Kaitlin Fronberg | Penn State College of Health and Human Development

Kaitlin Fronberg

Graduate student
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Summary Statement

Kaitlin is interested in how context, specifically parenting, influences early childhood development, as well as how macro-level and individual indicators influence family development.

Department

Graduate Student

Education

M.S. Human Development and Family Studies, 2021, Penn State University
B.A. Psychology and Political Science, minor in Education, 2013, University of California, Berkeley

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kmf37@psu.edu

Affiliations

Interests

Kaitlin is interested in how context influences early childhood development, specifically thinking about parenting as a primary early context. She cares about how both macro-level (e.g. SES, policies, household chaos, larger systems), as well as individual indicators (e.g. parental depressive and anxiety symptoms, parental posttraumatic stress symptoms, sleep) influence family development. Her research touches on both prevention and intervention work and the family systems framework.

Professional Experience

Awards and honors:

PSGC Graduate Research Fellowship, 2021-2022, NASA Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium
Marjorie M. Knoll Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in the College of Health and Human Development, 2017, Penn State University Graduate School
Hintz Fellowship, 2017, Penn State University Graduate School

Certificates:

Expected fall 2021, Penn State University, Schreyer’s Institute for Teaching Excellence
Graduate Certificate in Survey Methodology, expected 2023, Penn State University Graduate School
Graduate Student Online Teaching Certificate, summer 2020, Penn State University, World Campus
Instructional Foundation Series Certificate, spring 2020, Penn State University, Schreyer’s Institute for Teaching Excellence
Interdisciplinary Educational Interventions Research Post-Baccalaureate Credit Certificate Program, spring 2020, Penn State University Graduate School

Teaching experience:

Lab instructor, fall 2021, HDFS 411: Helping Relationship, instructor: Jennifer Crissman Ishler, Penn State University
Teaching assistant, fall 2020, HDFS 429: Advanced Child Development, instructor: Sarah Kollat, Penn State University
Teaching assistant, spring 2020, HDFS 229: Introduction to Infancy and Child Development, instructor: Sarah Kollat, Penn State University
Guest lecturer, Adult Education (ADTED) 551: Qualitative Data Analysis (May 2019, 2018), topic: NVivo Software Use for Qualitative Data Analysis, Penn State University

Departmental roles:

Committee Member, Program Planning, Development, and Evaluation (PPD&E) Committee, 2021-present
Chair, Professional Development Brown Bag Series, 2019-present, HDFS Graduate Steering Committee
Committee Member, Graduate Admission Committee, 2020-21
Co-Chair, Community Service, 2018-2019, HDFS Graduate Steering Committee

Publications

Teti, D. M., Fronberg, K. M., Crosby, B., & Fanton, H. Infant sleep arrangements and family profiles during the first 12 months post-partum [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Infant Behavior and Development.
Fronberg, K. M., Bai, S. & Teti, D. M. (2021). Household chaos mediates the link between family resources and poor child sleep. [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Human Development and Family Studies Department, The Pennsylvania State University.
Fronberg, K. M., Fosco, G. M., Fang, S., Sloan, C. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (in preparation). Family vulnerability and disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic: Pathways to parent adjustment. [Unpublished manuscript]. Human Development and Family Studies Department, The Pennsylvania State University.
Teti, D. M. & Fronberg, K. M. (2019). Cosleeping. In Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships. (1st ed., pp. 191 – 192). Macmillan Reference USA.

Presentations and posters:

Fronberg, K. M., Fosco, G. M., Fang, S., Sloan, C. J., & Feinberg, M. E. (expected 2021, November). Family vulnerability and disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic: Pathways to parent adjustment. [Symposium presentation submitted for review]. National Council for Family Relations (NCFR) virtual annual conference.
Fronberg, K., Bai, L, Chimed-Ochir, U. & Teti, D. (2021, June 2-4). Moderating Effects of Household Chaos on the Link between Fathers’ Prenatal Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Early Postpartum Depressive Symptoms. [Paper presentation submitted for review]. Society for Prevention Research (SPR) virtual annual conference.
Chimed-Ochir, U., Bai, L., Whitesell, C., Fronberg, K., & Teti, D. (Expected 2021, April 7-9). Household Chaos Mediates the Link Between Socioeconomic Risk and Poor Child Sleep. [Flash talk presentation]. Society for Research in child Development (SRCD) virtual biennial conference.
Chimed-Ochir, U., Whitesell, C., Bai, L., Fronberg, K., & Teti, D. (Expected 2021, April 7-9). Mothers’ emotional availability predicting kindergartners’ learning behavior: Screen time and child negative affectivity as mediators. [Flash talk presentation]. Society for Research in child Development (SRCD) virtual biennial conference.
Fronberg, K., & Teti, D. (Expected 2021, April 7-9). Mothers’ emotional availability and kindergartners’ academic and social-emotional outcomes: Direct and indirect paths of influences. [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in child Development (SRCD) virtual biennial conference.
Fronberg, K., & Teti, D. (2020, November 11-13). How prenatal relationships spill over to early postnatal coparenting experiences during the transition to parenthood: A dyadic model. [Poster presentation]. National Council for Family Relations (NCFR) Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO, United States.

In the Media

Child and Family Blog: What do sleep arrangements mean for families?