Dana Suskind
Biographic Data
| ID | 1470945 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Suskind |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana |
| FAMILY NAME | Suskind |
| SIGNATURE | SUSKIND D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0068-2262 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is AI Our Ally in Early Childhood Education? Depends on Who You Ask
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to integrate into early childhood education, the perspectives of key stakeholders—parents and teachers—play a crucial role in determining its adoption and impact. This study explores public perceptions of AI’s role in child development, with a focus on privacy concerns, willingness to share personal data, and support for AI in early education. Using survey data from 208 participants across three identity …
Assessing Efficacy and Benefit of a Behavioral Math Talk Intervention for Caregivers of Young Children
Increases in Language Input are Sustained among Mothers of Low SES: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
SYNOPSISObjective. This randomized controlled trial examined whether the quantity and quality of maternal language input were increased through the 3Ts Home Visiting (3Ts-HV) intervention early in toddlerhood and whether increases in maternal language input were sustained over time among families of low SES, controlling for maternal education level, language skill, depressive symptoms, family adversity, child age, child language skills, and the l…
A rejoinder: ‘How can experiments play a greater role in public policy? Twelve proposals from an economic model of scaling’
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How can experiments play a greater role in public policy? Twelve proposals from an economic model of scaling
Policymakers are increasingly turning to insights gained from the experimental method as a means to inform large-scale public policies. Critics view this increased usage as premature, pointing to the fact that many experimentally tested programs fail to deliver their promise at scale. Under this view, the experimental approach drives too much public policy. Yet, if policymakers could be more confident that the original research findings would be …
Development of the Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK)
This study reported the development and initial validation of the Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK), a self-administered questionnaire assessing expectations and knowledge about early childhood cognitive and language development. Development of the SPEAK was guided by the theory emphasizing the role of language input quality in young children’s language development. Items were refined through cognitive interviews ( N = …
Combining behavioral economics and field experiments to reimagine early childhood education
Behavioral economics and field experiments within the social sciences have advanced well beyond academic curiosum. Governments around the globe as well as the most powerful firms in modern economies employ staffs of behavioralists and experimentalists to advance and test best practices. In this study, we combine behavioral economics with field experiments to reimagine a new model of early childhood education. Our approach has three distinct featu…
Enriching home language environment among families from low-SES backgrounds: A randomized controlled trial of a home visiting curriculum
Scaling for Economists: Lessons from the Non-Adherence Problem in the Medical Literature
Economists often conduct experiments that demonstrate the benefits to individuals of modifying their behavior, such as using a new production process at work or investing in energy saving technologies. A common occurrence is for the success of the intervention in these small-scale studies to diminish substantially when applied at a larger scale, severely undermining the optimism advertised in the original research studies. One key contributor to …
A parent-directed language intervention for children of low socioeconomic status: A randomized controlled pilot study
We designed a parent-directed home-visiting intervention targeting socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in children's early language environments. A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate whether the intervention improved parents' knowledge of child language development and increased the amount and diversity of parent talk. Twenty-three mother–child dyads (12 experimental, 11 control, aged 1;5–3;0) participated in eight weekly hour-lo…
Enriching home language environment among families from low-SES backgrounds: A randomized controlled trial of a home visiting curriculum
How can experiments play a greater role in public policy? Twelve proposals from an economic model of scaling
Policymakers are increasingly turning to insights gained from the experimental method as a means to inform large-scale public policies. Critics view this increased usage as premature, pointing to the fact that many experimentally tested programs fail to deliver their promise at scale. Under this view, the experimental approach drives too much public policy. Yet, if policymakers could be more confident that the original research findings would be …
Scaling for Economists: Lessons from the Non-Adherence Problem in the Medical Literature
Economists often conduct experiments that demonstrate the benefits to individuals of modifying their behavior, such as using a new production process at work or investing in energy saving technologies. A common occurrence is for the success of the intervention in these small-scale studies to diminish substantially when applied at a larger scale, severely undermining the optimism advertised in the original research studies. One key contributor to …
A parent-directed language intervention for children of low socioeconomic status: A randomized controlled pilot study
We designed a parent-directed home-visiting intervention targeting socioeconomic status (SES) disparities in children's early language environments. A randomized controlled trial was used to evaluate whether the intervention improved parents' knowledge of child language development and increased the amount and diversity of parent talk. Twenty-three mother–child dyads (12 experimental, 11 control, aged 1;5–3;0) participated in eight weekly hour-lo…
Scaling for Economists: Lessons from the Non-Adherence Problem in the Medical Literature
Economists often conduct experiments that demonstrate the benefits to individuals of modifying their behavior, such as using a new production process at work or investing in energy saving technologies. A common occurrence is for the success of the intervention in these small-scale studies to diminish substantially when applied at a larger scale, severely undermining the optimism advertised in the original research studies. One key contributor to …
Development of the Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK)
This study reported the development and initial validation of the Survey of Parent/Provider Expectations and Knowledge (SPEAK), a self-administered questionnaire assessing expectations and knowledge about early childhood cognitive and language development. Development of the SPEAK was guided by the theory emphasizing the role of language input quality in young children’s language development. Items were refined through cognitive interviews ( N = …
Combining behavioral economics and field experiments to reimagine early childhood education
Behavioral economics and field experiments within the social sciences have advanced well beyond academic curiosum. Governments around the globe as well as the most powerful firms in modern economies employ staffs of behavioralists and experimentalists to advance and test best practices. In this study, we combine behavioral economics with field experiments to reimagine a new model of early childhood education. Our approach has three distinct featu…
Enriching home language environment among families from low-SES backgrounds: A randomized controlled trial of a home visiting curriculum
A rejoinder: ‘How can experiments play a greater role in public policy? Twelve proposals from an economic model of scaling’
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
How can experiments play a greater role in public policy? Twelve proposals from an economic model of scaling
Policymakers are increasingly turning to insights gained from the experimental method as a means to inform large-scale public policies. Critics view this increased usage as premature, pointing to the fact that many experimentally tested programs fail to deliver their promise at scale. Under this view, the experimental approach drives too much public policy. Yet, if policymakers could be more confident that the original research findings would be …
Assessing Efficacy and Benefit of a Behavioral Math Talk Intervention for Caregivers of Young Children
Increases in Language Input are Sustained among Mothers of Low SES: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial
SYNOPSISObjective. This randomized controlled trial examined whether the quantity and quality of maternal language input were increased through the 3Ts Home Visiting (3Ts-HV) intervention early in toddlerhood and whether increases in maternal language input were sustained over time among families of low SES, controlling for maternal education level, language skill, depressive symptoms, family adversity, child age, child language skills, and the l…
Is AI Our Ally in Early Childhood Education? Depends on Who You Ask
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to integrate into early childhood education, the perspectives of key stakeholders—parents and teachers—play a crucial role in determining its adoption and impact. This study explores public perceptions of AI’s role in child development, with a focus on privacy concerns, willingness to share personal data, and support for AI in early education. Using survey data from 208 participants across three identity …
Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Language development (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Language Development and Disorders (4 works) · Public economics (4 works)