Publications, Presentations, and Graduate Student Projects

Presentations and Testimony

2009
Bartlett, J.D., & Easterbrooks, M.A. (2009, April). Who’s not minding the child and why? Correlates of child neglect among the children of young mothers. Poster session presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Diez, V. & Mistry, J. (2009). Motherhood in the borderlands: Trajectories into adulthood among Puerto Rican teen mothers on the mainland. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, April 1st – Apr. 4th, 2009, Denver, CO

Jacobs, F., Mistry, J., Easterbrooks, A., & Goldberg, J. (September, 2009). The Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation: A multilevel investigation of a home visiting program for young parents. Presentation to Rep. Kay Khan, State Representative for the 11th Middlesex District; House chair of the Joint Committee on Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. Massachusetts State Legislature, Boston, MA.

Miranda-Julian, C., Davis, C. R., & Easterbrooks, M. A. Grandmother caregiving support among a sample of adolescent mothers. (2009, August). Poster session presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Tan, E. T., Davis, C. R., Easterbrooks, M. A., & Goldberg, W. A. (2009, March) Young fathers' involvement: Individual and contextual antecedents. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

2008
Davis, C. R., Miranda-Julian, C., Goldberg, J., & Easterbrooks, M. A. (2008, March). Resilient functioning across competing developmental demands of young mothers. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Jacobs, F. (July, 2008). Keynote address: First National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policies, Bridgewater, MA. Working together: Integrating home visiting research, practice, and policies.

2007
Driscoll, J.R., J.H. Chaudhuri, Goldberg, J.L. & Easterbrooks, M.A. (2007, March). Targeting Those Who Need It? Maternal Depression and Program Utilization. Presented at the meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

Easterbrooks, M.A. (2007, May). My baby and I go to the mall: Understanding and supporting adolescent parenting. Invited presentation, Harvard University, Child and Family Policy Series.

Easterbrooks, M.A. (2007, April). Resilience in parenting: Lessons from the Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation. Invited presentation, Boston College, Lynch School of Education.

Jacobs, F., Goldberg, J., Mistry, J., Easterbrooks, A., & Dym, B. (April, 2007). The proper professional distance: Provocations from the Massachusetts Healthy Families Evaluation. Presentation to Tufts University Faculty Seminar.

2006
Chaudhuri, J.H. & Easterbrooks, A.E. (2006, July). Cultural differences in emotional availability and parenting in adolescent mothers. Paper presented at the World Association of Infant Mental Health, Paris, France.

Chaudhuri, J.H. & Easterbrooks, M.A. (2006, April). The influence of culture on the parenting styles of adolescent mothers. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Davis, C. R., & Easterbrooks, M. A. (2006, March). Competing demands: Contextual risk and protective factors associated with age-appropriate tasks of young fathers. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

Easterbrooks, M. A. & Davis, C. R. (2006, July). Young fathers and their children: Influences of family context on emotional availability. Poster session presented at the 10th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Paris, France.

Goldberg, J., Chaudhuri, J.H., Brady, A.E., Easterbrooks, M.A., & Jacobs, F. (2006, July).
The things the carry: The effects of initial maternal status on program utilization and parenting outcomes. Paper presented at the World Association of Infant Mental Health Biennial Meeting, Paris, France.

2005
Brady, A.E. (Chair), Easterbrooks, M.A., Jacobs, F., Mistry, J., Goldberg, J., Chaudhuri, J.H., Diez, V., Driscoll, J.R., Deshmukh, I. (2005, April). Understanding parenting in young mothers: Complexities of theory, research, and intervention. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Diez, V. & Mistry, J. (2005, April). The "good mother": Parenting beliefs and practices among young Puerto Rican and European-American mothers. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Easterbrooks, M.A., Chaudhuri, J.H., & Driscoll, J.R. (2005, April). The role of maternal characteristics and context in the parenting of young mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Easterbrooks, A.E., Barrett, L.R., Waddoups, A.B., & Davis, C.R. (2005, April). Emotional availability in interactions between young fathers and their children: Influences of family context. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Goldberg, J., Diez, V., & Jacobs, F. (2005, April). More than just home visits: Broadening our understanding of what constitutes a home visiting intervention. Paper presented at the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Boston, MA.

Jacobs, F., Goldberg, J., & Brady, A.E. (2005, April). Reconceptualizing "dosage": Service utilization and parenting outcomes in a home visiting program for young parents. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Mistry, J., Diez, V., & Deshmukh, I. (2005, April). Understanding community differences in parenting attitudes among young mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Rogers, S., Brady, A.E., & Goldberg, J. (2005, April). Knowledge is power: Enhancing research/practice collaborations to improve service delivery and outcomes in child abuse prevention. Workshop presented at the 15th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect, Boston, MA.

2004
Culp, A., Schellenback, C., Brady, A.E., & Clark, J. (2004, May). Healthy Families research results in three states. Workshop presented at the Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference, Orlando, FL.

Driscoll, J.R., Chaudhuri, J.H., Kenney, A., & Easterbrooks, M.A. (2004, March). Adolescents as mothers: The role of depression in mother-child interaction. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial meeting, Baltimore, MD.

2003
Diez, V. & Mistry, J. (2003, April). Emerging parenting beliefs among teen mothers: A cultural interpretation. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

Roy, P., Redington, R.M., Brady, A.E., Chaudhuri, J.H., & Goldberg, J. (2003, April). To grandmother’s house we go: A deeper look at grandmother involvement in the lives of teen mothers and their children. Poster presented at the Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

2002
Brady, A.E., Boulos, S., Davila, S.S., & Easterbrooks, A.E. (2002, March). Once the door closes: Understanding the provider/participant relationship. Workshop presented at the Prevent Child Abuse America National Conference, Dallas, TX.

Brady, A.E., Brewer, S., & Barrett, R.L. (2002, April). Two of a kind? Patterns of interdependence in adolescent parent dyads. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Brady, A.E., Riley, S.B., Goldberg, J., & Jacobs, F. (2002, July). Working with teenage mothers: Who participates in a home visiting program and how? Poster presented at the 8th World Congress of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Docherty, H., Pasley, K., Cutter, T., & Jacobs, F. (2002, April). Kids having more kids: Factors that predict repeat teen pregnancy. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Easterbrooks, M.A. & Docherty, H. (2002, July). Mother-father relationships as supports for parenting. Poster presented at the 8th World Congress of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Gestsdottir, S., Chaudhuri, J., & Easterbrooks, M.A. (2002, July). The importance of social context in understanding and supporting adolescent parents. Poster presented at the 8th World Congress of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Gestsdottir, S., Goldberg, J., & Easterbrooks, M.A., (2002, April). Risky business: Personal functioning and stress in adolescent mothers. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Mistry, J.,Diez, V., Renot, I., Cobb, A., & Craddock, K. (2002, July). Program-participant perspectives on parenting during infancy. Poster presented at the 8th World Congress of the World Association of Infant Mental Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

2001
Boulos, S., Chaudhuri, J.H., & Brady, A.E. (2001, April). How teen moms think: The relationship between cognitive maturity and parenting. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Brady, A.E. (2001, June). What can home visits do? Invited presentation at the 9th National Colloquium of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, Washington, DC.

Brady, A.E. & Easterbrooks, M.A., (2001, April). Supporting Ophelia: Determinants of parenting in home visited, teenage mothers. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Cutter, T., Pasley, K., & Brady, A.E.. (2001, July). Home-visited young mothers’past abuse and risk of abusing. Poster presented at the 7th International Family Violence Research Conference, Portsmouth, NH.

Cutter, T., Pasley, K., Jacobs, F., & Anthony, J. (2001, April). Effects of difficult childhood experiences on subsequent parenting abilities. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Easterbrooks, M.A. (2001, April). The role of childhood history in young mothers’ emotional availability with their infants. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Easterbrooks, M.A. (2001, June). Lessons from a child abuse prevention program for young mothers. Invited presentation, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.

Easterbrooks, M.A. (2001, June) Patterns of successful young fathering. Invited presentation, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany.

Mistry, J., Jacobs, F., Goldberg, J., & Diez, V. (2001, April). Teen parents’ engagement in home visiting programs: Program and participant considerations. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

2000
Boulos, S., Chaudhuri, J.H., Goldberg, J., Brady, A.E., Easterbrooks, M.A., Jacobs, F. (2000, December). Home visiting with young parents: The role of home visitors in the personal functioning of teenage mothers. Zero to Three’s Fifteenth National Training Institute, Washington DC.

Brady, A.E. Culp, A.M., & David Olds, (2000, September). Research on home visitation services to to first-time mothers and their children. Invited presentation at the Eighth Oklahoma Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect & Healthy Families Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.

Easterbrooks, M.A. (2000, March). Ophelia as a mother: Preliminary findings from a child abuse prevention program for teen mothers. Invited presentation, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.