Marie-Anne Suizzo is primarily interested in how parent-child relationships shape children's and adolescents' development and learning across cultures and ethnic groups. Her research has focused on parental involvement, child socialization, and identity development.
Ph.D. in Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, 1997
M.S.Ed. in Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, 1993
M.A. in Education, Specialization in Anthropology, Stanford University, 1987
B.A. in Government, Georgetown University, 1981
Research interests are centered around how parent-child relationships, parental involvement, and child socialization shape children's and adolescents' development and learning across cultures and ethnic groups.
Suizzo, M. (2015). Mexican American parents' involvement in their children's schooling. Mexican American Children and Families: Multidisciplinary Perspectives (1ed.): Routledge. doi:0415854547.
Suizzo, M., Pahlke, E., Yarnell, L., Chen, K. & Romero, S. (2014). Home-based parental involvement in young children's learning across U.S. ethnic groups: Cultural models of academic socialization. Journal of Family Issues, 35(2), 254–287.
Suizzo, M., Jackson, K., Pahlke, E., Marroquin, Y. & Martinez, A. (2012). Pathways to achievement: How low-income Mexican-origin parents promote their children through school. Family Relations, 61(4), 533–547.
Pahlke, E., Bigler, R. & Suizzo, M. (2012). Colorblind socialization strategies fail to prevent racial bias: Evidence from European American mothers and their preschool children. Child Development, 83(4), 1164–1179.
Cooper, C., Crosnoe, R., Suizzo, M. & Pituch, K. (2010). Poverty, race, and parental involvement during the transition to elementary school. Journal of Family Issues, 31(7), 859–883.
Research Grant; Project: Pathways from Parental Socialization to Children's Achievement: A Study of Resilience in Low-Income Mexican American and African American Families, Spencer Foundation (2008 - 2011)
Research Grant; Project: Mothers' Educational Beliefs and Practices: A Cross-Cultural Study of Young Children's Home Learning Environments, The University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Vice President for Research (2004)
