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Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts

Li, C., Suntheimer, N.M., Bailey, D.H., & Wolf, S. (in press). The co-development of early social and cognitive skills in Ghana. Developmental Psychology.

Suntheimer, N.M., Joo, S., Wolf, S., McCoy, D.C., Abate, S., Mekonnen, A., Teshome, T.Z., & Demlew, T. (in press). Parent psychological distress and beliefs about nurturing care: Associations with parent investments and early child development in Ethiopia. Developmental Psychology.

Suntheimer, N. M., Weiss, E.M., Avornyo, E.A., & Wolf, S. (2024). Patterns of cognitive and social-emotional parent stimulation practices among Ghanaian kindergarteners. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 68, 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2024.05.011     

Suntheimer, N.M. & Wolf, S. (2023). Duration of poverty and Ghanaian children’s academic skills and executive function. Applied Developmental Science, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/10888691.2023.2225774

Wolf, S., Aurino, E., Suntheimer, N. M., Avornyo, E.A., Tsinigo, E., Jordan, J., Samanhiya, S., Aber, J.L., & Behrman, J. (2022). Remote learning engagement and learning outcomes during school closures in Ghana. International Journal of Educational Research, 115, 102055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2022.102055

Ahmed, I., Steyer, L., Suntheimer, N. M., Wolf, S., & Obradović, J.O. (2022) Directly assessed and adult-reported executive functions: associations with academic skills in Ghana. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 81, 101437.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2022.101437                 

Wolf, S., Aurino, E., Suntheimer, N. M., Avornyo, E.A., Tsinigo, E., Behrman, J. & Aber, J.L. (2022). Medium-term protective effects of quality early childhood education during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. Child Development. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13824

Suntheimer, N. M., Wolf, S., Sulik, M.J., Avornyo, E.A., & Obradović, J.O. (2022). Executive function mediates the association between cumulative risk and learning in Ghanaian schoolchildren. Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001372

Suntheimer, N.M. & Wolf, S. (2020). Cumulative risk, teacher-child closeness, executive function and early academic skills in kindergarten children. Journal of School Psychology, 78, 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2019.11.005

Wolf, S. & Suntheimer, N.M. (2020). Predictors and patterns of discipline practices among Ghanaian parents of preschoolers. Child and Youth Services Review, 112, 104518. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2019.104518

Wolf, S. & Suntheimer, N.M. (2019). A dimensional cumulative risk approach to assessing early adversity and development in a national sample. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 62, 270-281. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2019.03.004

Submitted Manuscripts

Brown, A., Weiss, E.M., Suntheimer, N.M., Appiah, R., Aurino, E., & Wolf, S. (under review). Measuring and culturally conceptualizing social and emotional behaviors in Northern Ghana.

Hatch, S.F., Gidra, A., Suntheimer, N.M., & Wolf, S. (under review). Parental beliefs about early childhood education: predictors and implications for parental engagement.

Works in Preparation

Wolf, S., Aurino, E., Suntheimer, N. M., Ortiz-Becerra, K., & Tsinigo, E. (in preparation). Medium-term protective effects of quality early childhood education during and after school closures in Ghana.

Hatch, S.F., Suntheimer, N.M., Wolf, S., Tang, L., & McCoy, D.C. (in preparation). Effects of caregiver cognitive stimulation on early childhood development: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aurino, E., Suntheimer, N.M., Appiah, R., Wolf, S., Avornyo, E.A., Fishman, J., Thomas, K., Brennan, K., David, D., & Howusu-Kumi, E. (in preparation). Developing and piloting a context-driven intervention for adolescent development in Ghana: The Pempamsie Family Program.

Reports and Other Publications:

Suntheimer, N.M. (2023). A Review and Recommendations for Module 3 of the CSBG Annual Report. Washington, DC: Office of Community Services, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Aurino, E., Wolf, S., Behrman, J., Aber, J. L., Tsinigo, E., Suntheimer, N.M., & Jordan, J. (2021). The Experience of Educators During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Surveys from During and After School Closures. Innovations for Poverty Action Policy Brief. [link]

Wolf, S., Aurino, E., Suntheimer, N.M., Avornyo, E., Tsinigo, E., Jordan, J., Aber, J.L., Behrman, J.R. (2021). Learning in the Time of a Pandemic: Effects of COVID-19 on Students’ Learning and the Wider Education Sector in Ghana. CPRE Working Paper. [link]  

Suntheimer, N.M (2020, August). What Is School Readiness and Why Is It Important?. Attention Magazine, 28-29. [link]