Marie-Anne Suizzo
Associate Professor & Area II Chair
Area II: Human Development & Culture
Office: SZB 506A
Phone: (512) 471-0379
Fax: (512) 471-1288
E-Mail: marie.suizzo@mail.utexas.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday: 1:00 - 3:00
And by appointment.
Courses
EDP385: Child and Adolescent Social and Cognitive Development (Graduate Course)
EDP391: Culture, Child Development, and Education (Advanced Graduate Seminar)
ALD328: Applied Human Learning (Undergraduate Teacher Education Course)
Spring 2009 Fall 2009Fall 2008
Spring 2007 Fall 2007
Spring 2006 Fall 2006
Spring 2005 Fall 2005
Spring 2004 Fall 2004
Spring 2003 Fall 2003
Mailing Address:
The University of Texas at Austin
Educ Psychol Dept
1 University Station D5800
Austin, TX 78712-1294
UT Mail Code: D5800
Profile:
I am interested in parent-child relationships and how they shape children's development and learning across cultures and ethnic groups. My research has examined these questions among French and European American parents, and more recently, among ethnic minority groups in the US.
Terminal Degree
Ed.D., Harvard University, Human Development and Psychology
M.A., Stanford University
B.A., Georgetown University
Representative Publications
Suizzo, M.-A., Robinson, C. R., & Pahlke, E. (in press). African American mothers' socialization beliefs and goals with young children: Themes of history, education, and collective independence. Journal of Family Issues.
Suizzo, M.-A. (2007). Parents' goals and values for children: Dimensions of independence and interdependence across four U.S. ethnic groups. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 38(4), 506-530.
Suizzo, M.-A. & Soon, K. (2006). Parental academic socialization: Effects of home-based parental involvement on locus of control across U.S. ethnic groups. Educational Psychology, 26(6), 827-846.
Suizzo, M.-A. (2004) French and American mothers’ childrearing beliefs: Stimulating, responding and long-term goals. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 35(5), 606-626.
Suizzo, M.-A. (2004) Mother-child relationships in Paris, France: Balancing autonomy and affiliation in everyday interactions. Ethos, 32(3), 293-323.
Recent Awards
- Spencer Foundation Research Grant. $40.000. Awarded for period: January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008. Project: Pathways from Parental Socialization to Children's Achievement: A Study of Resilience in Low-Income Mexican American and African American Families.
- Research Grant, The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Vice President for Research: $5,990.00. Awarded for period: September 1 - August 31, 2004. Project: Mothers’ Educational Beliefs and Practices: A Cross-Cultural Study of Young Children’s Home Learning Environments
Boards, Committees and Associations
- Society for Research on Child Development
- American Educational Research Association
- International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
- Jean Piaget Society
Current Research Projects and Grants
Pathways from Parental Socialization to Children's Achievement: A Study of Resilience in Low-Income Mexican American and African American Families
Mothers' Educational Beliefs and Practices with Young Children Across Four U.S. Ethnic Groups
Parental and Ethnic Group Influences on the Adjustment of Mexican American and African American College Students
Research Interests and Expertise
My research focuses on three, interrelated areas: (1) parenting and childrearing beliefs across cultures, (2) mother-child relationships and interactions during early childhood and adolescence, and (3) the effects of home and family backgrounds on schooling, especially during the early grades. I take a developmental, cultural perspective on these areas, and study Latino, African American, Chinese American, European American, Taiwanese, and French cultures.
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