Melissa Barnett

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

Coll of Ag Life & Env Sci

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Research Area

parenting, child development, family dynamics, emotion regulation, coparenting, child care, sex differences, well-being, toddler development, intergenerational relationships, behavior problems, early childhood education, mexican-origin, toddlers, cultural influences, cultural values, climate change, fatherhood

Through the Pandemic and Beyond: Evolving Access and Equity in Child Care for Arizona's Infants and Toddlers
Active·2024·$72.6K / $290.5K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
child care, equity, infants, access, pandemic
Caregiving Experiences of Toddlers Across Contexts: Patterns of Parent-Child and Teacher-Child Relationship Quality in Early Head Start
Active·2023·$100K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
caregiving experiences, parent-child relationship, teacher-child relationship, toddlers, early head start
Typologies of Family Partnerships in Head Start: Links to Children's School Readiness
2020·$104.7K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
family partnerships, head start, typologies, children's school readiness, links
Independent and Interactive Links Between Individual and Classroom-Level Teacher-Child Relationship Quality and Childrens Academic School Readiness Skills
2019·$179.2K·
External
Principal Investigator (PI)
teacher-child relationships, academic readiness, classroom dynamics, independent factors, interactive effects
Roles of Oxytocin and Vasopressin in the Psychobiology of Human-Animal Interaction
2019·$15.7K / $157.4K·
External
Co-Investigator (COI)
hormones, psychobiology, human-animal interaction, oxytocin, vasopressin

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Recent

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, fatherhood, mexican-origin

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

2024

parenting, fatherhood, coparenting, influences, predictors

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

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

2024

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

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

Finances, depressive symptoms, destructive conflict, and coparenting among lower-income, unmarried couples: A two-wave, cross-lagged analysis.

2021

financial stress, mental health, relationship dynamics, coparenting, longitudinal analysis

Doubt in Store: Vaccine Hesitancy among Grocery Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021

vaccine hesitancy, grocery workers, covid-19 pandemic, vaccine distribution, public health communication

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

A new look at teacher quality: Profiles of individual teacher-child relationshiand classroom teaching quality among Head Start students

2021

teacher quality, classroom teaching, head start students, individual teacher-child relationshi, quality profiles

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Theories of Human Development
Problems in Child/Adolescent Development and Relations
Infancy/Child Development
Topics in Family, Interpersonal Relationships and Well-Being
Men, Fatherhood & Families: Biocultural Perspectives

Melissa Barnett

Research Area

Grants(11)

Through the Pandemic and Beyond: Evolving Access and Equity in Child Care for Arizona's Infants and Toddlers

Caregiving Experiences of Toddlers Across Contexts: Patterns of Parent-Child and Teacher-Child Relationship Quality in Early Head Start

Typologies of Family Partnerships in Head Start: Links to Children's School Readiness

Independent and Interactive Links Between Individual and Classroom-Level Teacher-Child Relationship Quality and Childrens Academic School Readiness Skills

Roles of Oxytocin and Vasopressin in the Psychobiology of Human-Animal Interaction

Publications(74)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Finances, depressive symptoms, destructive conflict, and coparenting among lower-income, unmarried couples: A two-wave, cross-lagged analysis.

Doubt in Store: Vaccine Hesitancy among Grocery Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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

A new look at teacher quality: Profiles of individual teacher-child relationshiand classroom teaching quality among Head Start students

Collaborations(23)

Madeleine DeBlois

Michele Walsh

Evan MacLean

Chris Segrin

Stacey Tecot

News(8)

Early Childhood Education Centers Can Boost Parents' Engagement at Home

Customer Behavior is Driving Pandemic Distress for Grocery Store Workers, Report Finds

With COVID-19 School Closures, are Children With Developmental Delays Falling Through the Cracks?

Four Questions With the Class of 2018

Researchers Explore Psychological Effects of Climate Change

Courses(5)

Theories of Human Development

Problems in Child/Adolescent Development and Relations

Infancy/Child Development

Topics in Family, Interpersonal Relationships and Well-Being

Men, Fatherhood & Families: Biocultural Perspectives