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Hirokazu Yoshikawa

Courtney Sale Ross University Professor of Globalization and Education at Steinhardt, Applied Psychology

Applied Psychology

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Hirokazu Yoshikawa is the Courtney Sale Ross Professor of Globalization and Education at NYU Steinhardt, a Professor of Applied Psychology, and a University Professor at NYU. He is a core faculty member of the Psychology of Social Intervention program in the Applied Psychology department. He is also a faculty affiliate of the NYU Institute of Human Development and Social Change, the Global TIES for Children research center, and the Metropolitan Center for Equity and the Transformation of Schools. He is a community and developmental psychologist who conducts research-policy, research-advocacy, and research-practice partnerships related to immigration, early childhood, youth development, and poverty reduction in the United States and in low- and middle-income countries.  Note: I will not be accepting new primary PhD advisees for the 2027-2028 academic year. 

Selected Publications

SELECTED BOOKS

Chaudry, A., Morrissey, T., Weiland, C., & Yoshikawa, H. (2021). Cradle to kindergarten: A new plan to combat inequality (2nd edition). Russell Sage.

Yoshikawa, H. (2011). Immigrants raising citizens: Undocumented parents and their young children. Russell Sage.

Shinn, M., & Yoshikawa, H. (2008). (Eds.). Toward positive youth development: Transforming schools and community programs. Oxford University Press.

RECENT ARTICLES 

  • Iqbal, Y., Yoshikawa, H., Michael, D., Bolisetty, S., Yesmin, S., Mian, A., Nyeu, M., Lee, S., Bowden, A.B., Schwartz, K., Chisim, K., Ali, A.R.M., Chowdhury, S., Alam, A., & Behrman, J. (2026).  Impacts of a father engagement model in the Rohingya camps and host community: A cluster-randomized trial.  BMC Global and Public Health.
  • Han, J., Way, N., Taffe, R., Yoshikawa, H., Van Hare, H., & Nelson, J. D. (2026). The Listening with Curiosity Project: A New Approach to SEL. Social and Emotional Learning: Research, Practice, and Policy, 100180.
  • Troller-Renfree, S. V., Costanzo, M. A., Duncan, G. J., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L. A., Yoshikawa, H., ... & Noble, K. G. (2026). The impact of a monthly unconditional cash transfer on child brain activity: A 4-year follow-up. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 101673.
  • Yoshikawa, H., & Rodriguez, S. (in press). Reimagining sanctuary in the context of U.S. immigration policy: Five expanded dimensions to support immigrant children and families. Review of Research on Education. 
  • Tighe, L. A., Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T. J., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Yoshikawa, H., Brooks-Gunn, J., ... & King, C. T. (2025). A family-centered approach to learning English as a second language: a mixed-methods experimental evaluation. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 47, 1093-1112.
  • Wuermli, A., Hiott, M. C., Ugarte, E., Rahman, M. S., Elahi, M., Rahim, A. K., ... Yoshikawa, H., Hastings, P.D., & Tofail, F. (2025). Cohort profile: a prenatal birth cohort study of intergenerational risk and resilience after conflict and forced displacement. BMJ Open, 15(11), e099052.
  • Wuermli, A.J., Michael, D., Hiott, C., Rahim, A.K., Ugarte, E.., Rahman, M.S., Al Ogaily, D., Elahi, M., Yoshikawa, H., Tofail, F., & Trang, K. (2025). Investigating the psychometric properties and validity of commonly used mental health scales expanded and adapted to the Rohingya context in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.  Manuscript under review. 
  • Cui, L., Zhang, M. R., Way, N., Waters, T. E., Zhang, G., Chen, X., Okazaki, S., & Yoshikawa, H. (2025). Maternal and paternal emotion socialization practices and psychosocial adjustment from early-to mid-adolescence among urban Chinese families. Developmental Psychology.
  • Burson, E., Godfrey, E. B., Ibrahim, D. A., Yoshikawa, H., Calzo, J. P., & Poteat, V. P. (2024). Queering critical consciousness: Measurement and implications of critical consciousness among sexual and gender minority youth. Research in Human Development, 21(4), 264-282.
  • Frank, M. C., Baumgartner, H. A., Braginsky, M., Kachergis, G., Lightbody, A. A., Sparks, R. Z., Carlson, S., Lipina, S., Graham., S., Newcombe, N., Odgers, C., Pianta, R.C., Siegler, R., Snowling, M., Yoshikawa, H., Cubillo, A., & Dodge, K. A. (2025). Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE): A global framework for measuring children's learning variability through collaborative data sharing. Child Development.
  • Waters, T. E., Yang, R., Gu, Y., Zhu, V., Cui, L., Li, X., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H.,  Chen, X., Okazaki, S., Bernard, K., Zhang, G., & Liang, Z. (2025). Maternal sensitivity predicts child attachment in a non‐Western context: a 9‐year longitudinal study of Chinese families. Child Development.
  • Noble, K., Magnuson, K., Duncan, G., Gennetian, L. A., Yoshikawa, H., Fox, N. A., ... & Karhson, D. (2025). The Effect of a Monthly Unconditional Cash Transfer on Children’s Development at Four Years of Age: A Randomized Controlled Trial in the US (NBER Working Paper No. w33844). National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Magnuson, K. A., Duncan, G. J., Yoshikawa, H., Yoo, P. Y., Han, S., Gennetian, L. A., ... & Noble, K. G. (2025). Effects of unconditional cash transfers on family processes and wellbeing among mothers with low incomes. Nature Communications, 16(1), 7517.
  • Poteat, V. P., Richburg, A., Day, J., Finch, E. K., Calzo, J. P., Marx, R. A., Lipkin, A., & Yoshikawa, H. (2025). LGBTQ+ advocacy and inclusive school policies are associated with self-worth among youth in gender-sexuality alliances over the school year. Developmental Psychology.
  • Schwartz, K., Michael, D., Torossian, L., Hajal, D., Yoshikawa, H., Abdulrazzak, S., Youssef, J., Sloane, P., Hashwer, S, Foulds, K., Bowden, B ., Hoyer, K., Lee, S., Haywood, A., & Behrman, J. (2025).  Leveraging caregivers to provide remote early childhood education in hard-to-access settings in Lebanon: Impacts from a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 18(3), 615-645. 
  • Poteat, V.P., Yoshikawa, H., Rosenbach, S., Sherwood, S., Finch, E., & Calzo, J. (2023). GSA advocacy predicts reduced depression disparities between LGBQ+ and heterosexual youth in schools.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 54(4), 501-513. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2023.2169924. 
  • Yang, R., Li, X., Way, N., Cui, L., Yoshikawa, H., & Chen, X. (2025). Urban Chinese adolescents’ perspectives on gender roles and differential treatment: The significance of teachers and schools. Chinese Education & Society, 1-23.
  • Sherwood, S. H., Meng, H., Yoshikawa, H., Russell, S. T., & Watson, R. J. (2025). Measuring outness in a national sample of sexual minority, gender minority, and sexual and gender minority youth. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 35, e70028.
  • Duncan, G. J., Magnuson, K., Kunin-Batson, A. S., Yoshikawa, H., Fox, N. A., Halpern-Meekin, S., ... & Noble, K. G. (2025). Cash transfers and their effect on maternal and young children’s health: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics.
  • Shah, H., Gennetian, L. A., Magnuson, K., Yoshikawa, H., Stilwell, L. R., Noble, K., & Duncan, G. (2025). Money or Time? Heterogeneous Effects of Unconditional Cash on Parental Investments (NBER Working Paper No. w33737). National Bureau of Economic Research.
  • Pollock, M., Yoshikawa, H., Diaz, J., Richburg, A., Cox, B., Matschiner, A., ... & Mohammed Issa, A. R. (2025). The Limitation Effect: Florida restrictions as a national warning sign. Equity & Excellence in Education, 58, 1-3.
  • Kabay, S., Yoshikawa, H., & Brown, L. (2025). Competing or complementary goals for primary education: social-emotional learning across the Nigerien education system. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 55, 1-19.
  • Singh, S., Salgin, L., DiSilva, D., Burke, E., Poteat, V.P., Yoshikawa, H., & Calzo, J. (2024). Complicating critical discussions in gender sexuality alliances: Youth desire for intersectional conversations and the experience of fragmentation. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34, 987-1004.
  • Alif, A., Battiwala, T., & Yoshikawa, H. (2024).  The influence of children’s immigration status on households with unauthorized parents.  Children and Youth Services Review.
  • Tighe, L. A., Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T. J., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Yoshikawa, H., Brooks-Gunn, J., ... & King, C. T. (2024). A family-centered approach to learning English as a second language: a mixed-methods experimental evaluation. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 01623737241268074.
  • Sommer, T. E., Franchett, E., Yoshikawa, H., & Lombardi, J. (2024). A global call for two‐generation approaches to child development and caregivers' livelihoods. Child Development Perspectives, 1-11.
  • Immordino-Yang, M.H., Nasir, N.S., Cantor, P., & Yoshikawa, H. (2024). Weaving a colorful cloth: Centering education on humans’ emergent developmental potentials. Review of Research on Education.
  • Rafla, J., Schwartz, K., Yoshikawa, H., Hilgendorf, D., Ramachandran, A., Khanji, M., Abu Seriah, R., Al Aabed, M., Fityan, R., Sloane, P., Al Aqra, A., & Sharawi, T. (2024).  Randomized controlled trial of a phone-based caregiver support and parenting program for Syrian and Jordanian families with young children.  Early Childhood Research Quarterly.  
  • Moran, C., Hilgendorf, D., Zhao, V.Y., Al-Ogaily, D., Yoshikawa, H., Schwartz, K., Rafla, J., Molano, A., Strouf, K., Khanji, M., Abu Seriah, R., Al Aabed, M., Fityan, R., Sloane, P., Hussein, L., Hidayah, D., Shukri, M., Sharawi, T., Foulds, K., Bowden, A.B., Lee, S., Tiwari, P., & Behrman, J. (2024).  Impact of showing the “Best of Ahlan Simsim” episodes in preprimary classrooms in Jordan on children’s development.   Manuscript under review.
  • Poteat, V. P., Marx, R. A., Sherwood, S. H., Calzo, J. P., & Yoshikawa, H. (2024). LGBTQ+ students’ weekly academic engagement and disaffection predicted by experiences in gender-sexuality alliance meetings. Learning and Instruction, 90, 101853.
  • Costanzo, M. A., Magnuson, K. A., Gennetian, L. A., Halpern-Meekin, S., Noble, K. G., & Yoshikawa, H. (2024). Contraception use and satisfaction among mothers with low income: Evidence from the Baby’s First Years study. Contraception, 129, 110297.
  • Singh, S., Salgin, L., DiSilva, D., Burke, E., Poteat, V.P., Yoshikawa, H., & Calzo, J. (2024). Complicating critical discussions in gender sexuality alliances: Youth desire for intersectional convrsations and the experience of fragmentation. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
  • Wolf, S., Jukes, M., Yoshikawa, H., Stern, J., & Kim, S. (2024). Validating an observational tool of classroom support for children’s engagement in learning in Ghana. Early Childhood Education Journal.
  • Sperber, J. F., Gennetian, L. A., Hart, E. R., Kunin-Batson, A., Magnuson, K., Duncan, G. J., Yoshikawa, H., Fox, N., Halpern-Meekin, S., & Noble, K. G. (2023). Unconditional cash transfers and maternal assessments of children's health, nutrition, and sleep: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA network open, 6(9), e2335237-e2335237.
  • Cuartas, J., McCoy, D., Sánchez, J., Behrman, J., Cappa, C., Donati, G., ... & Yoshikawa, H. (2023). Family play, reading, and other stimulation and early childhood development in five low‐and‐middle‐income countries. Developmental Science, e13404.
  • Chor, E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T., Tighe, L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., & King, C. (2023). Three-year outcomes for low-income parents of young children in a two-generation education program. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 1-42.
  • Nalani, A., & Yoshikawa, H. (2023).  White Christian nationalism and youth development in the United States. Society, 60, 551-565.
  • Von Suchodoletz, A., Lee, D.S., Henry, J., Tamang, S., Premachandra, B., & Yoshikawa, H. (2023).  Early childhood education quality and associations with child outcomes: A meta-analysis.  PLOS One.
  • Andrzejewski, J.D., Calzo, J., Poteat, V.P., Yoshikawa, H., & Salgin, L. (2023). Gender-Sexuality Alliance advisors’ self-efficacy to address transgender issues: an interpersonal protective factor for transgender student depression.  LGBT Health.
  • Poteat, V.P., Yoshikawa, H., Rosenbach, S., Sherwood, S., Finch, E., & Calzo, J. (2023). GSA advocacy predicts reduced depression disparities between LGBQ+ and heterosexual youth in schools.  Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology.
  • Sommer, T. E., Tighe, L. A., Sabol, T. J., Chor, E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Yoshikawa, H., ... & King, C. T. (2023). The effects of a two-generation English as a second language (ESL) intervention on immigrant parents and children in Head Start. Applied Developmental Science, 1-20.
  • Lombardi, J., McCoy, D., Boo, F. L., Huang, T., Matlhape, G., Mishra, S., ... & Yoshikawa, H. (2023). Unfolding opportunity: advancing childcare to support children, families, and societies. Pediatrics, 151(Supplement 2).
  • Raikes, A., Rao, N., Yoshikawa, H., Cohrssen, C., Behrman, J., Cappa, C., ... & UKRI GCRF (2023). Global tracking of access and quality in early childhood care and education. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 17(1), 14.
  • Whipps, M. D., Honoroff, J., Salvador, H., Yoshikawa, H., & Seidman, E. (2022). On grand-mentors and great-grand-mentors: reflecting on graduate program support for a multigenerational mentorship model. Health Behavior Research, 5(3), 19.
  • Wu, Z., Brown, L., Kim, H. Y., Yoshikawa, H., & Aber, J. L. (2023). Measuring the dosage of brief and skill-targeted social-emotional learning (SEL) activities in humanitarian settings. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 8526.
  • Poteat, V.P., Yoshikawa, H., Marx, R., Sherwood, S.H., Richburg, A., Murchison, G., Lipkin, A., Yang, M., & Calzo, J. (2023). Engagement in gender-sexuality alliances predicts youth’s positive and negative affect: An 8-week weekly diary study. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52, 1-14.
  • Han, J., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., & Clarke, C. (2023).  Interpersonal curiosity among middle school students and its association with social and emotional skills and well-being.  Journal of Adolescent Research.
  • Rojas, N. M., Yoshikawa, H., & Morris, P. (2023). Preschool children’s engagement and school readiness skills: Exploring differences between Spanish-speaking dual language learners and monolingual English-speaking preschoolers. Early Education and Development, 34(1), 86-110.
  • Cuartas, J., McCoy, D., Yoshikawa, H., Bass, M., Salazar, A., Metheny, N., & Knaul, F. (2022). Prevention of violence against children in the home: an overview of reviews protocol. Systematic Reviews, 11(1), 1-6.
  • Bornstein, M., Cluver, L., Deater-Deckard, K., Hill, N.E., Jager, J., Krutikova, S., Lerner, R.M., & Yoshikawa, H. (2022).  The future of parenting programs: I. Design.  Parenting: Science and Practice, 22, 201-234.
  • Troller-Renfree, S. V., Costanzo, M. A., Duncan, G. J., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L. A., Yoshikawa, H., ... & Noble, K. G. (2022). Reply to Assari and Lantz: Heterogeneity in Baby’s First Years impacts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(35), e2201864119.
  • Zhang, C., Kim, S., Yoshikawa, H., Fong, V. L., Chen, X., Way, N., & Lu, Z. (2022). Lineage difference in grandmothers’ childcare help and mothers’ parenting stress in urban China. Journal of Family Studies, 1-21.
  • Britto, P.R., Bradley, RH., Yoshikawa, H., Ponguta, L.A., Richter, L., & Kotler, J.A. (2022). The future of parenting programs: III. Uptake and scale.  Parenting: Science and Practice, 22, 258-275.
  • Cosso, J., von Suchodoletz, A., & Yoshikawa, H. (2022). Effects of parental involvement programs on young children’s academic and social-emotional outcomes: A meta-analysis. Journal of Family Psychology. doi: 10.1037/fam0000992
  • Yoo, P. Y., Duncan, G. J., Magnuson, K., Fox, N. A., Yoshikawa, H., Halpern-Meekin, S., & Noble, K. G. (2022). Unconditional cash transfers and maternal substance use: findings from a randomized control trial of low-income mothers with infants in the US. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 1-11.
  • Brito, N., Werchan, D., Brandes-Aitken, A., Yoshikawa, H., Greaves, A., & Zhang, M. (2022). Paid maternal leave is associated with infant brain function at 3 months of age.  Child Development.
  • Troller-Renfree, S.V., Costanzo, M.A., Duncan, G.J., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L.A., Yoshikawa, H., Halpern-Meekin, S., Fox, N.A., & Noble, K.G. (2022). The impact of a poverty reduction intervention on infant brain activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(5), 1-8.
  • Whipps, M.D., Yoshikawa, H., Demirci, J., & Hill, J. (2022). Painful, yet beautiful, moments: Pathways through infant feeding and dynamic conceptions of breastfeeding success.  Qualitative Health Research, 32, 31-47.
  • Iqbal, Y., Sunny, S., Alif, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Shorna, M. A. (2022). Family socialization and experiences of early childhood programs in the Rohingya camps: study protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 16094069211062419
  • Kim, S. W., Zhang, C., Yoshikawa, H., Fong, V. L., Way, N., Chen, X., & Ke, X. (2022). Family duties and job flexibility: tradeoffs for Chinese urban, educated mothers with toddlers. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, e20210045.
  • Rey-Guerra, C., Maldonado-Carreño, C., Ponguta, L. A., Nieto, A. M., & Yoshikawa, H. (2022). Family engagement in early learning opportunities at home and in early childhood education centers in Colombia. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 58, 35-46.
  • Troller-Renfree, S.V., Costanzo, M.A., Duncan, G.J., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L.A., Yoshikawa, H., Halpern-Meekin, S., Fox, N.A., & Noble, K.G. (2022). The impact of a poverty reduction intervention on infant brain activity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
  • Whipps, M.D., Yoshikawa, H., Demirci, J., & Hill, J. (2022). Painful, yet beautiful, moments: Pathways through infant feeding and dynamic conceptions of breastfeeding success.  Qualitative Health Research, 32, 31-47.
  • Iqbal, Y., Sunny, S., Alif, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Shorna, M. A. (2022). Family Socialization and Experiences of Early Childhood Programs in the Rohingya Camps: Study Protocol. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 16094069211062419
  • Kim, S. W., Zhang, C., Yoshikawa, H., Fong, V. L., Way, N., Chen, X., & Ke, X. (2021). Family duties and job flexibility: tradeoffs for Chinese urban, educated mothers with toddlers. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, e20210045.
  • Nasir, N.S., Bang, M., & Yoshikawa, H. (2021).  What might we accomplish in 25 years? Phi Delta Kappan, 103, 54-57. https://kappanonline.org/reimagining-education-25-years-spencer-nasir-bang-yoshikawa/
  • Noble, K. G., Magnuson, K., Gennetian, L. A., Duncan, G. J., Yoshikawa, H., Fox, N. A., & Halpern-Meekin, S. (2021). Baby’s First Years: Design of a randomized controlled trial of poverty reduction in the United States. Pediatrics, 148, e202004970.   https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-049702
  • Richter, L.M., Behrman, J.R., Britto, P…. & Yoshikawa, H. (2021). Measuring and forecasting progress in education: what about early childhood?. Nature npj Science of Learning, 6, 27,  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00106-7
  • Black, M. M., Behrman, J. R., Daelmans, B., Prado, E. L., Richter, L., Tomlinson, M., ... & Yoshikawa, H. (2021). The principles of Nurturing Care promote human capital and mitigate adversities from preconception through adolescence. BMJ Global Health, 6(4), e004436.  Available at: https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/4/e004436.abstract
  • Rey-Guerra, C., Maldonado-Carreño, C., Ponguta, L. A., Nieto, A. M., & Yoshikawa, H. (2021). Family engagement in early learning opportunities at home and in early childhood education centers in Colombia. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 58, 35-46.
  • Maldonado, C., Yoshikawa, H., Escallon, E., Ponguta, A.L., Kagan, S.L., Nieto, A.M., Rey-Guerra, C., Cristancho Amaya, J.C., Mateus, A., Rodriguez, A.M., Motta, A.C., Aragon, C.A., & Caro, A. (2021).  Measuring the quality of early childhood education: associations with child development from a national study of the IMCEIC tool in Colombia.  Child Development.
  • Chen, X., Chen, X., Zhao, S., Way, N., Yoshikawa, H., Zhang, G., Deng, H., Cao, L., Chen, H., & Li, D. (2021). Autonomy- and connectedness-oriented behaviors of toddlers and mothers at different historical times in urban China. Developmental Psychology, 57, 1254-1260.
  • Ceccolini, C., Poteat, V.P., Calzo, J., Yoshikawa, H., & Meyer, K. (in press). A mixed methods examination of the unique associations of gender-sexuality alliance involvement and family support on bravery in sexual and gender minority youth.  Journal of Adolescent Research.
  • Rosenbach, S., Yoshikawa, H., Sherwood, H., Poteat, V.P., & Calzo, J. (2021). Benefits for immigrant-origin and non-immigrant-origin youth of discufssing immigration in gender and sexuality alliances.  Psychology in the Schools, 59, 152-180.
  • Whipps, M.D., Yoshikawa, H., Demirci, J., & Hill, J. (2021).  Estimating the impact of in-hospital infant formula supplementation on breastfeeding success.  Breastfeeding Medicine.
  • Nalani, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Carter, P.L. (2021).  Social-science-based pathways to reduce social inequality in youth outcomes and opportunities at scale.  Socius (in 2-article special section on how sociology and the social sciences could better contribute to reductions in societal inequality).   
  • Leyva, D., Catalán Molina, D., Suárez, C., Tamis-Lemonda, C. S., & Yoshikawa, H. (2021). Mother-child reminiscing and first-graders’ emotion competence in a low-income and ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Cognition and Development.
  • Han, J., Clarke, C., Way, N., & Yoshikawa, H. (2021).  A mixed-method measure of interpersonal curiosity: Its link to social and psychological well-being among middle-school students.  Manuscript under review.
  • Murchison, G. R., Rosenbach, S. B., Poteat, V. P., Yoshikawa, H., & Calzo, J. P. (2021). Gender–sexuality alliance membership and activities: associations with students’ comfort, confidence and awareness regarding substance use resources. Health Education Research.
  • Nalani, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Godfrey, E.B. (2021). Theorizing organizational learning to enhance youth-adult partnerships in community-based youth serving organizations. American Journal of Community Psychology.
  • Black, M. M., Behrman, J. R., Daelmans, B., Prado, E. L., Richter, L., Tomlinson, M., ... & Yoshikawa, H. (2021). The principles of Nurturing Care promote human capital and mitigate adversities from preconception through adolescence. BMJ Global Health, 6(4), e004436.
  • Calzo, J.P., Yoshikawa, H., Poteat, V.P., Kieu, T., & Pham, A. (2021). The substance and circumstances of race and immigration talk in high school gender and sexuality alliances. American Journal of Community Psychology.
  • Wuermli, A.J., Yoshikawa, H., & Hastings, P. (2021). A bioecocultural approach to supporting adolescent mothers and their young children in conflict affected contexts. Development and Psychopathology, 33, 714-726.
  • Poteat, V.P., Calzo, J., Yoshikawa, H., Ceccolini, C., Rosenbach, S., Marx, R., & Lipkin, A. (2020). Greater engagement in Gender-Sexuality-Alliances and GSA characteristics predicts youth empowerment and reduced mental health concerns. Child Development, 91, 1509-1528.
  • Sommer, T., Schneider, W., Chor, E., Sabol, T.J., Chase-Lansdale, P.L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., Morris, A., & King, C. (2020).  The effects of a two-generation educational intervention on young children’s attendance in Head Start. Child Development, 91, 1916-1933.
  • Rojas, N., Yoshikawa, H., Gennetian, L., Rangel, M.L., Melvin, S., Noble, K., Duncan, G.J., & Magnuson, K. (2020). Exploring the experiences and dynamics of an unconditional cash transfer for low-income mothers: A mixed-methods study.Journal of Children and Poverty, 26, 64-84.
  • Kabay, S.B., Weiland, C., & Yoshikawa, H. (2020).  Public-sector costs of the Boston public prekindergarten program. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.
  • Rojas, N., Yoshikawa, H., Morris, P., Kamboukos, D., Dawson-McClure, S., & & Brotman, L. (2020). The association of peer behavioral regulation with school readiness skills in preschool.  Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 51, 153-163.
  • Yoshikawa, H., Wuermli, A., Britto, P.R., Dreyer, B., Leckman, J., Lye, S., Ponguta, L.A., Richter, L., & Stein, A. (2020).  Effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic on early childhood development: Short- and long-term risks and mitigating program and policy actions. Journal of Pediatrics, 223, 188-193. Full text available at: https://www.jpeds.com/article/S0022-3476(20)30606-5/fulltext
  • Kabay, S.B., Weiland, C., & Yoshikawa, H. (2020).  Public-sector costs of the Boston public prekindergarten program.Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.
  • Wuermli, A.J., Yoshikawa, H., & Hastings, P. (in press). Supporting adolescent mothers and their young children in conflict-affected contexts. Development and Psychopathology.
  • Sommer, T., Schneider, W., Chor, E., Sabol, T.J., Chase-Lansdale, P.L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., Morris, A., & King, C. (2020).  The effects of a two-generation educational intervention on young children’s attendance in Head Start. Child Development.
  • Rojas, N.,Yoshikawa, H., Morris, P., Kamboukos, D., Dawson-McClure, S., & & Brotman, L. (2020). The association of peer behavioral regulation with school readiness skills in preschool.  Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 51, 153-163.
  • Rojas, N.,Yoshikawa, H., Gennetian, L., Rangel, M.L., Melvin, S., Noble, K., Duncan, G.J., & Magnuson, K. (2020). The experiences of an unconditional cash transfer among low-income mothers of infants: A mixed-methods study.  Journal of Children and Poverty, 26, 64-84.
  • Poteat, V.P., Calzo, J., Yoshikawa, H., Ceccolini, C., Rosenbach, S., Marx, R., & Lipkin, A. (2020). Greater engagement in Gender-Sexuality-Alliances and GSA characteristics predict youth empowerment and reduced mental health concerns. Child Development.
  • Waddoups, A., Yoshikawa, H., & Strouf, K. (2019).  Developmental effects of parent-child separation.  Annual Review of Developmental Psychology, 1, 387-410.
  • Zhang, C., Fong, V.L., Yoshikawa, H., Way, N., Chen, X., Lu, Z., & Deng, H. (2019). Maternal or paternal grandmother? The transformation of patrilineal practice in grandparent care in urban China among families with infants.Journal of Marriage and Family.
  • Joo, Y. S., Magnuson, K., Duncan, G. J., Schindler, H. S., Yoshikawa, H., & Ziol-Guest, K. M. (2019). What works in early childhood education programs? A meta–analysis of preschool enhancement programs. Early Education and Development.
  • Poteat, V. P., Calzo, J. P., Yoshikawa, H., Rosenbach, S. B., Ceccolini, C. J., & Marx, R. A. (2019). Extracurricular settings as a space to address sociopolitical crises: the case of discussing immigration in gender-sexuality alliances following the 2016 US Presidential election. American Educational Research Journal, 0002831219839033.
  • Ponguta, A., Maldonado-Carreño, C., Kagan, S.L., Yoshikawa, H., Mateus, A., Aragon, A.C., Nieto, A.M., Guerrero, P.A., Rodriguez, A.M.R., & Motta, A. (2019). Adaptation of the Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) framework to assess the quality of early childhood education settings in Colombia. Zeitschrift zur Psychologie, 227, 105-112.
  • Whipps, M.D.M.,Yoshikawa, H., & Demirci, J. (2019). Latent trajectories of infant breast milk consumption in the United States. Maternal and Child Nutrition.
  • Leyva, D., Tamis-LeMonda, C.S., & Yoshikawa, H. (2019). What parents bring to the table: Associations between maternal behaviors in a grocery game and first-graders’ academic skills in a low-income sample. Elementary School Journal.
  • Chase-Lansdale, P.L., Sabol, T.J., Sommer, T.E., Chor, E., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., King, C., & Morris, A. (2019). The effects of a two-generation human capital program on low-income parents of young children.  Journal of Family Psychology.
  • Chong, E. S. K., Poteat, V. P., Yoshikawa, H., & Calzo, J. P. (2019). Fostering youth self-efficacy to address transgender and racial diversity issues: The role of gay-straight alliances. School Psychology Quarterly.
  • Murphy, K.M., Yoshikawa, H, & Wuermli, A. (2018). Implementation research for early childhood development programming in humanitarian contexts.  Proceedings of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1419, 90-101.
  • Yoshikawa, H., Wuermli, A.J., Raikes, A., Kim, S., & Kabay, S.B. (2018).  Achieving high quality early childhood development program and policies at national scale: Directions for research in global contexts.Social Policy Report of the Society for Research in Child Development, 31(1), 1-36.
  • Yoshikawa, H., Suarez-Orozco, C.S., & Gonzales, R.G. (2017).  Unauthorized status and youth development in the United States: Consensus statement of the Society for Research on Adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 27, 4-19.

Programs

Human Development Research and Policy

The Human Development Research and Policy program prepares students to pursue careers as research project directors, research coordinators, and more.

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Psychology and Social Intervention

Prepare for a career as a social scientist, with strong quantitative training and exposure to interdisciplinary methods to examine setting-level phenomena.

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Courses

Child Development and Social Policy in a Global Society

Explores the nature, causes and consequences of racial-ethnic, social, and economic inequalities in children’s lives and how policies affect inequalities in children’s health, education, and economic well-being. Students examine philosophical rationales for policy action; historical trends that influence inequalities in development; the role of science and participatory/democratic processes in increasing the effectiveness of programs and policies affecting children; and challenges to improving programs and policies, thereby reducing inequalities.
Course #
APSY-GE 2832
Credits
3
Department
Applied Psychology

Development & Prevention Science:

Introduces students to the conceptual & Practical integration of the developments & prevention sciences to address social, emotional, & health problems across the lifespan or during a particular developmental stage, e.g., middle childhood.
Course #
APSY-GE 2094
Credits
3
Department
Applied Psychology