Tiffany Field, Ph.D.
CURRICULUM VITAE
05.10.2006
Tiffany Martini Field, Ph.D.
Director, Touch Research Institutes
University of Miami School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
P. O. Box 016820
Miami, Florida 33101
(305) 243-6781 or 243-6790
DEGREES
Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst 10/76
M.S. Child Study, Tufts University, Boston 10/73
M.S. O.T.R. Occupational Therapy, Tufts University, Boston 3/65
B.S. Psychology, University of Cincinnati 6/63
AWARDS
Boyd McCandless Distinguished Young Scientist Award. American
Psychological Association, 1979
NIMH Research Scientist Development Award 19811991
NIH Senior Research Scientist Award 1991-present
Distinguished Alumna Award, University of Cincinnati (1986)
"125 Alumni To Watch", University of Massachusetts (1988)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1984present – Director, Touch Research Institutes, and Professor, Departments of Pediatrics, Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Miami School of Medicine and Faculty member, Fielding Graduate University.
1997-2000 – Dean - Family and School Center, NOVA Southeastern University
19791983 Associate Professor Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and Psychiatry, Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Medical School.
- Director of infant, toddler and preschool nurseries, Debbie Institute, Mailman Center for Child Development.
197778 Assistant Professor Departments of Pediatrics and Psychology and Psychiatry, Mailman Center for Child Development, University of Miami Medical School.
197677 Visiting Assistant Professor Psychology Department University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts.
197475 Research Associate Psychology Department, University of Massachusetts.
-Ph.D. Student, Psychology Department, University of Massachusetts.
197374 Teaching Assistant Human Development and Psychology Departments, University of Massachusetts.
197273 Master's degree student Child Study, Tufts University Boston.
-Consultant to "Other Ways for Educational and Environmental Development", Cambridge, MA.
197172 Lecturer and consultant to the Educateurs at the Marseille School for Retarded and Emotionally Disturbed Children, Marseille, France, and to the Faculte de Medecin in Marseille.
196670 Director of Rehabilitation Center, Psychiatric Institutes of America, Washington, D.C.
- Faculty member, Group Psychotherapy Training Institute of the Psychiatric Institute Foundation, Washington, D.C.
196566 Acting Director of Occupational Therapy Boston University Hospital, Boston, MA.
196465 Internships at Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Boston, MA; Bellevue Hospital, New York City; and Illinois State Psychiatric Institute, Chicago.
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PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
American Psychological Association Division 7
President, Division 7 2000
Elected Fellow Divisions 1, 7, 12 and 48
Representative to APA Council 19881991
Credentials 19851988
Secretary/Treasurer 19821985
Policy and Planning Committee 19801982
Boyd McCandless Committee 19801981
Program Committee
Committee on Daycare
Committee on Child Abuse
Public Information Committee
Chair, Membership Division 1
International Society on Infant Studies
Program Chair 1982
President, 1992-1994
Program Committee 1984
Society for Research in Child Development
Program Committee 19821984
Program Review 1993
American Psychological Society
Eastern Psychological Association
International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development
Sigma XI
American Occupational Therapy Association
Southeastern Society for Research in Child Development
International Society of Developmental Psychobiology
Psi Chi
Society for Perinatal Research
World Association of Infant Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines
Society of Pediatric Psychology
MerrillPalmer Society
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Massage Therapy Association
Phi Kappa Phi
EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
Associate Editor: Infant Mental Health Journal, 19831990
Editorial Board of:
Child Development 19771992
Developmental Psychology 19791992
Infant Behavior and Development 19792000
Infant Mental Health Journal 19811992
Topics in Early Childhood and Special Education 19811992
Development and Psychopathology 1992-1995
Better Ways to Health
Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
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Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
Guest Editor for:
American Anthropologist
Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Developmental Psychology
Health Psychology
Human Development
Infancy
Interamerican Journal
Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Journal of Clinical Child Psychology
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Journal of Experimental Child Psychology
Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Journal of Pediatrics
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
Journal of Social Psychology
Life Science
MerrillPalmer Quarterly
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development
New England Journal of Medicine
Pediatrics
Psychology Bulletin
Psychophysiology
Science
GRANTS RECEIVED
1. Home and centerbased interventions for teenage mothers and
offspring. (ACYF)
2. Multidisciplinary Training Grant on Cardiovascular Risk
Factors. (NIH)
3. Developmental followup of malnourished infants in Mexico.
(AID)
4. Different types, timing, and duration of intervention for
preterm infants. (National Foundation/March of Dimes)
5. Interactions in singleparent, twoparent and extended
lower class Black and Hispanic families. (ACYF)
6. Interaction coaching. (National Foundation/March of Dimes)
7. Development of Down's Syndrome Infants. (National
Foundation/March of Dimes)
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8. NIMH Research Scientist Development Award. Developmental
psychophysiology of affect. (NIMH)
9. SRCD study group on friendship formation among normal and
handicapped children. (SRCD)
10. Hospitalization stress in young children. (NICHD)
11. Prevention of developmental delays in highrisk infants.
(NIMH)
12. NIMH Research Scientist Development Award Affective disturbances in infants and young children.
13. Interventions for cocaineexposed teenage mothers/infants.
National Institute of Drug Abuse)
14. Prematurity and maternal depression effects on infants. NICHD)
15. Preventing depression in infants of depressed mothers. NIMH Merit Award)
16. Neurodevelopmental outcome of in utero cocaine exposure.
(NIDA)
17. Founding of the Touch Research Institutes - Johnson and Johnson.
18. Biological mechanism underlying massage/weight gain relationship. (NICHD)
19. NIMH Senior Research Scientist Award - Affective disturbances in infants and young children. (NIMH)
20. Texture preferences in infants - Gerber
21. Cocaine-exposed children: Selective attention and aggression - March of Dimes
22. Non-nutritive sucking - Johnson and Johnson
23. Infant massage with oil - Johnson and Johnson
24. Massage therapy effects on labor - Johnson and Johnson
25. Massage therapy effects on mothers and infants - Gerber
26. Bath oil fragrance effects on infants – Johnson & Johnson
Current Funding
1. Affective Disturbances in Infants and Young Children (Sr. Research Scientist Award), 3/1/92-2/28/03, $1,257,000.00 (amount), $95,250.00 (Dir.)/year
2. Preventing Depression in Infants of Depressed Mothers (Merit Award), 3/1/92-2/28/03, $4,950,000.00 (amount), $299,456.00 (Dir.)/year
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SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Member NIH Task Force Caesarean Delivery 19801982
NICHD Special Study Sections:
1) Epidemiology 1980
2) Human Development 1981
NIMH Small Grant Study Section 19811985
Institute of Medicine Task Force on Causes and Determinants
of Childhood Mental Disorders 1989
National Foundation/March of Dimes Study Section 19841996
Chairperson 1993-1996
NIMH Prevention Study Section 1992-1995
Office of Alternative Medicine Study Section 1993
Consultation to Dr. Harold Varmus, Director NIH 1995
JOURNAL PAPERS
1977
Field, T., Dabiri, C., Hallock, N., & Shuman, H. (1977). Developmental effects of prolonged pregnancy and the post-maturity syndrome. Journal of Pediatrics, 90(5), 836839.
Field, T. (1977). Effects of early separation, interactive deficits, and experimental manipulations on infantmother facetoface interaction. Child Development, 48, 763771.
Field, T. (1977). Maternal stimulation during infant feeding. Developmental Psychology, 13(5), 539540.
1978
Field, T. (1978). Interaction behaviors of primary vs. secondary caretaker fathers. Developmental Psychology, 14(2), 183184.
Field T., Dempsey, J., Hallock, N., & Shuman, H. H. (1978). The mother's assessment of the behavior of her infant. Infant Behavior and Development, 1, 156167.
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Field, T. (1978). The three Rs of infantadult interactions: Rhythms, repertoires, and responsivity. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 3, 131136.
Field, T.M., Hallock, N.F., Dempsey, J.R., & Shuman, H.H. (1978). Mothers' assessments of term and preterm infants with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Reliability and predictive validity. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 9, 7585.
Field, T., Hallock, N., Ting, G., Dempsey, J., Dabiri, C., & Shuman, H. H. (1978). A first year followup of highrisk infants: Formulating a cumulative risk index. Child Development, 49, 119131.
Nelson, M,. Clifton, R., Dowd, J., & Field, T. (1978). Cardiac responding to auditory stimuli in newborn infants: Why pacifiers should not be used when heart rate is the major dependent variable. Infant Behavior and Development, 1, 277290.
1979
Field, T. (1979). Games parents play with normal and highrisk infants. Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 10, 4148.
Field, T. (1979). Infant behaviors directed toward peers and adults in the presence and absence of mother. Infant Behavior Development, 2, 4754.
Field, T. (1979). Visual and cardiac responses to animate and inanimate faces by young term and preterm infants. Child Development, 50, 188194.
Field, T. (1979). Differential behavioral and cardiac responses of 3monthold infants to a mirror and peer. Infant Behavior and Development, 2, 179184.
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Field, T., Dempsey, J., Hatch, J., Ting, G., & Clifton, R. (1979). Cardiac and behavioral responses to repeated tactile and auditory stimulation by preterm and term neonates. Developmental Psychology, 15(4), 406416.
Field, T., Ting, G., & Shuman, H. H. (1979). The onset of rhythmic activities in normal and highrisk infants. Developmental Psychobiology, 12, 97100.
Field, T., Dempsey, J., & Shuman, H. H. (1979). Bayley behavioral ratings of normal and highrisk infants: Their relationship to Bayley Mental Scores. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 4, 277283.
1980
Field, T.M.(1980). Preschool play: Effects of teacher/child ratios and organization of classroom space. Child Study Journal, 10(3), 191205.
Field, T. (1980). Supplemental stimulation of preterm neonates. Early Human Development, 4(3), 301314.
Field, T. & Pawlby, S. (1980). Early facetoface interactions of British and American working and middleclass motherinfant dyads. Child Development, 51, 250253.
Field, T., & Widmayer, S. (1980). Developmental followup of infants delivered by Caesarean section and general anesthesia. Infant Behavior and Development, 3, 253264.
Field, T., Widmayer, S., Stringer, S., & Ignatoff, E. (1980). Teenage, lowerclass, Black mothers and their preterm infants: An intervention and developmental followup. Child Development, 51, 426436.
Widmayer, S., & Field, T. (1980). Effects of Brazelton demonstrations on early interactions of preterm infants and their teenage mothers. Infant Behavior and Development, 3, 7989.
1981
Field, T. (1981). Ecological variables and examiner biases in assessing handicapped preschool children. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 6(2), 155163.
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Field, T. (1981). Infant gaze aversion and heart rate during facetoface interactions. Infant Behavior and Development, 4, 307315.
Field, T., Roseman, S., DeStefano, L., & Koewler, J.H.(1981). Play behaviors of handicapped preschool children in the presence and absence of nonhandicapped peers. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2, 4958.
Field, T. (1981). Gaze behavior of normal and highrisk infants during early interactions. Journal of the American Academy Child Psychiatry, 20, 308317.
Field, T., & Ignatoff, E. (1981). Videotaping effects on the behaviors of low income mothers and their infants during floorplay interactions. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2, 227235.
Field, T. (1981). Fathers' interactions with their highrisk infants. Infant Mental Health Journal, 2(4), 249256.
Field, T. (1981). Intervention for highrisk infants and their parents. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 3(6), 6978.
Lubin, L., & Field, T., (1981). Imitation during preschool peer interaction. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 4, 443453.
Widmayer, S., & Field, T. (1981). Effects of Brazelton demonstrations for mothers on the development of preterm infants. Pediatrics, 67(5), 711714.
1982
Field, T. (1982). Interaction coaching for highrisk infants and their parents. Prevention in Human Services, 1, 524.
Field, T. (1982). Samesex preferences of preschool children: An artifact of sameage grouping? Child Study Journal, 12(3), 151159.
Field, T., Dempsey, J., Ting, G., Hallock, N., Dabiri, C., & Shuman, H.H. (1982). Respiratory distress syndrome: Perinatal prediction of one year developmental outcome. Seminars in Perinatology, 6(4), 288293.
Field, T., DeStefano, L., & Koewler, J. (1982). Fantasy play of toddlers and preschoolers. Developmental Psychology, 18, 503508.
Field, T. & Greenberg, R. (1982). Temperament ratings by parents and teachers of infants, toddlers, and preschool children. Child Development, 53, 160163.
Field, T., Ignatoff, E., Stringer, S., Brennan, J., Greenberg, R., Widmayer, S., & Anderson, G. (1982). Nonnutritive sucking during tube feedings: Effects on preterm neonates in an Intensive Care Unit. Pediatrics, 70(3), 381384.
Field, T., Roseman, S., DeStefano, L., & Koewler III, J. (1982). The play of handicapped preschool children with handicapped and nonhandicapped peers in integrated and nonintegrated situations. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2(3), 2838.
Field, T., & Walden, T. (1982). Production and discrimination of facial expressions by preschool children. Child Development, 53, 12991311.
Field, T., Walden,T., Widmayer, S., & Greenberg, R. (1982). The early development of preterm, discordant twin pairs: Bigger is not always better. Infant Behavior and Development, 153163.
Field, T., Widmayer, S., Greenberg, R., & Stoller, S. (1982). Effects of parent training on teenage mothers and their infants. Pediatrics, 69(6), 703707.
Field, T., Widmayer, S., Ignatoff, E., & Stringer, S. (1982). Developmental effects of an intervention for preterm infants of teenage mothers. Infant Mental Health Journal, 3, 1118.
Field, T., Woodson, R., Greenberg, R., & Cohen, D. (1982). Discrimination and imitation of facial expressions by neonates. Science, 218(8), 179181.
Greenberg, R., & Field, T. (1982). Temperament ratings of handicapped infants during classroom, mother, and teacher interactions. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 7(4), 387405.
Ignatoff, E., & Field, T. (1982). Effects of nonnutritive sucking during tube feedings on the behavior and clinical course of ICU preterm neonates. Infant Behavior and Development, 107115.
Walden, T., & Field, T. (1982). Discrimination of facial expressions by preschool children. Child Development, 53, 13121319.
Zeskind,P.S., & Field, T. (1982). Neonatal cry thresholds and heart rate variability. Infant Behavior and Development, 5160.
1983
Field, T. (1983). Highrisk infants "have less fun" during early interactions. Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 3(1), 7787.
Field, T., Woodson, R., Cohen, D.,Greenberg, R., Garcia, R., & Collins, K. (1983). Discrimination and imitation of facial expressions by term and preterm neonates. Infant Behavior and Development, 6, 485489.
Roopnarine, J.L., & Field, T.M. (1983). Peerdirected behaviors of infants and toddlers during nursery school play. Infant Behavior and Development, 6, 133138.
Woodson, R., Field, T., & Greenberg, R. (1983). Estimating neonatal oxygen consumption from heart rate. Psychophysiology, 20(5), 558561.
1984
DeCubas, M. M., & Field, T. (1984). Teaching interactions of Black and Cuban teenage mothers and their infants. Journal of Early Child Development and Care, 16, 4156.
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Field, T. (1984). Early interactions between infants and their postpartum depressed mothers. Infant Behavior and Development, 7, 517522.
Field, T. (1984). Separation stress of young children transferring to new schools. Developmental Psychology, 20(5), 786792.
Field, T., Cohen, D., Garcia, R., & Greenberg, R. (1984). Motherstranger face discrimination by the newborn. Infant Behavior and Development, 7, 1925.