Houston-PCDC Publications

Dale L. Johnson

Department of Psychology

University of Houston

Suggested reading order

Johnson, D.L., Dokecki, P.R., & Gratch, G. (1968). Project Competence, explorations into intervention and research involving intellectual functioning of Mexican-American infants and their families. Proceedings of the American Association of Mental Deficiency.

Johnson, D.L., Leler, H., Rios, L., Brandt, L., Kahn, A.J., Mazeika, E., Bisett, B., & Frede, M. (1974). The Houston Parent-Child Development Center: A parent education program for Mexican-American families. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 44, 121-128.

Johnson, D.L. (1975). The development of a program for parent-child education among Mexican-Americans in Texas. B. Z. Friedlander, G. Sterritt, and G. Kirk (Eds.), The exceptional infant, Vol. III, (pp. 374-398). New York: Brunner/Mazel.

Leler, H., Johnson, D.L., Cerrillo, F., & Buck, C. (1979). Involving entire families in parent education. In N. Stinnett, B. Cheser, and J. DeGrain (Eds.), Building family strengths: Blueprints for action. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

McGowan, R.J., Johnson, D.L. & Maxwell, S.E. (1981). Relations between infant behavior ratings and concurrent and subsequent mental test scores. Developmental Psychology, 17, 542-553.

Johnson, D.L. (1981). The influence of an intensive parent education program on behavioral continuity of mothers and children. Child Study Journal, 11, 187-199.

Johnson, D.L., & Breckenridge, J.N. (1981). Effect of task on mother-child interaction results. Journal of Behavioral Assessment, 3, 343-354.

(1) Andrews, S.R., Blumenthal, J.B., Ferguson, C.J., Johnson, D.L., Lasater, T.M., Malone, P.E. & Wallace, D.B. (1982). The skills of mothering: A study of the Parent-Child Development Centers. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 47 (6, Serial No. 198).

(2) Johnson, D.L., & Breckenridge, J.N. (1982). The Houston Parent-Child Development Center and primary prevention of behavior problems in young children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 10, 305-316.

Johnson, D.L., & McGowan, R. J. (1983). Iron deficiency anemia and infant behavior. Nutrition and Behavior, 1, 185-192.

Johnson, D.L., Breckenridge, J.N., & McGowan, R.J. (1984). Home environment and early mental development in Mexican-American children. In A.W. Gottfried (Ed.), Home environment and early mental development. New York: Academic Press.

Guzman, A.M., & Johnson, D.L. (1984). The responses of Mexican-American children to cognitive demands in a testing situation. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 6, 261-275.

Johnson, D.L., & McGowan, R.J. (1984). Comparison of three intelligence tests as predictors of school performance of Mexican-American children. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2, 345-352.

McGowan, R.J., & Johnson, D.L. (1984). The Mother-Child relationship and other antecedents of childhood intelligence: a causal analysis. Child Development, 55, 810-820.

McGowan, R.J., & Johnson, D.L. (1984). The Mother-Child relationship and other antecedents of academic performance: A causal analysis. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 6, 205-224.

Johnson, D.L. (1987). Effective primary prevention of behavior problems in Mexican American children. In R. Rodriquez & M. T. Coleman (Eds.) Mental health issues of the Mexican origin population in Texas (pp 166-180). Austin, TX: Hogg Foundation.

(3) Johnson, D.L., & Walker, T. (1987). The primary prevention of behavior problems in Mexican-American children. American Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 375-385.

Walker, T., & Johnson, D. L. (1988). A follow-up evaluation of the Houston Parent-Child Development Center: Intellectual performance. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 149, 377-382.

(5) Johnson, D. L. (1988). Primary prevention of behavior problems in young children: The Houston Parent-Child Development Center. In R. Price, R. Lorion, & E. Cowan (Eds.) Effective primary prevention programs (pp. 44-52). Washington: American Psychological Association Press.

McEvoy, R., & Johnson, D. L. (1989). Comparison of an intelligence test and a screening battery as predictors of reading ability in low-income Mexican American children. Hispanic Journal of the Behavioral Sciences, 11, 274-282.

Bradley, R., Caldwell, B., Rock, S., Ramey, C., & Johnson, D. L. (1989). Home environment and cognitive development in the first three years of life: A collaborative study involving six sites and three ethnic groups in North America. Developmental Psychology, 25, 217-235.

Johnson, D. L. (1990). Dissemination of viable programs for enhancing at-risk families. In R. P. Lorion (Ed.). Protecting the children: Strategies for optimizing emotional and behavioral development (pp. 89-108). New York: Haworth.

Johnson, D. L. (1990). Developing family environments with families. In F. Kaslow (Ed.). Voices in family psychology. Beverly Hills, CA: Sage.

Johnson, D. L. (1990). Discussion of conceptual research models for preventive interventions aimed at the environment. In P. Muehrer (Ed.) Conceptual research models for preventing mental disorders (pp. 165-168). Rockville, MD: National Institute of Mental Health.

(4) Johnson, D. L., & Walker, T. (1991). A follow-up evaluation of the Houston Parent-Child Development Center: School performance. Journal of Early Interventions, 15, 226-236.

Johnson, D. L. (2000). Das "Houston Parent-Child Development Center." In H. Scheithauer, K. Niebank & F Petermann (Eds.) Risiken in der Fruhkindlichen Entwickling. Hogrefe.