Laura G Daughtery
Biographic Data
| ID | 4100750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura G Daughtery |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura G |
| FAMILY NAME | Daughtery |
| SIGNATURE | DAUGHTERY L G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Catholic University of America |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Deciding on adoption
This study analyses birth mothers’ primary motivations for placing their child for adoption, aiming to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing these choices. The researchers examined open-ended survey question responses from 768 birth mothers who placed a child for private domestic adoption. Four key themes emerged: (1) lack of resources and support for parenting; (2) respondents’ desire for an ideal family environme…
Parenting Experiences of Informal Kinship Caregivers
Informal kinship care, an arrangement that is made without the involvement of a child welfare agency or a court, makes up the majority of kinship arrangements in the United States. However, the current literature on informal kinship care is very limited. In response, this study explored informal kinship caregivers’ parenting experiences, comparing those of grandparents and other relatives. Anonymous survey responses from 146 informal kinship care…
African American PhD Social Work Students’ Perspectives and Experiences on Qualitative Research Methods
African American PhD students are severely underrepresented in the attainment of PhDs compared with their White counterparts and, therefore, underrepresented as PhD professors. Key factors contributing to the lack of African American students seeking doctoral education include financial hardship, racial discrimination, and a lack of mentorship. The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate the experiences and meaning of African American…
Informal kinship caregivers’ parenting experience
Use of the Ecomap and Cultural Ecogram in Strengthening Healthcare Services for Urban African American Grandparents With Diabetes Type 2
The purpose of this article is to present an application of two tools the ecomap (Hartman, 1995) and cultural ecogram (Yasui, 2015) used sequentially so that it may help in the process of assisting health professionals in determining ways to improve culturally informed, instead of culturally competent healthcare provision. Both tools have been developed in the context of clinical delivery of social services, have some known research that points t…
The Buffering Effect of Childhood Routines
The importance of quality parenting as a contributing factor to children's competence in emotion and behavior regulation and learning readiness during early childhood is grounded in research that is multifaceted and supported by attachment theory. By conducting secondary data analysis with 2,977 children in low-income families enrolled in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE), this study investigated the longitudinal connections be…
Connections Among Parental Mental Health, Stress, Child Routines, and Early Emotional Behavioral Regulation of Preschool Children in Low-Income Families
Reducing parenting stress and enhancing parental engagement in child routines are theorized as two important factors for ameliorating effects that maternal depression exerts on young children’s development. These connections are supported by behavioral parenting processes within attachment theory. Through secondary analysis of a large population of preschool-aged children, this study empirically examines the connections among parental mental heal…
Understanding Identity Development and Spirituality in African American Female Adolescents through Their Foster Care Experience
Introducing Asset-Based Models of Social Justice into Service Learning
Increased attention is being given to university–community partnerships. Among such partnerships is service learning, a pedagogical model that integrates experiential community service activities and academic learning. Traditional service learning models often diverge from social work methods that embrace strengths, empowerment, antioppressive principles, and citizen-driven approaches. This article presents the integration of a progressive servic…
Planning to Plan
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when child welfare officials in Louisiana reported they did not know the whereabouts of all their children in foster care, disaster planning in public child welfare became a new area of concern. This article reports on a process of engaging seven public child welfare agencies in planning for disasters that could affect child safety and service delivery. The Washington Metropolitan Area Disaster Planning Proje…
Connections Among Parental Mental Health, Stress, Child Routines, and Early Emotional Behavioral Regulation of Preschool Children in Low-Income Families
Reducing parenting stress and enhancing parental engagement in child routines are theorized as two important factors for ameliorating effects that maternal depression exerts on young children’s development. These connections are supported by behavioral parenting processes within attachment theory. Through secondary analysis of a large population of preschool-aged children, this study empirically examines the connections among parental mental heal…
Informal kinship caregivers’ parenting experience
The Buffering Effect of Childhood Routines
The importance of quality parenting as a contributing factor to children's competence in emotion and behavior regulation and learning readiness during early childhood is grounded in research that is multifaceted and supported by attachment theory. By conducting secondary data analysis with 2,977 children in low-income families enrolled in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE), this study investigated the longitudinal connections be…
Understanding Identity Development and Spirituality in African American Female Adolescents through Their Foster Care Experience
Introducing Asset-Based Models of Social Justice into Service Learning
Increased attention is being given to university–community partnerships. Among such partnerships is service learning, a pedagogical model that integrates experiential community service activities and academic learning. Traditional service learning models often diverge from social work methods that embrace strengths, empowerment, antioppressive principles, and citizen-driven approaches. This article presents the integration of a progressive servic…
Planning to Plan
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when child welfare officials in Louisiana reported they did not know the whereabouts of all their children in foster care, disaster planning in public child welfare became a new area of concern. This article reports on a process of engaging seven public child welfare agencies in planning for disasters that could affect child safety and service delivery. The Washington Metropolitan Area Disaster Planning Proje…
Planning to Plan
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina when child welfare officials in Louisiana reported they did not know the whereabouts of all their children in foster care, disaster planning in public child welfare became a new area of concern. This article reports on a process of engaging seven public child welfare agencies in planning for disasters that could affect child safety and service delivery. The Washington Metropolitan Area Disaster Planning Proje…
Understanding Identity Development and Spirituality in African American Female Adolescents through Their Foster Care Experience
Introducing Asset-Based Models of Social Justice into Service Learning
Increased attention is being given to university–community partnerships. Among such partnerships is service learning, a pedagogical model that integrates experiential community service activities and academic learning. Traditional service learning models often diverge from social work methods that embrace strengths, empowerment, antioppressive principles, and citizen-driven approaches. This article presents the integration of a progressive servic…
Connections Among Parental Mental Health, Stress, Child Routines, and Early Emotional Behavioral Regulation of Preschool Children in Low-Income Families
Reducing parenting stress and enhancing parental engagement in child routines are theorized as two important factors for ameliorating effects that maternal depression exerts on young children’s development. These connections are supported by behavioral parenting processes within attachment theory. Through secondary analysis of a large population of preschool-aged children, this study empirically examines the connections among parental mental heal…
The Buffering Effect of Childhood Routines
The importance of quality parenting as a contributing factor to children's competence in emotion and behavior regulation and learning readiness during early childhood is grounded in research that is multifaceted and supported by attachment theory. By conducting secondary data analysis with 2,977 children in low-income families enrolled in the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation (EHSRE), this study investigated the longitudinal connections be…
Use of the Ecomap and Cultural Ecogram in Strengthening Healthcare Services for Urban African American Grandparents With Diabetes Type 2
The purpose of this article is to present an application of two tools the ecomap (Hartman, 1995) and cultural ecogram (Yasui, 2015) used sequentially so that it may help in the process of assisting health professionals in determining ways to improve culturally informed, instead of culturally competent healthcare provision. Both tools have been developed in the context of clinical delivery of social services, have some known research that points t…
Informal kinship caregivers’ parenting experience
African American PhD Social Work Students’ Perspectives and Experiences on Qualitative Research Methods
African American PhD students are severely underrepresented in the attainment of PhDs compared with their White counterparts and, therefore, underrepresented as PhD professors. Key factors contributing to the lack of African American students seeking doctoral education include financial hardship, racial discrimination, and a lack of mentorship. The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate the experiences and meaning of African American…
Parenting Experiences of Informal Kinship Caregivers
Informal kinship care, an arrangement that is made without the involvement of a child welfare agency or a court, makes up the majority of kinship arrangements in the United States. However, the current literature on informal kinship care is very limited. In response, this study explored informal kinship caregivers’ parenting experiences, comparing those of grandparents and other relatives. Anonymous survey responses from 146 informal kinship care…
Deciding on adoption
This study analyses birth mothers’ primary motivations for placing their child for adoption, aiming to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the factors influencing these choices. The researchers examined open-ended survey question responses from 768 birth mothers who placed a child for private domestic adoption. Four key themes emerged: (1) lack of resources and support for parenting; (2) respondents’ desire for an ideal family environme…
Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)