PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles
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Padilla, C. M., & Ryan, R. M. (2019, in press). School readiness among children of Hispanic immigrants and their peers: The role of parental cognitive stimulation and early care and education. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
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Padilla, C. M., & Ryan, R. M. (2019, in press). The link between child temperament and low-income mothers’ and fathers’ parenting. Infant Mental Health Journal.
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Johnson, A. D., & Padilla, C. M. (2019). Child care instability and maternal depression: Exploring new avenues for supporting maternal mental health. Academic Pediatrics, 19, 18-26.
Johnson, A. D., Votruba-Drzal, E., & Padilla, C. M. (2017). Predictors of public early care and education use among low-income children of immigrants. Children and Youth Services Review, 73, 24-36.
Ryan, R. M., Kalil, A., Ziol-Guest, K., & Padilla, C. M. (2016). Socioeconomic gaps in parents’ discipline strategies from 1988-2011. Pediatrics, 138: e20160720.
Suwalsky, J. T. D., Padilla, C. M., Yuen, C. X., Horn, E. P., Bradley, A. L., Putnick, D. L., & Bornstein, M. H. (2015). Adoptive and nonadoptive mother-child behavioral interaction: A comparative study at 4 years of age. Adoption Quarterly, 18, 196-216.
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Policy Briefs
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Guzman, L., Ramos-Olazagasti, M. A., Alvira-Hammond, M., Miller, E., Padilla, C. M., Ryberg, R., & Vega, C. (2018). How well do national surveys measure Hispanic families and households? Bethesda, MD: National Center on Hispanic Children & Families.
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Padilla, C. M., Cabrera, N., & West, J. (2017). The development and home environments of low-income Hispanic children: Kindergarten to third grade. Bethesda, MD: National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families.
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Chapters
Ryan, R. M., & Padilla, C. M. (in press). The transition to parenthood. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting 3e. New York: Routledge.
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Ryan, R. M., & Padilla, C. M. (2018). Public policy and family psychology. In B. H. Fiese (Ed.), APA Handbook of Contemporary Family Psychology. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Ryan, R. M., & Padilla, C. M. (2018). Public programs for children and families. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), The SAGE Encyclopedia of Lifespan Human Development (pp. 1787-1790). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.
Padilla, C. M. , & Ryan, R. M. (2016). Blended families. In D. Couchenour, Chrisman, K., & Pyles, J. (Eds.), Sage Encyclopedia of Contemporary Early Childhood Education.
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Under Review
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Padilla, C. M., Hines, C. T., & Ryan, R. M. (under review). Infant temperament, behavior problems, and socioeconomic status: A comparison of siblings approach.
Hines, C. T., Padilla, C. M., & Ryan, R. M. (under review). The effect of birth weight on child development prior to school entry.