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D-Index
79
Citations
27002
World Ranking
1500
National Ranking
897

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2008 - APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association.
  • 1987 - Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM)
  • 1986 - APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research
  • 1975 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1965 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Edward Zigler was affiliated with Yale University in the United States during their academic career. Their research included publication in the year 2024 and was associated with the University of Ioannina as a venue.

One of their recent papers was titled Play under siege: a historical overview, published in 2024 at the University of Ioannina, which accumulated 58 citations.

The frequent coauthors associated with Edward Zigler included:

  • Sandra J. Bishop-Josef (1 collaboration)

The main frequent publication venue was the University of Ioannina, with one recorded publication.

Throughout their career, Edward Zigler received several awards including:

  • APA Award for Lifetime Contributions to Psychology, American Psychological Association (2008)
  • Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (1987)
  • APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research (1986)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (1975)
  • Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) (1965)

Best Publications

  • Vulnerability and competence: a review of research on resilience in childhood.

    Suniya S. Luthar;Edward Zigler

  • Handbook of early childhood intervention

    Jack P. Shonkoff;Samuel J. Meisels;Edward F. Zigler

  • Do abused children become abusive parents

    Joan Kaufman;Edward Zigler

  • Head Start: The Inside Story Of America's Most Successful Educational Experiment

    Edward F. Zigler;Susan Muenchow

  • Resilience is not a unidimensional construct: Insights from a prospective study of inner-city adolescents

    Suniya S. Luthar;Carol H. Doernberger;Edward Zigler

  • Social competence: An untapped dimension in evaluating head start's success

    C.Cybele Raver;Edward F. Zigler

  • The intergenerational transmission of child abuse

    Joan Kaufman;Edward F. Zigler

  • IQ, Social Competence, and Evaluation of Early Childhood Intervention Programs.

    Edward Zigler;Penelope K. Trickett

  • Early childhood intervention. A promising preventative for juvenile delinquency.

    Edward F. Zigler;Cara Taussig;Kathryn Black

  • Understanding Mental Retardation

    Edward Zigler;Robert M. Hodapp

  • Racial identity, academic achievement, and the psychological well-being of economically disadvantaged adolescents.

    Carmen G. Arroyo;Edward Zigler

  • Adolescent suicide prevention: Current research and social policy implications.

    Ann F. Garland;Edward Zigler

  • Developmental versus difference theories of mental retardation and the problem of motivation.

    Edward Zigler

  • Social competence and outcome in psychiatric disorder.

    Edward Zigler;Leslie Phillips

  • Project Head Start: A Legacy of the War on Poverty.

    Edward Zigler;Jeanette Valentine

  • A critical meta-analysis of all evaluations of state-funded preschool from 1977 to 1998: implications for policy, service delivery and program evaluation

    Walter S. Gilliam;Edward F. Zigler

  • A Vision for Universal Preschool Education

    Edward Zigler;Walter S. Gilliam;Stephanie M. Jones

  • Familial mental retardation: a continuing dilemma.

    Edward Zigler

  • Motivational aspects of changes in IQ test performance of culturally deprived nursery school children.

    Edward Zigler;Earl C. Butterfield

  • Social competence and the process-reactive distinction in psychopathology.

    Edward Zigler;Leslie Phillips

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Hodapp
Robert M. Hodapp Vanderbilt University
Jacob A. Burack
Jacob A. Burack McGill University
Suniya S. Luthar
Suniya S. Luthar Columbia University
Christopher C. Henrich
Christopher C. Henrich University of Alabama at Birmingham
C. Cybele Raver
C. Cybele Raver New York University
Susan Harter
Susan Harter University of Denver
Deborah A. Phillips
Deborah A. Phillips Georgetown University
Ann F. Garland
Ann F. Garland University of California, San Diego
J. Lawrence Aber
J. Lawrence Aber New York University
Donald J. Cohen
Donald J. Cohen Yale University

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