EDUCATION

1997  Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of Virginia
1994    M.A., Developmental Psychology, University of Virginia
1991  B.S.,  Psychology,  Howard University, Political Science minor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2001- present Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2001- present Faculty Affiliate, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

2002-present Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Duke University.

1999 - 2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia.

2000 -  2001 Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Families in Society, University of South Carolina, Columbia.

1997-1999 Post Doctoral Research Associate, National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL),  Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  Faculty Sponsor:  Martha J. Cox, Ph.D.

GRANTS and AWARDS

2002-present NIH/NICHD: 1R01HD042219-01:  Infant Care, Feeding, and Risk of Obesity.  Margaret Bentley, PI. Role:  Co-Investigator (10% time)

2002-present NIH/NICHD: 1P01HD39667-01A1: Rural Children Living in Poverty  Lynne Vernon-Feagans and Martha J. Cox, Co-PIs. Role:  Co-Investigator, Family Processes and the Development of Children Project. (10% time)

2001  University Research Council Grant, University of North Carolina at Chapel
  Hill.  Family Coping Strategies Project  ($4000).

2001 NICHD – RO1.  Infant Care, Feeding, and Risk of Obesity.  M.E. Bentley, P.I. Co-Investigators:  L.C. Taylor, L. Adair, A.M. Siega-Riz, P. Gordon-Larsen, B. Goldman, E. Schaff-Blas.

1999 Research and Productive Scholarship Award, University of South Carolina.  Parent-Teacher Links Study. ($11, 832)

1997 National Center for Early Development and Learning Small Grant, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Parent-Child-School Transition Project Pilot Study ($4,000)

PUBLICATIONS

 Clayton, J.D. & Taylor, L.C. (in preparation).  Predictors of children’s social competence and problem behaviors:  A cumulative risk model.

 Cox, M.J., Burchinal, M., Taylor, L.C., Frosch, C., Goldman, B. & Kanoy,
K. (in press). The transition to parenting:  Continuity and change in early parenting behavior and attitudes.  In Conger, R.D. (Ed.) Continuity and change:  Family structure and process.  Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

 Early, D.M., Pianta, R.C., Taylor, L.C., & Cox, M.J. (2001).  Transition Practices:  Findings from a national survey of kindergarten teachers.  Early Childhood Education Journal, 28 (3), 199-206.

 Henderson, S.H., & Taylor, L.C.  (1999).  Parent-adolescent relationships in nonstep-, simple step-, and complex stepfamilies. In E.M. Hetherington, S.H. Henderson, & D. Reiss (Eds.), Adolescent siblings in stepfamilies:  Family functioning and adolescent adjustment (pp. 79-100).  Monographs of  the Society for Research in Child Development, 64 (4, Serial No. 259).

 Mistry, R.S. Biesanz, J.C., Taylor, L.C., Burchingal, M. & Cox, M,J. (under review).  The links between financial strain, family process, and children’s age 3 adjustment for families experiencing persistent, intermittent, or no economic hardship.

 Pianta, R.C., Cox, M.J., Taylor, L.C., & Early, D.M. (1999).  Kindergarten teacher’s practices related to the transition into school:  Results of a national survey.  Elementary School Journal, 100 (1), 71-86.

 Silverman, S., Blank, M.M., & Taylor, L.C. (1997).  On Our Own:  Preliminary findings from a consumer-run service model.  Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal, 21 (2), 151-159.

 Taylor, L.C.  (2001).  Work attitudes, employment barriers, and mental health symptoms in a sample of rural welfare recipients.  American Journal of Community Psychology, 29 (3), 443-463.

 Taylor, L.C., Clayton, J.D., & Rowley. S.J. (2003). Academic socialization: Understanding parental influences on children’s school-related development in the early years.  Review of General Psychology (in press).

 Taylor, L.C. & Halberstadt, A.G.; & Barnett, M.A. (manuscript in preparation).  Children’s emotion socialization in the context of family economic hardship.

 Taylor, L.C., Hinton, I.D., & Wilson (1995).  Parental influences on academic performance in African American students.  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 4 (3),  293-302.
 

PRESENTATIONS

 Taylor, L.C. (April, 2003).  Culture, class, and observational coding.  Symposium presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development Black Caucus, Tampa, FL.
Taylor, L.C., Mistry, R.M., Biesanz, J.C., Martha J. Cox, & Margaret Burchinal (2001, April).  Economic Hardship, Parenting, and Child Adjustment in the First 3 Years. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
 Clayton, J.D., Tolbert, M., & Taylor, L.C. (2001, April).  Predicting Children's Behavior Problems, Social Competence, and Developmental Skills:  A Cumulative Risk Model.  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Davis, S.P., Judy, B., Tolbert, M., Clayton, J.D., & Taylor, L.C. (2000, December).  The Parent-Teacher Links Study.  Presentation at the 2000 Southeastern Eco-Community Conference, Cedar Mountain, NC.
 Taylor, L.C. (1999, November).  Invited Address:  Conducting Research with Populations of Color:  Bias and Other Issues.  Student Affiliation for Multicultural Mental Health Issues Conference, Charleston, SC.
 Rowley, S.J. & Taylor, L.C. (1999, August).  Qualitative Results from the Parent-Child-School Transition Study.  Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
 Taylor, L.C. (1999, April).  Neighborhood Influences on Teacher Transition Practices in Kindergarten Classrooms.  Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada.
 Taylor, L.C. (1999, April).  Income Effects on Fathers’ Parenting Attitudes in the First Two Years.  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.
 Taylor, L.C. (1998, October).  Falling into the Gap:  Impact of Poverty and Welfare Reform on Children and Families.  Presentation at the National Black Child Development Institute Convention, Chicago, IL.
 Taylor, L.C., Early, D.M., Pianta, R.C., & Cox, M.J. (1998, June).  Transition Practices and Perceived Barriers in Kindergarten Classrooms.  Poster presented at the Family Research Consortium Summer Institute, Blaine, WA.
 Taylor, L.C. & Early, D.M.  (1998, April).  Perceived Barriers to Kindergarten Transition Practices.  Presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
 Taylor, L.C. (1997, October).  The Parent-Child-School Readiness Project:  A Conceptual  Model.  Panel Presentation at the Early Childhood Leadership Development Program (EDLP) Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC.
 Taylor, L.C. (1997, June).  Mental Health and Parenting in Rural Welfare Recipients:  Effects of  Social Support and Self-Perceptions.  Poster presented at the biennial Meeting of the Society for Community Research and Action, Columbia, SC.
 Taylor, L.C. (1996, June).   Ecological study of welfare reform in a rural county.   Presentation at the Black Graduate Student Conference, Charlottesville, VA.
 Taylor, L.C. (1996, March).  Parenting Over Time:  A longitudinal study of parenting styles and adolescent adjustment.  Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescents, Boston, MA.
 Taylor, L.C. & Silverman, S. (1994, November).  On Our Own:  Preliminary findings from a consumer-run service model.  Presentation at the Southeastern Rural Mental Health Research Center Second Annual Research Forum, Charlottesville, VA.
 Taylor, L.C. (1994, February).  Winning Combinations: The effects different parenting style combinations on adolescent adjustment.  Poster presentation at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescents, San Diego, CA.
 Taylor, L.C. (1993, August).  Parental contributors to academic achievement in African American students.  Poster presentation at the Association of Black Psychologists Annual Convention, Toronto, Canada.
 Taylor, L.C., Phillip, D.G., Hinton, I.D. & Wilson, M.N.  (1992, August).  Influence of parenting style and child duties on school performance in African American students.  Poster presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
 Taylor, L.C., Hinton, I.D., & Wilson, M.N. (1992, June).  Parental contributors to academic resilience among at-risk  African American students.  Poster presentation at the  American Psychological Society Annual Convention, San Diego, CA.
 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

PSYC 24 – Introduction to Child Development (Spring 2002, Fall 2002 – enrollment 100-150 per semester)

PSYC 129 – Development of Social Behavior and Personality (Spring 2002, Fall, 2002, Spring 2003 - enrollment 45 per semester)
PSYC 165 – Poverty and Development (Spring 2003, enrollment 45)
 

ACTIVITIES

2002:   UNC-CH Dept. of  Housing and Residential Education – Diversity
   Task Force Co-Chair.

2001-2002:    Co-Facilitator, Carolina Seminar for Behavioral Research with
   Minority Populations, UNC Chapel Hill.

2001   Level 2 Grant Reviewer:  South Carolina FIRST STEPS program

2000  Co-Facilitator, Strategic Planning Committee, Richland One
  School District, Columbia SC.

2000   Reviewer, Journal of Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review.

2000   Reviewer, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.

1999   Black Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development -    Candidate for Chairperson-Elect, 2000.

1999   Review Panel Member, Sociocultural and Ecological Contexts 2:
   Gender and Ethnicity, Society for Research in Child Development
   Biennial Meeting, Albuquerque, NM.

1997  Grant Reviewer, Department of Education (OERI) Field Initiated
Studies.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

American Psychological Association (APA) - member
 Division 7:  Developmental
 Division 27:  Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA)
 Division 45:  Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) - member
 Black Caucus - Society for Research in Child Development

REFEFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST