Ongoing Projects
Implications of COVID-19 on Parent Support for Child Academic Learning in Hawaiʻi
This project seeks to examine the effect of the pandemic on parents' ability to support their young children's academic success during this time of crisis and how economic disparities have contributed to ways people in Hawaiʻi were affected by the pandemic. Preliminary findings suggest parents from all income backgrounds are experiencing a great deal of anxiety and transmitting anxiety in equal amounts while children from lower-income backgrounds are experiencing greater anxiety than children from higher-income backgrounds. Also preliminarily, parents have reported that economic relief, such as community/school-provided meals and deferred rent and mortgage payments, have been the most helpful form of assistance.
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Ethnic Identity and Sense of Belonging in University Students in Hawaii
Social Development of Children: Coronavirus Pandemic Impact on Only Children vs Children with Siblings
This study focuses on the correlation of social development between only children and those with siblings during the coronavirus pandemic. Young children may be at risk of not developing the necessary social skills due to the stay-at-home order, which has children attending virtual learning classrooms. Without daily face-to-face interaction with peers and adults, children may not understand how to interact and cooperate with peers, such as sharing, good communication, and problem-solving skills.
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