2 Colchester Avenue
John Dewey Hall, Rm 232
Burlington, VT 05405-0134
United States
- B.A. Grinnell College, 1997
- M.A. University of Vermont, 2008
- Ph.D. University of Vermont, 2012
BIO
My research focuses on identifying factors that have the potential to promote young children’s school readiness and mental health. My current work explores the impact of our Kiddie CATs on the Move physical activity intervention on preschoolers’ development. We currently implement Kiddie CATs on the Move as part of the Fit Kids service-learning courses in the Department of Psychological Science, with a particular emphasis on collaborating with community partners that support under-resourced and historically marginalized communities. Within these courses, our students spend six hours per week volunteering and implementing Kiddie CATs on the Move in local preschool classrooms.
Bio
My research focuses on identifying factors that have the potential to promote young children’s school readiness and mental health. My current work explores the impact of our Kiddie CATs on the Move physical activity intervention on preschoolers’ development. We currently implement Kiddie CATs on the Move as part of the Fit Kids service-learning courses in the Department of Psychological Science, with a particular emphasis on collaborating with community partners that support under-resourced and historically marginalized communities. Within these courses, our students spend six hours per week volunteering and implementing Kiddie CATs on the Move in local preschool classrooms.
Representative Publications
Dennis, M., Krasner, A., Shoulberg, E. K., Hoza, B., Scott, H., & Martin, C. P. (2023). Language problems and ADHD behaviors: Unique and interactive associations with school readiness in a socioeconomically disadvantaged preschool sample. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 54(2), 597-608.
Krasner, A., Dennis, M., Shoulberg, E. K., Hoza, B., Scott, H., & Martin, C. P. (2022). ADHD behaviors and social functioning in preschool children: The moderating role of emotion recognition. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 44, 725-737.
Martin, C. P., Shoulberg, E. K., & Hoza, B. (2022). The developmental course of teacher-rated ADHD symptom levels in an early childhood community sample. Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(3), 456-466.
Tompkins, C. L., Shoulberg, E. K., Meyer, L. E., Martin, C. P., Dennis, M., Krasner, A., Cook, H., & Hoza, B. (2021). Variations in preschoolers’ physical activity across the school year. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine, 6(3), 7-13.
Hoza, B., Shoulberg, E. K., Tompkins, C. L., Martin, C. P., Krasner, A., Dennis, M., Meyer, L.E., & Cook, H. (2021). Meeting a physical activity guideline in preschool and school readiness: A program evaluation. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52(4), 719-727.
Hoza, B., Shoulberg, E. K., Tompkins, C. L., Martin, C.P., Krasner, A., Dennis, M., Meyer, L. E., & Cook, H. (2020). Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and processing speed: Predicting adaptive change in ADHD levels and related impairments in preschoolers. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 61(12), 1380-1387.
Meyer, L. E., Hoza, B., Martin, C. P., Shoulberg, E. K., Tompkins, C. L., Dennis, M., & Krasner, A. (2020). CATs to Kiddie CATs: Transforming an elementary physical activity curriculum for preschoolers. American Journal of Health Education, 51(4), 203–214.