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The FIL directed by @natashajcabrera explores how low-income fathers & mothers are involved in their children's lives & their influence on child development

College Park, MD
Joined September 2016
Congratulations to our recent lab graduate @RachelGhosh96!
A PhD graduate! So grateful to all who made this possible. Now…please lmk if you’re hiring a developmental scientist! 😄
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We are so excited for our doctoral student @AngelicaAlonsoF who is having her first baby in just a couple of weeks! @natashajcabrera threw a fabulous baby shower & we’re still not over it! Can’t wait for our lab family to grow soon 🤍
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Congratulations to our 4th year student @RachelGhosh96 for her presentations on #fathers motivations and #coparenting during Covid-19 at @ncfr last month!
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Check out this great new chapter on fathering from our lab! 👏🏽
It’s finally here after years in the making! Check out our Cambridge chapter on fathers & caregiving #fathers #research @tinachen_89 @natashajcabrera @AngelicaAlonsoF
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Our Developmental Psychology paper is out! So excited to share our new findings about #father prenatal involvement predicting father-adolescent relationships using @FFCWS data! psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?d… Thanks to my fabulous co-authors @natashajcabrera and Jay Fagan
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Our lab is recruiting grad students! If you're interested, apply to the Human Development program within the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology. Please feel free to email Dr. Cabrera to learn more about the program and the lab.
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We are looking for new research assistants to join our lab! If you’re interested in child development and parenting interventions, please consider this opportunity! We’re especially in need of Spanish bilingual RAs. Remote work is fine! Please share/RT. 😄
Congratulations to our graduate students @tinachen_89 @RachelGhosh96 and Angelica Alonso on their fantastic presentations at #icis2022 @Infantstudies They presented on #fathers #language and #selfregulation!
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Come see my virtual poster about mothers’ and fathers’ playfulness at 9, 18, and 24 months! I even included cute video clips from the Baby Books 2 families! #play #parenting @UMD_FamilyLab
Registration is open for @ACFHHS’s National Research Conference on Early Childhood 2022! The virtual conference will be held 6/27-6/29---register now! #NRCEC2022 #ECE buff.ly/2n9TmN4
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Another reason to #CelebrateDads! Research by grad student Angelica Alonso and @natashajcabrera finds that Latino and African American fathers are likely to support and match their toddlers' expression of positive emotions
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We are always working to positively showcase African American fathers & families in our research! Happy #juneteenth2022 and Happy #FathersDay!
I, and all of the members of @UMD_FamilyLab with @natashajcabrera are excited to celebrate both #Juneteenth and #FathersDay. We continuously work to showcase African American fathers and their loving & impactful father-child relationships in our research👨🏾‍🍼
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I, and all of the members of @UMD_FamilyLab with @natashajcabrera are excited to celebrate both #Juneteenth and #FathersDay. We continuously work to showcase African American fathers and their loving & impactful father-child relationships in our research👨🏾‍🍼
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Don’t miss this amazing workshop! Happening now through 4 pm EST! #resilience #workshop
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Excited for this workshop today on resilience and child development!
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Young children have been spending more time playing at home during the pandemic. What do they learn by playing? We want to find out! Join a fun, remote project with baby, mommy, and daddy! #Parents #toddlers #PlayAtHome #learning
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There's still two weeks left to register for the free one-day resilience workshop organized by 4 of our doctoral students! Register now 👉 bit.ly/3sTRLb7