COLLEEN KIRKWOOD VESELY
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA 22030
Telephone: (703) 993-5346
Email: cvesely@gmu.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. 2011 University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Family Science with a certificate in Population Studies
Dissertation: Learning How to Navigate U.S. Society with Young Children: Experiences of Immigrant Parents Utilizing Early Childhood Education Settings
M.A. 2006 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Human Development and Family Studies
Thesis: Parental Ethnotheories of Father Involvement: Ideas and Practices
B.S. 1999 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Human Development and Family Studies, Cum Laude
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
George Mason University, College of Education and Human Development
2022- present Academic Program Coordinator, Early Childhood Education for Diverse Young Learners Graduate Program
2018- present Associate Professor, tenured
Early Childhood Education
Human Development and Family Science (College of Humanities and Social Sciences)
2011- 2018 Assistant Professor, tenure-track
Early Childhood Education (since August 2011)
Human Development and Family Science (since program inception in Spring 2013)
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles[1]
(published or in-press)
Vesely, C.K., Sansbury, A.B., Call-Cummings, M., Dodman, S., Chen, X., Ndiaye, N., Bethea, C., DeMulder, E., Frank, T., Letiecq, B., Shaklee, B, View, J. (in press). Putting antiracism into action in teacher education: Developing and implementing an antiracist pedagogy course audit. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.
Letiecq, B.L., Williams, J., Vesely, C.K., & Smith Lee, J. (in press). Publicly-housed Black mothers’ experiences of structural racism in their everyday lives. Journal of Marriage and Family.
Vesely, C. K., Brown, E. L., & Mehta, S., Horner, C.* (in press). ‘Staying afloat’: A mixed methods study of the financial and psychological well-being of early childhood educators. Early Childhood Education Journal.
Coogle, C., Ferguson, D., Fisher-Maltese, C., Kidd, J., LaCroix, L., Steen, B., Vesely, C.K., & Walter, H. (in press). A Dynamic Process Model for Blending ECE/ECSE Teacher Preparation Programs. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.
Letiecq, B.L., Davis, E., Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R.D., Zeledon, D., & Marquez, M. (2022). Central American immigrant mothers’ narratives of intersecting oppressions: A resistant knowledge project. Journal of Marriage and Family, https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12854.
Brown, E.L., Vesely, C.K., Mehta, S., & Stark, K. (2022). Preschool teachers’ emotional acting and school-based interactions. Early Childhood Education Journal https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01326-1.
Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., Sansbury, A., Davis, E., Letiecq, B., Willard, I., Goodman, R., & Amigas de la Comunidad. (2021). ‘A place where my children could learn to read, write, and play’: The search for early care and education among undocumented Central American immigrant mothers. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 56, 306-319.
Vesely, C.K., Mehta, S., Sansbury, A., Gundling, R., & Arora, S. (2021). Reimagining teacher education for family engagement: A response to the 2020 health and sociohistorical context. The Teacher Educators’ Journal, 14, 170-191.
Letiecq, B.L., Mehta, S.*, Vesely, C.K., Marquez, M., Goodman, R.D., & Moron, L. (2019). Central American immigrant mothers’ mental health in the context of illegality: Structural stress, parental concern, and trauma. Journal of Family and Community Health, 42, 271-282.
Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R., & Letiecq, B.L. (2019). Parenting across two worlds: Low-income Latina immigrants’ adaptation to motherhood in the U.S. Journal of Family Issues, 40, 711-738. doi: 10.1177/0192513X18821398
Vesely, C.K., Brown, E.L., & Mehta, S.* (2017). Developing cultural humility through experiential learning: How home visits transform early childhood pre-service educators; attitudes for diverse family engagement. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 38, 242-258. doi: 10.1080/10901027.2017.1345805.
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & Goodman, R.D. (2017). Immigrant family resilience in context: Using a Community-based approach to build a new conceptual model. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 9, 93-110. doi: 10.1111/jftr.12177.
Goodman, R.D., Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & Cleaveland, C.L. (2017). Trauma and resilience among refugee and undocumented immigrant women. Journal of Counseling and Development, 95, 309-321. doi: 10.1002/jcad.12145.
Brown, E. L., Vesely, C. K., Mahatmya, D., & Visconti, K. (2017). Emotions matter: The moderating role of emotional labour on preschool teacher and children interactions. Early Child Development and Care. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004430.2017.1286336.
Brown, E. L., Mahatmya, D., & Vesely, C.K. (2016). Family and school influences on the behavioral and academic competence of low-income children of color. Journal of Children and Poverty, 22. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10796126.2016.1148673.
Brown, E. L., Vesely, C.K., & Dallman, L.* (2016). Unpacking biases: Developing cultural humility in early childhood and elementary teacher candidates. The Teacher Educators’ Journal, 9, 75-96.
Speirs, K.E., Vesely, C.K., & Roy, K.M. (2015). Choosing care? Stability and instability in low-income mothers’ child care arrangements. Children and Youth Services Review, 53, 147-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.03.026.
Halgunseth, L.C., Vesely, C.K., & Catlett, C. (2015). Resources within reason. Young Exceptional Children, 18, 48. doi: 10.1177/1096250615586030.
Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R.D., Ewaida, M.*, & Kearney, K.B.* (2014). A better life? Immigrant mothers’ experiences building economic security. Journal of Family and Economic Issues. doi 10.1007/s10834-014-9422-3.
Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R.D., & Scurlock, S.* (2014). Turning points and transitions: The role of family in women’s immigration experiences. International Journal of Child, Youth, and Family Studies, 5, 308-331. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18357/ijcyfs.veselyc.522014
Garner, P.W., Mahatmya, D., Brown, E.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2014). Promoting desirable outcomes among culturally and ethnically diverse children in social emotional learning programs: A multilevel heuristic model. Educational Psychology Review, 26, 165-189. doi: 10.1007/s10648-014-9253-7.
Vesely, C.K., Ewaida, M.*, & Anderson, E.A. (2014). Cultural competence of parenting education programs used by Latino families: A review. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 36, 27-47. doi: 10.1177/0739986313510694.
Vesely, C.K., Brown, E.L., & Mahatmya, D. (2013). It takes two: Sensitive caregiving across contexts and children’s social, emotional, and academic outcomes. Special Issue: Early Education and Development, 24, 960-978. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2013.825185.
Vesely, C.K., Ewaida, M.*, & Kearney, K.B.* (2013). Capitalizing on early childhood education (ECE): Low-income immigrant mothers’ use of ECE to build human, social, and navigational capital. Early Education & Development, 24, 744-765. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2012.725382
Vesely, C.K. (2013). Low-income African and Latina immigrant mothers’ selection of early childhood care and education (ECCE): Considering the complexity of cultural and structural influences. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28, 470-486. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecresq.2013.02.001.
Hofferth, S.L., Pleck, J., & Vesely, C.K. (2012). The transmission of parenting from fathers to sons. Parenting: Science and Practice, 12(4), 282-305. doi: 10.1080/15295192.2012.709153.
Vesely, C.K., & Ginsberg, M.R. (2011). Strategies and practices for working with immigrant families in early education programs. Young Children, 84-89.
Roy, K., Vesely, C.K., Fitzgerald, M., & Buckmiller Jones, N. (2010). Young fathers at work: The influence of parental closeness and contact. Research in Human Development, 7(2), 123-139. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15427609.2010.481537.
Vesely, C.K. & Anderson, E.A. (2009). Child care and development fund: A policy analysis. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 36(1), 39-59.
Book-length Monographs and Reports
Vesely, C.K., & Ginsberg, M.R. (2011). Exploration of the status of services for immigrant families in early childhood education programs. Washington, DC: NAEYC.
Book Chapters
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L. et al., Goodman, R.D., & DeMulder, E. (in press). Amigas de la Comunidad: A Critical Case Study of Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) with Central American Immigrant Mothers. In M. Call Cummings G. Dazzo, G., & M. Hauber-Özer, M., Critical Participatory Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Introduction and Guide. Newbury Park, CA: SAGE Press.
Francis, G. L., Vesely, C. K., Choe, J., Leyva, K., & Tukan, T. (2023). Collaborate with families to support student learning and secure needed services. In Editors… (eds.), High Leverage Practices for Intense Interventions. (pp. …). Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
Letiecq, B., Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R. (2022). Participatory action research with, by, and for families. In K. Adamson, A Few-Demo, C. Proulx and K. Roy (Eds.), Sourcebook of Family Theories and Methodologies. Springer.
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., Goodman, R.D., Marquez, M.*, Lazo, W.*, & Martinez, R.* (2019). What does this mean to you?: Collaborative data analysis in partnership with Amigas de la Comunidad. In Eds. A. Humble and E. Radina (Eds.), How Qualitative Data Analysis Happens: Moving Beyond “Themes Emerged”. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315171647-8
Speirs, K.E., Vesely, C.K., & Roy, K. (2019). Lost in the data: Strategies for analyzing large-scale collaboratively-collected qualitative datasets. In Eds. A. Humble and E. Radina (Eds.), How Qualitative Data Analysis Happens: Moving Beyond “Themes Emerged”. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315171647-9
Jamison, T., Kemp, C., Speirs, K.E., Swenson, A., & Vesely, C.K. (2019). Dialogue about qualitative data analysis software. In Eds. A. Humble and E. Radina (Eds.), How Qualitative Data Analysis Happens: Moving Beyond “Themes Emerged”. Taylor & Francis.
Goodman, R.D., Vesely, C.K., & Letiecq, B.L. (2018). Counseling refugees. In J. Webber & J.B. Mascari (Eds.), Disaster Mental Health Counseling: A Guide to Preparing and Responding (4th ed.). Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association Foundation.
Goodman, R.D., Letiecq, B.L. Vesely, C.K., Marquez, M., & Leyva, K. (2017). Community practice with immigrants and refugees. In A. Hilado & M. Lundy (Eds.), Models for Practice with Immigrants and Refugees (pp. 204-225). New York, NY: SAGE.
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & Ewaida, M.* (2016). Immigrant families in the United States. The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Family Studies. 1–8. doi: 10.1002/9781119085621.wbefs263 **
Vesely, C.K., Ewaida, M.*, & Kearney, K.B.* (2012). Two sides of the Potomac: A qualitative exploration of immigrant families’ health care experiences in Virginia and Washington, DC. Research in the Sociology of Health Care, 30, 85-112.
Roy, K. & Vesely, C.K. (2009). Caring for “the family’s child”: Social capital utilization in kin networks of young low-income African American fathers. In R. Coles & C. Green (Eds.), The Myth of the Missing Black Father. New York: Columbia University Press.
Other Scholarly Publications
Letiecq, B.L., Williams, J.M., Vesely, C.K., & Smith Lee, J. (2021). Racialized housing segregation and the structural oppression of Black families: Understanding the mechanisms at play. NCFR Report. National Council on Family Relations: Minneapolis, MN.
Vesely, C.K., Baily, S., Klee, H., Woltz, S., Ambegaonkar, J. (2021). Implementation process to examine diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) data needs at a large diverse public university. Inside Higher Education. https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2021/09/09/how-college-using-dei-data-drive-change-opinion.
Vesely, C.K., & Brown, E.L. (2021). Teacher emotion and self regulation for antiracist pedagogy: Interrupting the (pre)school to prison pipeline. AERA Studying and Self-regulated Learning Times Magazine.
Letiecq, B., Leyva, K., Marquez, M., Vesely, C.K, & Goodman, R. (2020). Shifting the burden of resilience: Working in partnership with Latinx immigrant families for systems change. NCFR Report. National Council on Family Relations: Minneapolis, MN.
Vesely, C.K., Bravo, D.Y., & Guzzardo, M.T. (2019). Immigrant families across the life course: Policy impacts on physical and mental health. NCFR Policy Brief. Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations.
Forry, N., Tout, K., Rothenberg, L., Daneri, P., Sandstrom, H., & Vesely, C.K. (2013). Child care decision making literature review brief. OPRE Research Brief. Washington, DC: Child Trends.
Vesely, C.K., & Ginsberg, M.R. (September, 2009). Early childhood development as a means to integration and social inclusion of immigrant families in new host societies. National Council on Family Relations Report, FF43, F31-F32.
Roy, K., Vesely, C.K., Buckmiller, N., & Fitzgerald, M. (March, 2008). An "Odyssey" for disconnected young men: The transition to adulthood as an intergenerational project. National Council on Family Relations Report, 53(1), F15-F19.
Manuscripts in Review, Revise & Resubmit
Coogle, C., Zhang, X., Majetich Jr., E., Choe, J., Shen, Y., Wade, C., Walter, H., & Vesely, C.K. (under review). Teaching fishing rather than giving fish: Technology enhanced parent coaching to support naturalistic instruction. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education.
Brown, E.L., Stark, K., Vesely, C.K., & Choe, J. (under review). “Acting often and everywhere:” Teachers’ emotional labor across professional interactions and responsibilities. Teaching and Teacher Education.
Gerry, M., Vesely, C.K., & Choe, J. (Under Review). Building partnerships with families of children with disabilities: Considering culture and cultural humility. In Musyoka, M., & Guofeng, S. Meaningful and active engagement of families of students with disabilities. IGI, Global.
La Croix, L., Vesely, C.K., & Steen, B. (revise & resubmit). Humanizing history: Using historical fiction texts to map the Great Migration. The Reading Teacher.
Vesely, C.K. & Gile, H. (revise & resubmit). Creating gender inclusive early childhood classrooms and programs for young children. Teaching Young Children.
Vesely, C.K., Grodi, L., Letiecq, B.L., DeMulder, E., Dodman, S., Mehta, S., & Goodman, R.D. (revise & resubmit). Communication between Latinx immigrant families and eduators of young childen: Lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for practice.
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., Davis, E., DeMulder, E., Marquez, M., Goodman, R., Grodi, L., & Amigas de la Comunidad (under review). “The Spirit of a Fighter”: Mixed-status Latine immigrant families’ work, child care, and education experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Family Relations.
GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS[2]
Funded Grants and Research Awards
Steen, B., La Croix, L., & Vesely, C.K. (2022). Building an undergraduate program identity: Nurturing our community of learners and promoting culturally responsive antiracist pedagogies through children’s literature. Program Innovation grant, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University. Requested: $9,650. (Role: Co-PI)
Goodman, R. D., Vesely, C.K, Stone, V., & Letiecq, B. (2022). Developing Community-Driven Support for Central American Immigrant Mothers during COVID-19 through the Lens of Intersectional Trauma and Resilience. Seed Grant, College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University. Requested: $9,940. (Role: Co-PI)
Letiecq, B., Vesely, C.K., & DeMulder, E. (2022). Family Partnership Project. Office for Children, Fairfax County, VA. $148,144. (Role: PI)
Bromer, J. (PI) & Melvin, S. (PI). (2021). Expanding the role of local family child care networks: Understanding and enhancing equitable access to comprehensive services for children and families. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Equity Focused Policy Research Program. (Role: Advisor)
Vesely, C.K., Dodman, S., Mehta, S., & Powell, M. (2021). Towards equity in education through family engagement: Understanding PK-6 teachers’ perspectives of students and families during the on-going COVID-19 health crisis. College of Education and Human Development Research Seed Grant, $6,410. (Role: Co-PI)
Coogle, C., Walters, H., & Vesely, C.K. (2021). Family-centered coaching to engage families from diverse racial, cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds who have a child with a disability. College of Education and Human Development Research Seed Grant, $10,000. (Role: Co-PI)
La Croix, L., Vesely, C.K., & Ferguson, D. (2020-2022). Leveraging Bachelor’s to Accelerated Master’s degree pathways to enhance novice educators’ pedagogical practices during their induction years. College of Education and Human Development Innovation Grant, $7,136. (Role: Co-PI)
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & DeMulder, E. (2019). Early care and education experiences and kindergarten readiness among ACPS students. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation, $80,478. Role: Co-PI.
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., & Goodman, R.D. (2018). Collaborative data analyses and data dissemination in partnership with two Alexandria communities. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation, $56,388. Role: Co-PI
Kidd, J., LaCroix, L., Stone, D., Coogle, C., Fisher-Maltese, C., & Vesely, C.K. (2018). Collaborative development of a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development. College of Education and Human Development Academic Program Innovation Award, $10,000.
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R.D. (2016). Amigas de la Comunidad: Promoting the health and well-being of Alexandria’s immigrant families. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation, $54,412. Role: Co-PI
Williams, J., Letiecq, B.L., & Goodman, R.D. (2016). African American children, youth, and their families in Alexandria, VA: Documenting community strengths, resources, and unmet needs. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation, $72,180. Role: Advisor.
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., Stribling, S., & Ginsberg, M.R. (2014). Early childhood care and education for vulnerable families in Alexandria: Building strategic partnerships through community-engaged research. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation, $62,988. Role: Co-PI
Brown, E.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2013). Early childhood educators’ emotional labor and well-being. Center for the Advancement of Well-being, George Mason University, $32,083. Role: Co-PI
Vesely, C.K., & Brown, E.L. (2013). Early childhood educators’ emotional labor and well-being. Seed grant. College of Education and Human Development, George Mason University, $3,000. Role: Co-PI
Vesely, C.K. (2013). Role of early childhood educators’ well-being in sensitive interactions with young children and their families. Summer Research Funding, George Mason University, $2,500. Role: PI
Vesely, C.K. (2012). Longview Global Education for Teachers Collaborative Scholar. George Mason University and American University. $250. Role: Consultant ***
Ginsberg, M.R. (2012). Exploring intergenerational trauma among refugees and their young children. Bernard van Leer Foundation. $25,543. Role: Co-investigator
Vesely, C.K., Roy, K., & Hofferth, S. (2010). Child care decision-making, subsidy use, and the development of economic self-sufficiency among immigrant parents of young children. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning Research and Evaluation Child Care Research Scholars Dissertation Grant. $29,708. Role: PI
Vesely, C.K. (2010). Jewell L. Taylor National Graduate Fellowship. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. $5,000. Role: PI.
Vesely, C.K. (2008). Jewell L. Taylor National Graduate Fellowship. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. $5,000. Role: PI.
Grants & Fellowships Submitted (submitted/unfunded)
Xu, Y. (PI). (2021). Preparing culturally competent faculty in EI/ECSE/EC (E-Cubed). Office of Special Education. Role: Co-I.
Kidd, J.K. (PI), La Croix, L., Steen, B., Schull, C., Sharifian, M., McCartney, H., Miller, S., Idol, W., Austin, K., & James, C. (Co-PIs), Vesely, C.K., and Coogle, C.G. (faculty associates). (2020). Transformative pathways for preparing early childhood educators across the Commonwealth of Virginia. Early Educators Collaborative Investment. Requested $4,038,921 over 3 years. Role: Faculty Associate
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R.D. (2020). Dream disrupted: The social and living conditions of Central American immigrant mothers rearing children during the COVID-19 crisis. Russell Sage Foundation Letter of Inquiry. Requested $172,852. Role: Co-PI.
Ottley, J. (PI), Coogle, C.G., Barton, E., Ledford, J., Allen, D., Vesely, C.K., & Sopko, K. (2019). ECSE Connections. Office of Special Education. Requested: $1,500,000. Role: Co-PI.
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & DeMulder, E.K. (2018). Alexandria City early childhood initiative. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation. Requested: $179,419. Role: PI.
Goodman, R.D., Letiecq, B.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2017). Innovative methods for community data analysis with undocumented Latina immigrants. CEHD Seed Grant. Requested $10,000. Role: Co-PI.
Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R. D., & DeMulder, E. (2016). Developing Trauma-informed Care Practices in Partnership with Alexandria’s Early Childhood Education Professionals and Immigrant Families. Bruhn Morris Family Foundation. Requested $79,168. Role: Co-PI.
Vesely, C.K. (2016). Building trauma-informed ECE practices in partnership with ECE professionals and immigrant families using a CBPR approach. Foundation for Child Development, Young Scholars Program (Letter of Interest submitted). $225,000. Role: PI.
Vesely, C.K. (2015). A community-based participatory research approach to understanding and building resilience among recently resettled refugee families and communities. Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program (Jr. Scholar Nominee from George Mason University, Finalist). $200,000. Role: PI
Letiecq, B.L., Pollack, A.Z., Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R.D., & Witte, J.C. (2015). Social and environmental factors influencing Latina immigrant family health and wellbeing: A multidisciplinary CBPR approach. Provost Multidisciplinary Research Initiatives. $49,977. Role: Co-Director
Gallo, S., Letiecq, B., & Vesely, C.K. (2015). Empowering parents and providers to implement nutrition and physical activity policies in the child care setting: A feasibility study for a cluster based intervention among child care programs serving low-income families. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: New connection grants awarded through the Healthy Eating Research Program. $100,000. Role: Co-I.
Letiecq, B.L. (2013). Strategies for advancing the discipline of family science: Using a community-based participatory research approach to innovate. National Council on Family Relations. $10,000. Role: Co-investigator.
Vesely, C.K. (2011). Early childhood environments of low-income African immigrant families during the transition to Kindergarten. Foundation for Child Development, Young Scholars Program. $150,000. Role: PI.
Media & Blogs
April 2022- present Raising Unicorns Blog Writer and Website Creator: https://www.raisingunicorns.org/
Selected Posts:
5 Tips for Making a Classroom and School Gender Inclusive for Young Children
Back to School Communications to Build Connection with Teachers
(Un)helpful Things to Say to the Parent of a Gender Expansive Child
Without Concern (f)or Confusion
Supporting Gender Expansive Young Children’s Mental Health in Schools
Old Rules vs. New Rules of Gender: Parenting Do Overs
August 2020 Wakefield Weekly “Childcare: It’s a lot of juggling that families are having to do”
https://wakefieldweekly.substack.com/p/trash-petition-organizer-responds
April 2017 Connections Newspapers “Long-term Benefits of Summer Camps” http://www.arlingtonconnection.com/news/2017/apr/18/long-term-benefits-summer-camp/
October 2016 Connections Newspapers “Discussing the Election with Children”
http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2016/oct/21/discussing-election-children/
March 2014 Connections Newspapers “Creating a Harmonious Family Life” http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/news/2014/mar/05/creating-harmonious-family-life/
PRESENTATIONS[3]
International and National Presentations
Goodman, R.D., Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., & Feliciano, V.Q. (2022, under review). Intersectional trauma, resilience & support for Central American immigrant mothers. Paper submitted to the 2022 American Counseling Association meeting.
Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E.D., & Letiecq, B.L. (2022, November). Navigating early care and education vis-à-vis workforce development programs: Experiences of Afghan refugee families with young children. Paper presentation at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.
Vesely, C.K. (2022, November). Mental health in Central American immigrant families: Findings from CBPR-based projects with Identity Inc. In A. Lewin, Mental health in Central American immigrant families: Findings from CBPR-based projects with Identity Inc. Paper symposium at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, MN.+ **
Dubon Hernández, R.E., Letiecq, B., Chaplin, T. M., Vesely, C. K., Goodman, R. D., & Marquez, M. (2022, May). Do symptoms of depression mediate the association between environmental/structural stress and parenting behaviors in undocumented Latina mothers? Poster to be presented at the 2022 special topic meeting: constructing the other, Society for Research in Child Development, Rio Grande, PR.
Brusseau, R., Choe, J., Dodman, S., Mehta, S., Sansbury, A.B., & Vesely, C.K. (2022, May). Research on family engagement with, for, and by PK-6 educators during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented virtually at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
Brusseau, R., Choe, J., Dodman, S., Mehta, S., Sansbury, A.B., & Vesely, C.K. (2022, May). PAR during a pandemic: Feminist influence on rethinking data collection and analysis. Paper presented virtually at the International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry.
Grodi, L.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2022, April). Teacher-family communication among Latinx communities during the pandemic. National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Virtual Meeting.
Letiecq, B.L, Vesely, C.K., Williams, J., & Smith Lee, J. (2022, April). “You Don’t Listen to Me”: Black mothers’ educational experiences as students and parents. American Educational Research Association annual meeting. San Diego, CA.
La Croix, L., Nartey, A., Vesely, C.K., & Kidd, J. (2021, November). Leveraging Bachelor’s to Accelerated Master’s Programs to Support Early Career Educators’ Culturally Relevant Antiracist Pedagogies. VACTE.
Vesely, C.K., Sansbury, A., Call-Cummings, M., Ndiaye, N., Bethea, C., Chen, X., & Dodman, S. (2021, November). Putting antiracism into action: Developing and using antiracism equity self-audit for univserity courses. Invited Symposium at the National Council on Family Relations. Baltimore, MD (virtual format due to COVID).+,++
Vesely, C.K., Sansbury, A., & Call-Cummings, M. (2021, April). Putting anti-racism into action through critical examination of our courses. Invited workshop for Child and Family Studies faculty at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.+
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., Davis, E., Goodman, R.D., & Amigas de la Comunidad. (2021, March). Central American immigrant families during COVID: Childcare, education, and work experiences. In D. Crosby, Families’ work-childcare coordination in the context of low-wage work, precarious schedules and the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper symposium at the Society for Research in Child Development biennial meeting. (virtual due to COVID).**
Vesely, C.K., Marquez, M., DeMulder, E.K., & Letiecq, B.L., & Goodman, R.D. (December 2020). What does this mean to you? Co-constructing meaning of early care and education experiences through community qualitative data analysis. In J. Barnes Najor, Engaging community partners in analyzing early education and care data. Paper symposium at National Research Conference on Early Childhood biennial meeting. Washington, DC. (virtual format due to COVID)+**
Letiecq, B., Goodman, R., Davis, E., Zeledon, D., Vesely, C.K, & Marques, M. (November 2020). “If you don’t have papers, you don’t have rights”: Critical consciousness among Central American immigrant mothers in an anti-immigrant era. Submitted to the National Council on Family Relations, November. St. Louis, Missouri. (Virtual Format due to COVID)**
Derrick-Mills, T., Barnes Najor, J., Kirby, G., Ruprecht, K., & Vesely, C.K. (2020, August). Making it real: Stakeholder engagement in any research. Affinity Group Presentation conducted at the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.**
Goodman, R. D., Letiecq, B., Vesely, C.K., & Davis, E. (2020, August). Addressing health disparities among low income undocumented Central American immigrants from a community-based perspective. In R. Talleyrand (Chair), Undocumented Latinx immigrant populations: Current research, practice and social justice implications. Paper symposium conducted at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Washington, DC.**
Davis, E., Letiecq, B., Vesely, C.K., Goodman, R., Leyva, K., & Marquez, M. (2020, April). Community-University Partnerships to Improve Service Delivery to Undocumented Communities. UNDOCU 2.0 Conference: Centering Voices, Innovating Partnerships, and Enacting Resistance in Precarious Times. Cal State University Long Beach.**
Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., Sansbury, A., Letiecq, B.L., & Leyva, K. (2020, March). Pathways to kindergarten and the transition to kindergarten among immigrant families. In K. DeMeo Cook, The Transition from ECE to Kindergarten: Varying Perspectives. Paper symposium at the Child Care and Early Education Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (conference cancelled due to COVID)**
Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., Sansbury, A., Letiecq, B.L., & Leyva, K. (2020, March). Child care decision-making among immigrant and refugee families. In K. Ruprecht, Contextual and Cultural Factors that Influence Families’ ECE Decisions. Paper symposium at the Child Care and Early Education Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (conference cancelled due to COVID)**
Dichter, H., … Vesely, C.K. (2020, March). Supporting low-income children and fmailies to thrive: Coordinating early care and education and other systems in states and localities. Round Table at the Child Care and Early Education Research Consortium Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. (conference cancelled due to COVID)**
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & Goodman, R.D. (November, 2019). Shifting the burden of resilience: A conceptual framework and approach for building ecosystemic resilience to support Latinx immigrant family well-being. In A. Lewin, Building ecosystemic resilience for Latinx immigrant families. Paper symposium at the National Council on Family Relations annual meeting. Fort Worth, TX.**
Letiecq, B.L., Sansbury, A., Keith, A., Vesely, C.K., & Williams, J. (November, 2019). Black family life in a gentrifying community: Ecosystemic policing and resisting. In B. Letiecq, Black family matters: From being policed to resisting, from grief and trauma to healing. Poster symposium at the National Council on Family Relations annual meeting. Fort Worth, TX.**
Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., Sansbury, A., Davis, E., Willard, I., Letiecq, B., & Amigas de la Comunidad. (2019, April). Undocumented Central American immigrant mothers’ search for ECE in the context of deportation threat. In J. Mendez Smith & J. Henly, Contextual and cultural variation in family decision-making about ECE. Paper symposium at the Child Care and early Education Policy and Research Consortium annual meeting. Washington, DC.**
Ruprecht, K., Barnes Najor, J., Ferreira van Leer, K., & Vesely, C.K. (April, 2019). Strategies to engage families and communities in the research process. Affinity discussion at the Child Care and early Education Policy and Research Consortium annual meeting. Washington, DC.**
Vesely, C.K., DeMulder, E., Letiecq, B.L., Marquez, M., Davis, E., Sansbury, A., Goodman, R.D., & Amigas de la Comunidad. (2018, November). Entrusting care of the margins: Undocumented Latinas’ search for child care. Poster presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA.**
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R.D. (2018, November). The problem of illegality: “Doing” family under deportation threat. Paper presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. **
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R.D. (2018, November). Addressing the mental health of undocumented Latina immigrants from Central America: A community-based, ecosystemic approach. Paper presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. **
Vesely, C.K. (2018, June). Discussion of young children in Hispanic and immigrant families: Access to and utilization of services. In J. Mendez Smith, Young children in Hispanic and immigrant families: Access to and utilization of services. Paper symposium at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood. Washington, DC.+ **
Vesely, C.K., Brown, E.L., & Mehta, S. (2018, June). Understanding the contexts of early care and education teachers’ lives. Poster presented at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood. Washington, DC. **
Mehta, S., Brown, E.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2018, June). Classroom collaborations: Exploring quality co-teaching interactions in preschool. Poster presented at the National Research Conference on Early Childhood. Washington, DC. **
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & Goodman, R.D. (2018, March). Community-based participatory research with refugee and immigrant women Trauma, stress, and resilience. Presentation for the National Center on Early Childhood Development, Teaching, and Learning focused on Equity, Inclusion, Culturally, and Linguistically Responsive Practices workgroup.+
Vesely, C.K. (2018, February). Research partnerships in early care and education. Panel discussion at the Child Care and Early Education Policy and Research Consortium annual meeting. Washington, DC.+
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq., B.L., Goodman, R.D., Marquez, M., Cabrera, M., & Amigas de la Comunidad. (2018, February). What does this mean to you? Collaborative data analysis in partnership with Amigas de la Comunidad. In S. Barrueco & M. Lopez, Culturally grounded methods to advance an equity lens in early childhood care and education research. Paper symposium at the Child Care and Early Education Policy and Research Consortium annual meeting. Washington, DC.**,+
Letiecq, B.L., Vesely, C.K., Moron, L.*, Goodman, R.D., Marquez, M.*, & Shah, P.* (2017, November). Living with strangers: Overcrowded housing among immigrant families. Paper presented at NCFR Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL.**
Vesely, C.K. (2017, October). Strategies for engaging families of young dual language learners. Federal Preschool Development Grant/ Technical Assistance (FPDG/TA). https://pdg.grads360.org/#communities/pdc/documents/14833 +
Vesely, C.K. (2017, September). Family engagement, cultural humility, and implicit bias: Building partnerships with families of young dual language learners. Federal Preschool Development Grant/ Technical Assistance (FPDG/TA). https://pdg.grads360.org/#communities/pdc/documents/14708 +
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., Goodman, R.D., Marquez, M., & Leyva, K. (2016, November). Partnering with undocumented immigrant families for health and justice. Paper presented at NCFR Annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN.**
Moron, L.*, Letiecq, B., Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R. (2016, November). Undocumented and vulnerable: Central American immigrant mothers’ well-being. Poster presented at NCFR Annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN.**
Mehta, S.*, Vesely, C.K., Brown, E.L., & McCarthy, J. (2016, July). Uncovering biases: How home visits transform early childhood pre-service educators’ attitudes for diverse family engagement. Poster presented at the Administration for Children and Families National Research Conference on Early Childhood. Washington, DC.**
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., DeMulder, E., Goodman, R.D., & Dallman, L.* (2016, July). Using a Community-based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to understand within-group differences of ECCE access among low-income Central American immigrant families. In C.K. Vesely, J. Smith Mendez, & M. Lopez, Access and Utilization of Early Care and Education among Latino Families: Exploring Across- and Within-group Diversity. Poster symposium at the Administration for Children and Families National Research Conference on Early Childhood. Washington, DC.**, ++
Vesely, C.K., Morland, L., & Rivera, A. (2016, June). Culturally-responsive and community-based research. Round table presented at the Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-sufficiency. Washington, DC.+
Brown, E.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2016, April). Early childhood educators’ emotional labor and well-being. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.**
Goodman, R. D., Letiecq, B. L., & Vesely, C. K. (2016, March). Using CBPR with refugee and immigrant women: Trauma, stress and resilience. Paper presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Canada.**
Goodman, R. D., Vesely, C. K., & Letiecq, B. (2016, March). Critical resistance and resilience among refugee and immigrant women: Buffering institutional betrayal trauma. Poster presented at the American Counseling Association Annual Meeting. Montréal, Canada.+**
Vesely, C.K., & Brown, E.L. (2015, December). Head Start teachers’ comprehensive well-being. Paper presented at the Child Care and Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.**, +
Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B.L., & Goodman, R.D. (2015, November). Trauma, stress, and resilience among immigrant, refugee, and asylee families: Using a CBPR approach to build a new conceptual framework. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Theory Construction and Research Methodology Workshop. Vancouver, Canada.**
Brown, E. L., Vesely, C.K., & Mahatmya, D. (2015, November). Early childhood care and education (ECCE) teachers’ well-being and emotional labor: Links to interactions with young children. Paper presented at the annual meeting on Advancing School Mental Health Conference. New Orleans, LA.**
Ha, Y., Vesely, C.K., Baumrind, E., Lopez, M. (2015, July). Child Care decision-making among Hispanic families. Webinar presentation sponsored by the National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families. [250+ participants]+
Brown, E. L., Vesely, C.K., Mehta, S.*, Mahatmya, D., & Garner, P. (2015, April). Early childhood educators’ emotional acting and knowledge of display rules and their impact on interactions with young children. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. Chicago, IL.**
Garner, P., Brown, E. L., Mahatmya, D., & Vesely, C.K. (2015, March). Family and school influences on low-income children’s behavioral and academic competencies in the elementary school years. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.**
Vesely, C.K., Speirs, K.E., & Roy, K.M. (2015, March). Keeping it in the family: Commodification of family, friend, and neighbor child care among low-income mothers. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. Philadelphia, PA.**
Cossa, N.*, & Vesely, C.K. (2014, December). Using the Developmental Niche to explore understandings of symbolic representation. Paper presentation at the Literacy Research Association Annual Meeting. Marco Island, FL.**
Goodman, R.D., Vesely, C.K., Letiecq, B., & Cleaveland, C. (2014, November). Families caught in anti-immigrant crosshairs: Trauma, risk, and resilience. Paper presented as part of symposium, Families Caught in Anti-Immigrant Crosshairs: Trauma, Risk, and Resilience, at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.**
Daniel, J., Halgunseth, L.C., Vesely, C.K., Matthews, H., & Hernandez, L. (2014, November). Engagement of immigrant families in early childhood education programs: A stabilizing anchor and a pathway. Paper presentation at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference. Dallas, TX. [This proposal was selected to be a Feature Presentation by the conference committee.]**
Brown, E.L., Vesely, C.K., & Togno, N.* (2014, October). Investigating early childhood educators’ emotional labor and mental health to support student school health outcomes. Paper presentation at the Advancing School Mental Health Annual Conference. Pittsburgh, PA.**
Vesely, C.K., Brown, E.L., Visconti, K., Garner, P., Mehta, S.*, Mahatmya, D., & Mann, T. (2014, July). Early childhood educators’ emotional labor and well-being. Poster presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference. Washington, DC.**
Speirs, K.E., Vesely, C.K., & Roy, K.M. (2014, July). Choosing care? Failed and forced transitions in the child care arrangements of low-income mothers. Paper presentation at the National Head Start Research Conference. Washington, DC.+
Brown, E.L., Vesely, C.K., & Togno, N.* (2014, April). Early childhood educators’ emotional labor and well-being. Poster presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.**
Mahatmya, D., Garner, P., Brown, E.L., & Vesely, C.K. (2014, April). Race, socioeconomic status, and teacher-child relationship quality. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.**
Sosinsky, L., Sandstrom, H., Vesely, C.K., & Guzman, L. (2014, February). Child care choices: Research on parents decision-making. Research symposium at Child Care Aware America annual meeting. Washington, DC.+
Forry, N., Sandstrom, H., & Vesely, C.K. (2014, February). Child care decision-making: Emerging findings and policy implications. Webinar presentation sponsored by the Office of Planning Research and Evaluation , Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. [250+ participants].+
Vesely, C.K., & Goodman, R.D. (2013, November). Immigrant mothers’ negotiation of parenting roles and discipline practices in a new country. Poster presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas.**
Brown, E.L., Mahatmya, D., & Vesely, C.K. (2013, April). Family and school sensitivity in early and middle childhood: Implications for children’s social, emotional, and academic outcomes. Poster presentation at the Society for Research in Child Development. Seattle, Washington.**
Vesely, C.K., Ewaida, M.*, & Kearney, K.B.* (2012, November). Two sides of the Potomac: A qualitative exploration of immigrant families’ health care experiences in Virginia and Washington, DC. Paper presentation at the National Council on Family Relations annual conference. Phoenix, Arizona.**
Vesely, C.K. (2012, June). Navigating the U.S. early childhood care and education system. Poster presentation at Head Start’s 11th National Research Conference. Washington, DC.**
Vesely, C.K., Ginsberg, M.R. (2012, June). Building relationships with immigrant families in early childhood education programs. Poster presentation at Head Start’s 11th National Research Conference. Washington, DC.**
Forry, N., Vesely, C.K., & Bolick, L. (2012, October). Child care subsidies, access and choice: Emerging insights and unanswered questions. Work session at the Child Care Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting. Washington, DC.+
Vesely, C.K., Ewaida, M.*, & Kearney, K.B.* (2012, April). Capitalizing on early childhood care and education. Paper presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. Vancouver, Canada.**
Vesely, C.K. (2012, February). Immigrant mothers’ experiences choosing ECCE for their young children. Paper panel presentation on Understanding child care decision-making among diverse, low-income families at The 2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium sponsored by the National Association for Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies. Washington, DC. +
Maharaj, A., Speirs, K.E., Vesely, C.K., & Ranade, N. (2011, November). What the guidebooks don’t tell you about doing a qualitative dissertation. Round table discussion at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Orlando, Florida.**
Vesely, C.K. (2011, October). Low-income Latina and African immigrant mothers’ experiences selecting and securing ECCE. Panel presentation at the Child Care Policy Research Consortium annual meeting. Washington, DC. +
Ginsberg, M.R., & Vesely, C.K. (2011, April). The young children of immigrant families: Essential components for early education programs and services. Poster presentation at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana.**
Vesely, C.K. (2010, November). Acculturation experiences of immigrant mothers utilizing early childhood care and education. Poster presentation at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota.**
Vesely, C.K. (2010, November). Learning to navigate U.S. social systems: A conceptual model of immigrant parents’ social capital. Theory Construction and Research Methodology (TCRM) junior-senior scholar mentoring paper presentation at the National council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, Minnesota.**
Vesely, C.K., & Roy, K.M. (2009, November). Trabajo de madres: ‘Motherwork’ in the contexts of immigration and integration. Poster presentation at National Council on Family Relations Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California.**
Ginsberg, M.R., Vesely, C.K., Hayden, J., & Milic, S. (2009, October). Early childhood education and development as the seeds for integration and social inclusion of immigrant families in new host societies. Poster presentation at International Step by Step Association 10th Annual Meeting. Bucharest, Romania.+
Vesely, C.K., Anderson, E.A., & Ascanio, S.* (2009, October). Parenting education practices for Latino families: Best practices. Poster presentation at International Step by Step Association 10th Annual Meeting. Bucharest, Romania.**
Hernandez, L., Vesely, C.K., Pitt, M., Acosta Ayerbe, A., Colbert, J., & Berke, K. (2009, June). Hope, aspirations, and plight: The stories of families in the current of global immigration. Round table discussion at the World Forum on Early Care and Education. Be