General Research Area: Fatherhood; developmental trajectories of low-income children; intersection of research and public policy; welfare; childhood and parenting.

Recent Publications:

Cabrera, N., Ryan, R., Shannon, J., Brooks-Gunn, J., Vogel, C., Rakies, H., & Tamis-LeMonda, C. (2004). Low income biological fathers' involvement in their toddlers' lives: The Early Head Start National Research and Evaluation Study. Fathering: A Journey of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers, 2(1), 5-30.

Tamis-LeMonda, C., Shannon, J., Cabrera, N., & Lamb, M. (2004). Fathers' and mothers' play with their 2- and 3-year-olds: Contributions to language and cognitive development. Manuscript (under review with Child Development).

Cabrera, N., & Garcia-Coll, C., (2004). Latino fathers: Uncharted territory in need of much exploration. In M. E. Lamb (Ed.), The role of the father in child development, (Fourth Edition). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

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Family Involvement Laboratory