Scholarly and Creative Works
2025
- Dier, S. E., & Thibodeau-Nielsen, R. (n.d.). “Do you want to play doctors?” An Exploratory Study of Parent Engagement in Medical Play with Preschool Children. Journal of Early Childhood Research. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X251363715
- Thibodeau-Nielsen, R. B., Rueda-Posada, M. F., Dier, S. E., Dooley, A. W., Nadler, D. R., & Coxon, S. (n.d.). Exploring Playful Opportunities for STEM Learning in Early Elementary School. Early Education and Development. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2025.2478653
2024
- Scruggs, X., Dier, S. E., Schlaupitz, C. A., Karayianis, K. A., Lukowski, A. F., & Bohanek, J. G. (2024). “What Does This Mean for Our Future?” Uncertainty Management in Mothers’ Narratives about the Diagnosis and Birth of Their Child with Down Syndrome. PLOS One, 19(11), e0313195. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0313195
- Dier, S. E., & Ravert, R. D. (2024). Disclosure Experiences of College Students With Chronic Medical Conditions. Emerging Adulthood, 12(5), 939–945. https://doi.org/10.1177/21676968241261102
- Dier, S. E., Thibodeau-Nielsen, R. B., Palermo, F., Dooley, A., Rueda-Posada, M. F., & White, R. E. (n.d.). Parent conversations with young children: Implications for child well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0001851
2023
- Rueda-Posada, M. F., Thibodeau-Nielsen, R. B., Dier, S. E., Wilson-Dooley, A., Palermo, F., White, R. E., & Chung, C. (2023). Pandemic play moderates the relation between caregiver stress and child emotional distress in contexts of economic adversity. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1155617
2021
- Thibodeau-Nielsen, R. B., Palermo, F., White, R. E., Wilson, A., & Dier, S. E. (2021). Child Adjustment During COVID-19: The Role of Economic Hardship, Caregiver Stress, and Pandemic Play. Frontiers in Psychology, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.716651
2011
- Nievar, M. A., Jacobson, A., Chen, Q., Johnson, U., & Dier, S. E. (2011). Impact of HIPPY on home learning environments of Latino families. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 26(3), 268–277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2011.01.002