Developmental Parenting

Dr. Boyce is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development and a Research Scientist at the Emma Eccles Jones Center for Early Childhood Education and Early Intervention Research Institute at Utah State University. Dr. Boyce currently teaches child development and child guidance courses. She has conducted numerous assessments with children with disabilities and those who are at risk for disabilities. She has also provided parenting support to families with children with disabilities through home visits and parenting groups. Her research has focused on facilitating childrenâ (TM)s language and emergent literacy development through everyday parent-child conversations, self-regulation and development through parenting and preschool practices, and the creation and use of meaningful literacy materials. This work has been funded for Migrant Head Start families by the Administration on Children, Youth and Families and for young children with disabilities and their families through the Office of Special Education Programs.