2023
Young Children's Development and Behavior: Associations with Timing of Household Food Insecurity in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Early Head Start Sample
Treviño M, Cherry K, Njoroge W, Gerstein E. Young Children's Development and Behavior: Associations with Timing of Household Food Insecurity in a Racially and Ethnically Diverse Early Head Start Sample. Journal Of Developmental And Behavioral Pediatrics 2023, 44: e617-e624. PMID: 37871284, DOI: 10.1097/dbp.0000000000001224.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold food insecurityPersistent household food insecurityMaternal risk factorsAge 3 yearsRisk factorsCumulative risk effectAnalysis of covarianceChild Experiences StudySociodemographic informationEarly Head Start familiesProblem behaviorFood insecurityDevelopmental healthHead Start sampleEarly childhoodChildrenHead Start familiesNeeds ratioMeaningful differencesSocioeconomic riskRisk effectsStart sampleDifferent patternsStart familiesChild developmentThe Influence of Pandemic-Related Worries During Pregnancy on Child Development at 12 Months
White L, Himes M, Waller R, Njoroge W, Chaiyachati B, Barzilay R, Kornfield S, Burris H, Seidlitz J, Parish-Morris J, Brady R, Gerstein E, Laney N, Gur R, Duncan A. The Influence of Pandemic-Related Worries During Pregnancy on Child Development at 12 Months. Child Psychiatry & Human Development 2023, 1-15. PMID: 37805964, PMCID: PMC10999505, DOI: 10.1007/s10578-023-01605-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildren's socioemotional developmentParental emotion regulationEmotion regulationSocioemotional developmentChild developmentPandemic worryEarly postpartum periodNegative consequencesParent-child interaction taskEarly socioemotional developmentPostpartum periodProspective longitudinal designLater child developmentOnline surveyParental resilienceParent reportInteraction tasksResilience factorsLongitudinal designCOVID-19 pandemicObserver ratingsParental worryInfluence of pandemicLaboratory visitsDevelopmental milestones
2021
Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative
Grunberg V, Geller P, Hoffman C, Njoroge W, Ahmed A, Patterson C. Parental mental health screening in the NICU: a psychosocial team initiative. Journal Of Perinatology 2021, 42: 401-409. PMID: 34580422, PMCID: PMC9145720, DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01217-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParent-child interactionsPoor parental mental healthParental mental healthNeonatal intensive care unitPsychosocial teamAnxiety symptomsChild developmentMental health screeningClinical distressRates of depressionMental healthChild's hospitalizationLevel 4 neonatal intensive care unitNeonatal intensive care unit experienceTeam initiativeParentsIntensive care unit experienceIntensive care unitDepressionQuality improvement initiativesEarly identificationCare unitPsychologyHealth screeningUnit experience
2009
What are infants learning about race? A look at a sample of infants from multiple racial groups
Njoroge W, Benton T, Lewis M, Njoroge N. What are infants learning about race? A look at a sample of infants from multiple racial groups. Infant Mental Health Journal 2009, 30: 549-567. PMID: 28543674, DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20228.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIssues of cultureImportance of cultureLittle empirical knowledgeRacial contextSociopolitical contextMultiple racial groupsRacial phenotypeColleagues' theorySocial developmentRace influencesFuture research questionsTheoretical frameworkEthnic groupsArea of studyResearch methodsEmpirical knowledgeRacial groupsResearch questionsChild developmentRaceContextSeparate selfStructured playYoung childrenCulture