National Conferences
Hammer, A. T., Weith, J. F., Grau, J. M. (2019, March) Dyadic synchrony components across time: A cross panel analysis of Latina adolescent mother-toddler interactions. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Weith, J. F., Hammer, A. T., Silberman, S. G., Murrey, R., & Grau, J. M. (2018, October). Associations between cultural orientation, dyadic relationship quality, and externalizing behavior among Puerto Rican adolescent mothers and their toddlers. Paper presented at the National Latina/o Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Hammer, A. T., Silberman, S. G., & Grau, J. M. (2018, October). Reciprocal effects of quality of mother-child synchrony and children’s language development and relations to subsequent emotion dysregulation. Paper presented at the National Latina/o Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Hammer A., Weith, J., & Grau, J. M. (2018). Leveraging Behavioral Observations to Understand Individual and Cultural Factors in the Parenting and Child Outcomes of Latina Adolescent Mothers. Symposium presented at the National Latino Psychological Association Conference, San Diego, CA.
Hammer, A. T., Silberman, S. G., Weller, E. N., & Grau, J. M. (2017, April). Factors that contribute to dyadic synchrony among young Latina mothers and their toddlers: the role of maternal behavior and child characteristics. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Wood, L. & Grau, J. (2017). Child-rearing environments of Latina adolescent mothers and their toddlers: a person-centered approach. Poster presentation at the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.
Gastelle, M., Silberman, S., Hammer, A., Weller, E., Wood, L., & Grau, J. (2017). The relation of maternal depression to dyadic synchrony components in Latina adolescent mothers. Poster presentation at the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.
Hammer, A., Silberman, S., Gastelle, M., Weller, E., Wood, L., and Grau, M. J. (2017, April). Development of Dyadic Synchrony in Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Maternal Behavior and Child Temperament. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Gastelle, M., Silberman, S., Hammer, A., Smith, E., Wood, L. E., & Grau, J. M. (2017, April). The Relation of Maternal Depressive Symptoms to Dyadic Synchrony Components in Latina Adolescent Mothers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Wood, L. E., Hammer, A., Gastelle, M. & Grau, J. M. (2016). Latina adolescent mothers and toddlers’ compliance: Examining maternal affect and control. Poster presentation at the 4th Bienniel APA Division 45 Research Conference, Palo Alto, CA.
Wood, L.E., Hammer, A., Gastelle, M. & Grau, J. (2016). Latina adolescent mothers and toddlers’ compliance: Maternal affect moderates control. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Wood, L.E., Hammer, A., Grau, J. (2016). Reported parenting stress predicts observed guidance and control behaviors for Latina adolescent mothers. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Gastelle, M., Hammer, A., & Grau, J. M. (2016, July). Latina Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Attitude: Relations to Parenting Stress. Presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association Division 45 for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research, Palo Alto, CA.
Gastelle, M., Hammer, A., & Grau, J. M. (2016, July). Latina Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Attitude: Relations to Parenting Stress. Presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association Division 45 for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research, Palo Alto, CA.
Wood, L. E., Hammer, A., Gastelle, M. & Grau, J. M. (2016, July). Latina adolescent mothers and toddlers’ compliance: Examining maternal affect and control. Presented at the 4th Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference, Palo Alto, CA.
Grau, J. M., Silberman, S. G., Wood, L. E. (2014, November). Behavioral Development in Toddlers of Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Maternal Behavior and Child Reactivity. Symposium presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA.
Wood, L. E., Silberman, S. G., & Grau, J. M. (2014, November). Parenting Stress Predicts Observed Guidance and Control Behaviors for Latina Adolescent Mothers. Symposium presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA
Silberman, S. G., Wood, L. E., Kasperczyk, K., & Grau, J. M. (2014). Effects of Residence and Cultural Orientation on the Parenting of Latina Adolescent Mothers. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA.
Silberman, S. G., Wood, L. E., Grau, J. M. (2014). Effects of Grandmother Directiveness and Support on Latina Adolescent Mothers’ Parenting. Oral presentation at the 3rd Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, Oregon.
Silberman, S., Wood, L., & Grau, J. (2014, June). Effects of Grandmother Directiveness and Support on Latina Adolescent Mothers’ Parenting. Presented at the Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference. Eugene, Oregon
Wood, L. E., Silberman, S. G., & Grau, J. M. (2014). Acculturation Moderates Relations Between Latina Mothers’ Control and Toddler Compliance. Oral presentation at the 3rd Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, Oregon.
Weith, J. F., Hammer, A. T., Silberman, S. G., Murrey, R., & Grau, J. M. (2018, October). Associations between cultural orientation, dyadic relationship quality, and externalizing behavior among Puerto Rican adolescent mothers and their toddlers. Paper presented at the National Latina/o Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Hammer, A. T., Silberman, S. G., & Grau, J. M. (2018, October). Reciprocal effects of quality of mother-child synchrony and children’s language development and relations to subsequent emotion dysregulation. Paper presented at the National Latina/o Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.
Hammer A., Weith, J., & Grau, J. M. (2018). Leveraging Behavioral Observations to Understand Individual and Cultural Factors in the Parenting and Child Outcomes of Latina Adolescent Mothers. Symposium presented at the National Latino Psychological Association Conference, San Diego, CA.
Hammer, A. T., Silberman, S. G., Weller, E. N., & Grau, J. M. (2017, April). Factors that contribute to dyadic synchrony among young Latina mothers and their toddlers: the role of maternal behavior and child characteristics. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Wood, L. & Grau, J. (2017). Child-rearing environments of Latina adolescent mothers and their toddlers: a person-centered approach. Poster presentation at the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.
Gastelle, M., Silberman, S., Hammer, A., Weller, E., Wood, L., & Grau, J. (2017). The relation of maternal depression to dyadic synchrony components in Latina adolescent mothers. Poster presentation at the 2017 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Austin, Texas.
Hammer, A., Silberman, S., Gastelle, M., Weller, E., Wood, L., and Grau, M. J. (2017, April). Development of Dyadic Synchrony in Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Maternal Behavior and Child Temperament. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Gastelle, M., Silberman, S., Hammer, A., Smith, E., Wood, L. E., & Grau, J. M. (2017, April). The Relation of Maternal Depressive Symptoms to Dyadic Synchrony Components in Latina Adolescent Mothers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Wood, L. E., Hammer, A., Gastelle, M. & Grau, J. M. (2016). Latina adolescent mothers and toddlers’ compliance: Examining maternal affect and control. Poster presentation at the 4th Bienniel APA Division 45 Research Conference, Palo Alto, CA.
Wood, L.E., Hammer, A., Gastelle, M. & Grau, J. (2016). Latina adolescent mothers and toddlers’ compliance: Maternal affect moderates control. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Wood, L.E., Hammer, A., Grau, J. (2016). Reported parenting stress predicts observed guidance and control behaviors for Latina adolescent mothers. Poster presentation at the 31st Annual Graduate Research Symposium, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Gastelle, M., Hammer, A., & Grau, J. M. (2016, July). Latina Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Attitude: Relations to Parenting Stress. Presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association Division 45 for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research, Palo Alto, CA.
Gastelle, M., Hammer, A., & Grau, J. M. (2016, July). Latina Adolescent Mothers' Parenting Attitude: Relations to Parenting Stress. Presented at the biennial meeting of the American Psychological Association Division 45 for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity, and Race Research, Palo Alto, CA.
Wood, L. E., Hammer, A., Gastelle, M. & Grau, J. M. (2016, July). Latina adolescent mothers and toddlers’ compliance: Examining maternal affect and control. Presented at the 4th Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference, Palo Alto, CA.
Grau, J. M., Silberman, S. G., Wood, L. E. (2014, November). Behavioral Development in Toddlers of Latina Adolescent Mothers: The Role of Maternal Behavior and Child Reactivity. Symposium presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA.
Wood, L. E., Silberman, S. G., & Grau, J. M. (2014, November). Parenting Stress Predicts Observed Guidance and Control Behaviors for Latina Adolescent Mothers. Symposium presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA
Silberman, S. G., Wood, L. E., Kasperczyk, K., & Grau, J. M. (2014). Effects of Residence and Cultural Orientation on the Parenting of Latina Adolescent Mothers. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Meeting: New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk, San Diego, CA.
Silberman, S. G., Wood, L. E., Grau, J. M. (2014). Effects of Grandmother Directiveness and Support on Latina Adolescent Mothers’ Parenting. Oral presentation at the 3rd Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, Oregon.
Silberman, S., Wood, L., & Grau, J. (2014, June). Effects of Grandmother Directiveness and Support on Latina Adolescent Mothers’ Parenting. Presented at the Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference. Eugene, Oregon
Wood, L. E., Silberman, S. G., & Grau, J. M. (2014). Acculturation Moderates Relations Between Latina Mothers’ Control and Toddler Compliance. Oral presentation at the 3rd Biennial APA Division 45 Research Conference, Eugene, Oregon.
Undergraduate Conferences
Murrey, R., Weith, J., Hammer, A., Silberman, S., & Grau J. (2018, April). Cultural orientation and dyadic relationship quality in adolescent Latina mothers and toddlers. Poster presented at the Kent State University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Mason, R., Murrey, R., Gastelle, M., Hammer, A., Wood, L., & Grau, J. (2017, March). Effects of the acculturation gap on psychological distress among Latina adolescent mothers. Presented at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Kasperczyk, M. M., Gastelle, M., Murrey, R., & Grau, J. M. (2017). Social support from adolescent Latina mothers’ fathers is related to lower psychological distress. Poster presented at Kent State University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent, Ohio.
Cooke, J. E., Kasperczyk, M. M., Cancel-Roman, D., Mason, R., Wood, L. E., & Grau, J. M. (2016). Attitudinal Familism Predicts Parenting Orientation in Adolescent Latina Mothers. Poster presented at Kent State University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent, Ohio.
Cooke, J. E., Kasperczyk, M. M., Cancel-Roman, D., Mason, R., Wood, L. E., & Grau, J. M. (2016). Attitudinal familism predicts parenting orientation in adolescent Latina mothers. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Martinez, G. & Wood, L.E. (2015). Effects of bilingualism on child cognitive and linguistic abilities. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Vale, L., Mason, R., Silberman, S., & Grau, J. (2015, March). Quality of Relationships as it Affects Adolescent Latina Mothers. Presented at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Cooke, J. E., Kasperczyk, M. M., Cancel-Roman, D., Mason, R., Wood, L. E. Attitudinal familism predicts parenting orientation in adolescent Latina mothers. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Mason, R., Murrey, R., Gastelle, M., Hammer, A., Wood, L., & Grau, J. (2017, March). Effects of the acculturation gap on psychological distress among Latina adolescent mothers. Presented at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Kasperczyk, M. M., Gastelle, M., Murrey, R., & Grau, J. M. (2017). Social support from adolescent Latina mothers’ fathers is related to lower psychological distress. Poster presented at Kent State University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent, Ohio.
Cooke, J. E., Kasperczyk, M. M., Cancel-Roman, D., Mason, R., Wood, L. E., & Grau, J. M. (2016). Attitudinal Familism Predicts Parenting Orientation in Adolescent Latina Mothers. Poster presented at Kent State University Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent, Ohio.
Cooke, J. E., Kasperczyk, M. M., Cancel-Roman, D., Mason, R., Wood, L. E., & Grau, J. M. (2016). Attitudinal familism predicts parenting orientation in adolescent Latina mothers. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Martinez, G. & Wood, L.E. (2015). Effects of bilingualism on child cognitive and linguistic abilities. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Vale, L., Mason, R., Silberman, S., & Grau, J. (2015, March). Quality of Relationships as it Affects Adolescent Latina Mothers. Presented at the Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.
Cooke, J. E., Kasperczyk, M. M., Cancel-Roman, D., Mason, R., Wood, L. E. Attitudinal familism predicts parenting orientation in adolescent Latina mothers. Poster presentation at Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity, Kent State University, Kent, OH.