Published Project
Darcy Smith
Data Analyst, Infant Development Researcher, Amateur Baker.
Project Portfolio
The images below represent a selection of my research on infant motor development. Click on an image to view more information about each project, including related publications, presentations, and other scientific communications. A full list of my projects is available in my CV.
Published Project
Influences of Adult Gender and Parenthood on Adult-Child Interaction Style
Packages used: tidyverse, lavaan (Confirmatory Factor Analysis), R stats (MANOVA), SPSS.
Data visualization: ggplot2, Microsoft Excel.
Coming Soon:
Parent Scaffolding Project: Effect of Parent Behavior on Longitudinal Infant Object Exploration
Packages used: tidyverse, factoextra (clustering), ez (repeated-measures designs), lsr.
Data visualization: ggplot2, ggpubr, corrplot.
Coming Soon:
SES Project: Effect of Income and Education on Infant Motor Development.
Packages used: tidyverse, datawrangling, lme4 (mixed effects modeling), mediation, MASS (monte carlo boostrap).
Data visualization: ggplot2, ggpubr.
In Progress
Effect of SES on Infant Reaching Development
Resume and CV
List of Peer-reviewed Publications
† Denotes undergraduate author.
8. †Anish, E.J., Smith, D.K., & Libertus, K. (in prep). Scaffolding or interference: How do parent behaviors shape infants’ object exploration skills? To be submitted Spring 2024.
7. Smith, D.K., & Libertus, K., (in prep). The influences of income and education on infant motor development. To be submitted Spring 2024.
6. Silver, A., Chen, Y., Smith, D.K., Tamis-LeMonda, C., Cabrera, N., & Libertus, M.E. (2023). Mothers’ and fathers’ engagement in math activities with their toddler sons and daughters: The moderating role of parental math beliefs. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. Article
5. Smith, D.K., Ran, A., & Libertus, K., (2022). Influences of adult gender and parenthood on adult-child interaction style. Children, 9(12), 1804. Article
4. Smith, D.K., & Libertus, K., (2022). The Early Motor Development Questionnaire revisited: Starting points, standardized scores, and stability. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 223, 105492. Article
3. Cole, D.A., Nick, E. A., Varga, G., Smith, D.K., Zelkowitz, R., Ford, M.A. & Ledeczi, A. (2019). Are aspects of Twitter use associated with reduced depressive symptoms? The moderating role of in-person social support. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 22(11), 692-699. Article
2. Smith, C.T., Dang, L.C., Burgess, L.L., Perkins, S.F., San Juan, M.D., Smith, D.K., Cowan, R.L., Le., N.T., Kessler, R.M., Samanez-Larkin, G.R., & Zald, D.H. (2018). Lack of consistent sex differences in D-amphetamine-induced dopamine release measured with [18F]fallypride PET. Psychopharmacology, 236(2), 581-590. Article
1. Nick, E. A., Cole, D. A., Smith, D.K., Carter, G., & Zelkowitz, R. (2018). The Online Social Support Scale: Measure development and validation. Psychological Assessment, 30(9), 1127. Article
Kitchen Projects
I began baking with my mom and grandmother when I was around 2 years old. The first recipe I created was for a blueberry pie using fresh blueberries from our family orchards. As I got older, I branched out into cakes, jams, pickles, and more. As Mom and Grandy always told me, "It may not look perfect, but it sure tastes good!"
Peach, Blueberry, and Apple Pie Filling
Blackberry Jam Cake with Caramel Frosting and Chocolate Sunflowers
Chocolate Yule Log Cake
Coconut Cake and Some Hungry Grandparents!
Peach Pie and Blueberry Pie
The frosting may have melted, but it's still a good Chocolate Cake!
Dill Pickles
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