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Jared Lisonbee

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Assistant Professor

 

Professional Experience

2005-present

Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University

2004-2005

Instructor and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University

2003-2005

Project Coordinator, Childcare Quality Enhancement Project, Auburn University

 

Teaching

• Curriculum for Early Childhood Programs
• Learning and Guidance in Early Childhood Education
• Parent-Child Relations
• Introduction to Human Development
• Theories and Substance of Human Development

 

Research Interests

How early childhood education environments influence children's social relationships and development. Social relationships and children's psychophysiology. Specifically, I am interested in how relationships with peers, teachers, and parents may serve as stressors or protective factors on children's physiological activity.

 

Publications

Lisonbee, J. A., Mize, J., Payne, A. L., & Granger, D. A. (2008). Teacher-child relationship quality and preschool children’s cortisol fluctuations. Child Development, 79, 1818-1832.

Lisonbee, J. A. (2007). Recommendations and Issues relating to the Planning Phase for Implementing a Quality Rating and Improvement System in Washington State. Report prepared for the Washington State Department of Early Learning (pdf).

Granger, D. A., Kivlighan, K. T., Blair, C., El-Sheikh, M. Mize, J., Lisonbee, J. A., Stroud, L. R., Schwartz, E. B., & Handwerger, K. (2006). Integrating the measurement of salivary a -amylase into studies of child health, development, and social relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. 23, 267-290.

Hart, C. H., Lisonbee, J. A., Olsen, S. F., Burleson, B. R., Ladd, G. W., & Robinson, C. C. (2001). Hierarchial Coding Scheme for Parental Disciplinary Styles. In J. Touliatos, & B. Perlmutter (Eds.), Handbook of Family Measurement Techniques (2nd edition). Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications.

 

Selected Conference Presentations

Lisonbee, J. A., Mize, J., Payne, A. L., Sung, S. C., & Romans, T. (March, 2007). Classroom quality, observed stress behaviors, and children’s cortisol change across the day in child care. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Booren, L. M., Lisonbee, J. A., & Mize, J. (March, 2007). Childrens’ sleep behaviors, cortisol, and aggression. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Mize, J., Lisonbee, J. A., Payne, A. L., Parrett, E., & Lin, M. C. (2007, March). Cortisol in child care predicts kindergarten adjustment after controlling for earlier adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Lisonbee, J. A., & Payne, A. L. (2007, March). Laying the Groundwork for Success: Understanding High Quality Early Learning. Northwest Parenting and Family Education Conference. Vancouver, WA.

Lisonbee, J. A. (2006, December). Research and Early Education. ECEAP All Staff Training. Spokane, WA.

Lisonbee, J. A. (2006, October). Research and Readiness for School. Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP Fall 2006 Association Meeting, Spokane, WA.

Cleary, D. J., Pettit, G. S., & Lisonbee, J. A. (April, 2005). Friendlessness, Victimization, and Mutual Dislike Among Elementary School-aged Children. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta , GA.

Lisonbee, J. A., Mize, J., & Payne, A. L. (April, 2005). Teacher-Child Relationships and Cortisol Fluctuation in Preschool Children: Does Relationship Quality Make a Difference? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta , GA.

Mize, J. Lisonbee, J. A., & Granger, D. A. (April, 2005). Stress in Child Care: Cortisol and Alpha-Amylase May Reflect Different Components of the Stress Response. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta , GA.

Payne, A. L., Lisonbee, J. A., & Mize, J. A. (April, 2005). Discriminant and Predictive Validity for the 'Feelings About My School and Teachers' Instrument. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta , GA.

Bell , G., Lisonbee, J., Mize, J., Cleary, D. J. (2004, April). Vocabulary development and childcare quality. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Conference on Human Development, Washington , D.C.

Payne, A. L. Mize, J., & Lisonbee, J. A. (2004, April). Measuring preschool children's perceptions of teacher-child relationship quality: Developing and testing the "Feelings About My School and Teachers" instrument. Poster presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Conference on Human Development, Washington , D.C.

Lisonbee, J. A., & Cleary, D. J. (2003, April) Mutual Antipathies, Reciprocated Friendships, and School Adjustment in Middle Childhood: Concurrent and Longitudinal Relations. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa , FL.

Lisonbee, J. A., Lapp, A., & Cleary, D. J. (2003, April) Children's Health in Preschool Classrooms: Are Low Quality Classrooms Making Children Sick? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa , FL.

Lisonbee, J. A., Cleary, D. J., & Pettit, G. S. (2002, April). Social Information Processing, Social Skill, and Peer Acceptance in Middle Childhood: A Longitudinal Test of Bidirectional and Mediated Processes. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte , NC .

Mize, J., Pettit, G., & Lisonbee, J. A., (2001, April) Social experience, psychophysiology, and development of hostile knowledge structures: Different pathways for girls and boys? Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis , MN .

Lisonbee, J. A., Harach, L. D., Collwell, M. J. & Pettit, G. S. (2000, April) Extracurricular activity, family ecology, and child adjustment: A longitudinal study across middle childhood and early adolescence. Poster session presented at the Conference on Human Development, Memphis , TN.

Lisonbee, J. A., Olsen, S. F., Bancroft-Andrews, C., & Cottle, N. (1999, April). An interrelations model of parental disciplinary strategy. Poster session presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque , NM .

Olsen, S. F., Yang, C., Wu, P., Robinson, C. C., Lisonbee, J. A., & Jin, S. (1999, April) Psychological control and preschool children's behavioral outcomes in China, Russia, and the United States. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque , NM .

 

Professional Affiliations

• Society for Research In Child Development (SRCD)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)