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  • 2020 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Karen L. Bierman is affiliated with Pennsylvania State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans fields related to social sciences and psychology, with a focus on education and clinical psychology.

The scientist has contributed significantly to research on early childhood education and development, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, as well as parental involvement in education. Their work also touches on family and disability support research, behavioral and psychological studies, youth substance use and school attendance, and autism spectrum disorder research.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Janet A. Welsh, Brenda S. Heinrichs, Robert J. McMahon, John D. Coie, and Kenneth A. Dodge.

Their studies have appeared in several notable venues, including:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
  • Prevention Science
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • Frontiers in Psychology

Noteworthy recent papers include:

  • Sustained effects of a school readiness intervention: 5th grade outcomes of the Head Start REDI program (2020, Early Childhood Research Quarterly)
  • Parental support of self-regulation among children at risk for externalizing symptoms: Developmental trajectories of physiological regulation and behavioral adjustment (2020, Developmental Psychology)
  • Promoting resilience: A preschool intervention enhances the adolescent adjustment of children exposed to early adversity (2020, School Psychology)
  • Reducing Adolescent Psychopathology in Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Children With a Preschool Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial (2020, American Journal of Psychiatry)
  • Teaching Explicit Social-Emotional Skills With Contextual Supports for Students With Intensive Intervention Needs (2020, Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders)

The primary topics of their work include:

  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder Research

The scientist was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2020.

Best Publications

  • Promoting Academic and Social‐Emotional School Readiness: The Head Start REDI Program

    Karen L. Bierman;Celene E. Domitrovich;Robert L. Nix;Scott D. Gest

  • The Development of Cognitive Skills and Gains in Academic School Readiness for Children from Low-Income Families.

    Janet A. Welsh;Robert L. Nix;Clancy Blair;Karen L. Bierman

  • Parenting Practices and Child Disruptive Behavior Problems in Early Elementary School

    Elizabeth A. Stormshak;Karen L. Bierman;Robert J. McMahon;Liliana J. Lengua

  • Executive functions and school readiness intervention: Impact, moderation, and mediation in the Head Start REDI program

    Karen L. Bierman;Robert L. Nix;Mark T. Greenberg;Clancy Blair

  • Peer Rejection: Developmental Processes and Intervention Strategies

    Karen L. Bierman

  • Initial Impact of the Fast Track Prevention Trial for Conduct Problems: I. The High-Risk Sample

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • Initial Impact of the Fast Track Prevention Trial for Conduct Problems: II. Classroom Effects

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • A conceptual framework for adaptive preventive interventions

    Linda M. Collins;Susan A. Murphy;Karen L. Bierman

  • A developmental and clinical model for the prevention of conduct disorder: The FAST Track Program

    Karen Linn Bierman;J. D. Coie;K. A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • The effects of a multiyear universal social–emotional learning program: The role of student and school characteristics.

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;Mark T. Greenberg

  • The Effects of Social Skills Training and Peer Involvement on the Social Adjustment of Preadolescents.

    Karen Linn Bierman;Wyndol Furman

  • The Relation between Behavior Problems and Peer Preference in Different Classroom Contexts

    Elizabeth A. Stormshak;Karen L. Bierman;Carole Bruschi;Kenneth A. Dodge

  • Evaluation of the First 3 Years of the Fast Track Prevention Trial with Children at High Risk for Adolescent Conduct Problems

    Karen Bierman

  • Characteristics of Aggressive‐Rejected, Aggressive (Nonrejected), and Rejected (Nonaggressive) Boys

    Karen Linn Bierman;David L. Smoot;Kathy Aumiller

  • Social Anxiety and Peer Relations in Early Adolescence: Behavioral and Cognitive Factors

    Stephen A. Erath;Stephen A. Erath;Kelly S. Flanagan;Karen Linn Bierman

  • The quality of sibling relationships and the development of social competence and behavioral control in aggressive children

    Elizabeth A. Stormshak;Christina J. Bellanti;Karen L. Bierman

  • PROSPER community-university partnership model for public education systems: capacity-building for evidence-based, competence-building prevention.

    Richard Spoth;Mark Greenberg;Karen Bierman;Cleve Redmond

  • Peer Rejection and Aggression and Early Starter Models of Conduct Disorder

    Shari Miller-Johnson;John D. Coie;Anne Maumary-Gremaud;Karen Bierman

  • Promoting Children's Social-Emotional Skills in Preschool Can Enhance Academic and Behavioral Functioning in Kindergarten: Findings from Head Start REDI.

    Robert L. Nix;Karen L. Bierman;Celene E. Domitrovich;Sukhdeep Gill

  • Fostering High-Quality Teaching With an Enriched Curriculum and Professional Development Support: The Head Start REDI Program

    Celene E. Domitrovich;Scott D. Gest;Sukhdeep Gill;Karen L. Bierman

  • The Effects of the Fast Track Program on Serious Problem Outcomes at the End of Elementary School

    Karen L. Bierman;John D. Coie;Kenneth A. Dodge;E. Michael Foster

  • Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Violence Among Girls: A Developmental Perspective

    Martha Putallaz;Karen L. Bierman;Juan F. Casas

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark T. Greenberg
Mark T. Greenberg Pennsylvania State University
Kenneth A. Dodge
Kenneth A. Dodge Duke University
John D. Coie
John D. Coie Duke University
Robert J. McMahon
Robert J. McMahon Simon Fraser University
John E. Lochman
John E. Lochman University of Alabama
Ellen E. Pinderhughes
Ellen E. Pinderhughes Tufts University
Stephen A. Erath
Stephen A. Erath Auburn University
Scott D. Gest
Scott D. Gest University of Virginia
Clancy Blair
Clancy Blair New York University
Elizabeth A. Stormshak
Elizabeth A. Stormshak University of Oregon

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