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GIGLIANAMELZI

DepartmentofAppliedPsychologyTheSteinhardtSchoolNewYorkUniversity246GreeneSt.,8thFl.

((PHONE): (212)998-9023 :(EMAIL): [email protected]

NewYork,NY10003

EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND

1998 Ph.D. BostonUniversity,DevelopmentalPsychology AreaofSpecialization:LanguageDevelopment

1992 M.A. BostonUniversity,Psychology1989 B.A.(cumlaude) ClarkUniversity,PsychologyandSpanishLanguage/Literature

PROFESSIONALHISTORY

2003-present ASSOCIATEPROFESSOR.DevelopmentalPsychologyProgram, DepartmentofAppliedPsychology,SteinhardtSchool,NewYorkUniversity.2010-presentAFFILIATEDFACULTY.CenterforLatinAmericanandCaribbeanStudies,

NewYorkUniversity2002-present DIRECTOR.UndergraduatePrograminAppliedPsychology, DepartmentofAppliedPsychology,SteinhardtSchool,NewYorkUniversity.2001-2002 CO-DIRECTOR,UndergraduatePrograminAppliedPsychology DepartmentofAppliedPsychology,SteinhardtSchool,NewYorkUniversity1997-2003 ASSISTANTPROFESSOR.DevelopmentalPsychologyProgram, DepartmentofAppliedPsychology,SteinhardtSchool,NewYorkUniversity.1998-1999 ACTINGDIRECTOR,PsychologicalDevelopmentDoctoralProgram, DepartmentofAppliedPsychology,SteinhardtSchool,NewYorkUniversity.1995-1997 SENIORRESEARCHASSOCIATE.IntergenerationalLiteracyProject,BostonUniversity,SchoolofEducation.

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1992-1997 LITERACYTEACHER.BostonUniversity’sIntergenerationalLiteracyProject,Chelsea,MA.1993-1996 LECTURER.BostonUniversity,DepartmentofPsychology.

1990-1996 GRADUATERESEARCHASSISTANT.

HarvardUniversity,SchoolofEducation,projectonchildren’snarratives(1994-96).BostonUniversity,SchoolofEducation,projectsonfamilyliteracy(1992-95).BostonUniversity,DepartmentofPsychology,projectsonchildlanguage(1991-93).BostonUniversity,SchoolofMedicine,projectsonadultaphasia(Summer1991).BostonUniversity,Dept.ofPsychology,projectonchildsocialcognition(1990-91).

1990-1992 GRADUATETEACHINGFELLOW.BostonUniversity,DepartmentofPsychology.1989-1990 HIGHSCHOOLSPANISHLANGUAGETEACHER.TheGunnerySchool,Washington,CT.

HONORSANDAWARDS

2019 MidCareerAward,SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,LatinoCaucus.2015-2016 University-wideDistinguishedTeachingAwardRecipient,NewYorkUniversity.2015-2016 SteinhardtSchoolNomineefortheUniversity-wideDistinguishedTeaching

ExcellenceAward,NewYorkUniversity.2010 SteinhardtSchoolNomineefortheUniversity-wideDistinguishedTeaching

ExcellenceAward,NewYorkUniversity.2006 TeachingExcellenceAward,SteinhardtSchoolofEducation,NewYorkUniversity.2002 Semi-finalist,NationalAcademyofEducationandSpencerFoundation

PostdoctoralFellowships.2001 Semi-finalist,NationalAcademyofEducationandSpencerFoundation

PostdoctoralFellowships.2001 GoddardResearchAwardforJuniorFaculty,NewYorkUniversity.1996-1997 FeliciaSorembeLambrosScholarship,BostonUniversity.1995-1996 SpencerFoundationDissertationFellowshipforResearchRelatedtoEducation.1988-1989 FiatLuxHonorSociety,ClarkUniversity.


1985-1989 Friends/AlumniAcademicScholarship,ClarkUniversity.

GRANTS

2018 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.MathintheEverydayActivitiesofLatinoFamilies(MEAL).

SubcontracttoDevelopment&ResearchinEarlyMathEducation(DREME),StanfordUniversity.Heising-SimonsFoundation.NYUAMOUNT:$120,448.

2018 CO-PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.SupportingLatinoChildren’sReadingReadinessThrough

Co-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytelling.BrookeAstorFoundation,NewYorkCommunityTrust.AMOUNT:$577,000.

2016 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.SupportingLatinoChildren’sReadingReadinessThrough

Co-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytelling.BrookeAstorFoundation,NewYorkCommunityTrust.AMOUNT:$742,799.

2016 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.EvaluatingCo-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytellingforAfrican

HeritagePreschoolers.BradyEducationFoundation.Amount:$241,324.2015 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.BilingualLanguageDiversityofLatinoPreschoolers:Profiles,

CommunicativeCompetence,andRelationswithSchoolReadinessSkills.HeadStartGraduateStudentResearchGrants.GraduateStudent:EmilyBostwick.Amount:$50,000.

2015 CO-PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.PromotingParentalEngagementandSelf-Efficacy:Evaluatinga

Dual-GenerationApproachtoSupportingPreschoolers'SchoolReadiness.NYUSteinhardtFacultyChallengeGrant.SteinhardtSchoolofCulture,EducationandHumanDevelopment.Amount:$15,000.

2015 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.SupportingTransferStudents’Inquiry-BasedLearningthrough

ScaffoldedMentoring.NYUCurricularDevelopmentChallengeFund.Amount:$5,000.2014 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.SupportingLatinoChildren’sReadingReadinessThrough

Co-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytelling.BrookeAstorFoundation,NewYorkCommunityTrust.Amount:$372,553.

2013 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.OralStoriesintheClassroom:EncouragingPreschoolTeachers’Use

ofCulturalFundsofKnowledge.BradyEducationFoundation.Amount:$190,920.2013 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.OralTraditionsofNewYorkCityLatinoFamilies.Community

CollaborativeFacultyChallengeGrant.SteinhardtSchoolofCulture,EducationandHumanDevelopment.Amount:$15,000.


2010 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.NarrativeDevelopmentinLatinoHeadStartChildren:CommunicatingaSenseofTimeinNarrative.HeadStartGraduateStudentResearchGrants.GraduateStudent:JoyKennedy.Amount:$50,000.

2009 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.HomeandSchoolLiteracyPracticeofLatinoDual-Language

LearnersinaBilingualHeadStart.HeadStartGraduateStudentResearchGrants.GraduateStudent:AdinaSchick.Amount:$50,000.

2008 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.NarrativePracticesinHeadStartClassrooms.SteinhardtChallenge

GraduateAssistantshipGrant.Amount:$31,710.2007 CO-PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.DevelopingaParent-DerivedMeasureofLatinoFamily

Involvement:AMixed-MethodsApproachwithEnglish-LearningChildrenandTheirFamilies.AdministrationforChildrenandFamilies:HeadStartUniversityPartnershipResearchGrants.Amount:$500,000.

2007 Co-PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.LatinoFamilyInvolvementandPreschoolChildren’sLanguage

andSocio-EmotionalCompetence:AMixed-MethodsApproachwithUrban,Low-IncomeFamiliesNationalInstituteofChildHealth&Development(NICHD).Amount:$143,000.

2005 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.EducationalInvolvementamongLatinoHeadStartFamilies. AdministrationforChildrenandFamilies.HeadStartGraduateStudentResearchGrants. GraduateStudent:MargaretCaspe.Amount:$50,000.2005CO-INVESTIGATOR.PromotingEarlySchoolReadinessinPrimaryHealthCare,Alan Mendelsohn,PrincipalInvestigator.NationalInstituteofChildHealth&Development

(NICHD).Amount:$2,800,000.

2003 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.CulturalVariationsinMothers’NarrativeStyles.NewYorkUniversity,SteinhardtSchoolofEducationResearchChallengeFund.Amount:$3,951.

2002 CO-INVESTIGATOR.CenterfortheStudyofCulture,Education,andDevelopment,Catherine

Tamis-LeMonda,DirectorandPrincipalInvestigator.NationalScienceFoundation.Amount:$2,500,000.

2000 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.TheNarrativeDiscourseofPeruvianMothersandtheirPreschoolers.NewYorkUniversity,SchoolofEducationResearchChallengeFund.Amount:$3,000.

2000 CO-PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.TheroleofdiminutivesinLatinochildren’sSpanish-language narratives.NewYorkUniversity,SchoolofEducationResearchChallengeFund.Amount: $3,000.


1999PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOr.PeruvianMothers'Discoursewith3-and5-year-oldChildren.NewYorkUniversityResearchChallengeFund.Amount:$5,000

1998PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.CulturalVariationsinParent-ChildConversations.SmallGrants Program,TheSpencerFoundation.Amount:$35,000.1997 PRINCIPALINVESTIGATOR.Parent-ChildConversationsinLatinoHomes:AComparisonof

Mothers’andFathers’DiscoursewithTheirPreschoolChildren.NewYorkUniversity,SchoolofEducationResearchChallengeFund.Amount:$2,967.

PUBLICATIONS

REFEREEDJOURNALARTICLES1. Melzi,G.,McWayne,C.,Prishker,N.,&Wisnia,J.(UnderReview).Porlosniños:Latino

Caregivers’ReflectionsonParenting.JournalofFamilyIssues.

2. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Scarola,L.(UnderReview).StoriesAreNotOnlyinBooks:UsingOralStoriestoSupportLatinoPreschoolers’EarlyLiteracySkills.EarlyEducationandDevelopmentJournal.

3. Clark,E.,&Melzi,G.(UnderReview).ExpressiveLanguage,ExecutiveFunction,andNarrative

OrganizationinMonolingualandBilingualPreschoolers.InternationalJournalofBilingualism.

4. Halpin,E.,&Melzi,G.(2018).Code-SwitchingintheNarrativesofDual-LanguageLatinoPreschoolers.InternationalJournalofBilingualEducationandBilingualism,1-17DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/13670050.2018.1553928

5. Melzi,G.Schick,A.,&Scarola,L.(2018).BuildingBridgesbetweenHomeandSchoolfor

LatinxFamiliesofPreschoolChildrenJ.K.Adair&F.Doucet,(Eds.)SupportingYoungChildrenofImmigrantsinPreK-3[SpecialIssue].BankStreetOccasionalPapersSeries,39,1-20.

6. McWayne,C.,Foster,B.,&Melzi,G.(2018).Culturallyembeddedmeasurementoflow-

IncomeLatinocaregivers’engagementinpreschool:Ataleoftwoformsofengagement.EarlyEducation&Development.DOI:10.1080/10409289.2018.1442094

7. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Escobar,K.(2017).EarlyBilingualismthroughtheLookingGlass:

LatinoPreschoolChildren’sLanguageandSelf-RegulationSkills.AnnualReviewofAppliedLinguistics,37,93-109.

8. Escobar,K.,Melzi,G.,&Tamis-LeMonda,C.(2017).Motherandchildnarrativeelaborations

duringbooksharinginlow-incomeMexican-Americandyads.InfantandChildDevelopment,26(6),1-18.


9. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,&Obregón,J.(2017).TheBidirectionalNatureofNarrativeScaffolding:LatinoCaregivers’ElaborationwhileCreatingStoriesfromaPictureBook.FirstLanguage,37(3),301-316.

10. McWayne,C.M.,Melzi,G.,Limlingan,M.C.,&Schick,A.(2016).Ecoculturalpatternsof

familyengagementamonglow-incomeLatinofamiliesofpreschoolchildren.Developmentalpsychology,52(7),1088.

11. Schick,A.R.,&Melzi,G.(2015).Print-relatedpracticesinlow-incomeLatinohomesandpreschoolers’school-readinessoutcomes.JournalofEarlyChildhoodLiteracy,16(2),171-198.

12. Mundt,K.,Gregory,A.,Melzi,G.,&McWayne,C.M.(2015).Theinfluenceofethnicmatch

onLatinoschool-basedfamilyengagement.HispanicJournalofBehavioralSciences,37(2),170-185.

13. McWayne,C.,&Melzi,G.(2014).Familyengagementinchildren’spreschoolexperiences

amonglow-incomeLatinocaregivers:Thevalidationofaculture-contextualizedmeasure.JournalofFamilyPsychology,28(2),260-266.

14. McCabe,A.,Tamis-LeMonda,C.S.,Bornstein,M.H.,BrockmeyerCates,C.,Golinkoff,R.,

Hirsh-Pasek,K.,Hoff,E.,Kuchirko,Y.,Melzi,G.,Mendelsohn,A.,Páez,M.,Song,L.,&WishardGuerra,A.(2014).Multilingualchildren:Beyondmythsandtowardsbestpractices.SRCDPolicyReport,27(4),1-21.

15. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Bostwick,E.(2013).Latinochildren’snarrativecompetenciesoverthe

preschoolyears.ActualidadesenPsicología,SpecialEdition:Desarrollonarrativoenpoblacioneslatinoamericanas,27(115),1-14.

16. McWayne,C.,Melzi,G.,Schick,A.R.,KennedyJ.,&Mundt,K.(2013).Definingfamily

engagementamongLatinoHeadStartparents:Amixed-methodsmeasurementdevelopmentstudy.EarlyChildhoodResearchQuarterly,28(593-607).

17. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Kennedy,J.(2011).Narrativeparticipationandelaboration:Two

dimensionsofmaternalelicitationstyle.ChildDevelopment,82(4),1282-1296.18. Purcell-Gates,V.,Melzi,G.,Najafi,B.,&Orellana,M.F.(2011).Buildingliteracyinstruction

fromchildren’ssocio-culturalworlds.ChildDevelopmentPerspectives,5(1),22-27.19. Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2010).Children’soralnarrativedevelopmentacrosscontexts.Early

Education&Development,21(3),293-317.20. Melzi,G.,&Caspe,M.(2005).Variationsinmaternalnarrativestylesduringbookreading

interactions.NarrativeInquiry,15(1),101-125.


21. King,K.A.,&Melzi,G.(2004).Intimacy,imitation,andlanguagelearning:Spanishdiminutivesinmother-childconversations.FirstLanguage,24(2),241-261.

22. Melzi,G.,&Fernández,C.(2004).Talkingaboutpastemotions:Conversationsbetween

Peruvianmothersandtheirpreschoolchildren.SexRoles,50,(9/10),641-657.23. Melzi,G.,&King,K.(2003).Spanishdiminutivesinmother-childconversations.Journalof

ChildLanguage,30,1-24.

24. Melzi,G.,Paratore,J.R.,&Krol-Sinclair,B.(2000).ReadingandwritinginthedailylivesofLatinomothersparticipatinginanintergenerationalproject.NationalReadingConference,49,178-193.

25. Melzi,G.(2000).Culturalvariationsintheconstructionofpersonalnarratives:Central

AmericanandEuropeanAmericanmothers’elicitationdiscourse.DiscourseProcesses,30(2),153-177.

26. Paratore,J.R.,Melzi,G.,&Krol-Sinclair,B.(1999).Whatshouldweexpectoffamilyliteracy?

ExperiencesofLatinochildrenwhoseparentsparticipateinanintergenerationalliteracyproject(MonographfortheIRA/NRCLiteracyStudiesSeries).SanDiego,CA:SanDiegoStateUniversity,CollegeofEducation.

27. Ely,R.,Melzi,G.,Hadge,L.,&McCabe,A.(1998).Beingbrave,beingkind:Themesofagency

andcommunioninchildren'snarratives.JournalofPersonality,66(2),257-284.28. Gleason,J.B.,&Melzi,G.(1997).Themutualconstructionofnarrativebymothersand

children:Cross-culturalobservations.JournalofNarrativeandLifeHistory,7(1-4),219-222.29. Paratore,J.R.,Homza,A.,Krol-Sinclair,B.,Lewis-Burrows,T.,Melzi,G.,Sturgis,R.,&Haynes,

H.(1995).Shiftingboundariesinhome-schoolresponsibilities:Involvingimmigrantparentsintheconstructionofliteracyportfolios.ResearchintheTeachingofEnglish,29,(4),367-389.

BOOKS,CHAPTERS,ANDOTHERPUBLICATIONS1. Melzi,G.,Prishker,N.,Kawas,V.(Forthcoming).ThePracticesandChallengesofRaising

MultilingualChildrenintheUnitedStates.InA.StavansandU.Jessner(Eds.),TheCambridgeHandbookofChildhoodMultilingualism.Cambridge:CambridgeUniversityPress.

2. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Scarola,L.(2019).InterventionthatPromotesHome-to-SchoolLinksforEthnoculturallyDiverseFamilies.InC.M.McWayne,F.Doucet,&S.M.Sheridan(Eds.),ResearchonFamily-SchoolPartnerships:UnderstandingEthnoculturalDiversityandtheHome-to-SchoolLink.NewYork:Springer.


3. Melzi,G.&Caspe,M.(2017).Researchapproachestoliteracy,narrative,andeducation.InA.K.King,Y.Lai,S.May(Eds).,ResearchMethodsinLanguageandEducation(Vol.10),EncyclopediaofLanguageandEducation(3rdEdition).Berlin:Springer.DOI10.1007/978-3-319-02329-8_17-1.

4. Melzi,G.&Schick,A.R.(2017).Languageandliteracyintheschoolyears.InJ.BerkoGleason

&N.BernsteinRatner,TheDevelopmentofLanguage(9thEdition).Boston:PearsonAllyn&Bacon.

5. McWayne,C.M.,Melzi,G.,&Foster,B.(2014).UserManualforParentalEngagementof

FamiliesfromLatinoBackgrounds(PEFL-English)andParticipaciónEducativadeFamiliasLatinas(PEFL-Spanish)43-itemParentSelf-reportMeasure.Medford,MA:Authors.

6. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.R.,&Bostwick,E.(2013).ÉraseUnaVez:LatinoFamilyNarrativeand

LiteracyPracticesfuringThePreschoolYears.InH.Kreider,M.Caspe,&D.B.Hiatt-Michael,(Eds.),PromisingPracticesforEngagingFamiliesinLiteracy.Charlotte,NC:IAPPress.

7. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.R.(2012).Languageandliteracyintheschoolyears.InJ.Berko

Gleason&N.BernsteinRatner,TheDevelopmentofLanguage(8thEdition).Boston:PearsonAllyn&Bacon.

8. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.R.(2012).Motivationandsecondlanguageacquisition.InB.Della

Chiesa,J.Scott,&C.Hinton(Eds.),Languagesinaglobalworld:Learningforbetterculturalunderstanding.OECDPublishing.

9. McCabe,A.,Bailey,A.,&Melzi,G.(Eds.).(2008).Spanish-languagenarrationandliteracy:

Culture,cognition,andemotion.NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.10. Caspe,M.,&Melzi,G.(2008).Spanish-speakingLatinAmericanmother-childnarrative

discourse.InA.McCabe,A.Bailey,&G.Melzi(Eds.),Spanish-languagenarrationandliteracy:Culture,cognition,andemotion.NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.

11. Fernández,C.,&Melzi,G.(2008).EvaluationinSpanish-SpeakingMother-ChildNarratives:

TheSocialandSense-MakingFunctionofInternalStateReferences.InA.McCabe,A.Bailey,&,G.Melzi(Eds.),Spanish-languagenarrationandliteracy:Culture,cognition,andemotion.NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.

12. Cuneo,C.N.,McCabe,A.,&Melzi,G.(2008).Mestizaje:Afro-CaribbeanandIndigenous

CostaRicanchildren’snarrativesandlinkswithothertraditions.InMcCabe,A.Bailey,A.&Melzi,G.(Eds.),Spanish-languagenarrationandliteracy:Culture,cognition,andemotion.NewYork:CambridgeUniversityPress.


13. Melzi,G.,&Ely,R.(2008).Languageandliteracyintheschoolyears.InJ.BerkoGleason&N.BernsteinRatner,TheDevelopmentofLanguage(7thEdition).Boston:PearsonAllyn&Bacon.

14. McWayne,C.,&Melzi,G.(2008).Developingaparent-derivedmeasureofLatinofamily

involvement.TheEvaluationExchange,14,30.15. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2008).Literacy.InC.S.Clauss-Ehlers(Ed.),EncyclopediaofCross

CulturalSchoolPsychology.Berlin:Springer.16. Melzi,G.,&Caspe,M.(2007).Researchapproachestoliteracy,narrative,andeducation.In

N.H.Hornberger&A.K.King(Eds).EncyclopediaofLanguageandEducation(pp.151-164).Berlin:Springer.

17. Paratore,J.R.,Melzi,G.,&Krol-Sinclair,B.(2003)LearningabouttheLiterateLivesofLatino

Families.InD.M.Barone&L.M.Morrow(Eds.),LiteracyandYoungChildren:Research-BasedPracticesinEarlyLiteracy(pp.101-118).NewYork:GuilfordPress.

18. Melzi,G.(2000).BilingualLanguageDevelopment:TheRoleofInput.NHSADialog,3(3),452-

455.

19. Ely,R.,Wolf,A.,McCabe,A.,&Melzi,G.(2000).Thestorybehindthestory:Methodologicalapproachestogatheringnarrativedatafromchildren.InL.Menn&N.Bernstein-Ratner(Eds.),Methodsforstudyinglanguageproduction(pp.225-248).Mahwah:NJ:Erlbaum.

PRESENTATIONS

INVITEDTALKS1. Melzi,G.(April2018).Supportingreadingsuccessthroughoralstorytelling.Applied

DevelopmentalandEducationalPsychologyColloquium.LynchSchoolofEducation.BostonCollege.

2. Melzi,G.(October,2018).Supportingreadingsuccessthroughoralstorytelling/Apoyandoel

aprendizajedelalecturaatravésdelanarrativaoral.InvitedPlenaryatVEncuentrodeInvestigadoresenPsicologíadelDesarrolloyAprendizaje.Rosario,Argentina.

3. Melzi,G.(2018,June).Shiftingperspectivestofosterpositivelearningexperiencesfor

ethnoculturallydiversechildren.KeynoteattheCross-UniversityCollaborativeMentoringConference.Cambridge,MA.

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4. Melzi,G.(2018,May).FosteringpositivelearningexperiencesforLatinochildren.BLLING(BilingualLanguageandLiteracyInvestigativeandNetworkingGroup.DepartmentofCommunicativeSciencesandDisorders.NewYorkUniversity.

5. Melzi,G.(2018,May).FosteringpositivelearningexperiencesforLatinochildren.Teachers’

College,ColumbiaUniversity.

6. Melzi,G.(2017,October).ConductingResearchinCulturallyDiverseCommunities.InPromotingDiversityinCognitiveDevelopmentScienceRoundtableDiscussion,CognitiveDevelopmentSociety.Portland.

7. Melzi,G.(2017,April).HowtoencouragebookreadingfromtheimmigrantLatinocultural

perspective.ReachoutandReadLeadershipConference.Denver,CO.

8. Melzi,G.(2017,April).R-SUCCESS:ReadingSuccessUsingCo-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytellingStrategies.DevelopmentalScienceColloquiumandBrownBagSeries.DepartmentofPsychologicalandBrainSciences,BostonUniversity.Boston.

9. Melzi,G.(2016,October).Oralstoriesintheclassroom:Encouragingpreschoolteachers’use

ofculturalfundsofknowledge.PsychologyColloquium.GraduateCenter/CUNY.NewYork.

10. Melzi,G.(2016,August).PanelistinFaltasdeequidadenlaeducación.EducationWriter'sAssociation’sThirdAnnualSpanish-LanguageMediaConvening.WashingtonDC.

11. Melzi,G.(2015,November).Oralstoriesintheclassroom:Encouragingpreschoolteachers’

useofculturalfundsofknowledge.DepartmentofCommunicativeSciencesandDisorders.NewYorkUniversity.

12. Melzi,G.(2015,October).LatinoFamilies’SupportofBilingualChildren’sDevelopment&

Learning.MDRC.NewYork.13. Melzi,G.(2014,October).LanguageandLiteracyExperiencesofSpanish-SpeakingLatino

Children:ImplicationsforSchoolPractice.GSAPPCulturalConference,RutgersUniversity.

14. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2012,October).LatinoChildren’sCompetenciesoverthePreschoolYears.Culture,LanguageandDevelopmentSymposium.Osnabrück,Germany.

15. Melzi,G.(2012,July).LatinoFamilyInvolvement.FamilyStrengtheningWorkgroup.HHS/ACF

ResearchRoundtable.NewYork,NY.

16. Melzi,G.,&Bostwick,E.(2012,June).TheBenefitsofBilingualism:LessonsLearnedfromResearchonDual-LanguageLearners.UniversitySettlementConferenceonSupportingtheVoices&IdentitiesofYoungDualLanguageLearners.NewYork,NY.


17. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.R.(2011,June).CulturallyResponsiveFamilyInvolvementRoundtable.LearningCommunity’s2011AnnualSummit,OfficeofEarlyChildhoodandPreventivePartnerships,AdministrationofChildren’sServices,NewYork,NY.

18. Melzi,G.(2010,June).ACulturallyResponsiveApproachtoFamilyEngagement.Reversing

theOddstoSupportourYoungestChildrenandtheirFamilies,OfficeofEarlyChildhoodandPreventivePartnerships,AdministrationofChildren’sServices,NewYork,NY.

19. Melzi,G.(2008,May).NarratorandAudience:CulturalVariationsinMaternalDiscourse

acrossNarrativeContexts.DepartmentofAppliedLinguistics,UniversidadedoValedoRiodosSinos,Brazil.

20. Melzi,G.(2007,April).CulturalVariationsinMaternalDiscourseacrossNarrativeContexts.

DepartmentofPsychology,NewYorkUniversity.

21. Melzi,G.(2006,February).NarratorandAudienceinLatinoStorymaking.DepartmentofSpeech-LanguagePathologyandAudiology,NewYorkUniversity.

22. Melzi,G.(2004,April).Culturaldifferencesintherolesofnarratorandaudienceinthe

constructionofnarratives.DepartmentofSpeech-LanguagePathologyandAudiology,NewYorkUniversity.

23. Melzi,G.(2003,November).UsingCHILDESinlanguageresearch.DepartmentofSpeech-LanguagePathologyandAudiology,NewYorkUniversity.

24. Melzi,G.(2002,November).Differentcultures,differentstories:Culturalvariationsin

mother-childconversationalstories.DepartmentofLinguistics,GeorgetownUniversity,WashingtonD.C.

25. King,K.A.&Melzi,G.(2002,May).Theuseofdiminutivesinmother-childsharednarratives.StockholmUniversity,LinguisticsDepartmentandCenterforResearchinBilingualism,Stockholm,Sweden.

26. Melzi,G.&King,K.A.(2001,October).Spanishdiminutivesinmother-childconversations.

NewYorkUniversity,DepartmentofSpeech-LanguagePathologyandAudiology.NewYork,NY.

27. Melzi,G.(2001,June).Theroleofthefirstlanguageinchildren’sliteracydevelopment.The

ChildandFamilyPolicyCenter,NewYorkUniversity.28. Melzi,G.(2001,March).LatinoandEuropeanAmericanmothers'narrativeelicitationstyles.

LehighUniversity.DepartmentofPsychology,Bethlehem,PA.


29. Melzi,G.(2001,February).DiscussantforSupportingBestPracticeinPreschoolProgramsServingChildrenLearningEnglishasaSecondLanguage,TheChildandFamilyPolicyCenter,NewYorkUniversity.

30. Melzi,G.(2000,November).Raisingbilingual/biculturalchildren.Work-Life/Wellness

EducationSeminars,NewYorkUniversity.31. Melzi,G.(2000,January).Culturalvariationsinparent-childconversations.NewYork

University,DepartmentofSpeech-LanguagePathologyandAudiology.NewYork,NY.

32. Melzi,G.(1999,November).Culturaldifferencesinmother-childconversations.NewYorkUniversity,DepartmentofTeachingandLearning.NewYork,NY.

33. Melzi,G.(1999,October).Culturalvariationsinmother-childconversationsaboutthepast.

ClarkUniversity,DepartmentofPsychology,Worcester,MA.34. Melzi,G.(1998,February).Cross-culturaldifferencesinmothers’narrativescaffolding.City

UniversityofNewYork,DepartmentofSpeechandLanguagePathology,NewYork,NY.35. Melzi,G.(1998,February).Culturalvariationsintheconstructionofpersonalnarratives:

LatinoandAnglo-Americanmothers’scaffoldingstyles.NewYork/NewJerseyInfancyGroupColloquia,NewYork,NY.

36. Melzi,G.(1998,February).Culturalvariationsintheconstructionofpersonalnarratives.The

SecondLanguageAcquisitionCircle,NewYork,NY.37. Melzi,G.(1995,May).Sharingtheselfinpersonalnarratives:Latinochildrenandtheir

mothers.BostonAreaCulturalPsychologyConference,Cambridge,MA.INTERNATIONALANDNATIONALCONFERENCES1. Caspe,M.,Melzi,G.,Prishker,N.,Kawas,V.,Mesalles,V.,&Alonso,M.J.(2019,March).

RaisingUpStrengthsinLatinoFamilies’MathematicalPracticeswithYoungChildren.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

2. Melzi,G.,Wisnia,J.,&McWayne,C.(2009,March).PorlosNiños:LatinoCaregivers’

ReflectionsonImmigrationandParenting.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

3. Melzi.G.,Schick,A.,Scarola,L.,Wuest,C.(2019,March).IncorporatingLatinoChildren’s

FundsofKnowledgeintothePreschoolClassroom.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.


4. Melzi,G.InvitedPanelist(2019,March).InI.,Nayfield(Moderator).EngagingDiverseStudentsinEarlySTEMLearning.RoundtableConversation.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

5. Sánchez,N.Wuest,C.,Schick,A.&Melzi,G.(2019,March).TheRoleofStorytellinginSupportingLow-IncomePreschoolers’AcademicLanguage.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

6. Schick,A.Wuest,C.Schneebaum,L.&Melzi,G.,(2019,March).ReachingTeachersBeforetheyEntertheClassroom:PromotingPre-ServiceTeachers’CulturallyRelevantPractices.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

7. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Wuest,C.(2019,March).SupportingAfricanHeritageChildren’sSchoolSuccessThroughOralStoriesintheClassroom.InG.Melzi&C.McWayne(Chairs)PromotingCulturalResponsivenessofEarlyChildhoodCurriculumandProfessionalDevelopment:FundsofKnowledgeApproaches.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

8. Wuest,C.,Scarola,L.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.,(2019,March).SupportingEarlyAcademicAchievementThroughHighQualityInstructionSupport.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Baltimore,MD.

9. ClarkWhitney,E.&Melzi,G.(2018,June).ExpressiveLanguage,ExecutiveFunction,andNarrativeOrganizationinMonolingualandBilingualPreschoolers.NationalResearchConferenceonEarlyChildhood.Washington,DC.

10. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Scarola,L.Wuest,C.Colón,K.RodríguezRíos,L.(2018,June).The

PoweroftheWord:ValidationofSpanishandEnglishCommonWordsListforPreschoolers.NationalResearchConferenceonEarlyChildhood.Washington,DC.

11. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Cawas,V.(2017,July).Latinomothers’languageinputduring

wordlessbooksharingandchildren’snarrativeskills.InNicolopoulou,A.(Chair)Bookreadinginteractionsathomeandatschool:Promotingnarrativeproductionandcomprehension.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Lyon,France.

12. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Schneebaum,L.,&Scarola,L.(2017,July).Usingwebinar-based

coachingtosupportrichlanguageuseinpreschoolclassrooms.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Lyon,France.

13. Scarola,L.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2017,July).Preschoolteachers’useofelaborative

languageacrossclassroomcontextsandchildren’slanguagedevelopment.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Lyon,France.


14. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Scarola,L.,&Wuest,C.(2017,July).SupportingLow-IncomePreschoolers‘AcademicLanguageSkillsthroughCo-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytelling.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Lyon,France.

15. Melzi,G.,Escobar,K.&Scarola,L.&Schick,A.,(2017,April).LatinoPreschoolers’Narrative

AbilitiesacrossTwoTasksandtheRelationtotheirSelf-RegulationSkills..InK.R.Kelly(Chair).Children’sNarrationinCulturalContexts.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Austin,TX.

16. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Scarola,L.(2017,April).SupportingLatinoChildren’sReading

ReadinessthroughCo-ConstructiveElaborativeStorytelling.InD.Leyva&G.Melzi(Chairs).Turningeverydayfamilypracticesintoeffectivelanguageandliteracyinterventionsforpreschoolandkindergartenchildren.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Austin,TX.

17. Halpin,E.&Melzi,G.(2017,April).BilingualLanguageDiversityofLatinoPreschoolers:A

LatentProfileAnalysis.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Austin,TX.18. Schick,L.,Schneebaum,L.,Scarola,L.,Melzi,G.&Petrolekas.M.(2017,April).Exploringthe

EffectivenessofWeb-BasedCoachingforEarlyChildhoodEducators.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Austin,TX.

19. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Scarola,L.,&Maita,M.R.(2016,July).Theoralandacademiclanguage

skillsofSpanish-speakingPreschoolers.ACFNationalResearchConferenceonEarlyChildhood.WashingtonDC.

20. Scarola,L.,Maltz,L.Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2016,July).ParentalEngagementandself-

efficacy:precursorstochildren’sSchoolReadiness.ACFNationalResearchConferenceonEarlyChildhood.WashingtonDC.

21. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2016,July).OralStoriesintheClassroom:Encouragingpreschool

teachers’useofculturalfundsofknowledge.ACFNationalResearchConferenceonEarlyChildhood.WashingtonDC.

22. Gunin,G.,&Melzi,G.(2016,July).LatinoParentingPracticesandPreschoolers’Self-

RegulationSkills.ACFNationalResearchConferenceonEarlyChildhood.WashingtonDC.23. Bostwick,E.,Cuevas,D.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2015,April).TheoraltraditionsofNewYork

CityLatinoHeadStartfamilies.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.24. Escobar,K.,Tamis-LeMonda,C.,&Melzi,G.(2015,April).Predictingnarrativeelaboration

andparticipationduringbooksharinginMexican-Americandyads.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.


25. Escobar,K.,Scarola,L.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2015,April).CapturingthelanguageskillsofSpanish-speakingU.S.Latinochildren.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.

26. Mundt,K.,Gregory,A.,Melzi,G.,&McWayne,C.M.(2015,April).TheinfluenceofLatino

matchonLatinoschool-basedfamilyengagement.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.

27. Obregón,J.,Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Álvarez,S.(2015,April).Latinocaregivers'language

sophistication:Influencesonpreschool-agedchildren'slanguagedevelopment.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.

28. Scarola,L.,Schick,E.,Schneebaum,L.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2015,April).Therelation

betweenlanguageandsocio-emotionalskillsindual-languageLatinopreschoolers.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.

29. Scarola,L.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2015,April).Theroleoflanguageintherelationbetween

socio-dramaticplayandself-regulationforlow-incomeLatinopreschoolers.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Philadelphia,PA.

30. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,&McWayne,C.(2015,April).ParentengagementinLatinoHeadStart

families: Precursors and changes over time. Society for Research in Child Development.Philadelphia,PA.

31. McWayne,C.,&Melzi,G.(2014,August).PatternsofFamilyEngagementforLow-Income

LatinoFamiliesofPreschoolChildrenandtheirRelationtoSchoolReadiness.InSheridan,S.(Chair).TheInfluenceofCultureandContextonFamily-SchoolPartnerships.Division16APAConvention.WashingtonDC.

32. Bostwick,E.,&Melzi,G.(2014,July).Thelanguageattitudesofdual-languageLatino

preschoolers.InternationalCongressfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands.

33. Escobar,K.,Melzi,G.,Tamis-LeMonda,C.,&Obregón,J.(2014,July).Communicationroles

indyadicnarrativeelaborations.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands.

34. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2014,July).Oralstoriesintheclassroom:Encouragingpreschool

teachers’useofculturalfundsofknowledge.InMelzi,G.(Chair)NarrativeInteractionsinthePreschoolYears:EncouragingCaregiverstoSupportChildren'sSkillsandCulturalHeritage.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands.


35. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,&Schick,E.(2014,July).Caregiver’svocabularydiversityandsophisticationandlow-incomeLatinopreschoolers’schoolreadinesscompetencies.InLeyva,D.(Chair)Parent-ChildDiscourseandChildren’sSchoolReadinessinMinorityPopulations.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands.

36. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Schneebaum,L.,Bostwick,E.,&Gunin,G.(2014,July).Latinopreschool

children’snarrativecompetenciesacrosscontexts.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands.

37. Escobar,K.,Melzi,G.,&Tamis-LeMonda,C.(2014,July).Thedevelopmentalshiftin

communicationroleduringbook-sharingin3-and4-yearoldLatinochildren.HeadStartNationalResearchConference,WashingtonDC.

38. Hyun,S.,Limlingan,M.C.,McWayne,C.,&Melzi,C.(2014,July).PatternsofFamily

EngagementforLow-IncomeLatinoHeadStartFamiliesandtheirLinktoChildren’sPeerPlayInteraction.InMendezSmithIdentifyingSocialCompetencetoFosterResilienceinLatinoLow-incomePreschoolers:EcoculturalPerspectivesonSocialDevelopment.NationalHeadStartResearchConference.Washington,D.C

39. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Bostwick,E.,&McWayne,C.M.(2014,July).Fixedandmalleable

factorsasprecursorstoLatinoHeadStartfamilies’engagement.HeadStartNationalResearchConference,Washington,D.C.

40. Schick,E.,Scarola,L.,Schneebaum,L.,Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2014,July).Therelationbetweenlanguageandsocio-emotionalskillsindual-languageLatinopreschoolers.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

41. Bostwick,E.,&Melzi,G.(2014,April).Code-switchinginthenarrativesofdual-language

Latinopreschoolers.GraduatePortugueseandHispanicSymposium,GeorgetownUniversity,Washington,DC.

42. McWayne,C.,&Melzi,G.(2014,April).Familyengagementinchildren'searlylearning

amonglow-incomeLatinocaregivers:Thevalidationofaculture-contextualizedmeasure.InFantuzzo,J.(Chair),Advancementsinassessingtheearlyeducationalexperiencesofdiversechildrenandfamilieslivinginpoverty.AmericanEducationalResearchAssociationAnnualMeeting.Philadelphia,PA.

43. Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.McWayne,C.M.,Cordero,M.(2014,April).FamilyEngagementand

LatinoPreschoolers’LanguageDevelopment.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopmentThemedMeeting,Alexandria,VA.


44. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Bostwick,E.(2013,May).Latinochildren'snarrativecompetenciesoverthepreschoolyears.PosterpresentedatthemeetingoftheInauguralBilingualResearchConference,Houston,TX.

45. Melzi,G.(2013,April).Éraseunavez:Latinofamilynarrativesandtheirrelationtochildren’s

schoolreadinessskills.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Seattle,WA46. Melzi,G.,Bostwick,E.,Obregón,J.,Niño,S.,&Schick,A.(2013,April).NarrativeElaboration

andLatinoChildren’sSchoolReadinessSkills.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Seattle,WA

47. McWayne,C.,Melzi,G.,Limligan,C.,&Schick,A.(2013,April).PatternsofFamily

InvolvementforLow-IncomeLatinoFamiliesofDual-languageLearningPreschoolChildrenandtheRelationtoSchoolReadiness.InMattis,J.(Chair).LatentProfileAnalysesofParenting,StressorsofParenting,andtheDevelopmentofCulturallyRelevantMeasureofParentinginAfricanAmericanandLatinoFamilies.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Seattle,WA

48. Scarola,L.,Obregón,J.,Schick,A.,Melzi,G.(2013,April).Mother-ChildUseofNarrative

EvaluationacrossCultures.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Seattle,WA49. Schick,A.&Melzi,G.(2013,April).FamilyPrint-RelatedPracticesinLow-IncomeLatino

HomesandChildren’sSchoolReadiness.InMelzi,G.(Chair).Éraseunavez:Latinofamilynarrativesandtheirrelationtochildren’sschoolreadinessskills.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Seattle,WA

50. Schick,A.,SchneebaumL.,Almanzar,C.Melzi,G.,McWayne,C.(2013,April).Teachers'

PerceptionsofParentalInvolvementandtheirRatingsofLatinoHeadStartChildren'sSocial-EmotionalCompetencies.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment.Seattle,WA.

51. Limlingan,M.C.,McWayne,C.,Melzi,G.,andSchick,A.(2013,March).PatternsofFamily

EngagementforLow-IncomeLatinoFamiliesofPreschoolChildrenandtheirRelationtoSchoolReadiness.PosterpresentationattheSocietyfortheStudyofHumanDevelopment,FortLauderdale,Florida

52. McWayne,C.&Melzi,G.(2012,June).DevelopingaParent-DerivedMeasureofLatino

FamilyInvolvement:AMixed-MethodsApproachwithHeadStartFamilies.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C

53. Melzi,G.,McWayne,C.,Schick,A.,Kennedy,J.&Mundt,K.(2012,June)LatinoParents’

ConceptualizationsofFamilyInvolvementintheirChildren’sPreschoolEducation.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C


54. Melzi,G.,Schick.,A.,Caspe,M.,&Niño,S.,(2012,June).Bilingualchildren’snarrativecompetenciesoverthepreschoolyears.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

55. Scarola,L.,Schneebaum,L.,Almanzar,C.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2012,June).Emotiontalk

andthesocial-emotionaldevelopmentofLatinoHeadStartchildren.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

56. Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2012,February).HomeandschoolliteracyexperiencesofLatino

dual-languagelearners:Iscontinuitynecessaryforpositiveoutcomes?SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopmentThemedMeeting,Tampa,Florida.

57. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.,&Bostwick,E.(2012,February).Maternalnarrativeparticipationand

theschoolreadinessskillsofSpanish-Englishbilingualpreschoolers.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopmentThemedMeeting,Tampa,Florida.

58. Melzi,G.,McWayne,C.,&Schick,A.(2012,February).Familyinvolvementandthe

emergentliteracyskillsofdual-languageLatinochildren.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopmentThemedMeeting,Tampa,Florida.

59. Petrolekas,M.,Schneebaum,L.,Almanzar,C.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2012,February).

MaternaluseofemotionwordsandLatinochildren’semotionrecognitionandexpression.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopmentThemedMeeting,Tampa,Florida.

60. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2011,July).TheRelationshipbetweenMaternalNarrativeScaffolding

andChildren’sSchoolReadiness.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Montreal,Canada.

61. Schick,A,&Melzi,G.(2011,July).TheContinuityoftheHome-SchoolStorytelling

ExperiencesofDual-LanguageLearners.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Montreal,Canada.

62. Schneebaum,L.,Schick,A.,&Melzi,G.(2011,July).Children’sTalkaboutArt.International

AssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Montreal,Canada.63. Melzi,G.,&Schick,A.(2011,March).MaternalNarrativeScaffoldingandtheSchool

ReadinessSkillsofLow-IncomeDual-LanguageLearningLatinoChildren.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Montreal,Canada.

64. Melzi,G.,McWayne,C.,Mundt,K.&Kennedy,J.L.(2011,March).Low-IncomeLatino

Parents'ConceptualizationsofFamilyInvolvementinTheirPreschoolChildren'sDevelopmentandEducation.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Montreal,Canada.


65. McWayne,C.&Melzi,G.,(2011,March).AnEmicApproachtoCreateaFamilyInvolvementMeasureforLatinoParents.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Montreal,Canada.

66. Schick,A.,Melzi,G.,Niño,S.(2011,March).HeadStartTeacherBookSharingStylesand

Children'sEmergentLiteracy.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Montreal,Canada.67. Melzi,G.,McWayne,C.,Kennedy,J.L.,Price,L.Mundt,K.,Schick,A.(2010,June).Family

InvolvementandSchoolReadiness:DevelopingaParent-DerivedMeasureofLatinoFamilyInvolvement.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

68. McWayne,C.&Melzi,G.(2010,June).DevelopingaParent-DerivedMeasureofLatino

FamilyInvolvement:AMixed-MethodsApproachwithEnglish-LearningChildrenandTheirFamilies.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

69. Schick,A.&Melzi,G.(2010,June).HomeandSchoolLiteracyExperiencesofLatinoChildreninaBilingualHeadStart.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

70. Melzi,G.,Niño,S.&Schick,A.(2010,June).NarrativePracticesinDual-LanguageHeadStart

Classroom.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.71. Melzi,G.,Schick,A.&Niño,S.(2010,April).BookSharingStylesofTeachersinBilingual

HeadStartClassrooms.HumanDevelopmentConference.NewYork,NY.72. Melzi,G.(2009,April).AssociationsbetweenMother-ChildStorytellingandSchool

Readiness(Discussant).SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Denver,CO.73. Kim,H.&Melzi,G.(2009,April).VerbalandNon-VerbalCommunicationbetween

CaregiversandYoungChildrenatOnsetofFirstWords.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Denver,CO.

74. Melzi,G.&Caspe,M.(2008,July).NarrativeAssessmentandChildren’sEarlyLiteracySkills:Culturalandcontextualconsiderations.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Edinburgh,Scotland.

75. Zilles,A.,Melzi,G.,Knecht,F.,&Lopes,G.,&Schick,A.(2008.July).Linguistic&Cultural

VariationsinMother-ChildNarratives.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Edinburgh,Scotland.

76. Schick,A.,Stavans,A.,Melzi,G.(2008,July).Cultural&LinguisticVariationsinInternalState

Language.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Edinburgh,Scotland.77. Caspe,M.,González,J.,Melzi,G.&Kennedy,J.(2008,June).TextandLanguage

Connections:BilingualEnglish-SpanishSpeakingChildren’sEarlyLiteracySkills.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.


78. Caspe,M.,Rodríguez,A.,Melzi,G.&Kennedy,J.(2008,June)“ElFrogSeEscapódelJar”:

Code-SwitchingandYoungChildren’sEarlyLiteracyDevelopment.NationalHeadStartConference.WashingtonD.C.

79. Melzi,G.&King,K.(2008,March).NarrativedevelopmentamongSpanish-speakingLatino

children(InvitedSymposium).GeorgetownUniversityRoundtableonLanguagesandLinguistics,WashingtonD.C.

80. Melzi,G.&Caspe,M.(2008,March).CulturalVariationsinMother-ChildNarrative

Discourse.GeorgetownUniversityRoundtableonLanguagesandLinguistics,WashingtonD.C.

81. Cuneo,C.N.,McCabe,A.,&Melzi,G.(2008,March).Mestizaje:Afro-Caribbeanand

IndigenousCostaRicanChildren’sNarrativesandLinkswithOtherTraditions.GeorgetownUniversityRoundtableonLanguagesandLinguistics,WashingtonD.C.

82. Melzi,G.Schick,A.,&Kennedy,J.(2007,April).CulturalVariationsinMother-Child

DiscourseStrategiesacrossNarrativeContext.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Boston,MA.

83. Kennedy,J.&Melzi,J.(2007,April).TemporalityinMother-ChildNarratives:Implications

fortheRelationbetweenCulture,Language,andCognition.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Boston,MA.

84. Mahran,S.&Melzi,G.(2007,April).Yeahs,Mmhms,andNahs:ConversationalFeaturesof

PeruvianandU.S.AmericanMother-ChildInteractions.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Boston,MA.

85. Melzi,G.&King,K.(2005,July).FunctionsofDiminutivesinMother-ChildNarrative

Construction.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage.Berlin,Germany.

86. Thompson,R.&Melzi,G.(2005,July).CulturalVariationsinMother-ChildTalkaboutMentalStates.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage.Berlin,Germany.

87. Melzi,G.,Shiro,M.&Uccelli,P.(2005,April).TheDevelopmentofSelfandOtherin

Spanish-SpeakingChildren'sNarratives(PaperSymposium).SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Atlanta,GA.

88. Melzi,G.&Fernández,C.(2005,April).TheNarrativeSelf:ThemesofAgencyand

CommunioninMother-ChildConversations.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Atlanta,GA.


89. Fernández,C.,Melzi,G.,Thompson,R.(2005,April).ThinkingVersusFeeling:CulturalVariationsinInternalStateLanguage.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Atlanta,GA.

90. Báez,R.,Schick,A.&Melzi,G.(2005,April).CulturalVariationsamongPuertoRican,Peruvian,andU.S.AmericanMother-ChildNarratives.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Atlanta,GA.

91. Melzi,G.(2004,July).Culturaldifferencesintherolesofnarratorandaudienceinmother-

childnarratives.NationalHeadStartConference,WashingtonD.C.92. Melzi,G.&Fernández,C.(2003,April).Mother-ChildTalkaboutInternalStatesduringa

BookReadingTask.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Tampa,FL.93. Melzi,G.&Caspe,M.(2003,April).CulturalVariationsinMothers’StorytellingStyles.

SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Tampa,FL.94. King,K.A.&Melzi,G.(2003,March).Intimacy,imitationandlanguagelearning.American

AssociationofAppliedLinguistics.Arlington,VA.95. Paratore,J.,Melzi,G.,&Krol-Sinclair,B.(2002,December).LiteracyinthehomesofLatino

families.NationalReadingConference.Tampa,FL.96. King,K.A.&Melzi,G.(2002,December).Talkingsmall:Spanishevaluativemorphologyin

mother-childconversations.InternationalAssociationofAppliedLinguistics.Singapore.97. Melzi,G.&King,K.A.(2002,July).Spanishdiminutivesinmother-childconversations.

InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,Madison,WI.98. Melzi,G.&Fernández,C.(2001,April).EmotiontalkinPeruvianmother-child

conversations.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Minneapolis,MN.99. Melzi,G.&Linares,O.L(2001,April).Verbalnegotiationstrategiesduringclean-uptime

amonghigh-riskLatinomothers.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Minneapolis,MN.

100. Melzi,G.,Paratore,J.,&Krol-Sinclair,B.(1999,November).Latinomothers’viewsofreadingandwritingintheirdailylives:Revelationsfromparentliteracylogs.NationalReadingConference,Orlando,FL.

101. Melzi,G.&John,J.(1999,July).CulturalVariationsinPreschoolers’NarrativeConversations

withtheirMothers.InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage,SanSebastián,Spain.


102. Melzi,G.(1999,April)CulturalComparisonofNarrativeStructuresinMother-ChildConversations.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Albuquerque,NM.

103. Melzi,G.,John,J.,&Norat,N.(1999,April).CulturalVariationsinEvaluationUseofMother-

ChildCo-ConstructedNarratives.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Albuquerque,NM.

104. Paratore,J.R.,Melzi,G.&Krol-Sinclair,B.(1998,May).Whatshouldweexpectoffamily

literacy?HomeandschoolliteracyexperiencesofLatinochildrenwhoseparentsparticipateinanintergenerationalliteracyproject.InternationalReadingAssociation,Orlando,FL.

105. Melzi,G.(1997,April).Stylisticdifferencesinmothers'narrativediscoursetopreschool

children.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Washington,DC.106. Paratore,J.R.,Melzi,G.&Krol-Sinclair,B.(1996,December).Homeandschoolliteracy

experiencesofLatinochildrenwhoseparentsparticipateinanintergenerationalliteracyproject.NationalReadingConference,Charleston,SC.

107. Melzi,G.(1996,November).Maternalnarrativestylesintwocultures.BostonUniversity

ConferenceonLanguageDevelopment,Boston,MA.

108. Melzi,G.(1996,April).NarrativesintheLatinohome:Mothers'elicitationstyle.AmericanEducationalResearchAssociationConvention,NewYork,NY.

109. Paratore,J.R.,&Melzi,G.(1996,April).Theconnectionbetweenafamilyliteracyprogram

andtheacademicperformanceofchildreninelementaryclassrooms.InternationalReadingAssociation,NewOrleans,LA.

110. Paratore,J.,Melzi,G.,Brown,C.,&Pomerantz,F.(1995,November/December).The

influenceofparents'participationinanintergenerationalprojectontheschoolexperiencesoftheirchildren.NationalReadingConference,NewOrleans,LA.

111. Hemphill,L.,Camp,L.,Chang,C.,Horowitz,S.,Kasuya,H.,Melzi,G.,Ovadia,R.&Winner,K.

(1995,October/November).Narrativeabilitiesinchildrenwithearlycorrectiveheartsurgery:Apragmalinguisticaccountoflanguagedisability.BostonUniversityConferenceonLanguageDevelopment,Boston,MA.

112. Melzi,G.(1995,March/April).Amethodforassessingtranslationabilitiesinbilingualchildren.SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment,Indianapolis,IN.

113. Paratore,J.,Homza,A.,Krol-Sinclair,B.,Lewis-Burrows,T.,Melzi,G.,&Sturgis,R.(1994,

December).Constructinghome/schoolportfolios:Shiftingboundariesinhome/schoolresponsibilities.NationalReadingConference,SanDiego,CA.


114. Melzi,G.(1989,April).TheinterpersonalnetworksofLatinandU.S.Americancollegestudents.UndergraduatePsychologicalConference,Mt.HolyokeCollege,SouthHadley,MA.

CURRICULAR&PROGRAMDEVELOPMENTUNDERGRADUATEACADEMICPROGRAM

• CreatedandproposedanAcceleratedBS/MAprograminAppliedPsychology

• EstablishedandmaintainedtheProgramofStudyforB.S.inAppliedPsychology(2002-Present)

• Created,established,andmaintainedtheProgramofStudyfortheCombinedB.S.inGlobalPublicHealth&AppliedPsychology(2011-Present)

• Created,established,andmaintainedtheHonorsPrograminAppliedPsychology(2009-

Present)

• CreatedandmaintainedthreeGlobalPathways(BuenosAires,Sydney&Ghana)fortheB.S.inAppliedPsychologyandtheB.S.inGlobalPublicHealth&AppliedPsychology(2014-Present).

UNDERGRADUATESTUDENTORGANIZATIONS• Created,advised,andsupervisedthestudent-ledAppliedPsychologyClubwhichorganizes

academic,socialandcommunityactivitiesforNYUundergraduates,http://nyu-apug.tumblr.com,(2004-present),

• Created,advised,andsupervisedthestudent-ledpeermentoringgroup,InsideScoop,for

AppliedPsychologyUndergraduates,http://insidescoopnyu.tumblr.com(2011-present)

• Created,advised,andsupervisedthestudent-ledAppliedPsychologyOnlinePublication,(OPUS),https://wp.nyu.edu/steinhardt-appsych_opus/(2010-present).

UNDERGRADUATEADVISEMENTANDINTERNSHIP

• Created,establishedandmanagedtheadvisementstructurefortheUndergraduatePrograminAppliedPsychology(2004-present)

• Created,establishedandmanagedtheinternshipstructurefortheUndergraduatePrograminAppliedPsychology(2004-present)


UNDERGRADUATEMAJORACADEMIC&SOCIALACTIVITIESFORSTUDENTS

• OrganizedtheAnnualUndergraduateResearchConferenceforAppliedPsychology(2002-Present)

• Created,establishedandmanagedtheResearchandTravelGrantcompetitionsforthe

UndergraduatePrograminAppliedPsychology(2012-Present).

• Created,establishedandmanagedtheorganizationoftheAnnualAppliedCurrentTopicEventSeriesfortheUndergraduatePrograminAppliedPsychology(2016-present).

TEACHINGANDMENTORINGUNDERGRADUATELEVELCOURSES

DevelopmentalPsychologyHonorsinAppliedPsychologySeminarI&IIIntroductiontoPsychologyHumanDevelopmentMestizaje:ExploringMulticulturalPeru(UndergraduateHonorsCourse)PeruvianCulturethroughNarrative(UndergraduateHonorsCourse)FieldworkIVinAppliedPsychology(classforseniorswritingafinalresearchproject).ResearchMethodsinDevelopmentalPsychology(asateachingfellow).IntroductiontoPersonality(asateachingfellow).

MASTERANDDOCTORALLEVELCOURSES

ChildLanguageDevelopmentResearchinReadingandLanguageCurrentIssuesinChildLanguageResearchMasterThesisSeminar

POST-DOCTORALANDDOCTORALSTUDENTS(PRIMARYMENTOR)MargaretCaspeCamilaFernándezKathrynDaleSharonAvni(co-ChairwithBambiSchieffelin)EunjinPark(co-ChairwithKendallKing)AdinaSchickKevinMundt(RutgersUniversity)JoyKennedyEmilyBostwickKellyEscobar(co-ChairwithCatherineTamisLeMonda)


NydiaPrishker(Post-doctoralfellow)DOCTORALSTUDENTS(SECONDARYMENTOR)

ElizabethSpierToniaCristofaroRufanLuoLanaKarasikPaulaDaneriNataliaRojas

MASTERSTHESES

RosalieBáezAdinaSchickLauraSchneebaumJavannaObregónLaurenScarola

UNDERGRADUATEHONORSTHESES

MariaCristinaTamayoJessicaWintersternSilviaNiñoMariaPetrolekasJacksonTaylorJavannaObregónLaurenScarolaAleshaGoodenAakritiMalhotraMirlaJiménezGabrielleGuninLilianMaltzAmandaRohrElyshaClarkWhitneyArianaSedighpour

UNDERGRADUATEINDEPENDENTRESEARCHPROJECTS

MarianaLópezSarahMahranAlexandraRodríguezJaimeGonzálezLindaVotrubaLisetteMorenoJessicaMaerzGleidesLopes


DanaBrownMeredithCharneyThiagoMarquesLauraSchneebaumAarushiChopraElaineLandiDehidaninCuevasJuliannePelegrino(HighSchoolStudent)

SRCDLATINOCAUCUS&RESEARCHCENTERFORHISPANICFAMILIES&CHILDRENMENTORINGNETWORKFOREMERGINGSCHOLARS DaisyCamacho-Fuentes

SarahSurrain

NATIONALSERVICEANDLEADERSHIP

2017-PRESENT AssociateEditor,JournalofAppliedDevelopmentalPsychology2019-PRESENT AdvisoryBoard,MontessoriInitiativeResearchNetwork,BradyEducation

Foundation. 2017-2019 EditorialBoard,Language,SpeechandHearingServicesinSchools2017-2018 AdvisoryPanel,SesameStreetWorkshop,50thSeason.2017-2018 AdvisoryBoard,TranscendentEndeavors,forBLOSSOM.2015-2017 EditorialBoard,JournalofAppliedDevelopmentalPsychology2014-2015 AdvisoryPanel,SesameStreetWorkshop,46thSeason.2005-2009 ExternalConsultant,AmericanInstitutesforResearch.2004 Panelist, FordFoundation/NationalAcademyofSciences,PostdoctoralFellowship2004 Panelist, FordFoundation/NationalAcademyofSciences,DissertationFellowship2004-2008 AdvisoryBoard,BetweentheLions,SiriusThinking.2001-2006 Panelist, FordFoundation/NationalAcademyofSciences,DiversityPredoctoral

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SocialDevelopment,JournalofAppliedDevelopmentalPsychology,EducationalResearcher,EarlyChildhoodEducationQuarterly,EarlyEducationandDevelopment,Infant&ChildDevelopment,CognitionandDevelopment,EarlyChildandDevelopmentCare,MerrillPalmerQuarterly,ReviewofEducationalResearch,JournalofCross-CulturalPsychology,BritishJournalofDevelopmentalPsychology,Bilingualism:LanguageandCognition,MulticulturalPerspectives,LinguisticsandEducation,JournalofFamilyCommunication,InternationalJournalofBilingualism.REVIEWACTIVITIESFORPROFESSIONALCONFERENCESSocietyforResearchinChildDevelopmentConference,Language:SocioculturalInfluences(2018,2016,2012,2008)NationalHeadStartConference(2013,2008)GeorgetownUniversityRoundtableofLinguistics(2007)REVIEWACTIVITIESFORRESEARCHCOMPETITIONSSpencerFoundation,SmallGrantProgram(2014-2018)SwissNationalScienceFoundation,Linguistics(Adhoc;2016)NationalScienceFoundation,Linguistics(Adhoc;2016)NationalScienceFoundation(Adhoc;2005)HunterCollege,FacultyResearchGrants(2004)QueensboroughCommunityCollege,CUNY,FacultyResearchGrants(2000)MEMBERSHIPSAprendiendoJuntosCouncil(2015-Present)SocietyforResearchinChildDevelopment(SRCD;1994-Present).InternationalAssociationfortheStudyofChildLanguage(IASCL;1997-Present).DualLanguageLearnersWorkgroup,NYCAdministrationforChildren’sServices(2007-2016).AmericanEducationalResearchAssociation(AERA);1995-2003.AmericanPsychologicalAssociation(APA;1994-2006).

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1997-2001 SocialCommittee1997-1998 WebSiteCommitteeSCHOOL&UNIVERSITYSERVICEANDLEADERSHIP2002-Present UndergraduateAffairsCommittee(Chair,2017-2018)2006-Present SteinhardtCommitteeonStudentAwards(Chair,2008-2019)2005-Present SteinhardtCommitteeonStudentProgress2014-PresentBuenosAiresSiteSpecificCommittee2013-Present CollegeofGlobalPublicHealthUndergraduateCommittee2018-Present FacultyTeachingAwardsCommittee,Steinhardt2019-PresentStudentTeachingAwardsCommittee,Steinhardt2017-2018 FacultySearchEarlyChildhoodLiteracy,DepartmentofTeachingandLearning2013-2017 University’sUndergraduateCurriculumCommittee2013-2014 FacultySearchMultilingual/MulticulturalProgram,Teaching&Learning2012-2013 SteeringPlanningCommittee2008-2009 NYUAbuDhabiFacultyCommittee2006-2007 FacultySearchLatinoMediaStudies,Media,Culture&Communication2000-2001 FacultySearchMultilingual/MulticulturalProgram,TeachingandLearningSCHOOL&UNIVERSITYRESEARCHCOMPETITIONSNYUFulbrightSelectionCommittee(2007-Present)Steinhardt’sChallengeGrantsforFacultyResearch(2007,2014,2018)Steinhardt’sDean’sGrantsforStudentResearch(2008)

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• December2017,RaisingBilingualChildrenNPR,CODESWITCH


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