Elaine Reese, Ph.D.
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| Dr. Reese received a B.A. from Trinity University in 1987, an M.A. and Ph.D. from Emory University in 1991 and 1993, respectively. She has been associated with Clark since 2001.
Current Research and TeachingDr. Reese studies the social origins of cognitive development. Her main research interests are autobiographical memory development and literacy development. She explores the way that adult conversation shapes children’s early memory and literacy skills, with a special emphasis on longitudinal studies as a way of looking at the process of development over time. One ongoing longitudinal study examines the way that children’s cognitive characteristics (their language levels and theory of mind development) and their social-emotional characteristics (attachment security) interact with adult conversational styles to shape the first chapters in their life stories. Another longitudinal project focuses on enhancing low-income children's emergent literacy skills through parent-child conversation and book reading.
Selected PublicationsNewcombe, R., & Reese, E. (2004). Evaluations and orientations in mother-child narratives as a function of attachment security: A longitudinal investigation. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28 , 230-245.Reese, E., Cox, A., Harte, D., & McAnally, H. (2003). Diversity in adults' styles of reading books to young children. In S. Stahl, A. van Kleeck, & E. Bauer (Eds.), On reading books to children: Parents and teachers (pp.37-57). NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Reese, E. (2002). Social factors in the development of autobiographical memory: The state of the art. Social Development , 11, 124-142. Reese, E. (2002). A model of the origins of autobiographical memory. In J. W. Fagen & H. Hayne (Eds.), Progress in Infancy Research , Vol. 2 (pp. 215-260). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Farrant, K., & Reese, E. (2000). Maternal style and children's participation in reminiscing: Stepping stones in children's autobiographical memory development. Journal of Cognition and Development , 1, 193-225. Harley, K. & Reese, E. (1999). Origins of autobiographical memory. Developmental Psychology , 35, 1338-1348. Reese, E., & Cox, A. (1999). Quality of book reading affects children's emergent literacy. Developmental Psychology , 35, 20-28.
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