Cynthia Garcia Coll
Robinson and Barstow Professor of Education, Psychology and Pediatrics
Barus 202
(401) 863-3147 (phone)
(401) 863-1276 (fax)
Cynthia_Garcia_Coll@brown.edu
Bio PageCurriculum Vitae
Areas of Specialization: Socio-cultural Influences on Development; High Risk Populations; Minority Populations: Infant Development; Mother-Infant Interactions Description of Research and Teaching Interests: Presently, my scholarship is largely focused on the role of race and ethnicity on children's development. It is my position that much of our prevalent theoretical and empirical work falls short in delineating the mechanisms by which contextual forces influence families and children of color. Specifically, I have been working on the role of culture, acculturation, and different sources of oppression (i.e., poverty, racism, and discrimination) in shaping human development.
Office Hours
Spring 2009Thursdays
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Degrees
Harvard University Ph.D., 1982
Personality and Developmental Psychology
University of Florida M.A., 1977
Developmental Psychology
University of Puerto Rico B.A., 1974
Psychology and Biology
Publications
2007 -Marks, A. K., & García Coll, C. (2007). Psychological and demographic correlates of early academic skill development among American Indian and Alaska Native youth: A growth modeling study. Developmental Psychology, 43 (3). 633-646. in print
2007 -Mitchell, D.K., McQuaid, E.L., Seifer, R., Kopel, S.J., Esteban, C., Canino, G., García Coll, C.T., Klein, R., Fritz, G.K. (2007). Multiple Urban and Asthma-Related Risks and their Assocciations with Asthma Morbidity in Children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 32 (5), 582-595. in print
2006 -Lee, C.S., López, S.R., Colby, S.M., Tejada, M., García Coll, C.T., Smith, M. (2006). Social processes underlying acculturation: A Study of drinking behavior among immigrant Latinos in the northeast United Status. Contemporary Drug Problems,33, 585-609.
2005 -García Coll, C.T., Szalacha, L. A. & Palacios, N. (2005). Children of Dominican, Portuguese and Cambodian Immigrant Families: Academic Attitudes and Pathways During Middle Childhood. In C.R. Cooper, C. T. García Coll, W. T. Bartko, H. Davis, & C. Chatman (Eds.), Developmental Pathways through Middle Childhood: Rethinking Contexts and Diversity as Resources. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers. https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=0-8058-5199-2
2005 -García Coll, C.T. (2005). Cuando se convierte la cultura en un factor de riesgo contextual? En E. L. Ezpeleta (Ed.), Factores de riesgo en psicopatología del desarrollo. Barcelona: Masson.
2005 -Cooper, C., García Coll, C.T., Thorne, B., Orellana, M. F. (2005). Beyond Demographic Categories: How Immigration, Ethnicity and “Race” matter for Children’s Identities and Pathways Through School. In C.R. Cooper, C. T. García Coll, W. T. Bartko, H. Davis, & C. Chatman (Eds.), Developmental Pathways through Middle Childhood: Rethinking Contexts and Diversity as Resources. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Publishers.
2005 -Cooper, C. R., García Coll, C. T., Bartko, W. T., Davis, H. & Chatman, C. (Eds). (2005). Developmental Pathways through Middle Childhood: Rethinking Contexts and Diversity as Resources. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
2004 -García Coll, C., Bearer, E. & Lerner, R. (Eds.). (2004). Nature and Nurture: The Complex Interplay of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Human Behavior and Development. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. https://www.erlbaum.com/shop/tek9.asp?pg=products&specific=0-8058-4387-6
2004 -Ruble, D. N., Alvarez, J., Bachman, M., Cameron, J., Fuligni, A., García Coll, C. T., & Rhee, E. (2004). The development of a sense of “we”: The emergence and implications of children’s collective identity. In M. Bennett & F. Sani (Eds.), The Development of the Social Self. East Sussex, England: Psychology Press.
2004 -Cabrera N. J. & García Coll, C.T. (2004). Latino Fathers: Uncharted Territory in Need of Much Exploration. In M. E. Lewis (Ed), The Role of the Father in Child Development, (4th ed, pp. 98-120). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
2004 -Akiba, D. & García Coll, C.T. (2004). The Development of Children and Families of Color: Past Issues and Future Directions. In T. B. Smith & P. S. Richards (Eds.), Handbook of Multicultural Counseling: Internalizing & Affirming Diversity in Counseling & Psychology. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
1998 -García Coll, C., Surrey, J. & Weingarten, K. (1998). Mothering Against the Odds: Diverse Voices of Contemporary Mothers. New York: Guilford.
1994 -Huston, A., García Coll, C. & McLoyd, V. (Eds.). (1994). Children and Poverty [Special Issue]. Child Development, 65(2).
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2004-present - Editor, Developmental Psychology
http://www.apa.org/journals/dev/
Interests
Presently, my scholarship is largely focused on the role of race and ethnicity on children's development. It is my position that much of our prevalent theoretical and empirical work falls short in delineating the mechanisms by which contextual forces influence families and children of color. Specifically, I have been working on the role of culture, acculturation, and different sources of oppression (i.e., poverty, racism, and discrimination) in shaping human development.
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Children of Immigrants: Development in Context
The Children of Immigrants: Development in Context (CIDC) study is a longitudinal study of over 300 children from first-generation Cambodian, Dominican and Portuguese families. The purpose is to examine the evolution of children of immigrants’ (1) ethnic/racial identity; (2) their school engagement over time, as functions of family immigration history and adaptation, child and school characteristics; and (3) the relationship between ethnic/racial identity and school engagement.
http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Education/research/cgc/cidc/
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Areas of Expertise
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Courses
EDUC2340 - Human Development and Urban Education
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