Colleen K Vesely
Biographic Data
| ID | 3819747 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Colleen K Vesely |
| GIVEN NAMES | Colleen K |
| FAMILY NAME | Vesely |
| SIGNATURE | VESELY C K |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2230-2408 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Immigration‐related stress, depression, and positive parenting among undocumented Central American immigrant mothers
Family‐Led Systems Change for Equity in Early Care and Education
Families who experience structural marginalization are experts on how oppression manifests in their everyday lives and how systems reproduce inequities. They are often most motivated to transform systems for their liberation and, we argue, should be empowered to drive systems change. Yet, frameworks to guide such transformative, family‐led efforts remain nascent. This article details the development of the Critical Family Partnership Framework th…
“The spirit of a fighter”
Publicly housed Black mothers' experiences of structural racism in their everyday lives
Objective Drawing upon critical race and feminist theories, the objective of this qualitative study was to understand, through Black mothers' narratives, how structural racism operates within a public housing system located on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Background Structural racism has been identified as a root cause of racialized housing segregation, concentrated poverty, and health inequity—factors that disproportionately affect Black mo…
Acting often and everywhere
Central American immigrant mothers' narratives of intersecting oppressions
Objective In partnership with Central American mothers, the objective of this study was to engage in the coproduction of a resistant knowledge project, delineating how racialized and gendered structural oppression in the context of illegality conditioned mothers' opportunities to work, live, and do family in an immigrant enclave in the Washington, D.C. region. Background While there is significant research describing Central American mother's exp…
A place where my children could learn to read, write, and play’
Central American Immigrant Mothers' Mental Health in the Context of Illegality
Using a community-based participatory research approach, we surveyed 134 undocumented Central American immigrant mothers to examine correlates of maternal mental health. Drawing upon an ecosystemic framework, predictors of depression included structural and familial stressors, parental concerns, and maternal health factors. Mothers' perceptions of child affect, traumatic stress, and general health ratings were among the most salient predictors. H…
Parenting Across Two Worlds
This study explored how low-income documented and undocumented Latina immigrant mothers negotiate motherhood and adapt to life in new cultural and structural contexts. Grounded in ecocultural theory, we analyzed data from 21 in-depth interviews with Latina immigrant mothers to surface how their experiences of motherhood in the United States were shaped by their country of origin experiences and their situatedness in the United States. We document…
Immigrant Family Resilience in Context
Immigrant families settling in the United States face pressures to acculturate and become self‐sufficient, yet their lives are highly regulated by restrictive and punitive policies and programs that may hinder their ability to cope with exposure to trauma and to build resilience. We theorize that U.S. policies and practices may exacerbate immigration‐related trauma experiences and/or create new traumas and stressors for families. To demonstrate o…
Is stability always a good thing? Low-income mothers' experiences with child care transitions
Cultural Competence of Parenting Education Programs Used by Latino Families
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the following based on this review: (1) consider the importance of context for cultural competence; (2) recogniz…
Low-income African and Latina immigrant mothers’ selection of early childhood care and education (Ecce)
The Transmission of Parenting from Fathers to Sons
OBJECTIVE: We address the extent to which parenting practices of fathers and mothers are associated with their sons' parenting behaviors as young adults and whether adolescent behavior explains this association. DESIGN: Data come from 409 young men interviewed in the 2006 Young Adult study of the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. RESULTS: Men whose fathers were positively involved with them when growing up report more positive parenting…
Child Care and Development Fund
Legislated as part of welfare reform, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of child care government funding earmarked for low-income families. As a block grant, with broad federal guidelines, states have significant freedom in implementing this legislation to meet the needs of their citizens. This diverse implementation has challenged legislators and scholars trying to assess the success of CCDF across the United States. …
Low-income African and Latina immigrant mothers’ selection of early childhood care and education (Ecce)
Immigrant Family Resilience in Context
Immigrant families settling in the United States face pressures to acculturate and become self‐sufficient, yet their lives are highly regulated by restrictive and punitive policies and programs that may hinder their ability to cope with exposure to trauma and to build resilience. We theorize that U.S. policies and practices may exacerbate immigration‐related trauma experiences and/or create new traumas and stressors for families. To demonstrate o…
The Transmission of Parenting from Fathers to Sons
OBJECTIVE: We address the extent to which parenting practices of fathers and mothers are associated with their sons' parenting behaviors as young adults and whether adolescent behavior explains this association. DESIGN: Data come from 409 young men interviewed in the 2006 Young Adult study of the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. RESULTS: Men whose fathers were positively involved with them when growing up report more positive parenting…
Is stability always a good thing? Low-income mothers' experiences with child care transitions
Parenting Across Two Worlds
This study explored how low-income documented and undocumented Latina immigrant mothers negotiate motherhood and adapt to life in new cultural and structural contexts. Grounded in ecocultural theory, we analyzed data from 21 in-depth interviews with Latina immigrant mothers to surface how their experiences of motherhood in the United States were shaped by their country of origin experiences and their situatedness in the United States. We document…
A place where my children could learn to read, write, and play’
Acting often and everywhere
Cultural Competence of Parenting Education Programs Used by Latino Families
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the following based on this review: (1) consider the importance of context for cultural competence; (2) recogniz…
Child Care and Development Fund
Legislated as part of welfare reform, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of child care government funding earmarked for low-income families. As a block grant, with broad federal guidelines, states have significant freedom in implementing this legislation to meet the needs of their citizens. This diverse implementation has challenged legislators and scholars trying to assess the success of CCDF across the United States. …
Family‐Led Systems Change for Equity in Early Care and Education
Families who experience structural marginalization are experts on how oppression manifests in their everyday lives and how systems reproduce inequities. They are often most motivated to transform systems for their liberation and, we argue, should be empowered to drive systems change. Yet, frameworks to guide such transformative, family‐led efforts remain nascent. This article details the development of the Critical Family Partnership Framework th…
Child Care and Development Fund
Legislated as part of welfare reform, the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) is the main source of child care government funding earmarked for low-income families. As a block grant, with broad federal guidelines, states have significant freedom in implementing this legislation to meet the needs of their citizens. This diverse implementation has challenged legislators and scholars trying to assess the success of CCDF across the United States. …
The Transmission of Parenting from Fathers to Sons
OBJECTIVE: We address the extent to which parenting practices of fathers and mothers are associated with their sons' parenting behaviors as young adults and whether adolescent behavior explains this association. DESIGN: Data come from 409 young men interviewed in the 2006 Young Adult study of the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. RESULTS: Men whose fathers were positively involved with them when growing up report more positive parenting…
Low-income African and Latina immigrant mothers’ selection of early childhood care and education (Ecce)
Cultural Competence of Parenting Education Programs Used by Latino Families
The cultural competence of 13 parenting education programs for Latino families with young children was examined in this study. Based on our analyses, we make several recommendations for improving the cultural competence and effectiveness of parenting education programs for Latino families with young children. Specifically, we recommend the following based on this review: (1) consider the importance of context for cultural competence; (2) recogniz…
Is stability always a good thing? Low-income mothers' experiences with child care transitions
Immigrant Family Resilience in Context
Immigrant families settling in the United States face pressures to acculturate and become self‐sufficient, yet their lives are highly regulated by restrictive and punitive policies and programs that may hinder their ability to cope with exposure to trauma and to build resilience. We theorize that U.S. policies and practices may exacerbate immigration‐related trauma experiences and/or create new traumas and stressors for families. To demonstrate o…
Central American Immigrant Mothers' Mental Health in the Context of Illegality
Using a community-based participatory research approach, we surveyed 134 undocumented Central American immigrant mothers to examine correlates of maternal mental health. Drawing upon an ecosystemic framework, predictors of depression included structural and familial stressors, parental concerns, and maternal health factors. Mothers' perceptions of child affect, traumatic stress, and general health ratings were among the most salient predictors. H…
Parenting Across Two Worlds
This study explored how low-income documented and undocumented Latina immigrant mothers negotiate motherhood and adapt to life in new cultural and structural contexts. Grounded in ecocultural theory, we analyzed data from 21 in-depth interviews with Latina immigrant mothers to surface how their experiences of motherhood in the United States were shaped by their country of origin experiences and their situatedness in the United States. We document…
A place where my children could learn to read, write, and play’
Central American immigrant mothers' narratives of intersecting oppressions
Objective In partnership with Central American mothers, the objective of this study was to engage in the coproduction of a resistant knowledge project, delineating how racialized and gendered structural oppression in the context of illegality conditioned mothers' opportunities to work, live, and do family in an immigrant enclave in the Washington, D.C. region. Background While there is significant research describing Central American mother's exp…
Publicly housed Black mothers' experiences of structural racism in their everyday lives
Objective Drawing upon critical race and feminist theories, the objective of this qualitative study was to understand, through Black mothers' narratives, how structural racism operates within a public housing system located on the outskirts of Washington, D.C. Background Structural racism has been identified as a root cause of racialized housing segregation, concentrated poverty, and health inequity—factors that disproportionately affect Black mo…
Acting often and everywhere
“The spirit of a fighter”
Immigration‐related stress, depression, and positive parenting among undocumented Central American immigrant mothers
Family‐Led Systems Change for Equity in Early Care and Education
Families who experience structural marginalization are experts on how oppression manifests in their everyday lives and how systems reproduce inequities. They are often most motivated to transform systems for their liberation and, we argue, should be empowered to drive systems change. Yet, frameworks to guide such transformative, family‐led efforts remain nascent. This article details the development of the Critical Family Partnership Framework th…
Psychology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Immigration (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (6 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (6 works) · Participatory action research (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)