Human Development Colloquium: Joyce Lee (The Ohio State U)
Shared Parental Responsiveness and Child Development Among Families with Low Income
Abstract: Responsive relationships are important in young children’s early development, but the ways in which fathers and mothers work together as a system — as well as the role of shared parental responsiveness in child development — are not well understood. In this presentation, Dr. Joyce Lee will discuss findings on the effects of shared parental responsiveness between fathers and mothers in low-income households on preschoolers’ developmental outcomes. The specific developmental outcomes studied include children’s behavior problems, prosocial behaviors, and receptive language.
Bio: Dr. Joyce Lee, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at The Ohio State University College of Social Work, where she is the Director of the Child and Family Wellbeing Laboratory. Dr. Lee identifies as a child welfare and family strengthening scholar. She aims to foster child welfare and family strengthening through preventing child maltreatment, supporting positive parenting (especially positive fathering), and promoting the health of children in adverse contexts, including poverty and child welfare system involvement. In her work, Dr. Lee draws on family and developmental theories and uses advanced quantitative and data science tools to answer relevant research questions. Her work is intended to inform policies and practices to improve children’s developmental outcomes and strengthen children’s relationships with their family members. Dr. Lee is a recipient of the Family Strengthening Scholar’s Grant from the Administration for Children and Families, United States Department of Health and Human Services. She received her joint Ph.D. in Social Work and Developmental Psychology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
