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  SELECTED RESEARCH 

Examining the congruence between research and advice on the use of extinction for infants under six months: A review of the literature.

Gordon, M. D. (in process - Full text available at the link.)

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This review examines the claims made by best-selling parent-targeted books on sleep training and compares it to the research upon which it is reportedly based. This is a draft and should not be quoted or used without permission.

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Tired parents, alert children: The need for a temperament lens on sleep and sleep training.

Gordon, M. D. (2023, October). Panelist at the Occasional Temperament Conference. Sherbrooke, Quebec.​ Panelists also included: Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, Ed.D.; Sean McDevitt, Ph.D.

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Presentation file available at the link.

Examining the continuities and discontinuities between research, advice, and parenting practice on the use of extinction for infant sleep: An updated review of the literature.

Gordon, M. D. (2022, July). Poster presented at the International Congress for Infant Studies, Ottawa, Canada. July 8-10, 2022.

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The effect of a "difficult" temperament on
experiences with infant sleep and sleep training:
A survey of parents.

Gordon, M. D. (2020, October). Poster presented at the Occasional Temperament Conference. University of Virginia (Virtual).

Forces of nature: Are there strengths that underlie the challenges of a "difficult" temperament?

Gordon, M. D. (2019, March). Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. March 22-24, 2019.

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Let’s turn the conversation around: Making infant sleep interventions developmentally- and family-focused.

Gordon, M. D., Middlemiss, W., & Teti, D. (2019, March). Roundtable discussion at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. March 22-24, 2019.

Difficult or gifted? Qualitative investigation of parents’ experiences of their gifted children as infants.

Rastogi, A., & Gordon, M. D. (2019, March). Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Baltimore, Maryland. March 22-24, 2019.

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Parenting advice about sleep: Where have we been? Where are we going?

Gordon, M. D. (2009, April). Roundtable Chair. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Denver, Colorado.​ Panelists also included: Douglas Teti, Ph.D., Avi Sadeh, Ph.D., and Katie Dyer, Ph.D.

Sleep interventions and parent-child well-being.

Middlemiss, W., Gordon, M., Goldberg, W., Porter, L., Keller, M., Granger, G. A., & Germo, G. (2008, August). Poster presented at the World Infant Mental Health Conference, Yokohama, Japan. DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.23807.92320

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What to do about sleep? A survey of parents' experiences with infant sleep and popular advice.

Gordon, M. D., & Hill, S. L. (2008, March). Poster presented at the International Society for Infant Studies Biennial Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia. DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.34093.90080

"Crying it out" in infancy: Discontinuities between research and parenting advice.

Gordon, M. D. (2007, May). Crying before sleep: What do we know about behavioral sleep training in infancy? Roundtable Chair. Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Boston, MA.

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Panelists included: Avi Sadeh, Ph.D., Mona El-Sheikh, Ph.D., Melissa Burnham, Ph.D., Katie Dyer, Ph.D., Marie Hayes, Ph.D.

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“Crying it out:” A critical review of the literature on the use of extinction with infants.

Gordon, M. D., & Hill, S. L. (2006, July). Poster presented at the World Infant Mental Health Conference, Paris, France.
DOI 10.13140/RG.2.2.12283.52003

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