Research Profile
Research Interests:
Clinical child development; Family, school, and neighborhood influences on social/emotional development; Social support; Human-animal bond; Parental availability; Maternal employment; Peer relations.
Recent Publications:
Bryant, B.K. Children's coping at school: The relevance of "Failure" and Cooperative learning for enduring peer and academic success. In L. H. Meyer, H. Park, M. Grenot-Scheyer, I. S. Schwartz, & B. Harry (Eds.) Making friends: The influences of culture and development. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Pub. Co., 353-367, 1998.
Bryant, B.K. & Raskauskas, J. (2004). The internet as a tool for long-term program evaluation: Locating lost individuals, Journal of Extension, http://www.joe.org/joe/2004 august/tt4.shtml
Bryant, B.K., Zvonkovic, A., Raskauskas, J., & Peters, C. (2004). Clarifying the world of work for our youth: Vocations, Careers, and Jobs. Youth Development Focus, A monograph of the 4-H Center for Youth Development, 2004 (Fall), http://cyd.ucdavis.edu
Bryant, B.K. (In press). Therapy process concerning teen employment. In C. Elias & L. Jameyfield, The Therapist Notebook: Resources for Working with Children. Binghamptom, N.Y.: Haworth Press.
Bryant, B.K., Zvonkovic, A., & Reynolds, P. (2006). Parenting in Relation to Child and Adolescent Vocational Development. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 69 (1), 149-175.