COLLEGE OF

Education and Human Development

Alyssa Meuwissen

  • Research Associate, Center for Early Education and Development

  • The Center for Early Education and Development
    201E Campbell Hall
    51 E River Pkwy
    Minneapolis, MN 55455-0365

  • asm@umn.edu
Alyssa Meuwissen

Areas of interest

Early childhood Infant and early childhood mental health Reflective practice Self-regulation and executive function Social and emotional Development Parenting Home visiting

Degrees

PhD Developmental Psychology, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota
BS Psychology and Biology, College of St. Benedict

Publications

Susman-Stillman, A., Lim, S., Meuwissen, A., & Watson, C. (in press). Understanding how reflective supervision/consultation supports early childhood professionals’ social and emotional well-being. Early Education and Development, 2020.

Meuwissen, A. S. (in press). Fathers and children’s executive function. In H. Fitzgerald, K. von Klitzing, N. Cabrera, T. Skjothaug, & J. S. de Mendonca (Eds.), Handbook of Fathers: Prenatal to Preschool. New York, NY: Springer Press. 2020.

Meuwissen, A. S., & Carlson, S. M. (2019). An Experimental Study of the Effects of Autonomy Support on Preschoolers' Self-Regulation. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 60, 11-23.
Watson, C., Goldberg, S., Mayse, S., Meuwissen, A., & Weatherston, D. (2018). Witnessing and exploring together the reflective supervision relationship: The second annual reflective supervision/consultation symposium. Zero to Three, 38(6), 39-47.

Meuwissen, A. S. & Carlson, S. M. (2018). Investigating bidirectional relations between father parenting and preschool executive function: A longitudinal follow-up. Journal of Family Psychology. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/fam0000418 

Meuwissen, A.S. & Englund, M.M. (2016). Early executive function in at-risk children: The importance of father support and mother parenting. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 44, 72-80. 

Meuwissen, A. S., Anderson, J. E., & Zelazo, P. D. (2016). The Creation and Validation of the Developmental Emotional Faces Stimulus Set. Behavior Research Methods. DOI 10.3758/s13428-016-0756-7.

Meuwissen, A.S. & Carlson, S.M. (2015). Fathers matter: The role of father autonomy support in preschoolers’ executive function development. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 140, 1-15.

Meuwissen, A.S. & Zelazo, P.D. (2014). Hot and cool executive function: Foundations for learning and healthy development. Zero to Three, 35(2), 18-23