Melissa Hall, MA
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Research
Publications
2025
The role of family ethnic-racial socialization in early childhood among minoritized populations: An integrative review
Hall M, Bergman K, Cummings E. The role of family ethnic-racial socialization in early childhood among minoritized populations: An integrative review. Developmental Review 2025, 78: 101226. DOI: 10.1016/j.dr.2025.101226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEthnic-racial socializationFamily ethnic–racial socializationChild's early yearsMinoritized familiesEthnic-racial socialization processesMinoritized childrenSocio-environmental correlatesDiverse family contextsEarly yearsOutcomes of engagementCultural socializationEarly childhoodChild outcomesFamily contextIdentity developmentMinoritized populationsFamily demographicsEmpirical quantitative researchParent(s)SocialIntegrative reviewChildhood age rangeEthnicityNon-HispanicFamily
2024
Brain response to errors in children who stutter
Liu Y, Hampton Wray A, Hall M, Lescht ER, Gehring WJ, Fitzgerald KD, Chang SE. Brain response to errors in children who stutter. Journal Of Fluency Disorders 2024, 79: 106035. DOI: 10.1016/j.jfludis.2023.106035.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Targeting cognitive control to reduce anxiety in very young children: A proof of concept study
Schroder H, Ip K, Hruschak J, Horbatch F, Hall M, Liu Y, Mannella K, Muzik M, Rosenblum K, Moser J, Fitzgerald K. Targeting cognitive control to reduce anxiety in very young children: A proof of concept study. Depression And Anxiety 2022, 39: 646-656. PMID: 35708131, DOI: 10.1002/da.23270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsError-related negativityAnxiety symptomsBrain markersBehavioral testsNeurophysiological indexError-related negativity amplitudesChild anxiety symptomsElevated anxiety symptomsPreschool Anxiety ScaleSpence Preschool Anxiety ScaleFollow-up assessmentCognitive controlAnxiety disordersAnxious childrenBehavioral tasksCognitive trainingParent reportAnxiety ScaleChildren's capacityAnxietyIntervention targetsWell-validatedPreschool childrenIntervention—andGroup-based
2021
Conducting EEG research in clinically anxious preschoolers: A pilot study and preliminary recommendations
Horbatch F, Hruschak J, Hall M, Mannella K, Synger A, Ip K, Liu Y, Sadlier R, Gillett C, Moser J, Muzik M, Rosenblum K, Fitzgerald K. Conducting EEG research in clinically anxious preschoolers: A pilot study and preliminary recommendations. Developmental Psychobiology 2021, 63: e22183. PMID: 34674238, DOI: 10.1002/dev.22183.Peer-Reviewed Original Research