One way that parents shape their children's learning and development is through their talk. Whether they are talking to children as they play, telling or reading them stories, or talking to them about the past or future, parents' conversation matters for children's development.
Children's Development Aided by Parents' Talk
I study the way that parents' talk creates change in children's language, narrative, memory, literacy, and self-understanding. I am especially interested in the role of parents' storytelling with their children. Parents' stories range from ready-made versions available in books to stories that they tell about their own lives and their children's lives. Both the quantity and the quality of these stories make a difference in children's development. The sheer quantity of words that parents use affects their children's language development. However, the quality of parents' speech is equally important. Parents who ask their children open-ended questions about their experiences, such as, “What was your favourite part of the zoo?” are encouraging their children to put their experiences into words. This practice helps children's language development but also enriches their memory development, their narrative skills, and even their reading acquisition.
Delving into the Emotional Aspects of Stories Creates a More Coherent and Positive Sense of Self in Children
Parents who delve into the emotional aspects of stories and past events, especially the negative aspects, also have children with a more coherent and more positive sense of self. Critically, there are differences between boys and girls in their narrative skills and self-understanding from a young age. We are finding that parents need to continue to help boys understand their emotions and past experiences into middle childhood, whereas girls are mastering these skills at a younger age.
The Importance of Early Emotional Relationships in Children's Learning
The basis for these effects of parental talk on children's development is grounded in the child's relationship with the parent from a young age. Those toddlers who are securely attached to their caregivers benefit more from their parents' talk, whereas children who are insecurely attached to their parents show fewer benefits from their parents' talk over early childhood. Thus, the early emotional relationship with the parent is essential in children's learning.
Storytelling in Early Childhood Evokes Earlier Memories as Adolescents
In my lab, we are now assessing the outcomes of these early parent-child conversations as we follow the children in our longitudinal studies into adolescence. We are finding that children whose parents told elaborative stories with them in early childhood have earlier memories and stronger self-concepts as adolescents. We are extending these investigations to other cultures to explore whether Maori adolescents, who have the earliest memories of any culture studied, develop a coherent life story at a younger age than Chinese or European New Zealand adolescents, who tend to have later memories. Across cultures, we expect adolescents' life stories to be linked to their self-concept and to their psychological well-being.
Supported by
Marsden Fund of the Royal Society of New Zealand
National Institute of Child Health and Development
Foundation for Research in Science and Technology
Collaborators
Professor Robyn Fivush (Emory University)
Professor William Friedman (Oberlin College)
Professor Wendy Grolnick (Clark University)
Professor Harlene Hayne (University of Otago)
Associate Professor Qi Wang (Cornell University)
Dr Elizabeth Schaughency (University of Otago)
Dr Mele Taumoepeau (University of Otago)
Dr Catherine Haden (Loyola University)
Professor Peter Ornstein (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
Professor Lynne Baker-Ward (North Carolina State University)
Professor Patricia Bauer (Emory University)
Professor Marjorie Taylor (University of Oregon)
Other Affiliations
Leader of Education Domain, Growing Up in New Zealand
University of Auckland
School of Population Health www.growingup.co.nz
Publications
Zhang, Y., Ballard, E., Lee, T., Lee, H., Schmidt, J., & Reese, E. (2024). Assessing vocabulary and grammar development in New Zealand Mandarin- and Cantonese-speaking children: A validation study. Speech, Language & Hearing. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/2050571X.2024.2303825
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Arnett, A. B., Guiney, H., Bakir-Demir, T., Trudgen, A., Schierding, W., Reid, V., … Reese, E., & Poulton, R. (2024). Resting EEG correlates of neurodevelopment in a socioeconomically and linguistically diverse sample of toddlers: Wave 1 of the Kia Tīmata Pai best start New Zealand study. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 65, 101336. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101336
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Bird, A., Reese, E., Schaughency, E., Waldie, K., Atatoa-Carr, P., Morton, S., & Grant, C. (2024). Talking, praising and teaching: How parent interaction during a learning task relates to children's early learning. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 66, 255-268. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.10.001
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Zhang, Y., Taumoepeau, M., & Reese, E. (2023). Exploring the impact of an oral language intervention on linguistic aspects of teacher-child talk. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 16). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Alias, A., Reese, E., & Reid, V. (2023). Importance of parental reminiscing for children and adolescent development. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Symposium. (pp. 15). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from https://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html
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Bird, A., Reese, E., Salmon, K., Waldie, K., Peterson, E., Atatoa-Carr, P., & Morton, S. (2023). Maternal depressive symptoms and child language development: Exploring potential pathways through observed and self-reported mother-child verbal interactions. Development & Psychopathology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1017/s0954579423001311
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Swearingen, I., Reese, E., Garnett, M., Peterson, E., Salmon, K., Atatoa Carr, P., Morton, S. M. B., & Bird, A. (2023). Maternal reminiscing during middle childhood: Associations with maternal personality and child temperament from the Growing Up in New Zealand cohort study. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1037/dev0001596
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Mitchell, Y. A., Thomas, B.-A., Clifford, A. E., Kittow, G. H., & Reese, E. (2023). Aotearoa's linguistic landscape: Exploring the use of te reo Māori in English-medium early childhood education. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2023.2256246
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Reese, E., Kokaua, J., Guiney, H., Bakir-Demir, T., McLauchlan, J., Edgeler, C., Schaughency, E., Taumoepeau, M., Salmon, K., Clifford, A., Maruariki, N., McNaughton, S., … Amjad, S., Trudgen, A., & Poulton, R. (2023). Kia Tīmata Pai (Best Start): A study protocol for a cluster randomised trial with early childhood teachers to support children's oral language and self-regulation development. BMJ Open, 13, e073361. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073361
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Mitchell, Y., Thomas, B. A., Clifford, A., & Reese, E. (2023). Nurture the seed and it will grow: The use of te reo Māori in New Zealand early childhood education and the benefits of an oral language enrichment programme. Proceedings of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) XIV Biennial Conference. (pp. 109). Retrieved from https://web.cvent.com/event/600e833f-811d-4c42-abcd-134199fe41ac/summary
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Zajac, R., Garry, M., Charlton, S., & Reese, E. (2023). Scholarship amid sheep: Applied cognition research in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, 12, 43-47. doi: 10.1037/mac0000109
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Garnett, M., Reese, E., Swearingen, I., Peterson, E., Salmon, K., Waldie, K., … Bird, A. (2023). Maternal reminiscing and children’s socioemotional development: Evidence from a large pre-birth longitudinal cohort study, Growing Up in New Zealand. Journal of Cognition & Development. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2023.2192276
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Bakir-Demir, T., Reese, E., Sahin-Acar, B., & Taumoepeau, M. (2023). How I remember my mother’s story: A cross-national investigation of vicarious family stories in Turkey and New Zealand. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 54(3), 340-364. doi: 10.1177/00220221221132833
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Reese, E., Barrett-Young, A., Gilkison, L., Carroll, J., Das, S., Riordan, J., & Schaughency, E. (2023). Tender Shoots: A parent book-reading and reminiscing program to enhance children’s oral narrative skills. Reading & Writing, 36, 541-564. doi: 10.1007/s11145-022-10282-6
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Marshall, S., & Reese, E. (2022). Growing Memories: Benefits of an early childhood maternal reminiscing intervention for emerging adults’ turning point narratives and well-being. Journal of Research in Personality, 99, 104262. doi: 10.1016/j.jrp.2022.104262
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Corkin, M. T., Peterson, E. R., Henderson, A. M. E., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2022). Examining the association between mothers’ life logistics and screen time of children aged 4 – 5 years old. Social Science Journal. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/03623319.2022.2081441
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Timperley, S., Schaughency, E., Riordan, J., Carroll, J., Das, S., & Reese, E. (2022). Tender Shoots: Effects of a preschool shared book reading preventive intervention on parent–child reading and parents’ involvement in the first year of school. School Mental Health, 14, 238-253. doi: 10.1007/s12310-022-09505-6
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Mitchell, C., & Reese, E. (2022). Growing Memories: Coaching mothers in elaborative reminiscing with toddlers benefits adolescents’ turning-point narratives and wellbeing. Journal of Personality, 90, 887-901. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12703
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Riordan, J., Reese, E., Das, S., Carroll, J., & Schaughency, E. (2022). Tender Shoots: A randomized controlled trial of two shared-reading approaches for enhancing parent-child interactions and children’s oral language and literacy skills. Scientific Studies of Reading, 26(3), 183-203. doi: 10.1080/10888438.2021.1926464
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Hazan, H., Reese, E., & Linscott, R. J. (2022). Basic self-disturbance in schizotypy. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 16, 26-33. doi: 10.1111/eip.13125
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Hazan, H., Reese, E., & Linscott, R. J. (2021). Understanding poor adjustment in schizotypy: A prospective study of the role of self during late adolescence and early adulthood. Emerging Adulthood, 10(5), 1235-1246. doi: 10.1177/21676968211021759
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Corkin, M. T., Peterson, E. R., Henderson, A. M. E., Bird, A. L., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2021). The predictors of screen time at two years in a large nationally diverse cohort. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 30, 2076-2096. doi: 10.1007/s10826-021-01985-5
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Bakir-Demir, T., Reese, E., Sahin-Acar, B., & Tursel, E. G. (2021). Vicarious family stories of Turkish young, middle-aged, and older adults: Are family stories related to well-being? Journal of Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, 10, 412-424. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.12.003
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Clifford, A., Shaughency, E., Healey, D., Carroll, J., & Reese, E. (2021). Tender Shoots for ECE: Educator-child conversations and developing socioemotional competencies. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. CLI21242. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Timperley, S., Shaughency, E., Crawford, I., Gilkison, L., Healey, D., Carroll, J., & Reese, E. (2021). Tender Shoots for ECE: Impact of rich reading and reminiscing on educator-child shared reading interactions. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. TIM21241. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
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Shaughency, E., Linney, K., Carroll, J., Riordan, J., Das, S., & Reese, E. (2021). Tender Shoots: Beginning reading outcomes. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. SCH21240. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
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Reese, E., Barrett-Young, A., Gilkison, L., Riordan, J., Carroll, J., Das, S., & Shaughency, E. (2021). Tender Shoots: Narrative outcomes in the first year of school. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. CAR21238. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
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Reese, E., & Healey, D. (2021). The best Start: Fostering the development of children's oral language and self-regulation skills. Proceedings of the 13th Educational Psychology Forum. REE21232. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Corkin, M., Peterson, E. R., Henderson, A. M. E., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2021). Preschool screen media exposure, executive functions and symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 73, 101237. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2020.101237
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Salmon, K., Isler, L., Jose, P., Glynn, R., Mitchell, C., Dewhirst, M., … Reese, E. (2021). Delving into the detail: Greater episodic detail in narratives of a critical life event predicts an increase in adolescent depressive symptoms across one year. Behaviour Research & Therapy, 137, 103798. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2020.103798
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Chen, Y., Cullen, E., Fivush, R., Wang, Q., & Reese, E. (2021). Mother, father, and I: A cross-cultural investigation of adolescents’ intergenerational narratives and well-being. Journal of Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, 10(1), 55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2020.08.011
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Reese, E., & Whitehouse, H. (2021). The development of identity fusion. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 16(6), 1398-1411. doi: 10.1177/1745691620968761
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McAnally, H. M., Forsyth, B. J., Taylor, M., & Reese, E. (2021). Imaginary companions in childhood: What can prospective longitudinal research tell us about their fate by adolescence? Journal of Creative Behavior, 55(1), 276-283. doi: 10.1002/jocb.468
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Reese, E., Gunn, A., Bateman, A., & Carr, M. (2021). Teacher-child talk about learning stories in New Zealand: A strategy for eliciting children’s complex language. Early Years, 41(5), 506-521. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2019.1621804
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Tasuji, T., Reese, E., van mulukom, V., & Whitehouse, H. (2020). Band of mothers: Childbirth as a female bonding experience. PLoS ONE, 15(10), e0240175. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240175
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Neha, T., Reese, E., Schaughency, E., & Taumoepeau, M. (2020). The role of whānau (New Zealand Māori families) for Māori children’s early learning. Developmental Psychology, 56(8), 1518-1531. doi: 10.1037/dev0000835
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Schaughency, E., Riordan, J., Reese, E., Derby, M., & Gillon, G. (2020). Developing a community-based oral language preventive intervention: Exploring feasibility and social validity for families affected by the Canterbury earthquakes. Infants & Young Children, 33(3), 195-218. doi: 10.1097/IYC.0000000000000171
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Fivush, R., McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2020). Family stories and family secrets. Journal of New Zealand Studies, 29, 20-36. doi: 10.26686/jnzs.v0iNS29.6259
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Bakir-Demir, T., Reese, E., & Sahin-Acar, B. (2020). How three generations narrate their vicarious family stories: Intrafamilial similarities, gender and cross-generational differences. Memory, 28(4), 553-566. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2020.1749282
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Mitchell, C., Reese, E., Salmon, K., & Jose, P. (2020). Narrative coherence, psychopathology, and wellbeing: Concurrent and longitudinal findings in a mid-adolescent sample. Journal of Adolescence, 79, 16-25. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.12.003
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Van Bergen, P., Barnier, A. J., Reese, E., & McIlwain, D. (2020). “There were spooks in the park”: Children's reminiscing with parents and siblings following a staged Halloween event. Journal of Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, 9, 96-107. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2019.10.003
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Reese, E., Macfarlane, L., McAnally, H., Robertson, S.-J., & Taumoepeau, M. (2020). Coaching in maternal reminiscing with preschoolers leads to elaborative and coherent personal narratives in early adolescence. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 189, 104707. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2019.104707
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Leyva, D., Reese, E., Laible, D., Schaughency, E., Das, S., & Clifford, A. (2020). Measuring parents' elaborative reminiscing: Differential links of parents' elaboration to children's autobiographical memory and socioemotional skills. Journal of Cognition & Development, 21(1), 23-45. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2019.1668395
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McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2019, November). Autobiographical narrative in adolescence: Differences and similarities by culture. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago Centre for the Book Symposium: Biography, Autobiography and Memoirs, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Hazan, H., Reese, E. J., & Linscott, R. J. (2019). Narrative self and high risk for schizophrenia: Remembering the past and imagining the future. Memory, 27(9), 1214-1223. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2019.1642919
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Fivush, R., Habermas, T., & Reese, E. (2019). Retelling lives: Narrative style and stability of highly emotional events over time. Qualitative Psychology, 6(2), 156-166. doi: 10.1037/qup0000150
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Reese, E., & Robertson, S.-J. (2019). Origins of adolescents' earliest memories. Memory, 27(1), 79-91. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2018.1512631
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Reese, E., Meins, E., Fernyhough, C., & Centifanti, L. (2019). Origins of mother-child reminiscing style. Development & Psychopathology, 31(2), 631-642. doi: 10.1017/s0954579418000172
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Atatoa Carr, P. E., Reese, E., Bird, A. L., Bandara, D. K., Grant, C. C., & Morton, S. M. B. (2019). Caring for our infants: Parents’ antenatal childcare intentions and nine-month reality. Early Years, 39(1), 17-35. doi: 10.1080/09575146.2017.1323186
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Reese, E. (2018). Attachment and memory research: Reflecting on a shared past and a collaborative future. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 83(4), 162-172. doi: 10.1111/mono.12399
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Corkin, M. T., Dando, E., Peterson, E. R., Andrejic, N., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2018). “The way she smiles brightens me up”: Highlights of parenting an infant in a large nationally diverse cohort. Current Psychology, 40, 919-938. doi: 10.1007/s12144-018-0014-5
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Riordan, J., Reese, E., Rouse, S., & Schaughency, E. (2018). Promoting code-focused talk: The rhyme and reason for why book style matters. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 45, 69-80. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2018.05.004
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Suggate, S., Schaughency, E., McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2018). From infancy to adolescence: The longitudinal links between vocabulary, early literacy skills, oral narrative, and reading comprehension. Cognitive Development, 47, 82-95. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2018.04.005
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Hazan, H., Linscott, R., & Reese, E. (2018). Basic sense of self in youth at high risk for developing schizophrenia. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(Suppl. 1), (pp. S335). doi: 10.1093/schbul/sby014
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Peterson, E. R., Andrejic, N., Corkin, M. T., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2018). I hardly see my baby: Challenges and highlights of being a New Zealand working mother of an infant. Kōtuitui, 13(1), 4-28. doi: 10.1080/1177083X.2017.1391852
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Corkin, M. T., Peterson, E. R., Andrejic, N., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., & Morton, S. M. B. (2018). Predictors of mothers’ self-identified challenges in parenting infants: Insights from a large, nationally diverse cohort. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 27(2), 653-670. doi: 10.1007/s10826-017-0903-5
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Reese, E., Keegan, P., McNaughton, S., Kingi, T. K., Atatoa Carr, P., Schmidt, J., … Morton, S. (2018). Te Reo Māori: Indigenous language acquisition in the context of New Zealand English. Journal of Child Language, 45(2), 340-367. doi: 10.1017/s0305000917000241
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Neha, T., Reese, E., Taumoepeau, M., & Robertson, S.-J. (2017). He maumahara ki Ngā Kōrero a Ngā Whānau ki Te Waipounamu: Family recollections and social contributions to Māori children's learning int the South Island, New Zealand. Proceedings of the 10th Education Psychology Forum (EPF): Promoting healthy school cultures and learning environments for all children. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E. (2017). Encouraging collaborative remembering between young children and their caregivers. In M. L. Meade, C. B. Harris, P. Van Bergen, J. Sutton & A. J. Barnier (Eds.), Collaborative remembering: Theories, research, and applications. (pp. 317-333). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/oso/9780198737865.003.0018
Chapter in Book - Research
Schaughency, E., Reese, E., Riordan, J., Derby, M., Wilson, L., & Gillon, G. (2017). Nurturing shared reading with preschool children: New Zealand examples. Proceedings of the National Science Challenge Literacy and Learning Research Symposium. Retrieved from http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/education/research/a-better-start-literacy-and-learning-theme
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Carroll, J., Healey, D., Schaughency, E., Reese, E., Cross, T., Johnson, J., … Burrowes, R. (2017). Te Pihinga: Growing relationships with home based educators to nurture young children's development. Proceedings of the New Zealand for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference. (pp. 26). Retrieved from https://forumpoint2.eventsair.com/QuickEventWebsitePortal/nzare2017/info
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Schaughency, E., Suggate, S., & Reese, E. (2017). Links between early oral narrative and decoding skills and later reading in a New Zealand sample. Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 22, 109-132. doi: 10.1080/19404158.2017.1399914
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Reese, E., Fivush, R., Merrill, N., Wang, Q., & McAnally, H. (2017). Adolescents' intergenerational narratives across cultures. Developmental Psychology, 53(6), 1142-1153. doi: 10.1037/dev0000309
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Peterson, E. R., Waldie, K. E., Mohal, J., Reese, E., Atatoa-Carr, P. E., Grant, C. C., & Morton, S. M. B. (2017). Infant Behavior Questionnaire: Revised very short form: A new factor structure's associations with parenting perceptions and child language outcomes. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(6), 561-573. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1287709
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Peterson, E. R., Mohal, J., Waldie, K. E., Reese, E., Atatoa Carr, P., Grant, C. C., & Morton, S. M. B. (2017). A cross-cultural analysis of the infant behavior questionnaire very short form: An item response theory analysis of infant temperament in New Zealand. Journal of Personality Assessment, 99(6), 574-584. doi: 10.1080/00223891.2017.1288128
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Reese, E., Myftari, E., McAnally, H. M., Chen, Y., Neha, T., Wang, Q., Jack, F., & Robertson, S.-J. (2017). Telling the tale and living well: Adolescent narrative identity, personality traits, and well-being across cultures. Child Development, 88(2), 612-628. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12618
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Robertson, S.-J. L., & Reese, E. (2017). The very hungry caterpillar turned into a butterfly: Children’s and parents’ enjoyment of different book genres. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 17(1), 3-25. doi: 10.1177/1468798415598354
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Gunn, A., Bateman, A., Carr, M., & Reese, E. (2016). Storytelling at kindergarten: Teachers practices and children's learning in sociocultural cirriculum. Proceedings of the 26th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference: Happiness, Relationships, Emotion & Deep Level Learning. (pp. 252). Retrieved from https://www.eecera.org/conference/2016
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bateman, A., Carr, M., Gunn, A., & Reese, E. (2016, November-December). Emotional responses to children's tellings. Verbal presentation at the Australasian Institute for Ethnomethodology and Conversation Analysis (AIEMCA) Conference, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Schaughency, E., Riordan, J., Das, S., Carroll, J., & Reese, E. (2016). Embracing the principle of ako: Growing partnerships between parents, early childhood educators and researchers. Early Childhood Folio, 20(2), 31-36. doi: 10.18296/ecf.0028
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Reese, E., & Schaughency, E. (2016, November). Supporting young children's language and communication through Scaffolded Interactions. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference: Nōku anō te Takapau Wharanui: The Politics of Learning, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., Gunn, A., Bateman, A., & Carr, M. (2016, November). Telling stories about learning stories. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference: Nōku anō te Takapau Wharanui: The Politics of Learning, Wellington, New Zealand.
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Reese, E., Peterson, E. R., Waldie, K., Schmidt, J., Bandara, D., Atatoa Carr, P., … Morton, S. M. B. (2016). High Hopes? Educational, socioeconomic, and ethnic differences in parents' aspirations for their unborn children. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 25(12), 3657-3674. doi: 10.1007/s10826-016-0521-7
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Bird, A. L., Reese, E., Taumoepeau, M., Schmidt, J., Mohal, J., Grant, C., … Morton, S. (2016). “You are our eyes and ears”: A new tool for observing parent-child interactions in large samples. Longitudinal & Life Course Studies, 7(4), 386-408. doi: 10.14301/llcs.v7i4.381
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Salmon, K., O'Kearney, R., Reese, E., & Fortune, C.-A. (2016). The role of language skill in child psychopathology: Implications for intervention in the early years. Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, 19(4), 352-367. doi: 10.1007/s10567-016-0214-1
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Gunn, A. C., Bateman, A., Carr, M., & Reese, E. (2016, August). Storytelling in early childhood education and at school: Teachers' practices and children's learning in sociocultural curriculum. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago College of Education (UOCE) Annual Early Childhood Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Schaughency, E., Reese, E., Carroll, J., Linney, K., Clifford, A., Das, S., Johnston, J., & Rouse, S. (2016, August). Supporting adult-child interactions with preschool children: Benefits for children's emergent literacy in beginning schooling. Verbal presentation at the University of Otago College of Education (UOCE) Annual Early Childhood Research Hui, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Salmon, K., & Reese, E. (2016). The benefits of reminiscing with young children. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25(4), 233-238. doi: 10.1177/0963721416655100
Journal - Research Article
Jack, F., Friedman, W., Reese, E., & Zajac, R. (2016). Age-related differences in memory for time, temporal reconstruction, and the availability and use of temporal landmarks. Cognitive Development, 37, 53-66. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2015.12.003
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2015). What good is a picturebook? Developing children's oral language and literacy through shared picturebook reading. In B. Kümmerling-Meibauer, J. Meibauer, K. Nachtigäller & K. J. Rohlfing (Eds.), Learning from picturebooks: Perspectives from child development and literacy studies. (pp. 194-208). Hove, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E., Ballard, E., Taumoepeau, M., Taumoefolau, M., Morton, S. B., Grant, C., Atatoa-Carr, P., … Perese, L. (2015). Estimating language skills in Samoan- and Tongan-speaking children growing up in New Zealand. First Language, 35(4-5), 407-427. doi: 10.1177/0142723715596099
Journal - Research Article
Bateman, A., Carr, M., Reese, E., & Gunn, A. (2015, November). Exploring literacy in the early years. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference: Emancipation Through Education, Whakatāne, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Bateman, A., Gunn, A., Carr, M., & Reese, E. (2015, November). Stories about children's learning: Zooming in and zooming out. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand Association for Research in Education (NZARE) Conference: Emancipation Through Education, Whakatāne, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Salmon, K., & Reese, E. (2015). Talking (or not talking) about the past: The influence of parent–child conversation about negative experiences on children's memories. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 29(6), 791-801. doi: 10.1002/acp.3186
Journal - Research Article
Das, S., Clifford, A., Schaughency, E., & Reese, E. (2015). I'm happy and I know it? Exploring links between parent-child reminiscing and children's emotion understanding. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, I. Iati, M. Inder, C. Pau & R. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices XII. (pp. 13). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gunn, A., Carr, M., Bateman, A., & Reese, E. (2015, October). Storying: A key to language and literacy learning in the early years. Verbal presentation at the 11th Early Childhood Convention, Rotorua, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Habermas, T., & Reese, E. (2015). Getting a life takes time: The development of the life story in adolescence, its precursors and consequences. Human Development, 58(3), 172-201. doi: 10.1159/000437245
Journal - Research Article
Neha, T., Treharne, G., Peterson, C., & Reese, E. (2015). E Tamariki Ma. Kōrero Mai: Māori children's narratives on mild personal injury. Proceedings of the International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) 9th Biennial Conference. (pp. 74). Retrieved from http://www.ischp2015.co.za/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Artioli, F., Reese, E., & Hayne, H. (2015). Benchmarking the past: Children's early memories and maternal reminiscing as a function of family structure. Journal of Applied Research in Memory & Cognition, 4(2), 136-143. doi: 10.1016/j.jarmac.2015.04.002
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Robertson, S.-J., Divers, S., & Schaughency, E. (2015). Does the brown banana have a beak? Preschool children’s phonological awareness as a function of parents’ talk about speech sounds. First Language, 35(1), 54-67. doi: 10.1177/0142723714566336
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., & Neha, T. (2015). Let's kōrero (talk): The practice and functions of reminiscing among mothers and children in Māori families. Memory, 23(1), 99-110. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2014.929705
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Taumoepeau, M., & Neha, T. (2014). Remember drawing on the cupboard? New Zealand Māori, European, and Pasifika parents’ conversations about children’s transgressions. In C. Wainryb & H. E. Recchia (Eds.), Talking about right and wrong: Parent-child conversations as contexts for moral development. (pp. 44-70). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E. (2014). Practical tips for conducting longitudinal studies of memory development. In P. J. Bauer & R. Fivush (Eds.), Wiley handbook on the development of children's memory. (pp. 1044-1050). Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E. (2014). Taking the long way: Longitudinal approaches to autobiographical memory development. In P. J. Bauer & R. Fivush (Eds.), Wiley handbook on the development of children's memory. (pp. 972-995). Malden, MA: Wiley Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Sparks, A., & Reese, E. (2014). Elaborative conversations as an emergent literacy intervention context. Proceedings of the 13th International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL) Congress. Retrieved from http://www.iascl2014.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Johnston, J., Reese, E., Schaughency, E., & Das, S. (2014). A time to talk: A conversational intervention for children's language learning. Proceedings of the 13th International Association for the Study of Child Language (IASCL) Congress. Retrieved from http://www.iascl2014.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gunn, A., Bateman, A., Carr, M., & Reese, E. (2014). Reporting to children about research involving them. Proceedings of the 24th European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA) Annual Conference: Us, Them & Me: Universal, Targeted or Individuated Early Childhood Programmes. (pp. 236). Retrieved from http://www.eecera.org/conferences/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E. (2014, November). Adolescent identity and well-being in three New Zealand cultures. Verbal presentation at the Multiculturalism in New Zealand: International and Multi-disciplinary Perspectives Colloquium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Schaughency, E., Das, S., Carroll, J., Johnston, J., Robertson, S.-J., & Reese, E. (2014). Getting ready for school: Exploring caregivers' implementation of a parent-mediated school readiness programme. Proceedings of the 7th Educational Psychology Forum: Working Together to Create Positive Futures. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Neha, T., Clifford, A., Das, S., Robertson, S.-J., Schaughency, E., & Reese, E. (2014). It's cool to korero like Kiwis: Exploring the relationship between conversation styles and children's language and literacy development. Proceedings of the 7th Educational Psychology Forum: Working Together to Create Positive Futures. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McDowall, P., Schaughency, E., Taumoepeau, M., & Reese, E. (2014). Parent-involvement in children's beginning reading: Schools' engagement of families and associations with child literacy development. Proceedings of the 7th Educational Psychology Forum: Working Together to Create Positive Futures. Retrieved from http://www.eenz.com/epf/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Pigden, A. R., Todd, J., Reese, E., & McAnally, H. (2014). Does reading make you angry? Investigating the effects of violent literature on aggressive cognitions and prosocial tendencies. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 11). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Johnston, J., Reese, E., Schaughency, E., & Das, S. (2014). Getting ready for school: From there to here and here to there. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 10). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Das, S., Clifford, A., Schaughency, E., Robertson, S.-J., Reese, E., & Johnston, J. (2014). Elaborations, efficacy, and education: The relationship between elaborative reminiscing, parental self-efficacy and school readiness. Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 9). Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Psychology, University of Otago. Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/research/otago059081.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Suggate, S., Reese, E., Lenhard, W., & Schneider, W. (2014). The relative contributions of vocabulary, decoding, and phonemic awareness to word reading in English versus German. Reading & Writing, 27(8), 1395-1412. doi: 10.1007/s11145-014-9498-z
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2014, June). Taking the long way: Longitudinal approaches to child development. Verbal presentation at the 50th Anniversary of the Department of Psychology Research Symposium, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., Myftari, E., Neha, T., Wang, Q., & Jack, F. (2014). Narratives and traits in personality development among New Zealand Māori, Chinese, and European adolescents. Journal of Adolescence, 37(5), 727-737. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.02.005
Journal - Research Article
Artioli, F., & Reese, E. (2014). Early memories in young adults from separated and non-separated families. Memory, 22(8), 1082-1102. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2013.868907
Journal - Research Article
Taumoepeau, M., & Reese, E. (2014). Understanding the self through siblings: Self-awareness mediates the sibling effect on social understanding. Social Development, 23(1), 1-18. doi: 10.1111/sode.12035
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2013, April). Attachment in adolescence. Verbal presentation at the New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (NZCCP) 23rd National Conference: Upping our game "Nga Ringa Raupa", Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Johnston, J., Das, S., Schaughency, E., Reese, E., Lindsay, G., & Harding, R. (2013, December). Getting ready for school: What do parents want? Exploring parents' priorities for programme development for the transition to primary school. Poster session presented at the 6th Educational Psychology Forum, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Reese, E., & Neha, T. (2013, April). Yesterday, today, and tomorrow's maharatia: Recollections among Māori mothers and children. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Neha, T., Reese, E., Murachver, T., & Robertson, S.-J. (2013, April). Tell me Whaea/Mama: The role of reminiscing and storybook reading in the oral language of young New Zealand Māori children. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Schaughency, E., Struthers, P., & Reese, E. (2013, April). Shaping the home literacy environment in the first two school years: Roles of children, parents, and relations to reading skill. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Seattle, WA.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Reese, E. (2013, September). Tell me a story. University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Inaugural Professorial Lecture].
Other Research Output
Taumoepeau, M., & Reese, E. (2013). Maternal reminiscing, elaborative talk, and children's theory of mind: An intervention study. First Language, 33(4), 388-410. doi: 10.1177/0142723713493347
Journal - Research Article
Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., & Reese, E. (2013). Development in the organization of episodic memories in middle childhood and adolescence. Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience, 7, 84. doi: 10.3389/fnbeh.2013.00084
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2013). Culture, narrative, and imagination. In M. Taylor (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of the development of imagination. (pp. 196-211). Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E. (2013). Tell me a story: Sharing stories to enrich your child's world. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 241p.
Authored Book - Research
Sparks, A., & Reese, E. (2013). From reminiscing to reading: Home contributions to children's developing language and literacy in low-income families. First Language, 33(1), 89-109. doi: 10.1177/0142723711433583
Journal - Research Article
Suggate, S. P., Schaughency, E. A., & Reese, E. (2013). Children learning to read later catch up to children reading earlier. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(1), 33-48. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.04.004
Journal - Research Article
Morton, S. M. B., Atatoa Carr, P. E., Grant, C. C., Robinson, E. M., Bandara, D. K., Bird, A., Ivory, V. C., … Reese, E., … Wall, C. (2013). Cohort profile: Growing up in New Zealand. International Journal of Epidemiology, 42(1), 65-75. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyr206
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Sparks, A., & Suggate, S. (2012). Assessing children's narratives. In E. Hoff (Ed.), Research methods in child language: A practical guide. (pp. 133-148). Chichester, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
Chapter in Book - Research
Suggate, S., & Reese, E. (Eds.). (2012). Contemporary debates in childhood education and development. Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 352p.
Edited Book - Research
Reese, E. (2012). The tyranny of shared book-reading. In S. Suggate & E. Reese (Eds.), Contemporary debates in childhood education and development. (pp. 59-68). Abingdon, UK: Routledge.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E., & Murachver, T. (2012, June). Whānau recollections and social contributions to Māori children's learning. Verbal presentation at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the Native American and Indigenous Studies Association (NAISA), Uncasville, Connecticut.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kendall, J., Schaughency, E., Struthers, P., & Reese, E. (2012, November). Growing readers: A closer look at child-parent reading interactions, skill development, and budding independent reading across the first year of school. Poster session presented at the 5th Educational Psychology Forum, Auckland, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Forsyth, B., Reese, E., & McAnally, H. (2012). Are adolescent memories of childhood imaginary friends reliable? Proceedings of the Psycolloquy Seminar. (pp. 9). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/psychology/otago039512.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Leyva, D., Sparks, A., & Reese, E. (2012). The link between preschoolers’ phonological awareness and mothers’ book-reading and reminiscing practices in low-income families. Journal of Literacy Research, 44(4), 426-447. doi: 10.1177/1086296x12460040
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2012, July). Culture, self and identity. Verbal presentation at the Neuroscience and Mental Disorder Conference in association with the 15th International Philosophy and Psychiatry Conference: Culture and Mental Health, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Chen, Y., McAnally, H. M., Wang, Q., & Reese, E. (2012). The coherence of critical event narratives and adolescents' psychological functioning. Memory, 20(7), 667-681. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2012.693934
Journal - Research Article
Artioli, F., Cicogna, P. C., Occhionero, M., & Reese, E. (2012). "The people I grew up with": The role of sociodemographic factors in early memories in an Italian sample. Memory, 20(2), 189-197. doi: 10.1080/09658211.2011.651090
Journal - Research Article
Leyva, D., Reese, E., & Wiser, M. (2012). Early understanding of the functions of print: Parent—child interaction and preschoolers' notating skills. First Language, 32(3), 301-323. doi: 10.1177/0142723711410793
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2011, November). Adolescent life stories and psychological well-being. Verbal presentation at the Otago Child and Adolescent Well-Being Research Forum, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Chen, Y., McAnally, H., Reese, E., & Wang, Q. (2011). Selves in the making: A cross-culture investigation into the development of life story in adolescence. Proceedings of the 9th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC IX). (pp. 13). Retrieved from http://www.sarmac.org/images/upload/downloads/SARMAC_IX_2011.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnally, H. M., Chen, Y., Reese, E., & Wang, Q. (2011, March-April). Life stories, age, culture and well-being: What are the relationships? Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Montréal, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Luo, R., Schaughency, E., Gill, A., Lobb, C., Reese, E., & Galland, B. (2011, August). Young children's acquisition of early literacy and language skills: The contributions of literacy environments, parental scaffolding, and child sleep. Poster session presented at the 119th American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, Washington, DC.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Taumoepeau, M., & Reese, E. (2011). Child-directed speech and child language development in Pacific Island families living in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 12th International Association for the Study of Child Language (ISACL) Congress. Retrieved from http://www.iascl2011.org/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E., Haden, C. A., Baker-Ward, L., Bauer, P., Fivush, R., & Ornstein, P. A. (2011). Coherence of personal narratives across the lifespan: A multidimensional model and coding method. Journal of Cognition & Development, 12(4), 424-462. doi: 10.1080/15248372.2011.587854
Journal - Research Article
Suggate, S. P., Schaughency, E. A., & Reese, E. (2011). The contribution of age and reading instruction to oral narrative and pre-reading skills. First Language, 31(4), 379-403. doi: 10.1177/0142723710395165
Journal - Research Article
Artioli, F., & Reese, E. (2011). Family transitions and early memory. A study with young adults from separated and non-separated families. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Luo, R., Gill, A. I., Lobb, C., Schaughency, E., Reese, E., & Galland, B. (2011). Predicting phonological awareness skills at age 4: Contributions of reported home literacy activities, observed parent-child interactions, and sleep status at age 3. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 107). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E., Divers, S., & Robertson, S.-J. (2011). "Does the brown banana have a beak?" Mothers' wordplay and children's phonological awareness. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 106). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Taumoepeau, M., & Reese, E. (2011). Finding their wings: Young children's mental state understanding in a Pacific Island New Zealand community. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 55). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
McAnally, H., Chen, Y., Reese, E., & Wang, Q. (2011). Adolescent narrative identity and well-being. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 37). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Neha, T., Reese, E., & Murachver, T. (2011). Family recollections and social contributions to Māori children's learning. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 35). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E. (2011). Before they were born: Findings from the antenatal phase of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal cohort study. Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Human Development Association (AHDA). (pp. 16). Retrieved from http://www.otago.ac.nz/ahda2011/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Friedman, W. J., Reese, E., & Dai, X. (2011). Children's memory for the times of events from the past years. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 25(1), 156-165. doi: 10.1002/acp.1656
Journal - Research Article
Chen, Y., McAnally, H., & Reese, E. (2010, June). Life story coherence and psychological well-being: A cross-cultural perspective. Poster session presented at the Centre on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE) Conference: Theoretical Perspectives on Autobiographical Memory, Aarhus, Denmark.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Reese, E., Yan, C., Jack, F., & Hayne, H. (2010). Emerging identities: Narrative and self from early childhood to early adolescence. In K. C. McLean & M. Pasupathi (Eds.), Narrative development in adolescence: Creating the storied self. (pp. 23-43). New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-89825-4
Chapter in Book - Research
Schaughency, E., & Reese, E. (2010). Connections between language and literacy development. In J. Low & P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan development: New Zealand perspectives. (2nd ed.) (pp. 59-71). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson.
Chapter in Book - Research
Neha, T., Reese, E., & Murachver, T. (2010, October). He Rapunga Kōrero Te Akoranga O Ngā Whānau Tamarikitanga [Research on Māori children's learning]. Verbal presentation at the Māori and Indigenous Doctoral Students Conference: He Rangi Tā Matawhānui: Visualising Wider Horizons, Wellington, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Artioli, F., Reese, E., Cicogna, P., & Occhionero, M. (2010, November). ″Your earliest memories″: Sociocultural factors on earliest autobiographical memories. Verbal presentation at the Psycolloquy Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., Jack, F., & White, N. (2010). Origins of adolescents' autobiographical memories. Cognitive Development, 25(4), 352-367. doi: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2010.08.006
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Leyva, D., Sparks, A., & Grolnick, W. (2010). Maternal elaborative reminiscing increases low-income children's narrative skills relative to dialogic reading. Early Education & Development, 21(3), 318-342. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2010.481552
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Sparks, A., & Leyva, D. (2010). A review of parent interventions for preschool children's language and emergent literacy. Journal of Early Childhood Literacy, 10(1), 97-117. doi: 10.1177/1468798409356987
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Suggate, S., Long, J., & Schaughency, E. (2010). Children's oral narrative and reading skills in the first 3 years of reading instruction. Reading & Writing, 23(6), 627-644. doi: 10.1007/s11145-009-9175-9
Journal - Research Article
Sparks, A., & Reese, E. (2009, April). The interface between mother-child storytelling and developing literacy: Evidence from a sample of children entering head start. Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Kalia, V., & Reese, E. (2009, April). "You know what pet is?" Shared book-reading in Indian families and associations with children's early literacy development. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Kalia, V., Wiser, M., & Reese, E. (2009, April). The role of narrative skills in Indian bilingual children's English literacy acquisition. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Chen, Y., White, N., Ball, V., & Reese, E. (2009, April). Life stories and well-being in middle childhood and adolesence. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Reese, E. (2009). The development of autobiographical memory: Origins and consequences. In P. Bauer (Ed.), Advances in child development and behavior (Vol. 37). (pp. 145-200). The Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0065-2407(09)03704-5
Chapter in Book - Research
Chen, Y., & Reese, E. (2009, November). Family narratives, identity and well-being in middle childhood and early adolescence. Verbal presentation at the Psycolloquy Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Trionfi, G., & Reese, E. (2009). A good story: Children with imaginary companions create richer narratives. Child Development, 80(4), 1301-1313. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01333.x
Journal - Research Article
Kalia, V., & Reese, E. (2009). Relations between Indian children's home literacy environment and their English oral language and literacy skills. Scientific Studies of Reading, 13(2), 122-145. doi: 10.1080/10888430902769517
Journal - Research Article
Jack, F., MacDonald, S., Reese, E., & Hayne, H. (2009). Maternal reminiscing style during early childhood predicts the age of adolescents' earliest memories. Child Development, 80(2), 496-505. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2009.01274.x
Journal - Research Article
Leyva, D., Reese, E., Grolnick, W., & Price, C. (2008). Elaboration and autonomy support in low-income mothers' reminiscing: Links to children's autobiographical narratives. Journal of Cognition & Development, 9(4), 363-389. doi: 10.1080/15248370802678158
Journal - Research Article
Schaughency, E., Suggate, S., & Reese, E. (2008). Measuring the home literacy environment in a sample of New Zealand primary students. Proceedings of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading Fifteenth Annual Meeting. SSSR. Retrieved from http://www.triplesr.org/conference/Conf-Abstracts.php
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E., Sparks, A., Kalia, V., Long, J., Suggate, S., & Schaughency, E. (2008, July-August). Oral narrative skills and reading ability: Implications for assessment. Verbal presentation at the XI Congress of the International Association for the Study of Child Language, Edinburgh, UK.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Suggate, S., Reese, E., Long, J., & Schaughency, E. (2008). Predictors of oral narrative skill in the early school years. In F. Deutsch, L. Tadesse, N. Schnelle, J. Price & K. Boehnke (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology. (pp. 179-180). IACCP. Retrieved from http://www.jacobs-university.de/imperia/md/content/groups/schools/shss/teamis/iaccp_book_of_abstracts_26_6.pdf
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Suggate, S., Schaughency, E., & Reese, E. (2008). Age of beginning formal reading instruction and later literacy: Evidence from longitudinal research. International Journal of Psychology.43(3&4). Retrieved from http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/section?content=a910006423&fulltext=713240928
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Bird, A., & Reese, E. (2008). Autobiographical memory in childhood and the development of a continuous self. In F. Sani (Ed.), Self continuity: Individual and collective perspectives. (pp. 43-54). NY: Psychology Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E. (2008, November). The good, the bad, and the ugly: Reminiscing with parents and adolescent's socioemotional health. Verbal presentation at the Otago International Health Research Network Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cleveland, E. S., & Reese, E. (2008). Children remember early childhood: Long-term recall across the offset of childhood amnesia. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22(1), 127-142. doi: 10.1002/acp.1359
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., & Fivush, R. (2008). The development of collective remembering. Memory, 16(3), 201-212. doi: 10.1080/09658210701806516
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2008). Maternal coherence in the Adult Attachment Interview is linked to maternal reminiscing and to children's self concept. Attachment & Human Development, 10(4), 451-464.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Hayne, H., & MacDonald, S. (2008). Looking back to the future: Māori and Pakeha mother—child birth stories. Child Development, 79(1), 114-125. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01114.x
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2007, November). Mothers' elaborative reminiscing enhances children's autobiographical memory and narrative. Verbal presentation at the Psycolloquy Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sparks, A., Leyva, D., & Reese, E. (2007, July). Hablando Sobre El Pasedo Entre Madres E Hijos Y La Memoria Autobiografica En Familias Anglo Y Latinas De Bajo Ingreso. Verbal presentation at the IV Latin American Regional Congress of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Mexico City, Mexico.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., Schroder, L., Roughan, A., Cleveland, E. S., & Grolnick, W. S. (2007, March-April). Let's go to the zoo!: Experimental studies of adult-child reminiscing. Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Boston, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Haden, C., Reese, E., & Ornstein, P. (2007, July). Bits and pieces: Coherence in preschoolers' personal narratives. Verbal presentation at the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition Seventh Biennial Meeting, Lewiston, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., & Newcombe, R. (2007). Training mothers in elaborative reminiscing enhances children's autobiographical memory and narrative. Child Development, 78(4), 1153-1170.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., Bird, A., & Tripp, G. (2007). Children's self-esteem and moral self: Links to parent-child conversations regarding emotion. Social Development, 16(3), 460-478.
Journal - Research Article
Cleveland, E. S., Reese, E., & Grolnick, W. S. (2007). Children's engagement and competence in personal recollection: Effects of parents' reminiscing goals. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 96, 131-149.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2006). Foreword. In J. Low & P. Jose (Eds.), Lifespan development: New Zealand perspectives. (pp. v). Auckland, New Zealand: Pearson Education.
Chapter in Book - Other
Roughan, A., Wei, A., Yan, C., Westgate, S., & Reese, E. (2006, November). The effects of elaboration and autonomy support on children's event memory. Verbal presentation at the Psycolloquy Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Suggate, S., Schaughency, E., & Reese, E. (2006, November). Developmental trajectories of reading and the influence of the age at which instruction begins: A preview and preliminary analyses. Verbal presentation at the Psycolloquy Seminar, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Schröder, L., Roughan, A., Waddell, A., & Reese, E. (2006, July). A trip to the zoo: Reminiscing styles and children's event memory. Poster session presented at the 19th Biennial Meeting International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Reese, E., Sparks, A., & Cenko, E. (2006). Talking to children: How important is context? Proceedings of the Jean Piaget Society 36th Annual Meeting. Retrieved from http://www.piaget.org/Symposium/2006/index.html
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E., Hayne, H., & MacDonald, S. (2006, July). Looking back to the future: Maori and Pakeha mother-child birth stories. Verbal presentation at the 4th International Conference on Memory, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., & Newcombe, R. (2006, July). Training mothers to talk elaboratively about the past. Verbal presentation at the 4th International Conference on Memory, Sydney, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Leyva, D., Price, C., Grolnick, W., & Reese, E. (2006, July). Parental involvement in preschool children's literacy development. Verbal presentation at the 19th Biennial Meeting International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Melbourne, Australia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., Newcombe, R., & Bird, A. (2006). The emergence of autobiographical memory: Cognitive, social, and emotional factors. In C. M. Fletcher-Flinn & G. M. Haberman (Eds.), Cognition and language: Perspectives from New Zealand. (pp. 177-190). Brisbane: Australian Academic Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Bird, A., Reese, E., & Tripp, G. (2006). Parent-child talk about past emotional events: Associations with child temperament and goodness-of-fit. Journal of Cognition & Development, 7(2), 189-210.
Journal - Research Article
Fivush, R., Haden, C. A., & Reese, E. (2006). Elaborating on elaborations: Role of maternal reminiscing style in cognitive and socioemotional development. Child Development, 77(6), 1568-1588.
Journal - Research Article
Bird, A., & Reese, E. (2006). Emotional reminiscing and the development of an autobiographical self. Developmental Psychology, 42(4), 613-626.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., & Cleveland, E. S. (2006). Mother-child reminiscing and children's understanding of mind. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 52(1), 17-43.
Journal - Research Article
Leyva, D., & Reese, E. (2005). Why is parental report of book-reading frequency not a good measure of home literacy? Evidence from a low-income sample. Proceedings of the Jean Piaget Society 35th Annual Meeting. (pp. 40-41). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Reese, E., & Colombo, M. (2005). Memory research in the southernmost psychology department. Cognitive Processing, 6, 266-271.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (2005). Autobiographical memory across generations [Invited]. Proceedings of the 1st International Society for Cultural and Activity Research Congress. (pp. 363). Sevilla, Spain: ISCAR. [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Cleveland, E. S., & Reese, E. (2005). Maternal structure and autonomy support in conversations about the past: Contributions to children's autobiographical memory. Developmental Psychology, 41(2), 376-388.
Journal - Research Article
Trionfi, G., & Reese, E. (2005, April). Storytelling: Narrative skills of children with and without imaginary companions. Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Sparks, A., Reese, E., & Kalia, V. (2005, April). Home influences on child language and literacy in low income families. Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development 2005 Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cleveland, E. S., Reese, E., & Grolnick, W. (2005, April). Provision of autonomy support in parent-child reminiscing: Effects of a parent's orientation to the task. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development 2005 Biennial Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Fletcher, K. L., & Reese, E. (2005). Picture book reading with young children: A conceptual framework. Developmental Review, 25, 64-103.
Journal - Research Article
Newcombe, R., & Reese, E. (2004). Evaluations and orientations in mother-child narratives as a function of attachment security: A longitudinal investigation. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 28(3), 230-245.
Journal - Research Article
Trionfi, G., & Reese, E. (2004, June). What Hobbes did: Developmental correlates of having an imaginary companion. Verbal presentation at the Jean Piaget Society 34th Annual Meeting: Social Development, Social Inequalities, & Social Justice, Toronto, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Srivastava, S., Reese, E., & Newcombe, R. (2004, June). Links between preschoolers' shared past event narratives with mothers and early literacy development. Verbal presentation at the Jean Piaget Society 34th Annual Meeting: Social Development, Social Inequalities, & Social Justice, Toronto, Canada.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E. (2003). Success by six. President's Task Force on School Readiness and the United Way of America. Worcester, Maine: Psychology Department, Clark University.
Working Paper; Discussion Paper; Technical Report
Reese, E., & Farrant, K. (2003). Social origins of reminiscing. In R. Fivush & C. A. Haden (Eds.), Autobiographical memory and the construction of a narrative self: Developmental and cultural perspectives. (pp. 29-48). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Chapter in Book - Research
MacDonald, S., Barber, J., Finau, C., McNaughton, S., & Reese, E. (2003, June). Language and literacy in Maori, Tongan, and Pakeha families in Aoteoroa/New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Jean Piaget Society 33rd Annual Meeting: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development, Chicago, IL.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cleveland, E. S., & Reese, E. (2003, June). Maternal mental state talk and children's understanding of mind: What are the relations. Verbal presentation at the Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development 33rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Newcombe, R. S., & Reese, E. (2003, April). Reflections on a shared past: Attachment security and mother-child reminiscing. Verbal presentation at the 70th Anniversary of the Society for Research in Child Development: Biennial Meeting, Tampa, Florida.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Cleveland, E. S., & Reese, E. (2003, April). Mother-child reminiscing and children's understanding of mind: Maternal autonomy support, child attachment and ToM. Verbal presentation at the 70th Anniversary of the Society for Research in Child Development: 2003 Biennial Meeting, Tampa, Florida.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., Stewart, S. E., & Newcombe, R. S. (2003, October). Elaborative talk about the past enhances children's narrative skills. Poster session presented at the Cognitive Development Society: Third Biennial Meeting, Park City, Utah.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Cleveland, E. S., Reese, E., Pitkanen, P., Roman, C., & Wotton, H. (2003, October). Children remember childhood; But what are they remembering? Poster session presented at the Cognitive Development Society: Third Biennial Meeting, Park City, Utah.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Cockcroft, A. L., & Reese, E. (2003, April). Who am I? An autobiographical approach to self concept development. Poster session presented at the 70th Anniversary of the Society for Research in Child Development: Biennial Meeting, Tampa, Florida.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Reese, E., Cox, A., Harte, D., & McAnally, H. (2003). Diversity in adults' styles of reading books to children. In A. van Kleeck, S. A. Stahl & E. B. Bauer (Eds.), On reading books to children: Parents and teachers. (pp. 37-57). Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fivush, R., & Reese, E. (2002). Reminiscing and relating: The development of parent-child talk about the past. In J. D. Webster & B. K. Haight (Eds.), Critical Advances in Reminiscence Work. (pp. 109-122). New York: Springer Publishing.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E. (2002). A model of the origins of autobiographical memory. In J. W. Fagen & H. Hayne (Eds.), Progress in Infancy Research (Vol. 2). (pp. 215-260). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, E. (2002). Social factors in the development of autobiographical memory: The state of the art. Social Development, 11(1), 124-142.
Journal - Research Article
MacDonald, S., McNaughton, S., & Reese, E. (2001, April). Narrative practices in Maori, Tongan, and Pakeha families in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Poster session presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Mineappolis, USA.
Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)
Fivush, R., & Reese, E. (2001, April). Reminiscing and relating: Developing relations between parent-child narratives and attachment. Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Mineappolis, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Reese, E., & Brown, R. (2001, April). Mother-child talk about the past: A meeting of two minds? Verbal presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Mineappolis, USA.
Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs
Farrant, K. L., & Reese, E. (2000). Maternal style and children's participation in reminiscing: Stepping stones in children's autobiographical memory development. Journal of Cognition & Development, 1(2), 193-225.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., & Brown, N. T. (2000). Reminiscing and recounting in the preschool years. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 14, 1-17.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., & Read, S. (2000). Predictive validity of the New Zealand MacArthur Communicative Development Inventory: Words and sentences. Journal of Child Language, 27(2), 255-266.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E. (1999). What children say when they talk about the past. Narrative Inquiry, 9(2), 1-27.
Journal - Research Article
Reese, E., & Cox, A. (1999). Quality of adult book reading affects children's emergent literacy. Developmental Psychology, 35(1), 20-28.
Journal - Research Article
Harley, K. M., & Reese, E. (1999). Origins of autobiographical memory. Developmental Psychology, 35(5), 1338-1348.
Journal - Research Article
Haden, C. A., Fivush, R., & Reese, J. E. (1998). Narrative development in social context. In A. Smorti (Ed.), Narrative Development. (pp. 133-152). Florence, Italy: Giunti.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fivush, R., Pipe, M.-E., Murachver, T. S., & Reese, J. E. (1997). Events spoken and unspoken: implications of language and memory development for the recovered memory debate. In M. A. Conway (Ed.), Recovered Memories and False Memories. (pp. 34-62). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Reese, J. E., Haden, C. A., & Fivush, R. (1996). Mothers, fathers, daughters and sons: gender differences in autobiographical reminiscing. Research on Language & Social Interaction, 29(1), 27-56.
Journal - Research Article
Haden, C. A., Reese, E., & Fivush, R. (1996). Mothers' extratextual comments during storybook reading: Stylistic differences over time and across texts. Discourse Processes, 21(2), 135-169. doi: 10.1080/01638539609544953
Journal - Research Article
Reese, J. E. (1996). Conceptions of self in mother-child birth stories. Journal of Narrative & Life History, 6(1), 23-38.
Journal - Research Article
Fivush, R., Haden, C., & Reese, E. (1995). Remembering, recounting, and reminiscing: The development of autobiographical memory in social context. In D. C. Rubin (Ed.), Remembering our past: Studies in autobiographical memory. (pp. 341-359). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter in Book - Research
Fivush, R., & Reese, E. (1992). The social construction of autobiographical memory. In M. A. Conway, D. C. Rubin, H. Spinnler & W. A. Wagenaar (Eds.), Theoretical perspectives on autobiographical memory. (pp. 115-132). Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic.
Chapter in Book - Research