Dr. Porter’s research interests include the socialization of behavioral and psychophysiolog-ical components of young children's individual characteristics (temperament, emotionality) with particular interest on linkages to individual differences in emerging neural control on children's heart rate variability (i.e., cardiac vagal tone). Additional interests include familial and individual factors influencing the formation of early childhood attachment systems and familial and individual factors influencing the transition to parenting and the emergence of parenting belief systems (self-efficacy).
Education
- PHD, CHILD DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES, , PURDUE UNIVERSITY-WEST LAFAYETTE (1996)
- MS, CHILD DEVELOPMENT & FAMILY STUDIES , PURDUE UNIV-WEST LAFAYETTE (1992)
- BS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT/PSYCHOLOGY , BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (1990)
Honors and Awards
- Virginia Cutler Lecturer, FHSS/School of Family Life (2023 - 2023)
- School of Family Life Teaching Award, School of Family life (2022 - 2022)
Memberships
- American Psychological Association (2006 - Present)
- International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (1996 - Present)
- International Society for Infant Studies (1992 - Present)
- Society for Research in Child Development (1991 - Present)