Washington State University



Curriculum Vita PRIVATE Thomas G. PowerDate of Birth:May 21, 1954Current Address:Department of Human DevelopmentWashington State UniversityP.O. Box 646236Pullman, WA 99164-6236tompower@wsu.edu509-335-3814Academic History:B.S.1976Michigan State UniversityA.M.1980University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaignPh.D.1980University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaignProfessional ExperienceAugust 2017 – presentProfessor Emeritus, Dept. of Human Development, Washington StateUniversity August 2000 – July 2017 Professor, Dept. of Human Development, Washington State UniversityJuly 2015-June 2018Honorary Professor, Dept. of Early Childhood Education, The Education University of Hong Kong July 2001 – June 2014Chair, Department of Human Development, Washington State UniversitySeptember 1994 – August 2000Professor, Department of Psychology, University of HoustonSeptember 1986 August 1994Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of HoustonFebruary 1985 – August 2000Adjunct Appointment, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of MedicineAugust 1980 August 1986 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of HoustonResearch and Teaching Interests Social DevelopmentParentChild RelationsStress, Coping, & Health BehaviorsChildhood ObesityChildren's PlayCrossCultural Human DevelopmentGrants (Direct Costs)WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource SciencesResearch Initiative for Human SciencesPrincipal Investigator“Helping Children Cope with Stress: Development and Preliminary Evaluation of a Parent-Education Program for Low-Income Latina Mothers”May 2015-May 2017, $45,000United State Department of AgricultureCo-Investigator (PI, WSU Subcontract)(PI, Dr. Sheryl Hughes, Baylor College of Medicine)“Use of Engaging Online Videos in Conjunction with New Feeding Content to Enhance a Current EFNEP Program in the Prevention of Childhood Obesity”April 2015-March 2020, $4,475,863 (subcontract to WSU--$1,450,641)United States Department of AgricultureCo-Investigator(PI, Dr. Erica Austin, WSU)“A Family-Based Media Literacy Approach as a Catalyst for Improving Healthy Eating Impacts Through 4-H”July 2012-June 2017, $2,500,000United States Department of AgricultureCo-Investigator (PI, WSU Subcontract)(PI, Dr. Sheryl Hughes, Baylor College of Medicine)“Promoting the Self-Regulation of Energy Intake in African American and Latino Preschoolers: A Family-Focused Obesity Prevention Program”February 2011-January 2016, $4,194,603 (subcontract to WSU--$1,686,433)National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCo-Investigator (PI, WSU Subcontract)(PI, Dr. Sheryl Hughes, Baylor College of Medicine)“Parenting Influences on Child Self-Regulation, Energy Intake, and Weight”September 2010—May 2015, $3,137,830 (subcontract to WSU--$315,332)United States Department of AgricultureCo-Investigator(PI, Dr. Ruth Bindler, WSU Spokane)“Comparison of Environmental Changes in the School Environment to Individual Interventions as Methods for Reducing Obesity Rates in Early Adolescence”March 2007 – December 2010, $1,300,000WSU Drug and Alcohol Abuse ProgramCo-Investigator(PI, Dr. Kathleen Rodgers, WSU Pullman)“Alcohol and Tobacco Messages in Music Videos: Parents’ and Children’s Perspectives”June 2005 – December 2006, $24,990U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Administration on Children, Youth, and FamiliesCo-Investigator(PI, Dr. Christopher Blodgett, WSU Spokane) “Spokane Head Start Outcomes Initiative” September 2002-August 2006, $800,000Grants (cont.)Limited Grant-in-Aid Program: University of HoustonPrincipal Investigator"Parent Behavior during Stressful Medical Procedures"June 1996 - August 1996, $1920National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentNational Research Service AwardFaculty Sponsor (PI, Dr. Pamela Garner)"Emotional Socialization and Children's Social Competence"August 1992 August 1994, $44,300National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismPrincipal Investigator"Attachment, Autonomy, and Patterns of Adolescent Drinking"August 1990 July 1995, $1,235,195National Institute of Child Health and Human DevelopmentCoPrincipal Investigator(PI, Dr. Jennifer H. Cousins, Baylor College of Medicine)"Development of Health Behaviors in Mexican Americans"April 1988 March 1993, $370,481Alcoholic Beverages Medical Research FoundationPrincipal Investigator"Toward an Empirical Definition of Adolescent Alcohol Abuse: A TriEthnic Study"September 1986 August 1987, $29,800Hogg Foundation for Mental HealthPrincipal Investigator"Children at Risk for Abuse and Neglect: The Development of Difficult Behavior in Infancy"September 1984 August 1985, $16,845New Research Opportunities Program: University of HoustonPrincipal Investigator"The Development of Difficult Behavior in Infancy"September 1984 August 1985, $3,813Foundation for Child Development: Program for Young Scholars in Social and Affective DevelopmentPrincipal Investigator"ChildRearing and Compliance: A Developmental Analysis of the Early Socialization Process"January 1982 December 1982, $14,903New Research Opportunities Program: University of Houston Principal Investigator"The Assessment of Exploratory Behavior in Infancy"September 1981 August 1982, $4,000Awards Faculty Excellence in Research AwardCollege of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource SciencesWashington State UniversityApril 2017Outstanding Department Chair/School Director AwardWashington State UniversityApril 2014Thesis Advisor Award: Washington State University Honors College December 2011Mortar Board Outstanding Educator: University of Houston ChapterApril 1982, 1987, 1988, 1990Editorial Activities Editorial Board:Parenting: Science and Practice 2009-presentDevelopmental Psychology 1987-1992Collaborative ResearchTexas Research Institute of Mental Sciences: Neuropsychology DivisionUniversity of Texas: Department of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric NeurologyUrban Affairs Corporation: Adolescent ClinicBaylor College of Medicine: Health Promotion, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Nutrition Research CenterTexas Children's Hospital: Department of PsychiatryUniversity of Maryland—Baltimore County: Department of PsychologySpokane Public SchoolsUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine: Department of PediatricsNorth Carolina State University: Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition SciencesTemple University: Department of Public HealthUniversity, College, and Department Service University Committees:Faculty Senate; Campus Life; Research Awards; Undergraduate Council; Writing Competency Exams;Outreach Council; Distance Degree Advisory Committee; Graduate Studies Committee; Dean’s Review CommitteeCollege Committees:College Governance; Teaching Excellence; Teaching Assessment Committee, Administrative Integration Task Force, Co-Chair All CAHNRS Faculty ConferenceDepartment Committees:Executive; Faculty Evaluation; Indirect Costs Recovery; Space; Structure and Function; United Way; Curriculum Development; Search; Mentoring; GraduateDevelopmental Program Committees:Admissions; Comprehensive Exams; Curriculum Administrative Positions:Director of Graduate Training in Developmental Psychology; Associate Chair of Psychology Department; Graduate Coordinator and Chair, Department of Human Development; Prevention Science Program DirectorCourses TaughtUndergraduate:Child Development, Parent-Child Relations, Psychology of Adolescence (Have taught both ChildDevelopment and Psychology of Adolescence as distance education, ITV courses); FamilyDiversity, Middle-Childhood to AdolescenceGraduate:Child and the Family, Cross-Cultural Human Development, Infant Development, Observational Research Methods, Social Development, Proseminar, Seminar in Child Development, Theory andSubstance in Human Development, Research MethodsCurrent Research Programs My current interests are on the role of parents in the socialization of health promoting and health compromising behaviors in children and adolescents from a wide range of populations. Current projects include: prevention of obesity in preschool children; parental influences on children's coping with chronic disease; parental influences on children's appraisal of and coping with stressful events. Theses and Dissertations Chaired Dissertations:Olivera, Y. Preliminary evaluation of a program to help low-income Latina mothers help their children cope with stress: A mixed method approach. May, 2017Beck, A. An integrated approach to program development: A case study of a family-based obesity prevention program. May, 2016Stewart, C. Identifying drinking patterns in adolescence: A cluster analytic study. May, 2001. Duncan, M. The effects of gender and time constraint in the activation of general and specific internal workingmodels. August, 2000Fleury, S. Children’s exposure to everyday stressors in day care settings: A descriptive study. May, 1998.Hartos, J. Mother-adolescent relations and adolescent problem behaviors within single-mother families. August,1998.Daly, J. Predictors of attrition in a program for men who batter. December, 1997.Lewinsohn, M. The relation between parental personality and parental perceptions of their infant. August, 1997.Zan, B. Friendship and interpersonal understanding in young girls. December, 1997.Hasan, N. Children's appraisal of major life events: A factor analytic study. May, 1996.Davee, A. The relationship between physical abuse, perceived social support, and adjustment problems in adolescents in state care. May, 1995Gershenhorn, S. Individuation in the parentadolescent relationship. December, 1994.Thompson, S. Social activities and social companions of children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and healthy children. August, 1994.Wall, J. The role of acculturation in the prediction of susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure among Mexican American adolescents. August, 1994.OlveraEzzell, N. A comparison of MexicanAmerican children's conceptions about nutrition, hygiene, and safety. May, 1992.Schellenger, J. Moral reasoning: Situationalcontextual influences. August, 1992.Woolger, C. Parental influences on children's achievement in sport. August, 1992.Carlson, L. Physician and parent behavior as mediators of the behavioral distress of children during aversive medical procedures. August, 1991.Delay, T. S. The interrelationship of coping and stress in breast cancer patients and their spouses: The impact on adjustment. August, 1991.Adkins, T. The role of attachment in emotional expression. December, 1990.Cox, C. Coping with an invasive medical procedure: Pediatric cancer patients and their parents. Dec., 1989.Kelley, M. L. Conceptions of parenting in low SES, urban mothers. August, 1988.Tunali, B. Stress and coping in families of autistic children. August, 1988.Chapieski, M.L. Biological risk and the environment: Additive or interactive effects? May, 1987.Hall, S. Judgments of body size and attractiveness by MexicanAmerican mothers and daughters. May, 1987.McGrath, M.P. Focus of attention and prosocial behavior. May, 1987.Hughes, S.O. Toward an empirical classification of adolescent drinking. December, 1986.Cousins, P.C. Power and bias in the z-score comparison of sequential analytic indices of contingency. August,1983. Manire, S.H. Compliance and the young child: The role of the parents. August, 1983.Cole, D. The behavioral assessment of family triads with depressed, nondepressed, and nonclinic children. August, 1982.Master's Theses:Hidalgo, J. A Study of Low-Income Latina Mothers: Factors Influencing their Underestimation of the Weight Status of their Preschool Children. December 2017.Silva Garcia, K. Parenting feeding styles among Latina and African-American mothers. May, 2017.Strey, M. Perception of campus climate and queer well-being. May, 2015Olivera, Y. Hispanic mothers’ influences on children’s coping with stress. May, 2015Bonilla-Pacheco, V. Vocal production and exploration during infancy: The role of constrained motor production, cognitive processing, and parental support. May 2014.Weinmann, K. Uncontrollable stressors call for a Plan B: Examining adolescents’ desire for control, coping strategies, and adjustment. May 2013.Hill, R. Delay of gratification in preschoolers: Predictors of individual differences. December 2012.Hood, B. Parental influence on children’s appraisal of stressful events. May, 2005.Coley, C. Cognitive distortions in sexual offenders. May, 2000.Stewart, C. Ethnic, social class, and gender differences in adolescent drinking. May, 2000.Breen, N. The effects of attachment status on interpersonal help giving. May, 1997.Carlson, C. The relationship between parental warmth and control and adolescent adjustment in a tri-ethnic sample. May, 1997.Fleury, S. Children's coping responses to everyday stress in day care settings: The caregivers' contribution. May, 1996.Hartos, J. Parental awareness of adolescent stressors and its relationship to problem behaviors. August, 1996.Remy, R. Socialization strategies and health locus of control in MexicanAmerican children. August, 1994.Hasan, N. Parenting correlates of children's generalized expectancies and attributional style. August, 1993.Cotter, K. The role of selfperception in changing social behavior in juvenile delinquents. August, 1992.Hardy, D. Examining the contribution of parenting to child coping in response to daily stress. December, 1990.Patel, N. Childrearing in Hindu Indian families in America: Effects of modernity and acculturation. Dec., 1989.Schellenger, J. Family membership orientation to adolescent value systems. December, 1989.Adkins, T. The effects of parentchild relationships on late adolescent's capacity to form social supports. August, 1988.OlveraEzzell, N. Parental control strategies during dinner: Effects of nutrition intervention with Mexican American families. December, 1988.Delay, T. Supportive companions of women in labor: A descriptive analysis. December, 1987.LaBiche, K. Observations of children's emotional expression in family home centers. May, 1987.Mann, T. The differences in aggression between children in stepfather families and nondivorced nuclear families. May, 1987.Moll, E. Maternal perceptions of children's personalities. August, 1986.Hughes, S.O. Toward an empirical classification of adolescent drinking patterns. December, 1985.McGrath, M.P. The effects of reasoning and choice on children's prosocial behavior. December, 1984.Gardner, S. The relationship between parental attitudes, parent sex, and infant sex and the parentinfant interaction. August, 1981.Undergraduate Theses:Galindo, L. Latina mothers’ influence on their preschool children’s self-regulation of eating: A longitudinal study. June, 2016, McNair Project.Silva, K. Latina mothers’ influences on their children’s self-regulation of energy intake. December, 2014, McNair Project.Olivera, Y. Latina mothers’ interaction quality and children’s emotional regulation. May, 2013, McNair Project.Morrison, H. Exploring the effects of maternal eating style on maternal feeding and child eating behavior. May, 2012, Honors Thesis.Ringwood, L. Economics, culture, and obesity. December, 2011, Honors Thesis.Sanchez, L. Stress and adjustment among college freshmen in the CAMP program. December, 2011, McNair Project. Brown, C. Electronic social networks, parasocial relationships, and adolescent development. July, 2010, McNair Project.al-Rahim, P. Flow: An inquiry into the psychology of optimal experience. May, 1997, Honors Thesis.Laur, L. Stress and coping in adjudicated adolescents. May, 1996, Senior Thesis. Case, K. Effects of gender on lowincome preschoolers' emotional knowledge and the mothers' talk about emotion. December, 1994, Senior Thesis.Badr, H. Attachment and interpersonal interaction. May, 1993, Senior Thesis.Averill, P. The role of parents in sport socialization of children. December, 1987, Senior Thesis (Senior Thesis Award)Schultz, S. The effects of directiveness on child compliance: An experimental investigation. May, 1986, Senior Thesis.Kobayashi, H. Childrearing and compliance: Japanese and American families in Houston. December, 1983, Senior Thesis.Publications Refereed JournalsLau, Y. H., & Power, T. G. (2018). Parental involvement during the transition to primary school: Examining bidirectional relations with school adjustment. Children and Youth Services Review, 88, 257-266.Silva Garcia, K., Power, T. G., Beck, A. D., Fisher, J. O., Goodell, L. S., Johnson, S. L., O’Connor, T. M., & Hughes, S. O. (2018). Stability in the feeding practices and styles of low-income mothers: Questionnaire and observational analyses. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 15:28.Davison, K. K., Blake, C. E., Kachurak, A., Lumeng, J. C., Coffman, D. L., Miller, A. L., Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Vaughn, A. F., Blaine, R. E., Younginer, N., & Fisher, J. O. (2018). Development and preliminary validation of the Parenting around SNAcking Questionnare (P-SNAQ). Appetite, 125, 323-332.Galindo, L., Power, T. G., Beck, A. D., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T. M., & Hughes, S. O. (2018). Predicting preschool children’s eating in the absence of hunger from maternal pressure to eat: A longitudinal study of low-income, Latina mothers. Appetite, 120, 281-286.Goodell, L. S., Johnson, S. L., Antono, A.C., Power, T. G., & Hughes, S. O. (2017). Strategies low-income mothers use to overcome their children's food refusal. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21, 68-76.Power, T. G., Olivera, Y. A., Hill, R. A., Beck, A. D., Hopwood, V., Silva Garcia, K., Ramos, G. G., Fisher, J. O., O'Connor, T. M., & Hughes, S. O. (2016). Emotion regulation strategies and childhood obesity in high risk preschoolers. Appetite, 107, 623-627.Hughes, S.O., Power, T.G., Beck, A., Betz, D.L., Calodich, S.M., Goodell, S., Hill, L.G., Hill, R., Jaramillo Duran, A., Johnson, S., Lanigan, J.D., Lawrence, A.C., Martinez, A., Nesbitt, M., Overath, R., Parker, L.A., & Ullrich-French, S.C. (2016). Strategies for Effective Eating Development— SEEDS: Design of an obesity prevention program to promote healthy food preferences and eating self-regulation in low-income children. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48, 405-418.Elias, C., Power, T., Beck, A., Goodell, S., Johnson, S., Papaioannou, M., & Hughes, S. (2016). Depressive symptoms and perceptions of child difficulty are associated with less responsive feeding behaviors in an observational study of low-income mothers. Childhood Obesity, 12, 418-425.Vaughn, A., Ward, D., Fisher, J., Faith, M., Hughes, S., Kremers, S., Musher-Eizenman, D., O'Connor, T., Patrick, H., & Power, T. (2016). Fundamental constructs in food parenting practices: A content map to guide future research. Nutrition Reviews, 74, 98-117.Cooper, B., Barale, K., Funaiole, A., Power, T. G., & Combe, A. (2016). Participant and household characteristics associated with graduation from the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 48, 453-460.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., O-Connor, T. M., Fisher, J. O., & Chen, T. (2016). Maternal feeding styles and food parenting practices as predictors of longitudinal changes in weight status in Hispanic preschoolers from low-income families. Journal of Obesity, Article ID 7201082, 9 pages.Silva Garcia, K., Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T. M., & Hughes, S. O. (2016). Latina mothers’ influences on child appetite regulation. Appetite, 103, 200-207.Frankel, L., Fisher, J. O., Power, T. G., Chen, T., Cross, M., & Hughes, S. O. (2015). Confirmatory factor analysis of the Feeding Emotions Scale: A measure of parent emotions in the context of feeding. Appetite, 91, 107-113.Power, T. G., O’Connor, T. M., Fisher, J. O., & Hughes, S. O. (2015). Obesity risk in children: The role of acculturation in the feeding practices and styles of low-income Hispanic families. Childhood Obesity, 11, 715-721.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Yan, L., Sharp, C., & Nicklas, T. A. (2015). Parent emotional distress and feeding styles in low-income families. The role of parent depression and parenting stress. Appetite, 92, 337-342.Johnson, S. L., Goodell, L. S., Williams, K., Power, T. G., & Hughes, S.O. (2015). Getting my child to eat the right amount. Mothers' considerations when deciding how much food to offer their child at a meal. Appetite, 88, 24-32.Frankel, L. A., Thompson, D., Power, T. G., & Hughes, S. O. (2015). Correspondence between maternal determination of child fullness and young children’s self-determined fullness level: Results from a standardized laboratory protocol. Childhood Obesity, 11, 209-214.Power, T. G., Hughes, S. O., Goodell, L. S., Johnson, S. L., Jaramillo Duran, J. A., Williams, K, Beck, A. D., & Frankel, L. A. (2015). Feeding practices of low-income mothers: How do they compare to current recommendations? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 12:34. Reprinted in A. Hassan (Ed.) (2016) Pediatric behavioral nutrition factors: Environment, education, and self-regulation (pp. 129-152). Waretown, NJ: Apple Academic Press.Dahlquist, L. M., Power, T. G., Hahn, A., Hoehn, J., Thompson, C. C., Herbert, L. J., Law, E. F. & Bollinger, M. E. (2015). Parenting and independent problem-solving in preschool children with food allergy. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 40, 96-108.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., O'Connor, T. M., & Fisher, J. O. (2015). Executive functioning, emotion regulation, eating self-regulation, and weight status in low-income preschool children:? How do they relate? Appetite, 89, 1-9.Johnson, S. L., Hughes, S. O., Cui, X., Li, X, Allison, D., Liu, Y., Goodell, S., Nicklas, T. Power, T. G., & Vollrath, K. (2014). Portion sizes for children are determined by parental characteristics and the amounts parents serve themselves. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 99, 763-770.Frankel, L. A., O’Connor, T. M., Chen, T., Nicklas, T., Power, T. G., Hughes, S. O. ?(2014). Parents’ perceptions of preschool children’s ability to regulate eating: Feeding style differences. ?Appetite, 76, 166-174.Sleddens, E. F. C., O'Connor, T. M., Watson, K. B., Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Thijs, CV., De Vries, N. K., & Kremers, S. P. J. (2014). Development of the Comprehensive General Parenting Questionnaire for caregivers of 5-13 year olds. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 11:15.Power, T. G., Sleddens, E. F. C., Berge, J., Connell, L., Govig, B., Hennessy, E., Liggett, L., Mallan, K., Santa Maria, D., Odoms-Young, A., & St. George, S. M. (2013). Contemporary research on parenting: Conceptual, methodological, and translational issues. Childhood Obesity, 9, S87-94.Papaioannou, M. A., Cross, M. B., Power, T. G., Liu, Y., Qu, H., Shewchuk, R. M., & Hughes, S. O. (2013). Feeding style differences in food parenting practices associated with fruit and vegetable intake in children from low-income families. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 45, 643-651.Power, T. G. (2013). Parenting dimensions and styles: A brief history and recommendations for future research. Childhood Obesity, 9, S14-21.Garstein, M. A., Bridgett, D. J., Young, B., Panksepp, J., & Power, T. G. (2013). Origins of effortful control: Infant and parent contributions. Infancy, 18, 149-183.Morrison, H., Power, T. G., Nicklas, T., & Hughes, S. O. (2013). Exploring the effects of maternal eating patterns on maternal feeding and child eating. Appetite, 63, 77-83.Hughes, S. O., Cross, M. B., Hennessy, E., Tovar, A., Economos, C. D., & Power, T. G. (2012). Establishing cutoff points for use with the Caregivers Feeding Styles Questionnaire. Appetite, 58, 393-395.Power, T. G., Ullrich-French, S., Steele, M., Daratha, K., & Bindler, R. (2012). Obesity, cardiovascular fitness, and physically active adolescents’ motivation for activity: A self-determination theory approach. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 12, 593-598.Bindler, R., Goetz, S., Butkus, S., Power, T,. Ullrich-French, S., & Steele, M. (2012). The process of curriculum development and implementation for an adolescent health project in middle schools. Journal of School Nursing, 28, 13-23.Frankel, L. A., Hughes, S. O., O’Connor, T. M., Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., & Hazen, N. L. (2012). Parental influences on children’s self-regulation of energy intake: Insights from developmental literature on emotion regulation. Journal of Obesity, Article ID 327259, 12 pages.Booren, L. M., Handy, D. J., & Power, T. G. (2011). Examining perceptions of school safety strategies, school climate, and violence. Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice, 9, 171-187.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Papaioannou, M. A., Cross, M. B., Nicklas, T. A., Hall, S. K., & Shewchuk, R. M. (2011). Emotional climate, feeding practices, and feeding styles: An observational analysis of the dinner meal in Head Start families. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 8:60. Steele, M.M., Daratha, K.B., Bindler, R.C., & Power, T. G. (2011). The relationship between self-efficacy for behaviors that promote healthy weight and clinical indicators of adiposity in a sample of early adolescents. Health Education & Behavior, 38, 596-602.Kistler, M. E., Rodgers, K. B., Power, T. G., Austin, E. W., & Hill, L. G. (2010). Adolescents and music media: Toward an involvement-mediational model of consumption and self-concept. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 20, 616-630. Olvera N., & T. G. Power (2010). Parenting styles and overweight in Mexican-American children: A longitudinal Study. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 243-249.Power, T. G., Bindler, R. C., Goetz, S., & Daratha, K. B. (2010). Obesity prevention in early adolescence: Student, parent, and teacher perspectives. Journal of School Health, 80, 13-19.Power, T. G., & Hill, L. G. (2010). Individual differences in appraisal of minor, potentially stressful events: A cluster analytic approach. Cognition and Emotion, 24, 1081-1094.Ullrich-French, S., Power, T, Daratha, K., Bindler, R., & Steele, M. (2010). Examination of adolescents’ screen time and physical fitness as independent correlates of weight status and blood pressure. Journal of Sports Sciences, 28, 1189-1196. Daratha, K. B., Power, T. G., Steele, M. M., Bindler, R. C., & Ullrich-French, S. C. (2009). Changes in BMI between summer and school months among middle school students. Washington State Journal of Public Health Practice, 2, 13-21.Hood, B. K., Power, T.G., & Hill, L. G. (2009). Children’s appraisal of moderately stressful situations. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 33, 167-177.Hughes, S., O'Connor, T., & Power, T. (2008). Parenting and children's eating patterns: Examining parental control in a broader context. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 1, 323-330. Reprinted in Y. Latzer, J. Merrick, & D. Stein (Eds.) (2010), Understanding eating disorders: Integrating culture, psychology, and biology. New York: Nova Science.Lanigan, J., & Power, T. G. (2008). Obesity prevention and health promotion: How family life educators view their role. Journal of Extension, 46(6), 6FEA5.Power, T. G., & Hill, L. G. (2008). Maternal protectiveness and child adjustment: A multidimensional study. Parenting: Science and Practice, 8, 187-212.Hughes, S. O., Patrick, H., Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., Anderson, C. B., & Nicklas, T. A. (2007). The impact of child care providers’ feeding on children’s food consumption. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 28, 100-107.Olvera, N., Sharma, S. Suminski, R., Rodriguez, A., & Power, T. G. (2007). BMI trends in Mexican American children in relation to maternal BMI. Ethnicity & Disease, 17, 707-713.Hughes, S. O., Anderson, C. B., Power, T. G., Micheli, N., Jaramillo, S., & Nicklas, T. A. (2006). Measuring feeding in low-income, African-American and Hispanic parents. Appetite, 46, 215-223.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., Mueller, S., Nicklas, T. A. (2005). Revisiting a neglected construct: Parenting styles in a child-feeding context. Appetite, 44, 83-92. Olvera, N. Suminski, R., & Power, T. G. (2005). Intergenerational perceptions of body image in Latinos: Role of BMI, gender, and acculturation. Obesity Research, 13, 1970-1979.Power, T. G., Stewart, C., Hughes, S. O., & Arbona, C. (2005). Predicting patterns of adolescent alcohol use: A longitudinal study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 66, 74-81.Hasan, N., & Power, T. G. (2004). Children’s appraisal of major life events. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 74, 26-32.Kalpidou, M. D., Power, T. G., Cherry, K. E., & Gottfried, N. (2004). Regulation of emotion and behavior among 3- and 5-year-olds. The Journal of General Psychology, 131, 159-178.Power, T. G. (2004). Stress and coping in childhood: The parents’ role. Parenting: Science and Practice, 4, 271-317.Vannorsdall, T., Dahlquist, L., Pendley, J. S., & Power, T. G. (2004). The relation between nonessential touch and children’s distress during lumbar punctures. Children’s Health Care, 33, 299-315.Arbona, C., & Power, T. G. (2003). Parental attachment, self-esteem, and antisocial behaviors among African American, European American, and Mexican American adolescents. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 40-51.Power, T. G., Dahlquist, L. M., Thompson, S., & Warren, R. (2003). Interactions between children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and their mothers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 28, 213-221.Stewart, C., & Power, T. G. (2003). Ethnic, social class, and gender differences in adolescent drinking: Examining multiple aspects of consumption. Journal of Adolescent Research, 18, 575-598.Hasan, N., & Power, T. G. (2002). Optimism and pessimism in children: A study of parenting correlates. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26, 185-191.Patel-Amin, N., & Power, T. G. (2002). Modernity and childrearing in families of Gujarati, Indian adolescents. International Journal of Psychology, 37, 239-245.Power, T. G., Olvera, N., & Hays, J. (2002). Maternal socialization of safety practices among Mexican-American children. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23, 83-97.Stewart, C., & Power, T. G. (2002). Identifying patterns of adolescent drinking: A tri-ethnic study. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 63, 156-168.Tunali, B., & Power, T. G. (2002). Coping by redefinition: Cognitive appraisals in mothers of children with autism and children without autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 32, 25-34. Reprinted in 2005 in Giornale Italiano delle disabilita, 5, 60-76.Dahlquist, L.M., Pendley, J.S., Power, T.G., Landthrip, D.S., Jones, C.L., & Steuber, C.P. (2001). Adult command structure and child distress during invasive cancer procedures. Children’s Health Care, 30, 151-167.Daley, J. E., Power, T. G., & Gondolf, E. (2001). Predictors of attendance among men who batter. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 16, 971-991.Hays, J.H., Power, T.G., & OlveraEzzell, N. (2001). Effects of maternal socialization strategies on children's nutrition knowledge and behavior. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 22, 421-437.Olvera, N., Remy, R., Power, T. G., Bellamy, C., & Hays, J. (2001). Observed maternal strategies and children's health locus of control in low-income Mexican Americans. Journal of Family Psychology, 15, 451-463.Hartos, J.L., & Power, T.G. (2000). Association between mother and adolescent reports for assessing relations between parent-adolescent communication and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 29, 441-450.Hartos, J., & Power, T. G. (2000). Relations among single mothers’ awareness of their adolescents’ stressors, maternal monitoring, mother-adolescent communication, and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Adolescent Research, 15, 546-563.Woolger, C., & Power, T.G. (2000). Parenting and children's intrinsic motivation in age group swimming. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 21, 595-607.Hartos, J., & Power, T. G. (1997). Mothers' awareness of their early adolescents' stressors: Relation between awareness and adolescent adjustment. Journal of Early Adolescence, 17, 371-389.Garner, P. W., & Power, T. G. (1996). Preschoolers' emotional control in the disappointment paradigm and its relation to temperament, emotional knowledge, and family expressiveness. Child Development, 67, 1406-1419.Patel, N., Power, T.G., and Bhavnagri, N. (1996). Socialization values and practices of Indian immigrant parents: Correlates of modernity and acculturation. Child Development, 67, 302-313.Averill, P.M., & Power, T.G. (1995). Parental attitudes and children's experiences in soccer: Correlates of effort and enjoyment. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 18, 263276.Dahlquist, L.M., Power, T.G., & Carlson, L. (1995). Physician and parent behavior during invasive cancer procedures: Relationships to child behavioral distress. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 20, 477490.Dahlquist, L.M., Power, T.G., Cox, C.N., & Fernbach, D.J. (1994). Parenting and child distress during cancer procedures: A multidimensional assessment. Children's Health Care, 23, 149166.OlveraEzzell, N., Power, T.G., Cousins, J.H., Guerra, A. M., & Trujillo, M. (1994). The development of health knowledge in lowincome MexicanAmerican children. Child Development, 65, 416-427.Power, T.G., McGrath, M.P., Hughes, S.O., & Manire, S.H. (1994). Compliance and selfassertion: Young children's responses to mothers versus fathers. Developmental Psychology, 30, 980989.Power, T.G., & Woolger, C. (1994). Parenting practices and agegroup swimming: A correlational study. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, 65, 5966.Cousins, J.H., Power, T.G., & OlveraEzzell, N. (1993). MexicanAmerican mothers' socialization strategies: The effects of education, acculturation, and health locus of control. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 55, 258276.Hardy, D.F., Power, T.G., & Jaedicke, S. (1993). Examining the relationship of parenting to children's coping with everyday stress. Child Development, 64, 18291841.Tunali, B., & Power, T. G. (1993). Creating satisfaction: A psychological perspective on stress and coping in families of handicapped children. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 34, 945957. Wall, J.A., Power, T.G., & Arbona, C. (1993). Susceptibility to antisocial peer pressure and its relation to acculturation in MexicanAmerican adolescents. Journal of Adolescent Research, 8, 403418.Woolger, C., & Power, T.G. (1993). Parents and sport socialization: Views from the achievement literature. Journal of Sport Behavior, 16, 171189.Cole, P. M., Woolger, C., Power, T. G., & Smith, K. D. (1992). Parenting difficulties among adult survivors of fatherdaughter incest. Child Abuse and Neglect, 16, 239249.Hughes, S.O., Power, T.G., & Francis, D.J. (1992). Identifying drinking patterns in adolescence: A cluster analytic approach. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 53, 4047.Kelley, M. L., Power, T. G., & Wimbush, D. D. (1992). Determinants of parenting in lowincome, Black mothers. Child Development, 63, 573582.Power, T.G., KobayashiWinata, H., & Kelley, M.L. (1992). Childrearing in Japan and the United States: A cluster analytic study. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 15, 185205. Hall, S., Cousins, J. H., & Power, T. G. (1991). Selfconcept and perceptions of attractiveness and body size among MexicanAmerican mothers and daughters. International Journal of Obesity, 15, 567575.McGrath, M.P., & Power, T.G. (1990). The effects of reasoning and choice on children's prosocial behavior. International Journal of Behavioural Development, 13, 345353.OlveraEzzell, N., Power, T. G., & Cousins, J. H. (1990). Maternal socialization of children's eating habits: Strategies used by obese MexicanAmerican mothers. Child Development, 61, 395400.Power, T.G., Gershenhorn, S., & Stafford, D. (1990). Perceptions of infant difficultness: The influence of maternal attitudes and attributions. Infant Behavior and Development, 13, 421437.KobayashiWinata, H., & Power, T.G. (1989). Childrearing and compliance: Japanese and American families in Houston. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 20, 333356.Power, T.G., & Shanks, J.A. (1989). Parents as socializers: Maternal and paternal views. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 18, 203220.Cousins, P.C., & Power, T.G. (1986). Quantifying family process: Issues in the analysis of behavior sequences. Family Process, 25, 89105.Cousins, P.C., Power, T.G., & Carbonari, J.P. (1986). Power and bias in the z score: A comparison of sequential analytic indices of contingency. Behavioral Assessment, 8, 305317.Power, T.G., & Chapieski, M.L. (1986). Childrearing and impulse control in toddlers: A naturalistic investigation. Developmental Psychology, 22, 271275.Power, T.G., & Parke, R.D. (1986). Patterns of early socialization: An analysis of mother and fatherinfant interaction in the home. International Journal of Behavioural Development, 9, 331341.Power, T.G. (1985). Mother and fatherinfant play: A developmental analysis. Child Development, 56, 15141524.Power, T.G., Chapieski, M.L., & McGrath, M.P. (1985). The assessment of individual differences in infant exploration and play. Developmental Psychology, 21, 974981.Power, T.G., & Parke, R.D. (1984). Social network factors and the transition to parenthood. Sex Roles, 10, 947970.Power, T.G., & Parke, R.D. (1983). Patterns of mother and father play with their eightmonthold infants: A multiple analyses approach. Infant Behavior and Development, 6, 453459.Power, T.G., Hildebrandt, K.A., & Fitzgerald, H.E. (1982). Adults' responses to infants varying in facial expression and perceived attractiveness. Infant Behavior and Development, 5, 3344.Power, T.G. (1981). Sextyping in infancy: The role of the father. Infant Mental Health Journal, 2, 226240.Parke, R.D., Power, T.G., & Fisher, T. (1980). The adolescent father's impact on the mother and child. Journal of Social Issues, 36, 88106.Parke, R.D., Power, T.G., Tinsley, B.R., & Hymel, S. (1979). The father's role in the family system. Seminars in Perinatology, 3, 2534.Books:Power, T. G. (2000). Play and exploration in children and animals. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. French adaptation: Jacob, S., & Power, T. G. (2006). Petits joueurs. Les jeux des enfants et des jeunes mammiferes. Paris: Sprimont.Book Chapters:Hughes, S. O., & Power, T. G. (in press). Parenting influences on appetite and weight, pediatric food preferences and eating behaviors. In J. Lumeng & J. O. Fisher (Eds.), Pediatric Behavioral Nutrition. New York: Elsevier.Hughes, S. O., & Power, T. G. (2017). Nutritional health. In B. Fiese (Ed.), APA handbook of contemporary family psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological AssociationHughes, S. O., Power, T. G., O’Connor, T. M., & Dave, J. M. (2016). Childhood environment and obesity. In R. Ahima (Ed.), Metabolic syndrome: A comprehensive textbook (pp. 243-259). New York: Springer. Leonard, D., Ullrich-French, S. C., & Power, T. G. (2015). Yes Wii can or can Wii?Theorizing the possibilities of video games as health disparity intervention. In R. A. Brookley and T. P. Oates (Eds.), Playing to win: Sports, video games, and the culture of play. Bloomington, IN: Indiana Press. Power, T.G. (2011). Social play. In P. K Smith & C. Hart (Eds.), Wiley-Blackwell handbook of childhood social development. 2nd Ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell.Hughes, S. O., O’Connor, T. M., & Power, T. G. (2010). Parenting and children’s eating patterns: Examining control in a broader context. In Y. Latzer, J. Merrick, & D. Stein (Eds.), Understanding eating disorders: Integrating culture, psychology, and biology. New York: Nova Science.Olvera, N., Hays, J. H., Power, T. G., & Yanez, C. (1998). Health behaviors of Mexican-American families: Myths and realities. In H. E. Fitzgerald, B. M. Lester, & B. S. Zuckerman (Eds.), Children of color: Research, health, and public policy issues (pp. 121-140). New York: Garland. Kelley, M.L., & Power, T.G. (1992). Children's moral understanding: Developmental and social contextual determinants. In L.T. Winegar & J. Valsiner (Eds.), Children's development within social context. Vol. 2. Research and methodology (pp. 203227). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.Power, T.G., & Manire, S.H. (1992). Child rearing and internalization: A developmental perspective. In J. Janssens & J. Gerris (Eds.), Child rearing: Influence on prosocial and moral development (pp. 101123). Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger B.V.Slater, M.A., & Power, T.G. (1987). Multidimensional assessment of parenting in singleparent families. In J.P. Vincent (Ed.), Advances in family intervention, assessment, and theory. Vol. 4. Greenwich, Conn.: JAI Press.Power, T.G., & Parke, R.D. (1982). Play as a context for early learning: Lab and home analyses. In L.M. Laosa & I.E. Sigel (Eds.), Families as learning environments for children. New York: Plenum Press.Parke, R.D., Hymel, S., Power, T.G., & Tinsley, B.R. (1980). Fathers and risk: A hospitalbased model of intervention. In D.B. Sawin, R.C. Hawkins, L.O. Walter, & J.H. Penticuff (Eds.), Psychosocial risks in infantenvironment transactions. New York: Bruner/Mazel.Parke, R.D., Power, T.G., & Gottman, J. (1979). Conceptualizing and quantifying influence patterns in the family triad. In M.E. Lamb, S.J. Suomi, & G.R. Stephenson (Eds.), The study of social interaction: Methodological issues. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.Encyclopedia Entries:Power, T. G., & Lee, S. (2017). Coping. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), The Sage encyclopedia of lifespan development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Power, T.G. (2007). Human and animal play. In M. Bekoff (Ed.), Encyclopedia of human-animal relationships: A global exploration of our connection with animals. Westport, CT: Greenwood. Book Reviews:Power, T.G. (2010). Review of “Understanding children’s worlds: Children and play.” American Journal of Play, 3, 262-264. Power, T.G. (1999). Sex differences in behavior: The debate continues. Contemporary Psychology, 44, 333-335.Power, T.G. (1995). Parentchild play: Evolutionary and cultural perspectives. Contemporary Psychology, 40, 149151. Power, T.G. (1993). Parenting researchers broaden their horizons. Contemporary Psychology, 38, 407408.Power, T.G. (1984). Life with father: New directions for family policy. Contemporary Psychology, 29, 324325.Conference Presentations: Papers, Posters, and Invited Addresses Hughes SO, Power TG, Johnson SL, Parker L, Lanigan J, Beck A, Betz D, Martinez A, Micheli N, Papaioannou M. (November, 2017). Preliminary results from a childhood obesity family-based prevention program. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Council of Family Relations, Orlando, Florida.Hughes, S. O., & Power T. G. (October, 2017). Parental socialization of healthy eating habits among children. Presentation at the International Congress of Nutrition, Buenos Aires, Argentina.Hughes SO, Power TG, Micheli N, Papaioannou MA, Johnson SL, Goodel LS, Parker L, Beck A. (July, 2017). Development of a family focused child obesity prevention program. Presentation at the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior, San Diego California.Davison, K., Blake, C., Kachurak, A., Blaine, R., Younginer, N., Lumeng, J., Miller, A., Hughes, S., Power, T., Vaughn, A., & Fisher, J. (June, 2017). Development and validation of the parenting around child snacking (PACS) scale. Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Victoria, BC. Power, T. G., Olivera, Y., Ramos, G., Lee, S., Parker, L., & Marinez, A. D. (June, 2017). Stress and coping strategies: Effective parent support for Latina mothers and their children. Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC. Hughes, S., Power, T., Johnson, S., Parker, L.A., Lanigan, J.D., Betz, D.L., & Martinez, A. (June, 2017). Preventing childhood obesity through a family-based program--SEEDS. Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Victoria, BC. Hughes SO, Power TG, Johnson SL, Parker L, Lanigan J, Beck A, Betz D, Martinez A. (June, 2017). Development of a family focused child obesity prevention program for preschoolers. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.Power, T. G. (May, 2017). How do mothers help their children cope with stress? Basic research and preliminary evaluation of a parent education program. Invited Address, Hong Kong Education University. Power, T. G. (May, 2017). Preventing obesity in early childhood: Development, evaluation, and dissemination of a family based program. Invited Address, Hong Kong Education University. Beck, A., Power, T., Silva, K., Aguilar, N., Hopwood, V., Olivera, Y., Ramos, G., Hidalgo, J., Fisher, J., O'Connor, T., & Hughes, S. (April, 2017). Executive functioning and maternal scaffolding as predictors of preschooler's emotion regulation: A longitudinal study. Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX. Silva, K., Power, T., Beck, A., Aguilar, N., Hopwood, V., Olivera, Y., Ramos, G., Fisher, J., O'Connor, T., & Hughes, S. (April, 2017). Latina mothers' Scaffolding of preschool children in a stressful situation: An observational study. Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX. Goodlett, B., Frazier-Wood, A., Power, T., & Hughes, S. (April, 2017). Parent feeding style and child eating behaviors: Mealtime observations in the family home.. Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX. Power, T., Galindo, L., Beck, A., Fisher, J., O'Connor, T., & Hughes, S. (April, 2017). Latina mothers’ feeding interactions and preschool children’s eating in the absence of hunger: A longitudinal analysis. Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX. Diaz Martinez, A., Power, T. G., Parker, L., Olivera, Y., Ramos, G., & Lee, S. (June, 2016). Helping children cope with stress: Development of a parent-education program for low-income Latina mothers. Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco.Sleddens, E. F. C., M?sse, L. C., Kremers, S. P. J., O’Connor, T. M., Thijs, C., Sioen, I., Michels, N., & Power, T. G. (August, 2016). Validation of the Comprehensive General Parenting Questionnaire and associations with children’s energy balance-related behavior and BMI. European Health Psychology Society and British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Conference, Aberdeen Scotland.Hughes SO, Power TG, Frazier-Wood A, Elias C. (July, 2016).? Depression is associated with less responsive feeding behaviors in an observational study of low-income mothers.? Presentation at the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior. Porto Portugal.Power, T. G. (May, 2016). Self-regulation, effortful control, and executive functioning in preschool children. Invited Address, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Power, T. G. (May, 2016). Parental feeding and children’s self-regulation of eating. Invited Address, Hong Kong Institute of Education. Power, T. G., Olivera, Y., Hill, R., Beck, A., Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Silva, K., Ramos, G., Fisher, J., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O. (May, 2016). Obesity risk in preschoolers from low-income, Latino families: The role of emotion regulation strategies. Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, CA.Austin, E. W., Shultz, J. A., Deen, M. K., Cohen, M., Calodich, S., Johnson, B. K., Parker, L., & Power, T. G. (July, 2015). Pilot testing of a media literacy-based curriculum to enhance youth and parent media skills and food Behaviors: Year 3 of 5. Poster submitted to the Society of Nutrition Education and Behavior, Pittsburg, PA.Power, T. G., Beck, A., Betz, D., Broughton, S., Combe, A., Goodell, S., Hill, L. G., Hill, R., Jaramillo, J. A., Johnson, S. L., Lanigan, J., Martinez, A. D., Nesbitt, M., Overath, I., Parker, L., Ullrich-French, S., & Hughes, S. O. (June, 2015). Development of the Parent Curriculum for Strategies for Effective Eating Development (SEEDS) Intervention: A Pilot Study. Paper presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Edinburgh, Scotland. Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., O’Connor, T. M., & Fisher, J. O. (June, 2015). A mixed-method approach to understanding components of child self-regulation and their relationship to childhood obesity. Paper presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Edinburgh, Scotland.Lanigan, J., Beck, A., Betz, D., Goodell, S., Johnson, S. L., Lawrence, A., Power, T. G., & Hughes, S. O. (June, 2015). Development of the Preschool Curriculum for Strategies for Effective Eating Development (SEEDS) Intervention: A Pilot Study. Paper presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Edinburgh, Scotland. Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., & Fisher, J. O. (June, 2015). The use of goal-directed feeding behaviors among low-income Hispanic families of preschoolers: Feeding style differences. Paper submitted to the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Edinburgh, Scotland. Power, T. G. (April, 2015). Promoting social-emotional development in young children: A prevention science perspective. Invited Keynote Address, Conference for Research in Early Childhood Education, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Power, T. G. (April, 2015). Observational data analysis. Invited Workshop, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Power, T. G. (April, 2015). Writing compelling journal articles. Invited Workshop, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., O’Connor, T., & Fisher, J. O. (March, 2015). Obesity risk in children: The role of acculturation in the feeding patterns of low-income Hispanic families. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.Beck, A., Power, T. G., Olivera, Y., Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Hill, R., Weinmann, K., Fisher, J.O., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O. (March, 2015). Parental scaffolding of their preschool children’s coping with a stressful situation: Relations with child coping. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Power, T. G., Nicklas, T., & Hughes, S. O. (March, 2015). Preschooler’s temperament and disinhibited eating: A study of low-income, Hispanic families. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.Olivera, Y, Hill, R., Power, T. G., Beck, A., Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Weinmann, K., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O. (March, 2015). Stress and coping behaviors of Latino preschool-aged children: Relations with successful delay of gratification. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Power, T. G., & Gros-Louis, J. (March, 2015). Vocal production and exploration during infancy: The role of constrained motor production, cognitive processing, and maternal support. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia.Foxen-Craft, E., Pinder, W., Hoehn, J., Zeroth, J., Thompson, C., Wald, E., Dahlquist, L., Power, T., & Bollinger, M. (March, 2014). Food allergy in the school: Teacher reports of children's behavior. Poster presented at the Society of Pediatric Psychology, Philadelphia.Silva, K., Power, T. G., Fisher, J., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O. (May, 2014). Latina mothers’ influences on their children’s self-regulation of energy intake. International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, San Diego.Power, T. G. (October, 2013). Parenting and children’s emotion regulation. Invited Address, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Power, T. G. (October, 2013). Introduction to Prevention Science. Invited Workshop, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Power, T. G. (October, 2013). Observational Research Methods. Invited Workshop, Hong Kong Institute of Education.Hughes, S.O., Power, T. G., Johnson, S. L., Goodell, L. S., Duran, A. J., Williams, K. A., & Frankel, L. A. (May, 2013). Using direct observation to investigate the association between parental feeding styles and overweight status in preschoolers. Paper presented at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Ghent, Belgium.Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Power, T. G., Eaton, A., Hill, R., Fisher, J., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O.? (April, 2013). Stress behaviors and child compliance in two behavioral inhibition tasks: Differential functioning across two contexts.? Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.Eaton, A., Power, T. G., Weinmann, K., Hill, R., Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Aguilar, N., Fisher, J., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O.?(April 2013). Parental scaffolding of their preschool children’s coping with a stressful situation: An observational analysis. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.Power, T. G., Hughes, S. O., Goodell, L. S., Johnson, S. L., Jaramillo Duran, J. A., Williams, K., Eaton, A. & D., Frankel, L. A. (April 2013). Mother-child interactions at dinnertime: Exploring mothers’ behavior as a function of child weight status. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.Hill, R., Power, T. G., Bonilla-Pacheco, V., Eaton. A., Weinmann, K., Fisher, J., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O. (April, 2013). Delay of gratification in preschoolers: Predictors of individual differences. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.Olivera, Y., Power, T. G., Eaton, A., Fisher, J., O’Connor, T., & Hughes, S. O. (April, 2013). Exploring the influence of low-income Latina mothers on their children’s emotional self-regulation. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA, April 18 - April 20, 2013.Kalpidou, M., Power, T. G., Hughes, S. O., Fisher J., & Tocco, K. (2013, April). Prenatal and postnatal family dynamics and infants’ eating behaviors. In R. Kuersten-Hogan (Chair), Predicting infant and family functioning at the end of the first year: The impact of prenatal and postnatal family dynamics. Poster Symposium presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, WA.Foxen-Craft, E., Hahn, A., Thompson, C., Hoehn, J., Dahlquist, L., Power, T., & Bollinger, M. (2013, April). Task persistence in childhood food allergy. The National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans.Hoehn, J., Thompson, C., Hahn, A., Foxen-Craft, E., Zeroth, J., Dahlquist, L., Bollinger, M., Power, T., & Tover, A. (2013, April). Child food allergy, maternal anxiety, and mother-child interaction. The National Conference on Pediatric Psychology, New Orleans, LA.Power, T. G. (2012). Parenting styles and children’s obesity risk: Theoretical and methodological issues. Invited Address, Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Phoenix, AZ. Foxen-Craft, E., Hahn, A., Hoehn, J., Dahlquist, L. M., Thompson, C., Power, T. G., & Bollinger, M E. (November, 2012).?Parent monitoring of peer interactions in children with food allergy. Poster presented at the?Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, National Harbor, MD.?Eaton, A., Power, T. G., Weinmann, K., Bumpus, M., & Hill, L. G. (2012, July). Parental scaffolding of children’s coping with a stressful situation: An observational analysis. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Edmonton, AL.Rodgers, K. B., Power, T. G., & Hust, S. J. (2012, March). Adolescent and emerging adult women’s perceptions of heterosexual scripting. Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, B. C.Power, T. G. (2012, May). Measurement of general parenting style: Continuous or categorical? Invited address, Pre-conference workshop for the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Houston.Foxen-Craft, E., Hahn, A., L, Law, E., Herbert, L., Dahlquist, L., Power, T., & Bollinger, M. B. (2012, April). Perceived parental stress related to daily activities of young children with food allergy. Poster presented at the Midwest Regional Conference in Pediatric Psychology, Milwaukee, WI.Power, T. G. (2011, February). Parenting styles and child obesity. Invited address, keynote speaker, annual conference, Oregon State University Extension.Power, T. G. (2011, September). Parenting styles and practices. Invited address, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.Booren, L. M., Handy, D. J., & Power, T. G. (2009, April). Understanding school safety strategies and school climate: An examination of student perceptions. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver.Power, T. G., Hill, L. G., & Bumpus, M. F. (2009, April). Parental scaffolding of children’s coping: Relations with child adjustment. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver.Daratha, K.B., Bindler, R., & Power, T. G. (2008, April). Measures of self-determination and self-efficacy and pre-adolescent health. Western Institute of Nursing Conference, Garden Grove, CA. Steele, M. M., Power, T. G., Daratha, K., & Bindler, R. (2008, October). Readiness to change and pre-adolescent obesity: Examining the relationship between Self Efficacy and weight status. Poster session presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.Ackerman, C., Kastelic, E., Herbert, L., Sil, S., Berrin, S., Dahlquist, L., Power, T., & Bollinger, M. (2007, April). Intolerance of uncertainty among caregivers of food allergic children: Influence on child autonomous social activities. Great Lakes Regional Conference on Child Health Psychology, Cincinnati, Ohio. Lanigan, J.D., Power, T., Betz, D.L., Overath, R., Butkus, S.N., & Broughton, S.M. (2007, April). Parenting educators' perspectives on health promotion activities in Washington State. Priester Health Conference, Kansas City, MO. Hughes S.O., Anderson, C., Power, T., & Nicklas, T. (2006, March). Cross-Cultural methods for measuring feeding in African-American and Hispanic parents. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine,?San Francisco, CA.Cantu, A., Hood, B., Hill, L.G., & Power, T.G. (2005, April). Differences between mothers and children in appraisals of event significance and threat. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.Hood, B., Power, T.G., & Hill, L.G. (2005, April). Parent and child appraisal: Link among positive coping patterns. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.Hughes, S., Fisher, J., Nicklas, T., & Power, T. G. (2005, April). Revisiting a neglected construct: Parenting styles in a child-feeding context. Symposium presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.Hughes S. O., Patrick, H., Anderson, C., Power, T.G., & Nicklas T. (2005, April). Observed feeding styles of Head Start teachers and dietary intake of children. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Boston, MA.Hughes, S. O., Patrick, H., Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., & Nicklas, T. A. (2005, April). Observational assessment of child-care providers' feeding styles and young children's dietary consumption. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.Olvera, N., Suminski, R., & Power, T. G. (2004, November). Intergenerational perceptions of body size and attractiveness in Latinos: Role of gender, acculturation, and BMI. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C.Power, T. G., Newberry, R., & Boyd, B. (2004, July). Locomotor play in preschool children: An ethological analysis. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., Mueller, S., Nicklas, T. A. (2003, October). The development of the Caregiver’s Feeding Styles Questionnaire. Paper presented at the American Dietetic Association, San Antonio.Power, T. G., Dahlquist, L., Thompson, S., & Warren, R. (2003, April). Protectiveness in mothers of children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis: An observational study. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Fl.Power, T. G., Hughes, S., Stewart, C., & Arbona, A. (2003, April). Predicting patterns of drinking in adolescence: A longitudinal study. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, Fl.Power, T. G. (2002, March). Stress and coping in children: The parents’ role. Paper presented at the Northwest Regional Parenting Conference, Vancouver, WA.Power, T. G. (2002, June). Parenting, stress, and coping: An integrative model. Paper presented at the Northwest Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, B.C. Arbona, C., & Power, T. G. (2000, August). Cultural orientation and antisocial behaviors among Mexican-American adolescents. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.Arbona, C., & Power, T. G. (2000, August). Parental attachment and well-being among Mexican-American adolescents. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.Power, T. G., & Arbona, C. (2000, April). Attachment and autonomy in adolescence: A tri-ethnic study. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago.Stewart, C., & Power, T. G. (2000, April). Ethnic and social class differences in adolescent alcohol use. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago.Hartos, J. L., & Power, T. G. (1999, April). Single mothers’ awareness of their adolescent’s stresses and its relation to communication, monitoring, and adjustment. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque.Hasan, N., & Power, T. G. (1999, February). Parenting correlates of children’s optimism, pessimism, and depression. Paper presented at the American Society of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Las Vegas. Kalpidou, M., Power, T. G., & Gottfried, N. (1999, April). Temperament and emotion regulation predict self-regulated compliance. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque.Carlson, C., & Power, T. G. (1997, April). Parenting and adolescent development: Independent or interactive effects? Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D. C.Kalpidou, M. D., Power, T. G., & Cherry, K. (1997, April). The development of emotional and behavioral self-regulation during the preschool period. Paper presented at Southeastern Psychological Association, Atlanta.Laur, L., & Power, T. G. (1997, April). Stress and coping in adjudicated adolescents. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D. C.Power, T. G., & Carlson, C. (1996, March). Optimism-pessimism as a protective factor for adolescent adjustment: A tri-ethnic study. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Boston.Power, T. G, Hughes, S. O., & Francis, D. J. (1996, March). Adolescents who abstain from alcohol: A tri-ethnic study. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Boston.Carlson, C., & Power, T. G. (1996, July). The relation between adolescents' attachments with their parents and their peers. Paper presented at the International Network on Personal Relationships, Seattle.Power, T. G., Francis, D. J., & Hughes, S. O. (1995, April). Autonomy and adolescent drinking among African-American, European-American, and Mexican-American youth. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.Remy, R., Cousins, J. H., Power, T. G., & Olvera, N. (1995, March). Maternal predictors of children's health locus of control beliefs. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Diego.Remy, R., Power, T. G., Cousins, J.H. , & Olvera, N. (1995, April). Maternal socialization strategies and children's health locus of control beliefs. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.Cousins, J. H., OlveraEzzell, N., & Power, T. G. (April, 1994). Effects of maternal childrearing strategies on children's nutrition knowledge. Paper presented at the Society for Behavioral Medicine, Boston. Hokwerda, K., & Power, T. G. (1994, August). A triethnic study of gender differences in attachment and antisocial behavior. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.McGown, P. M., Power, T. G., & Carlson, C. D. (1994, February). Adolescent autonomy and attachment: A study of ethnic differences. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego.Pendley, J. S., Landthrip, D. S., Dahlquist, L. M., Power, T. G., Jones, C. L., Gramenz, N. A., & Poplack, D. G. (April, 1994). Adult command structures as correlates of child distress during invasive medical procedures. Paper presented at the Gulf Coast Regional Pediatric Psychology Conference, New Orleans.Power, T. G. (1994, August). Attachment, autonomy, and adolescent alcohol use: A triethnic study. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles.Power, T. G., Mehta, P., Francis, D., & Hughes, S. (1994, February). Assessing adolescent drinking patterns: A triethnic study. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego.Thompson, S. M., Power, T. G., & Dahlquist, L. M. (1994, November). Peer activities and peer networks in children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, San Diego.Francis, D.J., Power, T.G., Adams, G.J., Hughes, S.O., Arbona, C., & Goodwin, T. (1993, March). Using latent trait models to develop ethnically equivalent measures of adolescent development. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans. OlveraEzzell, N., Cousins, J.H., & Power, T.G. (1993, March). MexicanAmerican children's understanding of the relationship between behavior and health. Paper at Society for Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco.OlveraEzzell, N., Power, T.G., & Cousins, J.H. (1993, March). The development of knowledge about nutrition, hygiene and safety in MexicanAmerican children. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans.Thompson, S.M., Power, T.G., Dahlquist, L.M., Koenning, G., & Warren, R. (1993, August). Parenting and psychosocial adjustment in children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto.Cousins, J.H., Power, T.G., & OlveraEzzell, N. (1992, March). Health locus of control in MexicanAmerican women. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New York.Hughes, S.O., Power, T.G., & Francis, D.J. (1992, March). Attachment, autonomy, and adolescent drinking: Differentiating abstainers, experimenters, and heavy users. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence, Washington.Power, T.G., Cousins, J.H., & OlveraEzzell, N. (1992, March). The socialization of eating habits in MexicanAmerican children. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, New York.Power, T.G., Francis, D.J., & Hughes, S.O. (1992, March). Is emotional autonomy really detachment? Another look. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence, Washington.Delay, T., Friedman, L. C., Power, T. G., Baer, P. E., & Nelson, D. V. (1991, October). The interrelationship between coping and social support in breast cancer patients and their spouses. Paper presented at the Current Concepts in PsychoOncology IV. Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center,NY.OlveraEzzell, N., Cousins, J., Power, T. G., & Guerra, A. (1991, March). Age and gender differences in attitudes toward coffee, cigarettes, and alcohol use among 4 to 8yearold MexicanAmerican children. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, D.C.OlveraEzzell, N., Cousins, J., Power, T. G., & Guerra, A (1991, April). MexicanAmerican children's attitudes toward coffee, cigarettes, and alcohol use. Paper at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle.Power, T.G., Hughes, S.O., & Francis, D.J. (1991, April). Problem and normal drinking in adolescence: The role of parent and peer attachments. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle.OlveraEzzell, N., Cousins, J.H., & Power, T.G. (1990, March). Structured play as an innovative assessment of children's health beliefs and behaviors. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Dallas.OlveraEzzell, N., Cousins, J., & Power, T.G. (1990, April). Sex differences in the socialization of eating habits in obese MexicanAmerican mothers. Paper presented at the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Chicago.Patel, N., Bhavnagri, N., & Power, T.G. (1990, October). Women's empowerment within the family context: Empirical research on gender socialization of immigrant Indian women. Paper presented at the Fifth Annual Southwest Social Science Conference, Houston.Patel, N., Power, T.G., & Bhavnagri, N. (1990, March). Childrearing in Hindu Indian families in America: Effects of modernity and acculturation. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Dallas.Power, T.G., Schellenger, J., Moll, E., & Patel, N. (1990, March). The assessment of adolescent values: Factor structure, reliability, and validity of a new questionnaire. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Dallas.Tunali, B., & Power, T.G. (1990, March). Stress and coping in families of autistic children: An alternative approach. Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Richmond, VA.Woolger, C., & Power, T.G. (1990, March). Socialization of competitive agegroup swimmers: A study of mother and father influences. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Dallas.Patel, N., Power, T. G., & Bhavnagri, N. (1989, September). Gender socialization in Gujarati immigrant families: Its effects on women's contribution to development in the U.S. Paper presented at the Association for Women in Development, Washington, D.C.Kelley, M.L., & Power, T.G. (1988, March). A hierarchical model of instrumental competence in preschoolers. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, New Orleans.Kelley, M.L., Power, T.G., & Gouti, S. (1988, March). The effect of target on children's evaluations of child transgressions. Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charleston, South Carolina.Power, T.G., & Gershenhorn, S. (1988, April). Perceptions of difficult temperament: The influence of maternal attitudes and attributions. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Washington, D. C. Power, T.G., KobayashiWinata, H., & Kelley, M.L. (1988, March). Childrearing in Japan and the United States: A crosscultural comparison. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, New Orleans.Power, T.G., McGrath, M.P., Hughes, S.O., & Manire, S.H. (1987, April). Mothers, fathers, and childrearing: Socialization during the preschool years. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore.Power, T.G., Ritter, A.D., Bourg, T.M., Kelley, M.L., & Porfillio, J. (1987, April). Maternal evaluations of preschooler's transgressions. Paper at the Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore.Bourg, T.M., & Power, T.G. (1986, March). The effects of maternal directiveness on child compliance in a resistance to distraction task. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, San Antonio.Power, T.G., Risser, W.L., Bourg, T.M., & McGrath, M.P. (1986, April). Childrearing and the development of difficult temperament in infants of adolescent mothers. Paper presented at the Fifth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Los Angeles.Power, T.G., & Shanks, J.A. (1986, March). Childrearing in adolescence: A developmental analysis. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Adolescence, Madison.Slater, M. A., Vincent, J. P., & Power, T. G. (August, 1986). Toward a multidimensional model of parenting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D. C.Bourg, T.M., & Power, T.G. (1985, April). Maternal strategies for compliance in a resistance to distraction task. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Toronto.Cousins, P.C., Power, T.G., & Carbonari, J.P. (1984, September). Sequential analysis of behaviors with low base rates. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Toronto.Kobayashi, H., & Power, T.G. (1984, March). Childrearing and compliance: Japanese and American families in Houston. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Denver.Power, T. G. (1984, March). Mother and fatherinfant play: A developmental analysis. Paper presented at the Southwestern Society for Research in Human Development, Denver.Power, T.G., & Chapieski, M.L. (1984, April). Mothers as mediators of infant exploration: A descriptive, correlational analysis. Paper presented at Fourth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, New York.Manire, S.H., & Power, T.G. (1983, April). Compliance and the young child: The role of the parents. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Detroit.Power, T.G., & McGrath, M. (1983, April). Mothers and fathers as mediators of infant exploration: An experimental investigation. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Detroit.Power, T.G., & Parke, R.D. (1980, April). Mother and fatherinfant interaction in the home: A crosscontextual analysis. Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, New Haven, Connecticut.Participant in the SRCD Interdisciplinary Institute on the Origins and Growth of Communication. Newark, Delaware, June July, 1979. (Competitive)Power, T.G., & Parke, R.D. (1979, March). Toward a taxonomy of fatherinfant and motherinfant play patterns. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, San Francisco.Tinsley, B.R., Power, T.G., Hymel, S., & Parke, R.D. (1979, September). An experimental modification of early fatherinfant relationships. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, New York. ................
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