Profile

Jo Ann Farver

Associate Professor of Psychology

Contact Information
E-mail: farver@usc.edu
Phone: (213) 740-3965
Office: SGM 525B

 

Education

  • Ph.D. , University of California, Los Angeles, 1989

Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History

  • Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1997-  
  • Assistant Professor, University of Southern California, 09/01/1991-08/01/1997  

Description of Research

Summary Statement of Research Interests
Professor Farver's research and teaching specialties are in the area of development psychology, especially the social development of young children (including play, prosocial and aggressive behavior); cross-cultural developmental psychology; violence and young children; and early literacy. Professor Farver's current research projects include: 1). Cross-cultural studies of Mainland Chinese school age children's social development and socio-emotional functioning; 2). Carrying out a large scale, 6-year project funded by the National Science Foundation to enhance the emergent literacy skills of at-risk inner city preschoolers, on which she is the Principal Investigator, 3). Developing a Spanish language early literacy skill assessment funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and testing a bilingual/transitional model of early literacy for Latino children by varying the language of instruction funded by the NICHD.

Publications

Book Chapter
  • Farver, J. M. (2005). Acculturation and Family Characteristics that Facilitate Literacy Development Among Latino Children. New Jersey: Erlbaum.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M. (2005). Family and Individual Correlates of Chinese Children's Coping Strategies and Peer Relationships. New York: Peer Relations in Cultural Context/Cambridge Press.
Journal Article
  • Lonigan, C. J., Farver, J. M., Phillips, B., Clancy-Menchetti, J. (2009). Promoting the Development of Preschool Children’s Emergent Literacy Skills: A Randomized Evaluation of a Literacy-Focused Curriculum and Two Professional Development Models. Reading and Writing Quarterly: An interdisciplinary journal.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Yu, L., Zhang, Z. (2009). Shyness in Chinese Children and the Relation to Inhibited Three Types of Shyness in Chinese Children and Their Relation to Effortful Control. Journal of Social and Personality Psychology.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Zhang, Z. (2009). Temperament, harsh and indulgent parenting, and Chinese children’s proactive and reactive aggression. Child Development. Vol. 80, pp. 244-258.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M. (2009). What makes you shy? Situational elicitors of shyness in Chinese children. International Journal of Behavioral Development. Vol. 33, pp. 97-104.
  • Farver, J. M., Lonigan, C. J., Eppe, S. (2009). Effective Early Literacy Skill Development for Young Spanish-Speaking English Language Learners: An Experimental Study of Two Methods. Child Development. Vol. 80, pp. 703-719.
  • Usta, J., Farver, J. M. (2008). Women, war and violence: Surviving the Lebanese experience. Journal of Women's Health. Vol. 17, pp. 1-12.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Yang, Y., Zeng, Q. (2008). Chinese children’s conception of shyness: A prototype approach. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 54, pp. 515-544.
  • Chang, L., Liu, H., Fung, K., Wang, Y., Wen, Z., LI, H., Farver, J. M. (2008). Meditating and Moderating Effects of Teacher Preference on the Relation Between Students' Social Behavior and Peer Acceptance. Merrill Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 53, pp. 603-630.
  • Farver, J. M., Nakamoto, J., Lonigan, C. J. (2007). Assessing Preschoolers’ Emergent Literacy Skills in English and Spanish with the Get Ready to Read! Screening Tool. Annals of Dsylexia/Elsevier. Vol. 2007
  • Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Bhadha, B. R., Narang, S. K., Lieber, E. (2007). Ethnic Identity, Acculturation, Parenting Beliefs, and Adolescent Adjustment: A Comparison of Asian Indian and European American Families. Merrill Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 53, pp. 110-119.
  • Usta, J., Farver, J. M. (2007). Domestic Violence: The Lebanese experience. Public Health. Vol. 121, pp. 208-219.
  • Abou-ezzeddine, T., Schwartz, D., Chang, L., Lee-Shin, Y., Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Xu, Y. (2007). Positive Peer relationships and Risk for Victimization in Chinese and South Korean Children's Peer Groups. Social Development. Vol. 16, pp. 107-127.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M., Zhang, Z., Yu, L., Cai, B. (2007). Moving away or fitting in: Understanding shyness in Chinese Children. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly. Vol. 53, pp. 527-566.
  • Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Eppe, S., Lonigan, C. J. (2006). Home Environments and Young Latino Children's School Readiness. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. Vol. 21, pp. 196-212.
  • Xu, Y., Farver, J. M. (2005). Mainland Chinese Parenting Styles and Parent Child Interaction. International Journal of Behavioral Development. Vol. 29, pp. 524-531..
  • Usta, J., Farver, J. M. (2005). Is there violence in the neighborhood? Ask the Lebanese children. Journal of Public Health. Vol. 10, pp. 1-9..
  • Farver, J. M., Xu, Y., Eppe, S., Schwartz, D. (2005). Community violence, family conflict and preschoolers' socio-emotional functioning. Developmental Psychology. Vol. 41, pp. 160-170..

Honors and Awards

  • Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 4/2006-  
  • Mellon Award for Excellence in Mentoring, 4/2005-  
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