Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal

Professor, University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychology

Senior Scientist, Learning Research & Development Center

Lab

https://www.lrdc.pitt.edu/ppel/

Research Interests

Impact of key contexts that support learning and socioemotional development during the transition to school and the elementary school years.

Recent Publications

Elliott, L., Bachman, H.J., Pereira, J.C., Coulanges, L., Duong, S., Montue, T., Miller, P., Libertus, M. & Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal. (2022). Self-regulation in toddlers and the emergence of pre-academic disparities. Infant Behavior and Development.

Elliott, L., Votruba-Drzal, E., Miller, P., Libertus, M.E., & Bachman, H.J. (2022)"Unpacking the home numeracy environment: Examining dimensions of number activities in early childhood." Early Childhood Research Quarterly.  

Bachman, H.J., Miller, P.,  Elliott, L.,  Duong, S.,  Libertus, M., & Votruba Drzal, E. (2022). Associations among socioeconomic status and preschool-aged children’s, number skills, and spatial skills: The role of executive function, Journal of Experimental Child Psychology,   Volume 221. 

Dickman, K.D., Votruba-Drzal, E., Matthews, K.A., & Kamarck, T.W. (2022). Early life SES, childhood trauma exposures, and cardiovascular responses to daily life stressors in middle-aged adults.  Int.J. Behav. Med.