Director and PI, Stanford Project on Adaptation and Resilience in Kids (SPARK)
My research examines how contextual risk and adversity influence children’s adaptation across multiple domains of functioning over time. I am interested in identifying the biological, behavioral, and environmental processes that enable some highly disadvantaged children to demonstrate remarkable resilience, while placing others at risk for maladaptive outcomes. I primarily study how exposure to environmental risk and adversity interacts with children’s stress reactivity and self-regulatory abilities to influence their social, emotional, and cognitive development.
Associate Professor, Developmental and Psychological Sciences, Stanford Graduate School of Education, 2017-present
Assistant Professor, Developmental and Psychological Sciences, Stanford Graduate School of Education, 2009-17
Killam Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of British Columbia, 2007-2009
Obradović, J., *Finch, J.E., *Portilla, X. A., Rasheed, M., *Tirado-Stayer, N., & Yousafzai, A.K. (in press). Early executive functioning in a global context: Developmental continuity and family protective factors. Developmental Science. doi: 10.1111/desc.12795
Obradović, J., *Sulik, M. J., *Finch, J. E., & *Tirado-Strayer, N. (2018). Assessing students’ executive functions in the classroom: Validating a scalable group-based procedure. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 55, 4–13. doi:10.1016/j.appdev.2017.03.003
Obradović, J., *Sulik, M., *Finch, J.E., & *Tirado-Strayer, N. (2017). Assessing executive functions in the classroom: Validating a scalable group-based procedure. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2017.03.003
Obradović, J., *Portilla, X. A., *Tirado-Strayer, N., Rasheed, M. A., Siyal, S., & Yousafzai, A. K. (2017). Maternal scaffolding in a disadvantaged global context: The role of maternal cognitive capacities. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(2), 139-149. doi: 10.1037/fam0000279
Obradović, J., & *Finch. J. E. (2017). Linking executive function skills and physiological challenge response: Piecewise latent growth curve modeling. Developmental Science, 20(6): e12476. doi: 10.1111/desc.12476
Obradović, J., *Portilla, X. A., *Ballard, P. J. (2016). Biological sensitivity to family income: Differential effects on early executive functioning. Child Development, 87(2), 374-384. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12475
Obradović, J., Yousafzai, A.K., *Finch, J. E., & Rasheed, M. (2016). Maternal scaffolding and home stimulation as key mediators of early intervention effects on children’s cognitive development. Developmental Psychology, 52(9), 1409-1421. doi: 10.1037/dev0000182
Obradović, J. (2016). Physiological responsivity and executive functioning: Implications for adaptation and resilience in early childhood. Child Development Perspectives, 10(1), 65-70. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12164
For the most current overview of research by Dr. Obradović and her collaborators, see the Stanford Project on Adaptation and Resilience (SPARK).
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