Faculty
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Sukhdeep Gill
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University, 1997
Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, Penn State York
Program Areas: School-based Prevention Research
Contact Information
At Penn State University Park Campus:
S106B Henderson Building
At Penn State York Campus: 14 Main Classroom Building,
1031 Edgecomb Ave., York, PA 17403
Phone:
At Penn State University Park Campus: 814-863-6344
At Penn State York Campus: 717-771-8406
Fax:
At Penn State University Park Campus: 814-865-2530
At Penn State York Campus: 717-771-4062
Department Web Site
Research Interests
Program evaluation, needs of women and young children, and diverse and at-risk families
Examples of Current Prevention Projects
Lycoming-Clinton Head Start (Early Head Start)
AARP
Start Date: 2009
A total of 92 pregnant women, infants and toddlers and their families are being enrolled in the Lycoming-Clinton Head Start program in Lock Haven and
Williamsport, Pennsylvania. This group will be offered home-based and center-based services depending on their need. The program is planning to offer these women the flexibility to move from one type of services to the other based on the changes in family needs. We will investigate the efficacy of the proposed flexible program model to examine whether the proposed flexible Early Head Start menu of models allows parents to maintain their Early Head Start enrollment longer, maximizing the benefits of participation for the child and the family.
Recent Publications
Bierman, K. L., Domitrovich, C. E., Nix, R. L., Gest, S. D., Welsh, J. A., Greenberg, M. T., Blair, C., Nelson, K., & Gill, S. (2008). Promoting academic and social-emotional school readiness: The Head Start REDI program. Child Development, 179, 1802–1817.
Domitrovich, C. E., Gest, S. D., Gill, S., Jones, D. J., & DeRouise, R. S. (2009). Teacher factors related to the professional development process of the Head Start REDI intervention. Early Education and Development, 20, 402–430.
Domitrovich, C. E., Gest, S. D., Gill, S., Bierman, K. L., Welsh, J. A., & Jones, D. J. (2009). Fostering high quality teaching with an enriched curriculum and professional development: Head Start REDI. American Educational Research Journal, 46, 567–597.