Faculty Biography

Paul Swank, Ph.D

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Education:

B.A., Mathematics & Psychology, Adams State College, 1973.

M.S.: Experimental Psychology, Colorado State University, 1977.

Thesis Title: Simultaneous & Successive Contrast Effects.

Ph.D.: Statistics & Research Methodology, University of Northern Colorado, 1979.

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. General Linear Mixed Models
2. Structural Equation Modeling
3. Psychometrics

Publications (selected):

• McQueen, A., Swank, P., Bastian, L., & Vernon, S. (in press). Predictors of Perceived Susceptibility of Breast Cancer and Changes Over Time: A Mixed Modeling Approach. Health Psychology.
• Assel, M., Landry, S., Swank, P., Gunnewig, S. (in press). An Evaluation of Curriculum, Setting, and Mentoring on the Performance of Children Enrolled in Prekindergarten. Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal.
• Belalcazar, M. & Swank, P. (in press). Evaluating the translation of the chronic care model into the community: Response to Piatt, et. al. Diabetes Care.
• Landry, S. , Smith, K., Swank, P. (in press).The Origins of Early Social, Communication, and Independent Problem Solving. Developmental Psychology.
• Smith, K., Landry, S., Swank, P. (In Press). The Influence of Decreased Parental Resources on the Efficacy of a Responsive Parenting Intervention. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
• Landry, Susan H., Swank, P., Smith, Karen E., Gunnewig, Susan B. (In Press). Enhancing Cognitive Readiness for Pre-School Children: Bringing a Professional Development Model to Scale. Journal of Learning Disabilities.
• Guttentag, C., Pedrosa-Josic, C., Landry, S., Smith, K., Swank, P. (In Press). Shifts in Parenting Profiles: Effects of an Intervention and Mothers' Internal and External Resources. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
• Carreker, S., Neuhaus, G., & Swank, P. (in press). Teachers with linguistically -informed knowledge of reading subskills are associated with a Matthew Effect in reading comprehension for monolingual and bilingual students. Reading Psychology.
• Bartholomew, L., Sockrider, M., Abrahmson, S., Swank, P., Czyzewsky, D., Tortolero, S., Markham, C., Fernandez, M., Shegog, R., & Tyrrell, S. (2006). Partners in asthma management: evaluation of a self-management program for children with asthma. Journal of School Health, 76(6), 283-302.
• Ewing-Cobbs, L., Prasad, M., Cox, C., Baumgartner, J., Fletcher, S., Mendez, D., Barnes, M., Zhang, X., & Swank, P. (2006). Late Intellectual and Academic Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury Sustained During Early Childhood. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
• Neuhaus, G., Roldan, L., Boulware-Gooden, R., & Swank, P. (2006). Parsimonious reading models: identifying teachable subskills. Reading Psychology, 27, 37-58.
• Smith, K., Swank, P. & Landry, S., (2006). Is warm responsive parenting across early childhood a sensitive period for supporting the school age development of children born preterm. Pediatrics, 117,1608-1617.
• Dieterich, S., Landry, S., Smith, K., Swank, P. & Hebert, H. (2006). Does using a community mentor in a parenting program benefit changes in maternal behaviors and child outcomes? Journal of Early Intervention, 28, 111-124.
• Hebert, H., Guttentag, C., Swank, P., Smith, K., & Landry, S. (2006). Language and play skills as predictors of social competence with peers: Results of a longitudinal investigation. Applied Developmental Science, 10, 174-187.

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Paul Swank, Ph.D
  Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Developmental Pediatrics
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  7000 Fannin St., UCT 22391
  Houston, Texas 77030
• phone: (713) 500-3807
  fax: (713) 500-0358
  e-mail: Paul.R.Swank@ uth.tmc.edu