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Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Svarovsky, G. N., Douglass, A., Allen, J., Wagner, C., Santiago, A., & Reyes, N. (2026). Agentic interest development: How Spanish- and English-speaking caregivers from low-income communities leverage STEM programs to support their family goals and interests<\/a><\/em>. Cambridge, MA: AV巴士.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G. N., Douglass, A., Allen, J., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Reyes, N., & Garibay, C. (2025). Empowering communities and project teams: The role of equity advocates in informal STEM education<\/a>. Cambridge, MA: AV巴士.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Jbali, M., Preisz, A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Allen, J., Douglass, A., Svarovsky, G. N., & L\u00f3pez Burgos, V. (2025). Community-centered knowledge mobilization: Collaborative program adaptation with families from the Greater Middle East<\/a><\/em>. American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Svarovsky, G. N., Wagner, C., Corbett, A., Quijano, & L\u00f3pez Burgos, V. (2025). Activity design principles to support engineering design practices for families with preschool-age children from low-income English- and Spanish-speaking communities<\/a>. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER)<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shaby, N., Dillon, J., Peleg, R., Assaraf, O. B.-Z., Pattison, S., Pierroux, P., Barzilay, M., Grenon, M., Steier, R., Ramos-Montanez, S., Wagner, C., Quijano, M., Burgos, V. L., & Contreras, D. (2025). Telling tales: The use of narratives in informal STEM settings<\/a>. Research in Science and Technological Education<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Tolbert Smith, D., Cardella, M., Dou, R., Cian, H., Calabrese Barton, A., Sedawi, W., Tan, E., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Svarovsky, G. N., Allen, J., Douglass, A., & Wagner, C. (2024). Families matter: Family learning as a central component to equity in STEM education<\/a><\/em>. Symposium presented at the NARST Annual International Conference, Denver, CO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Svarovsky, G. N., Wagner, C., Lettau, M., Marfo, K., Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Corbett, A., Quijano, M., & Contreras, D. (2024). Supporting early childhood educators in implementing and adapting research-based engineering activities designed for families<\/a><\/em>. Paper presented at the American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2023<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G., Monta\u00f1ez, S. R., Burgos, V. L., Santiago, A., & Santos, S. D. L. (2023). Family-centered research: Reflections from a Zoom-based recording method of families learning together at home<\/a>. Educational Researcher<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G. N., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Wagner, C., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Corbett, A., Quijano, M., Contreras, D., De Los Santos, S., & Perdomo, M. E. (2023). Playful engineering: Discovering the unique potential of engineering with young children and their families<\/a>. Hands On! Magazine, Fall<\/em>, 5\u201310. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Svarovsky, G. N., Wagner, C., Douglass, A., & Allen, J. (2023, June). Family voices: Learning from families with preschool-age children from historically marginalized communities to expand our vision of engineering<\/a><\/em>. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S. (2023). Advancing equity through research: The importance of asset-based approaches and methods<\/a>. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 86<\/em>, 101540.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wagner, C., Svarovsky, G. N., Lettau, M., Marfo, K., Lorena Ortiz, A., Ryan, D., Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., De Los Santos, S., Quijano, M., & Corbett, A. (2023, June). Exploring the nature of engineering during home-based engineering activities designed for Spanish- and English-speaking families with young children<\/em><\/a>. American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., & Svarovsky, G. (2022). Family values, parent roles, and life challenges: Parent reflections on the factors shaping long\u2010term interest development for young children and their families participating in an early childhood engineering program. <\/a>Science Education 106<\/em>(6), 1568\u20131604.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., & Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S. (2022). Diverse STEM interest development pathways in early childhood<\/a>. In T. J. Kennedy & S. D. Tunnicliffe (Eds.), Play and STEM education in the early years: International policy and practice<\/em> (pp. 439\u2013457). Springer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Santiago, A., Svarovsky, G. N., Douglass, A., N\u00fa\u00f1ez, V., Allen, J., & Wagner, C. (2022). Interest catalysts: The unique ways families connect with program experiences to support long-term STEM interest pathways in early childhood<\/em><\/a>. Paper presented at the NARST 2022 Annual International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G. N., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Wagner, C., Corbett, A., Perdomo, M. E., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., & De Los Santos, S. (2022). Activity design principles that support family-based engineering learning in early childhood<\/em><\/a>. Paper presented at the NARST 2022 Annual International Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G., Corbett, A., Perdomo, M. E., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Wagner, C., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., & De Los Santos, S. (2022). Playful materials catalyze imaginative play and shift the nature of engineering design for preschool-age children and their families<\/em><\/a>. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Learning through Play and Imagination meeting, St Louis, MO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Svarovsky, G. N., & Tominey, S. (2022). Engineering for equity: Exploring the intersection of engineering education, family learning, early childhood, and equity<\/a><\/em>. AV巴士.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., & Pattison, S. (2022). How activity frames shape situated identity negotiation: Theoretical and practical insights from an informal engineering education program<\/a>. In H. T. Holmegaard & L. Archer (Eds.), Science Identities <\/em>(Vol. 12, pp. 333\u2013357). Springer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cardella, M. E., Svarovsky, G. N., & Pattison, S. A. (2021). Engineering education in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade: An overview<\/a><\/em> [Commissed report for the Committee on Enhancing Science and Engineering in Prekindergarten through Fifth Grades].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., & Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S. (2021). Facilitating family learning in museums: Re-thinking our assumptions and approaches<\/a>. In J. L. Porter & M. K. Cunningham (Eds.), Museum education for today\u2019s audiences: Meeting expectations with new models<\/em>. Rowman & Littlefield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., & Svarovsky, G. N. (2021). Sharpening our focus on equity: Reflections from the Storybook STEM project<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G. N., & Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S. (2021). Storybook STEM: Children\u2019s literature as a tool for supporting equitable STEM learning for families<\/a>. Hands On! Magazine, Spring<\/em>, 12\u201317.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., & Svarovsky, G. N. (2020). Early childhood engineering: Supporting engineering design practices with young children and their families<\/em><\/a>. Paper presented at the NARST 2020 Annual International Conference, Portland, OR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., Gontan, I., Weiss, S., N\u00fa\u00f1ez, V., Corrie, P., Smith, C., & Benne, M. (2020). Understanding early childhood engineering interest development as a family-level systems phenomenon: Findings from the Head Start on Engineering project<\/a>. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 10<\/em>(1), 72\u201389.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pattison, S. A., N\u00fa\u00f1ez, V., Smith, C., & Douglass, A. (2019). <\/em>Ingenier\u00eda para mi familia: Strengthening the cultural relevance of the Head Start on Engineering program for families<\/em><\/a>. Cambridge, MA: AV巴士.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pattison, S. A., N\u00fa\u00f1ez, V., Smith, C., Svarovsky, G. N., Benne, M., Corrie, P., & Stewart, R. (2018). Introduction to the Head Start on Engineering pilot program: Engaging families with preschool children in the engineering design process<\/em><\/a>. Portland, OR: Institute for Learning Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G. N., Benne, M., Corrie, P., N\u00fa\u00f1ez, V., & Smith, C. (2018). Head Start on Engineering: 2017\u201318 program year evaluation report<\/em><\/a>. Portland, OR: Institute for Learning Innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Svarovsky, G. N., Benne, M., Corrie, P., N\u00fa\u00f1ez, V., Smith, C., & Stewart, R. (2018). Head Start on Engineering<\/em><\/a>. Poster presented at the Visitor Studies Association Conference, Chicago, IL.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pattison, S. A., Weiss, S., Ramos-Monta\u00f1ez, S., Gontan, I., Svarovsky, G., Corrie, P. G., \u2026 Smith, C. (2018). Engineering in early childhood: Describing family-level interest development systems<\/em><\/a>. Paper presented at the NARST 91st Annual International Conference, Atlanta, GA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Pattison, S. A., Ramos Monta\u00f1ez, S., L\u00f3pez Burgos, V., Svarovsky, G. N., Douglass, A., Allen, J., Wagner, C., Santiago, A., & Reyes, N. (2026). Agentic interest development: How Spanish- and English-speaking caregivers from low-income communities leverage STEM programs to support their family goals and interests<\/a><\/em>. Cambridge, MA: AV巴士.<\/p>\n

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