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Papers by Emily Gerber
Retrieved August, 2003
Noting that little research about stability and continuity in the child care workforce has focuse... more Noting that little research about stability and continuity in the child care workforce has focused on the fast-growing sector of licenseexempt informal relative care, this report focuses on labor turnover among subsidized license-exempt providers as part of a larger longitudinal study of all sectors of the child care workforce in Alameda County, California. Participating in the study were six of the seven agencies in Alameda County administering 95 percent of the child care subsidies for qualifying families. Agency lists of license-exempt child care providers receiving subsidies were examined to determine staff stability over two 6-month periods and one 12month period. Census data were used to identify the median household income of the neighborhoods in which providers lived, and subsidy agencies provided information regarding the relationship of the provider to the children in their care and the location of care (own home versus child's home). Findings revealed that license-exempt providers receiving public subsidies were characterized by high levels of instability, with only 31 percent of providers remaining on the subsidy lists 12 months later. Provider departure rates varied by agency, with those agencies providing short-term subsidies for parents seeking employment or involved in training having higher rates of provider departure. Providers who were related to the children in their care were more likely than nonrelatives to remain on the subsidy lists. For families with stable employment, a change in child care provider was more likely to be initiated by the provider than by the parent. (Contains 11 Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. endnotes and 20 references.) (KB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
The value of techniques which might provide a more relevant characterization, and hence improved ... more The value of techniques which might provide a more relevant characterization, and hence improved information on dynamic and physical attributes of non-resolved debris objects, will support improved attribution and custody of the increasing population of orbital debris. Previous work has proposed a taxonomical approach to characterizing orbital debris [1]. Others have proposed characterization techniques which move away from using time and frequency domain analyses of photometric data samples using information theoretic and functional data analysis (FDA). This approach showed some success in characterizing the physical and dynamic attributes of space objects from non-resolved photometric observations [2, 3]. Though promising, the results also revealed shortcomings where ambiguous characterization of the states resulted due to limited information content when only photometric data were available. Subsequent work [4] demonstrated a remarkable reduction in the ambiguity of characterized...
Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches, 2019
This chapter will provide critical background on interpersonal trauma, how it became conceptualiz... more This chapter will provide critical background on interpersonal trauma, how it became conceptualized as a harmful exposure and public health issue, and a discussion of the landmark Adverse Childhood Experiences, which illustrates the impact on health of early traumatic exposures. Next, we include a brief overview of the proposed pathways and mechanisms through which trauma results in poor health and health disparities. Interpersonal trauma may result in posttraumatic stress disorder which is a known mediator of adverse health effects. Next, the definitions, nature and prevalence of some common examples of interpersonal trauma are reviewed; these include childhood maltreatment, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, community violence, human trafficking, and historical trauma. This chapter identifies the ubiquitous nature of traumatic experiences and lays the ground work for clinicians and healthcare systems to better understand the need for trauma-informed care and the role it ca...
This study investigated how transfer from marital conflict affects parents' ability to regulate t... more This study investigated how transfer from marital conflict affects parents' ability to regulate their children's negative affect displays and how these parent responses impact their children's academic and social adjustment. In addition, the study examined whether parents' gender is associated with parents' reactions to their children's negative affect and their children's adaptation. Parents were videotaped interacting with their preschool-age children alone in one instance; in another instance they were videotaped interacting with their children and spouses simultaneously. In their interactions with children alone, parent reactions to children's displays of negative emotion were categorized using a behavior coding system. In interactions with children and spouses simultaneously, parental interactions were rated on a number of emotional dimensions. Findings suggested linkage between the quality of marital relations and parents' ability to regulate children's emotions during interaction. While unhappily married parents have difficulty with their children's negative affect displays, mothers' and fathers' reactions were characterized by particular patterns: mothers' responses were characterized by a compensatory pattern (soothe and praise), whereas fathers' responses were characterized by more negativity (escalates, commands, takes items away). These findings differ from previous research which suggests that fathering is more sensitive than mothering to transfer from marital distress. Instead, these results suggest that mothering and fathering show different vulnerabilities. (EV) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
Thesis (M.A. in Psychology)--University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1999. Includes bibliographi... more Thesis (M.A. in Psychology)--University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1999. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 31-33).
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2012
Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches, 2019
Nearly 50% of all children under 18 have experienced one or more types of trauma. Black and Latin... more Nearly 50% of all children under 18 have experienced one or more types of trauma. Black and Latina children growing up in poor, under-resourced communities experience a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which affect development and behavioral and physical health and are related to chronic disease and early death. Pediatricians are the frontline defense in understanding and identifying trauma and connecting their patients to services that may buffer risk factors and prevent chronic disease later in life. Trauma impacts organizations, the workforce, and the care context much in the same way it affects individuals and communities.
Developmental Neuropsychology, 2006
High-stakes achievement testing is a centerpiece of education reform. Children from socially disa... more High-stakes achievement testing is a centerpiece of education reform. Children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds typically perform more poorly than their more advantaged peers. The authors evaluated 91 fifth-grade children from low-income urban schools using clinical neuropsychological tests and behavioral questionnaires and obtained fourth-grade scores on state mandated standards-based testing. Goals were to determine whether executive functions are selectively diminished in children from poor urban environments and to evaluate to what extent integrity of executive functions is associated with test scores. Neuropsychological variables (particularly executive functions) accounted for DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 29(3),[459][460][461][462][463][464][465][466][467][468][469][470][471][472][473][474][475][476][477]
Substance Abuse, 1996
ABSTRACT The Recovery Attitudes and Treatment Evaluator (RAATE), via 94 true/false questions, ass... more ABSTRACT The Recovery Attitudes and Treatment Evaluator (RAATE), via 94 true/false questions, assesses resistance and obstacles to chemical dependence treatment. We computerized the RAATE to offer questions via digitized human voice and to recognize patient responses spoken into the computer's microphone. Sixty-eight consecutive adults seeking addictions treatment were randomized to one of four formats. The voice-input/voice-output version yielded the shortest mean duration of administration. Patients reported high satisfaction ratings and confidence that their answers were accurate. They perceived their responses to be useful in treatment planning. Group mean ratings did not significantly differ by version. There was a statistical trend in which the voice-based versions reduced the intragroup variability on test duration and patient confidence. Computerized voice-interactive interviewing may shorten test durations, increase the uniformity of administration, increase access for the vision-impaired, and increase the data entry efficiency and accuracy. The method provides a consistent, controlled, and nonjudgmental interview interaction.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
This study examined the extent to which characteristics of early childhood teachers and settings ... more This study examined the extent to which characteristics of early childhood teachers and settings predicted observed teacher sensitivity. Participants included 41 head teachers at child care centers located in Northern California. Accreditation status, center size, and program quality were uniquely associated with teacher sensitivity. Accreditation was also associated with a number of other teacher (training, ethnic minority status, and depression) and setting characteristics (program quality, subsidies, and child ethnic minority enrollment). Other unique predictors included more teacher training, smaller center size, and perceived organizational health. Having a greater number of depressive symptoms or working in a larger center were identified as risks to teacher sensitivity, and were moderated by higher levels of teacher training and observed program quality The current study provides preliminary support for the importance of examining the ways that teacher and setting characteristics are related to teacher interactions with young children.
Retrieved August, 2003
Noting that little research about stability and continuity in the child care workforce has focuse... more Noting that little research about stability and continuity in the child care workforce has focused on the fast-growing sector of licenseexempt informal relative care, this report focuses on labor turnover among subsidized license-exempt providers as part of a larger longitudinal study of all sectors of the child care workforce in Alameda County, California. Participating in the study were six of the seven agencies in Alameda County administering 95 percent of the child care subsidies for qualifying families. Agency lists of license-exempt child care providers receiving subsidies were examined to determine staff stability over two 6-month periods and one 12month period. Census data were used to identify the median household income of the neighborhoods in which providers lived, and subsidy agencies provided information regarding the relationship of the provider to the children in their care and the location of care (own home versus child's home). Findings revealed that license-exempt providers receiving public subsidies were characterized by high levels of instability, with only 31 percent of providers remaining on the subsidy lists 12 months later. Provider departure rates varied by agency, with those agencies providing short-term subsidies for parents seeking employment or involved in training having higher rates of provider departure. Providers who were related to the children in their care were more likely than nonrelatives to remain on the subsidy lists. For families with stable employment, a change in child care provider was more likely to be initiated by the provider than by the parent. (Contains 11 Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. endnotes and 20 references.) (KB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
The value of techniques which might provide a more relevant characterization, and hence improved ... more The value of techniques which might provide a more relevant characterization, and hence improved information on dynamic and physical attributes of non-resolved debris objects, will support improved attribution and custody of the increasing population of orbital debris. Previous work has proposed a taxonomical approach to characterizing orbital debris [1]. Others have proposed characterization techniques which move away from using time and frequency domain analyses of photometric data samples using information theoretic and functional data analysis (FDA). This approach showed some success in characterizing the physical and dynamic attributes of space objects from non-resolved photometric observations [2, 3]. Though promising, the results also revealed shortcomings where ambiguous characterization of the states resulted due to limited information content when only photometric data were available. Subsequent work [4] demonstrated a remarkable reduction in the ambiguity of characterized...
Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches, 2019
This chapter will provide critical background on interpersonal trauma, how it became conceptualiz... more This chapter will provide critical background on interpersonal trauma, how it became conceptualized as a harmful exposure and public health issue, and a discussion of the landmark Adverse Childhood Experiences, which illustrates the impact on health of early traumatic exposures. Next, we include a brief overview of the proposed pathways and mechanisms through which trauma results in poor health and health disparities. Interpersonal trauma may result in posttraumatic stress disorder which is a known mediator of adverse health effects. Next, the definitions, nature and prevalence of some common examples of interpersonal trauma are reviewed; these include childhood maltreatment, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, community violence, human trafficking, and historical trauma. This chapter identifies the ubiquitous nature of traumatic experiences and lays the ground work for clinicians and healthcare systems to better understand the need for trauma-informed care and the role it ca...
This study investigated how transfer from marital conflict affects parents' ability to regulate t... more This study investigated how transfer from marital conflict affects parents' ability to regulate their children's negative affect displays and how these parent responses impact their children's academic and social adjustment. In addition, the study examined whether parents' gender is associated with parents' reactions to their children's negative affect and their children's adaptation. Parents were videotaped interacting with their preschool-age children alone in one instance; in another instance they were videotaped interacting with their children and spouses simultaneously. In their interactions with children alone, parent reactions to children's displays of negative emotion were categorized using a behavior coding system. In interactions with children and spouses simultaneously, parental interactions were rated on a number of emotional dimensions. Findings suggested linkage between the quality of marital relations and parents' ability to regulate children's emotions during interaction. While unhappily married parents have difficulty with their children's negative affect displays, mothers' and fathers' reactions were characterized by particular patterns: mothers' responses were characterized by a compensatory pattern (soothe and praise), whereas fathers' responses were characterized by more negativity (escalates, commands, takes items away). These findings differ from previous research which suggests that fathering is more sensitive than mothering to transfer from marital distress. Instead, these results suggest that mothering and fathering show different vulnerabilities. (EV) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
Thesis (M.A. in Psychology)--University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1999. Includes bibliographi... more Thesis (M.A. in Psychology)--University of California, Berkeley, Fall 1999. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 31-33).
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 2012
Trauma-Informed Healthcare Approaches, 2019
Nearly 50% of all children under 18 have experienced one or more types of trauma. Black and Latin... more Nearly 50% of all children under 18 have experienced one or more types of trauma. Black and Latina children growing up in poor, under-resourced communities experience a greater number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which affect development and behavioral and physical health and are related to chronic disease and early death. Pediatricians are the frontline defense in understanding and identifying trauma and connecting their patients to services that may buffer risk factors and prevent chronic disease later in life. Trauma impacts organizations, the workforce, and the care context much in the same way it affects individuals and communities.
Developmental Neuropsychology, 2006
High-stakes achievement testing is a centerpiece of education reform. Children from socially disa... more High-stakes achievement testing is a centerpiece of education reform. Children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds typically perform more poorly than their more advantaged peers. The authors evaluated 91 fifth-grade children from low-income urban schools using clinical neuropsychological tests and behavioral questionnaires and obtained fourth-grade scores on state mandated standards-based testing. Goals were to determine whether executive functions are selectively diminished in children from poor urban environments and to evaluate to what extent integrity of executive functions is associated with test scores. Neuropsychological variables (particularly executive functions) accounted for DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, 29(3),[459][460][461][462][463][464][465][466][467][468][469][470][471][472][473][474][475][476][477]
Substance Abuse, 1996
ABSTRACT The Recovery Attitudes and Treatment Evaluator (RAATE), via 94 true/false questions, ass... more ABSTRACT The Recovery Attitudes and Treatment Evaluator (RAATE), via 94 true/false questions, assesses resistance and obstacles to chemical dependence treatment. We computerized the RAATE to offer questions via digitized human voice and to recognize patient responses spoken into the computer's microphone. Sixty-eight consecutive adults seeking addictions treatment were randomized to one of four formats. The voice-input/voice-output version yielded the shortest mean duration of administration. Patients reported high satisfaction ratings and confidence that their answers were accurate. They perceived their responses to be useful in treatment planning. Group mean ratings did not significantly differ by version. There was a statistical trend in which the voice-based versions reduced the intragroup variability on test duration and patient confidence. Computerized voice-interactive interviewing may shorten test durations, increase the uniformity of administration, increase access for the vision-impaired, and increase the data entry efficiency and accuracy. The method provides a consistent, controlled, and nonjudgmental interview interaction.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2007
This study examined the extent to which characteristics of early childhood teachers and settings ... more This study examined the extent to which characteristics of early childhood teachers and settings predicted observed teacher sensitivity. Participants included 41 head teachers at child care centers located in Northern California. Accreditation status, center size, and program quality were uniquely associated with teacher sensitivity. Accreditation was also associated with a number of other teacher (training, ethnic minority status, and depression) and setting characteristics (program quality, subsidies, and child ethnic minority enrollment). Other unique predictors included more teacher training, smaller center size, and perceived organizational health. Having a greater number of depressive symptoms or working in a larger center were identified as risks to teacher sensitivity, and were moderated by higher levels of teacher training and observed program quality The current study provides preliminary support for the importance of examining the ways that teacher and setting characteristics are related to teacher interactions with young children.