Publications

Selected Student-Led Publications

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Ringenary*, H.L., Froelich*, J.M., Njoroge, W.F.N., & Gerstein, E.D. (2025). What influences postpartum depressive symptoms? The role of social determinants of health, race-based discrimination and stressful life experiences. Maternal and Child Health, 29, 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-025-04055-0

Froelich*, J.M. & Gerstein, E.D. (2024). Parenting stress, child behavior problems, and household chaos: Examining parenting in Early Head Start families. Child and Youth Care Forum. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-024-09845-1

Diemer*, M.C., & Gerstein, E.D. (2024). Prior diagnoses in children later diagnosed with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06637-3

Treviño*, M.S., Cherry, K.E., Njoroge, W.F.M. & Gerstein, E.D. (2023). Young children’s development and behavior: Associations with timing of household food insecurity in an Early Head Start sample. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 44(9), 617-624. https://doi.org/10.1097/DBP.0000000000001224

Diemer*, M.C., Paul, R.A., & Gerstein, E.D. (2023). Disability evaluations: How health disparities are associated with accessibility for toddlers in Early Head Start. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 67(2), 136-147. https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13003

Cherry*, K.E., & Gerstein, ED. (2023). Toddler behavior problems amid household chaos: Is responsive parenting protective for everyone? Family Relations, 72(4), 2155-2177. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.12776

Diemer*, M.C., Gerstein, E.D., & Regester, A. (2022). Autism presentation in female and Black populations: Examining the roles of identity, theory, and systemic inequalities. Autism, 26(8), 1931-1946. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F13623613221113501 

Treviño*, M.S., & Gerstein, E.D. (2022). Dual language learners in the U.S.: Examining family context during early social emotional development, 36(8), 1275-1284. https://doi.org/10.1037/fam0001005

Diemer*, M.C., Treviño*, M.S., & Gerstein, E.D. (2021). Contextualizing the role of intrusive parenting in toddler behavior problems and emotion regulation: Is more always worse? Developmental Psychology, 57, 1242-1253. doi: 10.1037/dev0001231

Gerstein, E.D., Cherry*, K.E, & Diemer*, M.C. (2021). Identifying developmental profiles for children in Early Head Start: Associations with early risk and protective factors. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 57, 191-201. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2021.06.007

Cherry*, K.E., & Gerstein, E.D. (2021). Fathering and masculine norms: Implications for the socialization of children’s emotion regulation. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 13, 149-163. doi: 10.1002/JFTR.12411

Diemer*, M.C. & Gerstein, E.D. (2020). Developmental delay and parenting: The role of behavior problems in toddlers. Infant and Child Development, 29, e2199. doi: 10.1002/icd.2199

Cherry*, K.E., Gerstein, E.D., & Ciciolla, L. (2019). Parenting stress and children’s behavior: Transactional models during Early Head Start. Journal of Family Psychology, 33(8), 916-926. doi: 10.1037/fam0000574

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