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Fitzgerald Hiram Fitzgerald
University Distinguished Professor
Associate Provost University Outreach
Adjunct Professor, Department of Psychiatry; University of Michigan Medical School
Ph.D. University of Denver, Experimental Child Psychology 1967
Masters University of Denver, Experimental Psychology 1964
Bachelors Lebanon Valley College, Psychology, Biology 1962
Primary Program: Ecological-Community
22 Kellog Center
(517) 353-8977
fitzger9@msu.edu


Research Statement
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Dr. Fitzgerald’s research includes studies designed to evaluate the effectiveness of Early Head Start and/or Head Start programs on child development. This work includes a partnership with the Intertribal Council of Michigan, and participation on the national steering committee for American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start programs, and the Native Children's Research Exchange.  His research also focuses on  fathers and child development, community engaged  scholarship, etiology of alcoholism, and infant mental health.


Related Research Websites
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Research Publications    
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2010Jackson, L.A,von Eye, A., Fitzgerald, A. E., Zhao, Yong & Witt, E. A. (2010). Self-concept, self-esteem, gender, race and Information Technology use. Computers and Human Behavior, 26, 323-328.
2010Fitzgerald, H. E., Allen, A., & Roberts, P. (2010). Campus-Community Partnerships: Perspectives on Engaged Research. In H.E. Fitzgerald, C. Burack, & S. Siefer (eds). Handbook on Engaged Scholarship: Contemporary landscapes, future directions Vol. 1. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.
2010Weatherston, D. & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2010). Role of parenting in the development of the infant's interpersonal abilities. In S. Tyano, M. Keren, H. Herman & J. Cox (eds). Parenthood and Mental Health: A bridge between Infant and Adult Psychiatry (pp 197-210)., New York: Wiley.
2010Glass, C. R., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2010). Engaged Scholarship: Historical roots, contemporary challenges. In H.E. Fitzgerald, C. Burack, & S. Siefer (eds). Handbook on Engaged Scholarship: Contemporary landscapes, future directions. East Lansing, MI: Michigan State University Press.
2010Gorman, L., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Blow, A. (2010). Parental combat injury and early child development: A conceptual model for differentiating the effects of visible and invisible injuries. Psychiatric Quarterly, 81, 1-21.
2009Brophy-Herb, H. E., Horodynski, M., Dupuis, S. B., Bocknek, E. L., Schiffman, R., Onaga, E., Van Egeren, L. A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Cunningham-DeLuca., Hawver, S., Adkins, M., & Thomas, S. (2009). Early Emotional Development in Infants and Toddlers: Perspectives of Early Head Start Staff and Parents. Infant Mental Health Journal, 30. 203-222.
2009Fitzgerald, H. E., Mann, T., Cabrera, N., Sarche, M., & Qin, D. B. (2009) (eds). Development of infants and toddlers in ethnoracial families. Infant Mental Health Journal, 30, 425-567.
2009Mayzer, R., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Zucker, R. A. (2009). Anticipating early problem drinking risk form antisocial behavior in preschool and thereafter: Testing a hard continuity model. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 48, 820-827.
2009Parra-Cardona, J. R., Holtrop, K., Cordova, D. Jr., Escobar-Chew, A. R., Horsford, S., Villarruel, F. A., Villalobos, G., Dates, B., Anthony, J. C., & Fitzgerald, H. E. (2009). “We want to learn, but don’t offer white parenting classes”: The need for cultural adaptation of evidence-based parenting interviews. Family Process, 48, 211-231.
2009Martel, M. M., Pierce, L., Nigg, J. T., Jester, J. M., Adams, K., Puttler, L. I., Buu, A., Fitzgerald, H. E., & Zucker, R. A. (2009). Temperament pathways to childhood disruptive behavior . Journal of Abnormal Child. Psychology, 37, 363-373.