Jacqueline Shannon
Associate Professor
Education, Early Childhood/Art
Location: 2309 James Hall
Phone: 718.951.5205
Fax: 718.951.4816
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Jacqueline D. Shannon is associate professor of early childhood education. She received her master' degree in early childhood special education at Northern Illinois University and her PhD in developmental psychology at New York University. She is a member of the National Early Head Start Research Consortium. Prior to joining Brooklyn College she was a research scientist at NYU and postdoctoral research fellow with NICHD. She also directed a home-based child development program in East Harlem serving families with children birth to three years. Her research interests include parenting (with a special focus on fathers) and young children's cognitive and social-emotional development within families living in poverty using mixed methods. Recent publications have appeared in Child Development (2004, 2007), Infancy (2005), Parenting: Science and Practice (2002, 2006, 2009), Applied Developmental Science (2007) and Journal of Family Psychology (2008).
Education:
Ph.D., New York University - 2002 (Psychology, Developmental)
Areas of Expertise:
Research interests include using multiple methods (survey, qualitative, observational) to examine normative trajectories of children's social-emotional and cognitive development, parenting (with a special focus on fathers), the social context of families living in poverty, and the use of research in the creation of family programs and policy.
Books and Publications
Shannon, J.D., L. Baumwell and C.S. Tamis-LeMonda. "Transition to Parenting within Context." Family Theories: A Content-based Approach. Eds. M.A. Fine and F.D. Fincham. New York: Taylor and Francis/Routledge. In press. (Books and Publications: Forthcoming Publications) 2012
Cabrera, N., J.D. Shannon and J.J. La Taillade. "Predictors of Co-parenting in Mexican American Families and Direct Effects on Parenting and Child Social Emotional Development." Journal of Infant Mental Health 30.5: 523-48. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
Cabrera, N., J.D. Shannon and S. Mitchell. "Mexican American Mothers and Fathers' Prenatal Attitudes and Father Prenatal Involvement: Links to Mother-Infant Interaction and Father Engagement." Journal of Sex Roles 60: 510-26. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
Cabrera, N.J., J.D. Shannon, V. Rodriguez and A. Lubar. "Early Intervention Programs: The Case of Head Start for Latino Children. Handbook of U.S. Latino Psychology: Developmental and Community-Based Perspectives. Eds. F.A. Villarruel, G. Carlo, J.M. Grau, M. Azmitia, N.J. Cabrera and T. Jaime Chahin. New York: Sage Publications. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2009
Shannon, J.D., N. Cabrera, C.S. Tamis-LeMonda and M.E. Lamb. "Who Stays and Who Leaves? Father Accessibility Across Children's First Five Years." Parenting: Science and Practice 9.1: 78-100. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2009
Cabrera, N., R. Ryan, S. Jolley, J.D. Shannon and C. Tamis-Lemonda. "Nonresident Father Engagement With and Responsibility to Their Toddlers: Variations by Human and Financial Resources and Racial/Ethnic Characteristics." Journal of Family Psychology. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
Cabrera, N., H. Fitzgerald and J. Shannon, guest editors. Special Issue, Fatherhood: Understanding the Impact of Fathers on Child Development. Proceedings of the National Fatherhood Forum. Applied Developmental Science. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2007
Cabrera, N., J.D. Shannon and C. Tamis-LeMonda. "Fathers Influence on Their Children's Cognitive and Emotional Development: From Toddlers to Pre-K." Applied Developmental Science 11. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
Mitchell, S., H. See, A. Tarkow, N. Cabrera, K. McFadden and J.D. Shannon. "Conducting Studies With Fathers: Challenges and Opportunities." Applied Developmental Science 11: 239-44. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007
Cabrera, N.J., J.D. Shannon, J. West and J. Brooks-Gunn. "Parental Interactions With Latino Infants: Variation by Country of Origin and English Proficiency." Child Development 77: 1190-1207. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
Shannon, J.D., C.S. Tamis-LeMonda and N. Cabrera. "Fathering in Infancy: Mutuality and Stability Between 6 and 14 Months." Parenting 6: 167-88. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2006
Shannon, J.D., C.S. Tamis-LeMonda and A. Margolin. "Father Involvement in Infancy: Influences of Past and Current Relationships." Infancy 8: 21-41. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2005
Cabrera, N., R. Ryan, J.D. Shannon, J. Brooks-Gunn, C. Vogel, H. Raikes, C.S. Tamis-LeMonda and R. Cohen. "Low-income Fathers' Involvement in Their Toddlers' Lives: Biological Fathers From the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Study. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice About Men as Fathers 2: 5-30. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004
Tamis-LeMonda, C.S., J.D. Shannon, N. Cabrera and M.E. Lamb. "Fathers and Mothers at Play With Their 2- and 3-year-olds: Contributions to Language and Cognitive Development." Child Development 75: 1806-20. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2004
Shannon, J.D., C.S. Tamis-LeMonda, K. London and N. Cabrera. "Beyond Rough and Tumble: Low-income Fathers' Interactions and Children's Cognitive Development at 24 Months." Parenting 2: 77-104. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002
Tamis-LeMonda, C., J.D. Shannon and M. Spellmann. "Low-income Adolescent Mothers' Knowledge About Domains of Child Development." Journal of Infant Mental Health 23: 88-103. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2002
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
PSC/CUNY Grant, for "Quality of Nonresident Fathers' Engagements: Benefits to Their Prekindergarten Children's School Readiness." 2009-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
American Educational Research Association research grant, for "Minority Fathers' Contributions to Their Young Children's Overall Development: Variations by Race/Ethnicity, SES, and Family Structure." 2005-07. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
PSC-CUNY Grant, for "The Fathering Effect: Minority Fathers' Contributions to Their Young Children's Development." 2007-08. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
Banerjee, P.N., J.D. Shannon and N. Cabrera. "Maternal Sensitivity and Depression: Associations to Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development in Normal and LBW Infants." Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development. Montréal. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
McFadden, K., C.S. Tamis-LeMonda, J.D. Shannon and N. Cabrera. "Academic Achievement of Low-Income Minority Children in Early Adolescence: Links to Early and Concurrent Father Involvement." Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development. Montréal. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Shannon, J. D. and N. Cabrera. "Associations Among Quality of Nonresident Father Involvement, Coparenting Conflict, and Pre-Kindergarten Children's Development." Biennial Meeting for the Society for Research in Child Development. Montréal. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
Banerjee, N., J.D. Shannon and N. Cabrera. "Analysis of Toddler Development in a National Sample of Low Birth Weight (LBW) and Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants Using Belsky's Model." World Association of Infant Mental Health Conference. Leipzig, Germany, July. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Shannon, J.D., N. Cabrera and C.S. Tamis-LeMonda. "Nonresident Father Involvement With Their Pre-kindergarten Children: How Do Father Risk Factors Moderate Associations Between Fathering and Child Outcomes?" Biennial meetings of the Early Head Start Research Conference. Washington, D.C., June. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Shannon, J.D., N. Cabrera, C. Tamis-LeMonda and H. Raikes. "Men in the Mirror: A Qualitative Examination of Fathers' Relationships and Experiences." World Association of Infant Mental Health Conference. Leipzig, Germany, July. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010
Banerjee, N. and J.D. Shannon. "Maternal Sensitivity and Infant Cognition in LBW and VLBW Infants: Variation by Maternal Depression and Knowledge of Child Development." Society of Research and Child Development Conference. Denver, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
McFadden, K., C.S. Tamis-Lemonda, K.S. Howard, J.D. Shannon and N.J. Cabrera. "Intergenerational Parenting: Associations Between Low-income Men's Relationships With Their Fathers and Their Current Parenting." Society of Research and Child Development Conference. Denver, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
McFadden, K., C.S. Tamis-Lemonda, K.S. Howard, J.D. Shannon and N.J. Cabrera. "Low-income Children's School Readiness: Links to Involvement With Their Fathers Over the First Years of Life." Society of Research and Child Development Conference. Denver, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Shannon, Jacqueline D., Natasha J. Cabrera and Catherine Tamis-LeMonda. "Is the Quality of Nonresident Father Involvement With Their Pre-kindergarten Children Beneficial for Their Cognitive and Social Development?" Society of Research and Child Development Conference. Denver, April. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009
Cabrera, N. and J.D. Shannon. "Low-Income Mother and Father Interactions With Their Preschool Children's Social and Emotional Development: Gender Effects." Biennial meetings of the Early Head Start Research Conference. Washington, D.C., June. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Cabrera, N., J.D. Shannon and J. West. "The Effects of Parenting on Latino Preschoolers' Cognitive Development." International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Conference. Wurzberg, Germany, July. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
McFadden, K., J.D. Shannon, C. Tamis-LeMonda and N. Cabrera. "Old Roads, New Paths: An Examination of Fathers ' Perceptions of Their Childhood." Biennial meetings of the Early Head Start Research Conference. Washington, D.C., June. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008
Cabrera, N. and J. Shannon. "Who Stays and Who Leaves? A Discrete Time Survival Analysis of Father Involvement." National Council on Family Relations. Pittsburgh, November. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
Cabrera, N., J. Shannon, S. Mitchell Jolley and J. West. "Mexican American Mothers and Fathers Prenatal Attitudes and Father Prenatal Involvement: Links to Mother-Infant Interaction and Father Engagement." On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Children. University of Guelph, Canada. October. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007
