Creative Connections in Education

 Learning Across The Lifespan

Dr. Barbara A. Smith

 

 

Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original dimension

             --Oliver Wendell Holmes

 

 PUBLICATIONS

 

Dr. Smith is well-published over a broad range of topics. Her expertise as an educator  is strengthened by her writing skills and publication record. Please contact Dr. Smith for consulting and freelance writing requests, covering any of the following subject matter:  

 

Book

 

The Psychology of Sex and Gender   

Barbara A. Smith, Ph.D.

Allyn & Bacon, Inc. Needham: MA.

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Magazine Articles

 

Patient Barriers to Health Care (co-authored with Linda Yi and Rodrigo Fonseca),Mental Health, 4-5.

 

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“Everyone Seems To Want Something From Me!”:  Family Issues and the Workplace

 

SEX:  WHAT’S AGE GOT TO DO WITH IT?

 

Novel

"Green Grows The Grass"

 

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Scientific Publications

 

Journal Articles

 

Smith, B.A., Swanson, E.M., Fang, Y., & Torgerson, W.S.  The lactose story revisited: Lactose as a

             calming agent in human infants. Physiology & Behavior. Under revision.

 

Marvin, D.,  & Smith, B.A. (2004).  Impact of self-esteem on the academic achievement of middle

             school boys and girls. Abstract submitted to the presented at Eastern Psychological

             Association for March 2004, Washington, D.C. meeting.

 

Good, K., & Smith, B.A. (2004).  Federal Bureau of Prisons mental health  prevalence study:  A

             developmental approach to understanding incarcerated women. Presented to the

             Eastern Psychological Association for March 2004, Washington, D.C. meeting.

 

Stone, S., & Smith, B.A. (2004).  Scientific Writing:  It is not just for scientists. 

            Presented to the Eastern Psychological Association for March 2004, Washington,

            D.C. meeting

 

Atella, L.D., DiPietro, J.A., Smith, B.A., & St James-Roberts, I. (2003).  More than meets the eye:

             Parental and infant contributors to maternal and paternal report of early infant difficultness.

             Parenting.  In press.

 

 DiPietro, J. Bornstein, M., Costigan, K., Pressman, E., Hahn, C., Painter, K., Smith, B., & Yi, L.  

             (2001).What does movement predict about behavior during the first two years of life?

             Developmental Psychobiology, 40, 358-371.

 

Hayes, M.H., Smith, B.A., Herrick, S., Roberts, S., & Swanson, E. (1997). Motoric responses to

             sucrose differ in post mature and term infants. Physiology & Behavior, 61:1, 101-106.

 

Smith, B.A., & Blass, E.M. (1996). Taste-mediated calming in preterm and full-term human  infants.

            Developmental Psychology, 32:6, 1084-1089.

 

Smith, B. A. Salud Mental, 3, 4-5.A., Yi, L., & Fonseca, R. (1996). Patient barriers to health care.

            Boletin del Programa de

 

Hayes, M.J., & Smith.B.A. (1996). Differential activation of a “primitive feeding system” between

             term and post mature infants in the sucrose calming test. Presented at the International    

             Society of Infant Sleep.

 

Hayes, M.J., & Smith.B.A., Herrick, S. & Swanson, E.M. (March, 1995). Behavioral differences

             between term and postmature infants in the sucrose calming test. Presented at the biennial

             meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.

           

Smith, B., Fonseca, R., McGill, J., & Uberoi, J. (August, 1994). Perfil de un groupo de adolescentes

             embarazadas atendidas en un centro de salud. Presented at the Congress Pediatria, Costa

             Rica.

 

Kim, J.H., Swanson, E., & Smith, B.A. (June, 1993). Calming effects of lactose on distressed  human

             infants. Presented at the Maryland Psychological Association Convention,  Columbia, MS.

             First place winner of the 1993 Annual Research Award Poster Session.

 

Kim, J.H., Swanson, E., & Smith, B.A. (June, 1992) Implications of chronic prenatal stress on

             calming of human  infants. Presented at the Maryland Psychological Association

             Convention. First place winner of the 1992 Annual Research Award Poster Session.

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Smith, B.A., Stevens, K., Torgerson, W.S., Kim, J.H. (1992). Diminished reactivity of postmature

            human infants to sucrose compared to term infants. Developmental Psychology, 28, 811- 820.

           

Blass, E.M., & Smith, B.A., (1992). Differential effects of sucrose, fructose, glucose, and lactose on

            crying in 1-3 day-old human infants: Qualitative and quantitative considerations.

            Developmental Psychology, 28, 804-810.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (1991). Male saliva cues and female social choice in Mongolian gerbils.

            Physiology & Behavior, 50:2, 379-384.

 

Blass, E.M., & Smith, B.A. (April, 1990). Opioid and non-opioid mediation of pain and stress.

             Presented at the 7th International Conference on Infant Studies, Montreal, Canada.

 

Smith, B.A., & Blass, E.M. (March, 1990). Integration of taste and calming systems in premature   

             infants. Presented at the Conference on Human Development, Richmond, VA.

 

Smith, B.A., Blass, E.M., & Wickham, D.A. (April, 1990). Effects of gestational age on human

             neonatal responses to or oral stimuli. Presented at the 7th International Conference on

             Infant Studies, Montreal, Canada.

 

Smith, B.A., Fillion, T.J., & Blass, E.M. (1990). Orally-mediated sources of calming in one- to  three-

            day-old human  infants. Developmental Psychology, 26, 731-737.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (1990). Preference of Mongolian gerbils for salivary cues: A

            developmental analysis. Animal Behaviour, 34, 512-521.

 

Smith, B.A., Fillion, T.J., & Blass, E.M. (April, 1989). Motivation in the human newborn:

             Separation of oral gustatory from oral tactile mechanisms of calming. Presented at the

             meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Kansas City, Kansas.

 

Smith, B.A., Blass, E.M., & Fillion, T.J. (November, 1988). Orally-mediated opioid and non-opioid

             reward mechanismsin human infants. Presented at the International Society of Psychobiology

             meeting, Toronto, Canada.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (August, 1988). Sibling vs. nonsibling matings of Mongolian gerbils:

             Some reproductive consequences. Presented at the National Animal Behaviour Society

             Meeting, Missoula, Montana.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (June, 1987). Source of saliva used by Mongolian gerbils for social

             discrimination. Presented at the National Animal Behaviour Society Meeting, Williamstown

             MA.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (June, 1987). Source of saliva used by Mongolian gerbils for social

             discrimination. Presented at the National Animal Behaviour Society Meeting, Williamstown

             MA.

 

Smith, B.A. (May, 1987). An assessment of the role of salivary stimuli on the mating preferences of
            the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus)
. Invited presentation at the College of the
            Atlantic, Department of Biology Behavioral Ecology Seminar Series, Bar Harbor, ME.
 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L., Volpe, C. & Schutrumpf, A. (June, 1983). Influence of saliva on

            social behavior patterns of Mongolian gerbils. Presented at the National Animal 

            Behaviour Society meeting, Lewisburg, PA.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (November, 1982). Semi-natural field of study of the Mongolian gerbil.

             Presented at the Northeastern Animal Behaviour Society meeting, Boston, MA.

 

Smith, B.A., & Block, M.L. (October, 1981). Adaptive Chemosignals: Discrimination of saliva

            signals by Mongolian gerbils at three stages of social development.

            Presented at the Northeastern Animal Behaviour Society Meeting, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

 

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