Current Post Docs
Ana H. Marty
Dr. Marty is a first year Post-doctoral fellow working under the supervision of Dr. Chris J. Lonigan. Her areas of research are those related with the effect of contextual factors on the socio-emotional and language development of ethnically diverse children, particularly Latino children. It is of her particular interest to examine the concurrent and longitudinal effects that direct and indirect vocabulary instruction has on the literacy skills of Spanish speaking preschoolers.
Publications:
Marty, A. H., Readdick, C. A., & Walters, C. M. (2005). Supporting secure parent-child attachments: The role of the non-parental caregiver. Early Child Development and Care, 175 (3), 271-283.
Presentations:
Marty, A.H. (2010). Child-Parent Attachment and Non-Parental Care in Ethnically Diverse Families. Poster Presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies. Baltimore, Maryland.
Goldstein, H., Ziolkowski, R., Marty, A.H., Harpring, J., Ziolkowski, R., Bojzcyk, K., & Schneider, N. (November, 2009). Longitudinal Literacy Intervention for Children at Risk for Reading Disabilities. Seminar presented at the Annual American Association Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Marty, A.H., Schneider, N., Apel, K., Harpring, J., Ziolkowski, R., & Goldstein, H. (November, 2009). Project ILIAD: Phonics Intervention and Assessment for Children At-Risk. Poster presented at the Annual American Association Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana.
Ziolkowski, R., Bojzcyk, K., Harpring, J., & Marty, A.H. (November, 2008). Teaching Tier 2 Words to Students at Risk for Reading Disabilities. Seminar presented at the Annual American Association Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference. Chicago, Illinois.
Ziolkowski, R., Bojzcyk, K., Harpring, J., & Marty, A.H. (November, 2008). Teaching Tier 2 Words to Students at Risk for Reading Disabilities. Seminar presented at the Annual American Association Speech-Language-Hearing Association Conference. Chicago, Illinois.
Goldstein, H., Bojzcyk, K., Ziolkowski, R., Harpring, J., & Marty, A.H. (July, 2008). Project ILIAD: Independent Lexical Instruction and Development. Poster presented at the Annual Institute of Educational Sciences Conference. Washington, D.C.
Marty, A. H. (February, 2006). The role of the non-parental caregiver in supporting parent-child attachment. Paper presented at the College of Human Sciences Research and Creativity Day, Florida State University.
Silvia Palenzuela
Dr. Palenzuela is currently working on a new assessment instrument for Hispanic children in phonological awareness and teacher attitudes towards bilingualism and Hispanic children, as well as teacher efficacy in program implementation.
Publications:
Palenzuela, S. (2008). Can you write this for me? Early Care and Education Guide.16.
Palenzuela, S. (2004). Prekindergarten teachers’ perceptions of compliance. Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education. Association for Childhood Education International, 18, 321-333.
Braunius, M., Palenzuela, S. & Leistner, T. (2003). Exploring Language Arts Through Literature: Birth - Grade 8. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Braunius, M., Lapp, S., & Palenzuela, S. (2001). Exploring Language Arts Through Children’s and Adolescent Literature. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company.
Presentations:
Marin, M., Dinehart, L., Wasserberg, M., Pena, J. & Palenzuela, S. (2009) TOPEL pretest scores: Demographic differences in Latino and Caribbean. Poster Presented at the Association of Psychological Association: Programming with an International Theme. Toronto, Canada
Dinehart, L. & Palenzuela, S. (2009) The Effects of an Early Reading First Project on Language and Literacy Skills of Multicultural Preschool Population. Symposium Presented at the International Reading Association Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota
Palenzuela, S. (2001, April). The relationship between age and experience on teachers’ perceptions and classroom quality. Poster Presented at the Association of Childhood Education International-International Conference and Exhibition. Toronto, Canada.
