Lemont Furnace, PA 15456
Biography
Dr. Barry is an Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State Fayette. She joined the faculty in 2001 with a specialization in the cognitive development of children.
Recent Awards:
Winner, 2020 Penn State University-wide Faculty Excellence in Advising Award;
Winner, 2018 Penn State University-wide Atherton Teaching Award;
Winner, 2016-2017 College of Health and Human Development Excellence in Teaching Award
Research Interests
The development of explicit and implicit memory in children; Co-sleeping and infant development;
Teaching methods to reduce plagiarism;
Student attitudes about cheating; and the
Effect of flexible work schedules on family-work balance.
Publications
Editorial - Infant Sleep: Impacts on cognitive, social, and physical development, Infant Behavior and Development
How U.S. Public Health Policy for "Safe Infant Sleep" Puts Bedsharing Families in the Shadows, NCFR Report
Co-sleeping and Mother-Infant Co-regulation, Infant Behavior and Development
Reasons Mothers Co-sleep (Including Room Sharing and Bedsharing) - Effects on Infant Behavior and Development, Infant Behavior and Development - February, 2022
Collaborator: James McKenna, Co-Author
Sleep Consolidation, Sleep Problems, and Co-sleeping: Rethinking Normal Infant Sleep as Species-Typical, Journal of Genetic Psychology - April, 2021
What is “Normal” Infant Sleep? Why We Still Don’t Know, Psychological Reports - February, 2021
Co-sleeping as a Proximal Context for Infant Development: The Importance of Physical Touch, Infant Behavior and Development - 2019
Co-sleeping as a Developmental Context and its Role in the Transition to Parenthood - December, 2019
Why Rates of Bedsharing are Rising, While Western Health Policy Advocates Condemn it, NCFR Report
Syllabus for HDFS 239: Adolescent Development, Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP) - 2011
How reading to children enhances children's memory, Early Childhood Education: Issues and Developments - 2008
Using office hours effectively, APS Observer - 2008
What is "attachment teaching," and why do our non-traditional and first generation students need it?, Wings to the Future: Using Assessment to Grow Life-Long Learning - 2007
Syllabus for HDFS 229: Infant and Child Development, Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology (OTRP) - 2007
Does conceptual implicit memory develop? The role of processing demands, Journal of Genetic Psychology - 2007
Can paraphrasing practice help students define plagiarism?, College Student Journal - 2006
Children's memory: A primer for understanding behavior, Early Childhood Education Journal - 2006
Depression, implicit memory, and self: A revised memory model of emotion, Clinical Psychology Review - 2006
Collaborators: Mary Naus, Secondary Author; Lynn Rehm, Secondary Author
Depression and implicit memory: Understanding mood congruent memory bias, Cognitive Therapy and Research - 2004
Collaborators: Mary Naus, Secondary Author; Lynn Rehm, Secondary Author
Education
Ph D, Developmental Psychology, University of Houston
MA, Psychology, University of Houston
BS, Biology, Lamar University
BS, Psychology, Lamar University
Papers and Presentations
April 25, 2024
Papers and Oral Presentations
Reviewing the effects of maternal expectations across cultures on night waking, infant sleep, and perceived infant sleep problems
Symposium paper presentation
Glasgow, Scotland
February 29, 2024 - March 2, 2024
Posters
Bedsharing as an Ontogenetic Adaptation: Applying Evolutionary Developmental Psychology to Infant Sleep
Conference poster presentation
Philadelphia, PA
Abstract
February 29, 2024 - March 2, 2024
Posters
The Relationship Between Environment and Sexual Identity Concealment In Working College Students
Conference poster presentation
Philadelphia, PA
Abstract
March 11, 2023
Posters
It’s Still More Okay to Cheat in an Online Class post-Covid, but Harder to Stay Focused in One
Conference poster presentation
Brussels, Belgium
November 19, 2022
Posters
An exploration of parental attachment style, co-sleeping plans, practices, & satisfaction
Conference poster presentation
Minneapolis, MN
November 19, 2022
Posters
Is infant sleep a skill? Explorations beyond Learning Theory to understand infant sleep development
Conference poster presentation
Minneapolis, MN