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Melissa Barnett

Director, Frances McClelland Institute | Member of the Graduate Faculty | Assistant Professor, Psychology | Professor, Human Development and Family Science | Endowed Chair, John and Doris Norton-Fathers-Parenting and Families

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parenting, child development, family dynamics, emotion regulation, coparenting, child care, sex differences, well-being, intergenerational relationships, early childhood education, cultural influences, cultural values, climate change

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    Pathways linking depressive symptoms, financial stress, constructive conflict, and coparenting alliance in primarily unmarried, low-income mothers and fathers

    2025

    Dual trajectories of supportive coparenting and father involvement: Parental predictors and influences

    2025
    coparenting, father involvement, trajectories, influences

    Sociocultural contextual stressors, cultural values, and psychological distress among Mexican-origin fathers.

    2024
    psychological distress, socio-cultural stressors, cultural values, mexican-origin fathers, research

    Familismo respeto and caballerismo Cultural values as buffers against links between psychological distress and U.S. Mexican-origin fathers’ positive parenting practices

    2024
    cultural values, psychological distress, mexican-origin fathers

    Grandfathers, Fathers, and Sons: Role of Intergenerational Relations on Parent Attitudes and Engagement of Mexican Origin Fathers

    2024
    intergenerational relations, parent attitudes, engagement, mexican-origin, family dynamics

    Behavioral outcomes in children of adolescent and adult mothers: Linkages with coparenting and learning activities

    2024
    child development, parenting, family dynamics, educational environment, psychological impact

    Parent engagement in early care and education settings: relationshiwith engagement practices and child, parent, and centre characteristics

    2022
    parent engagement, early education, relationships, engagement practices, child development

    *Pathways linking parental relationshichanges, parental depressive symptoms and observed parenting to young children’s social-emotional development.

    2021
    parental relations, parental depressive symptoms, observed parenting, social-emotional development, young children

    Profiles of Ecological Coping in the Context of Climate Change: A Person-Centered Approach

    2021
    ecological coping, climate change, person-centered approach, ecological profiles, adaptation strategies

    Pathways Linking Parental RelationshiChanges, Depressive Symptoms, and Parenting Behaviors to Young Children's Development

    2021
    parent-child relationships, depressive symptoms, parenting behaviors, child development, family dynamics

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    • Theories of Human Development

    • Topics in Family, Interpersonal Relationships and Well-Being

    • Men, Fatherhood & Families: Biocultural Perspectives

    • Introduction to Research Methods

    • Problems in Child/Adolescent Development and Relations

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