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Natasha Cabrera

Cabrera, N., Shannon, J., West, J. and Brooks-Gunn, J. (Forthcoming), "Father Engagement: Mother-Infant Interactions and Infant's Developmental Outcomes in Mexican American Families: Associations with Acculturation, Familism and Mother-Father Relationship Quality", Child Development (Special Issue on Race, Ethnicity and Culture), :

Cabrera, N., Shannon, J. and Tamis-LeMonda C. (2007), "Fathers' Influence on Their Children's Cognitive and Emotional Development: From Toddlers to Pre-K", Applied Developmental Science, 11 (4): 208-213

Cabrera, N., Fitzgerald, H., Bradley, R. and Roggman, L. (2007), "Modeling the Dynamics of Paternal Influences on Children Over the Life Course", Applied Developmental Science, 11 (4): 185-190

Jolley, S., See, H., Tarkow, A., McFadden, K., Epstein, D., Cabrera, N. and Shannon, J. (2007), "Methodological Challenges of Studying Low-Income Fathers", Applied Developmental Science, 11 (4): 239-244

Cabrera, N. and Epstein, D. (2007), "Latino Children in the U.S.", in Chicago Companion To the Child, Shweder, R.A. (Ed.),

Hofferth, S., Cabrera, N., Carlson, M., Coley, M., Day, R.L., Schindler, H. (2007), "Resident Father Involvement and Social Fathering", in Handbook of Measurement Issues in Family Research, Hofferth, S., and Casper, L. (Eds.), 335-374

(2006), From Welfare to Child Care: What Happens to Young Children When Single Mothers Exchange Welfare for Work, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Mahwah, NJ

Cabrera, N. (2005), "Father involvement: Models and theoretical frameworks", Human Ecology: An encyclopedia of children, families, communities, and environments, :

Cabrera, N. & Garcia-Coll, C. (2004), "Latino Fathers: Uncharted territory in need of much exploration", in The role of father in child development, (Fourth Edition), , 98-120

Cabrera, N. J., Moore, K., West, J., Brooks-Gunn, J., Reichman, N., Ellingsen, K., Nord, C., & Boller, K. (2004), "The DADS Initiative: Measuring Father Involvement in Large Scale Surveys", in Measuring Father Involvement, R. Day, 417-452

Cabrera, N. (2004), "In their own voices: How men become fathers: Essay review of Involved fathering and men’s adult development: Provisional balances by Rob Palkovitz.", Human Development , 46 (4): 250-259

Cabrera. N., Ryan, R., Shannon, J., Brooks-Gunn, J., Vogel, C., Raikes, H., & Tamis-LeMonda, C. (2004), "Low-income biological fathers’ involvement in their toddlers lives: The Early Head Start National Research and Evaluation Study ", Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, And Practice About Men as Fathers, : 5-30

Zaslow, M., Halle, T., Cabrera, N., Calkins, J., Pitzer, L., and Geyelin Margie, N. (2004), "Child Outcome Measures in the Study of Child Care Quality: Overview and Next Steps", Special Edition of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, :

Tamis-LeMonda, C., Shannon, J., Cabrera, N., & Lamb, M. (2004), "Fathers’ and mothers’ play with their 2- and 3-year-olds: Contributions to language and cognitive development ", Child Development, 75 (6): 1806-1820

Cabrera, N. (2004), "Guest Editorial", Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, And Practice About Men as Fathers, 2 (1): 5-30

Fitzgerald, H., Mann, T., Cabrera, N., & Wong, M. (2003), "Diversity in caregiving contexts", in Handbook of Psychology, Volume Six: Developmental Psychology , , 135-167

Gyamfi, P., Cabrera, N., & Roth, J. (2003), "Three early child care initiatives", in Early child development in the 21st century , , 201-224

Bianchi, S. M., S. Hofferth, J. Pleck, L. Sayer, and J. Stueve (2002), "The Demography of Fathers: What Fathers Do", in Handbook of Father Involvement, C. Tamis-LeMonde & N. Cabrera, 63-90

Cabrera, N. J. (2002), "Father Involvement and Child Development: An Overview", in Macmillan Psychology Reference Series, Volume 1: Child Development, N. J. Salkind,

Cabrera, N. J. (2002), "Early Child Care Initiatives", in Young Children's Education, Health, and Development: Synthesis and Profile, J. Brooks-Gunn & L. Berlin,

Cabrera, N. J. (2002), "Policy and Intervention Programs for Low Income Fathers: An American Perspective", in Fatherhood in the New Millennium: A Research and Policy Project, L. Clarke & C. Roberts,

Cabrera, N. J. (2002), "What Are the Choices for Low Income Families? Cohabitation, Marriage, and Remaining Single", in Just Living Together: Implications of Cohabitation for Children, Families, and Social Policy, A. Booth & A. Crouter,

Cabrera, N. J., Fitzgerald, H., Mann, T., & Wong, M. M. (2002), "Diversity in Caregiving Contexts", in Comprehensive Handbook of Psychology, Volume 6: Developmental Psychology, R. Lemer, A. Easterbrooks, & J. Mistry,

Cabrera, N. J., Shannon, J., Tamis LeMonda, C., London, K., & Spellman, M. (2002), "Beyond Rough and Tumble: Low-Income Fathers' Interactions and Children's Cognitive Development at 24 Months", Parenting, Science, and Practice Journal, 2 (2): 77-104

Cabrera, N. J., Lamb, M., & Chuang, S. (2002), "Promoting Child Adjustment by Fostering Positive Paternal Involvement", in Promoting Positive Child, Adolescent, and Family Development: A Handbook of Program and Policy Innovations, R. M. Lerner, F. Jacobs, & D. Wertlieb,

Tamis-LeMonda, C.S. and Cabrera, N. (eds.) (2002), , Erlbaum Publishers,

Cabrera, N. J., Hutchens, R., & Peters, L. (2002), "From Welfare to Child Care", Joint Center for Poverty Research Newsletter, 6 (2): 11-13

Hofferth, S., Phillips, D., & Cabrera, N. (2001), "Public Policy and Family and Child Well-Being", in The Well-Being of Children and Families: Research and Data Needs, A. Thornton, 384-415

Cabrera, N. J. & Peters, E. (2000), "Public Policies and Father Involvement", Marriage and Family Review, 29 (4): 295-314

Cabrera, N. J. & Evans, J. (2000), "Welfare Reform and Its Consequences: What Questions Are Left Unanswered?", Joint Center for Poverty Research Newsletter, 4 (6): 3-5

Cabrera, N. J. & Evans, J. (2000), "Wither Fathers in Welfare Reform", Joint Center for Poverty Research Newsletter, 4 (2): 7-9

Cabrera, N. J., Tamis-LeMonda, C., Bradley, R., Hofferth, S., & Lamb, M. (2000), "Fatherhood in the 21st Century", Child Development, 71 (1): 127-136

Cabrera, N. J. & Tamis-LeMonda, C. (1999), "Perspectives on Father Involvement: Research and Policy", Social Policy Report, Society for Research in Child Development, XIII (2):

Cabrera, N. J., Tamis-LeMonda, C., Lamb, M., & Boller, K. (1999), "Measuring Father Involvement in the Early Head Start Evaluation: A Multidimensional Conceptualization", Proceedings of the National Conference on Health Statistics, :

Cabrera, N. J. (1998), "The Executive Branch Policy Fellowship: Lessons on Policy and Research", Society for Research in Child Development Newsletter, 41 (1):

Cabrera, N. J. (1997), "Rich Research Opportunities: The Report of the Roundtable on Head Start Research", Journal of the National Head Start Association, : 48-51

Cabrera, N.J. and Phillips, D. (1996), "Beyond the Blueprint: Directions for Research on Head Start Families", , :

Cabrera, N. J. (1995), "Personal Beliefs, Critical Thinking Skills, and Reasoning Errors--How Illogical Are We?", Education Research Quarterly, 19 (2): 3-24

Cabrera, N. J. (1995), "Violence By and Against Children in Canada", in Violence in Canada: Sociopolitical Perspectives, J. I. Ross, 127-152

Cabrera, N. J. (1995), "Control and Prevention of Crimes Committed by State Supported Educational Institutions", in Controlling State Crime, J. I. Ross, 163-206

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