Education
| 1994 | Ph.D. | Child and Adolescent Development | Stanford University |
| 1988 | B.A. | Psychology | University of New Mexico |
Employment
| 2007-Present |
Professor |
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| Applied Developmental Psychology |
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| Department of Psychology |
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| George Mason University |
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| 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 |
| 1993 | Data Analyst | Center for Children, Families, & Youth |
| 1992-1993 | Evaluation Director | Stanford University/ Redwood City Schools, CA |
| 1991 | Instructor | Stanford University |
| 1990 | Program Evaluator | Redwood City Schools, CA |
| 1991-1994 | Tutor / Consultant | Stanford University School Of Education |
| 1990-1993 | Graduate Research Assistant | Stanford University |
| 1989-1993 | Graduate Teaching Assistant | Stanford University |
| 1988-1989 | Mental Health Worker/ Clinical Assistant |
Children's Psychiatric Hospital Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 1987-1988 | Research Assistant | University of New Mexico |
| 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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