Melissa C Walter
Biographic Data
| ID | 4608987 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Melissa C Walter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Melissa C |
| FAMILY NAME | Walter |
| SIGNATURE | WALTER M C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Illinois University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7670-3832 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Holding up the mirror: The role of teacher educators and syllabi in perpetuating or disrupting inequity
This blended pilot‐empirical and theoretical manuscript documents a reflective journey undertaken by a group of early childhood teacher educators located across different regions of the United States as they examined their course design, materials, and syllabi construction. Grounded in reflective practice, intersectionality, and critical pedagogy, their collaborative endeavor necessitated profound self‐examination and recognition of oppressive st…
How We Might Further Integrate Considerations of Environmental Impact When Assessing the Value of Health Technologies
There is growing awareness of the impact health technologies can have on the environment and the negative consequences of these environmental impacts on human health. However, health system decision-makers may lack the expertise, data, or resources to incorporate environmental considerations when making decisions about the adoption and use of health technologies. In this article, we describe how health technology assessment (HTA) is evolving to a…
Evaluating Implementation of Infant/Toddler Igdis for Progress Monitoring by Practitioners in Part C Programs
Quality home visits: Activities to promote meaningful interactions
Examination of and support for specific practices that promote high‐quality home visiting are essential as family support programs continue to expand across the country. The current study used direct observation of 91 home visits across 41 home visitors to examine relations among interaction partners, content of the interactions, the home‐visitors’ activities, and quality of home‐visitors’ practices and family‐members’ engagement within programs …
Triadic Interactions in MIECHV: Relations to Home Visit Quality
Objectives This study was conducted to look inside home visits to examine active intervention ingredients used and their relations with ratings of home visit quality. In particular, triadic interactions that engage the home visitor, parent, and child together and provide a context for home visitors to facilitate parent-child interactions by observing, modeling and coaching behaviors that promote optimal child development were examined. Methods Ob…
Quality home visits: Activities to promote meaningful interactions
Examination of and support for specific practices that promote high‐quality home visiting are essential as family support programs continue to expand across the country. The current study used direct observation of 91 home visits across 41 home visitors to examine relations among interaction partners, content of the interactions, the home‐visitors’ activities, and quality of home‐visitors’ practices and family‐members’ engagement within programs …
Triadic Interactions in MIECHV: Relations to Home Visit Quality
Objectives This study was conducted to look inside home visits to examine active intervention ingredients used and their relations with ratings of home visit quality. In particular, triadic interactions that engage the home visitor, parent, and child together and provide a context for home visitors to facilitate parent-child interactions by observing, modeling and coaching behaviors that promote optimal child development were examined. Methods Ob…
Quality home visits: Activities to promote meaningful interactions
Examination of and support for specific practices that promote high‐quality home visiting are essential as family support programs continue to expand across the country. The current study used direct observation of 91 home visits across 41 home visitors to examine relations among interaction partners, content of the interactions, the home‐visitors’ activities, and quality of home‐visitors’ practices and family‐members’ engagement within programs …
Evaluating Implementation of Infant/Toddler Igdis for Progress Monitoring by Practitioners in Part C Programs
How We Might Further Integrate Considerations of Environmental Impact When Assessing the Value of Health Technologies
There is growing awareness of the impact health technologies can have on the environment and the negative consequences of these environmental impacts on human health. However, health system decision-makers may lack the expertise, data, or resources to incorporate environmental considerations when making decisions about the adoption and use of health technologies. In this article, we describe how health technology assessment (HTA) is evolving to a…
Holding up the mirror: The role of teacher educators and syllabi in perpetuating or disrupting inequity
This blended pilot‐empirical and theoretical manuscript documents a reflective journey undertaken by a group of early childhood teacher educators located across different regions of the United States as they examined their course design, materials, and syllabi construction. Grounded in reflective practice, intersectionality, and critical pedagogy, their collaborative endeavor necessitated profound self‐examination and recognition of oppressive st…
Medicine (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Coaching (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · House call (2 works) · Medical education (2 works)