His research is focused on the cultural adaptation of evidence - based
parenting interventions for low - income Latino / a populations.
To strengthen prevention strategies, it is vital to identify families who benefit
from parenting interventions, and families who may need alternative support.
The results of this study may inform the development of culturally
tailored parenting interventions designed to decrease the race - based achievement gap and the corresponding health disparities that typically follow in their wake.
It is also intended that the guidelines produced will be used to inform an
online parenting intervention for parents to help their adolescent child avoid developing a mental health problem.
Individual trials on the effectiveness of
parenting interventions tend to be powered to test main effects of the intervention, rather than moderation effects.
This study will describe the evidence base available for
parenting interventions for parents of children with special healthcare need, and support development of interventions for children with medical complexity.
Many parent interventions are expensive because they are intensive and / or long and are offered on an individual one - to - one basis.
We identified 19 papers representing 16 trials that investigated the effects of
parenting interventions delivered to at - risk parents of infants aged 0 — 12 months.
Finally, determination of what supports need to be in place to assist parents with their attempts to be responsive could enhance the effectiveness of
responsive parent interventions.
She also has an ongoing program of research to study predictors of parent engagement in
preventive parenting interventions and to identify strategies to build parent engagement.