I am interested in investigating young children’s socio-emotional development and the ways parental beliefs and practices can impact this development.
Selected Publications
Aytuglu, A., Thomas, C. R., Howard, C. J., Huang, Y., Freeman, J. Y., Koss, K. J., Ravindran, N., & Brown, G. L. (2025). Prenatal readiness for fatherhood, paternal engagement, and child social–emotional competence. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0002010
Certifications
- Quantitative Methods in Family and Social Sciences (QMFSS) Certificate
See Also
- Presentations
- Huang, Y., Howard, C., Thomas, C., Aytuglu, H. A., & Brown, G. (May 2025). Expectations for Child Temperament, Maternal Emotion Regulation, and Infant Socio-Emotional Adjustment among Unmarried, Black Mothers. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development 2025 Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Aytuglu, H. A., Freeman, J., Thomas, C., Howard, C., Koss, K., Ravindran, N., Huang, Y., & Brown, G. (November 2024). Prenatal Readiness for Fatherhood Among Unmarried Black American Fathers and Socioemotional Development. Poster presentation at National Council on Family Relations 2024 Conference, Bellevue, Washington.
- Brown, G., Aytuglu, H. A., Huang, Y., Thomas, C., & Howard, C. (June 2024). Predictors of Coparenting Quality Among Unmarried, Black American Fathers of Infants: Positive Racial Identity as a Protective Factor. Paper presentation at International Society for the Study of Behaviour Development 2024 Conference, Lisbon, Portugal.
Department
- Human Development & Family Studies
Degree Program
- PhD Human Ecology: Human Development & Family Studies
Education
- MS, Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Georgia
- BS, Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Contact
Email: yhuang738@wisc.edu
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