- Research Spotlight: Dr. Geetha Ramani 08/28/08
- Dr. Patricia Alexander named Jean Mullan Professor of Literacy. 7/10/08
- APA Science Summer Fellows Come to EDHD 06/26/08
- EDHD is pleased to announce the hiring of three new tenure-track faculty: Dr. Donald J. Bolger, Dr. Nathan Hall, and Dr. Meredith Rowe. 06/10/08
- Dr. Min Wang and Dr. Natasha Cabrera were promoted to associate professor with tenure. 04/08/08
- Beginning in mid-March Dr. Brenda Jones Harden will be a Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington School of Social Work. 03/13/08
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Natasha Cabrera
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.
Links:
Curriculum VitaeFamily Involvement Laboratory
Email:
ncabrera@umd.edu