Publications

Kennedy, J. L., Christensen, C. G., Maxon, T. S., Gerard, S. N., Garcia, E. B., Kook, J. F., Hupert, N., Vahey, P., & Pasnik, S. (2022). The efficacy of digital media resources in improving children’s ability to use informational text: An evaluation of Molly of Denali from PBS KIDS. American Education Research Journal, 59(6), 1194–1228. https://doi.org/10.3102/00028312221113326

Rosenfeld, D., Silander, M., Kennedy, J., & Hupert, N. (2022). Using public media to support early learning and school readiness. In Betts, A., & Thai, K. P. (Eds.), Innovative Approaches to Early Childhood Development and School Readiness. IGI Global.

Kennedy, J. L., & Christensen, C. (2021, June 3). Expecting - and getting - more from children’s media. Brown Center Chalkboard, Brookings Institute. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/brown-center-chalkboard/2021/06/03/expecting-and-getting-more-from-childrens-media/

Kennedy, J. L. (2021, February 24). Data sharing in psychology. In D. S. Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/ 10.1093/OBO/9780199828340-0272

Kennedy, J. L., & Hupert, N. (2021, February 2). Using digital media to support early learning. Edutopia. https://www.edutopia.org/article/using-digital-media-support-early-learning

Gennetian, L. A., Coskun, L. Z., Kennedy, J. L., Kuchirko, Y., & Aber, J. L. (2020, September 24). The impact of default options for parent participation in an early language intervention. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-020-01838-7

Gennetian, L. A., Marti, M., Kennedy, J. L., Kim, J. H., & Duch, H. (2019). Supporting parent engagement in a school readiness program: Experimental evidence applying insights from behavioral economics. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 62, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2018.12.006

Gilmore, R. O., Kennedy, J. L., & Adolph, K. A. (2018, January). Practical solutions for sharing data and materials from psychological research. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/2515245917746500

Caspe, M., Woods, T. A., & Kennedy, J. L. (Eds.). (2018). Promising practices for engaging families in STEM learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Adolph, K. A., Gilmore, R. O., & Kennedy, J. L. (2017, October). Video data and documentation will improve psychological science. Psychological Science Agenda.Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/science/about/psa/2017/10/video-data.aspx

Kennedy, J. L., Adolph, K. A., & Gilmore, R. O. (2017, August 21). Video and reproducibility in the behavioural sciences [Blog post]. Retrieved from https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/2017-08-04-video-and-reproducibility-behavioural-sciences

Kennedy, J. L. (2015). Narrative development in dual language learning Latino preschoolers (Doctoral dissertation). Retrieved from ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, Order 3705284.

Caspe, M., Seltzer, A., Lorenzo Kennedy, J., Cappio, M., & DeLorenzo, C. (2013). Engaging families in the child assessment process. Young Children, 68(3), 8-15. https://www.jstor.org/stable/ycyoungchildren.68.3.8

Kennedy, J. L., & Caspe, M. (2013). An intergenerational approach to family literacy. Kreider, H., Caspe, M., & Hiatt-Michael, D. (Eds.) Promising practices for engaging families in literacy (pp. 3-18). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. 

McWayne, C. M., Melzi, G., Schick, A., Kennedy, J. L., & Mundt, K. (2013). Defining family engagement among Latino Head Start parents: A mixed-methods measurement development study. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(3), 593-607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.03.008

Melzi, G., Schick, A., & Kennedy, J. L. (2011). Narrative elaboration and participation: Two dimensions of maternal narrative interaction style. Child Development, 82(4), 1282-1296. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01600.x