Presentations & Publications

Research Presentations

Brown-Wood, J.E. (2019). “Can race in a picture book impact the story children tell? Analyzing whether race of a picture book character can influence the narrative quality of children’s stories and the books children prefer?” American Educational Research Association (Toronto, Canada).
Brown-Wood, J.E. (accepted, 2019). “Judging books by their covers: Book preferences of Asian and Hispanic first and second grade children.” Childhoods of Color, University of Wisconsin-Madison (Madison, WI).
Brown-Wood, J.E. (2018). “Can diversity in a picture book impact the story children tell? Analyzing whether diversity in picture book characters can influence the narrative quality of children’s stories and the books children prefer?” SPEDDR Conference (Davis, CA).
Brown, J., Gordon-Biddle, K. A., Cervantes, C. (2013). “Impact of sign language on preschool children’s letter name and sound learning.” Edward Sigler Western Research Institute (San Francisco, CA).

Brown-Wood, J. E. (2018). “Diversity in children’s literature.” Charlotte S. Huck Festival (Redlands, CA).
Brown-Wood, J.E. (2018). “Diversity in children’s books and the impact it can have: An introduction to ideas and research plan.” Teacher Credential students (Davis, CA).
Gordon Biddle, K. A., Brown-Wood, J. E., Ferry-Perata, E. (2018). “Fostering social and emotional competence with children.” Charlotte S. Huck Festival (Redlands, CA).
Brown-Wood, J. E. (2016). “Considering curriculum planning in YOUR expanded learning environment.” Sacramento City Unified School District Professional Development (Sacramento, CA).

Brown-Wood, J. E. (2016). “Building brains and literacy skills.” Sacramento City Unified School District Professional Development (Sacramento, CA).
Brown-Wood, J. E. (2016). “A journey in motion and still in the making.” Clovis Community College (Fresno, CA).

Brown-Wood, J.E. (2019). “Let’s talk picture books: The art of crafting and revising books for children.” Society for Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (Portland, OR).
Brown-Wood, J. E., Pitman, G. (2016). Mirrors, windows, and walls: Diversity in the world of children’s books. Society for Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (Sacramento, CA).
Brown-Wood, J. E., Pitman, G. (2016). “Writing for children: Everything you needed to know (but didn’t know to ask)”. Society for Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (Sacramento, CA).

Brown-Wood, J. E. (in progress). Oral language and narrative abilities: A literature review. Reading Psychology.
Brown-Wood, J. E., Solari, E. J. (in progress). Judging books by their covers: Book preferences of Asian and Hispanic first and second grade children. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
Uchikoshi, Y., Brown-Wood, J.E., Yang, L., He, S. (in press). Narrative development in two languages: Spanish-English and Cantonese-English dual language learners. Early Childhood Research Quarterly for Research.