Parental Roles and Relationships in Immigrant Families

Dr. Susan S. Chuang (Ph.D. in Human Development, University of Rochester, NY) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition at the University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada. She received her baccalaureate in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Toronto, Ontario. At the University of Rochester, she received a Masters of Science in Elementary Education, and a Masters of Science and Ph.D. in Human Development. She then received post-doctoral training under Dr. Michael E. Lamb at the Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Maryland. Her research focuses on parenting of young children in various countries (Canada, China, Hong Kong, Paraguay, Taiwan, and the U.S.). Her second line of research examines families and immigration, collaborating with various national organizations in Canada. Catherine Costigan (Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University, MI) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology atUniversity of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Her major research and clinical interests focus on contextual influences on parenting, immigration and family relationship, families with children who have disabilities, child and youth development, and family-based interventions.

• Current Perspectives on Family Dynamics and Relationships: The Intersection of Culture and Immigration.- Where Are You Daddy? An Exploration of Father Involvement in Chinese Families in Canada.- The Complexities of Parental Control among Chinese American Mothers: The Role of Acculturation.- Dominican Parenting and Early Childhood Functioning: A Comparison Study of Immigrant Families in the US and Families in their Country of Origin.- Parental Socialization of Emotion and Child Functioning among Indian American Families: Consideration of Cultural Variables and Different Modes of Socialization.- Specialization, Coordination, and Developmental Sequelae of Mother-Infant Person- and Object-Directed Interactions in U.S. American Immigrant Families.- How Do Children Learn Mathematics?: Chinese and Latino Immigrant Perspectives.- Acculturation-Related Stressors and Individual Adjustment in Asian American Families.- Parenting among Mainland Chinese Immigrant Mothers in Hong Kong.- Parenting Stress and Depressive Symptoms of Immigrant Families in Italy.- Comparing the Acculturation Goals of Parents and Adolescents in Chinese Canadian Families.- Family Solidarity: The Generation Gap in Immigrants in the Netherlands.- Parenting Immigrant Parents: Role Reversal, Language Brokering, and Psychological Adjustment among Immigrant Adolescents in Israel.- Parenting in Global Perspective: Progress and Prospects.