Annual Report
Publications and Presentations (date order)
Kim, Y-B, Vilches, S. L. & Clarkson, A. (accepted, 2022, Sept. 12-15). Comparative Differences in Effectiveness of Online Parenting Newsletters during COVID-19. Research paper. National Extension Association of Family Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS), Raleigh, North Carolina.
Clarkson, A., Kim, Y.-B., & Vilches, S. L. (2021). Understanding internet information usage among parenting newsletter website users. Research paper. National Extension Association of Family Consumer Sciences (NEAFCS) conference Nov., 2021. (online).
Kim, Y-B, Vilches, S. L., & Clarkson, A. (2021, October 25–29). How professionals have used an age-paced, research-based, electronic newsletters for parents/caregivers. Research poster. ZERO TO THREE conference (online).
Kim, Y-B., Clarkson, A., & Vilches, S. L. (2020). Understanding internet information usage among parent subscribers to an information newsletter. Research poster. National Council on Family Relations conference, Nov., 2020 (online).
Vilches, S. L., Kim, Y.-B., & Clarkson, A. (2020). Are online parenting newsletters still relevant and useful? Parents report yes! Journal of the National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences, 15, 22–26. https://neafcs.memberclicks.net/assets/documents/journal/2020-jneafcs/2020-JNEAFCS-FINAL-Compressed.pdf
Vilches, S. L., Littleton, C., Bubb, R., Kim, Y., & Clarkson, A. (2020). Digital reach: The value of on-line parenting newsletters. Research poster. Early Years Conference: Listen Together, Learn Together, Act Together, Vancouver, BC.
Littleton, C., Bubb, R., & Vilches, S. L. (2019). Usefulness of a research‐based parenting newsletter: A comparison of child‐rearing information source. Research poster. Auburn Student Research Symposium.
* 1st Place University-wide Undergraduate Poster winner in Social Science, Creative Scholarship, Arts, and Humanities,
Kim, Y., Bowers, J. R., Martin, S. S., Ebata, A. E., Lindsey, S. C., Nelson, P. T., & Ontai, L. (2015). Process monitoring evaluation of an online program for parents. Journal of Extension, 53(2), No.2 Research in Brief (2RIB2).
Ostergren, C. S., & Riley, D. A. (2012). Testing age-paced parenting newsletters up to age 3: Greater impact on first time parents. Journal of Extension, 50(1), 1-9. https://archives.joe.org/joe/2012february/a9.php
Martin, S. S., & Weigel, D. J. (2001). Age-paced parenting materials and child maltreatment: Can newsletters make a difference? Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations, November 2001, Rochester, New York.
Awards
2021 Communications – Newsletters Award for Just in Time Parenting Extension project, LEAN Methodology Evaluation – National Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletter, Alabama Affiliate of the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Science.
2020 Communications – Newsletters Award for Just in Time Parenting Extension project, 2nd Place Western Region, National Extension Association of Family Consumer Science.
2020 Program Excellence through Research, Understanding Internet Information Usage Among Parenting Newsletter Website Users. 2nd Place Western Region, National Extension Association of Family Consumer Science.
Grants
2020-2021. Principal Investigator with the national JITP Board. Just in Time Parenting (JITP) National Database Commercialization Development. Y.-H. Peggy Hsieh Fund for Innovation & Research Excellence in the College of Human Sciences. College of Human Sciences Endowment Award.
2019-2020. Principal Investigator with the national JITP Board. Just in Time Parenting (JITP) National Database Commercialization Development. Y.-H. Peggy Hsieh Fund for Innovation & Research Excellence in the College of Human Sciences. College of Human Sciences Endowment Award.