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Jo Ann FarverProfessor of PsychologyContact Information E-mail: farver@usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-3965 Office: SGM 525B |
Education |
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 Ph.D. , University of California, Los Angeles, 1989
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/2010-
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1997-08/30/2010
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Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1991-08/01/1997
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Professor Farver's research and teaching specialties are in the area of development psychology, especially the social development of young children (including play, prosocial and aggressive behavior); cross-cultural developmental psychology; violence and young children; and early literacy. Professor Farver's current research projects include: 1). Cross-cultural studies of Mainland Chinese school age children's social development and socio-emotional functioning; 2). Carrying out a large scale, 6-year project funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance the emergent literacy skills of at-risk inner city preschoolers, on which she is the Principal Investigator, 3). Developing a Spanish language early literacy skill assessment funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and testing a bilingual/transitional model of early literacy for Latino children by varying the language of instruction funded by the NICHD. | |
Funded Research |
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Contracts and Grants Awarded |
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Promoting School Readiness Skills of Spanish-speaking English Language Learners (NICHD), JoAnn M. Farver, Christopher J. Lonigan, $2,771,619, 01/2009-12/2014
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Intergenerational Transmission of Alcohol Involvement (NIH), Luczak, S., Farver, J.M., McArdle, J., & Prescott, C. (Co-investigators), $3,382,397, 07/2009-06/2014
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Development of a Comprehensive Assessment System for Spanish-Speaking English-Language Learners' (US Department of Education IES), JoAnn M. Farver, Christopher J. Lonigan, $1,712,848, 04/2009-04/2013
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Enhancing Literacy Outcomes For Young Children (National Science Foundation), Farver, JoAnn Marie, $6,212,993, 10/01/2001-09/30/2009
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Publications |
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Book Chapter |
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Bornstein, M. H., Bradley, R., Chen, X., Farver, J. M., Gold, S., Hernandez, D. J., Phalet, K., Spielt, C., Suarez-Orozco, C., R. van de Vijver, A. J., Yoshikawa, H., Bernard, J.
(2012).
Psychological acculturation: Perspectives, principles, processes, and prospects. The International Handbook of Migration Studies New York: Routledge.
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Journal Article |
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Goodrich, J. M., Lonigan, J. C., Farver, J. M.
(2013).
Do Early Literacy Skills in Children’s First Language Promote Development of Skills in Their Second Language?: An Experimental Evaluation of Transfer. Journal of Educational Psychology.
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Lonigan, C. J., Farver, J. M., Nakamoto, J., Eppe, S.
(2012).
Developmental trajectories of preschool early literacy skills: A comparison of English-language learners and monolingual English-speakers. Developmental Psychology.
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Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Lonigan, C. J.
(2012).
Home Environments and Latino Preschoolers’ Early Literacy Skills. Developmental Psychology.
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Usta, J., Farver, J. M., Dandachi, D.
(2011).
Child Maltreatment: The Lebanese Children’s Experiences. Child: Care, Health & Development.
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Lonigan, C. J., Farver, J. M., Phillips, B., Clancy-Menchetti, J.
(2011).
Promoting the Development of Preschool Children’s Emergent Literacy Skills: A Randomized Evaluation of a Literacy-Focused Curriculum and Two Professional Development Models. Reading and Writing Quarterly: An interdisciplinary journal. (24), pp. 305-337.
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Usta, J., Farver, J. M.
(2010).
Child Sexual Abuse and Maltreatment in Lebanon During War and Peace. Child: Care, Health and Development.
Vol. 36, pp. 361-368.
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Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Zhang, Z.
(2009).
Temperament, harsh and indulgent parenting, and Chinese children’s proactive and reactive aggression. Child Development.
Vol. 80, pp. 244-258.
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Xu, Y., Farver, J. M.
(2009).
What makes you shy? Situational elicitors of shyness in Chinese children. International Journal of Behavioral Development.
Vol. 33, pp. 97-104.
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Farver, J. M., Lonigan, C. J., Eppe, S.
(2009).
Effective Early Literacy Skill Development for Young Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners: An Experimental Study of Two Methods. Child Development.
Vol. 80, pp. 703-719.
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Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Yu, L., Zhang, Z.
(2009).
Three Types of Shyness in Chinese Children and the Relation to Effortful Control. Journal of Social and Personality Psychology.
Vol. 97, pp. 1061-1073..
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Usta, J., Farver, J. M.
(2008).
Women, war and violence: Surviving the Lebanese experience. Journal of Women's Health.
Vol. 17, pp. 1-12.
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Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Yang, Y., Zeng, Q.
(2008).
Chinese children’s conception of shyness: A prototype approach. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.
Vol. 54, pp. 515-544.
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Farver, J. M., Nakamoto, J., Lonigan, C. J.
(2007).
Assessing Preschoolers’ Emergent Literacy Skills in English and Spanish with the Get Ready to Read! Screening Tool. Annals of Dsylexia/Elsevier.
Vol. 2007
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Usta, J., Farver, J. M.
(2007).
Domestic Violence: The Lebanese experience. Public Health.
Vol. 121, pp. 208-219.
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Honors and Awards |
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Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 4/2006-
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Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 4/2005-
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USC Associates Award For Excellence In Teaching, The highest homor the university faculty bedtows on its members for outstanding teaching, 2012
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Service to the Profession |
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Editorships and Editorial Boards |
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Associate Editor, British Journal of Educational Psychology, 11/11/2011-
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Editorial Board, Social Development, 01/2010-
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