Curriculum Vitae


Adam Winsler
Department of Psychology - 3F5
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
Phone:  (703) 993-1881
Fax:  (703) 993-1359
E-Mail:  awinsler@gmu.edu
Website:  http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler
Lab Website:  http://adp.gmu.edu/research/winslab

Education

1994 Ph.D. Child and Adolescent Development Stanford University
1988 B.A.  Psychology University of 
New Mexico

 Employment

2007-Present
Professor


Applied Developmental Psychology


Department of Psychology


George Mason University




2000-2007 Associate Professor

Applied Developmental Psychology

Department of Psychology

George Mason University



1997-2000 Assistant Professor

Applied Developmental Psychology

Department of Psychology

George Mason University

 
1994 - 1997 Assistant Professor Courtesy/Adjunct Appointment

Educational and School Psychology Department of Human Development and Family Studies

College of Education University of Alabama

University of Alabama

 
1993-1994 Project Director/Research Fellow Stanford University
                                                        • The Development of Verbal Self-Regulation in Children At-risk for
                                                        Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
 
1993 Data Analyst Center for Children, 
Families, & Youth
                                                      • The Influence of Family Factors in Adolescent and Young Adult
                                                        Physicaland Mental Health
                                                        • Understanding Adolescents' Timetables for Sexuality:
                                                        Attitudes and Behavior
 
1992-1993 Evaluation Director Stanford University/ 
Redwood City Schools, CA
                                                        • Fostering Bilingual Language Development, Mother-Child Teaching,
                                                        and School Success in At-Risk Mexican-American Preschool Children
 
1991 Instructor Stanford University
                                                        • Statistical Analysis In Educational Research II
 
1990 Program Evaluator Redwood City Schools, CA
                                                        • The Social Interactions and Task Activities of Young Children
                                                        in Mixed-Age and Same-Age Classrooms
 
1991-1994 Tutor / Consultant Stanford University 
School Of Education
                                                        • Statistics
 
1990-1993 Graduate Research Assistant Stanford University
                                                        • Bilingual Language Maintenance and Loss in a
                                                        Mexican-Immigrant Community
                                                        • Self-Regulation Training and Private Speech in Impulsive Preschoolers
 
1989-1993 Graduate Teaching Assistant Stanford University
                                                        • Multivariate Statistical Analysis
                                                        • Statistical Analysis In Educational Research II
                                                        • Research Practicum: Psychological Studies in Education
                                                        • Personality Psychology
                                                        • Intellectual Development and Instructional Design
                                                        • Neuropsychology of Attention, Perception, and Memory
 
1988-1989 Mental Health Worker/ 
Clinical Assistant
Children's Psychiatric Hospital 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1987-1988  Research Assistant University of New Mexico
                                                        • Hyper- and Hypo-Arousal in Children with Attention Deficit Disorder
                                                        • Hemispheric Lateralization, Mood, and Memory
                                                        • Eating Disorders: Body Image and Anxiety
 
1987-1988 Assistant Coordinator AGORA Crisis Center 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1985-1986 Preschool Teacher/ 
Child Care Worker 
Kindercraft Day Care Center 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
1980-1990 Counselor / Head Counselor / 
Music Teacher
Hummingbird Music Camp 
 Jemez Springs, New Mexico

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles:

Winsler, A., Tran, H., Hartman, S., Madigan, A.L., Manfra, L., & Bleiker, C. (in press). School readiness gains made by ethnically-diverse children in poverty attending center-based childcare and public school pre-kindergarten programs. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.

Bernhard, J., Winsler, A., Bleiker, C., Ginieniewicz, J., & Madigan, A.L. (in press). “Read my story:” Promoting early literacy among diverse, urban, preschool children in poverty with the Early Authors Program. Journal for the Education of Students Placed at Risk.

Abar, B., Carter, K.L., & Winsler, A. (in press). The effects of parenting style and religious commitment on self-regulation, academic achievement, and risk behavior among African-American parochial college students. Journal of Adolescence.

Crane, J.L., & Winsler, A. (in press). Early autism detection:  Implications for pediatric practice and public policy. Journal of Disability Policy Studies.

Winsler, A., Abar, B., Feder, M., Rubio, D.A. & Schunn, C. (in press). Private speech and executive functioning among high functioning children with autistic spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities.

Winsler, A., Manfra, L., & Diaz, R. (2007). "Should I let them talk?":  Private speech and task performance among preschool children with and without behavioral problems. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 22, 215-231.

Manfra, L., & Winsler, A. (2006). Preschool children's awareness of private speech. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30, 537-549.

Winsler, A., Feder, M., Way, E., & Manfra, L. (2006). Maternal beliefs concerning young children's private speech. Infant and Child Development, 15, 403-420.

Bernhard, J.K., Cummins, J., Campoy, F.A., Ada, A.F., Winsler, A., & Bleiker, C. (2006). Identity texts and literacy development among preschool English language learners:  Enhancing learning opportunities for children at risk of learning disabilities. Teachers College Record, 108, 2380-2405.

Davis, K.D., Winsler, A., & Middleton, M. (2006). Students' perceptions of rewards for academic performance by parents and teachers:  Relations with achievement and motivation in college. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 167, 211-220.

Lobo, Y.B., & Winsler, A. (2006). The effects of a creative dance and movement program on the social competence and behavior of Head Start preschoolers. Social Development, 15, 501-519.

Winsler, A., Naglieri, J.A., & Manfra, L. (2006). Children's search strategies and accompanying verbal and motor strategic behavior:  Developmental trends and relations with task performance among children age 5 to 17. Cognitive Development, 21, 232-248.

Tyler, S., Allison, K., & Winsler, A. (2006). Child neglect: Developmental consequences, intervention, and policy implications. Child and Youth Care Forum,

Winsler, A., Madigan, A. & Aquilino, S. (2005). Correspondence between maternal and paternal parenting styles during early childhood. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. 20, 1-12.

    Sarampote, N.C., Bassett, H. H., & Winsler, A. (2004). After-school care: Child outcomes and recommendations for research and policy. Child & Youth Care Forum, 33, 329-348.

    Naglieri, J.A. Booth, A.L., & Winsler, A. (2004). Comparison of Hispanic children with and without limited English proficiency on the Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test. Psychological Assessment, 16, 81-84.

    Winsler, A., De León, J.R., Wallace, B., Carlton, M.P, & Willson-Quayle, A. (2003). Private speech in preschool children: Developmental stability and change, across-task consistency, and relations with classroom behavior. Journal of Child Language, 30, 583-608.

    Winsler, A. (2003). Vygotskian perspectives in early childhood education: Introduction to special issue. Early Education & Development, 14, 253-270.

    Winsler, A., & Naglieri, J.A. (2003). Overt and covert verbal problem-solving strategies: Developmental trends in use, awareness, and relations with task performance in children age 5 to 17. Child Development, 74, 659-678.

    Winsler, A., & Carlton, M.P  (2003). Observations of childrenâs task activities and social interactions in relation to teacher perceptions in a child-centered preschool: Are We Leaving Too Much to Chance? Early Education & Development, 14. 155-178.

    Madigan, A. L., Winsler, A., Maradiaga, J., & Grubba, J. (2002).  Self-perceived competence among preschool children in relation to teacher-perceived competence. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 20, 358-369.

    Winsler, A., Caverly, S.L, Willson-Quayle, A., Carlton, M.P., & Howell, C. (2002). The social and behavioral ecology of mixed-age and same-age preschool classrooms: A natural experiment. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 23, 305-330.

    Winsler, A., & Wallace, G.L. (2002). Behavior problems and social skills in preschool children: Parent-teacher agreement and relations with classroom observations. Early Education & Development, 13, 41-58.

    Winsler, A., Carlton, M.P., & Barry, M.J. (2000). Age-related changes in preschool childrenâs systematic use of private speech in a natural setting. Journal of Child Language, 27, 665-687.

     Winsler, A., Diaz, R. M., Atencio, D.J , McCarthy, E. M., & Adams Chabay, L. (2000). Verbal self-regulation over time in preschool children at-risk for attention and behavior problems. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 41, 875-886.

    Iran-Nejad, A., & Winsler, A. (2000). Bartlett's schema theory and modern accounts of learning and remembering. Journal of Mind & Behavior, 21 (1-2), 5-35.

    Winsler, A., Diaz, R.M., McCarthy, E.M., Atencio, D., & Adams Chabay, L. (1999). Mother-child interaction, private speech, and task performance in preschool  children with  behavior problems. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines, 40,  891-904.

    Carlton, M.P., & Winsler, A. (1999). School readiness: The need for a paradigm shift. School  Psychology Review, 28, 338-352.

    Winsler, A., Diaz, R.M., Espinosa, L., & Rodriguez, J. L. (1999). When learning a second language does not mean losing the first: Bilingual language development in low-income, Spanish-speaking children attending bilingual preschool. Child Development, 70, 349-362.

    Winsler, A. (1998). Parent-child interaction and private speech in boys with ADHD. Applied Developmental Science, 2, 17-39.

    Carlton, M. P., & Winsler, A. (1998). Fostering intrinsic motivation in early childhood classrooms. Early Childhood Education Journal, 25, 159-166.

    Winsler, A., Diaz, R. M., & Montero, I. (1997). The role of private speech in the transition from collaborative to independent task performance in young children. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 12, 59-79.

    Winsler, A., & Diaz, R. M. (1995). Private speech in the classroom: The effects of activity  type, presence of others, classroom context, and mixed-age grouping. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 18,  463-488.

    Pease-Alvarez, L., & Winsler, A. (1994). Cuando el maestro no habla Español: Children's  bilingual languages practices in the classroom. TESOL Quarterly, 28, 507-535.

    Diaz, R. M., Winsler, A., Atencio, D. J., & Harbers, K. (1992). Mediation of self-regulation through the use of private speech. International Journal of Cognitive Education and Mediated Learning, 2, 155-167.
 

Books/Special issues:

    Winsler, A., Fernyhough, C., & Montero, I. (Eds.), (In press). Private speech, executive functioning, and the development verbal self-regulation. Cambridge University Press.

    Winsler, A. (Ed.). (2003). Special issue. Vygotskian perspectives in early childhood education. Early Education & Development, 14.

    Berk, L. E., & Winsler, A. (1995). Scaffolding children's learning: Vygotsky and early childhood  education. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
 

Book Chapters/Book Reviews/Encyclopedia Entries:

Winsler, A. (in press). Still talking to ourselves after all these years:  A review of current research on private speech. In A. Winsler, C. Fernyhough, & I. Montero (Eds.), Private speech, executive functioning, and the development of verbal self-regulation. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Winsler, A. (2006). Still talking to ourselves after all these years:  Vygotsky, private speech, and self-regulation. In I. Montero (Ed.). Current research trends in private speech. Proceedings of the First International Symposium of the Self-Regulatory Functions of Language (pp. 17-72). Madrid, Spain:  Universidad Autonoma de Madrid Press.

Winsler, A. (2006). Private speech. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1034-1036). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Winsler, A. , & Carlton, M. (2006). School readiness. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1114-1115). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Abar, B., & Winsler, A. (2006). Authoritative parenting style. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 1. (pp.146-147). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Abar, B., & Winsler, A. (2006). Permissive parenting style. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.984-985). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Ducenne, L., & Winsler, A. (2006). Echolalia. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 1. (pp.437-438). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Espinoza, L., & Winsler, A. (2006). Zone of proximal development (ZPD). In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1343-1345). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Feder, M., & Winsler, A. (2006). Cooperative play. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 1. (pp.310-311). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Hartman, S., & Winsler, A. (2006). Resiliency. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1075-1077). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

McClaren, E.M., & Winsler, A. (2006). Ritalin. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1090-1091). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

McClaren, E.M., & Winsler, A. (2006). Lev Vygotsky. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1314-1315). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

McClaren, E.M., & Winsler, A. (2006). Asperger Syndrome. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 1. (pp.116-118). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Way, E., & Winsler, A. (2006). Scaffolding. In N. J. Salkind (Ed.). The encyclopedia of human development. Vol 3. (pp.1102-1103). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  
Winsler, A. (2002). The socialization of cognitive development. [Review of the book The social context of cognitive development]. Social Development, 11, 302-305.

    Carlton, M.P., & Winsler, A. (2000). Self-esteem. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 2) (pp. 549-553). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Grubba, J.J., & Winsler, A. (2000). Native American parenting. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 2) (pp. 391-394). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Manfra, L., & Winsler, A. (2000). Birth order. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1) (pp. 95-99). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Manfra, L., & Winsler, A. (2000). Spacing of children. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 2) (pp. 589-592). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Thorvardarson, E., & Winsler, A. (2000). Dual career families. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1) (pp. 186-189). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Wallace, G.L., & Winsler, A. (2000). Autism. In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1) (pp. 69-73). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Wallace, B.A., & Winsler, A. (2000). Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). In L. Balter (Ed.), Parenthood in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1) (pp. 63-67). Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO.

    Carlton, M. P., & Winsler, A. (2000). Fostering intrinsic motivation in early childhood classrooms. In K. M. Paciorek & J.H. Munro (Eds.) Annual editions: Early childhood education 2000/2001 (21th Ed.) (pp. 149-157). Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.

    Carlton, M. P., & Winsler, A. (1999). Fostering intrinsic motivation in early childhood  classrooms. In K. M. Paciorek & J.H. Munro (Eds.) Annual editions: Early childhood education 1999/2000 (20th Ed.) (pp. 137-145). Guilford, CT: Dushkin/McGraw-Hill.

   Winsler, A. (1993). Bilingualism: Acquisition, storage, and processing. In F. N. Magill (Ed.), Survey of social science: Psychology  (pp. 408-415). Pasadena, CA: Salem Press.

Other Publications

Technical Reports:

Winsler, A., Crane, J., Hartman, S., Manfra, L., & Tran, H. (2005). Early Learning Coalition of Miami Dade/Monroe Year 3 (2004-2005) School Readiness Assessment/Intervention Project Annual Report. Report prepared for the Early Learning Coalition of Miami Dade/Monroe. Miami, FL.

Winsler, A., Crane, J., Hartman, S., Madigan, A., Manfra, L., & Tran, H. (2005). S.P.A.R.K. year 2 (2004-2005) Child Assessment Report. Report prepared for the Early Childhood Initiative Foundation and the Kellogg Foundation, Miami, FL.

Research Materials:

Winsler, A., Fernyhough, C., McClaren, E., & Way, E. (2005). Private speech coding manual. (Available at http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/PSCodingManual.pdf)

Electronic Media:

    Winsler, A., Fernyhough, C., McClaren, E., & Way, E. (2004). Private speech coding manual. Unpublished document. George Mason University. (Available at: http://classweb.gmu.edu/awinsler/resources/pscodingmanual.pdf)  

    Manfra, L. & Winsler, A. (2000). APA Division 7 (Developmental Psychology). (Available at http://www.apa.org/divisions/div7/)

    Winsler, A. (1999). Web content for companion website. To accompany R.S. Feldman, Development  Across the Lifespan (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.  (Available at http://cw.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/feldman4/)

    Winsler, A., & Keegan, S. (1998). GMU's online resources for developmental psychology. (Available at http://classweb.gmu.edu/classweb/awinsler/ordp)

Conference Presentations

International Conferences:

    Johnson, J., Bernard, J., Hutchison, L., & Winsler, A. (2007, October). School readiness outcomes for low-income immigrant preschool children.  Poster to be presented at the international conference "On New Shores:  Understanding Immigrant Children." Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

    Bleiker, C.A., Marin, M.M., Marin, C.E., Johnson, J., & Winsler, A. (2007, September). Across and beyong boarders:  A study of transnational families in Miami. Paper presented to at the Second International Conference on Ethnography and Education. Barcelona, Spain.

    Bor, E., Tran, H., Richard, E., & Winsler, A. (2007, August). Childcare as a mediating process between neighborhood quality and preschool outcomes in low-income, diverse families. Poster presented at the annual conference of the British Psychological Society Developmental Section, Plymouth, UK.

    Bleiker, C., Johnson, J., & Winsler, A. (2007, March). Miami School Readiness Project:  Age 4 outcomes for immigrant and nonimmigrant children. Paper presented at the Fifth Congress on Immigration in Spain:  Migrant Human Development. Madrid, Spain.

    Hartman, S., Richard, E., Bor, E., Winsler, A., & Manfra, L. (2006, July). Socio-emotional and academic resilience in low-income preschoolers as predictors of academic performance during kindergarten. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.

    Tran, H., Winsler, A., Manfra, L., & Hartman, S. (2006, July). The impact of teacher change on the school readiness of diverse, urban, low-income preschool children in subsidized care. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.

    Fujioka, K., Winsler, A., & Conway, C. (2006, July). Developmental trends in relations between private speech use and task performance in young children. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Melbourne, Australia.

    Winsler, A, Abar, B., & Alarcon, D. (2004, November). Private speech and executive functioning in children with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD. Poster presented at the First International Symposium on the Self-Regulatory Functions of Language. Madrid, Spain.

    Carlton, M.P., & Winsler, A. (1998, Aug). Applying constructivist theory to educational practice:  Are  we losing something in the translation? Paper presented at the annual  conference of the International Congress of Applied Psychology, San Francisco, CA.

   McCarthy, E. M., Diaz, R. M., Bird, R. L., & Winsler, A. (1996, July). A study of private speech  and working memory in five-year-olds at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Paper  presented at the International Conference on Memory, Padova, Italy.

    Winsler, A. (1994a, June). The social origins and quality of self-regulatory private speech in  hyperactive and normal children.  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International  Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

    Winsler, A. (1992a, September). Children's use of private speech in the classroom: Investigating  Vygotskian hypotheses about the effects of contextual variables. In J. D. Ramirez (Chair), Private speech and self-regulation. Symposium conducted at the First International Conference  for Socio-Cultural Research, Madrid, Spain.
 

National Conferences:

    Hartman, S., & Winsler, A. (2007, November). Preschool and child care practices that foster cognitive and language development among children living in poverty. Paper to be presented at the annual convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Chicago, IL.

    Bleiker, C., Winsler, A., & Manfra, L. (2007, November). The Miami School Readiness Project:  Linking assessments at age four to outcomes in second grade. Paper to be presented at the annual convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Chicago, IL.

    Koury, A.S., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). "Say what?" Young children's private speech during a self-regulation task. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Kitsantas, A., Huie, F., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). Self-regulation and ability predictors of academic success during college. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Cooper, K., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). School performance grades based on high stakes testing:  Relations with student, teacher, and parent perceptions and other Indicators of elementary school quality. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Tran, H., Bor, E., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). The importance of preschool language skills to children's school grades. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Richard, E., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). Bidirectional associations between social-emotional skills and English language learning among preschoolers. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Hartman, S.C., Johnson, J., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). Preschool cognitive and language skills and kindergarten retention among ethnically-diverse, low-income children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Kim, Y.K., & Winsler, A. (2007, May). Preschool teacher's dominant language and low-income Latino preschooler's learning of English. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Hutchison, L.A., Winsler, A., Bernhard, J.K., & Bleiker, C. (2007, May). Home literacy environments of low-income families:  Relations with children's early literacy outcomes. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. Washington, DC.

    Bleiker, C., Winsler, A., & Manfra, L. (2007, May). SPARK Miami. In P. Curtis (Chair), SPARK gets children ready for school. Paper presented at the annual National Smart Start Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Manfra, L., Bor, E., Crane, J., Huie, F., D'Albenzio, K., Conway, C., Hartman, S.C., & Winsler, A. (2007, March). The effects of speech awareness and speech instructions on children's self-talk and performance on a counting task. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of teh Society for Research in Child Development. Boston, MA.

    Manfra, L., Huie, F., D'Albenzio, K., Conway, C., Bor, E., Crane, J., Hartman, S.C., & Winsler, A. (2007, March). Overt and covert self-speech awareness:  Data from introspective and extrospective sources. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Boston, MA.

Tran, H., Hartman, S.C., Richard, E., Winsler, A., Manfra, L., & Bleiker, C. (2007, March). Mediating processes between childcare structural quality indicators and preschool outcomes in low-income, diverse families. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Boston, MA.

    Bleiker, C., & Winsler, A. (2006, November). Year four of the Miami School Readiness Project:  Predicting reading scores and social and emotional development at the end of first grade. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Atlanta, GA.

    Tran, H., & Winsler, A. (2006, June). The impact of center provider change on the school readiness of diverse, urban, low-income preschool children in subsidized care. Poster to be presented at the Eight Head Start National Research Conference. Washington, DC.

    Hartman, S.C., Winsler, A., & Manfra, L. (2006, June). Low-income children’s teacher-child relationships in preschool and social skills at kindergarten entry as predictors of kindergarten performance. Poster to be presented at the Eight Head Start National Research Conference. Washington, DC.

    Crane, J., D’Albenzio, K., & Winsler, A. (2006, June). Parent-teacher agreement and child referral decisions in a subsidized childcare setting. Poster to be presented at the Eight Head Start National Research Conference. Washington, DC.

    Tran, H., Winsler, A. Hartman, S. C., Manfra, L., & Bleiker, C. (2006, April). Quantity of use and impact of childcare on low-income preschooler’s socio-emotional development. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Louisville, KY.

    D’Albenzio, K., Herold, J., & Winsler, A. (2006, April). Preschool teacher ratings of low-income children's attachment with adults: Gender differences, ethnic differences, and links with children's performance in kindergarten. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Louisville, KY.

    Bleiker, C., & Winsler, A. (2006, March). SPARK Florida. Paper presented at the 2006 National Smart Start Conference, Greensboro, NC.

    Winsler, A., Bleiker, C., Hartman, S., Madigan, A.L., Levitt, J., & Ditlow, P. (2005, December). Fostering school readiness among low-income, ethnically-diverse preschoolers: Kindergarten outcomes for children in Miami-Dade County's early childhood assessment/intervention program. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Washington, DC.

    Hartman, S.C., Crane, J., McClaren, E., & Winsler, A. (2005, May). Preschool teacher- and parent-child attachment as predictors of kindergarten performance among children in poverty. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society. Los Angeles, California.

    Bernhard, J., Winsler, A., Bleiker,  C., Ginieniewicz, J., & Madigan, A.L. (2005, April). The Early Authors Program: Implementing transformative literacy in early childhood education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, CA.

   Abar, B., Winsler, A., Kitsantas, A., & Ducenne, L. (2005, April). Gender and ethnic differences in parenting, self-regulation, and academic achievement among first-year college students. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Montreal, Canada.

    Abar, B., Winsler, A., Feder, M., & Schunn, C. (2005, April). Private speech and executive functioning in children with autistic spectrum disorders and ADHD. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Atlanta, GA.

    Manfra, L., Winsler, A., & Hartman, S.C. (2005, April). Relations between low-income preschoolers’ self control and language development. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development. Atlanta, GA.

    Bleiker, C., Winsler, A., Cheyney, W., Bender, P., de las Posas, A., & Binelo, M. (2004, November). Making assessments work for intervention: Year 1 report of the Miami Assessment Intervention Program. Panel session presented at the annual convention of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Anaheim, CA.

    Winsler, A., Manfra, L., Madigan, A.L., & Feder, M. (2004. July). Differences in child cognitive and socio-emotional outcomes and parent-teacher agreement as a function of language of assessment. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Manfra, L. , & Winsler, A. (2004. July). Within-rater changes on children’s socio-emotional outcomes when language of assessment changes. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Madigan, A. L., Hartman, S., & Winsler, A. (2004. July). Match/Mismatch between parent, teacher, and child language and children’s functioning. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Bleiker, C., Cheyney, W., Soden, L.R., Oliver, W., Hernandez, B., Hartman, S., & Winsler, A (2004. July). Monolingual vs. dual-language developmental assessment with bilingual children. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Ducenne, L., Kitsantas, A., & Winsler, A. (2004, July). Use of academic services and its relationship with academic performance, motivation, and learning among first-year college students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Feder, M., Winsler, A., Bleiker, C.,& Manfra, L. (2004, July). The positive effects of subsidized childcare on school readiness of low-income, ethnically diverse preschoolers are not moderated by child attachment. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Madigan, A.L., Hartman, S., & Winsler, A. (2004, July). Multiple risk factors and preschoolers’ cognitive and social-emotional adjustment. Poster presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

    Winsler, A., Bleiker, C., Bender, P., Cheyney, W., & Soden, L. (2004, June). Assessing and promoting early resilience in a culturally diverse, low-income community: Overview and early insights from the Miami-Dade School Readiness Assessment/Intervention Project. In F. Lamb-Parker (Chair), Assessing and strengthening within-child protective factors to promote school readiness in preschool children. Symposium presented at the 7th National Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.

    Winsler, A., Kitsantas, A., & Ducenne, L. (2004, April). Parenting styles and parental intrusive control as predictors of self-regulated learning, motivation, and performance among first-year college students. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Winsler, A., Naglieri, J., & Manfra, L. (2004, April). Children’s search strategies and accompanying verbal and motor strategic behavior: Developmental trends and relations with task performance among children aged 5 to 17. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Manfra, L., Winsler, A., Feder, M., Madigan, A., & Tyler, S. (2004, April). Relations between parenting style, and preschoolers' self-control, and language development. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Bernhard, J., Winsler, A., Bleiker, C., Ambrister, J., Blair, & Ginieniewicz, J. (2004, April). Authoring books as transformative literacy practice in early childhood programs. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Abar, B., Feder, M., & Winsler, A. (2004, April). Parental report of executive functioning and Wisconsin Card Sort Task performance among children with ADHD and high functioning autism. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Madigan, A., Winsler, A., Feder, M., & Ducenne, L. (2004, April). Self-regulation and affective expression during interactions between parents and children with ADHD, and autistic spectrum disorders. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Kitsantas, A., Winsler, A., & Ducenne, L. (2004, April). Self-regulation and ability predictors of academic success during the first semester of college. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Winsler, A. Bleiker, C., Bender, P., Cheyney, W., Manfra, L., & Madigan, A. (2004, April). The influence of subsidized child care  type and quality on child development among urban low-income children: Early findings from the Miami School Readiness Assessment and Intervention Program. Paper presented at the 18th Biennial Conference on Human Development. Washington, DC.

    Wheeler, T. L., Winsler, A., Chrosniak, L., & Smith, R. (2003, November). Behavioral and neurological dose effects of methylphenidate (MPH) in the male long Evans hooded rat. Poster presented at the 33rd annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, New Orleans, LA.

    Chandler-Davis, K., Willson-Quayle, A., Ducenne, L., & Winsler, A. (2003, April). Intrinsic motivation and task performance in low-income Latino preschoolers: Relations with home environment and language proficiency. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

    Feder, M., Winsler, A., Schunn, C., & Shiflett, K. (2003, April). Connections between language and executive functioning among children with ADHD and Autism. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

    Manfra, L., Tyler, S., Shiflett, K., & Winsler, A. (2003, April). Correction of speech errors and dysfluencies in preschool childrenâs private speech: Implications for metalinguistic awareness. Poster to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

    Winsler, A. (2003, April). Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs concerning childrenâs private speech: Perspectives from children, parents, and teachers (A. Winsler, Chair). Symposium to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

    Winsler, A. Feder, M., & Way, E. (2003, April). Parental attitudes and beliefs concerning childrenâs private speech. Paper to appear in Awareness, attitudes, and beliefs concerning childrenâs private speech: Perspectives from children, parents, and teachers (A. Winsler, Chair). Symposium to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

    Winsler, A., & Manfra, L. (2002, August). Increasing student learning, technology use, and computer skills via use of WebCT in an undergraduate child development course: A pre-post course evaluation study. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. Chicago, Il.

    Winsler, A., & Naglieri, J.A. (2002, April). Overt and covert verbal problem-solving strategies: Developmental trends in use, awareness, and relations with task performance in children age 5 to 17. Paper accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Shiflett, K., Winsler, A., & Schunn, C. (2002, April). Parenting style and parenting stress among children with executive and self-regulatory problems. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Way, E., Karas, T., Madigan, A., Tyler, S., & Winsler, A. (2002, April). Video game playing, parental monitoring, and childrenâs academic performance and behavior problems. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Chandler, K.D., & Winsler, A. (2002, April). Rewards and punishments for school performance by parents and teachers: Gender and ethnic differences and relations with achievement motivation. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Feder, M., Winsler, A., & Schunn, C. (2002, April). Executive functioning in children with ADHD, High Functioning Autism, and controls: Parent report and Tower of Hanoi performance. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Manfra, L., Winsler, A., Chandler, K.D., & Ducenne, L. (2002, April). Preschool childrenâs spontaneous use of verbal strategies for delaying gratification. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Ducenne, L., Chandler, K.D., Manfra, L., Karas, T.L., & Winsler, A. (2002, April). Preschoolersâ nonverbal strategies during a delay task. Poster submitted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Caverly, S., Neal, K., & Winsler, A. (2002, April). Sibling influences on pragmatic language development. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Caverly, S., Denham, S.A., Winsler, A., & Sarampote, N. (2002, April). Social competence and siblings: Do they make a difference?. Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Conference on Human Development. Charlotte, NC.

    Madigan, A.L., Thorvardarson, E., & Winsler, A. (2001, August). Correspondence between maternal and paternal parenting: Implications for child outcomes. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

    Manfra, L., Thorvardarson, E., Ducenne, L., & Winsler, A. (2001, August). Marital satisfaction, job satisfaction, parenting style, and child peer/academic competence. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

    Feder, M., Manfra, L., Thorvardarson, E., & Winsler, A. (2001, June). Relations between maternal and paternal views of child behavior. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, Toronto, CA.

    Winsler, A., Willson-Quayle, A., Wallace, B. A., & Carlton, M.P. (2001, April). Private speech and self-regulation in the preschool years: Change over time and relations with childrenâs behavior at home and school. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

    Manfra, L., Winsler, A., Wallace, G.L., Willson-Quayle, A., Shami, M., & Thorvardarson, E. (2001, April). Relations between preschool childrenâs social competence and social and private speech. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

    Wallace, G.L., Winsler, A., Shami, M., Willson-Quayle, A., & Rorrer, A. (2000, August). Private speech, self-regulation, and behavior problems at home and preschool. Paper presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Association. Washington, DC.

    Willson-Quayle, A., & Winsler, A. (2000, July). How much teacher direction is best for promoting low-income Latino preschoolersâ learning, motivation, and private speech? A controlled experiment. Paper presented at the Fifth National Head Start Research Conference, Washington, DC.

    Manfra, L., Winsler, A., Shami, M., Willson-Quayle, A., Wallace, G.L., Thorvardarson, E., Carlton, M.P., & Ford, M.E. (2000, April). Relations between parenting style and childrenâs private speech and motivation during problem solving. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference on Human Development, Memphis, TN.

    Thorvardarson, E., Winsler, A., Maradiaga, J.A., Wallace, G.L., Shami, M., & Willson-Quayle, A. (2000, April). Relations between childrenâs private speech, affect, and task performance during problem solving. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference on Human  Development, Memphis, TN.

     Wallace, G. L., & Winsler, A. (1999, June). Parent and teacher agreement on preschool children's  behavior problems and social skills. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American  Psychological Society, Denver, CO.

    Winsler, A., De León, J.R., Wallace, B., Carlton, M.P., Howell, C., & Long, G.N. (1999, April). Developmental stability and across-task generalizability of children's private speech during the preschool years. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

    Winsler, A., Willson-Quayle, A., Carlton, M.P., Long, G.N., & Howell, C. (1999, April). The  social and behavioral ecology of mixed-age and same-age preschool classrooms: A natural  experiment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque,  NM.

    Wallace, B.A., Winsler, A., & Nesmith, P. (1999, April). Factors associated with success for  college students with ADHD: Are standard accomodations helping?. Paper presented at the  annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Quebec, CA.

    Srokowski, S., Winsler, A., Rines, O.A., & Clark, R.V. (1998, May). Correspondence between  maternal and paternal parenting styles. Paper presented at the annual  conference of the American Psychological Society. Washington, DC.

    Carlton, M.P., & Winsler, A. (1998, April). On the translation of theory into practice: Childrenâs learning activities in a child-centered preschool and their relation to teacherâs perceptions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San  Diego, CA.

    Winsler, A., de León, J.R., Carlton, M.P., Barry, M.J, Jenkins, T. M., & Carter, K.L. (1997, April). Components of self-regulation in the preschool years: Developmental stability, validity,  and relationship to classroom behavior . Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the  Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC. (ERIC Doc. # 413 058)

    Winsler, A., Diaz, R. M., McCarthy, E. M., & Bird, R. L. (1997, April). Two-year follow- up of preschool children at-risk for ADHD: Verbal self-regulation and speech-action  coordination. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, DC. (ERIC Doc. # 413 057)

    Winsler, A., Carlton, M. P., & Barry, M.J. (1997, March). Children's systematic use of private speech in early childhood classrooms. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American  Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.  (ERIC Doc. # 411 565)

    Winsler, A., Diaz, R.M., & Espinosa, L. (1997, March). Learning a second language does  not mean losing the first: A replication and follow up of bilingual language development  in Spanish-speaking children attending bilingual preschool. Paper presented at the  annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. (ERIC Doc. # 412 768)

     Phillips, D. M., Riccio, C.A., Winsler, A., Harrison, P. L., Iran-Nejad, A., Cound, D., & Carter, K. (1996, August). Teachers' needs from the field of school psychology. Paper  presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario,  Canada.

    Cound, J. D., Iran-Nejad, A., Winsler, A., Harrison, P. L., Riccio, C. A., & Carter, K. (1996, August). Meeting teachers' needs from the field of educational psychology. Paper  presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario,  Canada.

    Chen, W., Winsler, A., & Rovegno, I. (1996, April). Preservice teachers' construction of  pedagogical content knowledge for teaching physical education. Paper presented at the annual  meeting of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.  Atlanta, GA.

    Winsler, A., Carter, K. L., & Speed, S. K. (1996, March). Parent-child interaction in ADHD  children: The social origins of self-regulation. Paper presented at the biennial Conference on  Human Development. Birmingham, AL.

    Seagraves, M., & Winsler, A. (1996, March). Successful academic intervention for the prevention  of juvenile crime. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School  Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.

    Winsler, A., O'Hara Gordon, A., & Feldman, A. (1995, April). The self-regulatory quality of  private speech in ADHD children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American  Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

    McCarthy, E. M., Diaz, R. M., Bird, R. L., & Winsler, A. (1995, April). A longitudinal study of  private speech and working memory in five-year-olds at risk for attention deficit hyperactivity  disorder. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research  Association, San Francisco, CA.

    Winsler, A., Diaz, R.M., McCarthy, E.M., Bird, R.L., & Feldman, A. (1995, March). Early verbal  self-regulation in children at-risk for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Paper presented at  the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.

    Winsler, A. (1995a, March). Motivating the reluctant ADHD child: Is it that they can't achieve, don't  achieve, or won't achieve?  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the  Education of Gifted Underachieving Students, Birmingham, AL.

    Diaz, R. M., & Winsler, A. (1994, April). Eliciting spontaneous private speech. Paper presented at  the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

    Feldman, S. S., Araujo, K., & Winsler, A. (1994, February). The relationship context: Its differential  effect on sexual attitudes and behaviors. In J. Coleman & S.S. Feldman (Chairs), Sexuality  and interpersonal relationships. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the  Society for Research on Adolescence. San Diego, CA.

    Winsler, A. (1993, March). The social interactions and task activities of young children in mixed-age  and same-age classrooms: An observational study. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of  the Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, LA. (ERIC Doc. # 356 074)

    Winsler, A., & Diaz, R. M. (1992, April). Private speech in the classroom: The effects of activity  type, presence of others, classroom context, and mixed-age grouping. Paper presented at the  annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA. (ERIC Doc. # 346 521)

    Pease-Alvarez, L., Hakuta, K., Kuwahara, Y. L., Rodriguez, J. L., Silva, G. J., Whitenack, D., &  Winsler, A. (1992, April). Language maintenance and shift in a Mexican immigrant  community. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research  Association, San Francisco, CA.

    Winsler, A. (1992b, March). "Los dos son importantes:" Investigating bilingual maintenance and  language shift in a Mexican-immigrant community. Paper presented at the annual meeting of  the National Association for Chicano Studies, San Antonio, TX.

    Winsler, A., Atencio, D. J., & Diaz, R. M. (1991, April). Self-regulation training and private  speech in impulsive preschoolers. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for  Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. (ERIC Doc. # 333 989)     (Also presented at the  annual meeting of the Western Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA. - April, 1991)
 

Regional Conferences:

    Koury, A., & Winsler, A. (2007, April). "Say what?" Young children's private speech during a self-regulation task. Poster presented at the first L. Starling Reid UVA Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Charlottesville, VA.

    Huie, F., Winsler, A., & Chrosniak, L. (2006, March). Motivation, self-regulation, and academic performance in working  college  students. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Baltimore, MD.

    Tatro, N.A., Tran, H., Winsler, A., Huie, F., Bor, E., Evans, S., & Payne, P. (2006, March). Rise and shine: When teenage sleep needs and early school start times conflict. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association. Baltimore, MD.

    Espinoza, L., & Winsler, A., (2004, February). Motivational profiles that characterize students who are and are not performing well in their first year of college. Poster presented at the Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference. Wilmington, DE.

    Chandler, K., & Winsler, A. (2001, April). Rewards and punishments for academicperformance and students' academic achievement and motivational orientation. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

    Ducenne, L., Carter, K.L., Manfra, L., & Winsler, A. (2001, April). Family structure, religiousity, and behavioral outcomes in African-American parochial college students. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

    Karas, T., & Winsler, A. (2001, April). Children's video game playing, academic performance, and externalizing behavior problems. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

    Maradiaga, J.A., Grubba, J., Winsler, A., & Wallace, G. (2000, March). Self-perceived competence among preschool children in relation to teacher-perceived competence. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Eastern Psychological Association. Baltimore, MD.

    Howell, C., Long, G. N., & Winsler, A. (1997b, Nov). Teaching non-English speaking  children in an English speaking preschool. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Georgia Association for the Education of Young Children.  Atlanta, GA.

    Wallace, B., Winsler, A., & Rice, M.L. (1997, June). Using sound learning theory in the  design of intelligent computer assisted instruction. Paper presented at the annual Alabama  Educational Technology Conference, Birmingham, AL.

    Howell, C., Long, G. N., & Winsler, A. (1997a, March). Teaching non-English speaking  children in an English speaking preschool. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the  Alabama Association for Young Children. Athens, AL.

    Winsler, A. (1996, November). Self-regulation and motivation in education. Symposium presented at  the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL.

    de León J. R., & Winsler, A. (1996, November). Fostering self-regulation in the preschool  years: Activities for teachers and parents. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the  Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL.

    Carter, K.L., & Winsler, A. (1996, November). Internalization of religious values at home  and at school: Implications for behavioral self-regulation and self-determination in  adolescence and young adulthood. Paper presentated at the annual meeting of the Mid- South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL.

    Wallace, B., & Winsler, A. (1996, November). A new model for understanding ADHD  and effective, multimodal intervention . Paper presentated at the annual meeting of the  Mid-South Educational Research Association, Tuscaloosa, AL.

    Barstow, L., & Winsler, A. (1996, March). Imaginary audience perceptions and self-consciousness  in first-year college students.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern  Psychological Association, Norfolk, VA.

    King, T., & Winsler, A. (1996, March). Language delay and self-esteem in hearing-impaired  children: Implications for educational placement.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the  Southeastern Psychological Association, Norfolk, VA.

    Winsler, A. (1995b, November). The  interaction of  social and biological causes in attention deficit  hyperactivity disorder  (ADHD). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South  Educational Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

    Winsler, A., Carter, K. L., & Speed, S. K. (1995, November). Internalization  of private speech in   ADHD  and normal  boys. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Educational  Research Association, Biloxi, MS.

    Winsler, A. (1994b, November). Promoting verbal self-regulatory skills in ADHD children.  Paper  presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-South Regional Conference on Psychology in the  Schools, Huntsville, AL.

    Winsler, A. (1992c, April). Chaos or cooperation?: What do you get when you mix pre- kindergarteners, kindergarteners, and 1st-graders in one classroom? Workshop given at the  annual conference of the Peninsula Chapter of the National Association for the Education of  Young Children, Los Altos, CA.

    Diaz, R. M., Winsler, A., & Atencio, D. J. (1990, March). The origins of self-direction in the  preschool years.  Workshop given at the annual conference of the Peninsula Chapter of the  National Association for the Education of Young Children, Santa Clara, CA.
 

Invited (non refereed) Presentations/Workshops:

Winsler, A. (2007, Ocotober). Assessing and reducing risk for the transition to school among diverse children in poverty attending early childhood programs: The Miami School Readiness Project. Presentation to be given as part of the speaker series for the IES Interdisciplinary Training Center. University of Miami. Miami, FL.

Winsler, A. (2007, Ocotober). Assessing and reducing risk for the transition to school among diverse children in poverty attending early childhood programs: The Miami School Readiness Project. Presentation to be given as part of the Risk and Prevention Speaker Series. IES Interdisciplinary Training Center. University of Virginia. Charlottesville, VA.

Winsler, A. (2007, June). "So THIS is why we do child assessments" Useful results from Monroe County Creative Curriculum and DECA assessments. Workshop given at the 15th annual Wesley House Family Services Spring Conference. Duck Key, FL.

Winsler, A. (2006, October). The ABC's of ADHD:  Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the early childhood classroom. Workshop given for Alexandria Head Start. Alexandria, VA.

Winsler, A., & Hartman, S. (2006, February). Fostering school readiness and successful school transitions:
Assessment, intervention, and outcomes for children attending (REM) childcare centers in Miami-Dade County. Workshop given at the REM Learning Center. Miami, FL.

Winsler, A. (2006, February). Fostering successful transitions to school in Miami-Dade: Yr3 (2004-2005) report to the Board of the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe assessment and intervention programs. Presentation given to the Board of Directors, Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade.Monroe. Miami, FL.

Winsler, A. (2006, January). Why are they talking to themselves?” Understanding and facilitating children’s private speech and self-control. Workshop given at the Kiddie Country Child Development Center. Burke, VA.

Winsler, A. (2005, September). The ABC’s of ADHD: Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the early childhood classroom. Workshop given for the Potomac Association of Cooperative Teachers. Falls Church, VA.

Winsler, A. (2005, March). School readiness. Workshop given at the George Mason University Child Development Center’s Professional Development Day, Fairfax, VA.

Winsler, A., & Bleiker, C. (2004, December). Assessment/Intervention Program: Summary of MDCPS findings Yr2 (2003-2004). Presentation given to the Board of Directors, Miami-Dade County School Readiness Coalition. Miami, FL.

Winsler, A. (2004, November). Still talking to ourselves after all these years: Vygotsky, private speech, and self-regulation. Invited keynote address to be given at the First International Symposium on the Self-Regulatory Functions of Language. Madrid, Spain.

Winsler, A. (2003, April). School readiness. Professional development workshop given at the Wesley United Methodist Preschool, Vienna, VA.

Winsler, A. (2003, February). Cultural historical applications in the early childhood classroom: Scaffolding, language, and self-regulation. Invited address given at the first Miami CHAT (Cultural-Historical Activity Theory) Symposium Miami, FL.

Winsler, A. (2003, February). School Readiness. Workshop given at the George Mason University Child Development Centerâs Professional Development Day, Fairfax, VA.

Winsler, A. (2002, November). Scaffolding Childrenâs Learning: A Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education. Professional development workshop given at the National Child Research Center, Washington, DC.

Winsler, A. (2002, September). The ABC's of ADHD: Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the early
childhood classroom. Community education workshop given at the Fauquier County Library, Warrenton, VA.

Winsler, A. (2002, August). Scaffolding Children's Learning: A Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education. Professional development workshop given at the Reston Childrenâs Center, Reston, VA.

Winsler, A. (2002, March). School Readiness. Presentation given at Loweâs Island Village Green Day School, Potomac Falls, VA.

Winsler, A. (2002, January). Scaffolding Children's Learning: A Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education. Workshop given at the National Child Research Center, Washington, DC.

Winsler, A. (2001, August). The ABC's of ADHD: Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the early childhood classroom. Workshop given at the Reston Children's Center, Reston, VA.

Winsler, A. (2001, July). Why do we sing 'Bells Away' anyway?: Links between music, language, and behavioral control during early childhood. Keynote address given to the Kindermusik Educators of America (KEA) Biennial Convention. Washington, DC.

Winsler, A. (2001, February). Continued Applications of a Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education: Private Speech in the Classroom & Dynamic Assessment. Workshop given at the National Child Research Center, Washington, DC.

Winsler, A. (2001, January). The ABC's of ADHD: Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the early childhood classroom. Workshop given at the George Mason University Child Development Centerâs Professional Development Day, Fairfax, VA.

Winsler, A. (2000, May). Scaffolding Children's Learning: A Vygotskian Approach to Early Childhood Education. Workshop given at the National Child Research Center, Washington, DC.

Winsler, A. (2000, January). The ABC's of ADHD: Understanding Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in the early childhood classroom. Workshop given at the George Mason University Child Development Centerâs Professional Development Day, Fairfax, VA.

Winsler, A. (1999, November). Scaffolding children's development in the context of Kindermusik®. Workshop given to Kindermusik® International. Greensboro, NC.

Winsler, A. (1999, September). Does learning a second language mean losing the first? Bilingual language acquisition and loss in low-income, Mexican-American children. Presentation as part of CAS Faculty Talks and Hispanic Heritage Month. Borders Book and Music. Fairfax, VA.

Winsler, A. (1999, March). Early child development and the importance of Kindermusik®. Workshop given for LittleHands Kindermusik® Inc. Centreville, VA.

Winsler, A. (1999, January). Why are they talking to themselves?" Understanding and facilitating childrenâs private speech and self-control. Workshop given at the George Mason University Child Development Centerâs Professional Development Day, Fairfax, VA.

 Research Grants/Awards



2007-2008
Administration for Youth and Families (ACF) Child Care Research
Scholars Program
• Hartman, S., & Winsler, A. - Relations between features of childcare quality and children's behavioral development and behavior problems among linguistically-diverse children in poverty
(Submitted)



$30,000

2006-2009
The Children's Trust
• Winsler, A., & Bleiker, C. - Long-Term Follow-up of School Success in Grades 3 through 5 for Children Attending Different Early Childhood Programs in Miami-Dade


$297,805

2006-2007
Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
• Winsler, A. – Miami-Dade County School Readiness Assessment/
Intervention Project: Continued Database Management, Data Analysis, and
Program Evaluation


$287,369
2006-2010
Elsevier Science Publishers ($47,500/year for 4 years)
• Winsler, A - Editorship support for Early Childhood Research Quarterly

$190,000


2005-2007
Subcontract with the Institute for Education Sciences and Florida        
International University    
• Winsler, A. – Learning Educational Approaches to Reading Now
(LEARN): Early Reading First Evaluation



$50,000
2005-2006
Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
• Winsler, A. – Miami-Dade County School Readiness Assessment/
Intervention Project: Continued Database Management, Data Analysis, and
Program Evaluation

$241,500
2004-2005
George Mason University - Interdisciplinary GRA Award (Competitive Continuation)
 • Kitsantas, A. & Winsler, A. - Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation, and Study Skills Among University Freshman: Predicting Academic Retention and Success   


$20,287
2003-2007 Subcontract with Kellogg Foundation and Florida International University  
  • Winsler, A. ­ SPARK: Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids: Early Childhood Intervention and Evaluation 
 
$50,000
2003-2005 Kindermusik International® 
• Winsler, A., & Ducenne, L. - The Effects of Kindermusik on the Development of Early Childhood Behavioral Self-Regulation
$8,460 
2003-2004 Subcontract with ABT Associates and Florida International University 
  • Winsler, A. - Project Upgrade: Early Childhood Curriculum Evaluation
$6,000
2003-2005 Miami-Dade County School Readiness Coalition  - Expansion contract with Florida International University
• Winsler, A. - Miami-Dade County School Readiness Assessment/ Intervention Project: Database Management, Data Analysis, and  Program Evaluation
$120,537
2003-2004 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Graduate Research Assistant award 
 • Winsler, A. - Strategy Adaptivity, Environmental Awareness, Executive Functioning, and Private Speech in High Functioning Autistic Children and Children with ADHD
$ 8,338
2002-2005 Miami-Dade County School Readiness Coalition - Subcontract with Florida International University
• Winsler, A. - Miami-Dade County School Readiness Assessment/Intervention Project: Database Management, Data Analysis, andProgram Evaluation
$462,517
2002 George Mason University - Interdisciplinary GRA Award
  • Kitsantas, A. & Winsler, A. - Self-Regulated Learning, Motivation, and Study Skills Among University Freshman: Predicting 
    Academic Retention and Success Over the First Year
$20,287
2001 Autism Society of America Foundation (ASAF) -   (Competitive Continuation)
  • Winsler, A., & Schunn, C. - The Role of Environmental Awareness and Private Speech in Adaptingand Controlling Behavior in Children with Autism 
$24,998
2001 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Graduate Research Assistant award 
  • Winsler, A. - Young Childrenâs Awareness of Private Speech
$15,186
2001 GMU Office of the Provostâs - Research Funding for Tenured Faculty 
  •Winsler, A. - Young Childrenâs Awareness of Private Speech
$4,800
2000 Autism Society of America Foundation (ASAF) 
  • Schunn, C., Winsler, A., & Wallace, G. - The Role of Environmental Awareness and Private Speech in Adaptingand Controlling Behavior in Children with Autism
$24,963
2000 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Graduate Research Assistant Award  $15,186
1999 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Technology Across the Curriculum Award
• Winsler, A., & Pasnak, R. - Technological Enhancements in the Teaching of Developmental Psychology at GMU 
$10,757
1999 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Graduate Research Assistant award 
• Winsler, A. - Scaffolding, Private Speech, and Motivation in Young Children
$8,844 
1998 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - Course release for grant preparation 
  • Winsler, A. - The Development of Verbal Self-Regulation in Young Children
$5,300 
1998 College of Arts & Sciences - Technology Across the Curriculum Award 
  • Winsler, A., & Pasnak, R. - Technological Enhancements in theTeahing of Developmental Psychology at GMU
$29,840
1998 College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) - George Mason University 
  • Winsler, A. - The Creation of Web-Based Supplementary Instructional 
  Materials for Undergraduate Courses in Developmental Psychology at GMU
$4,240 
1998 George Mason University - Interdisciplinary GRA Award 
• Winsler, A., & Ford, M.E. - Scaffolding Young Children's Motivation for Learning 
$10,148
1997 George Mason University - Faculty Summer Research Support 
 • Winsler, A. - Scaffolding Young Children's Motivation for Learning
$3,500 
1997 University of Alabama Research Advisory Committee (RAC) 
Faculty Research Grant 
• Winsler, A. - The Social and Behavioral Ecology of Mixed-Age and Same-Age Preschool Classrooms
$4,000
1996 College of Education Research Grant 
• Winsler, A. - The Role of Private Speech in the Development of 
  Behavioral Self-Regulation in Young Children: A Longitudinal Study
$1,154
1996  College of Education Research Grant 
• Winsler, A., Howell, C., & Long, G. - The Private Speech of Bilingual 
Children Attending English Preschool
$1,040
1995 College of Education Research Grant 
• Winsler, A. - The Role of Private Speech in the Development of 
  Behavioral Self-Regulation in Young Children
$1,000
1995 University of Alabama Research Grants Committee (RGC) 
Faculty Research Grant 
• Winsler, A. - Early Classroom Contexts 
and the Development of  Self Regulationin Children
$4,000
1994 College of Education Research Grant 
• Winsler, A. - Abbreviation and Internalization of Private Speech 
  in ADHD and Normal School-Age Children
$1,250
1994/1995  College of Education Research Grant 
• Harrison, P. L., Iran-Nejad, A., Riccio, C., & Winsler, A. - 
  Teachers' Needs From the Fields of Educational and School Psychology
$2,100



2000 Finalist           GMU Excellence in Teaching Award
1993 American Psychological Association (APA) Dissertation Research Award $500 
1993 Stanford University School of Education Student Travel Grant  $600 
1992 Stanford University School of Education Dissertation Research Award $250 
1992 Stanford University School of Education Student Travel Grant $400 

Professional Memberships

American Educational Research Association (AERA)
    Cultural-Historical Special Interest Group (AERA  - SIG)
American Psychological Association (APA)
    Divisions: (7) Developmental Psychology, (15) Educational Psychology
American Psychological Society (APS)
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education (VAECE)

Professional Activities and Service

Department
 
2006-pres.
Member
Resourcce Committee
Department of Psychology
George Mason University
2006- pres.
Member Quantitative Course Committee
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University
2005 Member
 Applied Developmental Faculty Search Committee
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University
2003-?
Facutly Advisor
Psychology Student Diversity Affairs Committee (PSDAC)
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University
2003-?
Chair
Diversity Affairs Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University
2003-?
Chair
DBS Prospective Graduate Student Open House
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University
2002
Chair
DBS Professional Seminar Revisions Committee
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University
2002 Member I/O Faculty Search Committee  Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
2001-? Member Diversity Affairs Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
2001-? Member Infancy/Early Childhood Faculty Search Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
2000 Chair DBS Student Awards Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
2000 Member Applied Decsion Making Faculty 
Search Committee 
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1999 Member I/O Faculty Search Committee  Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1999- Member ADHD Center Search Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1999- Member ADHD Center Advisory Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1999-2001 Chair Task Force on Student Course Evaluations Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1998 Chair DPS - Comprehensive Examination 
Revisions Committee
Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1998 Member Undergraduate Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1988 Member I/O Faculty Search Committee  Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1997 Member DPS - Student Fellowship Committee Department of Psychology 
George Mason University 
1997 Member School Psychology Search Committee College of Education 
University of Alabama 

College
 
2007-2008
Chair
African-American Studies Search Committee
LAHS
George Mason University
2006-2007
Member
African-American Studies Search Committee
LAHS
George Mason University
2002-2005 Member Promotion & Tenure Committee  Coll. of Arts & Sciences 
George Mason University 
2001-? Member Technology Policy Committee Coll. of Arts & Sciences 
George Mason University 
1998 Member Technology Across the Curriculum Task Force Coll. of Arts & Sciences
George Mason University 
1996 Chair Research Committee  College of Education 
University of Alabama 
1995-1997 Member Faculty Council University of Alabama 
1995 Member Research Committee University of Alabama 
1995 Member Technology Advisory Committee University of Alabama
1994 Member Curriculum Committee University of Alabama 
1994-1995 Member Merit Committee University of Alabama

University
 
2003
Member
 First Tier P & T Committee School of Education
George Mason University
2002-? Member Educational Psychology Graduate Program Advisory Committee School of Education
George Mason University
2002-? Member Retention Committee Office of the Provost
George Mason University
2002 Member Faculty Dismissal Review Committee Office of the President
George Mason University
2001 Member Educational Psychology Faculty Search Committee School of Education
George Mason University
2000 Member School Counseling Faculty Search Committee School of Education
George Mason University
1999 Faculty Advisor Child Welfare Certificate Program George Mason University
1999 Member School Counseling Faculty Search Committee School of Education
George Mason University
1995-1996 Member University Awards Committee University of Alabama
1994-1997 Member Educational Psychology/Human Development 
Collaborative Steering Committee
University of Alabama

State
 



2002-present Member Institutional Review Board (Human Subjects IRB)
Caliber Associates, Fairfax, VA
1998 Reviewer/ 
Judge
Virginia Junior Academy of Science Conference 

National
 
2006-pres.
Editor
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
2005-
Fellow
APA Division 7 (Developmental Psychology)
2004 Conference 
Co-Organizer 
Biennial Conference on Human Development
George Mason University
2003-pres.
Member
Devereux Foundation Early Childhood Initiative Research Advisory Board
2003-?
Associate Editor
Early Education & Development
2002-2003 Guest Editor Early Education & Development
Special Issue: "Vygotskian Perspectives in Early Childhood Education: Translating Ideas into Classroom Practice"
1999-? Executive Commitee/
WebMaster
APA-Division 7 (Developmental Psychology)

Editorial Board Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Early Education & Development
Social Development
1995-1998 Member APA-Division 15 (Ed. Psych.) Ad-Hoc Committee on the 
Future of Educational Psychology in Teacher Preparation 
  Reviewer • American Educational Research Journal 
• British Journal of Developmental Psychology
• Child Development

• Cognitive Development
• Contemporary Educational Psychology

• Developmental Review
Developmental Psychology
• Discourse Processes
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Educational Psychology Review 
• Educational Researcher
• International Journal of Behavioral Development
• Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
• Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

• Journal of Child Psychology, Psychiatry, & Allied Disciplines
Journal of Cognition and Development
• Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
• Journal of School Psychology
Learning and Instruction
• Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
• Research in the Schools 
• Social Development

Reviewer • NIH/NICHD Early Childhood Assessment RFA Review Panel Member (2005)
• NIH/NICHD School Readiness RFA Review Panel Member (2003)
• Bi-national (Israel-US) Science Foundation (BSF) Grant Proposals (2002)
• National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Proposals (2000)
• Div 7 Program proposals for the APA convention (2001)
• Program proposals for the S.R.C.D. conference (2004)
• Program proposals for the N.A.E.Y.C. convention (2001)
• Program proposals for the A.E.R.A. convention (1996, 1997, 2000, 2001)
• Program proposals for the S.E.P.A. convention (1997)
• Program proposals for the M.S.E.R.A. convention (1997)

Textbook Reviewer Prentice-Hall
Brooks-Cole
John Wiley & Sons

Courses Taught to Date

George Mason University

 PSYC 260  Basic Research Methods in Psychology
 PSYC 313  Child Psychology
 PSYC 350  Directed Reading and Research in Psychology
 PSYC 460  Independent Study in Psychology
 PSYC 597  Directed Readings and Research
 PSYC 612  Advanced Statistical and Research Methods in Psychology II
 PSYC 646  Issues and Methods in Developmental Research
 PSYC 780  Applied Developmental Psychology
 PSYC 792  Practicum in Developmental and Physiological Psychology
 PSYC 890  Professional Seminar in Psychology
 PSYC 461/592/892 Special Topics: Language Development
 PSYC 592/892 Early Childhood Education, Child Care, and School Readiness
 PSYC 897  Directed Readings and Research
 PSYC 898  Doctoral Dissertation Proposal
 PSYC 899  Doctoral Dissertation
 BIS 489  Directed Readings and Research
 BIS 490  Bachelor of Individualized Study Project
 

University of Alabama

BEP 500             Advanced Educational Psychology
BEP 550             Life-Span Development
BEP 640             Interactionist Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
BEP 660             The Study of Abnormal Behavior
BEP 665             Self-Regulation and Motivation in Education
BEP/BSP 673     Seminar in Educational/School Psychology
BEP/BSP 689     Practicum in Educational/School Psychology
BEP 690             Readings in Educational Psychology
BEP 698             Non Dissertation Research

Stanford University

ED 250B            Intermediate Statistics for Education and the Behavioral Sciences
ED 350               Research Practicum in Psychology and Education
 
 

Completed Honors/Theses/Dissertations as Chair

         • Martha P. Carlton          - Motivation and School Readiness in Kindergarten Children

         • Kermit L. Carter            - Parenting Style, Religious Committment, Academic Achievement,
                                                    and Behavioral Self-Regulation Among African-American
                                                    Parochial College Students

        • Kelly Chandler                - Extrinsic Rewards and Students' Academic Achievement
                                                      and Academic Motivational Orientation

        • Bernadette Cogswell        - Cultural Influences on Children’s Coping with School Stress

        • Jennifer Crane                  - Congruence between parent, teacher, and clinician report of behavior and adaptive
                                                     functioning in ethnically diverse, low-income, preschool children: Implications for
                                                     referral decisions

        • Sharon Dehmlow             - Attitudes and Perceptions of ADHD and the Training Needs
                                                       of Teachers in International Schools in Africa

        • Lesley Ducenne               - The Role of Music in the Development of Self-Regulation in Young Children

        • Luis Espinoza                  - Motivational Profiles of Students With Low and High Aptitude Who Are and
                                                    Are Not Performing Well in their First Year of College

        • Mike Feder                      - Mental Health and Academic Skills of Sierra Leonian Children from Refugee Families-

        • Ed Holsinger                   - The Effect of Instructional Gesture on the Learning of Spatial Data

        • Faye Huie                        - Self-Regulation, Motivation, Self-Efficacy, and Life Satisfaction Among Working
                                                      College Students

        • Tammy Karas                   - Video Games, Behavior Problems, and Academic Achievement
                                                       in Elementary School Children

        • Yovanka  Lobo                - Effects of a Creative Movement/Dance Program on Headstart Preschoolers’
                                                      Social Competence

         • Amy Madigan                 - Inter-parental Conflict, Children’s Self-Control and the Mediating Role of Parenting

        • Louis Manfra                   - Awareness of the Use of Private Speech in Preschool Children

        • Kellie Parker                     -Media Education Resources for Parents, Teachers, and Children:
                                                      http://www.mediaIdeas.org

        • Amanda Tator                  - Gender Roles, Self-Esteem, and Perceived Social Support During Adolescence
                                                    and Young Adulthood

        • Eirikur Thorvardarson       - Work-Family Conflict, Marital Satisfaction, and Parenting
                                                      in Dual-Career and Dual-Earner Couples

        • Angela Willson-Quayle   - The Effects of Three Teaching Approaches on Low-Income Latino
                                                     Preschoolers' Motivation, Task Performance, and Private Speech


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