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Spring R. Dawson-Mcclure

Spring R. Dawson-Mcclure, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Population Health

Summary

Spring Dawson-McClure, PhD, Associate Professor of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, is a psychologist and prevention scientist focused on the development, evaluation and large-scale implementation of school-based strategies to reduce racial, ethnic and socioeconomic inequities in children's health and development. She has particular expertise in family engagement and parenting. She is committed to centering the voices of families of color in all aspects of her work.

Phone

646-754-5192

Academic office

180 Madison Avenue

Sixth Floor

New York, NY 10016

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Positions

Associate Professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Co- Director, ParentCorps Research and Evaluation

Graduate Education

PhD from Arizona State University

Latinx parent engagement and school readiness

Barajas-Gonzalez, Rita Gabriela; Ursache, Alexandra; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Huang, Keng Yen; Linares Torres, Heliana; Cheng, Sabrina; Olson, Devon; Brotman, Laurie Miller; Dawson-McClure, Spring

Journal of Early Childhood Research. 2024 Sep 01; 22(<prism:issueIdentifier>3):488-499

BMI Growth Profiles Among Black Children from Immigrant and US-Born Families

Ursache, Alexandra; Rollins, Brandi Y; Chung, Alicia; Dawson-McClure, Spring; Brotman, Laurie Miller

Journal of immigrant & minority health. 2024 Aug; 26(4):623-631

Latinx parent engagement and school readiness

Barajas-Gonzalez, Rita Gabriela; Ursache, Alexandra; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Huang, Keng-Yen; Linares Torres, Heliana; Cheng, Sabrina; Olson, Devon; Brotman, Laurie Miller; Dawson-McClure, Spring

Journal of Early Childhood Research. 2024; 22(3):488-499

Associations between a Universal Free Breakfast Policy and School Breakfast Program Participation, School Attendance, and Weight Status: A District-Wide Analysis

Bullock, Sally Lawrence; Dawson-McClure, Spring; Truesdale, Kimberly Parker; Ward, Dianne Stanton; Aiello, Allison E; Ammerman, Alice S

International journal of environmental research & public health. 2022 Mar 22; 19(7):

A quasi-experimental study of parent and child well-being in families of color in the context of COVID-19 related school closure

Ursache, Alexandra; Barajas-Gonzalez, R Gabriela; Adhikari, Samrachana; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Brotman, Laurie M; Dawson-McClure, Spring

SSM - Population health. 2022 Mar; 17:101053

Understanding ParentCorps' essential elements for building adult capacity to support young children's health and development

Dawson-McClure, Spring; Rhule, Dana; Hamer, Kai-ama; Calzada, Esther; Kolawole, Bukky; Mondesir, Michelle; Rosenblatt, Katherine; Brotman, Laurie

Family-school partnerships during the early school years: Advancing science to influence practice. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland AG; Switzerland, 2022. p.53-72. (5381102)

Neighborhood influences on the development of self-regulation among children of color living in historically disinvested neighborhoods: Moderators and mediating mechanisms

Ursache, Alexandra; Barajas-Gonzalez, Rita Gabriela; Dawson-McClure, Spring

Frontiers in psychology. 2022; 13:953304

Parental perceived immigration threat and children's mental health, self-regulation and executive functioning in pre-Kindergarten

Barajas-Gonzalez, R Gabriela; Ursache, Alexandra; Kamboukos, Dimitra; Huang, Keng-Yen; Dawson-McClure, Spring; Urcuyo, Anya; Huang, Tiffany June Jay; Brotman, Laurie Miller

American journal of orthopsychiatry. 2022 Dec; 92(2):176-189

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