Contact Information
Office: SGM 525B
Phone: (213)740-3965
E-mail: farver@usc.edu
Education
Ph.D. , University of California, Los Angeles, 1989
Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History
Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 9/1/1997-
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 9/1/1991-8/1/1997
Description of Research
Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Farver's research and teaching specialties are in the area of development psychology, especially the social development of young children (including play, prosocial and aggressive behavior); cross-cultural developmental psychology; and violence and young children; and early literacy. Professor Farver's current research projects include: 1). Examining the effects of community violence on preschoolers and their families in the Los Angeles inner city; 2). Cross-cultural studies of Mainland Chinese school age children's social development and socio-emotional functioning; 3). Carrying out a large scale, 6-year project funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance the emergent literacy skills of at-risk inner city preschoolers, on which she is the Principal Investigator.
Publications
Book Chapter
Farver, J. M. (2005). Acculturation and Family Characteristics that Facilitate Literacy Development Among Latino Children. New Jersey: Acculturation and Family Characteristics that Facilitate Literacy Development Among Latino Children./Erlbaum.
Xu, Y., Farver, J. M. (2005). Family and Individual Correlates of Chinese Children's Coping Strategies and Peer Relationships. New York: Peer Relations in Cultural Context/Cambridge Press.
Journal Article
Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Yang, Y., Zeng, Q. (2007). A prototype approachChinese children’s reasons for nominating their peers as being shy: A prototype approach. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 54
Chang, L., Liu, H., Fung, K., Farver, J. M., Wang, Y., Wen, Z., Wong, L. (2007). Meditating and Moderating Effects of Teacher Preference on the Relation Between Students' Social Behavior and Peer Acceptance. Merrill Palmer Quarterly.
Farver, J. M., Nakamoto, J., Lonigan, C. J. (2007). Assessing Preschoolers’ Emergent Literacy Skills in English and Spanish with the Get Ready to Read! Screening Tool. Annals of Dsylexia/Elsevier. Vol. 2007
Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Bhadha, B. R., Narang, S. K., Lieber, E. (2007). Ethnic Identity, Acculturation, Parenting Beliefs, and Adolescent Adjustment: A Comparison of Asian Indian and European American Families. Merrill Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 53, pp. 110-119.
Usta, J., Farver, J. M. (2007). Domestic Violence: The Lebanese experience. Public Health. Vol. 121, pp. 208-219.
Abou-ezzeddine, T., Schwartz, D., Chang, L., Lee-Shin, Y., Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Xu, Y. (2007). Positive Peer relationships and Risk for Victimization in Chinese and South Korean Children's Peer Groups. Social Development. Vol. 16, pp. 107-127.
Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Zhang, Z., Yu, L., Cai, B. (2007). Moving away or fitting in: Understanding shyness in Chinese Children. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 53, pp. 527-566.
Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Eppe, S., Lonigan, C. J. (2006). Home Environments and Young Latino Children's School Readiness. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Vol. 21, pp. 196-212.
Usta, J., Farver, J. M. (2005). Is there violence in the neighborhood? Ask the Lebanese children. Journal of Public Health. Vol. 10, pp. 1-9.
Xu, Y., Farver, J. M. (2005). Mainland Chinese Parenting Styles and Parent Child Interaction. International Journal of Behavioral Development. Vol. 29, pp. 524-531.
Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Eppe, S., Schwartz, D. (2005). Community violence, family conflict and preschoolers' socio-emotional functioning. Developmental Psychology. Vol. 41, pp. 160-170..
Honors and Awards
Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 4/2006-
Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 4/2005-