approaches. Symposium presented at the 2019 Biennial PCIT International Convention, Chicago, IL. (August, 2019).
Santos, A. J., Ribeiro, O., Freitas, M., & Rubin, K. H. Loneliness profiles and social adjustment to the peer group in Portuguese young adolescents. Paper presented in Invited Symposium: A Good Time to Be Alone? New Directions in the Study of Social Withdrawal in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. (R. Coplan, Chair). Presented at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology Biennial Meeting, Athens, Greece. (August 2019)
Guedes, M., Alves, S., Matos, I., Almeida, T., Freitas, M., Santos, A. J., Veríssimo, M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Danko, C., & Rubin, K. H. What do Portuguese parents think about the acceptability of the multi-component intervention for inhibited preschoolers? Poster presented at the 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents. Oviedo, Spain. (2019, November)
Guedes, M., Alves, S., Santos, A. J., Veríssimo, M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Danko, C., & Rubin, K. H. Acceptability of a multi-component intervention for inhibited preschoolers: What are the perspectives of Portuguese practitioners? Paper presented at the 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents. Oviedo, Spain. (2019, November).
Rubin, K.H. (Chair). Focused Discussion -- Developmentally-Informed Interventions for Youth with, or at Risk for, Anxiety Disorders: Innovations and Future Directions. (Participants: A. M. Albano; A. Chronis-Tuscano; K.H. Rubin; S. McClowery; E. Simon). Presented at the Nineteenth Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Research in Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Los Angeles, CA (June 2019).
Danko, C. M., Novick, D., O'Brien, K., Lewis-Morrarty, E., Rubin, K., & Chronis-Tuscano, A. PCIT adaptations: A closer look at the CDI phase. In R. Chase (Chair), Maintaining motivation throughout the CDI phase of PCIT: Novel strategies and approaches. Symposium presented at the 2019 Biennial PCIT International Convention, Chicago, IL. (August, 2019).
Santos, A. J., Ribeiro, O., Freitas, M., & Rubin, K. H. Loneliness profiles and social adjustment to the peer group in Portuguese young adolescents. Paper presented in Invited Symposium: A Good Time to Be Alone? New Directions in the Study of Social Withdrawal in Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood. (R. Coplan, Chair). Presented at the European Conference on Developmental Psychology Biennial Meeting, Athens, Greece. (August 2019)
Guedes, M., Alves, S., Matos, I., Almeida, T., Freitas, M., Santos, A. J., Veríssimo, M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Danko, C., & Rubin, K. H. What do Portuguese parents think about the acceptability of the multi-component intervention for inhibited preschoolers? Poster presented at the 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents. Oviedo, Spain. (2019, November)
Guedes, M., Alves, S., Santos, A. J., Veríssimo, M., Chronis-Tuscano, A., Danko, C., & Rubin, K. H. Acceptability of a multi-component intervention for inhibited preschoolers: What are the perspectives of Portuguese practitioners? Paper presented at the 5th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents. Oviedo, Spain. (2019, November).
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