Publications

Highlighted Publications

Sommer, T. E., Franchett, E., Yoshikawa, H., & Lombardi, J. (2024, journal article). A Global Call for Two‐Generation Approaches to Child Development and Caregivers’ Livelihoods. Child Development Perspectives.

Sabol, T.J., Sommer, T. E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2021, journal article). Intergenerational economic mobility for low-income parents and their children: A dual developmental science framework. Annual Review of Psychology.

Sommer, T.E., Jones, J.C., Tighe, L.A., Chase-Lansdale, P.L. Addie, A. (2021, research brief). A Novel Two-Generation Approach to College Promise: HOPE Toledo Promise.

Sommer et al. (2020, journal article) A two-generation education intervention and children’s attendance in Head Start

Chase-Lansdale et al. (2019, journal article) Effects of a two-generation human capital program on low-income parents’ education, employment, and psychological wellbeing

Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T. J., Chor, E., Schneider, W., Chase-Lansdale, P.L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Small, M. L., King, C., & Yoshikawa, H. (2018). A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-poverty Policy. The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.

Publication by Study

Global Research Agenda

Two-Generation Model for College Scholarship Programs

Tighe, L.A., Sommer, T.E., & Chase-Lansdale, P.L. (2023, journal article) Final Implementation Report to HOPE Toledo Promise

Sommer, T.E., Tighe, L. A., Chase-Lansdale, P.L. (2022, report). HOPE A Second Implementation Study of HOPE Toledo Promise (2020-2022): A Novel Two Generation College Scholarship Program. Toledo, Ohio: College Promise.

Sommer, T.E., Jones, J.C., Tighe, L.A., Chase-Lansdale, P.L. Addie, A. (2021, research brief). A Novel Two-Generation Approach to College Promise: HOPE Toledo Promise.

Sommer, T.E., Chase-Lansdale P.L., Tighe, L.A., & Addie, A.I. (2021, report). An Implementation Study of the HOPE Toledo Promise Inaugural Class of 2020

Original CareerAdvance Model

Sabol, T. J., Chor, E., Sommer, T. E., Tighe, L. A., Chase‐Lansdale, P. L., Morris, A. S., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., & King, C. (2024, journal article). Does adding parent education and workforce training to Head Start promote or interfere with children’s development?

Chor et al. (2023, journal article) Three-year outcomes for low-income parents of young children in a two-generation education program

Sommer et al. (2020, research brief). CareerAdvance effects on parent and child outcomes: Findings to date. Short Brief in partnership with ICF and the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program. Washington, DC: Administration for Children and Families.

Sommer et al. (2020, journal article) A two-generation education intervention and children’s attendance in Head Start

Sabol, T. J., Chor, E., Sommer, T. E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Morris, A., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., King, C., & Guminski, S. (2019, research brief). What are the effects of a two-generation human capital program on children’s outcomes in Head Start? Two-Generation Programs: Policy Brief II. Washington, D.C: Ascend at the Aspen Institute.

Sommer et al. (2019, research brief). CAP FLS Year 1 and 2 Findings. Short Brief. Tulsa, OK: CAP Tulsa.

Sommer et al. (2019, research brief) What are the effects of a two-generation human capital program on children’s attendance and chronic absence in Head Start?

Chase-Lansdale et al. (2019, journal article) Effects of a two-generation human capital program on low-income parents’ education, employment, and psychological wellbeing

Sommer, T.E., Sabol, T.J., Chase-Lansdale, P.L., & King, C. (2019, chapter) Implementing career pathway training with a family focus: The two-generation approach of the Community Action Project of Tulsa, Oklahoma

CAP Family Life Study Year 1 and 2 Findings (2019, short brief)

Chase-Lansdale et al. (2019, research brief) What are the effects of a two-generation human capital program on low-income parents’ education, employment and psychological wellbeing?

Sommer et al. (2018, journal article) A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-Poverty Policy

Sommer et al. (2017, journal article) Promoting parents’ social capital to increase children’s attendance in Head Start: Evidence from an experimental intervention

Sommer, T.E., Sabol, T.J., Chase-Lansdale, P.L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2016, chapter) Two-generation education programs for parents and children

Sabol, T. J., Sommer, T. E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., King, C., Kathawalla, U., Alamuddin, R., Gomez, C., & Ross, E. C. (2015). Parents’ persistence and certification in a two-generation education and training program. Children and Youth Services Review.

Community-based CareerAdvance Model

Tighe, L.A., Sommer, T.E., Sabol, T.J, & Chase-Lansdale, P.L. (2024, report) Improving the education and wellbeing of student parents

Two-Generation Model for Immigrant Families

Tighe, L. A., Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T. J., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Yoshikawa, H., Brooks-Gunn, J., Morris, A. S., & King, C. T. (2024, journal article). A Family-Centered Approach to Learning English as a Second Language: A Mixed-Methods Experimental Evaluation

Sommer et al. (2023, journal article) The effects of a two-generation English as a second language (ESL) intervention on immigrant parents and children in Head Start

Sommer et al. (2022, research brief) Effects on Immigrant Parents and Children in Head Start One Year After Program Start

Sommer et al. (2019, research brief) A Two-Generation ESL Program

Sommer et al. (2018, journal article) Head Start, two-generation ESL services, and parent engagement

Two-Generation Model for Justice-Involved Families

Hanson, Parsons, Pollack, Simms, & Sommer (2020, chapter). Disrupting the cycle of incarceration and mitigating its impact. In A.L. Plough (Ed.), Culture of Health series (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Vol. 4)

Other Publications

Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T. J., Chor, E., Schneider, W., Chase-Lansdale, P.L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Small, M. L., King, C., & Yoshikawa, H. (2018). A Two-Generation Human Capital Approach to Anti-poverty Policy. The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences.

Sabol, T.J., Sommer, T. E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2021, journal article). Intergenerational economic mobility for low-income parents and their children: A dual developmental science framework. Annual Review of Psychology.

Sama-Miller, E., Ross, C., Sommer, T.E., Baumgartner, S., Roberts, L., & Chase-Lansdale, P.L. (2017, report). Exploration of integrated approaches to supporting child development and improving family economic security (OPRE Report No. 2017-84). Washington, D.C: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Gardner, M., Brooks-Gunn, J., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2017, chapter). The two-generation approach to building human capital: Past, present, and future. In E. Votruba-Drzal & E. Dearing (Eds.), Handbook of Early Childhood Development Programs, Practices, and Policies: Theory-based and Empirically-supported Strategies for Promoting Young Children’s Growth in the United States. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Sommer, T. E., Sabol, T. J., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2016, chapter). Two-generation educational programs for parents and their young children. In S. Jones & N. Lesaux (Eds.), The Leading Edge of Early Childhood Education: Linking Science to Policy for a New Generation of Pre-Kindergarten. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.

Yoshikawa, H., Nieto, A. M., Sommer, T. E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Weisner, T. S., & Senders, O. (2016, chapter). Money, time and peers in antipoverty programs for low-income families. In C.S. Tamis-LeMonda & L. Balter (Eds.), Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues. New York, NY: Taylor and Francis.

Sabol, T. J., Sommer, T. E., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2015, essay). Transforming the lives of parents and children together: Two-generation educational programs as anti-poverty strategies. Essay prepared for Illinois Kids Count 2015. Chicago, IL: Voices for Children.

King, C., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Small, M. (Eds). (2015, anthology). Two Generations. One Future: An Anthology from the Ascend Fellowship. Washington, DC: The Aspen Institute.

Sabol, T. J., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2015, journal article). The influence of low-income children’s participation in Head Start on their parents’ education and employment. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Sommer T.E., Sabol, T., Smith, T. , Dow, S., Barczak, M., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Yoshikawa, H., & King, C. (2015, anthology). Promoting education: The two-generation approach of the Community Action Project of Tulsa, OK.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2014, journal article). Two-generation programs in the 21st century. Future of Children.

Sommer, T. E., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Brooks-Gunn, J., Gardner, M., Rauner, D. M., & Freel, K. (2012, journal article). Early childhood education centers and mothers’ postsecondary attainment. Teachers College Record.

Coley, R. L., Li-Grining, C. P., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2006, chapter). Low-income families’ child care experiences: Meeting the needs of children and families. In N. Cabrera, R. Hutchins, & H. E. Peters (Eds.), From Welfare to Child Care: What Happens to Young Children when Mothers Exchange Welfare for Work.Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Moffitt, R. A., Lohman, B. J., Cherlin, A. J., Coley, R. L., Pittman, L. D., Roff, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2003, journal article). Mothers’ transitions from welfare to work and the well-being of preschoolers and adolescents. Science.

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Duncan, G. J. (2001, book). Lessons learned. In G. J. Duncan & P. L. Chase-Lansdale (Eds.), For Better and for Worse: Welfare Reform and the Well-Being of Children and Families. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.