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Jeffrey Liew is a professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas A&M University. Professor Liew's research expertise is on social-emotional development with an emphasis on emotion, self-regulation, and executive functions. Majority of his research focuses on early childhood, but the body of Professor Liew's research spans early childhood through early adulthood, with much of his work supported by grants from federal agencies and foundations. He actively contributes to his scholarly communities through service and leadership roles, serving as the associate department head for research and faculty development in Educational Psychology, as a 2-term elected representative of TAMU's Council of Principal Investigators (CPI) and as a member of the CPI executive committee for two consecutive terms, and as peer reviewer or standing panel member for national and international funding agencies and grant panels, including NIH and NSF and Hong Kong's Research Grants Council. Liew is Associate Editor for Early Education and Development, Consulting Editor for Child Development, for New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development, and for the International Journal of Behavioral Development, as well as co-Editor for the Section on Social Emotional Learning in the forthcoming Routledge Encyclopedia of Education. In 2017, Professor Liew was honored as one of the inaugural President Impact Fellows at his university. In 2018, Liew led the establishment and launch of the Developmental Sciences Ph.D. program at Texas A&M University and also earned the distinction of the Senior Scholar Research Excellence Award in the College of Education and Human Development at his university. In 2020, Liew was appointed Associate Dean for Research to help lead and support the research enterprise in his college.
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Asian American Journal of Psychology, Sep 1, 2014
Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Apr 21, 2009
Social Development, Oct 17, 2016
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Aug 27, 2015
The extant research suggests bilingualism is associated with enhanced cognitive effects, most evi... more The extant research suggests bilingualism is associated with enhanced cognitive effects, most evident in attention and executive functioning (EF). The current study examined the contributions of balance in the bilingualism (Spanish–English) of children to performance-based measures and caregiver ratings of EF. Participants included 30 bilingual children. Balance in children's bilingualism was correlated with caregiver ratings of task initiation. After controlling for demographic variables, balance in bilingualism significantly accounted for 37% of the variance in ratings of children's task initiation. Additional research is needed regarding associations between dual-language exposure, linguistic competence, and cognitive development in children.
Learning and Individual Differences, Feb 1, 2017
Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Apr 21, 2009
Developmental Psychology, 2012
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Feb 1, 2011
Developmental Psychology, 2014
Journal of Genetic Psychology, Nov 5, 2019
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Oct 31, 2014
Obesity science & practice, Jul 20, 2020
SummaryBackgroundStress‐induced emotional eating is a risk factor for overweight and obesity. Pre... more SummaryBackgroundStress‐induced emotional eating is a risk factor for overweight and obesity. Previous research proposes both the human serotonin transporter gene (5‐HTTLPR) and child's reactive temperament are promising candidates to help explain individual differences in stress‐induced emotional eating and weight. Understanding the association between specific genotypes, reactive temperament factors, and stress‐induced emotional eating may inform the development of personalized and effective treatment for children who may be at risk for overweight and obesity.ObjectiveThe current study explored the conditional indirect effect of genetic and environmental susceptibility (i.e., the interaction between 5‐HTTLPR and reactive temperament) on weight (as measured by percent body fat) mediated by stress‐induced emotional eating.MethodOne hundred and forty‐seven children (4 to 6 years old; 50.3% female; 22.4% Hispanic), along with their primary caregiver, completed laboratory tasks and questionnaires that assessed the child's reactive temperament, stress‐induced emotional eating, and percent body fat.ResultsThe interaction between 5‐HTTLPR and impulsivity as well as with negative affectivity significantly predicted percent body fat. The interaction between 5‐HTTLPR and impulsivity as well as with negative affectivity significantly predicted both total calorie consumption and rate of total calorie consumption. However, the mediation aspect of this statistical model was not supported.ConclusionsChild reactive temperament is an important indicator of how children approach eating when stressed. Mental health providers may consider prescribing strategies to reduce emotional eating among children with the SL variant and moderate to high impulsivity as well as children with the LL variant and high negative affectivity.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2019
Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Apr 21, 2009
Developmental Psychology, Sep 1, 2004
Asian American Journal of Psychology, Sep 1, 2014
Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Apr 21, 2009
Social Development, Oct 17, 2016
Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, Aug 27, 2015
The extant research suggests bilingualism is associated with enhanced cognitive effects, most evi... more The extant research suggests bilingualism is associated with enhanced cognitive effects, most evident in attention and executive functioning (EF). The current study examined the contributions of balance in the bilingualism (Spanish–English) of children to performance-based measures and caregiver ratings of EF. Participants included 30 bilingual children. Balance in children's bilingualism was correlated with caregiver ratings of task initiation. After controlling for demographic variables, balance in bilingualism significantly accounted for 37% of the variance in ratings of children's task initiation. Additional research is needed regarding associations between dual-language exposure, linguistic competence, and cognitive development in children.
Learning and Individual Differences, Feb 1, 2017
Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Apr 21, 2009
Developmental Psychology, 2012
Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Feb 1, 2011
Developmental Psychology, 2014
Journal of Genetic Psychology, Nov 5, 2019
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Oct 31, 2014
Obesity science & practice, Jul 20, 2020
SummaryBackgroundStress‐induced emotional eating is a risk factor for overweight and obesity. Pre... more SummaryBackgroundStress‐induced emotional eating is a risk factor for overweight and obesity. Previous research proposes both the human serotonin transporter gene (5‐HTTLPR) and child's reactive temperament are promising candidates to help explain individual differences in stress‐induced emotional eating and weight. Understanding the association between specific genotypes, reactive temperament factors, and stress‐induced emotional eating may inform the development of personalized and effective treatment for children who may be at risk for overweight and obesity.ObjectiveThe current study explored the conditional indirect effect of genetic and environmental susceptibility (i.e., the interaction between 5‐HTTLPR and reactive temperament) on weight (as measured by percent body fat) mediated by stress‐induced emotional eating.MethodOne hundred and forty‐seven children (4 to 6 years old; 50.3% female; 22.4% Hispanic), along with their primary caregiver, completed laboratory tasks and questionnaires that assessed the child's reactive temperament, stress‐induced emotional eating, and percent body fat.ResultsThe interaction between 5‐HTTLPR and impulsivity as well as with negative affectivity significantly predicted percent body fat. The interaction between 5‐HTTLPR and impulsivity as well as with negative affectivity significantly predicted both total calorie consumption and rate of total calorie consumption. However, the mediation aspect of this statistical model was not supported.ConclusionsChild reactive temperament is an important indicator of how children approach eating when stressed. Mental health providers may consider prescribing strategies to reduce emotional eating among children with the SL variant and moderate to high impulsivity as well as children with the LL variant and high negative affectivity.
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 2019
Wiley-Blackwell eBooks, Apr 21, 2009
Developmental Psychology, Sep 1, 2004