Poster Presentations

Explore Today's Research and Tomorrow's Ideas at the LEARN Conference Poster Presentations

Poster Presentations are a vibrant showcase of the latest insights and research in the early childhood field.

Designed for and by professionals, posters offer a unique opportunity to dive deep into the nuances of emerging concepts, stories from the field, implementation models and lessons learned.

Browse Posters By P-5 Competencies Domain

    • PST-HS.1 Addressing Caregiver Mental Health in Pediatric Settings: Implementation Gaps and Opportunities Through Dyadic Services
        • Presenters: Meghan Carlsen Evans, PhD; Kathryn Margolis, PhD; Cheng Qian, PhD (UC San Francisco)

    • PST-HS.2 Building Bridges for Dyadic Care: A Case Study on Scaling Collaborative Efforts in California’s Primary Care Public Health Systems

    • PST-HS.3 Building Synergy Beyond Silos: An Integrated Framework for Early Childhood Well-Being through Shared Systems, Strong Referral Pathways, and Integrated Care
        • Presenters: Jasleen Kaur, MD; Dana Allswede, PhD, IMH-E®; Marisa Medeiros Da Silva (Massachusetts General Physicians Organization)

    • PST-HS.4 HealthySteps: Prioritizing Maternal Mental Health to Support Healthy Child Development
        • Presenters: Sarah Nolan, MA; Melanie Save, MS; Izabella Lopez, BA (Rady Children’s Health)

    • PST-HS.5 In the Gap: Polling for Clinic Staff Priorities during HealthySteps Specialist Turnover
        • Presenters: Stephanie Mitchell, PhD (Early Childhood Innovation Network); Chukwuamaka Onyewadume; Lael Coleman (Children’s National Hospital)

    • PST-HS.8 Pathways for Supporting Early Relational Health Within Medicaid: Case Study of PlayReadVIP Delivery and Billing by Community Health Workers
        • Presenters: Anne Seery, PhD; Meredith Ansell, LMSW (PlayReadVIP National Center at NYU Grossman School of Medicine)

    • PST-HS.9 Provider Burnout and Wellbeing Over Time: A Longitudinal Comparison of Pediatric Clinics With and Without HealthySteps
        • Presenters: Molly Farley, MEd (The Parent Child Center of Tulsa)

    • PST-HS.10 Utilizing Upstream Effective Teams of Care and Co-Creation with Families to Promote Early Relational Health in Pediatric Primary Care
        • Presenters: Rachel Lettieri, MS; Mary Ann Woodruff, MD, FAAP (Pediatrics Northwest)

    • PST-HS.11 Works-in-Progress: Two Practices Share Their Post-Implementation Journeys to Empower Parents and Families
        • Presenters: Mary Beth Callie, PhD (Callie Pediatrics); Shannon Rogers (Prisma Health Pediatrics-Powdersville, South Carolina)

    • PST-HS.12 Documenting Protected Health Information of Caregivers in Dyadic Care Visits: Summary of Current State, Needs, and Opportunities From the Field
        • Presenters: Yessica Green Rosas, PhD (University of San Diego); Kathryn L. Margolis, PhD (University of California, San Francisco); Alicia R. Samp, PsyD (Primary Care Psychology Associates)

    • PST-1.1 Infant Feeding Practice in Hadiyya Culture: The Case of Harche Kebele
        • Presenters: Dawit Thomas Lambamo (Wachemo University)

    • PST-1.2 Micro-Credentials in Informal Career Pathways: Designing Professional Learning Focusing on Child Development
        • Presenters: Danielle L. Pico, PhD; Rachel Chastain-Gross, MEd; Matthew Richmond (University of Florida Lastinger Center for Learning)

    • PST-1.3 Transforming ECE: How to Create Early Relational Health Ecosystems in Early Childhood Education
        • Presenters: Lisa Garcia, LMHC, IMH-E (Neighborhood Villages, East Boston Social Centers)

    • PST-1.4 Before the Words Come: Early Motor, Sensory, and Social Experiences as the Foundation for Language Development

    • PST-1.6 NeuroTech for Connection: Bringing Heart and Science Together in Early Childhood
        • Presenters: Karla Proano, MEd, EdDc (Independent Early Childhood Consultant)

    • PST-1.7 Medical Play in Early Childhood Education: A Proactive, Post-Pandemic Approach
        • Presenters: Lauren Ashley Hoffman, MFA (Harvard Avenue School)

    • PST-1.8 Neurodevelopment in Infants with Elevated Risk Profiles within a Resource-Rich Context: A Community-Based Study in Hong Kong
        • Presenters: Anna Ma (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

    • PST-1.9 Parenting in the Early Years: Joys, Challenges, and Perspectives
        • Presenters: Ling Tsao (University of Idaho), Hsin-Hui Grace Lin (Texas A&M University–Victoria)

    • PST-1.10 Measuring Parent Positive Support of Social Engagement of Toddlers with Autism within a Randomized Controlled Trial: Indicator of Parent-Child Interaction
        • Presenters: Ava Shivar, MEd; Kathleen M. Baggett, PhD (Georgia State University)

    • PST-1.11 Reimagining Perinatal Support: A Cross-System Model for Maternal and Infant Well-Being
        • Presenters: Mark Stevens (Penfield Children’s Center)

    • PST-1.12 An Analysis of the Relationship Between Baby TALK Strategies and Goal Use in Two Home Visiting Programs
        • Presenters: Laura Nathans, PhD, & Kim Hanes, MS (Baby TALK)

    • PST-1.13 Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health: Advancing Practices in Interdisciplinary Personnel Preparation

    • PST-1.14 Making Connections Alongside Community Health Centers: Impacts of Early Childhood Development-Focused Technical Assistance and Peer Learning
        • Presenters: Kendall A. McElroy, MPH (ZERO TO THREE, Early Childhood Developmental Health Systems: Evidence to Impact Center)

  • PST-2.1 Planting the Seeds of Literacy: Family Engagement and Educator Training to Cultivate Literacy-Rich Communities
      • Presenters: Laura Walsh, MSEd; Josh Barocas, MSEd (LINC)

  • PST-2.2 Embracing Mo‘olelo: How Hui Storytelling Strengthens Families, Heals Stigma, and Builds Pilina (Relationship)
      • Presenters: Cherilyn Shiinoki, MEd; Carrie Barringer, MS; Johanna Nielsen, MEd (Family Hui Hawaii)

  • PST-2.3 Great Communication with Families of Kids with Disabilities: No Superpowers Required
      • Presenters: Marisa Howard-Karp, MS; Julie McKinney, MS; Christina Kozik (Exceptional Lives)

  • PST-2.4 Exploring Among Caregivers Enrolled in the Early Intervention Program: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Study
      • Presenters: Chelsea Wallaert, OTD (University of Illinois at Chicago)

  • PST-2.5 Lessons in family engagement from a feasibility trial of FMF Bridges: an early intervention for children with prenatal alcohol exposure

  • PST-2.6 Family Involvement in Co-op Classrooms: Moving Beyond Required Participation
      • Presenters: Meredith Scherrer, MS (Co-op Preschool Teachers’ League)

  • PST-2.7 Growing our Garden: A Case Exploration of Jardín Family Playgroups in San Francisco
    • Presenters: Marion Reader, MSW (Project Commotion) & Cindy López-Chastain, MS, CCC-SLP (Linguistic Connection)

  • PST-3.1 Being Together: Building Community in the Infant Room
      • Presenters: Kathleen Iubatti (Portland State University), Aubri Bishop (Helen Gordon Child Development Center)

  • PST-3.2 Connected Through Play: Strengthening Caregiver–Child Relationships, Healing, and Development
      • Presenters: Dana Hillman-Sabato; Shannon Queiroga (Changent)

  • PST-3.3 From Crisis to Collaboration: Implementing Timely & Accessible Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
      • Presenters: Jennifer Silverstein, LCSW; Kathleen Kelly, MA (Early Learning Institute)

  • PST-3.4 Understanding Autistic Parenting: Insights and Strategies for Developmental Success
      • Presenters: Jessica Y. Gonzalez, MS, CCC-SLP & Amy Curtis, PsyD (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles)

  • PST-3.5 Reflective Supervision/Consultation as a Facilitator for Interprofessional Collaboration
      • Presenters: Jennifer Mitchell, PhD (The Children’s Center Utah) & Alysse Loomis, PhD (University of Utah)

  • PST-3.6 Playful Moments at Home and Beyond
      • Presenters: Juliana Venegas (The George and Betsy Sherman Center at UMBC)

  • PST-3.7 Building Competence and Confidence in Infant-Toddler Care: Insights from a Pilot Certificate Program
      • Presenters: Jennifer L. Harman, PhD (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), Katayoun Zadeh, EdD & Meghan Foster, MS (Arkansas State University)

  • PST-3.8 Strengthening Social Connections with Project ImPACT
      • Presenters: Kim Henein, MS, CCC-SLP & Tina Bensimon, MEd (Montgomery County Infants and Toddlers Program)

  • PST-3.9 In Their Own Words: How Parenting Programs Support Families’ Early Relational Health
      • Presenters: Jasmine Karing, MPH; Brooke Diaz; Megan Chavez, MA (Oregon State University)

  • PST-3.10 A Playful Beginning: Cultivating Playful Parenting for Families with Young Children
      • Presenters: Xiangyou Shen, PhD; Shauna Tominey, PhD & Nazli Ozkoca (Oregon State University)

  • PST-3.11 OT-Informed STEAM Play Model Supporting Sensory Integration and Co-Regulation in Early Childhood: The Bright Sparks Play Lab
      • Presenters: Jen Godin, MSOT

  • PST-3.12 A Guided Approach to Considering What Quality Care Looks Like for Babies and the Educators Who Care for Them
      • Presenters: Bianca M. Reyes; Kerry Kriener-Althen & Cherry Hanna (WestEd)

  • PST-3.13 The Family Partnership Staircase: Building Relationship-Based Pathways From Day One
    • Presenters: Chanel Whitaker & Estefany Umbach (DAY ONE Early Learning Community)

  • PST-4.2 Distinguishing SIDS, SUID, and Preventable Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Advancing Clarity, Education, and Equity in Safe Sleep Practice
      • Presenters: Caitlin Young Pollard, PhD (Together We Thrive, Inc.) & Alexandria Bowerman (Derrick Stone Safe Sleep)

  • PST-4.4 A Demographic Analysis of CPP Dissemination in the United States between 2019 and 2025

 

  • PST-5.1 Equity in Early Intervention / Equidad en Intervención Temprana
      • Presenters: Monique Matute-Chavarria, PhD; Anita Hernandez; Minea Armijo Romero (New Mexico State University)

  • PST-5.2 Building Equitable Family Partnerships with Multilingual Families in Early Intervention
      • Presenters: Ebryana Aaliyah Barela; Guadalupe Martinez; Adriana Marquez (New Mexico State University)

  • PST-5.3 Safe Passage: A Perinatal Framework for Advancing Black Maternal, Infant, and Family Mental Health
    • Presenters: Markita Barideaux, LCSW; Glamarys Acevedo, LCSW, MPH, IBCLC

 

    • PST-6.1 From Clinic to Community: Adapting an Early Relational Health Intervention Across Countries and Care Settings
        • Presenters: Denise S.R. Mazzuchelli, PhD & Xochitl Arechiga, MEd (NYU Grossman School of Medicine, PlayReadVIP National Center)

    • PST-6.2 He Ala No Nā Keiki: Equitable Access to Early Learning Across Communities
        • Presenters: Kailey Lapenia & Malia-Blossom Cruz (Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture – INPEACE)

    • PST-6.3 Advancing Leadership Through MO-SECA (Missouri Supporting Early Childhood Administrators): Finding the Sweet Spot
        • Presenters: Jacklyn Aldrich, EdD; Melissa Newkirk, MEd & Rachel Ratcliff, MEd (UMKC Institute for Human Development – Early Childhood Innovation Center)

    • PST-6.4 A Home for Families: How Oregon Created a Responsive Parenting Education System
        • Presenters: Shauna Tominey, PhD & Michaella Sektnan (Oregon State University / Oregon Parenting Education Collaborative)

    • PST-7.1 Supporting Internal Capacity in Early Childhood Projects and Programs through Intentional Quality Initiatives
        • Presenters: Jennifer Zawislak (ZERO TO THREE & Education Development Center); Katari Coleman, PhD; Pritay Washington (Education Development Center)

    • PST-7.2 Building the ECE Workforce: Expanding ECE Occupations Through New Registered Apprenticeship Pathways
        • Presenters: Kimberly Farris (Early Childhood Workforce Connector, WRMA, Inc., a TriMetrix Company) & Meredith Russell (WRMA, Inc., a TriMetrix Company)

    • PST-7.3 RECAP: A New Framework for Developing Equitable, Reflective, and System-Ready Infant/Toddler Leaders
        • Presenters: April Westermann, PhD & Elizabeth Zinter, MSW (Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care)

 

    • PST-8.1 Transitions in Child Welfare for Infants and Young Children: Applying Zero to Three Competencies to Support Development and Mental Health
        • Presenters: Valerie Bellas, PhD & Karen Baas, MA (Mind Body Baby)

    • PST-8.2 Successful Rural Strategies for Improved Early Childhood Systems, Joyful Relationships, and Collective Impact
        • Presenters: Callie H. Lambarth, MSW (Portland State University) & Karen Pautz, MSL (First 5 Siskiyou Children and Families Commission / Siskiyou Child Abuse Prevention Council)

    • PST-8.3 Collaborating with Families: Checklist Results of Early Intervention Teams
        • Presenters: Ross Adams, MS, CCC-SLP (WestEd) & Erica Ellis, PhD, CCC-SLP (Cal State LA)

    • PST-8.4 Family Leadership in Equitable Home Visiting Systems Transformation
        • Presenters: Carrie Furrer, PhD & Ron Joseph (Center for Coordinating Oregon Home Visiting Systems – CCOHVS)

    • PST-8.5 Project LAUNCH Cross-Agency Collaboration: Strengthening Mental Health Supports for Young Children
        • Presenters: Briana Bashaw-Wood, MA, LPCC, IFECMHS, RPF II & Melanie Morones, LMFT, ATR-BC, ECMHS (YMCA of SD)

    • PST-8.6 Telling the Safe Babies Story: Evidence from the Growing Field of Infant-Toddler Courts
        • Presenters: Jenifer Goldman Fraser, PhD, MPH (Director of Research and Evaluation, Safe Babies, ZERO TO THREE)

    • PST-8.7 Early Insights from a National Evaluation of the Infant-Toddler Court Program
        • Presenters: Amanda N. Barczyk, PhD, MSW (Senior Research Associate, James Bell Associates)

 

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