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Lorraine McKelvey, Ph.D.

Lorraine McKelvey, Ph.D.Associate Professor

Department of Family and Preventive MedicineUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

521 Jack Stephens Drive, Slot 530Little Rock, AR 72205-7199

Phone: 501-554-2028 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION Research Fellow, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2003-2005

University Outreach and Engagement, Outreach Partnerships

Ph.D., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1998-2003 Developmental Psychology with Interdepartmental Graduate Specialization in Applied Developmental Science

M.A., Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1996-1998 Developmental Psychology

B.A.,The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 1992-1994Psychology (cum laude)

CURRENT POSITION University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR Associate Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine 2014-Present Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2014-Present

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Little Rock, AR Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine 2011-2014 Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics 2007-2014 Instructor, Department of Pediatrics 2005-2007

OTHER POSITIONS AND EMPLOYMENT Consultant/Co-Investigator; Iowa State University, Ames, IA 2010-2012 Project Director/Co-Investigator; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 2003-2005 Research Assistant; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 1996-2003 Early Head Start Curriculum Developer; Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Fall 2004 Rehabilitation Specialist; Gulf Coast Community Care, Clearwater, FL 1994-1996

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES Memberships

Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families’ Network of Infant-Toddler Researchers 2011-Present Home Visiting Research Collaborative 2014-Present Charter Member - Arkansas Association for Infant Mental Health 2010-Present Society for Research in Human Development 2008-Present Society for Research in Adolescence 2006-Present World Association for Infant Mental Health 1998-Present

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Society for Research in Child Development 1996-Present National Research and Evaluation Center for HIPPY-USA: Research and Evaluation Planning Workgroup 2012-2016

Invited Meetings

US Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families’ (2019, November). Expert Panel for the Assessing the Implementation and Cost of High Quality Early Care and Education (ECE-ICHQ) project. Washington, DC.

Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity's (CIRCA): Adversity and Resilience Science (2019, October). Advisory Panel for Adversity and Resilience Science Journal. Tulsa, OK.

National Governor’s Association (2019, March ). Early Care and Education Workforce 2.0 Cross-State Convening. San Diego, CA.

Home Visiting Research Collaborative (2018, April). Methods and Measurement for Precision Home Visiting. Chicago, IL.

Pew Charitable Trusts (2016, November). The Annie E. Casey Foundation's Parenting Plus Technical Advisor Meeting. Washington, DC.

Pew Charitable Trusts (2015, January). Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative. Washington, DC. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families’ Network of Infant-

Toddler Researchers (2014, January). Washington, DC. Pew Charitable Trusts (2014, January). Home Visiting Data for Performance Initiative. Santa Fe, NM. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families’ Network of Infant-

Toddler Researchers (2012, December). Washington, DC. The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University (2006, February). Advanced Seminar:

Risk, Resilience and Change over Time in Families and Children in the Early Head Start Study. Cambridge, MA.

EDITORIAL BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Adversity and Resilience Science; Consulting Editor 2019-Present Infant Mental Health Journal; Consulting Editor 2009-Present Journal Reviews

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma; Reviewer 2020-Present British Medical Journal Open; Reviewer 2019-Present Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology; Reviewer 2019-Present Early Child Development and Care; Reviewer 2019-Present Psychiatry Research; Reviewer 2018-Present Maternal and Child Health Journal; Reviewer 2017-Present Social Science & Medicine; Reviewer 2017 Pediatrics; Reviewer 2014-Present Children and Youth Services Review; Reviewer 2013-Present Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry; Reviewer 2010-Present American Journal of Community Psychology; Reviewer 2007-Present Journal of Child and Family Studies; Reviewer 2007-Present Early Childhood Research Quarterly; Reviewer 2006-Present Family Science; Reviewer 2011-2015 Victims and Violence; Reviewer 2011 Infant Mental Health Journal; Reviewer 2005-2009


COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES National

Member, Iowa State University and Iowa Department of Public Health’s Home Visiting Learning Lab Project

2020-2021

Member, US Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families’ Stakeholder Group for Human Services Programs in Rural Contexts

2020-2022

Member, US Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families’ Expert Panel for Early Language and Literacy in Tribal Home Visiting

2019-2020

Steering Committee Member, US Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families’ Network of Infant-Toddler Researchers

2016-Present

Member, US Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families’ Network of Infant-Toddler Researchers

2011-Present

Member, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)-USA: Research and Evaluation Planning Committee

2012-2016

Member, US Department of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families, Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Consortium Groups: 1) Executive Committee 2) Methods/Measurement Research 3) Parenting and Fatherhood Research 4) Risk and Protective Factor Research 5) Home Visitation Research

1998-2012

State

Steering Committee Member, Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care, Adverse Childhood Experiences Task Group 2017-Present

Member, Arkansas Association for Early Childhood Education, T.E.A.C.H. State Advisory Committee 2019-Present

Member, State Advisory Committee, Arkansas' Pritzker Prenatal to Three Policy Planning Project 2019-Present

Member, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Research Advisory Committee, Arkansas' ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) Project 2019-2020

Member, Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Research Advisory Committee, Excel by Eight Project 2018-Present

Member, National Governor's Association Arkansas Early Childhood Education Workforce Committee 2018-2019

Member, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Leadership Committee of the Quality Rating and Improvement System 2012-Present Member, Arkansas Children’s Trust Fund, Strengthening Families Committee 2012-Present Member, Arkansas Home Visiting Network, National Advisory Committee 2011-Present Member, Arkansas Association for Infant Mental Health 2009-Present Member, Arkansas Department of Human Services, Social-Emotional Health Committee 2012-2015 Member, Arkansas Department of Education, School Readiness Committee 2012-2014 Student Representative, Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health Board 1998-2005


University Services Reviewer, UAMS College of Medicine, Research Scholar Pilot Grant Award in Child

Health 2017

Appeals Board, UAMS College of Medicine 2015-2017 Statistical Mentor, UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine Residency

Program 2012-2016

Member, UAMS Translational Research Institute, Community Engagement Group 2011-Present EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES Invited Instructor June 22, 2011 University of Michigan, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) “Conducting impacts analyses with the public-use release of data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Study, 1996-2010” presented conducting impacts analyses with the public-use release of data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Study, 1996-2010. Invited Instructor August 11-13, 2004 University of Michigan, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) The course presented the first public-use release of the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Study, 1996-2001. These data were collected from about 3,000 program and control group participants, including children from birth to three years of age and their parents, to examine the impacts of the Early Head Start program. The evaluation was carried out in 17 Early Head Start programs, located in diverse communities across the United States. Instructor 1997-1998 Michigan State University, Developmental Psychology Instructor of Developmental Psychology: Infancy through Childhood. Course instruction included theories and research from infancy through childhood. Information provided on physical, cognitive, social and emotional development through this life span. Graduate Advising 2012: Dissertation Committee Member, Karen Lake, The Relationship Among Maternal Parenting Stress, Coping and Depressive Symptoms. College of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. HONORS AND AWARDS

UAMS Phenomenal Woman Award 2019 Best Abstract, 2018 National Conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics'

Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, Orlando, FL (http://www.aappublications.org/news/2018/12/19/researchawards121918 )

2018

Participant, The National Institute of Health’s Loan Repayment Program Clinical Research Loan Repayment Program 2004-2006

GRANTS AND CONTRACT AWARDS

Grants

Consultant (PI: Ann Cheney) 2019-2021 University of California Riverside, Addressing Childhood Obesity in Low-income Families The study examines Early Head Start nutrition education that engages families of newborns and infants. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (1U54MD013368-01A1) ($453,754/Year).


Co-Investigator (PIs: Ashley Acheson & Xiawei Ou) 2019-2021 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Helping to End Addiction Long-term (HEAL) Initiative, the HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study The study examines how prenatal exposure to opioids and other drugs affects children’s brain development, prenatal through age 10. This funding supports the development of the national protocol. Funded by the National Institutes of Health (3R34DA050261-01; 3R34DA050261-01S1) ($516,000/Year). Principal Investigator 2011-2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Evaluation of the Arkansas Home Visiting Network The study evaluates the implementation of home visiting in 29 Arkansas counties using evidence-based home visiting programs (Healthy Families America, Parents as Teachers, Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters). Funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (D89MC23141; D89MC28258; X10MC31128; X10MC32178) ($422,000/Year 1; $357,914/Subsequent Years). Principal Investigator 2016-2017 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Foundations for Smarter Screening: Exploring Patterns of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Protective Influence of Early Intervention on Child Health and Development The study examines the consequences of exposure to adverse childhood experiences from infancy into early childhood on development in the later early and middle childhood years. Funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (R40 MC29441-01) ($100,000/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2011-2016 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Interventions for obesity prevention targeting young children in at-risk environments: An integrated approach The project involves Arkansas’s leading academic institutions and includes participation by the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; UAMS Arkansas Children’s Hospital; UAMS Department of Family and Preventive Medicine; and UAMS Arkansas Center for Health Information. Funded by US Department of Agriculture’s National Institute for Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program (2011-68001-30014) (UAMS Site: $1,632,995). Principal Investigator 2010-2013 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Evaluation of Thrive Home Visiting Programs for Pregnant and Parenting Teens The study evaluates whether the implementation of home visiting and group services for teen mothers will strengthen parent-teen interaction and help youth learn communication skills and negotiation techniques they can use at home, at school, and throughout their lives. Funded by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs (APHPA006061) ($380,987/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2008-2011 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the Infant-Toddler Family Map: A Foundation for Parent-Teacher Partnerships The project was to develop an assessment to measure domains of the family environment associated with infant-toddler development. Study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (90YD0254/(01-03)) ($250,000/Year).


Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Robert Bradley) 2007-2009 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Second Looks: Examining the Impacts of Early Head Start The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of participation in EHS on children’s cognitive and social well-being as well as to determine whether aspects of programs and characteristics of children and families moderate the impacts. Study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (90YR0011/01) ($39,374/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Patti Bokony) 2006-2011 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Responsible Fatherhood Initiative: Brief Parenting Interventions The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate the impact of Brief Parenting Interventions, lessons delivered by trained preschool teachers that can be conducted in 15 minutes or less, for parents of low-income children. Study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families Grant; Healthy Fatherhood Initiative (90FR0041/(01-05)) ($974,562/Year). Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2006-2009 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Early Head Start Research Project, Fifth Grade Follow Up The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of participation in EHS on children’s cognitive and social well-being as well as to determine whether aspects of programs and characteristics of children and families moderate the impacts when children are 10 years of age. Study funded by the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families and Xtria (HHSP233200600003T Contract No. 233-02-0086) ($50,000/Year). Principal Investigator 2008-2009 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Children’s Exposure to Violence at Home and in the Community: Pathways to Outcomes at Age 18 The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of childhood exposure to family conflict and neighborhood violence on adolescent’s cognitive and social well-being. Study funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (63547) ($54,995/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2005-2007 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Cross Cultural Parenting The goal of this study was to examine three aspects of parenting across five American cultural groups in a secondary data analyses of data collected in the Starting Early Starting Smart study. Funding from the National Institute of Health, NICHD (R03HD048868) ($75,000/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Andrea Hart) 2005-2007 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Secondary Conditions in AR Children with Spina Bifida Using longitudinal data, determine individual and familial factors that contribute to the development of obesity, social isolation, and depression in children with spina bifida. Funded through the Association of University Centers on Disabilities and the Centers for Disease Control ($300,000/Year). Co-Principal Investigator (PI: Mark Swanson) 2005-2006 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Early Head Start Research Project, Pre-Kindergarten The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of participation in EHS on children’s cognitive and social well-being as well as to determine whether aspects of programs and characteristics of children and families moderate the impacts when children are 5 years of age. Funded through the Administration for Children Youth and Families (90YF0035/(01-05)) ($500,000/Year).


Co-Investigator (PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2005-2007 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Russellville Safe School, Healthy Students The project was implemented in the Russellville, AR which used a set of interventions designed to improve school safety by improving the mental health of students and parents of children from birth to 18 and implementing safe school practices. Funded through the US Department of Education (S1841020295) ($299,635/Year). Contracts Principal Investigator 2019-2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Evaluation of Arkansas’ Family First Prevention Services The study evaluates the implementation of services that support families with the ultimate goal of preventing child foster care placement in all Arkansas counties. Funded by the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child and Family Services (4600045495) ($250,000/Year). Principal Investigator 2017-2024 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Evaluation of Arkansas SafeCare The study evaluates the implementation of home visiting in all Arkansas counties using evidence-based home visiting program, SafeCare. Funded by Arkansas Children's Hospital (D89MC23141) ($194,583/Year 1; $155,000/Subsequent Years). Co-Investigator (PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2019-2020 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Baby and Me Development and Evaluation The goal of this project was to develop and evaluate an intervention aimed to support the parenting of women served in Arkansas’ Women, Infants, and Children programs. Funded by the Arkansas Children’s Trust Fund (4600042322) ($37,000). Principal Investigator 2017 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Early Childhood Education Workforce Study The goal of this project is to determine characteristics of Arkansas' early childhood education workforce and elements of personnel and organizations that lead to staff attrition. Funded by the Kellogg Foundation ($35,206). Principal Investigator 2009-Present University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Evaluation of Quality Rating and Improvement System for Early Childhood Programs The goal of this project is to determine criteria for rating child care quality and to evaluate the efficacy of the rating system for improving child school readiness outcomes. Funded by the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Childcare/Early Childhood Education (4501727706) ($99,970/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Nicola Edge) 2006-2011 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Early Childhood Mental Health The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Early Childhood Mental Health project which is designed to facilitate collaboration between Community Mental Health Centers and early childcare programs, including Head Start centers and state-funded pre-kindergarten programs. Study funded by the Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Childcare/Early Childhood Education (4500625176) ($599,818/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Nicola Edge) 2007-2009 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Early Childhood Community Mental Health Center Partnership-Training/Technical Assistance Evaluator


The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of the Early Childhood Mental Health project, which is designed to facilitate collaboration between Community Mental Health Centers and early childcare programs. Study funded by Division of Childcare/Early Childhood Education (DCC-2007/(01-02)) ($271,065/Year). Co-Investigator (PI: Leanne Whiteside-Mansell) 2006-2008 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Analysis of Adult Tobacco Use Purpose of the study was to investigate smoking cessation programs in Arkansas. Funded by the Arkansas Department of Health (4600042322) ($50,000/Year). Principal Investigator 2006-2008 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Stress and Coping in Low-Income Families: Examining Intervention Effects Using pre-existing data from two of the 17 research sites included in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) study, the goal of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of a measure of family coping and to examine the longitudinal changes in coping in low-income families. Funded by the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute ($37,758).

PUBLICATIONS

Peer-Reviewed Articles

1. McKelvey, L. M., & Edge, N. A. (2020). Addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Family Medicine: A Multi-Generational Approach. Family Medicine, 52(4), 243-245. DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2020.278217

2. McKelvey, L. M., & Fitzgerald, S. (2020). Family Functioning and Involvement in Home Visiting: Examining Program Characteristics as Moderators to Support Retention in Services. Infant Mental Health Journal, 41(2), 220-231. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21842

3. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Selig, J. P. (2020). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood: Exploring Interrelatedness of Experiences using Latent Class Approaches. Adversity and Resilience Science, 1, 81-93. DOI: 10.1007/s42844-020-00003-9

4. Conners Edge, N. A., Kraleti, S., McKelvey, L. M., Jarrett, D. M., Sublett, J. D., & Bennett, I. M. (2019). Training Residents in Maternal Depression Care to Improve Child Health: A CERA study. Family Medicine (0742-3225), 51 (9), p. 756. DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2019.702816

5. McKelvey, L. M., Saccente, J. E., & Swindle, T. M. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood Predict Obesity and Health Outcomes in Middle Childhood. Childhood Obesity, 15 (3), 206-215. https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2018.0225

6. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Saccente, J., & Selig, J. P. (2019). Adverse Childhood Experiences of Urban and Rural Preschool Children in Poverty. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(14), 2623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142623

7. Conners Edge, N. A., Rose, A., Honeycutt, D., McKelvey, L., Swindle, T., Courson, D., & Forsman, J. A. (2018). Implementation of Arkansas’s Initiative to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children. Journal of Early Intervention, 40(4), 317–334. https://doi.org/10.1177/1053815118789177

8. McKelvey, L. M., Edge, N. C., Mesman, G. R., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Bradley, R. H. (2018). Adverse experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Relations to adaptive behavior and academic status in middle childhood. Child Abuse and Neglect, 82, 168–177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.05.026

https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2018.0225

https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16142623


9. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Conners Edge, N. A., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2018). Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: Focusing on Parenting Supports Depressed Parents’ Involvement in Home Visiting Services. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 22 (Supplement 1), 33–42. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-018-2533-y

10. Swindle, T., Jarrett, D., McKelvey, L.M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners Edge., N., & Kraleti, S. (2018). Test of a Conceptual Model to Explain Television Exposure of Head Start Children. Clinical Pediatrics, 57 (8), 970-980. DOI: 10.1177/0009922817738340

11. Swindle, T., Fitzgerald, S., McKelvey, L. M., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2018). Application of Noninferiority Tests to Examine the Food Insecurity–Obesity Relationship in Children. Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 13(2), 228–239. https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2017.1337537

12. Conners-Burrow, N. A., Patrick, T., Kyzer, A., & McKelvey, L. M. (2017). A Preliminary Evaluation of REACH: Training 'Hard to Reach' Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development. Early Childhood Education Journal, 45, 187-199. DOI: 10.1007/s10643-016-0781-2

13. Mesman, G. R., Edge, N. A., McKelvey, L. M., Pemberton, J. L., & Holmes, K. J. (2017). Effects of Maternal Depression Symptoms and Alcohol Use Problems on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 26(9), 2485–2494. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-017-0748-y

14. McKelvey, L. M., Conners Edge, N.A., Fitzgerald, S., Kraleti, S., & Whiteside-Mansell, L., (2017). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Screening and Health in Children from Birth to Age Five. Families, Systems, and Health, 35 (4), 420-429. DOI: 10.1037/fsh0000301

15. McKelvey, L. M., Selig, J. P., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2017). Foundations for Screening Adverse Childhood Experiences: Exploring Patterns of Exposure through Infancy and Toddlerhood. Child Abuse and Neglect, 70, 112-121. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.002

16. Conners-Burrow, N., McKelvey, L. M., Perry, D., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Kraleti, S., Mesman, G., Holmes, K., & Kyzer, A. (2016). Low-Level Symptoms of Depression in Mothers of Young Children are Associated with Behavior Problems in Middle Childhood. Maternal Child Health Journal, 20(3), 516-524. DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1849-0

17. Kyzer, A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Swindle, T. (2016). Supporting family engagement in home visiting with the Family Map Inventories. Infants and Young Children, 29(1), 37-52. DOI: 10.1097/IYC.0000000000000051.

18. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Swindle, T., & Fitzgerald, S. (2016). Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood. Child Abuse and Neglect, 51, 295-302. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.09.008

19. Conners-Burrow, N., McKelvey, L. M., Pemberton, J., Mesman, G., Holmes, K. & Bradley, R.H. (2015). Buffering the Negative Effects of Maternal Alcohol Problems on Child Behavior. Journal of Family Psychology, 29 (4), 576-584. DOI: 10.1037/fam0000121

20. Conners-Burrow, N., Swindle, T., McKelvey, L. M., & Bokony, P. (2015) A Little Bit of the Blues: Low-Level Symptoms of Maternal Depression and Classroom Behavior Problems in Preschool Children. Early Education and Development, 26(2), 230-244. DOI:10.1080/10409289.2015.979725

21. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N., Mesman, G., Pemberton, J., & Casey, P. (2015). Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference! Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 44(1), 157-168. DOI:10.1080/15374416.2014.895939

https://doi.org/10.1080/19320248.2017.1337537


22. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Brophy-Herb, H., Bockneck, E.L., Fitzgerald, H.E., Reischl, T., Hawver, S., & Cunningham-Deluca, M. (2015). Examining Long-Term Effects of an Infant Mental Health-Based Early Head Start Program on Family Strengths and Resilience. Infant Mental Health Journal, 36(4), 353-365. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21518

23. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Bokony, P., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Jarrett, D., Kraleti, S., McKelvey, L. M., & Kyzer, A. (2014). Low-Level Depressive Symptoms Reduce Maternal Support for Child Cognitive Development. The Journal of Pediatric Healthcare, 28(5), 404-412. DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2013.12.005

24. Kyzer, A. L., Burrow, N. A., & McKelvey, L. M. (2014). Environmental risk factors and custody status in children of substance abusers. Children & Youth Services Review, 36, 150-154. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.11.020

25. Brophy-Herb, H., Zajicek-Farber, M.L, Bocknek, E.L., McKelvey, L. M., & Stansbury, K (2013). Longitudinal Connections of Maternal Supportiveness and Early Emotion Regulation to Later School Readiness of Young Children in Low-Income Families. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 4 (1), 2-19. DOI:10.5243/jsswr.2013.1

26. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Fussell, J., Johnson, D.L., McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bokony, P., Kraleti, S. (2013). Maternal Low and High Depressive Symptoms and Safety Concerns for Low Income Preschool Children. Clinical Pediatrics, 52 (2), 171-177. DOI:10.1177/0009922812473776

27. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Kramer, T.L., Sigel, B.A., Helpenstill, K., Sievers, C., & McKelvey, L. M. (2013). Trauma-Informed Care Training in a Child Welfare System: Moving it to the Front Line. Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 1830-1835. DOI:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.08.013

28. Conners-Burrow, N, Kyzer, A., Pemberton, J., McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L. & Fulmer, J. (2013). Child and Family Factors associated with Teacher-Reported Behavior Problems in Young Children of Substance Abusers. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 18, 218-224. DOI: 10.1111/camh.12010

29. Conners-Burrow, N, McKelvey, L. M., Kyzer, A, Swindle, T., Cheerla, R., Kraleti, S. (2013). Exposure to Violence as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems among Children of Substance Abusers. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 28, 340-350. DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2012.11.006

30. Conners-Burrow, N., McKelvey, L. M., Pemberton, J.R., Lagory, J., Mesman, G.R. & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2013). Moderators of the Relationship between Maternal Substance Abuse Symptoms and Preschool Children’s Behavioral Outcomes. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22 (8), 1120-1129. DOI:10.1007/s10826-012-9674-1

31. Conners-Burrow, N., McKelvey, L. M., Sockwell, L., Harman Ehrentraut, J., Adams, S. & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2013), Beginning to “Unpack” Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Types of Consultation Services and Their Impact on Teachers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 34, 280–289. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21387

32. McKelvey, L. M., Bokony, P., Johnson, D., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., &Swindle, T. (2013). Family Engagement: Establishing a System to Support the Parent-Teacher Partnership. The Special Issue on Parent Involvement/Engagement in Early Childhood Education for NHSA Dialog: A Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Intervention Field, 16 (1), 171-175. Retrieved from https://journals.uncc.edu/dialog/article/view/50/105

33. Peterson, C., Roggman, L., Green, B., Chazan-Cohen, R., Korfmacher, J., McKelvey, L. M.,Zhang, D. & Atwater, J. (2013). Home Visiting Processes: Relations with Family Characteristics and Outcomes. Zero to Three, 33 (3), 39-44.

https://journals.uncc.edu/dialog/article/view/50/105


34. Swindle, T., Ward, W. L., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Brathwaite, J., Bokony, P.A., Conners-Burrow, N, & McKelvey, L. M. (2013). Pediatric nutrition: Parenting impacts beyond financial resources. Clinical Pediatrics, 53, 793-795. DOI: 10.1177/0009922813505904.

35. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., Bokony, P., McKelvey, L. M., Burrow, N., & Swindle, T. (2013). Using the Family Map: Supporting Family Engagement with Parents of Infants and Toddlers. Special Issue on Parent Involvement and Engagement in Head Start for Dialog: The Research-to-Practice Journal for the Early Childhood Field, 16 (1), 20-44. Retrieved from https://journals.uncc.edu/dialog/article/view/42/100

36. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Amini-Vermani, E., & Sockwell, L. (2012). Improved Classroom Quality and Child Behavior in an Arkansas Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Pilot Project. Infant Mental Health Journal, 33 (3), 256-264. DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21335

37. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Balamurugan, A., Whiteside-Mansell, L, & Plummer, P. (2012). The Effects of a Home Visiting Intervention for Adolescent Mothers on Parenting Attitudes and Beliefs. American Journal of Public Health, 102, 1860-1862. DOI:10.2105/AJPH.2012.300934

38. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N., Mesman, G.R., Pemberton, J.R., Bradley, R.H., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2012). Supportive Fathers Moderate the Effects of Mothers’ Alcohol use on Children’s Externalizing Behavior Problems. Family Science, 3 (3-4), 189-200. DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2012.783427

39. Swindle, T. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M. (2012). Food Insecurity: Validation of a two-item screen using convergent risks. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 22 (7), 932-941. DOI:10.1007/s10826-012-9652-7

40. Bradley, R.H., McKelvey, L. M., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2011). Does the Quality of Stimulation and Support in the Home Environment Moderate the Effect of Early Education Programs? Child Development, 82 (6), 2110-2122. DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01659.x

41. Conners-Burrow, N.A., McKelvey, L. M., & Fusell, J. (2011). Social Outcomes Associated With Media Viewing Habits of Low-Income Preschool Children. Early Education and Development, 22 (2), 256-273. DOI:10.1080/10409289.2011.550844

42. McKelvey, L. M., Bokony, P.A, Swindle, T., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Schiffman, R.F., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2011). Father Teaching Interactions with Toddlers at Risk: Impacts on Child Cognitive Outcomes. Family Science, 2 (2), 146-155. DOI:10.1080/19424620.2011.637710.

43. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., Casey, P.H., Conners-Burrow, N.A., & Barrett, K. (2011). Growing up in violent communities: Do family conflict and gender moderate impacts on adolescents’ psychosocial development? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 95-107. DOI:10.1007/s10802-010-9448-4

44. Bokony, P. A., Conners-Burrow, N. A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., McKelvey, L. M., & Bradley, R. H. (2010). The Family Map: A tool for understanding the risks for children in families with substance abuse. NHSA Dialog, 13(3), 192-197. DOI:10.1080/15240754.2010.492362

45. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Johnson, D.L., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Bokony, P.A., & Bradley, R.H. (2010). Protecting young children: Identifying family substance use and risks in the home. NHSA Dialog, 13 (3), 168-184. DOI:10.1080/1520754.2010.492360.

46. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., Aitken, M. E., Bokony, P. A., Conners-Burrow, N.A , & McKelvey, L. M. (2010). Head Start and Unintended Injury: The Use of the Family Map Interview to Document Risk. Early Childhood Education Journal, 38, 33-41. DOI:10.1007/s10643-010-0380-6

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47. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Johnson, D.L., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Gargus, R.A. (2009). Adults Matter: Protecting Children from the Negative Impacts of Bullying. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 593-604. DOI:10.1002/pits.20400

48. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., McKelvey, L. M., & Lopez, M. (2009). Center Based Early Head Start and Children Exposed Family Conflict. Early Education and Development, 20, 942-957. DOI:10.1080/10409280903206211

49. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Shears, J., Ayoub, C., Faldowski, R., & Hart , A.D. (2009). Validity of the short form of the Parenting Stress Index for fathers of toddlers. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 18, 102-111. DOI:10.1007/s10826-008-9211-4

50. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., & McKelvey, L. M. (2009). Parenting and Preschool Child Development: Examination of Three Low-Income U.S. Cultural Groups. Journal of Child and Family Studies,18, 48-60. DOI:10.1007/s10826-008-9206-1

51. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., McKelvey, L. M. & & Fussell, J. (2009). Parenting: Linking Impacts of Interpartner Conflict to Preschool Children Social Behavior. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 24, 389-400. DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2007.08.017

52. Shears, J., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M. & Selig, J. (2008). Assessing mothers’ and fathers’ authoritarian attitudes: The psychometric properties of a brief survey. Social Work Research, 32, 179-184. DOI:10.1093/swr/32.3.179

53. Chazan-Cohen, R., Ayoub, C., Pan, B.A., Roggman, L., Raikes, H., McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Hart, A. (2007). It Takes Time: Impacts of Early Head Start That Lead to Reductions in Maternal Depression Two Years Later. Infant Mental Health Journal, 28 (2), 151-170. DOI:10.1002/imhj.20127

54. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Ayoub, C., McKelvey, L. M., Faldowski, R. A., Hart, A., & Shears, J. (2007). Parenting Stress of Low-Income Parents of Toddlers and Preschoolers: Psychometric Properties of a Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index. Parenting: Science and Practice, 7, 27-56. DOI:10.1080/15295190709336775

55. Hoerr, S.L., Lee, S.Y., Schiffman, R.F., Horodynski, M.O., & McKelvey, L. M. (2006). Beverage Consumption of Mothers and Toddlers in Low-income Families. The Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 21 (6), 403-411.

56. Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Montanez, M. (2006). Impact of exposure to paternal antisocial behavior and neighborhood violence on low-income families and their children. Parenting: Science and Practice, 6 (2&3), 243-258. DOI:10.1080/15295192.2006.9681308

57. Fitzgerald, H.E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2005). Low-income adolescent fathers: Risk for parenthood and risky parenting. Zero to Three, 25 (4), 35-41.

58. Schiffman, R. F., Omar, M. A., & McKelvey, L. M. (2003). Mother-infant interaction in low-income families. MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, July/August, 246-251.

59. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H. E., Schiffman, R.F., & vonEye, A. (2002). Family stress and parent-infant interaction: The mediating role of coping. Infant Mental Health Journal, 23 (1-2), 164-182. DOI:10.1002/imhj.10010

60. Brophy-Herb, H., Schiffman, R., McKelvey, L. M., & Cunningham-DeLuca, M. (2001). Quality improvement: Lessons learned from an Infant Mental Health based Early Head Start program. Infants and Young Children, 14 (2), 77-85. DOI:10.1097/00001163-200114020-00009

61. Gibbons, C., Schiffman, R., Brophy-Herb, H., Fitzgerald, H. E., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Interaction between low-income mother-infant and father-infant pairs: An exploratory study. Santé Mentale au Quebec, 26 (1), 101-117.


Book Chapters

1. Fitzgerald, H. E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2020). Infant Mental Health: Intervention and Prevention. In: Benson, J.B. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Infant and Early Childhood Development, 2nd edition. vol. 2, pp. 148–158. San Diego, CA: Elsevier. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.23577-3

2. Fitzgerald, H. E., & McKelvey, L. M. (In Press, 2019). Mental health: intervention and prevention. Reference module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology (Rev. Ed). Oxford, UK: Elsevier, Ltd.

3. Fitzgerald, H. E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2017). Infant mental health: Intervention and prevention. Reference module in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology (Rev. Ed). Oxford, UK: Elsevier,Ltd. ISBN: 9780128093245 https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.05844-2

4. Fitzgerald, H. E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2008). Infant mental health: Intervention and prevention. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Psychology. Oxford, UK: Elsevier,Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809324-5.05844-2

5. Fitzgerald, H. E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2008). Mental health: intervention and prevention. In M. M. Haith & J. B. Bensen (Eds). Encyclopedia of infant and early childhood development (Vol 2, pp 311-324). San Diego, CA: Academic Press. ISBN: 978-0-12-370877-9

6. Bradley, R.H. & McKelvey, L. M. (2007). Managing the Differences Within: Immigration and Early Education in the United States. In J. Lansford, K. Deater-Deckard, & M. Bornstein (Eds.), Immigrant Families in America (pp. 157-176). New York: Guilford.

Contributions to Anthologies

1. McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Birth. In A. S. Honig, H. E. Fitzgerald, & H. Brophy-Herb (Eds.) Infancy in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 82-85). ABC-CLIO Press.

2. McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Birth Defects. In A. S. Honig, H. E. Fitzgerald, & H. Brophy-Herb (Eds.) Infancy in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 85-87). ABC-CLIO Press.

3. McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Contraception. In A. S. Honig, H. E. Fitzgerald, & H. Brophy-Herb (Eds.) Infancy in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 153-154). ABC-CLIO Press.

4. McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Prenatal Development. In A. S. Honig, H. E. Fitzgerald, & H. Brophy-Herb (Eds.) Infancy in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 2, pp. 547-552). ABC-CLIO Press.

5. McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In A. S. Honig, H. E. Fitzgerald, & H. Brophy-Herb (Eds.) Infancy in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 2, pp. 610). ABC-CLIO Press.

6. McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Teratogens. In A. S. Honig, H. E. Fitzgerald, & H. Brophy-Herb (Eds.) Infancy in America: An encyclopedia (Vol. 2, pp. 630-631). ABC-CLIO Press.

Under Review

1. Mesman, G. R., John, S. G., Dougherty, E. H., Edge, N. A., Pemberton, J. L., Vanderzee, K. L., & McKelvey, L. M. (Under Review, 2020). Sleep as a moderator of young children’s traumatic stress and behavior problems: A treatment-referred sample. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma.

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Peer-Reviewed Published Abstracts

1. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Selig, J. (2019). Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Exploring Patterns of Exposure and Impacts on Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Pediatrics, 144(2 MeetingAbstract), 7–7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.144.2_MeetingAbstract.7

2. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., Swindle, T., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2018). Retention and engagement of families in home visiting services: exploring services for families with conflict, chaos, and economic need. Infant Mental Health Journal, 39, (Supplement 1, P. 272).

3. McKelvey, L. M., Edge, N.A., Swindle, T., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2018). Exploring longitudinal impacts of adverse childhood experiences on health in middle childhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 39, (Supplement 1, P. 616).

4. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Selig, J. (2018). Interrelatedness of adverse childhood experiences: exploring patterns in infancy and toddlerhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 39, (Supplement 1, P. 672).

5. Burrow, N., McKelvey, L. M., & Kyzer, A. (2016). Improvements in teacher-child interactions predict changes in children’s behavior. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 241).

6. Burrow, N., Patrick, T., Kyzer, A., McKelvey, L. M., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2016). A Preliminary Evaluation of REACH: Training ‘Hard to Reach’ Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children’s Social and Emotional Development. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 410).

7. McKelvey, L. M., Burrow, N., Fitzgerald, S., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., & Kraleti, S. (2016). Exploring associations between adverse experiences and health outcomes for children birth to five. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 625).

8. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., Fitts, S., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Pillow-Price, K. (2016). Exploring associations between adverse family experiences and engagement and retention in home visiting. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 625-626).

9. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., Fitts, S., Pillow-Price, K., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2016). Stability of prenatal to postnatal attitudes linked to the potential for child abuse. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 626).

10. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L. Burrow, N., Mesman, G., & Bradley, R.H. (2016). Exploring associations between adverse childhood experiences and educational and psychosocial outcomes in middle childhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 624).

11. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., & McKelvey, L. M., (2016). Prenatal Attitude Screening by Home Visitors or Educators: Potential for Child Abuse and Neglect. Infant Mental Health Journal, 37, (Supplement 1, P. 276).

12. Burrow, N., Perry, D., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Kraleti, S. (2014). The long-term impact of low-level maternal depressive symptoms in early childhood on child behavioral outcomes. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (3), (Supplement A, P. 358).

13. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., & McLemore, S.J. (2014). Healthy families Arkansas: Promoting optimal parenting in adolescent mothers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (3), (Supplement A, P. 207).

14. McKelvey, L. M., Burrow, N., Pemberton, J., Mesman, G., Holmes, K., & Bradley, R.H. (2014). Mothers with alcohol problems' warmth and acceptance: enough to protect children from later behavioral problems? Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (3), (Supplement A, P. 207).

https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.144.2_MeetingAbstract.7


15. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., & Kraleti, S. (2014). The impact of low maternal depression on home safety for infants and toddlers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (3), (Supplement A, P. 362).

16. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., McKelvey, L. M., & Kraleti, S. (2014). Maternal low-level depression and parenting to support school readiness and safety. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (3), (Supplement A, P. 370).

17. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Burrow, N., & Swindle, T. (2014). Parent-preschool teacher partnership: evidence of usefulness of the family map inventory. Infant Mental Health Journal, 35 (3), (Supplement A, P. 369).

18. McKelvey, L. M., Bradley, R.H., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2010). Does parental warmth and stimulation moderate the impacts of home-based early head start programming on child outcomes?. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31 (Abstract Supplement, p 281).

19. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H., & Schiffman, R. (2010). Risk exposure in toddlers of low-income families: links to child functioning at age 10. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31 (Abstract Supplement, p 139).

20. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H., & Schiffman, R. (2010). Father behaviors in interaction with toddlers: Impacts on child cognitive outcomes. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31 (Abstract Supplement, p 140).

21. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R.H., & McKelvey, L. M., (2010). Early resiliency and home environments and their relation to 8 and 18 year resiliency in low birthweight, premature children living in poverty. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31 (Abstract Supplement, p 165).

22. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R.H., & McKelvey, L. M., (2010). Assessment of the parenting environment: The family map tools from prenatal to age 5. Infant Mental Health Journal, 31 (Abstract Supplement, p 254).

23. Bocknek, E., Brophy-Herb, H., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., Hawver, S., & DeLuca, M. (2008). Family Health Over Time: Risks and Resilience in Child and Family Outcomes. Infant Mental Health Journal, 29(3A), No. 340.

24. Brophy-Herb, H., Schiffman, R.F., Onaga, E., Fitzgerald, H.E., Van Egeren, L., DuPuis, S., Bocknek, E., Horodynski, M., McKelvey, L. M., Hawver, S., Adkins, M., & DeLuca, M. (2008). Enhancing Early Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers: The Building Early Emotion Skills (BEES) Curriculum Infant Mental Health Journal, 29(3A), No. 151.

25. Brophy-Herb, H., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Bocknek, E., DuPuis, S., Horodynski, M., Adkins, M., Hawver, S., DeLuca, M. & McKelvey, L. M. (2008). Understanding Early Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers: Perspectives of Early Head Start Staff and Parents. Infant Mental Health Journal, 29(3A), No. 272.

26. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L., Brophy-Herb, H., Cook, G., & Johnson, D. (2008). Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Scale for Mothers of Toddlers in Low-income Families. Infant Mental Health Journal, 29(3A), No. 342.

27. Fitzgerald, H., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R. (2006). Adolescent Fathers in Low-Income Families: Risk for Parenthood and Risky Parenting. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 472.

28. Fitzgerald, H., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R. (2006). Risk for Paternal Alcohol Use Disorders and Child Outcomes in Low-income Families. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 474.


29. Lee, S.Y., Hoerr, S., Schiffman, R.F., Horodynski, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2006). Family Health, Maternal Depressive Symptoms, and Family Coping: Relationships to Child-feeding Behavior and Beliefs. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 586.

30. McKelvey, L. M., Barton, L., Hart, A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2006). Parenting Stress in Fathers of Children with Special Needs. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 221.

31. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E. & Schiffman, R.F. (2006). Risk Exposure in Toddlers of Low-income Families: Links to Child Functioning at Five Years of Age. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 272.

32. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Reischl, T., Fitzgerald, H.E., Gu, L., Brophy-Herb, H., Hawver, S., DeLuca, M. (2006). Early Head Start Participation, Family Routines, Parenting Stress, and Child Literacy. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 229.

33. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Hart, A. (2006). Parenting Stress Index Short Form: Psychometrics across Early Childhood. Infant Mental Health Journal, 27 (3A), No. 515.

ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS

Session Chair at National and International Meetings

1. Session Chair: Home Visiting Programs. 2018 World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.

2. Session Chair: Early prevention strategies in Europe - Impact on child's development and family characteristics. 2010 World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Leipzig, Germany.

Oral Presentations at National and International Meetings (*Invited)

1. *McKelvey, L. M (2019, October). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Foundations for Screening in Early Childhood. Invited presentation to the 2019 National Conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, New Orleans, LA.

2. *McKelvey, L. M (2019, October). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Examining Outcomes in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Invited presentation to the Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Adversity’s Adversity and Resilience Science Conference: Bridging Research and Practice. Tulsa, OK. https://youtu.be/Rymzo6FSLgg

3. *Madill, R., Davis, E., Browne, J., Dover, W., McKelvey, L. M., & Demma, R. (2019, April). States’ Experiences Setting Subsidy Payment Rates: Current Practices and Directions for Future Research. Invited Panel Presentation at the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.

4. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Edge, N., Johnson, D. & Thomas, D. (2019, April) Supporting Family Engagement to address Preschool Adverse Childhood Experiences. Presentation to the National Smart Start Conference sponsored by the North Carolina Partnership for Children. Greensboro, NC.

5. Edge, N.A., Kraleti, S., McKelvey, L. M., Jarrett, D., Sublett, J., & Bennett, I. M. (2018, November). Gaps in Resident Training and Patient Care in Management of Maternal Depression and its Impact on Child Well-Being. Paper presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Chicago, IL.

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6. Kraleti, S., Edge, N.A., Jarrett, D., McKelvey, L. M., Sublett, J., & Bennett, I. M. (2018, November). Utilization of EHR in Screening and Management of Depression Associated with Better Resident Training and Patient Care: A CERA Study. Paper presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Chicago, IL.

7. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L. M., & Edge, N. (2018, November). Preschool Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Family-friendly Tool. Paper presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Chicago, IL.

8. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., Swindle, T., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2018, May). Retention and Engagement of Families in Home Visiting Services: Exploring Services for Families with Conflict, Chaos, and Economic Need. Paper presentation to the 2018 World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.

9. Conners Edge, N.A., McKelvey, L. M., & Fitzgerald, S. (2017, November). Low-level Symptoms of Maternal Depression Predict Delayed Development in Infants and Toddlers. Paper presentation to the 45th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

10. McKelvey, L. M., Selig, J.P., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2017, November). Patterns of Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences in infancy and toddlerhood: Exploring cognitive, psychosocial and health outcomes. Paper presentation to the American Public Health Association 2017 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

11. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Conners Edge, N.A. (2017, November). Adverse Childhood Experiences for Preschool Children Living in Poverty: Risk by Race and Urban/Rural. Paper presentation to the 45th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

12. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Conners-Burrow, N.A., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2017, April). Keeping our Eyes on the Prize: Exploring Retention and Engagement of Depressed Parents in Home Visiting Services. In poster symposium Taking Evidence-Based Home Visiting to Scale: Findings from State Maternal Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Evaluations presented to the 2017 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

13. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L.M., & Conners-Burrow, N.A. (March, 2017). Preschool Screen for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE): How and Why. Paper presented to the Southern Early Childhood Association, Biloxi, MS.

14. McKelvey, L.M., Bobbitt, K., & Perry, D. (2016, November). Evaluator’s Breakfast Meeting. Sixth National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs, Arlington, VA.

15. Coleman, S.F., McKelvey, L. M., Westheimer, M., & Pillow-Price, K. (2016, November). Coordinated Intake for Home Visiting in Arkansas. Paper presented to the Sixth National Summit on Quality in Home Visiting Programs, Arlington, VA.

16. Edge, N.A., McKelvey, L. M., Mesman, G., Pemberton, J., & Holmes, K. (2016, November). Differential Effects of Maternal Depression and Alcohol Use on Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems. Paper presented to the 44th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

17. McKelvey, L. M., Edge, N.A., Swindle, T., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2016, November). Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health: Exploring Longitudinal Impacts in Middle Childhood. Paper presented to the 44th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Colorado Springs, Colorado.


18. *McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Edge, N.A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burnett, C., & Fitts, S. (2016, November). "Keeping Families": Exploring Moderators of Retention and Engagement of Depressed Parents in Home Visiting Services. Invited presentation to the 2016 Meeting of the Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative, Arlington, VA.

19. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., McKelvey, L.M., & Edge, N.A. (2016, October). Family Map: Mapping ACEs before Age 5 with a Family Engagement Tool. Paper presented to the 2016 Head Start Region VI Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.

20. Coleman, S.F., McKelvey, L. M., Westheimer, M., & Pillow-Price, K. (2016, October). Coordinated Intake for Home Visiting in Arkansas: A Community-Level Approach. Paper presented to the 2016 National Conference of Healthy Families America, Cincinnati, OH.

21. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Conners-Burrow, N.A. (2016, October). Identifying Children at Risk for Adverse Experiences before Age 5 with a Family Engagement Tool. Paper to be presented to the 2016 Parents as Teachers conference, St Louis, Mo.

22. Edge, N.A., McKelvey, L.M., & Kyzer, A. (2016, July). Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation to Support Arkansas’ Most Vulnerable Children. In Innovations in Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation. Symposium presentation at the 2016 National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, DC

23. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Conners-Burrow, N.A., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2016, July). Enrolling Depressed Parents: Exploring Moderators of Retention and Engagement in Home Visiting Services. In symposium, State of States' MIECHV Evaluations. Symposium presentation to the 2016 National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, DC.

24. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L.M., Fitzgerald, S., & Thomas, D. (2016, May). Prenatal screening in home visiting program linked to reduction in risk in postnatal of the home environment. Presented to the International Congress of Infant Studies, New Orleans, USA.

25. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., & Conners-Burrow, N.A. (2016, March). Depressed Parents and Home Visiting: Exploring correlates of Service Retention and Engagement. Paper accepted to the Biannual Meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development, Denver, Colorado.

26. Conners-Burrow, N.A., McKelvey, L.M., & Kyzer, A. (December 2015). Learning from the Next Generation of Research on Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: Arkansas. In Learning from the Next Generation of Research on Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC). A symposium presentation at the 2016 Zero to Three National Training Institutes, Seattle, WA.

27. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Swindle, T., Fitzgerald, S., & Kraleti, Shashank (2015, October). Exploring Associations between Adverse Experiences and Health for Children Birth to Five. Paper presented to the 43rd Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Cancun, Mexico.

28. Chazan-Cohen, R., Roggman, L., Korfmacher, J., McKelvey, L. M., Green, B., Zhang, D., & Atwater, J. (2014, July). Early Head Start Home Visiting: A Closer Look at Implementation, Dosage, Family Involvement, and Long-Term Outcomes. Paper presented to the Head Start’s 12th National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, DC.

29. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & McKelvey, L. M. (June, 2014). Supporting Foster Children through Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Program. In, Essential Ingredients of Effective Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (ECMHC). A symposium presentation presented to the 2014 meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.


30. Green, B., Roggman, L., McKelvey, L. M., Chazan-Cohen, R., Korfmacher, J., Zhang, D., Peterson, C., & Atwater, J. (2013, April). Differences in Home Visiting Service Delivery and Outcomes Among Families of Different Ethnic Backgrounds. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.

31. Roggman, L., Cook, G., D’zatko, K., McKelvey, L. M., Peterson, C., Zhang, D., & Green, B. (2013, April). Home Visiting Services and Outcomes Among Developmental and Non-developmental Parents. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.

32. Peterson, C., Zhang, D., Roggman, L., Green, B., Chazan-Cohen, R., Atwater, J., McKelvey, L. M., & Korfmacher, J. (2013, April). Home Visit Participation Patterns: Relations to Home Visiting Intervention Experiences and Outcomes. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.

33. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Fussell, J., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, D. & Kraleti, S. (2012, December). Maternal Depressive Symptoms and Child Safety Risks. Paper presented to the Annual meeting of the National Primary Care Physicians Group, New Orleans, Louisiana.

34. Kyzer, A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., McKelvey, L. M. (April, 2012) Risks and Strengths in the Home Environment of HIPPY Families. Paper presented at the HIPPY USA National Conference, Dallas, Texas.

35. Swindle, T., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M. (March, 2012). Potential mediators of the relationship between neighborhood quality and television exposure. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

36. *McKelvey, L. M., Plummer, P., Payne, L. (2011, December). Thrive: Home Visiting for Teen Parents. Findings from the Evaluation. Invited presentation in Plenary Session: Findings from the Field: Presentations from grantees on program findings from current AFL grantees. Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs National AFL Care Grantee Annual Conference, December 7, Washington, DC.

37. *McKelvey, L. M. (2011, June). Conducting impacts analyses with the public-use release of data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE) Study, 1996-2010. Invited Instructor for Quantitative Summer Course, “Evaluating the Impact of Publicly Funded Early Childhood Programs on Children and Families”. University of Michigan, June 22, Ann Arbor, MI.

38. Bocknek, E.L., Brophy-Herb, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2011, March). Links between Early Intervention in Infancy/Toddlerhood and Family Resilience at Post First Grade. In Changing the Family System: Impact of Parent-Focused Interventions on Family Processes From Early Childhood Through Adolescence. Paper presentation to the 2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

39. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2009, June). Family Stress and Coping: Effects on Parent-Child Interaction across Time. Paper presented at the 9th International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.

40. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., Cook, G.A., & Johnson, D.L. (2009, June). Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Evaluation Scale in Low-Income Families. Paper presented at the 9th International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.

41. *McKelvey, L. M. (2009, June). Children’s exposure to community violence and family conflict: relationships to youth outcomes at age 18. Invited paper presented to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Third Annual New Connections Symposium, Princeton, NJ.

42. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., Cook, G.A., & Johnson, D.L. (2009, June). Examining Coping Strategies of Low-Income Mothers Across Time. Paper presented at the 9th International Family Nursing Conference, Reykjavik, Iceland.


43. Bokony, P.A., McKelvey, L. M., Bradley, R.H., Patrick, T., & Veit-Edrington, J. (2008, June). Brief Parenting Intervention: An Innovative Model for Parent Education. Paper presented at the Head Start's Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

44. Lopez, M., McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., Sockwell, L., & Conners, N. (2008, April). Timing of Exposure to Family Conflict and Subsequent Maladjusted Behaviors in Children. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, Little Rock, AR.

45. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., Cook, G.A., & Johnson, D.L. (2008, April). Examining Coping Strategies of Low-Income Mothers across Time. Paper presented to the 2008 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Human Development, Little Rock, AR.

46. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Johnson, D., & Lopez, M. (2008, April). Children's Appraisals of Family Disagreements, Parent Support and Child Depression. Paper presented to the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, Little Rock, AR.

47. Faldowski, R.A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Ayoub, C.M., & Hart, A.D (2006, June). Psychometric-based Refinements to the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) Scale for Low-Income Mothers. Paper presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

48. Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R.F. (2006, June). Risk for Paternal Alcohol Use Disorders and Child Outcomes in Low-Income Families. Paper presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

49. Whiteside-Mansell, L. M., Ayoub, C., McKelvey, L. M., & Faldowski, R. (2006, June). The Parenting Stress Index Short Form: Alternate scales for low-income parents of preschoolers. Paper presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

50. Hart, A. D., McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, B., Swanson, M. E. (2006, March). Children and Adults with Spina Bifida: Exploring Secondary Psycho-Social Conditions. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Human Development, March, Fort Worth, TX.

51. Whiteside-Mansell, L. M., Conners, N., Johnson, D., McKelvey, L. M., & Edwards, M. (2006, March). Classification of Bully Involvement and Severity of Victimization. Paper presented at the 2006 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

52. Hart, A. D., McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, B., Swanson, M. E. (2006, May). Children and Adults with Spina Bifida: Exploring Secondary Psycho-Social Conditions. Paper presentation, symposium on Spina Bifida: Current Strategies, May, Chicago, IL.

53. Schiffman, R.F., Lee, S., Horodynski, M., & McKelvey. L. (2005, November) Relationship Between Mothers’ Ratings of Children’s Health, and Children’s Health, Health Service Use, and Cognitive Development. Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau’s 38th Biennial Convention, Indianapolis, IN.

54. *Bloomenthal, A., McKelvey, L. M., Lopez, M., & Ramiro, M.J., (2005, April). Using Data from the EHSRE and FACES for Research on Young Children's Development. Invited pre-conference event at the 2005 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

55. Boller, K., Cabrera, N., Roggman, L., Ryan, R., Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., Bradley, R., Shannon, J., Shears, J., Raikes, H., Vogel, C., Summers, J. (2004, June). Key Findings from Early Head Start Father Studies. Conversation hour presentation at Head Start’s 7th National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

56. *McKelvey, L. M., & Bloomenthal, A. (2004, August). Child Care and Early Education Research Connections: Using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study. Invited Instructor for Quantitative Summer Course, University of Michigan, August 11, 12, 13, Ann Arbor, MI.


57. *McKelvey, L. M., Bloomenthal, A., Raikes, H. (2004, June). Child Care and Early Education Research Connections: Using data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study. Invited workshop presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference, Washington DC.

58. Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R.F. (2004, May). Origins of Risk: Effects of paternal antisocial behavior and neighborhood violence on child and family functioning. Paper presented to the XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, May, Chicago, Illinois.

59. Fitzgerald, H.E., Van Egeren, L.E., Barnes, J.V., & McKelvey, L. M. (2004, May). Building partnerships for effective community based research: Standards of practice and practice of standards. Paper presented to the Society of Prevention Research, Quebec City, Canada.

60. Brophy-Herb, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M. (2004, January). Parenting and Family Functioning Predictors of Toddler Social Competence in Play at 24 and 36 Months. Paper Presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 9th World Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

61. Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Montanez, M.M. (2004, January). Origins of Risk: Paternal and Neighborhood Influences on Child and Family Functioning. Paper Presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 9th World Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

62. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R. F., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2002, June). Residential status of biological and social fathers: Impact on father-toddler interaction. In H. E. Fitzgerald (Chair), Challenges to father involvement in research: Insights gained from the Early Head Start National Evaluation. Symposium conducted at Head Start’s Sixth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

63. Van Egeren, L. A., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R. (2002, June). Low income mothers’ support-seeking strategies: Stability and change over three years. Paper presented at Head Start's Sixth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

64. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R. F., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2002, April). Residential status of biological and social fathers: Impact on father-toddler interaction. In H. E. Fitzgerald (Chair), Challenges to father involvement in research: Insights gained. Early Head Start National Evaluation. Symposium conducted at the XIIIth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada.

65. Schiffman, R., Omar, M., Keefe, D., Reischl, T., Gibbons, C., Fitzgerald, H., Brophy-Herb, H., Kostelnik, M., Cunningham-DeLuca, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, July). Family health model as a guide for evaluation of an Early Head Start program. Paper presented at the Fifth International Family Nursing Conference, Chicago, IL.

66. Schiffman, R. F., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, July). Mother-infant interaction in very low income, high risk families. In E. Hewitt (Chair), The role of parent-child interactions in development: Perspectives from temperament, attachment, high risk, and cross-cultural research. Symposium conducted at the XIIth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Brighton, UK.

67. Schiffman, R. F., Omar, M.A., & McKelvey, L. M. (1999, November). Mother-infant interaction in very low income, high-risk families. Paper presented at the Sigma Theta Tau International Conference, San Diego, CA.

Oral Presentations at Local and Regional Meetings (*Invited)

1. McKelvey, L. M. & Lewis, K., Goudie, A., & Beavers, J (2020, February). Evaluation Results of Following Baby Back Home. Presentation to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Arkansas Department of Health. Little Rock, Arkansas.

2. *McKelvey, L. M. & Edge, N. A. (2019, September). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Foundations for Screening and Implementation. Invited presentation to the Arkansas Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Summit: Provider Symposium. Little Rock, Arkansas.


3. *McKelvey, L. M. & Forsman, J. (2018, September). State of the AR Early Childhood Care & Education Workforce: 2017-2018. Invited presentation to Convening of State Leaders to Discuss the Return on Investment of Early Childhood Education: Engaging the Workforce of Today, Developing the Workforce of Tomorrow. Little Rock, Arkansas.

4. *McKelvey, L. M. (2018, August 28). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Arkansas: Laying the Foundation for Screening [Webinar]. Invited presentation for Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma Webinar Series. Available from https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmmYd7EM-aaeZTAKzBOIiqw

5. *McKelvey, L. M. (2018, June). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Foundations for Screening. Invited presentation to the Annual Meeting of the Arkansas Association for Infant Mental Health, Little Rock, Arkansas.

6. *McKelvey, L. M. (2017, March). Adverse Childhood Experiences for Families in Home Visiting. Invited presentation for the Dennis Developmental Center, Little Rock, Arkansas.

7. *McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2016, April). Cost Modeling & Market Price Studies. Invited presentation for the State of Arkansas' Early Childhood Commission, Little Rock, Arkansas.

8. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N. A., Swindle, T., & Fitzgerald, S. (2016, January). Screening for Adverse Childhood Experience during Preschool. Presented to the Arkansas Association for Infant Mental Health, Little Rock, AR.

9. *McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., & Fitzgerald, S. (2015, July). Assessing adverse experiences from infancy through early childhood. Invited presentation for the Arkansas Department of Health Scholars Group, Little Rock, Arkansas.

10. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L.M., Conners-Burrow, N.A. (July, 2015). Reducing ACES in Early Head Start with Family Engagement. Paper presented to the 2015 Region VI Head Start Association Conference, Sugarland, Texas.

11. *McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., & Fitts, S.S. (2014, July). Arkansas Home Visiting Evaluation: Characteristics of Families Retained in Services. Invited presentation for the National Advisory Board of the Arkansas Home Visiting Network, Little Rock, Arkansas.

12. *McKelvey, L. M. (2014, April). Data: What’s in it for Me? Invited presentation for the Arkansas Department of Human Services' Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Professional Development Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas.

13. *McKelvey, L. M., & Fitts, S.S. (2012, October). Evaluation Forum. Invited presentation to the Arkansas Conference for Parent Education and Home Visitation: Home Visitation Institute, October 26, Hot Springs, AR.

14. Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., & Brophy-Herb, H.E. (2006, October). Building and Sustaining a Community-Based Research Partnership: A ten-year odyssey of research impacting very young children and their families. Paper presented at the Outreach Scholarship 2006 Conference, Columbus, OH.

15. Schiffman, R. F., & McKelvey, L. M. (2003) Early Head Start: Results of National and Local Studies. Community Action Agency Board of Directors Meeting, Hillsdale, MI.

16. Fitzgerald, H. E., Schiffman, R. F., Van Egeren, L. E., Casady, A., Lower, R., Montonez, M., McKelvey, L. M., Nelson, M. E., Rodriguez, V., Smith, J. (2001, October). Strengthening assets of low-income fathers: Lessons learned from Early Head Start. Workshop presented at From Seeds to Roots: Growing a Strong Community Asset Culture, East Lansing, MI.

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Posters at National and International Meetings

1. McKelvey L. M., Lewis, K., Goudie, A., Beavers, J., Irby, C., & Edge, N. A. (2020, November). Following Baby Back Home: Evaluation of Home Based Parenting Support for Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants. Poster submitted to the 48th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, San Francisco, CA.

2. Whiteside-Mansell L., Aitken, M., Nabaweesi, R., & McKelvey L. M. (2020, June). Co-sleeping: Child Age and Associated Factors with Safe Sleep Behaviors. Poster accepted to the 14th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety) 2020. Adelaide, Australia. †Conference Cancelled.

3. Edge, N. A., Kyzer, A., & McKelvey L. M. (2020, June). Exploring Characteristics of Infants and Toddlers At-Risk for Expulsion from Early Care and Education Settings. Poster accepted to the 2020 International Conference on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. †Conference Cancelled.

4. McKelvey L. M., Lewis, K., Goudie, A., Beavers, J., Irby, C., & Edge, N. A. (2020, June). Following Baby Back Home: Evaluation of Home Based Parenting Support for Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants. Poster accepted to the 2020 International Conference on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. †Conference Cancelled.

5. McKelvey L. M., Whiteside-Mansell L., Zhang, D., Selig J., & Edge, N.A, (2020, June). Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Exploring Patterns of Exposure and Impacts on Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Poster accepted to the 2020 International Conference on Infant Studies, Glasgow, Scotland. †Conference Cancelled.

6. McKelvey L. M., Whiteside-Mansell L., Zhang, D., & Selig J. (2020, June). Exploring the Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy using A Latent Class Approach. Poster accepted to the 26th ISSBD Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Island of Rhodes, Greece. †Conference Cancelled.

7. McKelvey L. M., Whiteside-Mansell L., Zhang, D., & Selig J. (2020, June). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy: A Latent Class Approach Exploring Interrelatedness of Risks. Poster submitted to the 2020 National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, DC.†Conference Cancelled.

8. Whiteside-Mansell L., McKelvey L. M., Edge, N., Saccente J., Selig J. , Silva-Nash, J. (2020, June) Adverse Childhood Experiences of Urban and Rural Preschool Children in Poverty. Poster submitted to the 26th ISSBD Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Island of Rhodes, Greece. †Conference Cancelled.

9. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Kraleti, S., & Edge, N. A. (2019, November). Adverse Experiences: Linked to Health Behavior and Health Care Access and Utilization in Arkansas. Poster accepted to the 47th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Toronto, Canada.

10. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Kraleti, S., & Edge, N. A. (2019, November). Exploring Associations between Adverse Experiences and Health Outcomes among Smokers and Non-Smokers in Arkansas. Poster accepted to the 47th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Toronto, Canada.

11. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Kraleti, S., & Edge, N. A. (2019, November). Exploring Associations between Clusters of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Outcomes in Arkansans. Poster accepted to the 47th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Toronto, Canada.


12. Acheson A, McKelvey L. M., Selig JP, Lovallo WR, Whiteside-Mansell L (2019, June). Adverse childhood experience trajectories recorded in early childhood predict problem behaviors and alcohol and tobacco use in preadolescence. Poster presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

13. Kraleti, S., Edge, N. A., Jarrett, D., McKelvey, L. M., Sublett, J., & Bennett, I. M. (2018, November). Resident Training in Screening and Management of Depression: A CERA Survey of Family Medicine Residency Directors. Poster presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Chicago, IL.

14. Kraleti, S., Edge, N. A., Jarrett, D., McKelvey, L. M., Sublett, J., & Bennett, I. M. (2018, November). Gaps in Utilization of Quality Metrics in Resident Training on Screening and Management of Depression: A CERA Study. Poster presented to the 46th Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Chicago, IL.

15. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Selig, J. P. (2018, November). Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Exploring Patterns of Exposure and Impacts on Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Poster presented to the 2018 National Conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Child Abuse and Neglect, Orlando, FL.

16. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L. M., & Aitken, M. (November, 2018) Adverse Childhood Experiences: Family Map-ACEs and Child Health in Preschool. Poster presented to the 2018 National Conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Council on Early Childhood (COEC), Orlando, FL.

17. McKelvey, L. M., Conners Edge, N. A., Swindle, T., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2018, May). Exploring Longitudinal Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health in Middle Childhood. Poster presented to the 2018 World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.

18. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Selig, J. P. (2018, May). Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Exploring Patterns in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Poster presented to the 2018 World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Rome, Italy.

19. McKelvey, L. M., Conners Edge, N. A., Mesman, G. R., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Bradley, R. H. (2018, April). Adverse Experiences in Infancy: Relations to Academic Status and Adaptive Behavior in Middle Childhood. Poster presented to the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

20. McKelvey, L. M., Conners Edge, N.A., Swindle, T., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2017, November). Exploring Longitudinal Impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Health in Middle Childhood. Poster presented to the American Public Health Association 2017 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.

21. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Selig, J. (2017, April). Rural, Minority Status: Adverse Childhood Experiences for Preschool Children Living in Poverty. Poster presented to the 2017 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

22. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L.M., & Conners-Burrow, N.A. (2016, December). Screening for ACES before 3 with a Family Engagement Tool. Poster presented to the 2016 Zero to Three, New Orleans. December 07-09, 2016

23. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., McKelvey, L.M., & Edge, N.A. (2016, October). Family Map: Mapping ACES before Age 5 with a Family Engagement Tool. Paper to be presented to the 2016 Head Start Region VI Annual Conference, Oklahoma City, OK.


24. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L.M., Bays, J., Bradley, R., Conners-Burrow, N.A., & Swindle, T. (2016, July). Assessing Adverse Childhood Experiences in Center-Based Preschool Programs. Poster presented to the 2016 Biennial Meeting of the Administration for Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, DC.

25. Burnett, C., McKelvey, L.M., Fitzgerald, S., Fitts, S., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Pillow-Price, K. (2016, May/June). Engagement and Retention in Home Visiting and the Impacts of Adverse Early Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Poster submitted to the 24th annual Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.

26. Conners-Burrow, N., Patrick, T., Kyzer, A., McKelvey, L. M., &. Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2016, May). A Preliminary Evaluation of REACH: Training ‘Hard to Reach’ Early Childhood Teachers to Support Children’s Social and Emotional Development. Poster submitted to the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

27. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N. A., Mesman, G., & Bradley, R. H. (2016, May). Exploring associations between adverse childhood experiences and educational and psychosocial outcomes in middle childhood. Poster submitted to the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

28. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., Fitts, S., Whiteside-Mansell, L, & Pillow-Price, K. (2016, May). Exploring associations between adverse family experiences and engagement and retention in home visiting. Submitted to the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

29. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N., Fitzgerald, S., Whiteside-Mansell, L, Swindle, T., & Kraleti, S. (2016, May). Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences from Birth to Five: Examining Associations with Children's Health. Poster submitted to the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

30. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L. M., & Conners-Burrow, N. (2016, May). Prenatal Attitude Screening by Home Visitors or Educators: Potential for Child Abuse and Neglect. Poster submitted to the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

31. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., Burnett, C., Fitts, S., & Pillow-Price, K. (2016, May). Stability of Prenatal to Postnatal Attitudes linked to the Potential for Child Abuse. Poster submitted to the 15th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Prague, Czech Republic.

32. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, S., & Thomas, D. (2016, May). Stability from prenatal to postnatal of the home environment. Submitted to the International Congress of Infant Studies, New Orleans, USA.

33. Fitzgerald, S., McKelvey, L.M., Burnett, C., Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2016, March). Practical Applications for Machine Learning in Survey Response Research. Poster presented to the 20th Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Human Development, Denver, Colorado.

34. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N. A., Mesman, G., Bradley, R. H., & Barton, L. (2016, February). Adverse childhood experiences from age 1 to 10: Exploring educational and psychosocial outcomes in middle childhood. Poster presented to the Conference on Research Innovations in Early Intervention, San Diego, CA.

35. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Johnson, D. (Dec, 2015). Family Engagement and Reducing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Poster presentation to the NHSA's 2015 Parent Conference and Family Engagement Institutes, San Diego, CA.


36. Schiffman, R. F., McKelvey, L. M., Brophy-Herb, H. E., Bocknek, E. L., Fitzgerald, H. E., Reischl, T. M., Hawver, S., & DeLuca, M. C. (2015, October). Effects of IMH home-based EHS services. Poster session presented at the 2015 Special Topics Conference, Emerging Approaches to Family Health Research across the Lifespan, of the Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, Washington, DC.

37. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., Knight, D., Priyambada, P., Kannam, V. K., & McKelvey, L. M. (2015, October). Preventive Screening for Obesity of Children before Age 6. Poster presented to the 43rd Annual Meeting of North American Primary Care Research Group, Cancun, Mexico.

38. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Fitzgerald, S. (2015, May). Assessing Adverse Experiences in Infancy through Early Childhood: Understanding ACE’s Influence on Parenting and Development. Paper presented to the 2015 Meeting of Home Visiting Applied Research Collaborative, Washington, DC.

39. Jarrett, D., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Bokony, P., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Kraleti, S., McKelvey, L. M., & Kyzer, A. (2015, April). The Role of Family Medicine in Supporting Child Cognitive Development through Screening for Low-Level Depressive Symptoms in Mothers. Poster presented to the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference, Orlando, FL.

40. Markowicz, K., Bocknek, E., Raveau, H., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R.F. (2015, March). Parental Supportiveness as a Predictor of Parental Concordance on Toddler’s Aggressive Behaviors. Poster presented to the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

41. McKelvey, L M., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Swindle, T., Fitzgerald, S., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2015, March). Reliability of the Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory-2 with Parents Enrolled in Home Visiting Services. Poster presented to the 2015 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

42. Conners-Burrow, N.A., McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bokony, P., Jarrett, D., Kraleti, S., & Kyzer, A. (2014, July). Low-Level Depressive Symptoms Reduce Maternal Support for Child Cognitive Development. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

43. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Swindle, T., Bokony, P.A., & Fitzgerald, S. (2014, July). Risks and Strengths in the Home Environment of Expectant Families in Home Visiting Programs. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

44. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., & McKelvey, L. M. (2014, July). The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment and the Family Map Inventories: Overlap and Differences. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

45. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., Gifford, J., & Kimbriel, L., McKelvey, L. M. & Conners-Burrow, N.A. (2014, July). Family Engagement: Finding from the use of a Teacher Implemented Structured Interview. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

46. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Perry, D.F., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Kraleti, S. (2014, June). The long-term impact of sub-threshold maternal depressive symptoms in early childhood on child behavioral outcome. Poster presented to the biannual meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.

47. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N., Penberton, J., Mesman, G., Holmes, K., & Bradley, R.H (2014, June). Mothers with Alcohol Problems' Warmth and Acceptance: Enough to Protect Children from later Behavioral Problems? Poster presented to the biannual meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.


48. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A. & Kraleti, S. (2014, June). The Impact of Low Maternal Depression on Home Safety for Infants and Toddlers. Poster presented to the biannual meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.

49. McKelvey, L. M.,Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N., Plummer, P., & McLemore, S.J. (2014, June). Healthy Families Arkansas: Promoting Optimal Parenting in Adolescent Mothers. Poster presented to the biannual meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.

50. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., McKelvey, L. M. & Kraleti, S. (2014, June). Maternal Low-Level Depression and Preschool School Readiness Parenting. Poster presented to the biannual meeting of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.

51. McKelvey, L. M., Roggman, L., Bradley, R., Chazan Cohen, R., Burrow, N., Cook, G., Peterson, C., Zhang, D., Green, B. (2014, March). Fostering Children’s Cognitive and Language Development through Home Visiting: Supporting Parents with Varying Warmth. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, Austin, Texas.

52. McKelvey, L. M., Kyzer, A., Ellingsen, K., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Pillow-Price, K., Lent, L., & Swindle, T. (2014, March). Risks and strengths in the home environment of Arkansas HIPPY families. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, Austin, Texas.

53. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N., Mesman, G.R., Pemberton, J.R., Bradley, R.H., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2013, April). Supportive Fathers Moderate the Effects of Mothers’ Alcohol use on Children’s Externalizing Behavior Problems. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

54. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., Swanson, M., Bradley, R.H., Ward, W., McKelvey, L. M., & Conners-Burrow, N.A. (2013, April). Early Predictors of Long-term Obesity Development in Impoverished Families. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

55. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Swindle, T., Ward, W., Bokony, P., & McKelvey, L. M., (December, 2012). Pediatric nutrition: Parenting impacts beyond financial resources. Poster presented to the Annual meeting of the National Primary Care Physicians Group, New Orleans, LA.

56. Conners-Burrow, N, McKelvey, L. M., Kyzer, A, Swindle, T., Cheerla, R., Kraleti, S. (July, 2012). Exposure to Violence as a Predictor of Internalizing and Externalizing Behavior Problems among Children of Substance Abusers. Poster presented to the International Society for the Study of Behavior Development, Edmonton, Canada.

57. Conners-Burrow, N., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Amini-Vermani, E., Sockwell,L. (July, 2012) Positive Impacts of an Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project on Classroom Quality and Child Behavior. Poster presented to the International Society for the Study of Behavior Development, Edmonton, Canada.

58. McKelvey, L. M., Chapin-Critz, M., & Stegall, K. (2012, June). Quality Rating and Improvement: Efforts to Address Provider Concerns about Participation. Poster presented to the 11th National Head Start Research Conference, Washington D.C.

59. McKelvey, L. M. Burrow, N., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., Plummer, P., Sockwell, L., & Barton, L.R. (2012, June). Home-Based Parenting Intervention for Adolescent Mothers: Examining the Effects on Nurturing Attitudes and Beliefs. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington D.C.


60. McKelvey, L. M. Fitzgerald, H.E., Bradley, R.H., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., & Schiffman, R.F. (2012, June). Early Childhood Exposure to Community Violence and Family Conflict and Behavioral Adjustment at Age 10. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington D.C.

61. Roggman, L., Cook, G., D’zatko, K., McKelvey, L. M., Peterson, C., Zhang, D., & Green, B. (2012, June). Who needs what? How different aspects of home visiting matter to different parents. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington D.C.

62. Kyzer, A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., McKelvey, L. M. (March, 2012) Risks and Strengths in the Home Environment of HIPPY Families. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana.

63. McKelvey, L. M. Burrow, N., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Swindle, T., Plummer, P., Sockwell, L. (2012, March). Adolescent Mothers’ Parenting Beliefs: Examining the Effects of a Home-Based Intervention. Poster presented to the Society for Research on Adolescence; Vancouver, Canada.

64. McKelvey, L. M. Fitzgerald, H.E., Bradley, R.H., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Burrow, N., & Schiffman, R.F. (2012, March). Early Exposure to Family Conflict and Community Violence: Associations with Behavioral Adjustment at Age 11. Poster presented to the Society for Research on Adolescence; Vancouver, Canada.

65. McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, D., Plummer, P., Payne, L. (2011, December). Thrive: Home Visiting Program for Young Parents. Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs National AFL Care Grantee Annual Conference, December 7, Washington, DC.

66. Brophy-Herb, H.E., Bocknek, E.L., Zajicek-Farber, M.L.., McKelvey, L. M., & Stansbury, K.E. (2011, March). Maternal Supportiveness and Toddlers' Emotion Regulation from 14 to 36 Months, Persistence at age 3 and Kindergarten Readiness. In Parenting Relations With Children's Social-Emotional Outcomes: Findings From the National Early Head Start Evaluation Project. Poster symposium to the 2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

67. McKelvey, L. M., Bradley, R. H., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2011, March). Does Parental Warmth and Stimulation Moderate the Impacts of Home-Based Early Head Start Programming on Child Outcomes? In Parenting Relations With Children's Social-Emotional Outcomes: Findings From the National Early Head Start Evaluation Project. Poster symposium presented to the 2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

68. Bokony, P.A., McKelvey, L. M., & Bradley, R.H. (2010, June). Feasibility of Preschool Teachers as Parent Educators for High Risk Families. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.

69. Bradley, R. H., McKelvey, L. M., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2010, June). Does Early HOME Stimulation moderate the impacts of Early Head Start programming? Poster presented to Head Start's 10th National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

70. Bradley, R. H., McKelvey, L. M., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2010, July). Does Parental Warmth and Stimulation Moderate the Impacts of Home-Based Early Head Start Programming on Child Outcomes? Poster presented to the 12th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Leipzig, Germany.

71. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Schiffman, R.F. (2010, July). Risk Exposure in Toddlers of Low-Income Families: Links to Child Functioning at Age 10. Poster presented to the 12th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Leipzig, Germany.


72. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., & Cook, G.A. (2010, June). Does Home-Based Early Head Start Impact Maternal Coping Strategies? Poster presented to Head Start's 10th National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

73. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., Burrow, N.A., McKelvey, L. M., & Bradley, R. H., (2010, June). Evidence of validity of the Early Childhood Family Map: A tool to assess risk and strength in Head Start. Poster presented to the Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.

74. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., Casey, P.E., & Barrett, K. (2010, March). Can Living in a Cohesive Family Protect Children from the Negative Effects of Exposure to Community Violence into Adolescence? Poster presented to the 2010 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

75. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., Casey, P.E., Barrett, K., & Sockwell, L. (2009, April). Children’s exposure to community violence and family conflict: pathways to youth outcomes at age 18. Poster presented to the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

76. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., & McKelvey, L. M. (2009, April). Moderation of family conflict on child aggressive behavior: Center based Early Head Start. Poster symposium presented to the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

77. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Johnson, D.L., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Sockwell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Bokony, P.A., & Bradley, R.H. (2008, November). Risks in the Home Environment Associated With Family Alcohol and Drug Use. Poster presentation to the National Council on Family Relations' 70th Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR.

78. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., Cook, G.A., Johnson, D.L., & Brophy-Herb, H.E. (2008, November). Examining Changes in the Coping Strategies of Low-Income Mothers of Children from Infancy to Elementary School. Poster presentation to the National Council on Family Relations' 70th Annual Conference, Little Rock, AR.

79. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., Brophy-Herb, H.E., Cook, G.A., & Johnson, D.L. (2008, August). Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Scale for Mothers of Toddlers in Low-Income Families. Poster presented to the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 11th World Congress, Yokohama, Japan.

80. Farber, M.L.Z., Brophy-Herb, H.E., Bocknek, E.L., & McKelvey, L. M. (2008, June). A gender comparison of the relationship between preschool emotional competencies of children in low-income families and their learning outcomes at transition to kindergarten. Poster presented at the Head Start's Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

81. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E., Roggman, L.A., Brophy-Herb, H.E., Cook, G.A., & Johnson, D.L. (2008, June). Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Family Crisis Oriented Personal Scale for Mothers of Toddlers in Low-Income Families. Poster presented at the Head Start's Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

82. Sockwell, L.R., Conners-Burrow, N.A., McKelvey, L. M., & Whiteside-Mansell, L. (2008, June). Mental Health Professionals in Early Childhood Centers: Impacts on Teachers. Poster presented at the Head Start's Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

83. Sockwell, L., Conners, N., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, D. (2008, April). An Examination of Teacher Self Efficacy and Perceptions of Classroom Support by Teacher Educational Status. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, Little Rock, AR.


84. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Bradley, R. H., & McKelvey, L. M. (2008, April). Support for Learning linked to Child Development: Cultural Differences in Low-income American Indian and European American Families. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Human Development Biennial Conference, Little Rock, AR.

85. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Johnson, D., & McKelvey, L. M. (2008, March). Parents Matter: Protecting Children from the Negative Impacts of Bullying. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Adolescence 2008 Biennial Meeting, Chicago, IL.

86. Hart, A.D., Gargus, R.A., McKelvey, L. M., & Johnson, L. (2008, March). Bullying Children with Spina Bifida: Lasting Impacts and Relations to Depression. Poster presented to the Society for Research in Adolescence 2008 Biennial Meeting, Chicago, IL.

87. Brophy-Herb, H.E., London Bocknek, E.B., Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Cunningham-DeLuca, M., & Hawver, M. (2007, November). Family Health over Time: Risks and Resilience in Child and Family Outcomes. Poster presented at the 69th Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Pittsburgh, PA.

88. Conners, N., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Grant, A. (2007, March). Mental Health Consultation in Early Childhood Programs: Initial Evaluation Results from an Arkansas Pilot Project. Poster presentation at the 2007 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

89. Farber, M.L.Z., Brophy-Herb, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., Dupuis, S.B., London, E.B., Thomas, S., Lin, Y.C., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Schiffman, R.F. (2007, March). Developmental Competencies at 36 months: Links to Learning Readiness at Transition to Kindergarten among Low-Income Children. Poster symposium presentation at the 2007 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

90. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2007, March). Relationship of Family Health, Conflict, Empowerment, Stress, and Coping to Child Outcomes in Early Head Start Eligible Families. Poster symposium presentation at the 2007 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

91. Andrews, N., Kelly, D., & McKelvey, L. M. (November, 2006). Mother-child communication profiles in low-income African American dyads. Poster presented at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association National Convention, Miami, FL.

92. Conners, N., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Grant, A. (2006, November). The Evaluation of the Arkansas Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation Project. Poster presented at the Evaluation 2006 meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, OR.

93. Hart, A.D., McKelvey, L. M., Barton, L.R., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2006, July). Maternal stress in families with children at risk for developmental delay: Comparisons to normative stress trajectories across the child’s first three years of life. Poster presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 10th World Congress, Paris, France.

94. Lee, S.Y., Hoerr, S., Schiffman, R.F., Horodynski, M.O., & McKelvey, L. M. (2006, July). Family health, maternal depressive symptoms, and family coping: Relationships to child-feeding behavior and beliefs. Poster presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 10th World Congress, Paris, France.

95. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Schiffman, R.F. (2006, July). Risk Exposure in Toddlers of Low-Income Families: Links to Child Functioning at Five Years of Age. Poster presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 10th World Congress, Paris, France.


96. McKelvey, L. M., Barton, L.R., Hart, A.D., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (2006, July). Parenting Stress in Fathers of Children with Special Needs. Poster presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 10th World Congress, Paris, France.

97. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Reischl, T.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Gu, L., Hawver, M., & Cunningham-Deluca, M. (2006, July). Early Head Start participation, family routines, parenting stress, and child literacy. Poster presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 10th World Congress, Paris, France.

98. Brophy-Herb, H.E., Farber, M.L.Z., & McKelvey, L. M. (2006, June). Early competence at 36 months and later learning readiness at transition to kindergarten among low-income children. Poster presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

99. Lee, S.Y., Hoerr, S., Schiffman, R.F., Horodynski, M.O., & McKelvey, L. M. (2006, June). Dietary quality and beverage consumption of mothers and toddlers in low income families. Poster presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

100. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., & Schiffman, R.F. (2006, June). Risk Exposure in Toddlers of Low-Income Families: Links to Child Functioning at Kindergarten Entry. Poster presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

101. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Reischl, T.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Gu, L., Hawver, M., & Cunningham-Deluca, M. (2006, June). The Impact of an Early Head Start Program on Family Self-Sufficiency Activities. Poster presented at Head Start's Eight National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

102. Hart, A. D., McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, B. (2006, May). Children and Adults with Spina Bifida: Exploring Secondary Psycho-Social Conditions. Poster presented at Symposium on Spina Bifida: Current Strategies, May, Chicago, IL.

103. Hart, A. D., McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, B., Swanson, M. E. (2006, April). Psycho-Social Secondary Conditions in Children and Young Adults with Spina Bifida. Poster presented at Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April, San Francisco, CA.

104. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., Gu, L. (2005, April). Determining clusters of risk exposure in low-income families: Links to child and family functioning. Poster presentation at the 2005 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

105. Schiffman, R.F., Lee, S., Horodynski, M., & McKelvey. L. (2005, April) Relationship Between Mothers’ Ratings of Children’s Health, and Children’s Health, Health Service Use, and Cognitive Development. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

106. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Ayoub, C., McKelvey, L. M., Faldowski, R., Hart, A., Shears, J. (2004, August). Psychometric properties of the short form of the Parent Stress Index. Poster presentation at the 2004 18th Biennial meeting for the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, August, Ghent, Belgium.

107. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E. (2004, June). Examining Family Stress and Parent-Child Interaction Across Time. Poster presentation at Head Start’s 7th National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

108. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Reischl, T.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Neivar, M.A., Gu, L., Hawver, M., Cunningham-DeLuca, M. (2004, July). Examining Outcomes of an Early Head Start Program. Poster presentation at Head Start’s 7th National Research Conference, Washington, DC.


109. Cabrera. M., Fitzgerald, H. E., Bradley, R., Roggman, L., Lamb, M., Summers, J., Boller, K., Shiffman, R., McAllister, C., Shannon, J., Sherars, J. McKelvey, L. M., Vogel, C., Ryan, R., and members of the Father Studies Work Group (2004, June). Studying paternal involvement in the lives of low-income children. Poster symposium presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference, Washington DC.

110. Ayoub, C., Rappolt-Schlichtmann, G., O’Connor, E., Puma, J., Raikes, H., and the members of the Risk and Protective Factors Working Group (2004, June). Cognition in early childhood: Relationship to risk and the impact of Early Head Start. Poster symposium presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference, Washington DC.

111. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M.,Ayoub, C., Faldowski, R., Hart, A., Shears, J. and members of the Measurement Working Group (2004, June). Psychometrics of the Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index for Preschoolers – An examination across racial groups. Poster symposium presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference, Washington DC.

112. Brophy-Herb, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M. (2004, May). Parenting predictors of toddlers’ play competence and social behaviors at 24 and 36 months. Poster presented to the XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, May, Chicago, Illinois.

113. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., & von Eye, A. (2004, May). Family Stress, Coping, and Dyadic Interaction in Limited-Income Families: A Longitudinal Examination. Poster presented to the XIVth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, May, Chicago, Illinois.

114. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Ayoub, C., McKelvey, L. M., Faldowski, R., Hart, A., Shears, J. (2004, April). Validity of the Short Form of the Parenting Stress Index for Parents of Preschoolers. Poster presented at the 2004 Society for Research in Human Development, Park City, Utah.

115. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E. (2004, January). Examining Family Stress and Parent-Child Interaction Across Time. Poster Presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 9th World Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

116. Barton, L. R., Roman, L. A., McKelvey, L. M., Lindsay, J. K., & Moore, J. S. (2004, January). Changes in pre-and postnatal perceived stress: Influences of maternal age and father involvement among low-income women. Poster Presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 9th World Congress, Melbourne, Australia.

117. Fitzgerald, H. E., McKelvey, L. M., Montanez, M. & Schiffman, R. (April, 2003). The impact of paternal antisocial behavior on low-income families and their children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

118. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R. F., Fitzgerald, H. E., Cunningham DeLuca, M., & Hawver, M. (2002, July). Residential status of biological and social fathers: Impact on father-toddler interaction. Poster workshop presented at the World Association for Infant Mental Health 8th World Congress, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

119. McKelvey, L. M., Van Egeren, L. V., Schiffman, R. F., Fitzgerald, H. E., Reischl T. M., & Cunningham-DeLuca, M. (2002, July). Coping strategies of low-income mothers: Stability and change over three years. Poster presented at World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 8th World Congress, Amsterdam.

120. Montañez, M., McKelvey, L. M., Lower, R., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Schiffman, R. F. (2002, July). An examination of the impacts of father antisociality on family outcomes. Poster presented at World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 8th World Congress, Amsterdam.

121. Van Egeren, L. V., McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Schiffman, R. F. (2002, July). Change in parent-child interaction in low-income families: Links to father status. Poster presented at World Association for Infant Mental Health’s 8th World Congress, Amsterdam.


122. Gibbons, C., Schiffman, R. F., McKelvey, L. M., & Cunningham-DeLuca, M. (2002, June). Tobacco smoking habits of low-income women raising young children. Poster presented at Head Start’s Sixth National Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

123. Montanez, M., McKelvey, L. M., Lower, R., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Schiffman, R. F. (2002, June). An examination of the impacts of father antisociality on family outcomes. Poster session presented at Head Start’s Sixth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

124. Schiffman, R. F., McKelvey, L. M., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2002, June). Family functioning as a mediator of parent, child, and family outcomes: A preliminary analysis. Poster session presented at Head Start’s Sixth National Research Conference, Washington, DC.

125. Gibbons, C., Schiffman, R. F., Brophy-Herb, H., Fitzgerald, H., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2001, March). Interaction between low-income mother-infant and father-infant pairs. Poster presented at the 25th annual meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Cleveland, OH.

126. Gibbons, C., Schiffman, R., Brophy-Herb, H., Fitzgerald, H., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, July). Interaction between low-income mother-infant and father-infant pairs. Poster session presented at the 7th Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Montreal, Canada.

127. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H., Schiffman, R., & von Eye, A. (2000, July). Family stress and parent- infant interaction: The mediating role of coping. Poster session presented at the 7th Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Montreal, Canada.

128. Schiffman, R. F., Omar, M. A., Keefe, D., Reischl, T. M., Gibbons, C. L., Fitzgerald, H. E., Brophy-Herb, H., Kostelnik, M., Cunningham-DeLuca, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, July). Family health model as a guide for evaluation of an Early Head Start program. Poster session presented at the XIIth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Brighton, UK.

129. Schiffman, R., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, July). Mother-infant interaction in very low income, high risk families. Poster session presented at the 7th Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental Health, Montreal, Canada.

130. Schiffman, R., Omar, M., Keefe, D., Reischl, T., Gibbons, C., Fitzgerald, H., Brophy-Herb, H., Kostelnik, M., Cunningham-DeLuca, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, June). Family health model as a guide for evaluation of an Early Head Start program. Poster session presented at Head Start’s Fifth National Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

Posters at Local and Regional Meetings

1. Saccente, J. E., McKelvey, L. M., & Swindle, T. M. (2019, March). Adverse Childhood Experiences in Infancy and Toddlerhood Predict Obesity and Health Outcomes in Middle Childhood. Presentation to the UAMS Student Research Day, Little Rock, AR.

2. McKelvey, L. M., Conners-Burrow, N., Fitzgerald, S., Whiteside-Mansell, L, Swindle, T., & Kraleti, S. (2018, October). Screening for Adverse Childhood Experiences from Birth to Five: Examining Associations with Children's Health. Poster presented at 1st Annual UAMS Department of Family and Preventative Medicine Poster Day, Little Rock, AR.

3. Whiteside-Mansell, L, McKelvey, L. & Aitken, M. (2018, October). Adverse Childhood Experiences: Family Map-ACEs and Child Health in Preschool. Poster presented at 1st Annual UAMS Department of Family and Preventative Medicine Poster Day, Little Rock, AR.

4. McKelvey, L. M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., & Selig, J. P. (2018, October). Interrelatedness of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Exploring Patterns of Exposure and Impacts on Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood. Poster presented at 1st Annual UAMS Department of Family and Preventative Medicine Poster Day, Little Rock, AR.


5. Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., & Johnson, D. (2016, March). Family Engagement and Reducing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE). Presentation to the AR Head Start Association Annual Conference, Hot Springs, AR.

6. Jarrett, D., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Bokony, P., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Kraleti, S., McKelvey, L. M.,& Kyzer, A. (2015, May). The Role of Family Medicine in Supporting Child Cognitive Development through Screening for Low-Level Depressive Symptoms in Mothers. Poster presented to the DFPM Intensive Review Course, Little Rock, AR.

7. Whiteside-Mansell, L., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Swindle, T., McKelvey, L. M.,& Bokony, P.A. (2014, October). Family Medicine Research and Evaluation - Clinical & Community Research to Improve Health. Poster presented to the UAMS Women's Faculty Development Caucus Poster Showcase, Little Rock, AR.

8. Conners-Burrow, N.A., Bokony, P., Whiteside-Mansell, L., Jarrett, D., Kraleti, S., McKelvey, L. M.,& Kyzer, A. (2014, July). Low-Level Depressive Symptoms Reduce Maternal Support for Child Cognitive Development. Poster presented to the UAMS Women's Faculty Development Caucus Poster Showcase, Little Rock, AR.

9. Fitzgerald, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R.F. (2004, October). Origins of Risk: Effects of paternal antisocial behavior and neighborhood violence on child and family functioning. Poster presentation at Michigan State University Extension Fall 2003 Conference, East Lansing, MI.

10. McKelvey, L. M., Schiffman, R.F., Fitzgerald, H.E. (2004, October). Examining Family Stress and Parent-Child Interaction Across Time. Poster presentation at Michigan State University Extension Fall 2003 Conference, East Lansing, MI.

11. Schiffman, R.F., McKelvey, L. M., Reischl, T.M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Neivar, M.A., Gu, L., Hawver, M., Cunningham-DeLuca, M. (2004, October). Examining Outcomes of an Early Head Start Program. Poster presentation at Michigan State University Extension Fall 2003 Conference, East Lansing, MI.

12. Schiffman, R. F., McKelvey, L. M., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2003, April). Family functioning and child, parent, and family outcomes. Greater Lansing Community Nurse Research Day, Sparrow Hospital, Lansing.

13. Schiffman, R. F., Omar, M. A., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, April). Mother-infant interaction in very low income, high risk families. Poster session presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Nursing Research Society, Dearborn, MI.

14. Gibbons, C., Schiffman, R., Brophy-Herb, H., Fitzgerald, H., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, October). Interaction between low-income mother-infant and father-infant pairs. Poster session presented at Michigan State University College of Nursing’s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, East Lansing, MI.

15. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H., Schiffman, R., & vonEye, A. (2000, October). Family stress and parent-infant interaction: The mediating role of coping. Poster session presented at Michigan State University College of Nursing’s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, East Lansing, MI.

16. Schiffman, R., Omar, M., Keefe, D., Reischl, T., Gibbons, C., Fitzgerald, H., Brophy-Herb, H., Kostelnik, M., Cunningham-DeLuca, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, October). Family health model as a guide for evaluation of an Early Head Start program. Poster session presented at Michigan State University College of Nursing’s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, East Lansing, MI.

17. Schiffman, R., Omar, M., & McKelvey, L. M. (2000, October). Mother-child interaction in very low income, high risk families. Poster session presented at Michigan State University College of Nursing’s Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration, East Lansing, MI.


OTHER CREATIVE PRODUCTS

Technical Reports

1. McKelvey, L. M., Lewis, K., Goudie, A., Beavers, J., Irby, C., & Fitzgerald, S. (2020). Home-Visiting Support for Low-Birth-Weight Preterm Infants: Evaluation Findings from the Following Baby Back Home Intervention. Funded by and prepared for the Health Resources and Services Administration (Grant Number: X10MC29461). https://familymedicine.uams.edu/home-visiting-support-for-low-birth-weight-preterm-infants/

2. McKelvey, L. M., & Forsman, A. (2019). Making Quality Ends Meet: 2019-2021 Cost Projections for AR Early Childhood Care & Education. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. https://familymedicine.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2019/09/Making-Quality-Ends-Meet_Modeling-AR-Min-Wage-Increases_2019-2021_FINAL.pdf

3. McKelvey, L. M., Johnson, D., & Forsman, A. (2019). 2019 Arkansas Child Care Market Price Study. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. https://familymedicine.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2019/09/Arkansas_Market-Price-Study_2019_FINAL.pdf

4. McKelvey, L. M., Forsman, A., Jolly, N., & Fung, M. (2019). 2019 SafeCare Arkansas: 2017-2019 Evaluation Results. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child and Family Services.

5. McKelvey, L. M. (2018). Making Quality Ends Meet: 2018. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

6. McKelvey, L. M., Forsman, A., & Ward, J. (2018). Arkansas Workforce Study: Program Administrators in Child Care & Early Childhood Education. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education. https://familymedicine.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2018/08/Directors-Workforce-Study-Report_FINAL.pdf

7. McKelvey, L. M., Forsman, A., & Ward, J. (2018). 2017 Arkansas Workforce Study: Instructional Staff in Child Care & Early Childhood Education. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Community Foundation. https://familymedicine.uams.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/57/2018/04/Staff-Workforce-Study-Report_FINAL.pdf

8. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2016). 2015 Arkansas child care market price summary. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

9. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2016). Survey of child care directors. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

10. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2015). Assuring quality procedure. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

11. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2014). Making quality ends meet: UAMS examines 2014 Arkansas early childhood program operation costs. Little Rock, AR: University of Arkansas for

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Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

12. Peterson, C., Zhang, D., Roggman, L., Green, B., Cohen, R., Atwater, J., McKelvey, L.M., & Korfmacher, J. (2013). Family Participation and Involvement in Early Head Start Home Visiting Services: Relations with Longitudinal Outcomes. Funded by and prepared for the Pew Charitable Trusts.

13. Chapin-Critz, M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Reiney, E., & Westbrook, T. (2013). Drowning prevention for young children. Brief prepared for the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

14. Chapin-Critz, M., Whiteside-Mansell, L., McKelvey, L. M., Reiney, E., & Westbrook, T. (2013). Critical update: Sleep-related infant death. Brief prepared for the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation.

15. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2012). Better Beginnings: Child Care Provider Grant Survey Report. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

16. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2011). Better Beginnings: Child Care Provider Survey Report. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

17. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2011). QRIS Participation across the U.S.: Examining What Works. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

18. McKelvey, L. M., & Chapin-Critz, M. (2011). Better Beginnings: Arkansas Directors Qualitative Survey Report. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

19. McKelvey, L. M., Chapin-Critz, M., Johnson, L., Bokony, P.A., Conners-Burrow, N.A., Whiteside-Mansell. L. (2010). Better Beginnings: Evaluating Arkansas’ path to better child outcomes. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Funded by and prepared for the Arkansas Department of Human Services’ Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.

20. McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., Reischl, T., Brophy-Herb, H.E., Gu, L., Hoerr, S.M., Keefe, D.R., Lee, SY, Montanez, M., Horodynski, M., Van Egeren, L.A., Kreucher, M., Cunningham Deluca, M., Hawver, M., & Kaser, M. (2005). Jackson Community Action Agency Early Head Start: Findings from the Program Evaluation. Michigan State University, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Michigan, Jackson Community Action Agency, and Jackson County Center for Family Health.

21. McKelvey, L. M., & Brophy-Herb, H.E. (2005). Quality Improvement in Early Head Start: End of Year Report (Phase II of the QI Project). Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement and Department of Family and Child Ecology.

22. Brophy-Herb, H.E., & McKelvey, L. M. (2004). Quality Improvement in Early Head Start: 2004 Annual Report (Phase III). Michigan State University, University Outreach and Engagement and Department of Family and Child Ecology.

23. Brophy-Herb, H.E., McKelvey, L. M., & Schiffman, R.F. (2003). Quality Improvement in Early Head Start: End of Year Report (Phase II of the QI Project). Michigan State University, Department of Family and Child Ecology, College of Nursing, and Department of Psychology, Interdepartmental Graduate Specializations in Applied Development.


24. McKelvey, L. M., Van Egeren, L. A., Schiffman, R. F., Fitzgerald, H. E., Reischl, T., DeLuca, M. C. (2002). Coping strategies of low-income mothers: Stability and change over three years. In The Early Head Start Research Consortium, Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start. Vol. III: Local contributions to understanding the programs and their impacts. Final Report: June 2002 (pp. 93-99). Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.

25. Van Egeren, L. A., McKelvey, L. M., Fitzgerald, H. E., Schiffman, R. F., DeLuca, M. C., & Hawver, S. M. (2002). Change in parent-child interaction in low-income families; Links to father status. In The Early Head Start Research Consortium, Making a difference in the lives of infants and toddlers and their families: The impacts of Early Head Start. Vol. III: Local contributions to understanding programs and their impacts. Final Report: June 2002 (pp. 227 -233). Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.

26. Brophy-Herb, H.E., Schiffman, R.F., & McKelvey, L. M. (2001). Quality improvement in Early Head Start: Final Report. Michigan State University, Department of Family and Child Ecology, College of Nursing, and Department of Psychology, Interdepartmental Graduate Specializations in Applied Development.

Online Scholarly Contributions

McKelvey, L. M. (2015, Fall). Promoting Adolescent Behavioral Adjustment in Violent Neighborhoods: Supportive Families Can Make a Difference! National Gang Center Fall 2015 Newsletter. https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Content/Newsletters/NGC-Newsletter-2015-Fall.pdf

McKelvey, L. M. (2014, July). What Protects Our Children from the Effects of Stress? Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Blog. http://www.rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health/2014/07/what_protects_ourch.html

Media Interviews and Appearances

McKelvey, L., Conners-Burrow, N., Fussell, J., & John, S. (May 6, 2015). Television Appearance: Interview by Pamela Smith on Healing Minds Changing Attitudes: Early Childhood Mental Health. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqe-qwFwd9k or http://www.aetn.org/engage/blog/healing_minds._changing_attitudes2._-_early_childhood_mental_health

https://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/Content/Newsletters/NGC-Newsletter-2015-Fall.pdf

http://www.rwjf.org/en/culture-of-health/2014/07/what_protects_ourch.html

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqe-qwFwd9k

http://www.aetn.org/engage/blog/healing_minds._changing_attitudes2._-_early_childhood_mental_health

http://www.aetn.org/engage/blog/healing_minds._changing_attitudes2._-_early_childhood_mental_health

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