Assistant Professor
E-mail: rkahanak@nyit.edu

Education

1990: Bachelor of Arts cum Laude in Psychology, New York University, College of Arts and Science. New York, N.Y.
1995: Master of Science in Psychology, Rutgers University, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New Brunswick, N.J.
1997: Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, Rutgers University, Graduate School of Arts and Science, New Brunswick, N.J.
1998: Post-doctoral Fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

Professional Appointments

2008-Present: Assistant Professor, Behavioral Sciences, New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, N.Y.
2004-Present: Senior Research Scientist, Center for Research on Culture, Development and Education, New York University, New York, N.Y.
2005-2007: Adjunct Instructor in Psychology, New York University, New York, N.Y.
1998-2004: Assistant Professor of Research in Pediatrics, Dept. of Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
1997-1998: Post-Doctoral Fellow in Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.
1993-1997: Adjunct Instructor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick College of Arts and Sciences, New Brunswick, N.J.

Grant Awards

• 2007: Co-Investigator, New York University "Center for Research on Culture, Development and Education", National Science Foundation.
• 2004-2007: Project Director and Senior Investigator, New York University "Center for Research on Culture, Development and Education", National Science Foundation.
• 2001-2005: Principal Investigator, "Evaluation of Relationship-Based Early Head Start Programs in the New York." Administration for Children Youth and Families/ DHHS; Head Start University Partnership Research Projects.
• 2003-2004: Principal Investigator, "Young Infants' Recognition of Emotional Expression", National Institute for Child Health and Human Development.
• 2002-2004: Principal Investigator, "Recognition of Emotional Expressions by Young Children with Autism", Young Investigator Research Award, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics.
• 2000: Received a Young Investigator Award from NIMH to attend and present at the conference at the James Baker Institute for Public Policy, Houston, TX: Biological and Social Determinants of Child Development.

Journal Publications

• Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Kahana-Kalman, R., Bornstein, M. H. & Baumwell, L. (1998). Predicting variation in the timing of language milestones in the second year: An events history approach. Journal of Child Language, 25, 675-700.
• Walker-Andrews, A. & Kahana-Kalman, R. (1999). The understanding of pretense across the second year of life. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 17, 523-536.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. (2000). Maternal Depression and Child Development: An Integrative Review. Early Intervention Training Institute Newsletter of the Rose F. Kennedy Center.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Walker-Andrews, A. S. (2001). The role of person familiarity in young infants' perception of emotional expressions. Child Development, 72, 352-369.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Goldman, S. (2008). Intermodal matching of emotional expressions in young children with autism. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2, 301-310.
• Tamis-LeMonda, C., Way, N., Hughes, D., Yoshikawa, H., Kahana-Kalman, R., & Niwa, E. (2008). Parents' goals for children: The dynamic co-existence of collectivism and individualism in cultures and individuals. Social Development, 17(1), 183-209.
• Vele-Tabaddor, E. & Kahana-Kalman, R. (2008). Videotape analysis intervention with Early Head Start mothers: A pilot study. In AB INITIO International, www.brazelton-institute.com, Spring 2008.
• Tamis-LeMonda, C., Kahana-Kalman, R., & Yoshikawa, H. (2008). Father involvement in immigrant and ethnically diverse families from the prenatal period to the second year: Prediction and mediating mechanisms. Sex Roles, in press.
• Tamis-LeMonda, C., Kahana-Kalman, R. (2008). Ethnic variation in mothers' views at the transition to a new baby. Parenting: Science and Practice: Special Issue: Transitions in Parenthood (Kahana-Kalman & Tamis-LeMonda, Eds.), in press.

Chapters And Books

Kahana-Kalman, R, & Tamis-LeMonda, C. (Eds.) Parenting: Science and Practice, Special Issue: Transitions in Parenthood. To appear fall, 2008.

Tamis-LeMonda, C., Niwa, E., Kahana-Kalman, R., Yoshikawa, H. (2008). Breaking new ground: Dominican, Mexican, and Chinese fathers and families. Chuang, S. & Moreno, R. (Eds.). On New Shores: Understanding Immigrant Fathers in North America. Lexington Books.

Select Paper Conference Presentations

(full list available upon request)

• Kahana-Kalman, R., Walker-Andrews, A. S., & Blanchette, J. (April, 1996). The Development of Pretense Understanding. The Biennial Conference of the International Society on Infant Studies, Providence, R.I.
• Kahana-Kalman R. (April, 1998). The Perception of Emotional Expressions by 4-months-old infants: Familiarity Effects. The Biennial Conference of the International Society on Infant Studies, Atlanta, Ga.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Sylvie Goldman (November, 2002). Intermodal matching of Emotional Expressions in Young Children with Autism. The International Meeting for Autism Research, Orlando, Fla.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. (Poster Symposium Chair) (June, 2004). The Impact of Relationship-Based Models: Early Head Start Findings from the Field. The Seventh National Head Start Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
• Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Kahana-Kalman, R., Yoshikawa, H., Lugo-Gil, J., & Xue, Q. (April 2005). Voices at the Transition to Parenthood in the Cultures of New York City. Paper presented as part of a symposium: "Parenting in the Earliest Years: Cultural Views and Practices", Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Ga.
• Kahana-Kalman, R., Way, N., Hughes, D. L., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Niwa, E. The functions of friendships among ethnically diverse mothers of toddlers. (April, 2007). Paper presented as part of a symposium "Culture as Process: Competence and Peer Relationships in Diverse Cultural and Ethnic Settings", Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Mass.
• Tamis-LeMonda, C.S., Tafuro, L., Kahana-Kalman, R., Yoshikawa, H. (October, 2007) Cultural views and practices in infancy. Immigrant Children Conference, University of Guelph.

Select Poster Conference Presentations

(full list available upon request)

• Kahana, R., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., & Bornstein, M. H. (April, 1991). The Development of Language Comprehension between 10 and 14 Months. Eastern Psychological Association, New York, NY.
• Kahana-Kalman, R., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., & Bornstein, M. H. (May, 1992). Individual Differences in Rates of Language Acquisition between 9 and 17 Months. The International Society for Infant Studies, Miami, Fla.
• Kahana-Kalman, R., Baumwell, L., & McLure, J. (March, 1993). Maternal Responsiveness and Infant Language Comprehension as Predictors of Language Development. The Society for Research in Child Development, New Orleans, La.
• Walker-Andrews, A. S. & Kahana-Kalman, R. (June, 1994). Toddler's Comprehension of Pretend Causal Sequences. The 24th Annual Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society, Chicago, ILL.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Walker-Andrews, A. S. (April, 1995). Toddler's Comprehension of Emotions and States in Pretend Play. The Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, Ind.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. (July, 2000). Young Infants' Affective Responsiveness to Mothers' versus Strangers' Emotional Expressions. The International Conference of Infant Studies, Brighton, U.K.
• Kahana-Kalman, R., Chinitz, S., & Vele, E. (July, 2000). Maternal Mental Health Predictors of Mother-Infant Interaction in Low-Income Families Attending an Early Head Start Program. The International Conference of Infant Studies, Brighton, U.K.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Goldman, S. (April, 2002). Intermodal Perception by Toddlers with Autism: Physical and Emotional Events. The International Conference of Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Vele, E. (April, 2002). The Nature of Play among Mother-Toddler Dyads in Early Head Start. The International Conference of Infant Studies, Toronto, Canada.
• Kahana-Kalman, R. & Branson, Y. (April, 2005). Depressed, Anxious, and Comorbid Profiles of Latino Mothers: Relation to Interactive Style. The Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta Ga.
• Caspe, M. & Kahana-Kalman, R. (June, 2006). You See Things With Different Eyes: Parents' Long Term Perceptions of the Head Start Experience. Head Start's 8th National Research Conference, Washington D.C.
• Homer, B., Kahana-Kalman, R., Tafuro, L., Frommer, K., Henderson, C., Schwarzwalder. (April, 2007). Interactions between Dominican, Mexican, and African American Mothers and their Infants during Two Book-Reading Tasks. Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.
• Kahana-Kalman, R.., Niwa, E., Kowalczyk M. J., Rojas-Zambrano, P. (April, 2007). Daily Routines of Infants from Ethnically Diverse Backgrounds during the First Year. Boston, Mass.
• Kahana-Kalman, R.., Way, N., Niwa, E., & Arevalo, J. (April, 2008). What are Friends for during the Toddler Years? : Beliefs of ethnically diverse mothers. Poster presented at the conference on Human Development in Indianapolis, Ind.

Local, National And International Consultation

Research Consultant: Traveled to mainland China to train and consult with researchers at The Research Center for Learning Sciences and the Southeast University in Nanjing. Developed research methodologies to advance the study of child development in China (2006- present).

Doctoral Dissertation Advisor: Served as chair of doctoral dissertation committees of four graduate students in psychology at Yeshiva University. Currently serving as committee member of two doctoral dissertations of students at New York University.

Invited lecturer: Emotion recognition in autism. Invited to address and consult with the departments of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv University in Israel, (2002).