MARTHA ZASLOW

Vice President for Research & Senior Program Area Director
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, Harvard University
Dr. Zaslow's work focuses on the implications of welfare policies for families and children; the development of children in poverty, maternal employment, child care, and improving survey measures of parenting and of children's development.

AREAS OF SUBSTANTIVE EXPERIENCE	AREAS OF METHODOLOGICAL EXPERTISE
Child Well-Being and Positive Development	Applied Research
Children in Poverty	Focus Groups
Cognitive Development	Literature Reviews
Cummulative Risk	Measures Development
Culture and Children's Development	Multivariate Analysis
Early Language and Literacy Development	Policy Analysis
Family Economic Well-Being	Process Evaluation
Family Strengths	Program Evaluation
Food Insecurity	Psychometric Analysis
Immigration	Qualitative Research Methods
Maternal Employment	Regression Analysis
Parenting Behavior	Research Methods
Parenting Education
Parental Depression
Peer Interactions and Relationships
Professional Development in Early Care and Education
Quality in Early Care and Education
Readiness of Schools
Resilience
School Readiness
Social and Emotional Development
Poverty and Low Income
Welfare Reform Programs and Children