Lauren van Huisstede

Van Huisstede, L., Marley, S. C., Bernstein, K. A., Pierce-Rivera, M., Schmidt, A, Millinger, J., Kelley, M. F., Restrepo, M. A., & Vargas Cesario, C. (2026). Drama during story time supports preschooler’s understanding of story character feeling states. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 26(1), 83-110. https://doi.org/10.1177/14687984241240413

Bernstein, K. A., Moen, T., Van Huisstede, L., Pierce-Rivera, M., Vargas, R., Manning, K., Galindo, K., Rotheram-Fuller, E., & Restrepo, A. M. (2026). Drama-based instruction for young multilingual students with disabilities: A case study. Bilingual Research Journal, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1080/15235882.2025.2599940

Bernstein, K. A., Van Huisstede, L., Marley, S. C., Gao, Y., Pierce-Rivera, M., Ippolito, E., Restrepo, M. A., Millinger, J., Brantley, K., & Gantwerker, J. (2024). Gesture like a kitten and you won’t forget your tale: Drama-based, embodied story time supports preschoolers’ narrative skills. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 66, 178–190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.10.004

Schmidt, A., Pierce, M., Van Huisstede, L., Marley, S. C., Bernstein, K., Millinger, J., Kelley, M. F., & Restrepo, M. A. (2023). An examination of the instructional practices of preschool teachers during picturebook read-alouds. Early Childhood Education Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-023-01554-z

Winstone, L. K., Benitez, V. L., & Van Huisstede, L. (2021). Patterns of maternal interactive behaviors and dual vocabulary development in low-income Mexican American children. Developmental Psychology, 57(11), 1866-1879. https://psycnet.apa.org/doi/10.1037/dev0001024

Taylor, M. E., Pratt, M. E., Gaias, L. M., Van Huisstede, L., & Gal-Szabo, D. E. (2020). Improving parenting to promote school readiness: A preliminary evaluation of the Books Can…© public library program. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 8(2), 47-57. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v8i2.4544

Van Huisstede, L., Winstone, L. K., Ross, E. K., & Crnic, K. A. (2019). Developmental trajectories of maternal sensitivity across the first year of life: Relations among emotion competence and dyadic reciprocity. Parenting: Science and Practice, 19(3), 217-243. doi:10.1080/15295192.2019.1615798

Pratt, M. E., Swanson, J., Van Huisstede, L., & Gaias, L. (2019). Cumulative family stressors and kindergarten adjustment: The exacerbating role of teacher-child conflict. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 65(1), 28-53. doi:10.13110/merrpalmquar1982.65.1.0028

Riis, J. L., Bryce, C. I., Matin, M. J., Stebbins, J. L., Kornienko, O., Van Huisstede, L., & Granger, D. A. (2018). The validity, stability, and utility of measuring uric acid in saliva. Biomarkers in Medicine, 12(6), 583-596. doi:10.2217/bmm-2017-0336

Pratt, M. E., Taylor, M., Van Huisstede, L., & Gaias, L. M. (2016). A novel take on family involvement: Public libraries as early education for the whole family. In J. A. Sutterby (Ed.), Family Involvement in Early Education and Child Care, (pp. 67-89). United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing.