Crista Marchesseault, MAT, MA
Director of CommunicationsCards
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Vice Chair for Communications, Child Study Center
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Director of Communications
Vice Chair for Communications, Child Study CenterBiography
As Director of Communications for the Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) and Department of Child Psychiatry, Crista guides departmental strategic communications, oversees related projects, and facilitates dissemination of the center's varied and complex research, clinical, and educational work. Crista serves as the department's vice chair for communications and a member of the YCSC strategy and stewardship team, meeting regularly with the department chair and other vice chairs. Crista also works to develop and sustain relationships and connectivity within and across the YCSC community. Prior to her current role, she served as a program manager and operations director for Minding the Baby™ (MTB) for 11 years, leading a variety of initiatives surrounding implementation, research, and training in the basic tenets of the MTB clinical model. Since she began working at Yale in 2002, she has served as a research associate, project director, chair of the YCSC web and social media committee, and member of the YCSC branding and networking committee. Crista holds a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Communications from Northeastern University; a Master of Arts in Teaching from Sacred Heart University; and a Master of Arts in Child Development from Tufts University, where she sharpened her expertise in developmental literacy and served as a home visitor for a school-based home visiting program with families of Kindergarteners in Somerville, Massachusetts. In addition to her work in teaching and academic research, Crista’s professional background includes work in public relations, nonprofit management, web development, professional editing, grant facilitation, marketing, and job training.
Appointments
Departments & Organizations
- Child Study Center
- Child Study Center - Scholastic Collaboration
Education & Training
- MA
- Tufts University, Child Development (2002)
- MAT
- Sacred Heart University, Elementary Education (2000)
- BA
- Northeastern University, Organizational Communications (1998)
Research
Research at a Glance
Publications Timeline
Publications
2022
Changing the home visiting research paradigm: models’ perspectives on behavioral pathways and intervention techniques to promote good birth outcomes
Duggan A, Bower K, Spinosa C, O’Neill K, Daro D, Harding K, Ingalls A, Kemner A, Marchesseault C, Thorland W. Changing the home visiting research paradigm: models’ perspectives on behavioral pathways and intervention techniques to promote good birth outcomes. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 1024. PMID: 35597986, PMCID: PMC9123293, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13010-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
2017
A diaper bank and home visiting partnership: Initial exploration of research and policy questions
Sadler LS, Condon EM, Deng SZ, Ordway MR, Marchesseault C, Miller A, Alfano JS, Weir AM. A diaper bank and home visiting partnership: Initial exploration of research and policy questions. Public Health Nursing 2017, 35: 135-143. PMID: 29235668, PMCID: PMC5989311, DOI: 10.1111/phn.12378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPilot studyHome visitorsPolicy questionsRelated policy questionsQualitative pilot studyLow-income communitiesSemi-structured interviewsSignificant financial strainYoung familiesFinancial strainPreliminary findingsTherapeutic relationshipPartnershipYoung parentsInterview transcriptsContent analysisProgram benefitsPotential effectsHomeInfantsBabiesCliniciansFuture research- Marchesseault, C., Slade, A., Sadler, L., Webb, D., Simpson, T., & Close, N. (2017). Minding the Baby® Replication Planning Guide. Yale University, New Haven, CT.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
- Marchesseault, C., Slade, A., Sadler, L., Webb, D., Simpson, T., & Close, N. (2017). Minding the Baby® Replication Operations Manual. Yale University, New Haven, CT.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
- Slade, A., Sadler, L., Webb, D., Simpson, T., Marchesseault, C., Finch, B., Price, R., Fitzpatrick, S., de Dios Kenn, C., Ezepchick, J.C., & Mayes, L. (2014). Minding the Baby® Treatment Manual. Yale University, New Haven, CT.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
- Guddemi, M., & Marchesseault, C. (2009, September). The Goldilocks Dilemma: When is the “right time” to start Kindergarten? SEEN, 11.2, 76-79. Available: www.seenmagazine.us/ articles/article-detail/articleid/50/the-goldilocks-dilemma.aspx.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
- Marchesseault, C., Oliviera, P., Flis, D., & Gustafson, M. (2007). 2006 Survey of Connecticut’s NAEYC Accredited Programs: A Technical Report Regarding Education Qualifications. Hamden, CT: The Connecticut Accreditation Facilitation Project.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2005
- Gilliam, W. S., & Marchesseault, C. M. (2005). From capitols to classrooms, policies to practice: State-funded prekindergarten at the classroom level. Part 1: Who’s teaching our youngest students? Teacher education and training, experience, compensation and benefits, and assistant teachers. New Haven, CT: Yale University Child Study Center.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2002
- Gilliam, W. S., & Marchesseault, C. M. (2002, November 22). Expulsion from prekindergarten: The potential role of teacher depression. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, New York.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
Links & Media
News
- August 05, 2024
ADHD and DNA: Bedside-to-bench, International Study Sheds Light on Genetics
- July 03, 2024
YCSC 2024 graduates share plans and next steps
- June 25, 2024
Forty trainees recognized at annual Yale Child Study Center graduation event
- June 21, 2024
Participate in research: New resource for families and practitioners
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