Marie-Anne Suizzo

Ed.D. in Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University, 1997

M.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

Studies how cultural beliefs and values shape parent-child relationships, parental socialization, and children's and adolescents' development and learning.

Suizzo, M.-A.. (2021). Conceptualizing culture in research on parenting and child development: Carving, categorizing, and communicating. Applied Developmental Science, 25(2), 95–105. doi:10.1080/10888691.2020.1834284.

Suizzo, M.-A.., Tedford, L.. & McManus, M.. (2019). Parental socialization beliefs and long-term goals for young children among three generations of Mexican American mothers.. Journal of Child and Family Studies., 28((10)), 2813–2825..

Suizzo, M. A., Rackley, K., Robbins, P., Jackson, K. M., Rarick, J. D. & McClain, S. (2017). The unique effects of fathers’ warmth on adolescents’ positive beliefs and behaviors: Pathways to resilience in low-income families. Sex Roles, 77(1-2), 46–58.

Suizzo, M. A., Jackson, K., Pahlke, E., McClain, S., Marroquin, Y., Blondeau, L. & Hong, K. (2016). Parents’ school satisfaction and academic socialization predict adolescents’ autonomous motivation: A mixed-method study of low-income ethnic minority families. Journal of Adolescent Research, 31(3), 343–37.

Suizzo, M. A., Pahlke, E., Chapman-Hilliard, C. & Harvey, K. (2016). African American and Mexican American youths’ college adjustment and perceptions of parental academic socialization: Interactions between ethnicity and parental education.. Journal of Research on Human Development, 13, 241–257.

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.

Parent-Adolescent Conversations about Education and School Engagement: A Study of Mexican-American Parental Academic Socialization
Spencer Foundation Research Grant, P.I., $50,000. Awarded for period: January 1, 2019–December 31, 2022. Project:

Parent-Adolescent Conversations about Education and School Engagement
College of Education Small Grant, The University of Texas at Austin: $10,000. Awarded for period: January 1, 2020 – August 31, 2022.

Pathways from Parental Socialization to Children's Achievement: A Study of Resilience in Low-Income Mexican American and African American Families
Spencer Foundation Research Grant, $40,000. Awarded for period: January 1, 2008–August 31, 2011.

Excellence in Teaching Award, Department of Educational Psychology, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin (2020 - 2021)

Cambrian M Nauman-Guderyahn, Ph.D., expected 2024 (Supervisor)
Cambrian's research interests lie in understanding contextual influences, protective factors, and processes that help children thrive in the face of adversity. She is particularly interested in interventions, family protective factors, and characteristics of the educational environment that help improve students' mental health and psychological and academic well-being, especially in underserved or marginalized populations.

Ryan A Mata, M.A., expected 2022 (Co-supervisor)

Kristie Andrea Wood (Supervisor)
Broadly, I am interested in parent-child relationships in the context of dementia, aging, and grief and loss. I use documentary film to disseminate research. I have produced a documentary research project about dementia caregiving during Covid-19. Part one, "Face to Face" is premiered at the Lake Travis Film Festival in 2021. So far, this project has won 3 awards and been sponsored by 2 grants. Furthermore, I am passionate to help shorten the gap between psychology...

Shamecca Perkins (Supervisor)