Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Box 90086 Durham, NC 27708-0085

(919) 660-5755 (office) (email)

Education

Ph.D.	Michigan State University	1994
M.A. Psychology (Social)	Michigan State University	1992
B.S. Psychology with honors		1989

Areas of Research

Parenting and Social Development Within Diverse Families

Professional Experience / Employment History

Duke University

Associate Professor, Psychology, July 1, 2003 - present

Faculty, Center for Developmental Science, September, 2001 - present

Faculty, Spencer Foundation Education Policy Research Training Program. Center for Child and Family Policy, September, 2001 - present

Faculty in Residence, Center for Child and Family Policy, September, 2000 - December, 2001

Assistant Professor, Psychology, September 1, 1996 - June 30, 2003

Assistant Professor, August, 1996 - June, 2003

University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill

Research Associate Professor, Psychology, July, 2003 - present

Research Assistant Professor, Psychology, August, 2002 - July, 2003

Arizona State University

NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow, Preventive Intervention Research Center, August, 1994 - August, 1996

Michigan Department Public Health for the Michigan Health Council

Program Consultant, Center for Health Promotion, September, 1991 - April, 1994

Michigan Department of Public Health for Southeastern Michigan Health Association

Dementia Program Consultant, Michigan Dementia Program, June, 1991 - September, 1991

Awards, Honors, and Distinctions

Science Directorate, Dissertation Research Award, APA
Student Travel Award, APS
Graduate Office Fellowship, Michigan State University, Department of Psychology
Honorable Mention, National Science Foundation
Minority Competitive Doctoral Fellowship, Michigan State University, 1989-1992
Minority Scholars Honorary, Ohio State University, 1986-1989
Minority Scholars Program, Ohio State University, 1985-1989

Recent Grant Support

• Ethnic variations in parenting and family predictors of school readiness, Arts and Sciences Research Council Grant, Duke University, 1998/01.      

Professional Service

Academic Council, 2006 - present  

D, Developmental Psychology Program, December 2006  

Selected Recent Invited Talks

Disentangling Ethnicity and SES: Parenting and Child Outcomes, APA Convention: New Orleans, 27 December 2006  

How to Publish. A workshop on navigating the processes of publishing in peer-reviewed journal., 27 December 2006  

Ethnicity, SES, and Parenting: Interrelations, Influences, and Meaning, University of Oregon, October 07, 2005  

Family School Involvement: Developmental and Demographic Variations during the transition to middle school, Carolina Consortium on Human Development seminar series on School Transitions, Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, February 28, 2005  

Parent-School Involvement and Achievement: Developmental and demographic variations, Colloquium presented to the Minority Issues in Behavior Research series at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, November 12, 2003  

Socioeconomic and Ethnic Variations in Parental Effects on Early Achievement, Colloquium presented to the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, October 13, 2003  

Socioeconomic Context and Parenting Among African Americans & Euro-Americans, Paper presented as part of the symposium, African American Parenting in Context (N.E. Hill, chair), at the Black Caucus Preconference of the 70th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, 2003  

African American Parenting in Context, Black Caucus Preconference of the 70th Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, 2003  

Research with ethnic minorities: Methodological challenges and issues, Carolina Seminar on Behavioral Research with Minority Populations, University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill, April, 2003  

Socioeconomic and ethnic variations in parental effects on early achievement, Seminar presented to the Spencer Foundation Education Policy Research Training Program. Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University, May, 2002  

Ethnicity, SES, and Parenting: Interrelationships, influences, and meaning, Invited colloquium presented as part of the Multicultural Initiative Symposium at the University of Notre Dame, November, 2001  

Preconference for the Study Group on Culture and Ethnicity, Two day workshop presented at the 2nd Annual Summer Institute of the Family Research Consortium III. Keystone, CO, June 2000  

Culture within families: A multidisciplinary examination, Invited workshop presented at the 1st Annual Summer Institute of the Family Research Consortium III, Bretton Woods, NH, 1999  

Preconference for the Study Group on Culture and Ethnicity, Two day workshop presented at the 1st Annual Summer Institute of the Family Research Consortium III. Bretton Woods, NH, 1999  

Parenting and family socialization predictors of children's school readiness: ethnic similarities and differences, Presentation at the Multicultural Conference of University of South Carolina, Department of Psychology, 19 February 1999  

Measurement equivalence of parenting and mental health among Spanish speaking Mexican Americans, English speaking Mexican Americans, African Americans and Anglo American children and mothers, Paper presented as part of the invited symposium entitled, “Issues, Methods, and Findings from ASU Preventative Intervention Research Center”. Western Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Jose, CA, April 11-14, 1996  

Publications

Journal Articles

1. Huynh-Nhu Le, Rosario Ceballo, Ruth Chao, Nancy E. Hill,, Excavating Culture: Disentangling Ethnic Differences from Contextual Influences in Parenting, Applied Developmental Science, vol. 12 no. 4 (2008), pp. 1-68
2. Hill, N. E. & Tyson, D. F., Excavating culture: Ethnicity and context as predictors of parenting behavior. Applied Developmental Science, Applied Developmental Science, vol. 12 no. 4 (2008)
3. Ceballo, R. Chao, R. K., Hill, N. E., Le, H., Murry, V. M., & Pinderhughes, E. E., Excavating Culture: Summary of results, Applied Developmental Science, vol. 12 no. 4 (2008)
4. Hill, N. E., Bromell, L., Tyson, D. F., & Flint, R, Ecological perspectives on parental influences during adolescence, Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, vol. 36 no. 3 (2008), pp. 367-377
5. Hill, N. E. & Torres, K. A., Negotiating the American Dream: The Paradox of Aspirations and Achievement among Latino Students and Engagement between their Families and Schools, Journal of Social Issues (in press)
6. Hill, N. E. & Tyson, D. F., Parental involvement in education during middle school: A meta-analytic assessment of the strategies that promote achievement, Developmental Psychology (in press)
7. N.E. Hill, Disentangling Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Status, and Parenting: Interactions, Influences, and Meaning, Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, vol. 1 no. 1 (2006), pp. 114-124
8. Barbarin, O, Coleman, McCandies, & Hill, School performance among African American children: Preparation, Beliefs, and Practices, in African American family life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity, Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2: Series Editors: K. A. Dodge & M. Putallaz, edited by V. C., McLoyd, N. E. Hill, & K. A. Dodge (2005), New York: Guilford Press
9. Hill, N. E., McBride Murry, V., & Anderson, V. D., Sociocultural contexts of African American families, in African American family life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity, Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2: Series Editors: K. A. Dodge & M. Putallaz, edited by V. C., McLoyd, N. E. Hill, & K. A. Dodge, (2005), pp. 21-44, New York: Guilford Press
10. Bouffard, S. M. & Hill, N. E., Maternal perceptions of competence and children’s academic adjustment: Longitudinal relations across early elementary school., Social Psychology of Education (2005)
11. V. C. McLoyd, N.E. Hill & K. A. Dodge, African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity, in African American family life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity, Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy: Volume 2 (2005), pp. 1-20, Guilford Publications
12. Hill, N. E., Lansford, J., Castellino, D. R., Nowlin, P., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. & Petit, G., Parent-academic involvement as related to school behavior, achievement and aspirations: Demographic variations across adolescence, Child Development, vol. 75 no. 4 (2004), pp. 1491-1509
13. Hill, N. E. & Taylor, L. C., Parent-school involvement and children's academic achievement: Pragmatics and Issues, Current Directions in Psychological Science, vol. 13 no. 4 (2004), pp. 161-164
14. Hill, N.E., Bush, K. R., & Roosa, M. W., Relations between parenting and family socialization strategies and children’s mental health: Low income, Mexican American and Euro-American mothers’ and children’s perspectives, Child Development, vol. 74 (2003), pp. 189-204
15. Hill, N. E., Craft, S., Parent-school involvement and children’s school performance: Mediated pathways among African American and Euro-American children, Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 95 (2003), pp. 74-83
16. Hill, N. E., Ramirez, C.L. & Dumka, L.E., Adolescents' career aspirations: A qualitative study of perceived barriors and family support among low-income ethnically diverse adolescents, Journal of Family Issues, vol. 24 (2003), pp. 934-959
17. Hill, N. E. & Herman-Stahl, M. A., Neighborhood safety and social involvement: The impact on depression and parenting among African American and Euro-American mothers., Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 16 no. 2 (2002), pp. 209-219
18. Hill, N. E., Parenting and academic socialization as they relate to school readiness: The role of ethnicity and family income, Journal of Educational Psychology, vol. 93 no. 4 (2001), pp. 686-697
19. Hill, N. E., & Bush, K. R., Relations between parenting environment and children's mental health among African American and Euro-American children., Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 63 no. 4 (2001), pp. 954-966
20. Murry, V. M., Smith, E. P., & Hill, N. E., Race, ethnicity, and culture in studies of families in context, Journal of Marriage and the Family, vol. 63 no. 4 (2001), pp. 911-914
21. Gonzales, N. A., Pitts, S., Hill, N. E., & Roosa, M. W., A mediational model of the impact of interparental conflict on child adjustment: The role of disrupted parenting within a high risk sample, Journal of Family Psychology, vol. 14 no. 3 (2000), pp. 365-379
22. Knight, G. P. & N. E. Hill, Measurement Equivalence in Research Involving Minority Adolescents, in Research on Minority Adolescents: Conceptual, Methodological, and Theoretical Issues, edited by V. C. McLoyd & L. Steinberg (1998), pp. 183-210, L. E. Erlbaum Publishers
23. Hill, N. E. & McKinney, J. P., Interviewing as a teaching tool., in Teaching the Course on Adolescent Development, edited by J. P. McKinney, L. B. Schiamberg, & L. Shelton (1998), New York: Garden Press
24. Hill, N. E., Does parenting differ based on social class?: African-American females' perceived socialization for achievement, American Journal of Community Psychology, vol. 25 no. 5 (1997), pp. 675-697
25. N.E. Hill, The relationship between family environment and parenting style: A preliminary study of African American families, Journal of Black Psychology, vol. 21 no. 4 (1995), pp. 408-423
26. Hill, N.E., The relationship between family environment and parenting style: A preliminary study of African American families, Journal of Black Psychology, vol. 21 no. 4 (1995), pp. 408-423

Books

1. “Ethnicity, Culture, and Family Processes", edited by Murry, V. M., Smith, E. P. & Hill, N. E. (Special Section Editors), Journal of Marriage and the Family (2001)

Chapters in Books

1. N.E. Hill, Parental Involvement, in Psychology of classroom learning: An encyclopedia. Detroit, MI; MacMillan., edited by Anderman, E. M. (in press)
2. N.E. Hill, Culturally-based worldviews, family processes, and family-school interaction, in The Handbook on School-Family Partnerships for Promoting Student Competence, edited by S. Christenson & A. Reschly (in press), Routledge/Taylor Francis, New York
3. Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K., Conclusions on Developmentally Appropriate Strategies for Parental Involvement in Middle School., in Family-School Relationships during Adolescence: Linking Research, Policy, and Practice, edited by Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K. (in press), Teachers College Press, New York
4. Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K., Family School Relationships during Adolescence: Background in theory, policy, and practice, in Family-School Relationships during Adolescence: Linking Research, Policy, and Practice, edited by Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K. (2008), Teachers College Press, New York
5. Hill, N. E., Tyson, D. F., Bromell, L. & Flint, R. C, Parental involvement in middle school: Developmentally appropriate strategies across SES and ethnicity, in Family-School Relationships during Adolescence: Linking Research, Policy, and Practice, edited by Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K. (in press), Teachers College Press, New York
6. African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity, Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2. Series Editors: K. A Dodge & M. Putallaz, edited by McLoyd, V. C., Hill, N. E., & Dodge, K. A (2005), New York: Guilford Press ((in press).)
7. Hill, N.E., Evaluation of the “Reaching-In” Component of the Opening Doors Project Managing diversity at Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern Arizona. Final Report. (1996) (Technical Report.)

Articles Submitted

1. Hill, N. E., & Adams, J. D., Socioeconomic context and parenting among African American and Euro-American families, Developmental Psychology (2006)
2. Hill, N. E., Boyer, G., & Knight, G. P., Parenting and adolescents’ mental health in a diverse society: Substantive and measurement issues for studying multiethnic populations, Monographs of the Society of Research on Child Development (2003)

Articles In Preparation

1. Hill, N. E. & Tyson, D. F., Parental Involvement in Education: Theories and Measurement (2005)
2. Hill, N.E., Socialization messages of parental school involvement in elementary school among African American and Euro-American families (2005)
3. Hughes, D., Hill, N. E., Way, N., Parental involvement in school among African American, Latino, Asian, and Euro-American students (2005)
4. with McBride Murry, & Smith, E. P., Ethnicity, Culture and Parenting Processes: Conceptual and Methodological Issues (2003)
5. with Bouffard, S., Changes in gaps in achievement across early elementary school: The roles of school readiness and parenting (2003)
6. with Wolchik, S. A., Haine, R. A, & Gonzales, N. A., Comparing individual- and family-level factors that predict postdivorce adjustment in Mexican American and European American children (2003)
7. with Boyd, L., Predictors of college attendance and graduation among a high risk sample: A Longitudinal study (2003)

Edited Volumes

1. Hill, N. E. & Chao, R. K., Family School Relationships during Adolescence: Linking Interdisciplinary Research, Policy, and Practice (in press), Teachers College Press, New York
2. McLoyd, V. C., Hill, N. E., & Dodge, K. A, African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity, Duke Series on Child Development and Public Policy; Volume 2: Series Editors: K. A. Dodge & M. Putallaz (2005), New York: Guilford Press