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Jay Belsky

Jay Belsky, Ph.D.

Dr. Belsky is an expert in child development and family studies, specializing in areas such as day care, early parent-child interactions, parenthood and child maltreatment. His research has included longitudinal studies, and both home- and lab-based observations of family relationship dynamics.

Positions

  • Professor of Psychology, Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Social Issues, Birkbeck College, London, England

 

Education

  • M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University

 

Relevant Publications

  • Belsky, J., Melhuish, E., Barnes, J., Leyland, A. H., Romaniuk, H., & the NESS Research Team. (2006). Effects of Sure Start local programmes on children and families: early findings from a quasi-experimental, cross-sectional study. BMJ (formerly The British Medical Journal).
  • Belsky, J. (in press). Experience in childhood and the development of reproductive strategies. Acta Psychologica Sinica.
  • Belsky, J. & Jaffee, S. R. (2006). The multiple determinants of parenting. In D. Cicchetti & D. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental Psychopathology: Risk, disorder and adaptation(pp. 38-85). NY: Wiley.
  • NICHD Early Child Care Research Network. (2006). Child-care effect sizes for the NICHD study of early child care and youth development. American Psychologist, 61(2), 99-116.
  • Schwebel, D., Brezausek, C., & Belsky, J. (2006). Does time spent in child care influence risk for unintentional injury? Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31(2), 184-193.

 

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