CURRICULUM VITAE
Name:
Cynthia A. Stifter
Address:
6 Church Street
McEwensville, Pennsylvania 17749
Phone: (814) 574-6016
Date: July 2014
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
E-315 Health and Human Development Building
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania 16802
Phone: (814) 865-2666
Email: [email protected]
www.hhdev.psu.edu/ebp/
Education
1975
B.A.
Sociology
University of Maryland
1978
M.S.W.
Clinical Social
Work
University of Maryland School of Social
Work and Community Planning
1987
Ph.D.
Human Development
University of Maryland
Professional Experience
2007-present
Professor of Human Development and Psychology
The Pennsylvania State University
2000-present
Professor of Human Development
The Pennsylvania State University
2013-2014
Visiting Professor, Psychology
Boston University
2007-2013
Associate Editor
Child Development
2002-2003
Visiting Faculty
Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina
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1993-2000
Associate Professor of Human Development
The Pennsylvania State University
1994-1995
Visiting Scholar
Harvard University School of Public Health
1994-1995
Visiting Associate Professor
Harvard University School of Medicine
1987-1993
Assistant Professor of Human Development
The Pennsylvania State University
Honors and Awards
2014
Pauline Schmitt Russell Distinguished Research Career Award
College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University
2011
Fellow, American Psychological Society
2006
Bennett Faculty Scholar in Prevention Science
Prevention Center for the Promotion of Human Development, The Pennsylvania
State University
2001
Outstanding Scholar in Education Award,
College of Education, University of Maryland
1999
Evan G. and Helen G. Pattishall Outstanding Research Achievement Award
College of Health and Human Development, The Pennsylvania State University
1992
Young Investigators Merit Award (FIRST)
National Institutes of Health
Research Grants
Pending
PHS (NICHD). Title: Promoting self-regulation skills and healthy eating habits in
Early Head Start; Co-Investigator: C. Stifter (R. Nix – PI).
2014-2019
PHS (NICHD). Title: Toward a unifying model of self-regulation and its
development; Co-Investigator: C. Stifter (P. Cole - PI)
2013-2018
PHS (NIDDK); Title: Risks for Childhood Obesity II: Parenting and SelfRegulation in Early Childhood; Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. $1,100,000.
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2013-2016
The John Templeton Foundation; Building the Foundation for a Joyful Life: An
Investigation of how Children can Learn to Think Positively. Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter. $483,059.
2012-2013
Child, Youth, and Family Consortium, Social Science Research Institute, The
Pennsylvania State University. Temperament, Parenting and Childhood Obesity;
Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. $20,000.
2012-2015
CTSI Community Engagement and Research Core (CERC). Preventing Obesity
through a Developmentally-informed Approach to Self-regulation in Early
Childhood. Investigator: C. Stifter (M. Feinberg – PI).
2011-2012
Child, Youth, and Family Consortium, Social Science Research Institute, The
Pennsylvania State University. Faculty Fellow (teaching release time).
2009-2011
PHS (NIDDK); Title: Temperament and parenting: Risks for rapid weight gain
and childhood obesity; Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. Period of support:
2009-2013. $1,068,072.
2010-2011
Child, Youth, and Family Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University; Title:
Individual differences in vagal regulation of cardiac functioning in relation to
postpartum depression. Investigator: C. Stifter (Moore – PI), $19,506.
2009-2010
Child, Youth, and Family Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University; Title:
Health and Positivity during the Preschool Years (HAPPY) Project; Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter. $20,000.
2008-2013
PHS (NICHD); Title: The role of parenting in infant sleep regulation and sleep
problem risk; Investigator: C. Stifter (D. Teti – PI). $1,250,000.
2007-2011
PHS (NIMH); Title: Child maltreatment, parenting processes, and emotion
regulation; Investigator: C. Stifter (E. Skowron - PI). $1,250,000.
2006-2007
Johnson & Johnson/The Pennsylvania State University; Title: Feeding, sleeping,
and soothing: Promoting self-regulation in infancy to prevent childhood obesity.
Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. $50,000.
2006-2009
National Science Foundation; DHB: Multilevel ARMA and Dynamic Models for
the Longitudinal Study of Human Interactions. Investigator: C. Stifter (M.
Rovine – PI). $749,441.
2002-2007
PHS (NICHD); Title: Rural children living in poverty; Investigator: C. Stifter (L.
Vernon Feagans - PI). $16,018,731.
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2000-2005
PHS (NIMH); Title: Emotion regulation and early behavior problems
(continuation); Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. $1,202,983.
2002-2003
Child, Youth, and Family Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University; Title:
Development of an Interested Participant Data Base of Families with Infants and
Children. Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. $10,000.
1999-2001
Social Sciences Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University; Title: Multidisciplinary research group on the study of emotion regulation in the family. CoPrincipal Investigators: P. Cole & C. Stifter. $60,000
1999-2000
Life Sciences Consortium, The Pennsylvania State University; Title:
Comparative validation of a new measure of sympathetic activation. Co-Principal
Investigators: C. Stifter & K. Quigley. $17,700.
1994-1998
PHS (NIMH); Title: Emotion regulation and early behavior problems; Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter. $407,382.
1992-1997
PHS (NICHD) National Institutes of Health Young Investigator Award (FIRST);
Title: Physiological and behavioral correlates of infant colic; Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter. $350,000.
1993-1994
Center for Child and Adolescent Health Behavior; Title: Infants born to
adolescents: A biobehavioral examination of infant outcome; Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter; $5,000.
1992-1993
MacArthur Grant Foundation; Title: Infant Psychophysiology, Adrenal Activity,
Temperament and Mother-Infant Interaction. Principal Co-Investigator: E.
Susman & C. Stifter; $28,985.
1990-1991
Center for the Study of Child and Adolescent Development, The Pennsylvania
State University; Title: Patterns of infant reactivity and regulation during
stressful situations: Predictors of toddler compliance and self-control; Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter; $729.00.
1990-1991
The Pennsylvania State University Bio-medical Research Grant; Title: Longterm effects of infant colic on behavior; Principal Investigator: C. Stifter; $5,000.
1989-1990
Center for the Study of Child and Adolescent Development, The Pennsylvania
State University; Title: Temperament precursors of attachment: Multiple
predictors; Principal Investigator: C. Stifter; $970.00.
1988-1989
PHS (NIMH); Title: A physiological and behavioral study of infant colic;
Principal Investigator: C. Stifter. $25,000.
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1988-1989
The Pennsylvania State University Research Initiation Grant Program; Title:
Developmental changes in gastric motility within the first year of life; Principal
Investigator: C. Stifter; $5,444.
1986-1987
The Pennsylvania State University Bio-medical Research Grant; Title: The
physiological mechanisms of infant colic; Principal Investigator: C. Stifter;
$5000.00
Consultant on Grants
The development of inhibition: The role of physiology and emotion socialization; A.
Kennedy Root (PI); submitted to NIMH (2010)
Nicotine, temperament, and infant feeding: Behavioral observation of obesity risk;
B. Collins (PI); submitted to NICHD (2009)
Mother-child relationships and the intergenerational correlation in weight; M.
Martin (PI); funded Child, Youth, and Family Consortium Faculty Fellowship
(2010)
At-risk irritable infants; J. Cassidy (PI); funded by NIMH (1999-2002)
Professional Memberships
International Society for Infant Studies
Society for Research in Child Development
American Psychological Society
Professional Activities
Government Review Committees
Reviewer, NIH, Biobehavioral Processes 2 (BBBP2) Review Committee, 2001-2003
Reviewer, NIMH, Child/Adolescent Development, Risk, and Prevention Review
Committee, 1996-1999
Reviewer, NIMH, Emotion & Personality Review Committee, 1993-1994
AdHoc Reviewer, NIMH Special Section on Center Grants, 2000; NIMH Special
Section on NRSA’s, 2003-2006
Editorships/Editorial Boards/Editorial Consulting
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Associate Editor: Child Development, 2007- 2013
Editor (special issue): Infant and Child Development, 2007-2008
Editor (special issue): Infancy, 2002
Editorial Boards: Infancy, 1999-2008
Developmental Psychology, 1992-1999
Child Development, 1994-1995, 2003-2007
Editorial Consultant: Developmental Psychobiology
Emotion
Infant Behavior and Development
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Merrill-Palmer Quarterly
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior
Psychophysiology
Social Development
Service to the Field
Board Member, Child Development Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University,
1990-1997
Panel Chair (Perception, Sensory, Motor, & Psychobiological Processes). 2001
Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development
Panel Chair (Emotional Development). 2004 International Conference on Infant Studies
Panel Chair (Emotional Development). 2006 International Conference on Infant Studies
Panel Co-Chair (Biological Processes). 2014 Biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development
Publications
Morales, S., Beekman, C., Blandon, A.Y., Stifter, C. A., & Buss, K. A. (in press). Longitudinal
associations between temperament and socioemotional outcomes in young children: the
moderating role of RSA and gender. Developmental Psychobiology.
Augustine, M. & Stifter, C. (in press). Temperament, parenting, and moral development:
Specificity of behavior and context. Social Development.
Stifter, C. & Rovine, M. (in press). Modeling dyadic processes using Hidden Markov Models:
A time series approach to mother-infant interactions during infant immunization. Infant
and Child Development (special issue).
Kim, B., Stifter, C., Philbrook, L., & Teti, D. (in press). Infant emotion regulation: Relations to
bedtime emotional availability, attachment security, and temperament. Infant Behavior
and Developmen.t
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Mills-Koonce, R., Wagner, N., Willoughby, M., Stifter, C., Blair, C., Granger, D., & the Family
Life Project Key Investigators (in press). Greater fear reactivity and psychophysiological
hyperactivity in infants with later conduct problems and callous unemotional traits.
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
Blandon, A., Scrimgeour, M., Stifter, C., & Buss, K (2013). Within- and between-family
differences in cooperative and competitive coparenting. Journal of Family Psychology,
27, 506-511.
Anzman-Frasca, S., Stifter, C., Paul, I., & Birch, L. (2013). Negative temperament as a
moderator of intervention effects in infancy: Testing a differential susceptibility model.
Prevention Science, 1-11.
Cipriano, E., Skowron, E., Stifter, C., & Teti, D. (2013). Heterogeneity in maltreated and
non-maltreated preschool children’s inhibitory control: The interplay between
parenting quality and child temperament. Infant and Child Development, 22, 501-522.
Anzman-Frasca, S., Stifter, C., Paul, I., & Birch, L. (2013). Infant temperament and
maternal parenting self-efficacy predict child weight outcomes. Infant Behavior and
Development, 36, 494-497.
Scrimgeour, M., Blandon, A., Stifter, C., & Buss, K. A. (2013). Cooperative coparenting
moderates the association between parenting practices and children's prosocial behavior.
Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 506-11.
Ursache, A., Blair C., Stifter, C., Voegtline, K., & the FLP Investigators (2013). Emotional
reactivity and regulation in infancy interact to predict executive functioning in early
childhood. Developmental Psychology, 49, 127-137.
Dollar, J. & Stifter, C. (2012). Temperamental surgency and emotion regulation as predictors
of childhood social competence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology,112, 178194.
Anzman-Frasca, S., Stifter, C., & Birch, L. (2012). Temperament and childhood obesity risk:
A review of the literature. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 33, 732745.
Towe-Goodman, N., Stifter, C., Mills-Koones, W. R., & Granger, D. (2012). Interparental
aggression and infant patterns of adrenocortical and behavioral stress responses.
Developmental Psychobiology, 54. 685-699.
Conway, A. & Stifter, C. (2012). Longitudinal antecedents of executive function in
preschoolers. Child Development, 83, 1022-1036. PMC3342433
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Nembhard, D., Yip, K., & Stifter, C. (2012). Association rule mining in developmental
psychology. International Journal of Applied Industrial Engineering. 1, 23-37.
Ragan, C., Loken, E., Stifter, C. & Cavigelli, S. (2012). Within-litter variance in early rat
pup-mother interactions and adult offspring responses to novelty. Developmental
Psychobiology, 54, 199-206.
Stifter, C., Anzman-Frasca, S., Birch, L., & Voegtline, K. (2011). Parent use of food to
soothe infant/toddler distress and child weight status: An exploratory study. Appetite,
57, 693-699.
Towe-Goodman, N., Stifter, C., Coccia, M., & Cox, M. (2011). Interparental aggression,
attention skills, and early childhood behavior problems. Development and
Psychopathology, 23, 563-576.
Stifter, C., Cipriano, E., & Dollar, J. (2011). Temperament and emotion regulation: The role
of autonomic nervous system reactivity. Developmental Psychobiology, 52, 266-279.
PMC3737744
Voegtline, K. & Stifter, C. (2010). Late-preterm birth, maternal symptomatology, and infant
negativity. Infant Behavior and Development, 33, 545-554. PMC3377961
Kennedy Root, A. & Stifter, C. (2010). Temperament and maternal emotion socialization
beliefs as predictors of early childhood social behavior in the laboratory and classroom.
Parenting: Science and Practice, 10, 241-257.
Cipriano, E. & Stifter, C. (2010). Predicting preschool effortful control from toddler
temperament and parenting behavior. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 31,
221-230. PMC3693473
Stifter, C. A., Cipriano, E., Conway, A., & Kelleher, R. (2009). Temperament and the
development of conscience: The moderating role of effortful control. Social
Development, 18, 353-374. PMC3783349
Paul, I., Bartok, C., Downs, D., Stifter, C., Ventura, A. & Birch L. (2009). Opportunities for
the primary prevention of obesity during infancy. In M. Kappy, E. Gilbert-Barness, L.
Barness, L. Barton, & M. Ziegler (Eds.), Advances in Pediatrics (pp. 107-133).
Philadelphia: Elsevier. PMC2791708
Stifter, C. A., Willoughby, M., & Towe-Goodman, N. (2008). Agree or agree to disagree:
Assessing the convergence between parents and observers of infant temperament. Infant
and Child Development, 17, 407-426. PMC2779030
Putnam, S. & Stifter, C. (2008). Regulated reaction: The impact of Mary Rothbart on the
study of temperament. Infant and Child Development, 17, 311-320.
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Stifter, C. A., Putnam, S., & Jahromi, L. (2008) Exuberant and inhibited toddlers: Stability of
temperament and prediction to behavior problems. Development and Psychopathology,
20, 401-421. PMC3732742
Jahromi, L. & Stifter, C.A. (2008). Individual differences in preschoolers’ self-regulation and
theory of mind. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 54,125-150.
Warren, H. & Stifter, C. A. (2008). Maternal emotion-related socialization and preschoolers’
developing self- awareness. Social Development, 17, 239-258.
Willoughby, M., Greenberg, M., Blair, C., Stifter, C., & The Family Life Investigative Group
(2007). Neurobehavioral consequences of prenatal exposure to smoking at 6 to 8 months
of age. Infancy, 12, 273-302.
Jahromi, L. & Stifter, C.A. (2007). Individual differences in the effectiveness of maternal
soothing on reducing infant distress response. Infancy, 11, 255-269.
Spinrad, T. & Stifter, C. A. (2006). Toddlers’ empathy-related responding to distress:
Predictions from negative emotionality and maternal behaviors in infancy. Infancy, 10,
97-121.
Quigley, K. & Stifter, C. A. (2006). A comparative validation of sympathetic reactivity in
children and adults. Psychophysiology, 43, 357-365.
Ahn, H. & Stifter, C.A. (2006). Child care teachers’ responses to children’s emotional
expressions. Early Education and Development, 17, 253-270.
Stifter, C. A. (2005). Crying behaviour and its impact on psychosocial child development. In
Encyclopedia on Early Development. Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood
Development Web site, http://www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca.
Putnam, S. & Stifter, C.A. (2005). Behavioral approach-inhibition in toddlers: Prediction
from infancy, positive and negative affective components, and relations with behavior
problems. Child Development, 76, 212-226.
Jahromi, L., Putnam, S., & Stifter, C. (2004). Maternal regulation of infant reactivity from 2 to 6
months. Developmental Psychology, 40, 477-487.
Spinrad, T., Stifter, C., Donelan-McCall, N., & Turner, L. (2004). Mothers’ regulation
strategies in response to toddlers’ affect: Links to later emotion self-regulation. Social
Development, 13, 40-55.
Stifter, C., Bono, M., & Spinrad, T. (2003). Parent characteristics and conceptualizations
associated with the emergence of infant colic. Journal of Reproductive and Infant
Psychology, 21, 309-322.
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Bono, M. & Stifter, C. (2003). Maternal attention-directing strategies and infant focused
attention during problem solving. Infancy, 4, 235-250.
Spinrad, T. & Stifter, C. A. (2003). Maternal sensitivity and infant emotional reactivity:
Concurrent and longitudinal relations. Marriage and Family Review, 34, 243-263.
Putnam, S. & Stifter, C. (2002). Development of approach and inhibition in the first year:
Parallel findings from motor behavior, temperament ratings, and directional cardiac
response. Developmental Science, 5, 441-451.
Stifter, C. & Spinrad, T. (2002) The effect of excessive crying on the development of emotion
regulation. Infancy, 3, 133-152.
Stifter, C. (2002). Individual differences in emotion regulation in infancy: A thematic
collection. Infancy, 3, 129-132.
Putnam, S., Spritz, B., & Stifter, C. (2002). Mother-child co-regulation during delay of
gratification at 30 months. Infancy, 3, 209-225.
Stifter, C. & Corey, J. (2001). Vagal regulation and observed social behavior in infancy. Social
Development, 10, 189-201.
Fish, M. & Stifter, C. A. (1999). Parenting Attitudes and Behaviors in Rural Appalachian
Mothers: A Comparison Study. Journal of Rural Community Psychology.
Stifter, C. A., Spinrad, T., & Braungart-Rieker, J. (1999). Toward a developmental model of
child compliance: The role of emotion regulation in infancy. Child Development, 70, 2132.
Porges, S., Doussard-Roosevelt, J., Stifter, C., McClenny, B., & Riniolo, T. (1999). Sleep state
and the efficiency of the vagal brake in the regulation of heart rate in the human
newborn: An extension of the Polyvagal Theory. Psychophysiology, 36, 14-21.
Ponirakis, A., Susman, E., & Stifter, C. A. (1998). Negative emotionality and cortisol during
adolescent pregnancy and its effects on infant health and autonomic nervous system
reactivity. Developmental Psychobiology, 33, 163-174.
Stifter, C. A. & Bono, M. (1998). The effect of infant colic on maternal self-perceptions and
mother-infant attachment. Child: Care, Health and Development, 24, 339-351.
Braungart-Rieker, J., Garwood, M., & Stifter, C. (1997). Compliance and noncompliance: The
roles of maternal control and child temperament. Journal of Applied Developmental
Psychology, 18, 411-428.
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Braungart, J. M., & Stifter, C. A. (1996). Infant responses to frustrating events: Continuity and
change in reactivity and regulation. Child Development, 67, 1767-1779.
Stifter, C. A., & Jain, A. (1996) Psychophysiological correlates of infant temperament: Stability
of behavior and autonomic patterning from 5 to 18 months. Developmental
Psychobiology, 29, 379-391.
Fish, M. & Stifter, C. A. (1995). Patterns of mother-infant interaction and attachment: A
cluster analytic approach. Infant Behavior and Development, 18, 435-446.
Halberstadt, A., Cassidy, J., Stifter, C., Parke, R., & Fox, N. (1995). Self-expressiveness at
home: The Self-Expressiveness Questionnaire. Psychological Assessment, 7, 93-103.
Stifter, C. A., & Braungart, J. M. (1995). The regulation of negative reactivity in infancy:
Function and development. Developmental Psychology, 31, 448-455.
Stifter, C. A., Coulehan, C., & Fish, M. (1993). Linking employment to attachment: The
mediating effects of maternal separation anxiety on interactive behavior. Child
Development, 64, 1451-1460.
Stifter, C. A., & Grant, W. (1993). Infant responses to frustration: Individual differences in the
expression of negative affect. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 17, 187-204.
Fish, M., & Stifter, C. A. (1993). Mother parity as a main and moderating influence on maternal
behavior and attitudes. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 14, 557-572.
Fish, M., Stifter, C. A., & Belsky, J. (1993). Early patterns of mother-infant dyadic interaction:
Infant, mother, and family demographic antecedents. Infant Behavior and Development,
16, 1-18.
Stifter, C. A. (1993). The normal (?) stressors of development. Contemporary Psychology, 38,
482-483 (book review).
Stifter, C. A. & Braungart, J. (1992). Infant colic: A transient condition with no apparent
effects. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 13, 447-462.
Braungart, J., & Stifter, C. A. (1991). Regulation of negative reactivity during the Strange
Situation: Temperament and attachment in 12-month-old infants. Infant Behavior and
Development, 14, 349-364.
Fish, M., Stifter, C. A., & Belsky, J. (1991). Conditions of continuity and discontinuity in infant
negative emotionality: Newborn to 5 months. Child Development, 62, 1525-1537.
Stifter, C. A., & Moyer, D. (1991). The regulation of positive affect: Gaze aversion activity
during mother-infant interaction. Infant Behavior and Development, 14, 111-123.
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Kuzela, A., Stifter, C., & Worobey, J. (1990). Breast feeding and mother-infant interactions.
Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 18, 185-194.
Stifter, C. A., & Fox, N. A. (1990). Infant reactivity: Physiological correlates of newborn and
five month temperament. Developmental Psychology, 26, 582-588.
Stifter, C. A., Fox, N. A., & Porges, S. W. (1989). Facial expressivity and vagal tone in five and
ten month old infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 12, 127-137.
Stifter, C. A., & Fox, N. A. (1987). Preschool children's ability to identify and label emotions.
Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 11, 43-54.
Book Chapters
Stifter, C. & Dollar, J. (in press). Temperament and developmental psychopathology. In D.
Cicchetti (Ed.), Developmental Psychopathology, 3rd edition, Vol. III. New York:
Wiley.
Rovine, M., Sinclair, K. & Stifter, C. (2010). Modeling mother-infant interactions
using hidden Markov Models. In K. Newel & P. Molenaar (Eds.), Individual pathways of
change in learning and development (pp. 51-67). Washington, DC: APA Press.
Fox, N. A. & Stifter, C.A. (2005). Emotional development. In B. Hopkins (Ed.), Cambridge
Encyclopedia of Child Development (pp. 234-241). Cambridge: University of
Cambridge Press.
Stifter, C. & Warren, H. (2004). Emotional development. In W.E. Craighead & C.B.
Nemeroff (Eds.) The Concise Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology and Behavioral
Sciences (3rd Edition) pp. 324-326. New York: Wiley.
Stifter, C. & Wiggins, C. (2004). Assessment of disturbances in emotion regulation and
temperament. In R. DelCarmen-Wiggins & A. Carter, (eds.). Handbook of Infant,
Toddler, and Preschool Mental Health Assessment (pp. 79-103).
Stifter, C. (2003). Child effects on the family: An example of the extreme case and a question of
methodology. In A. Booth & A. Crouter (Eds.), Children’s influence on family
dynamics: The neglected side of family relationships (pp. 79-89). Mahwah, N.J.:
Erlbaum
Stifter, C.A. (2001). Life after unexplained crying: Child and parent outcomes. In R. Barr, I.
St. James Roberts, & M. Keefe (eds.). New evidence on unexplained early infant
crying: Its origins, nature and management (pp. 273-288). Johnson & Johnson Pediatric
Institute.
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Stifter, C. A. & Spinrad, T. (1999). Colic and parents. In C. Smith (Ed.), The Encyclopedia
of Parenting Theory and Research (pp. 73-74). Greenwood Publishing: Westport: CT.
Spinrad, T. & Stifter, C.A. (1999). Mothering. In C. Smith (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of
Parenting Theory and Research (pp. 280-282). Greenwood Publishing: Westport, CT.
Stifter, C. A. (1995). Approach/withdrawal processes in infancy: The relationship between
parasympathetic tone and infant temperament. In K. Hood, E. Tobach & G. Greenberg
(Eds.), Approach/withdrawal theory and behavioral development. Hillsdale, NJ:
Erlbaum.
Fox, N. A., & Stifter, C. A. (1989). Biological and behavioral differences in infant reactivity and
regulation. In G. A. Kohnstamm, J. Bates, & M. K. Rothbart (Eds.), Temperament in
childhood (pp. 169-183). Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons.
Invited Presentations
12th International Infant Cry Research Workshop. Parenting, self-regulation and child health
outcomes: Is parent use of food to soothe infant distress a risk factor for childhood
obesity? University of Warwick, United Kingdom. July, 2014.
Boston College. Is there a negative side to positivity? Developmental risks associated with
temperamental exuberance. Boston, MA. April, 2014.
Bowdoin College. Is there a negative side to positivity? Developmental risks associated with
temperamental exuberance. Brunswick, ME. March, 2014.
NIH Workshop on the Prevention of Obesity in Infancy and Early Childhood. Infant
temperament, parenting, and the development of regulation. Bethesda, MD. October,
2013.
Institute of Medicine Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Public Session: A
Conversation about Parents and Childhood Obesity Prevention. Key developmental
issues that relate to obesity prevention in children. Washington, D.C., February 2013.
Head to Toe. Midwest Interactive Infant Toddler Conference, Chicago Metro Association
for the Education of Young Children. Caregiving and the development of emotion selfregulation: Temperament matters. Chicago, IL. April, 2012.
University of New Hampshire, Department of Family Studies Colloquium Series. The role of
temperament and parenting in the development of self-regulation. Durham, NH. March,
2012.
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The Pennsylvania State University, The Methodology Center Brown Bag. Modeling motherinfant dyadic processes using hidden Markov Models. University Park, PA. February,
2012.
Northwestern University Medical School. Early origins of childhood obesity: Infant
characteristics. Chicago, IL, October 2010.
Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health. Individual difference in self-regulation:
Implications for the mental and physical health of children. Baltimore, MD, May 2010.
University of Maryland, Human Development. The development of the exuberant child: A case
for the regulation of positive affect? College Park, MD, April 2010.
Boston University. The Psychobiology of temperament: Approach/inhibition processes in
infancy and early childhood. Boston, MA, November 2006.
University of Washington. Individual differences in the self-regulation of emotion. Seattle,
WA, October 2006.
Occasional Temperament Conference. Agree or Agree to Disagree: Convergence between
parent and observer ratings of infant temperament. Providence, RI, October 2006.
RAND Corporation. Individual differences in the self-regulation of emotion: Research
findings and implications for prevention. Santa Monica, CA, June 2005.
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders “State of the Science
Workshop on Stuttering.” The development of emotion and its regulation: Implications
for developmental stuttering. Washington, DC, March 2005.
National Institute of Mental Health. Young Child Assessment: Approaches and Future
Directions in Mental Health. A Research Roundtable. Assessment of emotion regulation:
A critical analysis. Bethesda, MD, May, 2003.
The Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University. Temperament and the development of
problem behavior: The importance of considering different types of negative
emotionality. March, 2003.
Harvard Medical School, Continuing Education Course, Aggressive, Resistant and Delinquent
Youths. Temperament and early predictors of defiance. Boston, MA, November, 2002.
Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey Medical Center, Psychiatry Grand Rounds. Autonomic
functioning and temperament. Hershey, PA, May, 2002.
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Center for Developmental Sciences, Carolina Consortium on Human Development.
Temperament and cardiovascular functioning: A developmental model of social
competence. Chapel Hill, N.C., April, 2002.
The Pennsylvania State University Family Symposium. Children’s influence on family
dynamics: The neglected side of family relationships. Child effects on the family: An
example of the extreme case and a question of methodology. University Park, December,
2001.
University of Maryland, Center for Children, Relationships, and Culture. The effects of excessive
crying on emotion regulation. College Park, MD, March, 2001.
Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Round Table. New Evidence on Unexplained Early Infant Crying :
Its Origins, Nature and Management. Life after unexplained crying: Parent and child
outcomes. Palm Beach, FL, January, 2000.
Society for Prevention Research. Invited Plenary Panel on Developmental Models in Prevention
with Genetic and Neurobiological Findings. Basic research in the neurobiology of early
temperament: Implications for prevention. New Orleans, LA. June, 1999.
National Academy of Sciences Panel on Juvenile Crime: Prevention, Treatment and Control.
Workshop on Development. The emergence of skills to regulate emotions. Washington,
D.C., May 1999.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Carolina Consortium on Human Development. The role
of parents in the development of emotion regulation: Observational measures and methods.
April, 1999.
University of Pittsburgh. From complaint to compliant: The role of emotion regulation and vagal
tone in the development of behavioral control. April, 1999.
Virginia Polytechnic University. From complaint to compliant: The role of infant emotion
regulation in the development of toddler behavioral control. March, 1998.
Winter Conference on Developmental Psychobiology. Invited symposium on the Development
of the Autonomic Nervous System. Early development is not always linear: Using
growth curve analysis to examine cardiac vagal tone and behavior in infancy. Puerto
Vallarta, Mexico, January, 1998.
Ross Products Division, Abbot Laboratories. The short and long term outcome of excessive
crying: The importance of differentiating colic from perceived colic. Columbus, Ohio,
September 1997.
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American Psychological Association Conference, NIH sponsored panel on Prevention:
Contributions from Basic and Applied Research. Emotion regulation in infancy:
Development and implications for social competence. Chicago, August 1997.
Occasional Temperament Conference. Emotion regulation and competence: The regulation of
anger and its relation to later compliance. University of Oregon, October, 1996.
Center for the Study of Child and Adolescent Development. Emotion regulation and
Psychopathology. The Pennsylvania State University, May, 1995. Discussant.
105th Ross Conference on Pediatric Research. Colic and excessive crying. Palm Beach, FL,
November, 1994. Invited panelist.
University of Vermont, Infant reactivity and regulation: Form, function, and physiological
bases. November, 1993.
Judge Baker Children's Center, Psychophysiological correlates of emotion regulation. March,
1993.
University of London, London, England. Emotion regulation and dysregulation: The extreme
case of colic. January, 1993.
The MacArthur Foundation conference on The Development of Emotion Regulation.
Washington, D.C., March 1991. Invited participant.
Fifth Biennial T.C. Schneirla Conference. Parasympathetic tone and infant temperament:
Correlate of approach-and withdrawal? The Pennsylvania State University. November,
1989.
NIH Cry Conference, Bethesda, MD. Spectrographic cry measures and their relationship to
vagal control (with N. A. Fox & B. M. Lester), 1989.
Conference Presentations
Stifter, C. (2013). Discussant. Is positive affect always a good thing? Links to risk and
resilience from both developmental and clinical perspectives (K. Degnan, Chair).
Symposium presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Seattle, WA.
Dollar, J., Stifter, C., & Buss, K. (2013). The role of positive affect and activity level in
predicting preschool problem behaviors. Symposium: Is positive affect always a good
thing? Links to risk and resilience from both developmental and clinical perspectives (K.
Degnan, Chair). Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Seattle, WA.
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Stifter, C., Moding, K., & Lickenbrock, D. (2012). Parenting and Infant Temperament: Is the
Use of Food to Soothe Infant Distress a Risk Factor for Infant Rapid Weight Gain?
Symposium: Temperament and Childhood Obesity: Longitudinal Links Between Weight
Outcomes and Infant Negativity, Surgency, and Self-regulation (S. Anzman, Chair)
presented at the 18th biennial International Conference of Infant Studies, Minneapolis,
MN.
Lickenbrock, D. & Stifter, C. (2012). Maternal and Paternal Personality Characteristics and
Child Temperament as Predictors of Parenting during Toddlerhood. Symposium: The
Multiple Determinants of Parenting Revisited: Adult Attachment, the Big 5, and Child
Temperament (J. Haligan, Chair) presented at the 18th biennial International Conference
of Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN.
Stifter, C., Buss, K., & Dollar, J. (2011). Emotion regulation in surgent children: The role of
cardiac physiology and parent behavior. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Stifter, C., Birch, L., Savage, J., Voegtline, K., Dollar, J., & Anzman, S. (2010). Infant
temperament, feeding to soothe and weight gain. Symposium: Infant antecedents of
childhood obesity (C. Stifter, Chair) presented at the 17th biennial International
Conference of Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Towe-Goodman, N., Granger, D., Fortunato, C., Blair, C., Mills-Koonce, R., & Stifter, C.
(2010). Coping with stress: Self-regulation, parenting and latent profiles of behavioral
and andrenocortical stress responses. Paper presented at the 17th biennial International
Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Stifter, C. (2010). Discussant. Infant self-regulatory difficulties as precursors of early
externalizing problems. Symposium presented at the 17th biennial International
Conference of Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Stifter, C. (2009). Infant temperament, feeding to soothe, and weight gain. Sponsored
symposium, Parent-infant feeding interactions and the early life origins of obesity (L.
Birch, chair) presented at the annual Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Baltimore,
MD.
Stifter, C. (2009). Discussant. The role of parents in the development of socially inhibited and
withdrawn behavior: Evidence from three developmental periods. Symposium presented
at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Sinclair, K., Rovine, M., Stifter, C., Molenaar, P. (2009). Evaluating group versus individual
models for mother-infant interactions. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
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Rovine, M., Sinclair, K., Liu, S., & Stifter, C. (2009). Using hidden Markov models to describe
changes in mother-infant interactions. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Stifter, C. (2008). Discussant. Using the still-face to assess bio-behavioral indicators of
emotion dysregulation in high and low risk mother/infant dyads. Symposium presented
at the 16th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies. Vancouver, Canada.
Warren, H., Stifter, C., Rovine, M., & Sinclair, K. (2008). Self- and caregiver-supported
regulation: Using latent Markov models to understand what works and what matters for
infant coping. Paper presented at the 16th biennial International Conference on Infant
Studies. Vancouver, Canada.
Rovine, M., Molenaar, P., Stifter, C., & Nembhard, D. (2007). Statistical methods for modeling
dynamics in infant emotional self-regulation and parent-infant interactions. Paper
presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development.
Boston, MA
Stifter, C., Warren, H., & Conway, A. (2007). Mother-child emotion talk: Conversations about
disappointment and predictions to preschoolers’ behavioral adjustment. Paper presented
at the Society for the Study of Human Development conference. State College, PA.
Stifter, C., Willoughby, M., & Towe-Goodman, N. (2006). Agree or agree to disagree?
Assessing the degree of convergence between parents and observers on infant
temperament. Paper presented at the Occasional Temperament Conference, Providence,
RI.
Jahromi, L. & Stifter, C. (2005). Maternal regulation of infant reactivity: Predictions to self
regulation. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GA.
Putnam, S. & Stifter, C. (2005). Behavioral approach-inhibition in 2 year olds: Positive and
negative affective components and prediction to 4-year behavior. Paper (C. Stifter & S.
Putnam, Chairs) presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Atlanta, GA.
Stifter, C. (2004). Measuring the relation between infant temperament and maternal sensitivity:
Confounds, conundrums, and conclusions. Presented at the 14th Biennial International
Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
Stifter, C. (2004). Chair. Roundtable. Measuring emotion regulation: Assessing the present
and planning the future. Presented at the 14th Biennial International Conference on
Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
Stifter, C., Wiggins, C., & Jahromi, L. (2003). The development of infant self-regulation of
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emotion: The contribution of early and effective maternal regulation of infant distress.
Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Tampa, FL.
Stifter, C. (2003). Early antecedents of childhood self-regulation: The links between parental
behaviors, infant emotion regulation and behavioral control. Paper presented at the
biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Stifter, C. (1999). If emotion is so functional why do they have to be regulated? Participant in
Discussion Hour at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Alburquerque, NM.
Stifter, C. (1998). Discussant. Emotion regulation in infants and young children: Contributions
of parenting and temperament. Symposium at the 11th Biennial International Conference
on Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Stifter, C. (1997). The observed and perceived outcomes of infants’ differential crying patterns.
Paper presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Infant Cry Research, Bownesson-Windemere, England.
Stifter, C.A. (1995). Parental contributions to infant crying: The importance of distinguishing
clinical samples in the study of colic. Paper presented at the 5th International Workshop
on Infant Cry Research, Visegrad, Hungary.
Stifter, C. A. (1992). Vagal tone stability and infant temperament. Presented at the Ninth
Occasional Temperament Conference, Bloomington, IN.
Stifter, C. A. (1990). An extreme case of irritability: Infant colic and its effect on parent
perception and later behavior. Paper (C. Stifter, chair) presented at the Seventh
International Conference for Infant Studies, Montreal, Canada.
Fox, N. A., & Stifter, C. (1987). Heart rate variability: What can it tell us about temperament
and affect. Paper presented at the meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Baltimore, MD.
Stifter, C. (1985). The relationship between autonomic activity, facial expressivity and
temperament in 5 and 10 month old infants. Paper presented at the Virginia
Developmental Forum, Blacksburg, VA.
Conference Poster Presentations
Lickenbrock, D., & Stifter, C. (2013). Associations between child temperament, regulation, and
parenting after disappointment. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
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Augustine, M. & Stifter, C. (2013). Parental responses to negative emotion and child
aggression: The moderating role of child surgency. Poster presented at the biennial
meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Moding, K. & Stifter, C. (2013). The role of temperament and parenting behaviors in infants’
acceptance of new foods. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Doub, A., Moding, K., & Stifter, C. (2013). Infant temperament and maternal feeding style
predict timing of the introduction to solids. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Lickenbrock, D., Davis, E., Stifter, C. & Buss, K. (2012). Cardiac physiology as a moderator of
the link between surgency and behavior problems. Poster presented at the 18th biennial
International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN.
Augustine, M. & Stifter, C. (2012). Maternal sensitivity to non-distress in infancy and
children’s later mother-directed responses to frustration. Poster presented at the 18th
biennial International Conference of Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN.
Moding, K. & Stifter, C. (2102). The influence of infant temperament and maternal parenting
behaviors on infant responses to novel food. Poster presented at the 18th biennial
International Conference of Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN.
Stifter, C., Anzman-Frasca, S., Lickenbrock, D., & Voegtline, K. (2011). The role of
temperament and feeding to soothe in rapid weight gain during infancy: Precursors of
childhood obesity. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research
in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Anzman-Frasca, S., Stifter, C., Paul, I., & Birch, L. (2011). Effects of a behavioral childhood
obesity intervention on infant temperament. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Dollar, J., Stifter, C., Buss, K., & Blandon, A. (2011). Positive affect as a predictor of children’s
behavior problems: The role of context and intensity. Poster presented at the biennial
meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Voegtline, K., Blair, D., & Stifter, C. (2011). Profiles of infant autonomic and neuroendocrine
functioning: Contributions of prenatal exposure to cigarette smoking. Poster presented
at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal,
Canada.
Towe-Goodman, N., & Stifter, C. (2011). Interparental violence and infant stress responses:
Patterns of adrenocortical and behavioral reactivity. Poster presented at the biennial
meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
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Voegtline, K., Granger, D., Blair, C., Fortunato, C. & Stifter, C. (2010). A latent profile analysis
of infant autonomic activity in young children living in low-income, rural communities.
Poster presented at the 17th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies,
Baltimore, MD.
Dollar, J., Buss, K., Stifter, C., & Blandon, A. (2010). The socialization of positive emotions:
The role of maternal personality, child temperament, and maternal beliefs. Poster
presented at the 17th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Anzman, S., Stifter, C., Paul, I., & Birch, L. (2010). The role of infant temperament in a
randomized intervention targeting childhood obesity. Poster presented at the 17th
biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Voegtline, K., Coccia, M., Towe-Goodman, N., Willoughby, M., & Stifter, C. (2009).
Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia, Cumulative Social Risk, and Early Inattention Problems.
Poster presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Denver, CO.
Towe-Goodman, N., Granger, D., Fortunato, C., Blair, C., Stifter, C., & Mills-Koonce, R.
(2009). Patterns of Disassociation Between Infant Behavioral and Adrenocortical
Reactivity: A Person-Oriented Approach. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
Stifter, C., Cipriano, E., & Dollar, J. (2008). Parental positive emotions and responsiveness:
Influences on the relationship between approach/inhibition and behavioral adjustment.
Poster presented at the 16th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies.
Vancouver, Canada.
Dollar, J. & Stifter, C. (2008). The role of positive affect and regulation in predicting adaptive
outcomes. Poster presented at the 16th biennial International Conference on Infant
Studies. Vancouver, Canada.
Voegtline, K. & Stifter, C. (2008). Preterm birth, maternal symptomatology, and infant
negativity in the context of rural poverty. Poster presented at the 16th biennial
International Conference on Infant Studies. Vancouver, Canada.
Voegtline, K. & Stifter, C. & Lorenc, H. (2008). Mother-infant synchrony of salivary cortisol
response to emotional challenge: The role of infant feeding choice and parity. Poster
presented at the 16th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies. Vancouver,
Canada.
Cipriano, E. & Stifter, C. (2008). The relationship between temperament and effortful control:
The moderating influence of maternal behavior and affect. Poster presented at the 16th
biennial International Conference on Infant Studies. Vancouver, Canada.
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Cipriano, E., Dollar, J. & Stifter, C. (2008). The relationship between toddler temperament and
emotion regulation in preschool: The moderating role of mother and father behavior.
Poster presented at the 16th biennial International Conference on Infant Studies.
Vancouver, Canada.
Cipriano, E. & Stifter (2006). The relationship between inhibition and effortful control: The
moderating effect of parenting behavior. Presented at the 15th Biennial International
Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan.
Kelleher, R. & Stifter (2006). Temperament and parental responding effects on child cardiac
activity. Presented at the 15th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Kyoto,
Japan.
Voegtline, K. & Stifter (2006). Infant birth status, temperament, maternal symptomology in the
context of rural poverty. Presented at the 15th Biennial International Conference on
Infant Studies, Kyoto, Japan.
Jahromi, L. & Stifter. C. (2004). Attentional control of positive affect at 6 and 12 months.
Presented at the 14th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
Jahromi, L., Rovine, M., & Stifter, C. (2004). Sequential analysis in the study of affect
regulation: Methodological comparisons. Presented at the 14th Biennial International
Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
Warren, H. & Stifter, C. (2004). A cross-contextual investigation of the development of anger
reactivity and regulation in the first year. Presented at the 14th Biennial International
Conference on Infant Studies, Chicago, IL.
Quigley, K., Stifter, C., & Munoz, L. (2002). Sympathetic and parasympathetic cardiovascular
responses to lab tasks in children. Presented at the meetings of the International Society
for Developmental Psychobiology, Orlando, FL.
Stifter, C. & Jahromi, L. (2002). Effective maternal soothing of infant crying to inoculation.
Presented at the Eighth International Workshop on Infant Cry Research, Padua Italy.
Spinrad, T. & Stifter, C. (2002). Toddlers’ vicarious emotional responses and prosocial
behaviors: Links with toddlers’ compliance and noncompliance. Presented at the 13th
biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Jahromi, L. & Stifter, C. (2002). Maternal regulation of infant reactivity. Presented at the 13th
biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada.
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Wiggins, C. & Stifter, C. (2002). The relations between maternal behavior and later infant selfregulation of emotion. Presented at the 13th biennial International Conference on Infant
Studies, Toronto, Canada.
Putnam, S. & Stifter, C. (2000). Behavioral approach: Continuity from 6 to 24 months, structure
at two years, and relations with cardiac physiology. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial
International Conference on Infant Studies, Brighton, England.
Spinrad, T., Stifter, C., & Donelan-McCall (2000). Mothers’ verbal regulation strategies for
regulating their toddlers’ affect: Links to later emotion regulation. Paper presented at the
12th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Brighton, England.
Stifter, C. (1999). Vagal brake, attention and social behavior: Predictions using parental report
and observations. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in
Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Stifter, C. (1998). Short and long-term consequences of excessive crying: A case for
differentiating perceptions of colic from more objectively-based assessments. Paper
presented at the 11th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Putnam, S., Turk, N., & Stifter, C. (1998). Reactions to frustration and novelty in infancy:
Physiological and behavioral consistencies and inconsistencies. Paper presented at the
11th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA.
Spinrad, T., & Stifter, C. (1998). Predicting individual differences in toddlers’ behavioral
control: Contributions of maternal responsivity and emotion regulation in infancy.
Paper presented at the 11th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Atlanta,
GA.
Stifter, C. (1997). Change in infant reactivity over the first year of life: Effects of self-regulation
development or caregiver behavior. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D.C.
Donelan-McCall, N., Spinrad, T., & Stifter, C. (1997). Mother’s strategies for regulating their
children’s emotional responses: Links to children’s later emotion understanding abilities.
Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Washington, D.C.
Stifter, C., Zelis, D., Mihailoff, J., Donelan-McCall, N. & Koch, K. (1996). Is the EGG a
marker for infant colic? Results from a prospective study. Paper presented at the 36th
Annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, Vancouver, Canada.
Doussard-Roosevelt, McClenny, B., Stifter, C. & Porges, S. (1996). Changes in heart period
and RSA associated with quiet versus active sleep state in full-term and preterm infants.
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Paper presented at the 36th Annual meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological
Research, Vancouver, Canada.
Mihailoff, J., Koch, K., & Stifter, C. (1996). Infant electrogastrography: A guide to artifact
analysis of electrogastrograms (EGG) recorded from infants. Presented at the Fourth
International Workshop on Electrogastrography, San Francisco.
Stifter, C. A. (1996). Psychophysiological correlates of emotional reactivity and regulation.
Paper presented at the International Conference on Infant Studies, Providence.
Spritz, B. & Stifter, C. A. (1996). Redefining self-regulation: The role of the caregiver in
children’s regulatory functioning. Paper presented at the International Conference on
Infant Studies, Providence.
Turk, N., Stifter, C. A., & Putnam, S. (1996). Physiological bases of early self-regulation: The
relationship between cardiac vagal tone and infant state changes. Paper presented at the
International Conference on Infant Studies, Providence.
Stifter, C.A. (1995). Infant temperament and the mother-child relationship: Predicting
attachment from early emotion regulation. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of
the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.
Stifter, C.A. & Ponirakis, A. (1995). Infants born to adolescents: Biological and behavioral
antecedents and consequences. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.
Stifter, C. A. & Bono, M. (1994). The effects of extreme crying on parent perceptions. Paper
presented at the meetings of the International Society for Infant Studies, Paris, France.
Stifter, C. A. (1993). Infant emotion regulation: The effectiveness of certain behaviors to
modulate arousal. Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in
Child Development, New Orleans, LA.
Kirsh, S. & Stifter, C. A. (1993). Attachment and the expression of felt and unfelt smiles.
Presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development,
New Orleans, LA.
Braungart, J., & Stifter, C. A. (1992). Continuity and change in regulation during stressful
situations. Presented at the Eighth International Conference on Infant Studies, Miami,
FL.
Stifter, C. A. (1992). The development of anger in early infancy. Presented at the Eighth
International Conference on Infant Studies, Miami, FL.
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Stifter, C. A., & Braungart, J. (1991). The development of anger/distress and its physiological
correlates. Presented at the meetings of the International Society of Behavioral
Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Braungart, J., & Stifter, C. A. (1991). Reactivity and regulation patterns in 5- and 10-month-old
infants: A longitudinal multi method approach. Presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Stifter, C. A., & Braungart, J. (1991). Vagal tone stability and early infant reactivity. Presented
at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Braungart, J., & Stifter, C. (1990). Avoidance in the Strange Situation: Independence or
regulation. Presented at the Seventh International Conference on Infant Studies,
Montreal, Canada.
Kuzela, A., Stifter, C., & Worobey, J. (1990). Mother-infant interaction and concurrent feeding
method. Presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Philadelphia, PA.
Stifter, C., & Moyer, D. (1989). Gaze aversions in early infancy: A look at the gaze behavior of
five-month-olds during a positive interaction. Presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, MO.
Braungart, J., & Stifter, C. (1989). Individual differences in regulatory behaviors during the
Strange Situation: A closer look at temperament and attachment. Presented at the
meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, MO.
Stifter, C. (1988). Negative expressivity in young infants. Presented at the Sixth Biennial
International Conference on Infant Studies, Washington, DC.
Stifter, C. A. (1987). Infant reactivity and regulation: Predicting later temperament from
newborn heart rate variability and behavior. Presented at the biennial meetings of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Stifter, C. (1986). Infant affective behavior, temperament and autonomic patterning. Presented
at the Fifth Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
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University Teaching/Service
Departmental Committees:
Promotion and Tenure Committee. 1993-94, 1995-97, 2007, Member; 2008 Chair
Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Committee. 1987-88, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011,
Member; 1995-2002, 2004, Co-Chair.
Individual Development Comprehensives Committee. 1995-96, Co-Chair
Program, Planning, Development and Evaluation Committee. 1987-88, Member
Search Committees. 1990, 1991 (Head), 1992 (Methodology), 2000-2002 (Infant/Child
Development), Member. 2004-2007 (Neuroscience), Chair
Fisher Fellowship Committee. 1987, 1991, 1992, Member
Faculty/Staff/Student Awards Committee. 1993-1994, Member
Child Development Laboratory Research Review Committee. 1993-2000, Member
College Committees:
Promotion & Tenure Committee. 2010-2011, Member; 2011-2013 Chair
Evan & Helen Pattishall Research Award Selection Committee. 2000, Member
Research Space Committee. 1996, Chair (Infant/Relationship Lab)
Sabbatical Review Committee. 1995, 2003 Member. 1996, Chair
Search Committee, Biobehavioral Health. 1993, Member
Spring Commencement Committee. 1988, Member
Faculty Director, Behavioral Observation Laboratory, 1998-1999
University Committees:
University Institutional Review Board, Social Science Committee. 2003- 2007, Member
Graduate Council. 2003-2005, Member
Courses Taught:
Infant and Child Development
Advanced Child Development
Advanced Infant Development
Observational Methods
Emotional Development across the Lifespan (Graduate seminar)
Temperament (Graduate seminar)
The Development of Emotion Regulation (Graduate seminar)
Regulatory Processes across Development (Graduate seminar)
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Undergraduate/Graduate Supervision:
Doctoral Thesis Advisor Masters Thesis Advisor Minor Projects (Psychology) Advisor Honors Thesis Advisor Masters and Dissertation Committees/
Outside member-
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Predoctoral/Postdoctoral Fellowships:
Samuel Putnam (1998-1999). NIMH Dissertation Grant in Developmental Psychopathology.
Behavioral approach/inhibition and toddler behavior problems.
Heather Warren (2002-2004). National Research Service Award (pre-doctoral). Temperament,
socialization, and meta-emotional competence.
Amy Kennedy (2005). National Research Service Award (F32). Socialization of emotion in
socially withdrawn children (unfunded).
Elizabeth Cipriano (2006-2008). NIMH Translational Research Training Grant Fellow.
Nissa Towe-Goodman (2006-2008). NIMH Translational Research Training Grant Fellow.
Elizabeth Cipriano (2008). National Research Service Award (F31). The development of
emotion regulation in maltreated children (unfunded)
Kristin Voegtline (2009). National Research Service Award (F31). Physiological bases of
emotion self-regulation and early mental health risk (unfunded)
Nissa Towe-Goodman (2008-2010). National Research Service Award (pre-doctoral).
Interparental conflict and early mental health risk: Person-oriented approaches.
Diane Lickenbrock (2011). National Research Service Award (F32). Temperament, physiology
and regulation: Risk for externalizing pathology (unfunded).
Kameron Moding (2011-2012). NIMH Translational Research Training Grant Fellow.
Mairin Augustine (2011-2012). Majorie M. Knoll Distinguished Graduate Fellow.
Kameron Moding (2013-2014). Childhood Obesity Prevention Training Fellow.
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