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Sarah Helen Pierce
Associate Professor, Child Development
Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences
School of Human Ecology
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-1725
Fax: 225-578-2697
Email: pierce@lsu.edu
Research Interests:
Dr. Pierce's research interests are focused on the adult-child relationship, including the predictors of sensitive parenting and caregiving, and the power of the early adult-child relationship to form the crucible in which the child's sense of self is forged.
Recent and Notable Publications:
Aguillard, A. E., Pierce, S. H., Benedict, J. H., & Burts, D. C. (2005). Barriers to the implementation of continuity-of-care practices in child care centers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 20, 329-344
Read the publication here
Teaching:
HUEC 3055: Development of Young Children in Context
HUEC 3056: Young Children's Cognitive & Linquistic Development
HUEC 7053: Infant Behavior and Development
HUEC 7054: Child Guidance & Behavior
HUEC 7055: Human Development
HUEC 7056: Theories of Child Development
HUEC 7090: Research Methods in Human Ecology
Professional and Notable Activities:
Dr. Pierce has recently served as Vice-Chairman of the LSU Collegium of Science & Religion, as Vice-President of the Faculty Senate, as Treasurer of the LSU chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and as an member of the Faculty Senate's Admissions, Standards, & Honors Committees.
Honors and Awards:
Dr. Pierce has been awarded the Tiger Athletic Foundation Award for Outstanding Teacher in the College of Agriculture, as well as numerous Gamma Sigma Delta Teaching Merit awards.
Grants and Contracts:
Chapman, R., Whittaker, J., & Pierce, S. H. (PI's listed alphabetically). (2004) Local Societies Initiative. Metanexus Institute. $15,000. The grant monies well used to continue the activities of the LSU Collegium of Science & Religion and to establish a student component, the Science and Religion Student Dialogue group (SRSD).
Chapman, R., Clark, N., Kak, S., Pierce, S. H., Warner, I., & Whittaker, J. (PI’s listed alphabetically). (2003). Development of the LSU Collegium for Science and Religion and the Preparation of a Templeton Foundation Proposal. LSU Office of Research & Graduate Studies. $29,030.
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