Presentations

"Every child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her." - Urie Bronfenbrenner

2025

Poster Presentation

1. Literacy as a Bridge out of Poverty: The Role of Shared Book Reading in Economic Mobility — Mississippi State University Graduate Research Symposium (First Place)

2026

1. Kankam Kusi, C., Elmore-Staton, L., & Burke, B. (2026). Parenting self-efficacy and its association with coparenting quality and parenting practices among low-income families. Paper presented at the Southeastern Council on Family Relations (SECFR) Annual Conference, Orange Beach, AL.

Accepted Presentations

1. Kankam Kusi, C., & Burke, B. (2026). Gaming motivation profiles and psychosocial measures among military-connected adult gamers: A latent profile analysis [Poster]. Accepted for presentation at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference.

2. Kankam Kusi, C., & Elmore-Staton, L. (2026). Family adversity and social-emotional problems among children with speech and language disorders: A latent class analysis [Poster]. Accepted for presentation at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference.

3. Kankam Kusi, C., & Elmore-Staton, L. (2026). Bridging the reading gap: How daily shared book reading supports early learning across all families [Poster]. Accepted for presentation at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Annual Conference.