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8615
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Katherine C. Pears publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Katherine C. Pears sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 85 publications — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Katherine C. Pears D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Katherine C. Pears sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Katherine C. Pears is affiliated with the Oregon Social Learning Center in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on clinical psychology, safety research, education, speech and hearing, and economics and econometrics.

Their recent publications address various aspects of child welfare, psychosocial development, and education, particularly concerning youth in foster care. Notable papers include:

  • "Understanding Health Need and Services Received by Youth in Foster Care in Community Safety-Net Health Centers in Oregon," 2021, Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
  • "An Integrative Data Analysis of Main and Moderated Crossover Effects of Parent-Mediated Interventions on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Youth in Foster Care," 2023, Prevention Science
  • "Effects of a school readiness intervention on electrophysiological indices of external response monitoring in children in foster care," 2020, Development and Psychopathology
  • "Reducing Suicidal Ideation in Preadolescents With a History of Foster Care by Promoting School Readiness in Early Childhood," 2022, Child Maltreatment
  • "Reading, writing and drowning prevention in schools? Barriers and facilitators to implementing water safety programming in public schools," 2025, Injury Prevention

Thematic topics covered in their research include:

  • Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Family and Disability Support Research
  • Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Parental Involvement in Education

Katherine C. Pears collaborates frequently with several researchers including Stacey S. Tiberio, Hyoun K. Kim, Frances L. Lynch, Megan Hoopes, and Brigit Hatch.

Their work is regularly published in academic venues dedicated to healthcare, psychology, and child development, such as:

  • Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
  • Prevention Science
  • Development and Psychopathology
  • Child Maltreatment
  • Injury Prevention

Best Publications

  • Childhood Temperament and Family Environment as Predictors of Internalizing and Externalizing Trajectories From Ages 5 to 17

    Leslie D. Leve;Hyoun K. Kim;Katherine C. Pears

  • Intergenerational transmission of abuse: a two-generational prospective study of an at-risk sample.

    Katherine C Pears;Deborah M Capaldi

  • Psychosocial and cognitive functioning of children with specific profiles of maltreatment

    Katherine C. Pears;Hyoun K. Kim;Philip A. Fisher

  • Morning cortisol Levels in preschool‐aged foster children: Differential effects of maltreatment type

    Jacqueline Bruce;Philip A. Fisher;Katherine C. Pears;Seymour Levine

  • Developmental, cognitive, and neuropsychological functioning in preschool-aged foster children: associations with prior maltreatment and placement history.

    Katherine Pears;Philip A Fisher

  • Emotion understanding and theory of mind among maltreated children in foster care: evidence of deficits.

    Katherine C. Pears;Philip A. Fisher

  • The Early Intervention Foster Care Program: Permanent Placement Outcomes From a Randomized Trial:

    Philip A. Fisher;Bert Burraston;Katherine Pears

  • Effects of therapeutic interventions for foster children on behavioral problems, caregiver attachment, and stress regulatory neural systems.

    Philip A. Fisher;Megan R. Gunnar;Mary Dozier;Jacqueline Bruce

  • Continuity of parenting practices across generations in an at-risk sample: a prospective comparison of direct and mediated associations.

    Deborah M Capaldi;Katherine C Pears;Gerald R Patterson;Lee D Owen

  • Demographics, Parenting, and Theory of Mind in Preschool Children

    Katherine C. Pears;Louis J. Moses

  • Becoming an adolescent father: precursors and parenting.

    Beverly I. Fagot;Katherine C. Pears;Deborah M. Capaldi;Lynn Crosby

  • Early elementary school adjustment of maltreated children in foster care: the roles of inhibitory control and caregiver involvement.

    Katherine C. Pears;Philip A. Fisher;Jacqueline Bruce;Hyoun K. Kim

  • A Prospective Three Generational Study of Fathers’ Constructive Parenting: Influences from Family of Origin, Adolescent Adjustment, and Offspring Temperament

    David C. R. Kerr;Deborah M. Capaldi;Katherine C. Pears;Lee D. Owen

  • Child Maltreatment and Foster Care: Unpacking the Effects of Prenatal and Postnatal Parental Substance Use

    Dana K. Smith;Amber B. Johnson;Katherine C. Pears;Philip A. Fisher

  • Intergenerational transmission of internalising and externalising behaviours across three generations: gender-specific pathways

    Hyoun K. Kim;Deborah M. Capaldi;Katherine C. Pears;David C. R. Kerr

  • Indiscriminate Friendliness in Maltreated Foster Children

    Katherine C. Pears;Jacqueline Bruce;Philip A. Fisher;Hyoun K. Kim

  • Emotion dysregulation in the intergenerational transmission of romantic relationship conflict.

    Hyoun K. Kim;Katherine C. Pears;Deborah M. Capaldi;Lee D. Owen

  • Substance use risk across three generations: the roles of parent discipline practices and inhibitory control.

    Katherine Pears;Deborah M. Capaldi;Lee D. Owen

  • Changes in At-Risk American Men's Crime and Substance Use Trajectories Following Fatherhood.

    David C. R. Kerr;Deborah M. Capaldi;Lee D. Owen;Margit Wiesner

  • Trajectories of maternal harsh parenting in the first 3 years of life

    Hyoun K. Kim;Katherine C. Pears;Philip A. Fisher;Cynthia Donaldson Connelly

  • Intergenerational and partner influences on fathers' negative discipline.

    Deborah M. Capaldi;Katherine C. Pears;David C. R. Kerr;Lee D. Owen

Frequent Co-Authors

Philip A. Fisher
Philip A. Fisher Stanford University
Hyoun K. Kim
Hyoun K. Kim Yonsei University
Deborah M. Capaldi
Deborah M. Capaldi University of Oregon
David C. R. Kerr
David C. R. Kerr Oregon State University
Leslie D. Leve
Leslie D. Leve University of Oregon
Megan R. Gunnar
Megan R. Gunnar University of Minnesota
Elliot T. Berkman
Elliot T. Berkman University of Oregon
Beverly I. Fagot
Beverly I. Fagot University of Oregon
Patricia Chamberlain
Patricia Chamberlain University of Oregon
Mary Dozier
Mary Dozier University of Delaware

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