Conference Presentations

Selected Conference Presentations

2024

Grossman, J.A., Sonnenschein, S., & Stites, M. (2024, February). Emerging from the virtual: Academic and behavioral effects post-COVID. Poster presented at NASP, New Orleans, LA. Poster

Krasniqi, B., Sonnenschein, S., & Stites, M. (2024, June). Exploring the home science environment in early childhood. Talk presented at the Conference on Children’s Health, Welfare, Education and Rights, Prishtina, Kosovo. Poster

Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., Yaman, K.G.A., Krasniqi, B., & Gursoy, H. (2024, June). Parents’ socialization of preschool/elementary school children’s reading and math skills in Kosovo, Turkey, and the U.S.. Poster presented at ISSBD, Lisbon, Portugal. Poster

Placide, D.C., & Sonnenschein, S. (2024, June). The interacting role of parent academic socialization and ethnic identity on US Black college students’ academic motivation. Poster presented at ISSBD, Lisbon, Portugal. Poster   

Sonnenschein, S.,  Stites, M., & Krasniqi, B. (2024, June). Math playtime: A playful approach to socializing children’s math skills at home. Poster presented at MCLS, Washington, D.C. Poster

Stites, M., Sonnenschein, S., Singer, J., Yang, H-w., L., Gursoy, H., Kaur, F. &  Krasniqi, B. (2024, June). Is teaching mathematics hard? Is it harder to teach inclusive mathematics, computational thinking, and engineering? Poster presented at MCLS, Washington, D.C. Poster

Stites, M., Sonnenschein, S., Singer, J., Yang, H.W., Lim, C., Vinh, M., Gursoy, H., Kaur, F., & Krasniqi, B. (2024, June). Improving Head Start teachers sense of self-efficacy using inclusive STEM practices. Poster presented at NRCEC, Arlington, VA. Poster

2023

  • Sonnenschein, S., Grossman, J. Placide, D., & Krasniqi, B. (2023, September). First and continuing generation college students and the use of technology. Poster presented at Digital Media and Developing Minds International Scientific Congress, Washington, D.C. Poster
  • Placide, D.C., Sonnenschein, S., Sawyer, B., & King, P. (2023, August). Using a strength-based perspective to document Latinx immigrant parents’ views of kindergarten readiness. Poster presented at APA, Washington, D.C.
  • Karabanov, G.M., Aram, D., Asaf, M, Ziv, M., Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., Shtereva, K. Lopez-Escribano, C. (2023, August). A cross-cultural study during a pandemic: Parental behaviors of young children in times of lockdown. Talk given at EARLI, Thesalonika, Macedonia.
  • Stites, M., Sonnenschein, S., & Krasniqi, B. (2023, June). The preschool classroom library: Is there a place for mathematics? Talk given at MCLS, England. Poster
  • Kaur, F., Godwin, K., & Sonnenschein, S. (2023, May). Virtual instruction in elementary school classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Poster presented at APS. Washington, D.C. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., Aram, D., Gursoy, H., Meoded Karabanov, G., López-Escribano, C., & Shtereva, K. (2023, March). Preschoolers’ learning at home: Reports from parents in the U.S, Bulgaria, Israel, Spain. Poster presented at SRCD, Salt Lake City, UT. Poster
  • Stites, M., Sonnenschein, S., Gursoy, H., & Krasniqi, B. (2023, March).  Children’s use of digital devices for learning at home in 2017 and 2022. Poster presented at SRCD, Salt Lake City, UT. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Brock, A., & Lahoury, H. (2023, March). How school university partnerships can improve equitable learning opportunities for underserved children. Poster presented at SRCD, Salt Lake City, UT. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., & Gursoy, H. (2023, February). How parents socialize their children’s mathematics and literacy learning. Invited presentation at Workshop on Playful Math During the Early Years, Tel Aviv, Israel. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., & Grossman, J.A. (2023, February). Issues during COVID-19 with Children: Perspectives on Education. Invited presentation  at Dupont Summit on Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy, Washington, D.C. Poster
  • Grossman, J.A., Sonnenschein, S., & Stites, M. (2023, August). The home /earning environment during Year 2 of COVID-19. Poster presented at APA,  Washington, D.C. Presentation     Poster

2022

  • Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2022, August). Teaching during challenging times: An evaluation of the Literacy Fellows Volunteer program. Talk at the Sherman Research Conference, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2022, August). Teaching during challenging times: An evaluation of the Literacy Fellows Volunteer program. Talk at the Sherman Research Conference, Baltimore, MD. Posters
  • Kaur, F., Sonnenschein, S., & Godwin, K. (2022, August). Online Learning: Through the Lens of teachers and parents. Lightening talk presented at Sherman Research Conference. Baltimore, MD. Posters
  • Kong, P., Sawyer, B., & Sonnenschein, S. (2022, June). Understanding the school readiness beliefs of Chinese immigrant parents. Poster presented at National Research Conference on Early Childhood. Virtual.
  • Meoded Karabarov, G., Aram, D., Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., Shteeva, K., Escribana, C., Asaf, M.,& Ziv, M. (2022, June). Parental behaviors and activities with young children in Bulgaria, Israel, Spain and the United States, during the spring 2020 COVID-19 Lockdown. Poster presented at ISSBD, Rhodes, Greece. Poster
  • Sawyer, B., Sonnenschein, S., Kong, P., Zhang, X., Yu, X., Cai, Y., & Simons, C. L. (2022, May). School readiness beliefs and practices of Chinese and Latinx immigrant parents of preschoolers. Poster presented at the 2022 SRCD Special Topics Meeting: Construction of the ‘Other’: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination, Rio Grande, PR. Poster
  • Kuar, F., Sonnenschein, S., & Godwin, K. (2022, April).  Learning during a pandemic: Teachers’ and parents’ perspectives. Poster presented at Cognitive Development Society, Madison, WI. Poster
  • Placide, D.C., Turner, S., Nam, J., Gacyck, S.H., Khordandian, J., &  Sonnenschein, S. (2022, March). Effects of COVID-19 on college students’ academic success. Poster presented at EPA, NYC. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Nam, J.H., Turner, Sarah, R., Galczyk, S.H., & Placide, D.C. (2022, March). Factors affecting first-generation and non-first generation college students during COVID-19. Paper presented in C.R. Starr (Chair) First Generation Students’ Strengths to Promote Academic and STEM Motivation. SRA, New Orleans. Poster
  • Kaur, F., Sonnenschein, S., & Godwin, K. (2022, February). Learning in a pandemic: Parents’ perspectives on children’s virtual learning. Poster presented at Society for Research in Human Development, virtual. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Stites, M., Imai-Matsumura, K., & Chen, Y. (2022, February). The preschool classroom library: Teachers] beliefs, practices and an underutilized resource for mathematics. In symposium, E. Zippert (Chair). Zooming in on Caregivers’ Mathematics Beliefs. MCLS.

2021

  • 2021 Grossman, E.R., & Sonnenschein, S. (2021, October). Is drinking just a matter of convenience? A study of home delivery laws during COVID-19. Poster (virtual)  presented at APHA, Denver, CO.
  • Galczyk, S. H., Stites, M., Grossman, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2021, August). Where are my child’s special education services during COVID-19? Poster presented at APA virtual. Poster
  • Simons, C., Sonnenschein, S., Sawyer, B., Kong, P., & Brock, A. (2021, August). Latinx immigrant parents’ beliefs about school readiness. Poster presented at APA virtual. Poster
  • Grossman, E. R., & Sonnenschein, S. (2021, August). Parents stressed by distance learning during COVID-19 drink more. Poster presented at APA virtual. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., & Stites, M. (2021, April). Getting preschoolers ready for school: Parents’ perceptions of the home learning environment. Paper presented in symposium, King, Y. (chair). Relations between parent and teacher factors and children’s school readiness skills. SRCD, Virtual Conference. Presentation
  • Grossman, J.A., Sonnenschein, S., Grossman, E., & Nasir, A. (2021, February). Parents as Teachers During COVID-19, Poster presented at NASP, Virtual Conference. Poster

2020

  • Stites, M., & Sonnenschein, S. (2020, October). Parents’ Confidence for Fostering their Preschool Children’s Math Development. Poster presented at the Home Math Environment Conference, Virtual Conference. Poster
  • Thompson, J. & Sonnenschein, S. (2020, August). High school math course enrollment among strong math ability students: Gender, race/ethnicity, motivation, and context. Poster presented at APA, Washington, D.C. Presentation
  • Yin, C., Sawyer, B., Sonnenschein, S., & Kong, P. (2020, February). Comparison between immigrant parents’ and teachers’ school readiness beliefs. Poster presented at NASP, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Grossman, J., Sonnenschein, S., Sawyer, B., Kong, P., Simons, C.L., & Rowan, M. (2020, February). School readiness beliefs and practices of immigrant parents. Poster presented at NASP, Baltimore, MD. Poster

2019

  • Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R., & Shanty, L. (2019, June). The evaluation. In Diamant-Cohen (Chair). Reaching vulnerable families through collaborative partnerships. Symposium presented at ALA, Washington, D.C. Presentation
  • Stites, M., Sonnenschein, S., & Dowling, R. (2019, June). Move over worksheets: Parents want preschool math to be fun and engaging. Talk presented at the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society Conference, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Presentation
  • Dowling, R., Gay, B., & Sonnenschein, S. (2019, May). Children engage in reading and math at home, but what about science and writing? Poster presented at APS, Washington, D.C.
  • Simons, C., Dowling, R., Metzger, S. R., Gay, B., & Sonnenschein, S. (2019, May). Parents’ views of the increasing use of technology for language arts. Poster presented at APS, Washington, D.C.
  • Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R., & Gay, B. (2019, March). Children’s use of digital devices to support learning at home: A descriptive study. Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Dowling, R., Gay, B., Rennie, Allyson, Simons, C., Metzger, S., & Sonnenschein, S. (2019, March). Making slime and growing crystals: Children’s engagement in science learning at home  Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Gay, B., Dowling, R., & Sonnenschein, S. (2019, March). College students’ reflections on their parents’ support of their educational attainment goals. Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Gay, B., Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., & Baker, L. (2019, March). Understanding the interaction between parental involvement and classroom reading instruction for children from low-income families. Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Sawyer, B., Sonnenschein, S. Kong, P., Dever,B., Simons, C., Zhang, X., & Yu, X. (2019, March). What school readiness skills are most important to immigrant parents? A comparison across groups. Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Simons, C., & Sonnenschein, S. (2019, March). Can technology bridge the gap between home and school? An evaluation of the ReadyRosie program? Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster 
  • Belanger, R., Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2019, March). Mothers’ perceptions of fathers’ happiness and involvement are associated with symptoms of postpartum depression. Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Belanger, R., Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2019, March). Screening for anxiety and depression in mothers of infants who required neonatal intensive care. Poster presented at SRCD, Baltimore, MD. Poster
  • Brock, A., Padelitti, M., Argueta, M., Simons, C., Rennie, A., Sonnenschein, S., Sawyer, B., & Kong, P. (2019, March). What do children need to know before kindergarten? Latinx immigrant parents’ views. Poster presented at EPA, NYC. Poster

2018

  • Shanty, L., Dowling, R., Sonnenschein, S., Hussey-Gardner, B., & Diamant-Cohen, B. (2018, November). Promoting early language development and parent engagement in the NICU. Poster presented at NAEYC, Washington, D.C. Poster
  • Simons, C., Sonnenschein, S., & Sun, S. (2018, October).  Does self-regulation mediate the relation between mealtime routines and children’s reading and math skills? Poster presented at SRCD DEVSEC: Conference on the Use of Secondary and Open Source Data in Developmental Science, Phoenix, A.Z. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Chen, Y., Metzger, S.R., Simons, C.L., & Galindo, C. (2018, July). Socialization of young children’s math development: Chinese, Chinese-American, and U.S. White parents. Poster presented at ISSBD, Gold Coast, Australia. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Kong, P., Sawyer, B., Simons, C., Dever, B., Zhang, X., & Yu, X. (2018, June). School readiness beliefs and practices of Chinese and Latino immigrant parents. Poster presented at National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA. Poster
  • Dowling, R., Shanty, L., Sonnenschein, S., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2018, June). Promoting language and early literacy in the NICU. In S. Sonnenschein (Chair), Promoting effective parent engagement in children’s learning and social-emotional outcomes. Symposium to be presented at The National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA. Presentation
  • Metzger, S. R., Gay, B., Dowling, R., & Sonnenschein, S. (2018, June). Successes and challenges of extending an effective classroom-based math board game intervention to the home. In S. Sonnenschein (Chair), Promoting effective parent engagement in children’s learning and social-emotional outcomes. Symposium to be presented at The National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA. Presentation
  • Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R., & Metzger, S.R. (2018, May). Fostering children’s math development. Invited workshop conducted at Maryland Head Start Association Spring Conference, McHenry, MD. Presentation
  • Gay, B., Dowling, R., & Sonnenschein, S. (2018, April). First-generation college students’ recollections of the educational advice received from their parents. Poster presented at SRA, Minneapolis, MN. Poster
  • Gay, B., Dowling, R., & Sonnenschein, S. (2018, April). The relation between parents’ academic socialization and academic self-efficacy for first-generation college students. Poster presented at SRA, Minneapolis, MN. Poster
  • Dowling, R., Gay, B., & Sonnenschein, S. (2018, April). Academic success and first-generation college students: The mediating role of educational utility value. Presented in round-table session, Exploring academic success, at American Educational Research Association, New York, NY. Roundtable Presentation
  • Dowling, R., Gay, B., & Sonnenschein, S. (2018, April). Parental socialization practices and college students’ educational utility values. Round table discussion presented at INET, New York, NY.  Roundtable Presentation

2017

  • Simons, C.L., Sonnenschein, S., & Metzger, S.R. (2017, April). Children’s knowledge of their executive function strategies. Poster presented at SRCD, Austin, TX. Poster
  • Belanger, R., Sonnenschein, S., Schaefer, C., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2017, April). Risk and resilience for postpartum depression in mothers of infants who required NICU hospitalization. Poster presented at SRCD, Austin, TX. Poster
  • Belanger, R., Sonnenschein, S., Schaefer, C., & Hussey-Gardner, B. (2017, April). What helps mothers of NICU infants cope. Poster presented at SRCD, Austin, TX. Poster

2016

  • Simons, C.L., Sonnenschein, S., & Wen, W. (2016, October). Parents’ views of the educational value of math TV: Chinese and Latino immigrant and White parents’ perspectives. Poster presented at SRCD, Technology and Media in Children’s Development, Irvine, CA. Poster
  • Metzger, S.R., Dowling, R., Gay, B., Simons, C.L., & Sonnenschein, S. (2016, July). Using parent focus groups to understand barriers to effective implementation of a home-based math intervention. Poster presented at National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Washington, D.C. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., Dowling, R., & Galindo, C. (2016, July). Racial/ethnic gaps in U.S. children’s math skills in elementary school. Poster presented at ISSBD, Vilnius, Lithuania. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Gay, B. (2016, July). Low income Black and Latino parents’ concerted cultivation of preschoolers’ reading and math skills. Poster presented at ISSBD, Vilnius, Lithuania. Poster
  • Metzger, S.R., Sonnenschein, S., & Thompson, J.A. (2016, April). Elementary school children’s views about homework. Poster presented at AERA, Washington, D.C. Poster
  • Dowling, R., Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., & Baker, L., (2016, April). Advancing low income English language learners’ vocabulary knowledge in preschool. Roundtable discussion presented at AERA, Washington, D.C. Roundtable Handout

2015

  • Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., & Thompson, J.A. (2015, October). Parents’ of low income preschoolers socialization of their children’s early reading and math skills Paper presented in symposium (Y. Yamamoto, Chair), Parental academic socialization from childhood through college:  Cultural and socioeconomic diversity, Society for the Study of Human Development, Austin, TX.  Poster
  • Schmidt, K. & Sonnenschein, S. (2015, March). Parent involvement in part C early intervention services. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Simons, C., Metzger, S., Higgins, C. Sonnenschein, S. (2015, March). The nature of children’s home engagement in math activities. Poster presented at  SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Sun, S., Sonnenschein, S., Dowling, R. (2015, March). Predictors of child engagement in shared book reading: the role of parental talk. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Galindo, C., Sonnenschein, S., Simons, C., Thompson, J., & Metzger, S., (2015, March). Chinese and Latino parents’ views of how children learn math. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S., Thompson, J., & Baker, L. (2015, March). English and Spanish language predictors of low income Latino English language learners’ early academic skills. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Simons, C, Sonnenschein, S., & Sun, S. (2015, March). The home learning environment and achievement: self-regulation and executive function as mediators. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA.  Poster
  • Metzger, S., Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Patel, H. (2015, March). Children’s beliefs about the utility of math and how these beliefs relate to their home math engagement. Poster presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Metzger, S., Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Thompson, J., & Simons, S. (2015, March). Bringing a class-based math intervention to the home: The Importance of parents’ beliefs. Poster  presented at SRCD, Philadelphia, PA. Poster

2014

  • Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., Simons, C., & Thompson, J.A. (2014, November). Associations between parents’ country of birth, race/ethnicity, parenting practices, and children’s early academic skills. Poster presented at SRCD:  New Conceptualizations in the Study of Parenting-At-Risk. San Diego, CA. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S. & Galindo, C. (2014, October).  Chinese and Latino immigrant parents’ views of how to facilitate their children’s math development. Presented at On  New Shores Conference, Toronto, CA. Presentation
  • Sun, S., Sonnenschein, S., Simons, C.L., & Thompson, J.A. (2014, July). The immigrant paradox: Associations between Latino kindergartners’ reading and mathematics skills, parents’ knowledge of children’s development, and home-based practices. Poster presented at International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., & Sun, S. (2014, April). Racial/ethnic differences in kindergartners’ reading and math Skills: Associations with parents’ knowledge and home-based practices. Paper presented at American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA. Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Sun, S., Simons, C., & Thompson, J. (2014, April). Kindergartners’ reading skills in 1998 and 2010: Closing the gap? Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development: Strengthening Connections Among Child and Family Research, Policy, and Practice.  Alexandria, VA. Poster

2013

  • Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2013, April). Children’s early reading skills: What are they learning in full-day kindergarten? Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.  Poster
  • Metzger, S.R., Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2013, April). Children’s knowledge of mathematics and how math is used in daily activities. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington.  Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Galindo, C., Thompson, J., Metzger, S.R., & Huang. H.C.  (2013, April). Chinese and White parents’ beliefs about their children’s math development.  Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, Washington. Poster

2012

  • Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Lewis, H. (2012, June).  Similarities and differences in low-income African American and Hispanic parents’ socialization of their children’s academic development. Poster presented  at Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.  Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., & Galindo, C. (2012, February).  Promoting minority young children’s mathematical development. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development’s Positive Minority Development Conference, Tampa, Florida.  Poster

2011

  • Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S.  (2011, August). Full-day kindergarten and later reading:  The role of early reading skills. Poster presented at American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.  Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Baker, L. (2011, March). Predictors of Head Start children’s scores on authentic kindergarten school readiness measures. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.  Poster
  • Sonnenschein, S., Metzger, S.R., & Thompson, J.A. (2011, March). Low income parents’ socialization of their young children’s reading and math development. Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.  Poster
  • Metzger, S.R., Thompson, J.A., & Sonnenschein, S. (2011, March).The relation between parental beliefs about math, children’s math activities and early math skills.  Poster presented at Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec.  Poster