Graduate Students
Carol Akai
Program: Developmental
Research Interests:
Akai is interested in promoting child development through parenting, considering the decision to become a parent, understanding children's maladaptive developmental
trajectories, and developing effective intervention for at-risk children.
Recent Publications:
Akai, C. E., Guttentag, C. L., Baggett, K. M., Noria, C. W., & the Centers for the Prevention of Child Neglect (2006). Enhancing parenting practices of at-risk mothers. Manuscript in progress.
Akai, C. E., Smith, L. E., Klerman, L. V. & Keltner, B. R., & the Centers for the
Prevention of Child Neglect (2006). Under the radar: Detecting developmental delays of children in poverty. Manuscript in progress.
Borkowski, J. G., Smith, L. E., & Akai, C. E. (in press). Designing effective prevention programs: How good science makes good art. Infants and Young Children.
Howard, K. S., Carothers, S. S., Smith, L. E., & Akai, C. E. (in press). Overcoming the odds: Protective factors in the lives of children. In J. G. Borkowski, J. R. Farris, T. L. Whitman, S. S. Carothers, K. Weed, & D. A. Keogh (Eds.), Risk and resilience: Adolescent mothers and their children grow up. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Weaver, C. M., & Akai, C. E. (in press). Understanding the cycle: Violence in the lives of at-risk children. In J. G. Borkowski, J. R. Farris, T. L. Whitman, S. S. Carothers, K. Weed, & D. A. Keogh (Eds.), Risk and resilience: Adolescent mothers and their children grow up. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Borkowski, J. G., Akai, C. E., & Smith, L. E. (2006). The art and science of prevention research: Characteristics of effective programs. In J. G. Borkowski & C. M. Weaver (Eds.), The culture of prevention: Using science and art to promote healthy development. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes.
Undergraduate Institution: University of Kentucky
Contact Information
Email: cakai@nd.edu