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D-Index
72
Citations
26400
World Ranking
2029
National Ranking
1180

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1976 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Aletha C. Huston is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their recent research includes a publication focused on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems strengthening. One notable paper is "Advancing the evidence for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems strengthening: A Delphi study to define research priorities," published in 2025 through UNC Libraries.

The scientist has collaborated with several coauthors across their work, including:

  • Lauren D'Mello-Guyett
  • Beda Levira
  • Jane Falconer
  • Nishanth Krishna Kodyalamoole
  • Brian Reed

Publications by Aletha C. Huston have appeared in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries

In terms of professional recognition, the scientist was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1976.

Best Publications

  • School Readiness and Later Achievement

    Greg J. Duncan;Chantelle J. Dowsett;Amy Claessens;Katherine Magnuson

  • Economic well-being and children's social adjustment: The role of family process in an ethnically diverse low-income sample

    Rashmita S. Mistry;Elizabeth A. Vandewater;Aletha C. Huston;Vonnie C. McLoyd

  • EARLY CHILDHOOD TELEVISION VIEWING AND ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR: THE RECONTACT STUDY

    Daniel R. Anderson;Aletha C. Huston;Kelly L. Schmitt;Deborah L. Linebarger

  • Children and Poverty: Issues in Contemporary Research

    Aletha C. Huston;Vonnie C. McLoyd;Cynthia Garcia Coll

  • Child Care and Mother-Child Interaction in the First Three Years of Life

    M Appelbaum;DA Batten;J Belsky;C Booth

  • The relations of early television viewing to school readiness and vocabulary of children from low-income families: the early window project.

    John C. Wright;Aletha C. Huston;Kimberlee C. Murphy;Michelle St. Peters

  • Words from Sesame Street : learning vocabulary while viewing

    Mabel L. Rice;Aletha C. Huston;Rosemarie Truglio;John C. Wright

  • Nonmaternal Care and Family Factors in Early Development: An Overview of the NICHD Study of Early Child Care

    Virginia Allhusen;Mark Appelbaum;Jay Belsky;Cathryn L. Booth

  • Duration and Developmental Timing of Poverty and Children's Cognitive and Social Development from Birth Through Third Grade.

    Virginia Allhusen;Jay Belsky;Cathryn Booth-LaForce;Robert Bradley

  • How young children spend their time: television and other activities

    Aletha C. Huston;John C. Wright;Janet Marquis;Samuel B. Green

  • Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

    A Huston;C. Booth-LaForce;Robert Bradley;C. Brownell

  • Multilevel Factors Influencing Maternal Stress during the First Three Years

    Miriam Mulsow;Yvonne M. Caldera;Marta Pursley;Alan Reifman

  • Structural and Process Features in Three Types of Child Care for Children from High and Low Income Families.

    Chantelle J. Dowsett;Aletha C. Huston;Amy E. Imes;Lisa Gennetian

  • The Relation Between Selective Attention to Television Forms and Children's Comprehension of Content.

    Sandra L. Calvert;Aletha C. Huston;Bruce A. Watkins;John C. Wright

  • Work-based antipoverty programs for parents can enhance the school performance and social behavior of children.

    Aletha C. Huston;Greg J. Duncan;Robert Granger;Johannes Bos

  • Familial factors associated with the characteristics of nonmaternal care for infants

    Mark Appelbaum;Dee Ann Batten;Jay Belsky;Cathryn Booth

  • New Hope for People with Low Incomes: Two-Year Results of a Program To Reduce Poverty and Reform Welfare.

    Johannes M. Bos;Aletha C. Huston;Robert C. Granger;Greg J. Duncan

  • Family Instability and Children's Early Problem Behavior

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  • Increases in Maternal Education and Young Children's Language Skills

    Katherine A. Magnuson;Holly R. Sexton;Pamela E. Davis-Kean;Aletha C. Huston

  • The Timing of Family Instability and Children’s Social Development

    Shannon Eileen Cavanagh;Aletha C. Huston

  • Child care and children's peer interaction at 24 and 36 months: The NICHD study of early child care - NICHD early child care research network

    Mark Appelbaum;Dee Ann Batten;Jay Belsky;Cathryn Booth

Frequent Co-Authors

John C. Wright
John C. Wright The University of Texas at Austin
Robert C. Pianta
Robert C. Pianta University of Virginia
Deborah Lowe Vandell
Deborah Lowe Vandell University of California, Irvine
Susan J. Spieker
Susan J. Spieker University of Washington
Robert H. Bradley
Robert H. Bradley Arizona State University
Sarah L. Friedman
Sarah L. Friedman George Washington University
Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis
Marion O'Brien
Marion O'Brien University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Dolf Zillmann
Dolf Zillmann University of Alabama
Jennings Bryant
Jennings Bryant University of Alabama

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