Michelle Hostetler has been a prevention scientist for 30 years, with a focus on family relationships and parenting. Some of Michelle’s key projects are Family Foundations, Siblings are Special and Promoting Healthy Development in Early Head Start. She initially began her career in prevention research because she has always believed that preventing problems is more effective than solving ones already developed.
Michelle’s favorite part about the Center is the opportunity to collaborate with so many compassionate, talented people while working to improve the lives of children and families. Michelle received both her master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State in Human Development and Family Studies. As a Penn State alumna, Michelle is an avid football fan, and enjoys watching both the Penn State team and the Steelers during football season.
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308E BBH Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7375
mxh14@psu.edu
Michelle Hostetler has been a prevention scientist for 30 years, with a focus on family relationships and parenting. Some of Michelle’s key projects are Family Foundations, Siblings are Special and Promoting Healthy Development in Early Head Start. She initially began her career in prevention research because she has always believed that preventing problems is more effective than solving ones already developed.
Michelle’s favorite part about the Center is the opportunity to collaborate with so many compassionate, talented people while working to improve the lives of children and families. Michelle received both her master’s and Ph.D. degrees from Penn State in Human Development and Family Studies. As a Penn State alumna, Michelle is an avid football fan, and enjoys watching both the Penn State team and the Steelers during football season.
Contact Information
308E BBH Building
University Park, PA 16802
814-865-7375
mxh14@psu.edu
- Promoting toddlers’ self-regulation and healthy eating habits among families living in poverty: A randomized controlled trial of Recipe 4 Success
Nix, R. L., Gill, S., Hostetler, M. L., Feinberg, M. E., Francis, L. A., Stifter, C. A., McNeil, C.B., Kidder, S., Jones, D. E., Park, Y., Kim, C. N., Engbretson, A. G., Braaten, S. M., & Tamkin, V. L., (In press). Child Development.
- Building long-term family resilience through universal prevention: 10-year parent and child outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Feinberg, M. E., Gedaly, L., Mogle, J., Hostetler, M. L., Cifelli, J. A., Tornello, S. L., Lee, J. K., & Jones, D. E. (2021). Family Process. Advance online publication.
- Improving toddler's healthy eating habits and self-regulation: A randomized controlled trial
Nix, R.L., Francis, L.A., Feinberg, M.E., Gill, S., Jones, D.E., Hostetler, M.L., & Stifter, C.A. (2021). Pediatrics. 147(1). Article e20193326.
- Family and child outcomes 2 years after a transition to parenthood intervention
Jones, D. E., Feinberg, M. E., Hostetler, M. L., Roettger, M. E., Paul, I. J., & Ehrenthal, D. B. (2018). Family Relations, 67, 270-286.
- Couple-focused prevention at the transition to parenthood, a randomized trial: Effects on coparenting, parenting, family violence, and parent and child adjustment
Feinberg, M. E., Jones, D. E., Hostetler, M. L., Roettger, M. E., Paul, I. M., & Ehrenthal, D. B. (2016). Prevention Science: the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 17(6), 751-764. doi: 13894986
- Preventive effects on birth outcomes: Buffering impact of maternal stress, depression, and anxiety
Feinberg, M. E., Jones, D. E., Roettger, M. E., Hostetler, M. L., Sakuma, K. L., Paul, I. M., & Ehrenthal, D. B. (2016). Maternal and Child Health Journal, 20(1), 56-65. doi: 10927875
