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Presentations and Publications Works Completed Using Data from the Infant Parent Project Conference Presentations Leerkes, E.M. (March, 2008).  Predictors of maternal sensitivity to infant distress: A social information processing perspective.  Paper presented as the Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, BC. Leerkes, E.M., Burney, R.V., & Parade, S.H. (March, 2008).  Stop crying!  Origins of mothers’ beliefs and goals about infant crying.  Poster presented as the Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Vancouver, BC. Burney, R.V. & Leerkes, E.M. (November, 2007). Infant temperament and parents’ perception of the parenting alliance.  Paper presented at the 69th annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Pittsburgh, PA.  Leerkes, E. M., Beaudry, R.V., Parade, S.., & Siepak, K. (April, 2007).  Links between mothers’ beliefs about crying, maternal responsiveness to infant fear, and infant fear reactivity and regulation.  Paper  presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society For Research in Child Development, Boston, MA. Leerkes, E. M., & Beaudry, R.V. (April, 2007).  The development of parenting efficacy among new mothers and fathers and its association with parental behavior.  Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society For Research in Child Development, Boston, MA. Beaudry, R.V. & Leerkes, E.M. (April, 2007).  Mothers’ and fathers’ perceptions of coparenting at 16 months postpartum: How much does marital functioning matter? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society For Research in Child Development, Boston, MA. Parade, S., & Leerkes, E.M. (April, 2007). Reliability and validity of the Infant Behavior Questionairre-Revised at 6 months.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society For Research in Child Development, Boston, MA. Beaudry, R.V. & Leerkes, E.M. (April, 2006). Predictors of mothers' and fathers' perceptions of the parenting alliance at 6 months post-partum.  Poster presented at the 19th Biennial Conference on Human Development, Louisville, KY.  Manuscripts/Publications Parade, S.H. & Leerkes, E.M. (in press).  The reliability and validity of the Infant Behavior Questionnaire-Revised.  Infant Behavior & Development. Leerkes, E. M. & Burney, R. V. (2007).  The development of parenting efficacy among new mothers and fathers. Infancy, 12, 45-67. Leerkes, E. M. (under review).  Predictors of maternal sensitivity to infant distress: A social information processing perspective.  Leerkes, E. M., Parade, S.H., & Burney, R.V.  (in preparation).  Stop crying! Family and individual origins of parents’ beliefs and goals about infant crying. Burney, R.V. & Leerkes, E.M. (in preparation).  Predictors of the parenting alliance at 6 months postpartum: Parent, couple and infant characteristics. Theses and Dissertations Burney, R.V. (2007). Predictors of coparenting quality among first time parents during toddlerhood.  Unpublished masters thesis. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  (Department of Human Development and Family Studies).  http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1320/umi-uncg-1320.pdf Dobbins, T.R. (2006).  Attributions: Relations to attachment and caregiving representations.   Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  (Psychology Department).  http://libres.uncg.edu/edocs/etd/1183/umi-uncg-1183.pdf Siepak, K.J. (2008).  Longitudinal influences of maternal sensitivity on infant temperamental reactivity and emotion regulation. Unpublished doctoral dissertation.  The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  (Department of Human Development and Family Studies).  Undergraduate Research Projects Butler, J. & Leerkes, E.M. (November, 2007).  Links Between Maternal Depression and Infant Emotion Regulation.  Poster presented at State of North Carolina Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium.  Greensboro, NC.  Locke, A. & Leerkes, E.M. (May, 2007).  Correlates of Maternal Postpartum Depression.  Poster presented at UNCG Excellence Day. Hussey, A. & Leerkes, E.M. (May, 2005).  The Development of Parenting Self-Efficacy in First Time Mothers and Fathers.  Poster presented at UNCG Excellence Day.