rebekah levine coley

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Rebekah Levine Coley, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Chair & Professor

Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology

Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

617.552.6018 (phone)

617.552.1981 (fax)

[email protected]

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral Training, Demography and Public Policy, University of Chicago, 1995-1997

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan, 1995

B.A., Psychology, Brandeis University, 1989

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

2000- Professor, Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology,

Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

Assistant Professor, 2000-2005

Associate Professor with Tenure, 2005-2011

Full Professor, 2011- current

2021- Director, Boston College Institute for Early Childhood Policy

2017- Department Chair, Counseling, Developmental & Educational Psychology,

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA

2015-2016 Faculty Research Mentor, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut

Hill, MA

2013-2014 Visiting Scholar in Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Harvard

University, Cambridge, MA

2013-2014 Senior Researcher, Mathematica Policy Research, Cambridge, MA

2007-2008 Senior Fulbright Scholar and Senior Visiting Fellow, Social Policy Research

Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

1998-2000 Research Associate, Joblessness and Urban Poverty Research Program, and

mailto:[email protected]

Coley Curriculum Vitae

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Program Coordinator, Urban Seminar Series on Children's Health and

Safety, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge,

MA

1997-1998 Research Scientist, The Irving B. Harris Graduate School of Public Policy

Studies, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

1995-1997 NICHD Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Population Research Center, The

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS 2020 Member, review committee for the Mavis Hetherington Award for Excellence in

Applied Developmental Science, Division 7, American Psychological

Association

2019- Member, Working Group on Public/Policy Outlets, Society for Research in Child

Development

2017- Founding Editor, Child Evidence Briefs 2016-2018 Editorial Board, Child Development Perspectives

2014-2018 Co-Chair, Social Policy Committee, Society for Research on Adolescence 2013-2021 Member (3013-2015); Co-Chair (2015-2021), Science and Social Policy

Committee, Society for Research in Child Development

2013- Steering Committee, Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium

2011-2021 Steering Committee Member, University-Based Child and Family Policy

Consortium, and Liason with SRCD Policy and Communications Committee

2011- Consulting Editor, Child Development

2001-2010 Editorial Board, Developmental Psychology

2002-2007 Committee on Research, Policy and Public Information, Society for Research on

Adolescence

2001-2003 Child Care Research and Policy Advisory Committee, National Council of State

Legislatures

1996-1997 Co-chair, Interdisciplinary Committee, Society for Research on Adolescence


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1996-1998 Program Committee, Society for Research on Adolescence

UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS

2020 Member, COVID-19 Faculty Task Force, Boston College

2018 Member, Search Committee for Director of Assessment and Accreditation,

Boston College Lynch School of Education

2017- Advisory Board Member, Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy, Boston

College Law School

2017- Member, Taskforce on Global Public Health, Boston College

2016- Member, Undoing Institutional Oppression Committee, Lynch School of

Education

2016-2017 Member, Educational Policy Committee, Lynch School of Education

2002-2004

2014-2017 Member, Institutional Review Board, Boston College

2011- Member, Faculty Research Committee, School of Education

2014-2015 Director of Master’s Program in Applied Developmental and Educational

2012-2013 Psychology

2003-2007

2012-2013 Member of Steering Committee, Faculty Program Review Committee in

Counseling, Developmental, & Educational Psychology

2012-2013 Member, Faculty Program Review Master’s Programs Committee in Counseling,

Developmental, & Educational Psychology

2012-2013 Member, Faculty Search Committee in Applied Developmental & Educational

Psychology program

2008-2013 Member, Boston College Multidisciplinary PhD Research Development Day

Committee

2008-2010 Director of Doctoral Program in Applied Developmental and Educational

Psychology


Psychology program


Psychology program


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2002-2004 Member, Nelson Chair Search Committee in Counseling, Developmental, &

Educational Psychology program

2002-2003 Member, Faculty Search Committee in Educational Research Methods and

Evaluation program

2001 Co-leader, Doctoral Curriculum Committee, Applied Developmental &


2000- Member, Doctoral Student Admissions Committee, Applied Developmental &


2000- Member, Masters Student Admissions Committee, Applied Developmental &


2000-2002 Member, School of Education Research Support Committee

2000-2002 Member, Parent Advisory Committee, Boston College Children’s Center

AWARDS AND HONORS

2019 Mavis Hetherington Award for Excellence in Applied Developmental Science,

American Psychological Association

2007 Fulbright Senior Scholar Award

2005- Research Affiliate, National Poverty Center, Ford School of Public Policy,

University of Michigan

2004 Co-recipient, Social Policy Award, Society for Research in Adolescence

1997-2002 Research Affiliate, Joint Center for Poverty Research, Northwestern

University/University of Chicago

1995-1997 NICHD Postdoctoral Training Fellowship, University of Chicago

1995 Rackham Dissertation Fellowship, University of Michigan

1991-1993 NICHD Predoctoral Training Fellowship, University of Michigan

PUBLICATIONS: JOURNAL ARTICLES

Coley, R. L. & Baum, C. (in press). Trends in mental health symptoms, service use, and

unmet need for services among US adults through the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Translational Behavioral Medicine.


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Coley, R. L., Kruzik, C., Ghiani, M., Carey, N., Hawkins, S. S., & Baum, C. F. (2021).

Recreational marijuana legalization and adolescent use of marijuana, tobacco, and alcohol. Journal of Adolescent Health, 69, 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.019

Coley, R. L., Spielvogel, B., Kruzik, C., Miller, P., Betancur, L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2021).

Explaining income disparities in young children’s development: The role of community

contexts and family processes. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 55, 295-311.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.12.006

Hawkins, S., Kruzik, C., O’Brien, M., & Coley, R. L. (2021). Flavored tobacco product

restrictions in Massachusetts associated with reductions in adolescent cigarette and e-

cigarette use. Tobacco Control. doi:10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2020-056159

O’Brien, M., Spielvogel, B. & Coley, R. L. (2021). Political to personal: Shifts in youths' beliefs

following the 2016 U.S. presidential race and election. Journal of Research on Adolescence.

https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12673

Coley, R. L., Kruzik, C. & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2020). Do family investments explain growing

socioeconomic disparities in children’s reading, math, and science achievement during

school versus summer months? Journal of Educational Psychology, 112(6), 1183–1196.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/edu0000427

Cook, K. D. & Coley, R. L. (2020). Using multiple methods to describe supports for the

transition from Head Start to kindergarten. Early Childhood Education Journal. DOI

10.1007/s10643-020-01085-x

Teixeira, S., Hwang, D., Spielvogel, B., Cole, K., Coley, R.L. (2020). Participatory Photo

Mapping (PPM) to understand youths’ experiences in a public housing neighborhood

preparing for redevelopment. Housing Policy Debate, 30:5, 766-782.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2020.1741422

Votruba-Drzal, E. Miller, P., Betancur, L., Spielvogel, B., Kruzik, C., & Coley, R. L. (2020).

Family and community resource and stress processes related to income disparities in

school-aged children’s development. Journal of Educational Psychology. DOI

10.1037/edu0000589

Coley, R. L., Hawkins, S. S., Ghiani, M., Kruzik, C., & Baum, C. F. (2019). A quasi-

experimental evaluation of marijuana policies on youth marijuana use. The American

Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, 45, 292-303.

http://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2018.1559847

Coley, R. L., O’Brien, M., & Spielvogel, B. (2019). Secular trends in adolescent depressive

symptoms: Growing disparities between advantaged and disadvantaged schools. Journal of

Youth and Adolescence, 48, 2087-2098. DOI: 10.1007/s10964-019-01084-1.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.10.019

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/08852006/55/supp/C

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2020.12.006

https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.12673

https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.2020.1741422

https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/edu0000589

http://doi.org/10.1080/00952990.2018.1559847


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Coley, R. L., Sims, J., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Thomson, D. (2019). The intergenerational

transmission of socioeconomic inequality through school and neighborhood processes.

Journal of Children and Poverty, 25, 79-100.

https://doi.org/10.1080/10796126.2019.1616165

Coley, R. L., Spielvogel, B., & Kull, M. (2019). Concentrated poverty in preschools and

children’s cognitive skills: The mediational role of peers and teachers. Journal of School

Psychology, 76, 1-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2019.05.008

Cook, K. D. & Coley, R. L. (2019). Coordination between Head Start and elementary schools to

enhance children's kindergarten success. Early Education and Development, 30, 1063-1083.

DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2019.1656318

Cook, K. D., Coley, R. L. & Zimmermann, K. (2019). Who benefits? Head Start directors’ views

of coordination with elementary schools to support the transition to kindergarten. Child and

Youth Services Review, 100, 393-404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.021

Lombardi, C. M., Coley, R. L., Sims, J., & Mahalik, J. (2019). Social norms, social

connections, and sex differences in adolescent mental and behavioral health. Journal of

Child and Family Studies, 28, 91-104. DOI:10.1007/s10826-018-1253-7

Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Coley, R. L. (2019). Poverty and academic achievement across the urban to rural landscape: Associations with community resources and stressors. RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, 5(2), 106-

122. DOI: 10.7758/RSF.2019.5.2.06.

Sims, J. & Coley, R. L. (2019). Variations in links between educational success and health:

Implications for enduring health disparities. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority

Psychology. 25(1), 32-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/cdp0000239

Coley, R. L., Sims, J., Dearing, E., & Spielvogel, B. (2018). Locating economic risks for adolescent well-being: Poverty and affluence in families, schools, and neighborhoods. Child Development, 89, 360-369. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12771

Coley, R. L., Spielvogel, B. & Sims, J. (2018). Are the benefits of economic resources for

socioemotional functioning shared across racial and ethnic groups? Journal of Youth and

Adolescence, 47, 2503–2520. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0900-z

Coley, R. L., Sims, J., & Carrano, J. (2017). Environmental risks outweigh dopaminergic genetic

risks for alcohol use and abuse from adolescence through early adulthood. Drug and

Alcohol Dependence, 175, 106-118. DOI 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2017.01.042

Cook, K. D. & Coley, R. L. (2017). School transition practices and children’s social adjustment

and academic outcomes in kindergarten. Journal of Educational Psychology, 109, 166-177.


https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2019.05.008

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.03.021

https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/cdp0000239

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-018-0900-z



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Lombardi, C. M. & Coley, R. L. (2017). Early maternal employment and children’s academic and behavioral skills in Australia and the United Kingdom. Child Development, 88, 263-281. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12588

Coley, R. L. & Kull, M. (2016). Cumulative, timing-specific, and interactive models of

residential mobility and children’s cognitive and psychosocial skills. Child Development,

87, 1204-1220. DOI: 10.1111/cdev.12535

Coley, R. L., Sims, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2016). Family expenditures supporting children

across income and urbanicity strata. Children and Youth Services Review, 70, 129-142. DOI:

10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.09.017

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Collins, M.,& Cook, K. D. (2016). Comparing public, private,

and informal preschool programs in a national sample of low-income children. Early

Childhood Research Quarterly, 36, 91-105. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.11.002

Elliott, M. C., Leventhal, T., Shuey, E., Lynch, A. D., & Coley, R. L. (2016). The home and the

‘hood: Associations between housing and neighborhood contexts and adolescent

functioning. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 26, 194–206.

Garfield, C. F., Duncan, G., Gutina, A., Rutsohn J., McDade, T., Adam E., Coley R. L., &

Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2016). Adolescent reproductive knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs and

future fatherhood. Journal of Adolescent Health, 58, 497-503

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.12.010

Garfield, C. F., Duncan, G., Gutina, A., Rutsohn J., McDade, T., Adam E., Coley R. L., &

Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2016). Longitudinal study of body mass index in young males

and the transition to fatherhood. American Journal of Men’s Health, 10(6), N158-N167. DOI: 10.1177/1557988315596224

Kull, M., Coley, R. L., & Lynch, A. D. (2016). The roles of instability and housing in low-

income families’ residential mobility. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 37, 422-434. DOI: 10.1007/s10834-015-9465-0

Shuey, E. A., Leventhal, T., & Coley, R. L. (2016). Housing characteristics over time:

Identifying patterns for low-income families. Journal of Poverty, 20, 102-125. DOI:

10.1080/10875549.2015.1094763

Votruba-Drzal, E., Miller, P., & Coley, R. L. (2016). Poverty, urbanicity, and children’s

development of academic skills. Child Development Perspectives, 10, 3-9.

DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12152

Coley, R. L., Lombardi, C. M., & Sims, J. (2015). Long-term implications of early education and

care programs for Australian children. Journal of Educational Psychology, 107, 284-299.

DOI: 10.1037/a0037456

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2015.12.010


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Coley, R. L., Lynch, A. D., & Kull, M. (2015). Early exposure to environmental chaos and

children’s physical and mental health. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 32, 94-104.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2015.03.001

Kull, M. & Coley, R. L. (2015). Early physical health conditions and school readiness skills in a

prospective birth cohort of U.S. children. Social Science & Medicine, 142, 145-153. DOI:

10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.030

Lynch, A. D., Coley, R. L., Sims, J., Lombardi, C. M., & Mahalik, J. R. (2015). Direct and

interactive effects of parent, friend, and schoolmate drinking on alcohol use trajectories.

Psychology and Health, 30, 1183-1205. DOI: 10.1080/08870446.2015.1040017

Mahalik, J., Lombardi, C. M., Sims, J., Coley, R. L., & Lynch, A. D. (2015). Gender, male-

typicality, and social norms predicting adolescent alcohol intoxication and marijuana use.

Social Science and Medicine, 143, 71-80. DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.08.013

Sims, J. & Coley, R. L. (2015). Independent contributions of mothers’ and fathers’ language and

literacy practices: Associations with children’s kindergarten skills across linguistically

diverse households. Early Education and Development. DOI:

10.1080/10409289.2016.1091973

Votruba-Drzal, E., Coley, R. L., Collins, M,. & Miller, P. (2015). Center-based preschool and

school readiness skills of children from immigrant families. Early Education and

Development,26, 549-573. DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2015.1000220

Coley, R. L., Kull, M., & Carrano, J. (2014). Parental spanking endorsement and children’s

internalizing and externalizing behaviors in African American and Hispanic families.

Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 22-31.

Coley, R. L., Kull, M., Leventhal, T., & Lynch, A. D. (2014). Profiles of housing and

neighborhood contexts among low-income families: Links with children’s well-being.

Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research, 16, 41-64.

Coley, R. L. & Lombardi, C. M (2014). Low-income women’s employment experiences and their financial, personal, and family well-being. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 88-97.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Collins, M. A., & Miller, P. (2014). Selection into early

education and care settings: Differences by developmental status. Early Childhood Research

Quarterly, 29, 319-332.

Garfield, C. F., Duncan, G., Rutsohn J., McDade, T., Adam E., Coley R. L., & Chase-Lansdale,

P. L. (2014). A longitudinal study of paternal mental health during transition to fatherhood

as young adults. Pediatrics, 133(5), 1-9.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.ecresq.2015.03.001

http://dx.doi.org.proxy.bc.edu/10.1080/08870446.2015.1040017


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Kull, M. & Coley, R. L. (2014). Housing costs and child functioning: Processes through

investments and financial strains. Child and Youth Services Review, 39, 25-38.

Lombardi, C. M. & Coley, R. L. (2014). Early maternal employment and children’s school readiness in contemporary families. Developmental Psychology, 50, 2071-2084.

Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Coley, R. L. (2014). Immigrant families’ use of early

childcare: Predictors of care type. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 4, 484-498.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.05.011

Coley, R. L., Leventhal, T., Lynch, A. D., & Kull, M. (2013). Relations between housing

characteristics and the well-being of low-income children and adolescents. Developmental

Psychology, 49, 1775-1789.

Coley, R. L., & Lombardi, C. M. (2013). Does maternal employment following childbirth

support or inhibit low-income children’s long-term development? Child Development, 84,

178-197.

Coley, R. L., Lombardi, C. M., Sims, J., & Votrbua-Drzal, E. (2013). Early education and care

experiences and cognitive skills development: A comparative perspective between Australian and American children. Family Matters, 93, 36-49.

Coley, R. L., Lombardi, C. M., Lynch, A. D., Mahalik, J., Sims, J. (2013). Sexual partner

accumulation from adolescence through early adulthood: The role of family, peer, and

school social norms. Journal of Adolescent Health, 53, 91-97.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Miller, P., & Koury, A. (2013). Timing, type, and extent of

child care and children’s behavioral functioning in kindergarten. Developmental

Psychology, 49, 1859-1873.

Jaffee, S., Lombardi, C.M. & Coley, R.L. (2013). Using complementary methods to test whether

marriage limits men’s antisocial behavior. Development and Psychopathology, 25, 65-77.

Lombardi, C. M. & Coley, R. L. (2013). Low-income mothers’ employment experiences:

prospective links with young children’s development. Family Relations, 62, 514-528.

Mahalik, J. R., Coley, R. L., Lombardi, C. M., Markowitz, A., Lynch, A. D., & Jaffee, S. R.

(2013). Gender divergence in health risk behaviors from early adolescence through early

adulthood. Health Psychology, 32(6), 685-694.

Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Coley, R. L. (2013). Predictors of early care and education type

among preschool-aged children in immigrant families: The role of region of origin and

characteristics of the immigrant experience. Children and Youth Services Review, 35, 1342

– 1355.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.05.011


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Votruba-Drzal, E., Coley, R. L., Koury, A., & Miller, P. (2013). Center-based child care and

academic skills development: Importance of timing and household resources. Journal of

Educational Psychology, 105, 821-838.

Bachman, H., Coley, R. L., & Carrano, J. (2012). Low-income mothers’ patterns of partnership

instability and adolescents’ socioemotional well-being. Journal of Family Psychology, 26,

263-273.

Coley, R. L., & Lombardi, C. M. (2012). Early maternal employment and childhood obesity

within low-income families. Special Issue on Parental Influences of Childhood Obesity,

Early Child Development and Care, 8, 983-998.

Schindler, H. & Coley, R. L. (2012). Predicting parental separation: Do parent-child

relationships matter? Journal of Family Psychology, 26, 499-508.

Tang, S., Coley, R.L. & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2012). Low-income families’ selection of child care

for their young children. Children and Youth Services Review, 34, 2002–2011.

Bachman, H., Coley, R. L., & Carrano, J. (2011). Maternal relationship instability influences on

children’s emotional and behavioral functioning in low-income families. Journal of

Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 1149-1161.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Cherlin, A. J., Guttmannova, K., Fomby, P., Ribar, D. C., & Coley, R. L.

(2011). Long-term implications of welfare reform for children and youth. Child and Youth

Services Review, 33, 678-688.

Coley, R. L., Carrano, J., & Lewin-Bizan, S. (2011). Unpacking links between fathers’

antisocial behaviors and children’s behavior problems: Direct, indirect, and interactive

effects with harsh parenting. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 39, 791-804.

Coley, R. L., Lewin-Bizan, S., & Carrano, J. (2011). Low-income fathers’ parenting and

socioeconomic resources: Promoting children’s cognitive skills. Journal of Family Issues,

32, 1522-1542.

Coley, R. L., Ribar, D., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2011). Do children’s behavior problems limit poor

women’s labor market success? Journal of Marriage and Family, 73, 1-13.

Votruba-Drzal, E., Coley, R. L., Carreño, C. M., Li-Grining, C. P., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L.

(2010). Child care and the socioemotional development of economically disadvantaged

children in middle childhood. Child Development, 81, 1460-1475.

Bachman, H. J., Coley, R. L., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2009). Is maternal marriage beneficial

for low-income adolescents? Applied Developmental Science, 13(4), 153-171.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Schindler, H. (2009). Fathers’ and mothers’ parenting

predicting and responding to adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Child Development, 80, 808-

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Coley, R. L., Medeiros, B. L., & Schindler, H. (2008). Using sibling differences to estimate

effects of parenting on adolescent sexual risk behaviors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 43,

133-140.

Coley, R. L., & Schindler, H. (2008). Biological fathers’ contributions to maternal and family

functioning. Parenting: Science and Practice, 8, 294 – 318.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Schindler, H. (2008). Trajectories of parenting processes and

adolescent substance use: Reciprocal effects. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36,

613-635.

Coley, R. L. & Coltrane, S. (2007). Commentary: Impact of father involvement on children’s

developmental trajectories: New findings panel for the National Fatherhood Forum. Applied

Developmental Science, 11 (4), 226-228.

Coley, R. L., Bachman, H. J., Votruba-Drzal, E., Lohman, B., & Li-Grining, C. P. (2007).

Maternal welfare and employment experiences and adolescent well-being: Do mothers’

human capital characteristics matter? Children and Youth Services Review, 29, 193-215.

Coley, R. L., Lohman, B. J., Votruba-Drzal, E., Pittman, L. D., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2007).

Maternal functioning, time and money: The world of work and welfare. Children and Youth

Services Review, 29, 721-741.

Coley, R. L., & Medeiros, B. L. (2007). Reciprocal longitudinal relations between nonresident

father involvement and adolescent delinquency. Child Development, 78, 132-147.

Hernandez, D. C., & Coley, R. L. (2007). A multidimensional measure of father involvement

among low-income families: Who is a reliable and valid reporter? Parenting, 7, 69-97.

Schindler, H. & Coley, R. L. (2007). A qualitative study of homeless fathers: Exploring

parenting and gender role transitions. Family Relations, 56, 40-51.

Slack, K. S., Magnuson, K. A., Berger, L. M., Yoo, J., Coley, R. L., Dunifon, R., Sworsky, A.,

Kalil, A., Knab, J., Lohman, B. J., & Osborne, C. (2007). Trends in family well-being from

non-experimental panel studies after welfare reform. Children and Youth Services Review,

29, 698-720 .

Coley, R. L. & Hernandez, D. C. (2006). Predictors of paternal involvement for resident and

nonresident low-income fathers. Developmental Psychology, 42, 1041-1056.

Li-Grining, C. P. & Coley, R. L. (2006). Child care experiences in low-income communities:

Developmental quality and maternal views. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 21, 125 -

141.


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Kalil, A., Ziol-Guest, K. M., & Coley, R. L. (2005). Patterns of father involvement in teenage-

mother families: Predictors and links to mothers’ psychological adjustment. Family

Relations, 54, 197-211.

Coley, R. L., Morris, J., & Hernandez, D. (2004). Out-of-school care and problem behavior

trajectories among low-income adolescents: Individual, family, and neighborhood

characteristics as added risks. Child Development, 75, 639-657.

Lohman, B. J., Pittman, L. D., Coley, R. L., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2004). Welfare history,

sanctions, and developmental outcomes among low-income children and youth. Social

Service Review, 78, 41-73.

Votruba-Drzal, E., Coley, R. L., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2004). Child care and low-income

children’s development: Direct and moderated effects. Child Development, 75, 1-17.

Morris, J. E., & Coley, R. L. (2004). Maternal, family, and work correlates of role strain in low-

income mothers. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 424-432.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Moffitt, R. A., Lohman, B. J., Cherlin, A. J., Coley, R. L., Pittman, L. D.,

Roff, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2003). Mothers’ transitions from welfare to work and the

well-being of preschoolers and adolescents. Science, 299, 1548-1552.


Roff, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2003). Welfare reform and child well-being: Response.

Science, 301, 1325-1326.

Coley, R. L. (2003). Daughter-father relationships and adolescent psychosocial functioning in

low-income African American families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 65, 867-875.

Coley, R. L. & Morris, J. E. (2002). Comparing father and mother reports of father involvement

among low-income minority families. Journal of Marriage and Family, 64, 982-997.

Coley, R. L. (2001). (In)visible men: Emerging research on low-income, unmarried, and

minority fathers. American Psychologist, 56, 743-753.

Coley, R. L., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2000). Welfare receipt, financial strain, and African-

American adolescent functioning. Social Service Review, 74, 380-404.

Coley, R. L., Kuta, A. M., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2000). An insider view: Knowledge and

opinions of welfare from African American girls in poverty. Journal of Social Issues, 56(4),

709-727.

Coley, R. L. & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (1999). Stability and change in paternal involvement

among urban African American fathers. Journal of Family Psychology, 13(3), 1-20.


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Kuo, F. E., Sullivan, W. C., Coley, R. L., & Brunson, L. (1999). Fertile ground for community:

Inner-city neighborhood common spaces. American Journal of Community Psychology,

26(6), 823-851.

Coley, R. L. (1998). Children’s socialization experiences and functioning in single-mother

households: The importance of fathers and other men. Child Development, 69, 219-230.

Coley, R. L. & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (1998). Adolescent pregnancy and parenting: Recent

evidence and future directions. American Psychologist, 53, 152-166. Reprinted (2001).

Adolescent Behavior: Readings and Interpretations. E. Aries (Ed.) Guilford, CT:

Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.

Coley, R. L., Kuo, F. K, & Sullivan, W. C. (1997). Where does community grow? The social

context created by nature in urban public housing. Environment and Behavior, 29, 468-494.

Coley, R. L. & Hoffman, L. W. (1996). Relations of parental supervision and monitoring to

children's functioning in various contexts: Moderating effects of families and

neighborhoods. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 17, 51-68.

PUBLICATIONS: BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Coley, R. L. & Carey, N. (in press). Translating developmental science to policy and practice. In

L. Crockett, G. Carlo, & J. Schulenberg (Eds.). Handbook of adolescent and young adult

development. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Coley, R. L. (2017). Marriage policy and early childhood development. In E. Votruba-Drzal &

E. Dearing (Eds). Handbook of early childhood development programs, practices, and

policies (pp. 385-402). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Coley, R.L. & Lombardi, C. M. (2012). Dynamics of early maternal employment in low-income

families. In A. Kalil, R Haskins, & J. Chesters (Eds.) Investing in Children: Work,

Education, and Social Policy in Two Rich Countries (pp. 24-47). Washington, DC:

Brookings Institute.

Pittman, L. D. & Coley, R. L. (2011). Coparenting in families with adolescent mothers. In J.

McHale & K. M. Lindahl (Eds). Co-parenting: Theory, research and clinical applications.

(pp. 105-127). Washington, DC: APA Press.

Coley, R. L., Li-Grining, C. & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2006). Low-income families’ child care

experiences: Meeting the needs of children and families. In N. Cabrera, R. Hutchins, & E.

Peters (Eds.), From welfare to child care: What happens to children when mothers

exchange welfare for work (pp. 149-170). Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hofferth, S., Cabrera, N., Carlson, M., Coley, R.L., Day, R., & Schindler, H. (2006). Resident

father involvement and social fathering. In S. Hofferth & L. Casper (Eds.), Handbook of


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measurement issues in family research (pp. 335-374). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum

Associates.

Coley, R. L. (2002). What mothers teach, what daughters learn: Gender mistrust and self

sufficiency among low-income women. In A. Booth and A. C. Crouter (Eds.), Just living

together: Implications of cohabitation on families, children, and social policy (pp. 97-106).

Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Coley, R. L. (1999). Nonmaternal care and supervision: Prevalence and effects of child-care

arrangements on child well-being. In L. W. Hoffman, L. M. Youngblade, with R. L. Coley,

A. S. Fuligni, & D. D. Kovacs (Eds.), Mothers at work: Effects on children’s well-being (pp.

256-277). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Gordon, R. A., Coley, R. L., Wakschlag, L. S., & Brooks-Gunn, J.

(1999). Young African-American multigenerational families in poverty: The contexts,

exchanges, and processes of their lives. In E. M Hetherington (Ed.), Coping with divorce,

single parenting, and remarriage: A risk and resiliency perspective (pp. 165-192).

Mahway, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Hoffman, L. W.,Youngblade, L. M., with Coley, R. L., Fuligni, A. S., & Kovacs, D. D. (1999).

Mothers at work: Effects on children’s well-being. New York: Cambridge University Press.

PUBLICATIONS: POLICY REPORTS

Coley, R. L. (2019). Worcester beyond healthcare: Resilience and trauma in the context of

affordable housing communities. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Coley, R. L. & Kruzik, C. (2017). Policy options for increasing early education and care access

in Newton, MA. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Coley, R., & Kull, M. A. (2016). Is moving during childhood harmful? MacArthur Foundation:

How Housing Matters Policy Research Brief. Retrieved from https://www.macfound.org

/media/files/HHM_Brief__Is_Moving_During_Childhood_Harmful_2.pdf.

Coley, R. L., Lynch, A. D., & Kull, M. A. (2016). The effects of chaos in early life on children.

MacArthur Foundation: How Housing Matters Policy Research Brief. Retrieved from

https://www.macfound.org/media/files/HHM_Brief_The_Effects_of_Housing_Neighborhoo

d_Chaos_on_Children.pdf.

Mraz Esposito, A., Osborn, S., Coley, R. L., Hulsey, L. & Boller, K. 2015. Promise

neighborhood site profile: Berea College Promise Neighborhood. Princeton, NJ:

Mathematica Policy Research.

Coley, R. L., Leventhal, T. (2014). Quality of housing central to childhood development. Habitat

World, the magazine of Habitat for Humanity International.

https://www.macfound.org/

https://www.macfound.org/media/files/HHM_Brief_The_Effects_of_Housing_Neighborhood_Chaos_on_Children.pdf

https://www.macfound.org/media/files/HHM_Brief_The_Effects_of_Housing_Neighborhood_Chaos_on_Children.pdf


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Coley, R. L., Leventhal, T., Lynch, A. D., & Kull, M. (2013). Poor quality housing is tied to

children’s emotional and behavioral problems. Policy Research Brief. MacArthur

Foundation, Chicago, IL.

Coley, R. L., Katz, I., McDermott, S., McPherran, C., & Yaya, I. (2009). A policy framework for

parenting. University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.


Roff, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2003). How are children affected by employment and

welfare transitions? Joint Center for Poverty Research Policy Brief, 5(3). Northwestern

University/University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Coley, R. L., Lohman, B. J., & Pittman, L. D. (2002). Welfare reform:

What about the children? Policy Brief 02-01. Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

Chase-Lansdale P. L. , Coley R. L. , Lohman B. J., & Pittman L. D. (2002). Welfare reform and

children: Impact of TANF on children’s social and emotional health. Birth23 News

(newsletter of The Birth to Three Project, Ounce of Prevention Fund), 4(summer): 1-2.

Coley, R. L., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Li-Grining, C. (2001). Child care in the era of welfare

reform: Quality, choices, and preferences. Policy Brief 01-04. Johns Hopkins University,

Baltimore, MD.

Cherlin A. J., Winston P., Angel R., Burton L. M., Chase-Lansdale P. L., Moffitt R., Wilson W.

J., Coley R. L., & Quane J. (2000). What welfare recipients know about the new rules and

what they have to say about them. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.

PUBLICATIONS: OTHER

Coley, R. L. (2006). Review of “Family and child well-being after welfare reform.” Children

and Youth Services Review, 28, 227-229.

Coley, R. L. (2000). Review of “Managing to make it: Urban families and adolescent success.”

Social Service Review, 74, 139-142.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW

Carey, N. & Coley, R. L. (under review). Exploring the increasing prevalence of adolescent

handgun carriage.

Coley, R. L., Kruzik, C., Carey, N., Hawkins, S. S., & Baum, K. (under review). Effects of

recreational marijuana legalization on adolescent substance use through 2019.


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Kruzik, C., Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Spielvogel, B., Henry, D. & Betancur, L. (under

review). Relationships between socioeconomic factors and early cognitive skills:

Understanding the role of race, ethnicity and immigration status.

Sims, J. & Coley, R. L. (under review). Examining economic risks in adolescents’ families,

neighborhoods, and schools: Implications for young adult mental and behavioral health.

Journal of Adolescent Health.

RESEARCH GRANTS: EXTERNAL

2021-2027 ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course

(Australian Research Council CE200100025). Baxter, Principal Investigator.

$32,500,000AU. Collaborative research centre seeking to use evidence-based

research to develop new knowledge, technology and practices to benefit people

living in disadvantage.

2021-2026 Targeting Health Disparities through Housing Redevelopment: A Natural

Experiment of Housing Quality, Stability, and Economic Integration.

(NIH/NIMHD 1R01MD015729-01A1). Coley & Teixeira, Principal

Investigators. $3,030,584. Multi-method natural experiment of public housing

redevelopment to address whether improving housing quality, limiting external

displacement, and creating mixed-income communities improves physical,

mental, and behavioral health.

2021-2023 Boston College Institute for Early Childhood Policy (Buffett Early Childhood

Foundation). Coley, Principal Investigator. $149,845. Cross-disciplinary institute

to increase training, research, and interdisciplinary collaboration in the realm of

early childhood development, education, and policy.

2021-2023 Strengths, Assets, and Receipt of Social Services as Protective Factors in the

Relationship between Racial Bias and Maternal and Child Health and

Developmental Outcomes. (Annie E Casey Foundation). Sims, Principal

Investigator. $175,000. Multi-methods, participatory study to assess how

environmental racial bias is linked with maternal and child mental, behavioral,

and physical health among Black families.

2021-2023 Impact Analysis of Flavor Restrictions and Tobacco 21 Policies on Youth

Tobacco Use. (NIH/NCI aR21CA268199-01). Hawkins, Principal Investigator.

$430,375. Examine the impact of state flavor restrictions and state and federal age

21 tobacco restriction policies on disparities in tobacco use among 14-24 year-old

youth.

2020-2021 Moving Communities to Opportunity: Exploring Public Housing Redevelopment

as a Strategy for Addressing Structural Barriers to Economic Mobility (Russell

Sage Foundation & Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 1911-18980). Teixeira &

Coley, Principal Investigators. $25,916. Quasi-experimental analysis of whether


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redeveloping public housing into mixed-income communities affect community

resources, stressors, and concentrated disadvantage.

2020-2021 Worcester Beyond Healthcare: Resilience and Trauma in the Context of

Affordable Housing Communities. (Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of

Massachusetts). Vinick, Principal Investigator. $150,000. Community-based

project to increase housing stability and enhance trauma-informed services in

three public housing developments in Worcester, MA.

2019-2024 Paternal Influence on Children’s Weight Outcomes (National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development 1R01HD098421). Davison, Principal

Investigator. $3,074,562. Uses longitudinal cohort data to examine predictors and

consequences of fathers’ weight-related parenting behaviors.

2019 Worcester Beyond Healthcare (Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of

Massachusetts). Vinick, Principal Investigator. $75,000. Pilot study to develop

community-based initiative to increase housing stability and enhance trauma-

informed services in three public housing developments in Worcester, MA.

2017-2020 Resource and Stress Processes Underlying Economic Disparities in Early School

Success (National Science Foundation 1650035). Coley & Votruba-Drzal, Co-

Principal Investigators. $307,278. Combining longitudinal data on children’s

development and family processes with geocoded data from numerous contextual

data sources to delineate resource and stress processes underlying economic

disparities.

2015-2017 Peer Effects on Children and Teachers in Preschool Classrooms (Administration for

Children and Families). Coley, Principal Investigator. $146,956. Secondary analysis

of longitudinal data on children in state-funded preschools to assess the role of peer

effects on children’s academic and social development and on classroom instructional

quality.

2014-2020 ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course

(Australian Research Council). Baxter, Principal Investigator. $20,000,000AU.

Collaborative research centre seeking to advance basic, applied, and translational

research to reduce intergenerational and long-term economic disadvantage and

improve the life chances of poor children and families.

2013-2016 Socioeconomic Disparities in School Readiness Skills and the Role of Early

Education and Care (Spencer Foundation). Coley, Principal Investigator;

Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal, Co-Investigator. $355,724. Assesses the role of early

childhood education programs in ameliorating or exacerbating economic

disparities in children’s cognitive and behavioral school readiness skills.

2011-2015 Housing Contexts and Low-Income Children’s Development (MacArthur

Foundation). Coley, Principal Investigator; Linda Burton & Tama Leventhal, Co-

Investigators. $900,000. Employs intensive ethnographic, survey, and


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administrative data to assess low-income families’ housing experiences and

delineate connections to children’s health and development from infancy through

middle childhood.

2011-2013 Housing Contexts and Youth Development within Urban Low-Income Families

(W. T. Grant Foundation). Coley, Principal Investigator; Burton & Leventhal,

Co-Investigators. $324,841. Assesses multiple aspects of low-income families’

housing, neighborhood, and family contexts, and tests links with youth

functioning from age 10 to 21.

2010-2014 Health Risk Trajectories Across Adolescence: Understanding Gender Differences

(W. T. Grant Foundation). Coley, Principal Investigator; Mahalik & Jaffe, Co-

Investigators. $394,058. Assesses how family and peer contexts affect the

initiation and sustainment of health risk behaviors both directly and in interaction

with genetic risks, with particular attention to gender divergence in such

behaviors.

2008-2010 Child Care Resources in Low-Income Communities. (National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development). Coley & Votruba-Drzal, Co-Principal

Investigators. $162,593. Assesses child care decisions and the implications of

child care experiences for the health and well-being of low-income children and

mothers using longitudinal survey, observational, and assessment data.

2008-2010 Bidirectional Links between Parenting Processes and Adolescent Risk Behaviors

(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development). Coley, Principal

Investigator. $156,251. Assesses transactional and bidirectional links between

parenting processes and adolescent health risk behaviors (substance use and risky

sexual behaviors), employing large, longitudinal data sets.

2008-2009 Distinguishing Between Family Structure and Family Instability on Child and

Adolescent Well-Being in Low-Income Families (National Center for Marriage

Research). Bachman & Coley, Co-Principal Investigators. $20,000. Assesses

effects of current family structure, recent transitions, and cumulative instability on

low-income children’s cognitive, behavioral, and psychological well-being.

2006-2007 Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children: The Three-City Teacher Survey

(Casey Foundation). Cherlin, Principal Investigator. $100,000. Additional

component to the Three-City Study comprised of multi-method assessments of

low-income urban children’s school contexts, educational experiences, and

academic functioning in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio.

2004-2007 Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children (National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development). Cherlin, Principal Investigator. $6,324,019.

Longitudinal, multi-method study on the long-term effects of welfare reform on

children, families, and communities in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio.


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Particular focus on maternal welfare and employment transitions and child and

adolescent well-being.

2003-2007 Fathers’ Contributions to Adolescent Well-Being (W. T. Grant Foundation).

Coley, Principal Investigator. $180,688. Analysis of fathers’ direct and indirect

contributions to adolescent psychosocial and educational well-being, with a

particular focus on low-income and nonresidential fathers.

2003-2005 Father Involvement and Child Well-Being in Poor Families (National Institute of

Child Health and Human Development). Coley, Principal Investigator. $154,500.

Analysis of the influence of fathers’ financial, human, social, and emotional

capital on young children’s healthy developmental trajectories in low-income

families.

2000-2001 Comparing Mother and Father Reports of Father Involvement among Low-

Income Minority Families (Health and Human Services Research Development

Grant). Coley, Principal Investigator. $26,242. Methodological research

addressing the congruence and predictors of congruence between mother and

father reports of paternal involvement in low-income households.

1998-2002 Welfare Reform and the Well-being of Children. (National Institute of Child

Health and Human Development). Cherlin, Principal Investigator. $12,000,000.

Longitudinal, multi-method study on the effects of welfare reform on children,

families, and communities in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio.

1997-2002 Children, Families, and Welfare Reform: A Three-City Study (Robert Wood

Johnson Foundation). Chase-Lansdale, Principal Investigator. $2,024,465.


families, and communities in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. Particular focus

on child development for preschool and early adolescent children.

1997-2001 Three-City Study of Family Economic and Social Well-Being After Welfare

Reform (Joyce Foundation). Chase-Lansdale, Principal Investigator. $360,000.


families, and communities in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio. Particular focus

on child care usage and quality among preschool-age children.

RESEARCH GRANTS: INTERNAL

2019-22 Data Analytics for Social Impact

2019 Creating Communities of Opportunity

2018 Understanding the Effects of Large Scale Housing Transformation on Families and

Children: A Longitudinal Study of Public Housing Residents in South Boston


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2017 A Qausi-Experimental Evaluation of Marijuana Policies on Youth Marijuana Use

and Attitudes

2015 Poverty and Place: The Intersection of Income and Urbanicity and Youth Health

Risk Behaviors

2014 Shifts in Poor Families’ Expenditures

2009 Health Risk Trajectories Across Adolescence

2008 A Cross-National Comparative Analysis of Parenting Policies

2006 The Three-City Teacher Survey

2005 Qualitative Study of Adolescents Living in Rural Poverty

2005 Training Better Consumers and Producers of Research: Redesign of Methodology

Courses in CDEP

2004 A Qualitative Study of Homeless Fathers

2003 Predictive Validity of Father and Mother Reports of Father Involvement

2002 Out-of-School Care, Parental Monitoring, and Neighborhood Social Control

2001 Demographic, Psychological, and Family Determinants of Paternal Involvement

in Low-Income Families

1994 Child Functioning in Single-Parent Families

COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate:

Adolescent Psychology

International Perspectives in Child and Family Policy

Poverty, Inequality, and Children’s Development

Social Issues and Social Policy

Graduate:

Applied Adolescent Development

Dissertation Seminar in Counseling/Developmental Psychology

Educational and Social Issues and Social Policy

Proseminar on Current Issues in Applied Developmental & Educational Psychology

Social and Emotional Development


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Sociocultural Contexts of Development

STUDENT ADVISEES: DOCTORAL DISSERTATION COMMITTEES

Completed:

Elyssa Besen (Chair)

Edward Bowers

Jennifer Carrano (Chair)

Christina Cipriano

Kyle DeMeo Cook (Chair) David DeWine

Daphne Hernandez (Chair)

Melissa Kull (Chair)

Selva Lewin-Bizan (Co-Chair)

Caitlin McPherran Lombardi (Chair)

Theresa Lund

Bethany Medeiros (Chair)

Kelly Minor

Jodi Morris (Chair)

Darcy Mitchel

Kimberly O’Brien

Elyse Pratt-Ronco (Chair)

Holly Schindler (Chair)

Jacqueline Sims (Chair)

Bryn Spielvogel (Chair)

Sandra Tang

Dana Thomson

Sandee Tisdale

Kevin Ferreira van Leer (Chair)

ACADEMIC REVIEW PANELS

2018 Review Panel Member, Family Context & Process, Society for Research on Child

Development

2016 Co-chair, Society for Research on Child Development, Panel 17 School

Readiness/Childcare

2015 Grant Review Panel Member, National Institutes of Child Health and Human

Development, Special Emphasis Panel




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2014 Review Panel Member, Parenting at Risk Conference, Society for Research on

Child Development

2011 Review Panel Chair, Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Risk Taking, Population

Association of America meetings


Development, Population Sciences Subcommittee



2010 Review Panel Member, Social Policy, 2010 Society for Research in Child

Development meetings



2009 Ad-hoc Reviewer, National Science Foundation, Developmental and Learning

Sciences Division

2009 Grant Review Panel Member, National Institutes of Health Population Sciences

Subcommittee

2009 National Center for Marriage Research Grant Reviews

2007 Grant Review Panel Member, National Institutes of Health Biobehavioral and

Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee

2007 Grant Review Panel Member, National Institutes of Health Population Research

Program

2006 Grant Review Panel Member, National Institutes of Health Biobehavioral and

Behavioral Sciences Subcommittee


Program, Special Emphasis Panel

2006 Expert Advisor Panel, RAND and ACYF, Healthy Marriage Precursors:

Relationship Development among Low-Income Youth and Young Adults


Program

2004 Review Panel Member, Adolescence: Social, Emotional, and Personality

Processes, 2005 Society for Research in Child Development meetings


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Infrastructure Program

2002 Review Panel Member, Public Policy, 2003 Society for Research in Child

Development meetings

2001 Review Panel Member, Applied Research, Program Evaluation, and Public

Policy, 2002 Society for Research on Adolescence meetings

1999 Technical Review Panel Member, National Household Education Survey

1998 Review Panel Co-Chair, Men’s Investments, Population Association of America

meetings

AD HOC REVIEWING

American Journal of Sociology, American Psychologist, Applied Developmental Science,

Archives of General Psychiatry, Ashgate Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Child

Development, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, Developmental Psychology,

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, Evaluation and Program Planning, Family

Relations, Fathering, Foundation for Child Development , Journal of Adolescent Health,

Journal of Applied Social Psychology, Journal of Family Psychology, Journal of Health and

Social Behavior, Journal of Marriage and Family, Journal of Research on Adolescence,

National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, Parenting: Science and Practice,

Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Russel Sage Foundation, Smith Richardson

Foundation, Social Service Review, Spencer Foundation, Violence Against Women, W. T. Grant

Foundation

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

Population Association of America

Society for Research on Adolescence

Society for Research in Child Development

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

2019 Discussant, Educational and family contexts of residentially mobile children,

symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child

Development, Baltimore, MD.


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2019 Moderator, Mixing methods when studying early education: Addressing

advantages and tensions from research questions to dissemination,

symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child


2019 Co-organizer, The Edward Zigler SRCD Biennial Policy Preconference:

Racial Disparities in Child and Maternal Health Outcomes: Implications for

Policy, Practice, and Research, Baltimore, MD.

2019 Symposium Chair, Inequities in Children's Educational Success: Individual,

Family, School, and Community Drivers. Biennial meetings of the

International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

2017 Co-organizer, The Edward Zigler SRCD Biennial Policy Preconference: Social

and Emotional Learning: Promise and Challenges, Austin, TX.

2016 Symposium Chair, Economic Disparities in Youth Functioning, Biennial meetings

of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

2015 Co-organizer, The Edward Zigler SRCD Biennial Policy Preconference:

Restoring Opportunity for Children in the Face of Income and Educational

Inequality, Philadelphia, PA.

2015 Symposium Chair, Understanding Effects of Residential, School, and Neighborhood

Instability on Children and Youth, Biennial meetings of the Society for

Research on Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

2014 Symposium Chair, Child Care Quality and Child Outcomes, annual meetings of

the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Albuquerque,

NM.

2014 Symposium Organizer, Differential Effects of Economic Insecurity on Children

Across Rural, Suburban, and Urban Communities , annual meetings of the

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Albuquerque, NM.

2012 Symposium Organizer, Child Care Policies and Children’s School Readiness:

Lessons from Diverse Populations, annual meetings of the Association for

Public Policy Analysis and Management, Baltimore, MD.

2012 Symposium Chair, Social Service Use and Implications among Immigrant

Families, annual meetings of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and

Management, Baltimore, MD.

2012 Symposium Organizer and Chair, Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Risk Taking,

annual meetings of the Population Association of America, San Francisco,

CA.


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2012 Symposium Organizer, Sexual Risk Behaviors and Outcomes in Developing

Nations, annual meetings of the Population Association of America, San

Francisco, CA.

2010 Symposium Chair, Eary care and education in the U.S. and Australia: Enhancing

the development of at-risk children, annual meetings of the Association for

Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, MA.

2010 Symposium Chair, Impact of at-scale early childhood programs on children’s

behavioral and academic school readiness, annual meetings of the

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Boston, MA.

2010 Conference Co-Leader, A policy framework for parenting, University of New

South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

2009 Discussant, Income and services as pathways to child well-being, symposium at

12th Annual Welfare Research & Evaluation Conference,Washington, DC.

2009 Symposium Chair, Parsing parental knowledge: What produces, affects, and

responds to parental knowledge in families with adolescents? biennial

meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.

2008 Workshop Instructor, Welfare, children, and families: A three-city study, ICPSR

Summer Program in Quantitative Methods of Social Research, University of

Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

2008 Workshop Leader, Methodological and pragmatic issues in longitudinal research

with low income families and children, invited workshop, School of Social

Work and Human Services, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.

2008 Workshop Participant and Project Advisor, How are welfare-to-work and

workplace reforms affecting young people and children at risk in Australia?

University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

2007 Workshop Presenter, Welfare, children, and families: A three-city study, biennial

meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development, Boston, MA.

2006 Discussant, Innovative Approaches to Studying the Daily Experiences of Low-

Income Urban Youth Across Home, School, and Neighborhood Contexts,

symposium at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on

Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.

2006 Symposium Organizer, Transactional Relations Between Adolescents and

Parents: Who Influences Whom? Biennial meetings of the Society for

Research on Adolescence, San Francisco, CA.


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2005 Discussant, Understanding the effects of child care on the development of

children from low-income families: Policy lessons from a cross-disciplinary

approach, symposium at the annual meetings of the Association for Public

Policy Analysis and Management, Washington, D.C.

2005 Discussant, Impact of father involvement on children’s developmental

trajectories: New findings panel, symposium at the National Fatherhood

Forum, University College, MD.

2005 Discussant, Understanding child care effects on the development of children from

low-income families: Cross-disciplinary methods and lessons, symposium at

the biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Child Development,

Atlanta, GA.

2004 Symposium Organizer, Maternal employment dynamics and adolescent well-

being in low income and single-parent families. Biennial meetings of the

Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

2003 Symposium Chair, Nonmaternal care use and quality: For whom is childcare

most important? Biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Child

Development, Tampa, FL.

2003 Symposium Organizer, Family processes as mediators of welfare and employment

effects on children and adolescents: A multimethod view. Biennial meetings of

the Society for Research on Child Development, Tampa, FL.

2002 Symposium Organizer, Multiple components of low-income families’ child care,

Annual meetings of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and

Management, Dallas, TX.

2002 Symposium Chair, Youth and families in poverty: Understanding welfare reform,

Biennial meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans,

LA.

2002 Symposium Chair, Out-of-school activities and adolescent adjustment across

diverse samples, Biennial meetings of the Society for Research on

Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.

2001 Discussant, Understanding and measuring family strengths and functioning:

Implications for “family focused” policies, symposium at the meetings of the

Association for Public Policy, Analysis & Management, Washington D.C.

2001 Discussant, Welfare reform’s impacts on children: Findings from the Project on

State-Level Child Outcomes, symposium at the meetings of the Association

for Public Policy, Analysis & Management, Washington D.C.


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2000 Discussant, Young people’s political behaviour at the turn of the century:

Patterns and contexts, symposium at Adolescents into Citizens: Integrating

Young People into Political Life, Zurich, Switzerland

1998 Symposium Organizer, Understanding welfare reform: What researchers

need to know, Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on

Adolescence, San Diego, CA

1998 Symposium Chair, Correlates and consequences of adolescent parenting and

welfare use: Implications for welfare reform and adolescent well-being,

Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA

1998 Symposium Chair, Men’s investments in children and child outcomes, Annual

Meetings of the Population Association of America, Chicago, IL

1997 Symposium Chair, Fathering in urban families: The role of men in the lives of

minority children and adolescents, Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research

in Child Development, Washington, D.C.

INVITED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Coley, R. L. (October, 2019). Invited keynote, Education: The way out, or out of reach?

Brisbane, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2019). Invited presentation, Putting young children on a path to success:

Mechanisms transmitting income inequality. Brisbane, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2019). Invited presentation, Translating research to policy and practice.

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (March, 2019). Invited participant, Meet the Editors, Biennial Meetings of the

Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Coley, R. L. (December, 2018). Invited presentation, Classroom composition and skill

development. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.

Coley, R. L. (December, 2018). Invited presentation, Community and family processes which

drive economic disparities in children’s school readiness skills. University of Oslo, Oslo,

Norway.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2018). Invited keynote, Economic inequality and children’s academic

success. Hubei Province Psychology Conference, Wuhan, China.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2018). Invited presentation, How peers and teachers affect children’s

learning in preschool. Hubei Province Psychology Conference, Wuhan, China.


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Coley, R. L. (July, 2018). Invited presentation, Early childhood education and care. Central

China Normal University, Wuhan, China.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2018). Invited presentation, Parenting and adolescent development. Central

China Normal University, Wuhan, China.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2017). Invited keynote, The geography of opportunity for children’s

educational success. International Life Course Conference, ARC Centre of Excellence for

Children and Families over the Life Course, Brighton Beach, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2017). Invited presentation, Repercussions of increased

economic inequality and segregation on American children and youth. Social Policy

Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (September, 2017). Invited presentation, The geography of opportunity for

educational success. The Geography of Opportunity Annual Poverty Research and Policy

Forum, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (March, 2017). Invited plenary, Community processes supporting children’s

development and economic mobility. Federal Reserve System Community Development

Research Conference: Strong Foundations: The Economic Futures of Kids and

Communities, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (March, 2017). Invited presentation, Using data to inform policy development.

Nelson Chair Roundtable on Networking Community-Based Programs: Shared

Leadershipii, Shared Outcomes. Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Coley, R. L. (December, 2015). Peer effects on children and teachers in preschool classrooms.

Annual grantee meeting of the Child Care Policy Research Consortium, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2015). Socioeconomic disparities in youth educational and employment

success: How school and neighborhood processes sustain inequality. Invited presentation,

International Life Course Conference, ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families

over the Life Course, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2015). Health and families. Invited presentation, International Life

Course Workshop, ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life

Course, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (May, 2015). Healthy housing anad community contexts for healthy child

development. Invited presentation, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (December, 2014). Childhood health disparities driven by housing and

neighborhood contexts. Invited presentation, Symposium on Global Public Health: Policy;

Disparity; Disease, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.


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Coley, R. L. (October, 2014) New horizons in early childhood education research and policy.

Invited presentation, Annual Lynch School Fall Symposium, Boston College, Chestnut Hill,

MA.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2014). Housing as a social determinant of children's health and well-being. Invited presentation, How Housing Matters conference, National Building Museum, Washington, D.C.

Coley, R. L. (September, 2014). Contrasting different models of preschool programs for

low-income children. Invited presentation, REL-NEI Early Childhood Education Research

Alliance, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2014). Research insights into housing quality and healthy child development.

Invited presentation, MacArthur Foundation Roundtable, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (March, 2014). Mixed methods in the study of social settings for positive youth

development. Invited presentation, W. T. Grant Foundation meeting, Los Angeles, CA.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2013). Early education and care and children's skills: Comparing Australia and the U.S. Invited presentation, Mathematica Policy Research, Princeton, NJ.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2013). International perspectives on early education and care and children's skills. Invited presentation, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Cambridge, MA.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2012). Grant seeking: Tips and tribulations. Invited faculty workshop,

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2012). Lessons learned from Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City

Study. Invited address, Fragile Families workshop, University of Queensland, Brisbane,

Australia.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2012). Getting the Whole Picture: Using Mixed-Methods in Developmental

and Intervention Research. Invited address, Head Start Conference, Washington, DC.

Coley, R.L. (March, 2012). Career paths in Applied Developmental Psychology. Invited

presentation to the Northeastern University Psychology Club, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2010). Lessons learned from different approaches to studying family

processes and child outcomes. Invited address, Science of Research on Families

Workshop, The National Academies, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2010). Parenting practices and adolescent risk behaviors. Invited address,

MDRC, New York, NY.


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Katz, I., & Coley, R. L. (April, 2010). A policy framework for parenting. Invited address,

Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Canberra,

Australia.

Coley, R. L. (November, 2009). Fathers, discipline, and preschoolers. Invited address, Boston

Fathers & Family Network, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (May, 2009). Early childhood education and care as a resource for low-income

children and mothers. Invited address, Harris Graduate School of Public Policy Studies,

University of Chicago.

Coley, R. L. (November, 2008). Adolescent sexual risk behaviors: Understanding the role of

families. Invited address, School of Nursing, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Cherlin, A. J., Guttmannova, K., Ribar, D. C., Fomby, P., & Coley, R. L.

(August, 2008). U.S. welfare reform: Implications for the long-term development of

children, adolescents, and young adults. Invited address, MacArthur Foundation Network

on the Family and the Economy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2008). Welfare to work policies: Implications for child and family well-

being. Invited address, Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, Sydney,

Australia.

Coley, R. L. (May, 2008). Early childhood education and care as a resource for low-income

children and mothers. Invited address, Children and Families Research Centre, Macquarie

University, Sydney, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (April, 2008). Parenting practices and youth risk behaviors: Protection or

reaction? Invited address, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, St. Lucia,

Australia.

Coley, R. L. (April, 2008). Welfare reform in the U.S.: How welfare to work has affected

children and families. Invited address, School of Social Work and Human Services,

University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia.


(April, 2008). Welfare reform: Implications for the long-term development of children,

adolescents, and young adults. Invited address, Department of Social Welfare, UCLA, Los

Angeles, CA.


(April, 2008). Welfare reform: Implications for the long-term development of children,

adolescents, and young adults. Invited address, MDRC, New York, NY.

Coley, R. L. (March, 2008). Parenting practices and youth risk behaviors: Protection or

reaction? Invited address, Department of Psychology, University of New South Wales,

Sydney, Australia.


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Coley, R. L. (February, 2008). Early childhood education and care controversies and questions

in the U.S. Invited address, Building an International Research Collaboration in Early

Childhood Education and Care Workshop, Sydney, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (July, 2007). Welfare reform in the U.S.: How welfare to work has affected children

and families. Invited address to the Social Policy Research Centre, Sydney, Australia.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2007). Policy implications from research with urban noncustodial fathers

and adolescents. Invited address to the Massachusetts State Legislators, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2007). Urban noncustodial fathers: A preventive force against teen

delinquency. Invited address to Fathers and Families, Dorchester, MA.

Coley, R. L. (March, 2007). Youth risk behaviors and family contexts. Invited address, Graduate

School of Education, Harvard University.

Coley, R. L. (February, 2007). Youth risk behaviors and family contexts. Invited address, School

of Public Health, Harvard University.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2006). Fathering and youth risk behaviors. Invited address, Lynch

School of Education, Boston College.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2006). Family processes and youth risk behaviors: A two-way street.

Invited address, Psychology Department, Yale University.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2006). Family processes and youth risk behaviors: A two-way street. Invited

address, Child Well-being in the 21st Century conference, UC Davis.

Coley, R. L. (August, 2005). Fathering in low-income families. Invited address, annual

meetings of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2005). Mothers’ transitions from welfare to work and the well-being of

preschoolers and adolescents. Invited address, National Welfare Research and Evaluation

Conference, Arlington, VA.

Coley, R. L. (May, 2004). Child welfare and welfare reform. Invited address, Children’s

Hospital Matthew Eappen Lecture in Child Protection, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L. (November, 2003). Fathering roles and child well-being in low-income families:

determinants and effects of paternal involvement. Invited address, Murray Research Center,

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Coley, R. L., & Schindler, H. (November, 2003). Measuring father involvement in the Three City

Study. Invited address, Measurement Issues in Family Demography Conference, Bethesda,

MD.


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Coley, R. L. (November, 2002). The impact of maternal welfare and employment transitions on

children’s well-being: A look at family process. Invited address, Center on Children,

Families, and the Law, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NB.

Coley, R. L. (October, 2002). Welfare reform and the well-being of children and adolescents.

Invited address, Lynch School of Education’s 50th Anniversary, Boston College, Chestnut

Hill, MA.

Coley, R. L. (February, 2002). Welfare reform and child outcomes. Invited address, Research

Forum on Children, Families, and the New Federalism, Washington, D.C.

Coley, R. L. & Morris, J. E. (September, 2001). Comparing mother and father reports of father

involvement among low-income minority families. Invited address, HHS-ASPE Research

Development Grants Conference, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (June, 2001). Perspectives on child care for low-income children. Invited address,

Public Obligations: Giving Kids a Chance—The State Role in Early Education Policy,

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Coley, R. L., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Grining, C. L. (May, 2001). Observational and

maternal views of child care: What's best for low-income children and families? Invited address,

From Welfare to Child Care: What Happens to Infants and Toddlers when Single Mothers

Exchange Welfare for Work? Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L. (April, 1999). Urban fathers and their children: An overview of theory and

research. Invited address, Urban Seminar on Fatherhood, Cambridge, MA.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (last 5 years)

Coley, R. L., Miller, P., Spielvogel, B., Betancur, L., Blatt, L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2021).

Using within- and across-neighborhood change to assess how neighborhood conditions

affect children’s achievement. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for

Research in Child Development, online.

Kruzik, C., Coley, R. L., Henry, D., Spielvogel, B., Betancur, L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2021).

Socioeconomic factors and early cognitive skills: Understanding differential patterns by

race, ethnicity and immigration status. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, online.

Rey-Guerra, C., McCoy, D., Cuartas, J., & Coley, R. L. (2021). Parental investments and stress

as mediating pathways between socioeconomic status and early development in Colombia.

Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child


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Development, online.

Spielvogel, B., Coley, R. L., & Carey, N. (2021). Racial/ethnic and income differences in

children’s neighborhood resources and stressors. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, online.

Teixeira, S., Hwang, D., Spielvogel, B., Lown, J. & Coley, R. L. (2021). Participatory Photo

Mapping and mixed methods qualitative inquiry to understand and document community.


Development, online.

Cook, K.D & Coley, R.L. (2020, June). Head Start center-level transition & coordination

practices: A nationally representative description. In Early care and education

collaboration research: Innovative methodological approaches and findings poster

symposium at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2020: Arlington, VA.

(Conference Cancelled)

Teixeira, S., Spielvogel, B., Hwang, D., & Coley, R. L. (January, 2020). Participatory photo mapping (PPM) to understand youths' experiences in a public housing neighborhood preparing for redevelopment. Paper presented at the Conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L., O’Brien, M. & Spielvogel, B. (March, 2019). Socioeconomic disparities in

adolescent mental health problems: Secular trends form 1989 through 2016. Paper

presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,

Baltimore, MD.

Coley, R. L., Hawkins, S., Ghiani, M., Kruzik, C., & Baum C. (March, 2019). The role of

shifting marijuana policies in adolescent substance use. Poster presented at the Biennial

Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.

Coley, R. L., Speilvogel, B., Kruzik, C., Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Betancur, L. (March,

2019). Family and community drivers of economic disparities in school readiness skills.



Sims, J. & Coley, R. L. (March, 2019). Examining economic risks in adolescents’ families,

schools, and neighborhoods: Implications for mental and behavioral health. Paper

presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,

Baltimore, MD.

Coley, R. L., Kruzik, C. & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2019, March). Why do SES achievement gaps

grow faster during summer versus school months? Paper presented at the International

Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.


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Coley, R. L., O’Brien, M. & Spielvogel, B. (2019, March). Growing disparities in adolescent

depressive symptoms: The role of socioeconomic disparities. Poster presented at the

International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France.

Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., Coley, R. L., & Spielvogel, B. (2018, October). Using national

survey data, administrative data, and GIS to determine community boundaries across cities,

suburbs, and rural areas. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development

Conference on the Use of Secondary and Open Source Data in Developmental

Science, Phoenix, AZ.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Miller, P., & Spielvogel, B. (2018, October). Community

characteristics help explain income gaps in achievement. Paper presented at the Society for

Research in Child Development Conference on the Use of Secondary and Open Source Data

in Developmental Science, Phoenix, AZ.

Cook, K. D. & Coley, R. L. (2018, June). Transitioning across systems: Head Start directors’ views of coordination efforts with elementary schools to enhance low-income children’s success in kindergarten. Poster presentated at the Annual Meeting

of the National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA.

Cook, K. D. & Coley, R. L. (2018, June). Head Start and elementary schools: A look at

coordination across systems in a national sample. Poster presentated at the Annual Meeting

of the National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA.

Cook, K. D. & Coley, R. L. (2018, April). Transitioning across systems: Head Start & elementary school coordination efforts to enhance children’s success in kindergarten.

Paper presentated at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Votruba-Drzal, E., Miller, P., & Coley, R. L. (January, 2018). Leveraging administrative data to

identify community characteristics that explain differences in low-income children’s

achievement across urbanicity. Paper presented at Using Administrative Data for Science

and Policy, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, NY.

Coley, R.L., Spielvogel, B., & Kruzik, C. (2017, April). Classroom composition effects on

children and teachers in preschool programs. Paper presentated at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Coley, R. L. (2017, April). Neighborhood factors explain

income gaps in achievement. Paper presentated at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for

Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Miller, P., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Coley, R. L. (2017, April). Urbanicity gaps in achievement

explained by community factors. Paper presentated at the Biennial Meeting of the Society

for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

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Coley, R.L., Cook, K. D., & Spielvogel, B. (2016, June). The role of peer skills in pre-k

classrooms. Paper presented at the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International Conference on Inequalities: Addressing the growing challenge

for policymakers worldwide. London, UK.

Coley, R.L., Sims, J., Dearing, E. & Spielvogel, B. (2016, June). Locating economic risks for

health outcomes: Family, school, and neighborhood economic contexts. Paper presentated

at the the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management International

conference on Inequalities: Addressing the growing challenge for policymakers worldwide.

London, UK.

Thomson, D., Dearing, E., & Coley, R. L.(2016, May). The role of cumulative risk exposure in

associations between early childhood poverty and long-term child outcome. Paper

presented at the American Psychological Society’s Annual Convention, Chicago, IL.

Sims, J. & Coley, R.L. (2016, April). Hidden costs of academic success: Longitudinal relations

between adolescent academic performance and adult health. Paper presented at the 2016

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Washington, D.C.

Sims, J. & Coley, R.L. (2016, March). Academic achievement in adolescence and markers of

immune inflammation in adulthood: Implications for enduring health inequities? Poster

presented at the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore,

MD.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Lynch, A., & Thomson, D. (2016, March). The intergenerational

transmission of socioeconomic advantage through school and community contexts. Paper

presented at the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Henry, D., Sims, J., Coley, R. L., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2016, March). How do race and

socioeconomic status intersect to shape family investments in youth? Paper presented at the

2016 Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Sims, J., Coley, R.L., Dearing, E., & Spielvogel, B. (2016, March). Economic risks for

problematic psychosocial functioning: Poverty vs. wealth at the family, school, and

neighborhood levels. Paper presented at the 2016 Society for Research on Adolescence

Biennial Meeting. Baltimore, MD.

Coley, R. L., Kull, M., Cook, K. D. (November, 2015). Peer effects in pre-K classrooms:

Implications for targeted vs. universal pre-K programs. Paper presented at the annual

meetings of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Miami, FL.

Kull, M. & Coley, R. L. (May, 2015). Early physical health conditions and school readiness

skills in a prospective birth cohort of U.S. children. Paper presented at the Population

Association of America meetings, San Diego, CA.

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Coley, R. L. & Lynch, A. D. (March, 2015). The intersection of poverty and place: Economic

disparities in youth educational outcomes across the urban-rural continuum. Paper presented

at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Coley, R. L., Kull, M. A., & Lynch, A. D. (March, 2015). Residential mobility and children’s

cognitive and behavioral skills. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for

Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Coley, R. L. & Sims, J. (November, 2014). Family ependitures supporting poor children’s

success across rural, suburban, and urban communities. Paper presented at the annual meetings of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Albuquerque, NM.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Lynch, A. D. (October, 2014). Economic disparities in positive

youth outcomes across urban, suburban, and rural contexts in the U.S. Paper presented at

the SRCD Positive Youth Development in the Context of Economic Recession special meeting, Prague, Czech Republic.

Coley, R. L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Collins, M., Cook, K. D., & Miller, P. (July, 2014). Contrasting

different models of preschool programs for low-income children. Paper presented at the

Annual Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.

Coley, R. L., Lynch, A. D., & Kull, M. A. (May, 2014). Early exposure to environmental chaos

and children’s physical and mental health . Paper presented at the Population Association of

America meetings, Boston, MA.

Coley, R. L.,Sims, J., & Carrano, J. (May, 2014). Genetic and environmental risks for alcohol

use and misuse. Paper presented at the Population Association of America meetings,

Boston, MA.

Kull, M. A., Coley, R. L., & Lynch, A. D. (May, 2014). The roles of instability and housing in

low-income families’ residential mobility. Poster presented at the Population Association of

America meetings, Boston, MA.

Elliott, M., Leventhal, T. Shuey, E. A., Doyle A. L., & Coley, R. L. (2013, November). The

home and the 'hood: Associations between housing and neighborhood contexts and

adolescent functioning. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for

Public Policy and Management, Washington, DC.

Coley, R. L., Carrano, J., Sims, J., Lynch, A., Lombardi, C., & Mahalik, J. (September, 2013).

Genetic and environmental risks for patterns of alcohol use from adolescence through early

adulthood. Paper presented at the 14th congress of the European Society for Biomedical

Research on Alcoholism, Warsaw, Poland.

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