Peer-Reviewed Publications
Nix, R. L., Francis, L. A., Feinberg, M. E., Gill, S., Jones, D. E., Hostetler, M. L., Stifter, C. A. Improving Toddlers’ Healthy Eating Habits and Self-regulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Pediatrics, Vol. 147, Issue 1, 1 Jan 2021. doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3326.
Nix, R. L., Bierman, K. B., Heinrichs, B. S., Gest, S. D., Welsh, J. A., & Domitrovich, C. E.. The randomized controlled trial of Head Start REDI: Sustained effects on developmental trajectories of social-emotional functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 2016 Apr; 84(4): 310-22. doi: 10.1037/a0039937. Epub 2016 Jan 11. PMID: 26752586; PMCID: PMC4801712.
Nix, R. L., Bierman, K. B., Heinrichs, B. S., Gest, S. D., Welsh, J. A., & Domitrovich, C. E. (in press). The randomized-controlled trial of Head Start REDI: Sustained effects on developmental trajectories of social-emotional functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
Bierman, K. B. Welsh, J. W, Heinrichs, B. S., Nix, R. L., & Mathis, E. T. (in press). Helping Head Start parents promote their children’s kindergarten adjustment: The REDI parent program. Child Development.
Lippold, M. A., Duncan, L. G., Coatsworth, J. D., Nix, R. L., & Greenberg, M. T. (in press). Understanding how mindful parenting may be linked to mother-adolescent communication. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Coatsworth, J. D., Duncan, L. G., Nix, R. L., Greenberg, M. T., Bamberger, K. T., Gayles, J. G., Berena, E., & Demi, M. A. (2015). Integrating mindfulness with parent training: The Mindfulness-enhanced Strengthening Families Program. Developmental Psychology, 51, 26-35.
Coatsworth, J. D., Duncan, L. G., Berrena, E., Bamberger, K. T., Loeschinger, D. C., Greenberg, T., & Nix, R. L. (2014). The Mindfulness-Enhanced Strengthening Families Program: Integrating brief mindfulness activities and parent training within an evidence-based prevention program. New Directions for Youth Development, 142, 45-58.
Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., Heinrichs, B. S., Domitrovich, C. E., Gest, S. D., Welsh, J. A., & Gill, S. (2014). Effects of Head Start REDI on children’s outcomes one year later in different kindergarten contexts. Child Development, 85, 140 – 159.
Nix, R. L., Bierman, K. L., Domitrovich, C. E., & Gill, S. (2013). Promoting children’s social-emotional skills in preschool can enhance academic and behavioral functioning in kindergarten: Findings from Head Start REDI. Early Education and Development, 24, 1000 – 1019.
Halgunseth, L. C., Perkins, D. F., Lippold, M. A., & Nix, R. L. (2013). Delinquent-oriented attitudes mediate the relation between parental inconsistent discipline and early adolescent behavior. Journal of Family Psychology, 27, 293 – 302.
McGowen, H., Nix, R. L., Murphy, S. A., Bierman, K. L., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2010). Investigating the effects of selection bias in dose-response analyses of preventive interventions. Prevention Science, 11, 239 – 251.
Lanza, S. T., Rhoades, B., Nix, R. L., Greenberg, M. T., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2010). Modeling the interplay of multilevel risk factors for future academic and behavior problems: A person-centered approach. Development and Psychopathology, 22, 313 – 335.
Coatsworth, J. D., Duncan, L. G., Greenberg, M. T., & Nix, R. L. (2010). Changing parents’ mindfulness, child management skills, and relationship quality with their youth: Results from a randomized pilot intervention trial. Journal of Child and Family Studies,19, 203 – 217.
Welsh, J. A., Nix, R. L., Blair, C., Bierman, K. B., & Nelson, K. E. (2010). The development of executive function and gains in academic school readiness for children from low-income families. Journal of Educational Psychology, 102, 43 – 53.
Nix, R. L., Bierman, K. L., McMahon, R. J., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2009). How attendance and quality of participation affect treatment response to parent behavior management training. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 77, 429 – 438.
Schofield, H. T., Bierman, K. L., Heinrichs, B., Nix, R. L., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2008). Predicting early sexual activity with behavior problems exhibited at school entry and in preadolescence. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 1175 – 1188.
Bierman, K. L., Domitrovich, C. E., Nix, R. L., Gest, S. D., Welsh, J. A., Greenberg, M. T., Blair, C., Nelson, K. E., & Gill, S. (2008). Promoting academic and social-emotional school readiness: The Head Start REDI program. Child Development, 79, 1802 – 1817.
Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., Greenberg, M. T., Blair, C., & Domitrovich, C. E. (2008). Executive functions and school readiness intervention: Impact, moderation, and mediation in the Head Start-REDI program. Development and Psychopathology, 20, 821 – 843.
Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., Maples, J. J., Murphy, S. A., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2006). Examining clinical judgment in an adaptive intervention design: The Fast Track Program. Journal of Counseling and Consulting Psychology,74, 468 – 481.
Scholer, S. J., Nix, R. L., & Patterson, B. (2006). Gaps in pediatricians’ advice to parents regarding early childhood aggression. Clinical Pediatrics, 45, 23 – 28.
Nix, R. L., Pinderhughes, E. E., Bierman, K. L., Maples, J. J., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2005). Decoupling the relation between risk factors for conduct problems and the receipt of intervention services. American Journal of Community Psychology, 36, 307 – 325.
Lavallee, K. L, Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2005). The impact of first-grade “friendship group” experiences on children’s social outcomes in the Fast Track Program. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 33, 307 – 324.
Azar, S. T., Nix, R. L., & Makin-Byrd, K. T. (2005). Parenting schemas and the process of change. Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 31, 45 – 58.
Nix, R. L. (2003). Preschool intervention programs and the process of changing children’s lives: Commentary. Prevention and Treatment, 6, Article 33. Available on the World Wide Web: http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume6/pre0060033c.html.
Jones, D. E., Dodge, K. A., Foster, E. M., Nix, R. & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2002). Early identification of children at risk for costly mental health service use. Prevention Science, 3, 247 – 256.
Pinderhughes, E. E., Nix, R. L., Foster, E. M., Jones, D., & the Conduct Problems Prevention Research Group. (2001). Parenting in context: Impact of neighborhood poverty, residential stability, public services, social networks, and danger on parental behaviors. Journal of Marriage and Family, 63, 941 – 953.
Nix, R. L., Pinderhughes, E. E., Dodge, K. A., Bates, J. E., Pettit, G. S., & McFadyen-Ketchum, S. A. (1999). The relation between mothers’ hostile attribution tendencies and children’s externalizing behavior problems: The mediating role of mothers’ harsh discipline practices. Child Development, 70, 896 – 909.
Edited Book Chapters
Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., Domitrovich, C. E., Welsh, J. A., & Gest, S. D. (2014). The Head Start REDI Project and school readiness. In A. J. Reynolds, A. J. Rolnick, & J. A. Temple (Eds.), Health and education in early childhood: Predictors, interventions, and policies (pp. 208 – 233). Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.
Bierman, K. L., Domitrovich, C. E., Nix, R. L., Welsh, J. A., & Gest, S. D. (2014). Integrating evidence-based preschool programs to support social-emotional and cognitive development. In M. Boivin & K. L. Bierman (Eds.), Promoting school readiness and early learning: Implications of developmental research for practice (pp. 231 – 252). New York: Guilford.
Gatzke-Kopp, L. M., DuPuis, D., & Nix, R. L. (2013). Social and biological changes during adolescence that precipitate the onset of antisocial behavior. In W. T. O’Donohue, L. T. Benuto, & L. Woodward Tolle (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent health psychology (pp. 447 – 462). New York: Springer.
Domitrovich, C. E., Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., Gill, S., & Gest, S. D. (2012). Improving preschool education with curriculum enhancements and professional development: The Head Start REDI intervention model. In C. Howes, B. K. Hamre, & R. C. Pianta (Eds.), Effective early childhood professional development: Improving teacher practice and child outcomes (pp. 61 – 87). Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
Bierman, K. L., Nix, R. L., & Makin-Byrd, K. T. (2008). Using family-focused interventions to promote child behavioral readiness for school. In A. Booth & A. C. Crouter (Eds.), Disparities in school readiness: How families contribute to transitions into school (pp. 283 – 297). New York: Lawrence Erlbaum.