Dana Thomson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3979264 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dana Thomson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dana |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMSON D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Boston College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
How Do Combinations of Transition Activities Available to Children and Families Predict Successful Kindergarten Transitions
Research Findings: The transition to kindergarten can be challenging for children and families. Research shows that some transition activities implemented by elementary schools can have small positive associations with children’s outcomes. Examining the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2011 dataset (N= 13813), we explored whether children and families had access to different combinations of transi…
Head Start’s Family Services
Research Findings: Very little research has examined whether the contributions of Head Start’s Family Service Workers (FSWs) and family partnership services influence family and child outcomes. Using data from 215 families in the 2014 Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), this study used structural equation models to examine associations between FSWs’ relationship, empowerment, and communication practices; families’ receipt of i…
Towards a scalable and transferable approach to map deprived areas using Sentinel-2 images and machine learning
African cities are growing rapidly and more than half of their populations live in deprived areas. Local stakeholders urgently need accurate, granular, and routine maps to plan, upgrade, and monitor dynamic neighborhood-level changes. Satellite imagery provides a promising solution for consistent, accurate high-resolution maps globally. However, most studies use very high spatial resolution images, which often cover only small areas and are cost …
Understanding the Influence of Latino Diversity over Child Poverty in the United States
The U.S. Latino population is diverse in terms of countries of heritage, citizenship status, languages spoken, generational status, and geographic settlement patterns. The likelihood of Latino children living in poverty is often associated with these features of Latino diversity; we challenge that view with analyses showing that the underlying economic conditions of families across demographic groups explain much of the likelihood that a child wi…
Quality of fathers’ spatial concept support during block building predicts their daughters’ early math skills – but not their sons’
Maternal support of young children’s planning and spatial concept learning as predictors of later math (and reading) achievement
Rainfall variation and child health
Our finding that children in households with unimproved toilets were less likely to report diarrhea during periods of high runoff highlights the vulnerabilities of those living without adequate sanitation to the negative health impacts of environmental events
Gifted Education Programs and Procedures
Society has great interest in the phenomenon of giftedness as well as great need to develop the talents of its members. However, because of a lack of a federal mandate, meeting the educational, social, and emotional needs of gifted children is left to the whims of local school districts. As a result, these children are often ignored because of a fundamental belief that they can succeed on their own. As a field, gifted education is increasingly in…
Maternal support of young children’s planning and spatial concept learning as predictors of later math (and reading) achievement
Understanding the Influence of Latino Diversity over Child Poverty in the United States
The U.S. Latino population is diverse in terms of countries of heritage, citizenship status, languages spoken, generational status, and geographic settlement patterns. The likelihood of Latino children living in poverty is often associated with these features of Latino diversity; we challenge that view with analyses showing that the underlying economic conditions of families across demographic groups explain much of the likelihood that a child wi…
Quality of fathers’ spatial concept support during block building predicts their daughters’ early math skills – but not their sons’
Gifted Education Programs and Procedures
Society has great interest in the phenomenon of giftedness as well as great need to develop the talents of its members. However, because of a lack of a federal mandate, meeting the educational, social, and emotional needs of gifted children is left to the whims of local school districts. As a result, these children are often ignored because of a fundamental belief that they can succeed on their own. As a field, gifted education is increasingly in…
Rainfall variation and child health
Our finding that children in households with unimproved toilets were less likely to report diarrhea during periods of high runoff highlights the vulnerabilities of those living without adequate sanitation to the negative health impacts of environmental events
Maternal support of young children’s planning and spatial concept learning as predictors of later math (and reading) achievement
Quality of fathers’ spatial concept support during block building predicts their daughters’ early math skills – but not their sons’
Understanding the Influence of Latino Diversity over Child Poverty in the United States
The U.S. Latino population is diverse in terms of countries of heritage, citizenship status, languages spoken, generational status, and geographic settlement patterns. The likelihood of Latino children living in poverty is often associated with these features of Latino diversity; we challenge that view with analyses showing that the underlying economic conditions of families across demographic groups explain much of the likelihood that a child wi…
How Do Combinations of Transition Activities Available to Children and Families Predict Successful Kindergarten Transitions
Research Findings: The transition to kindergarten can be challenging for children and families. Research shows that some transition activities implemented by elementary schools can have small positive associations with children’s outcomes. Examining the nationally representative Early Childhood Longitudinal Study Kindergarten Class of 2011 dataset (N= 13813), we explored whether children and families had access to different combinations of transi…
Head Start’s Family Services
Research Findings: Very little research has examined whether the contributions of Head Start’s Family Service Workers (FSWs) and family partnership services influence family and child outcomes. Using data from 215 families in the 2014 Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES), this study used structural equation models to examine associations between FSWs’ relationship, empowerment, and communication practices; families’ receipt of i…
Towards a scalable and transferable approach to map deprived areas using Sentinel-2 images and machine learning
African cities are growing rapidly and more than half of their populations live in deprived areas. Local stakeholders urgently need accurate, granular, and routine maps to plan, upgrade, and monitor dynamic neighborhood-level changes. Satellite imagery provides a promising solution for consistent, accurate high-resolution maps globally. However, most studies use very high spatial resolution images, which often cover only small areas and are cost …
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Cartography (2 works) · Child and Animal Learning Development (2 works) · Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (2 works)