My research interests are in the general area of early cognitive development. My current projects are in two areas: young children's abilities in representation tasks and young children’s understanding of gender concepts. Included in the latter are the values children place on gender-associated characteristics as well as their understanding of power and status as they are related to gender. Recent and selected publications and presentations include the following:
Bukatko, D. (2008). Child and adolescent development. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
Fox, A. B., Bukatko, D., Hallahan, M., & Crawford, M. (2007). The medium makes a difference: Gender similarities and differences in instant messaging. Journal of Language and Social Psychology, 26, 389-397.
Bukatko, D., & Maurer, S. (2006). “Doing” Women’s and Gender Studies at Holy Cross. Connections: National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education, 14 (2), 1-3.
Bukatko, D. (2006). The Women’s and Gender Studies capstone project: Gateway to personal and academic growth. Connections: National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education, 14 (2), 5-6.
Bukatko, D. & Daehler M. W. (2004). Child development: A thematic approach (5th ed.). Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
Carli, L. L., & Bukatko, D. (2000). Gender, communication, and social influence: A developmental perspective. In T. Eckes & H. M. Trautner (Eds.), The developmental social psychology of gender. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
Daehler, M. W., & Bukatko, D. (1985). Cognitive development. New York: Knopf.
RECENT RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS:
Kramer, P. & Bukatko, D. Spreadsheet demonstrations of key statistical concepts. Poster presented at the 15th annual Teaching Institute of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, May, 2008.
Bukatko, D., O’Neill, K., & Walsh, L. Who’s the boss? Children’s conceptions of gender and power. Poster presented and the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, March, 2007.
Bukatko, D. Teaching developmental psychology in the twenty-first century: What’s hot and what’s not. Invited address, National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL, January, 2007.
Bukatko, D. What’s in a name? Opportunities to act on social justice. Paper presented at the meetings of the National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education, Washington, DC, June, 2006.
Kramer, P., & Bukatko, D. Promoting active learning: Multimedia modules for Perception and Developmental Psychology. Poster presented at the annual meetings of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI, August, 2004.
Bukatko, D., Campanella., J., & Flynn, K. Dual representation in a rich motivational context. Paper presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL, April, 2003.
EXTERNAL GRANTS:
Bukatko, D. (2008-2010). Summer Mathematics and Science Teacher Professional Development Workshops. Massachusetts Department of Higher Education, Improving Teacher Quality Grants, $150,000 awarded.
Bukatko, D., & Kramer, P. (2002-2004). Active Learning in Psychology core Courses. National Science Foundation--CCLI Program, $73,077 awarded (matched by college).
Bukatko, D., & Kramer, P. (1994-1996). Fostering conceptual understanding using a "hands-on" approach in undergraduate statistics. National Science Foundation-ILI Program, $17,640 awarded (matched by the college).