Maria Larusso
Assistant Professor/Human Dev and Family Sciences
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Scholarly Contributions
34 Scholarly Contributions
Developmental impacts of PANS/PANDAS and inadequate support for children and families.
Maria Larusso
, (2024). Developmental impacts of PANS/PANDAS and inadequate support for children and families. , Child Psychiatry & Human Development, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-024-01723-0
Research Type: Journal Article
Anti-racist reviewing practices
Maria Larusso,
Alaina Brenick,
, (2024). Anti-racist reviewing practices, Society for Research in Child Development Anti-Racist Developmental Science Summit, Panama City, Panama, Society for Research in Child Development
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Together we rise: Community partnerships and interventions as agents of social justice for youth.
Maria Larusso,
Alaina Brenick
, (2024). Together we rise: Community partnerships and interventions as agents of social justice for youth., Society of Research in Child Development Anti-racism in Developmental Science Summit
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Capturing classroom talk with the low-inference discourse observation tool: A validation study
Maria Larusso,
, (2023). Capturing classroom talk with the low-inference discourse observation tool: A validation study, Journal of Early Adolescence, vol. 44
Research Type: Journal Article
Symptom flares after COVID-19 infection versus vaccination among youth with PANS/PANDAS
Maria Larusso
, (2023). Symptom flares after COVID-19 infection versus vaccination among youth with PANS/PANDAS, Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, vol. 44, iss. 5
Research Type: Journal Article
Mixed outcomes resulting from COVID-19 in schools
Maria Larusso,
, (2023). Mixed outcomes resulting from COVID-19 in schools, Psychology in the Schools, vol. 60, iss. 11, pp. 4618-4636
Research Type: Journal Article
Mixed outcomes for students and educators resulting from COVID-19
Maria Larusso
, (2023). Mixed outcomes for students and educators resulting from COVID-19, American Educational Research Association Conference
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Increasing Mental Health Problems in Adolescence: Examining multiple determinants from the perspectives of education and healthcare.
Cesar Abadia-Barrero,
Maria Larusso
, (2023). Increasing Mental Health Problems in Adolescence: Examining multiple determinants from the perspectives of education and healthcare., Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Adolescence, United States of America
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Confronting new understandings of children’s mental health: Families’ and physicians’ experiences.
Maria Larusso,
Cesar Abadia-Barrero
, (2023). Confronting new understandings of children’s mental health: Families’ and physicians’ experiences., Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Greece
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Biopsychosocial stressors of child development: Implications for well-being and psychopathology among Colombian, Dutch, and U.S. youth, Symposium Chair.
Maria Larusso
, (2023). Biopsychosocial stressors of child development: Implications for well-being and psychopathology among Colombian, Dutch, and U.S. youth, Symposium Chair., Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Greece
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Untimely care: How the modern logics of coverage and medicine compromise children’s health and development
Cesar Abadia-Barrero,
Maria Larusso
, (2022). Untimely care: How the modern logics of coverage and medicine compromise children’s health and development, Social Science & Medicine
Research Type: Journal Article
Medical conditions misdiagnosed as mental disorders in children.
Maria Larusso,
Cesar Abadia-Barrero
, (2022). Medical conditions misdiagnosed as mental disorders in children., 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD), Greece
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
“These doctors don’t believe in PANS”: ConfrontingUncertainty and a Collapsing Model of Medical Care
Maria Larusso,
Cesar Abadia-Barrero
, (2021). “These doctors don’t believe in PANS”: ConfrontingUncertainty and a Collapsing Model of Medical Care, Managing Chronicity in Unequal States. Ethnographic perspectives on caring
Research Type: Book Chapter
Examining the role of learner and classroom characteristics in the later language learning of Latinx youth and their classmates.
Maria Larusso,
, (2021). Examining the role of learner and classroom characteristics in the later language learning of Latinx youth and their classmates., Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, vol. 77
Research Type: Journal Article
Misdiagnosis of mental health disorders in children: Implications for development.
Maria Larusso,
Cesar Abadia-Barrero
, (2021). Misdiagnosis of mental health disorders in children: Implications for development., Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), United States of America
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Teacher Empathy and its Role in Perceptions of and
Experiences with Student Problem Behaviors (Conference cancelled due to Covid-19.)
Maria Larusso,
, (2020). Teacher Empathy and its Role in Perceptions of and
Experiences with Student Problem Behaviors (Conference cancelled due to Covid-19.), American Education Research Association
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Studying Parent Reports of Children’s
Developmental Challenges due to Chronic Illness: PANS/PANDAS (Conference cancelled due to Covid-19.)
Maria Larusso
, (2020). Studying Parent Reports of Children’s
Developmental Challenges due to Chronic Illness: PANS/PANDAS (Conference cancelled due to Covid-19.), Society for Research on Human Development
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Experimental Effects of Word Generation on Vocabulary, Academic Language, Perspective Taking, and Reading Comprehension in High Poverty Schools.
Maria Larusso,
, (2019). Experimental Effects of Word Generation on Vocabulary, Academic Language, Perspective Taking, and Reading Comprehension in High Poverty Schools., Journal for Research on Educational Effectiveness, vol. 12, iss. 3, pp. 448-483
Research Type: Journal Article
PANS/PANDAS and Disruptions to Child Development: Experiences of children, families, schools, and medical practitioners.
Maria Larusso
, (2019). PANS/PANDAS and Disruptions to Child Development: Experiences of children, families, schools, and medical practitioners., PANS PANDAS UK 2018 Conference
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
The impact of school start times on adolescent mental health.
Maria Larusso
, (2019). The impact of school start times on adolescent mental health., Legisllative Metting: Healthy Start Times for Connecticut Schools
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
New Childhood Chronic Illness: PANS/PANDAS and its effects on family functioning, health, and well-being
Maria Larusso
, (2019). New Childhood Chronic Illness: PANS/PANDAS and its effects on family functioning, health, and well-being, New England Psychological Association
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Social perspective-taking performance: Construct, measurement, and relations with academic performance and engagement
Maria Larusso,
, (2018). Social perspective-taking performance: Construct, measurement, and relations with academic performance and engagement, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Research Type: Journal Article
Teacher support and prosocial behavior in early adolescence: From elementary school to middle school
Maria Larusso,
, (2018). Teacher support and prosocial behavior in early adolescence: From elementary school to middle school, Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Engaging Struggling Adolescent Readers to Improve Reading Skills
Maria Larusso,
, (2017). Engaging Struggling Adolescent Readers to Improve Reading Skills, Reading Research Quarterly, vol. 52, iss. 3, pp. 357–382
Research Type: Journal Article
Engaging Early Adolescents in Urban Schools: Variation across students and classrooms in an experimental trial of Word Generation
Maria Larusso,
, (2017). Engaging Early Adolescents in Urban Schools: Variation across students and classrooms in an experimental trial of Word Generation, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Promoting Youth Social and Emotional Development: School contexts and school-based interventions
Maria Larusso
, (2017). Promoting Youth Social and Emotional Development: School contexts and school-based interventions, Colloquium Series of the Center for Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development, University of Connecticut
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Reducing the Academic Inequalities for English Language Learners: Variation in Experimental Effects of Word Generation in High Poverty Middle Schools
Maria Larusso,
, (2017). Reducing the Academic Inequalities for English Language Learners: Variation in Experimental Effects of Word Generation in High Poverty Middle Schools, Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
Implementation Challenges for Tier One and Tier Two School-based Programs for Early Adolescents
Maria Larusso,
, (2016). Implementation Challenges for Tier One and Tier Two School-based Programs for Early Adolescents, New Directions in Child and Adolescent Development
Research Type: Journal Article
Contributions of academic language, perspective taking, and complex reasoning to deep reading comprehension
, (2016). Contributions of academic language, perspective taking, and complex reasoning to deep reading comprehension, Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, vol. 9, iss. 2, pp. 201-222
Research Type: Journal Article
School Climate, Social and Emotional Learning, and Violence Prevention
Maria Larusso
, (2016). School Climate, Social and Emotional Learning, and Violence Prevention, Inaugural Community and School Violence Prevention Symposium, University of Connecticut School of Social Work
Research Type: Poster/Presentation
The disclosure model versus a developmental illness experience model for children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in São Paulo, Brazil
Maria Larusso,
Cesar Abadia-Barrero
, (2006). The disclosure model versus a developmental illness experience model for children and adolescents living with HIV/AIDS in São Paulo, Brazil, AIDS Patient Care and STDs, vol. 20, iss. 1, pp. 36-43
Research Type: Journal Article
Confronting Uncertainty and a Collapsing Model of Medical Care.
Maria Larusso,
Cesar Abadia-Barrero
Confronting Uncertainty and a Collapsing Model of Medical Care., Chronicity and Care: Anthropological Insights into the Politics of Deservingness, University College of London Press
Research Type: Book Chapter
Teacher stress and ideal solutions: A qualitative comparison across elementary and middle school teachers
Maria Larusso,
Teacher stress and ideal solutions: A qualitative comparison across elementary and middle school teachers, School Psychology
Research Type: Journal Article
Implementing dietary changes with children affected by PANS/PANDAS
Maria Larusso
Implementing dietary changes with children affected by PANS/PANDAS, Children’s Health Care
Research Type: Journal Article