Education/Training
- Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980
- M.A. Developmental Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1980
- B.S. Psychology, Michigan State University, 1976
Professional Experience
August 2017-Present
Professor Emeritus, Department of Human Development, Washington State University
August 2000-July 2017
Professor, Department of Human Development, Washington State University
July 2001-2014
Chair, Department of Human Development, Washington State University
September 1994-August 2000
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Houston
September 1986-August 1994
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Houston
August 1980-August 1986
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Houston
Areas of Emphasis
- Social Development
- Parent-Child Relations
- Stress, Coping, and Health Behaviors
- Children’s Play
- Obesity Prevention
Current Research
My current research interests are on the role of parents in the socialization of health promoting and health compromising behaviors in children and adolescents. Current projects include: parental influences on children’s coping with chronic disease; parental influences on children’s appraisal of and coping with minor and major life events; and the prevention of childhood obesity.
Selected Publications
Power, T. G., Silva Garcia, K., Diaz Martinez, A., Parker, L. A., Hidalgo-Mendez, J., & Ramos, G. R. (in press). Randomized control trial of a program to help low-income, Latina mothers help their children cope with stress: Effects on parenting, child coping, and adjustment. Prevention Science.
Weaver, R. H., Sano, Y., Lanigan, J., Parker, L., Eddy, L., Power, T. G., & Houghten, M. (in press). Perceived changes in social connectedness across the life course: A mixed method approach. The International Journal of Aging and Human Development.
Wong, M., & Power, T. G. (in press). Parental depressive symptoms, parent attributional style, and child coping as predictors of depressive symptoms in children of parents with anxiety or mood disorders. Journal of Child Psychiatry and Human Development.
Power, T. G., Beck, A., Silva Garcia, K., Duran Aguilar, N., Hopwood, V., Ramos, G., Olivera Guerrero, Y., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T. M., & Hughes, S. O. (in press). Low-income, Latina mothers’ scaffolding of preschooler’s behavior in a stressful situation and children’s self-regulation: A longitudinal study. Parenting: Science and Practice
Papaioannou, M. A., Micheli, N., Power, T. G., Fisher, J., & Hughes, S. O. (2022). Associations between independent assessments of child appetite self-regulation: A narrative review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 810912.
Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T. M., Micheli, N., Papaioannou, M. A., Hughes, S. O. (2022). Self-regulatory processes in early childhood as predictors of Hispanic children’s BMI z-scores during the elementary school years: The moderating roles of acculturation and gender. Appetite, 168, 105778.
Aragón, M. C., Auld, G., Baker, S. S., Barale, K. V., Garcia, K. S., Micheli, N., Parker, L., Lanigan, J. D., Power, T. G., & Hughes, S. O. (2021). Implementation science strategies promote fidelity in the Food, Feeding, and Your Family Study. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53, 1028–1037.
Power, T. G., & Wong, M. (2021). Chinese mother’s scaffolding of young children’s responses to stress and children’s depressive symptoms during the first year of primary school. Children and Youth Services Review, 131, 106284.
Hughes, S.O., Power, T. G., Beck, A., Betz, D., Goodell, L. S., Hopwood, V., Jaramillo, J. A., Lanigan, J., Diaz Martinez, A., Micheli, N., Olivera Guerrero, Y., Overath, I., Parker, L., Ramos, G., Thompson, Y. P., Papaioannou, M. A., & Johnson, S. L. (2021). Twelve-month efficacy of an obesity prevention program targeting Hispanic families with preschoolers from low-income backgrounds. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 53, 677-690.
Lee, S., Parker, L. A., & Power, T. G (2021). Look at our country, we treat everyone as equal: College student perspectives on culture. Journal of College and Character, 22, 98-113.
Power, T. G., Ramos, G. G., Guerrero, Y. O., Diaz Martinez, A., Parker, L. A., & Lee, S. (2021). Evaluation of a program to help low-income, Latina mothers help their children cope with stress. Journal of Primary Prevention, 42, 257-277.
Hughes, S. H., Power, T. G., O’Connor, T. M., Fisher, J. O., Micheli, N., & Papaioannou, M. A. (2021). Maternal feeding style and child weight status among Hispanic families with low-income levels: A longitudinal study of the direction of effects. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 18, Article 30.
Power, T. G., Beck, A. D., Fisher, J. O., Micheli, N., O’Connor, T. M., & Hughes, S. O. (2021). Observations of maternal feeding practices and styles and young children’s obesity risk: A longitudinal study of Hispanic mothers with low incomes. Childhood Obesity, 17, 16-25.
Weaver, R. H., Jackson, A., Lanigan, J., Power, T. G., Anderson, A., Cox, A. E., Eddy, L., Parker, L., Sano, Y., & Weybright, E. (2021). Health behaviors at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. American Journal of Health Behaviors, 45, 44-61.
Power, T. G., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T. M., Micheli, N., Papaioannou, M. A., & Hughes, S. O. (2021). General parenting and Hispanic mothers’ feeding practices and styles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 380.
Arlinghaus, K.R., Power, T.G., Hernandez, D.C., Johnston, C.A., & Hughes, S.O. (2020). The association between maternal depressive symptomology and child dinner dietary quality among Hispanic Head Start families. Preventive Medicine Reports, 20, 101196.
Austin, E. W., Austin, B., Kaiser, C., K., Edwards, Z., Parker, L., & Power, T. G. (2020). AFRI_A media literacy-based nutrition program fosters parent-child food marketing discussions, improves home food environment and youth consumption of fruits and vegetables. Childhood Obesity, 16, S33-43.
Lau, E. Y. H., & Power, T. G. (2020). Coparenting, parenting stress, and authoritative parenting among Hong Kong Chinese mothers and fathers. Parenting Science and Practice, 20, 167-176.
Power, T. G., Hidalgo-Mendez, J., Fisher, J. O., O’Connor, T. M., Micheli, N., & Hughes, S. O. (2020). Obesity risk in Hispanic children: Bidirectional associations between child eating behavior and child weight status over time. Eating Behaviors, 36, 101366.
Hughes, S.O., Power, T. G., Beck, A., Betz, D., Goodell, L. S., Hopwood, V., Jaramillo, J. A.,Lanigan, J., Diaz Martinez, A., Micheli, N., Olivera, Y., Overath, I., Parker, L., Ramos, G., Thompson, Y. P., & Johnson, S. L. (2020). Short-term effects of an obesity prevention program among low-income Hispanic families with preschoolers. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52, 224-239.
Hughes, S. O., Power, T. G., Baker, S. S., Barale, K. V., Lanigan, J. D., Parker, L., Silva Garcia, K., Aragon, M. C., Micheli, N. (2020). Pairing feeding content with a nutrition education curriculum: A comparison of online and in-class delivery. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 52, 314-325.
Steiner, E. M., Dahlquist, L. M., Power, T. G., & Bollinger, M. E. (2020). Intolerance of uncertainty and protective parenting in mothers of children with food allergy. Children’s Health Care, 49, 184-201.