Research:
I have four primary lines of research. My first line of work relates to mother-child communication, notably individual and developmental differences in verbal and nonverbal (e.g., gaze, smiling, and vocalization) communication between mother and child from infancy to preschool age. My second area of research focuses on socioemotional outcomes in early childhood, with attention paid to the contribution of mother-child communication to the development of social cognition. My third area of research focuses on parenting emotion, with particular attention to the association between maternal separation anxiety and child stress reactivity and regulation. My fourth avenue for scholarly inquiry pertains to preterm birth, with a focus on the impact of prematurity on maternal emotion in parenting, infant stress reactivity and regulation, and mother-child communication.

Teaching:
Prenatal and Infant Development; Theories and Issues in Human Development; Statistical Analysis.

Interests:
My research involves the investigation of individual differences and developmental changes in emotional expression and regulation of mothers and infants within a dyadic relational context. I am particularly interested in first-time mothers' emotions experienced in social interaction with their infants and how this experience influences their parenting behaviors. I am also interested in examining the influence of familial, social, and cultural factors on young children's understanding and control of their emotions. I have been involved in several longitudinal studies on infants' and maternal behaviors during social interaction. Currently, I am working on studies examining emotional development in infancy and early childhood.

Education:

Selected Publications/Presentations:

                                  (for more info see http://hchin.myweb.uga.edu)

Hsu, H., & Janes, P. K. (in press). Concordance of theory of mind and pretend play in preschool play partners. In E. E. Nwokah (Ed.), Play and Culture Studies, Vol. 10, University Press of America.

Hsu, H., & Sung, J. (in press). Mothers’ social and didactic actions during play: Contribution of infant affect in different interactive contexts. In E. E. Nwokah (Ed.), Play and Culture Studies, Vol. 10, University Press of America.

Molitor, A., & Hsu, H. (in press). Child development across cultures. In K. D. Keith (Ed.), Cross-cultural psychology: A contemporary reader. Blackwell.

Wang, L.-Y., Luo, H.-J., Hsieh, W.-S., Hsu, C.-H., Hsu, H., Chen, P.-S., Chiu, N.-C., Lee, W.-T., & Jeng, S.-F. (in press). Severity of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and increased risk of feeding desaturation and growth delay in very low birth weight preterm infants. Pediatric Pulmonology.

Sung, J., & Hsu, H. (2009). Korean mothers' attention regulation and referential speech: Associations with language and play in one-year-olds. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 33, 430-439.

Hsu, H., & Sung, J. (2008). Separation anxiety in first-time mothers: Maternal parenting efficacy and infant affect as contributors. Infant Behavior and Development, 31, 294-301

Hsu, H., & Jeng, J. (2008). Two-month-olds’ attention and affective response to maternal still face: A comparison between term and preterm infants in Taiwan. Infant Behavior and Development, 31, 194-206.

Molitor, A., & Hsu, H. (2008). Prenatal development and infancy. In S. F. Davis & W. Buskist (Eds.), 21st century psychology: A reference handbook, Vol. 2 (pp. 2-15). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Fogel, A., Hsu, H., Shapiro, F. A., Nelson-Goens, G. C., & Secrist, C. (2006). Effects of normal and perturbed social play on the duration and amplitude of different types of infant smiles. Developmental Psychology, 42, 459-473.

Fogel, A., Garvey, A. P., Hsu, H., & West-Stroming, D. (2006). Change processes in interpersonal relationships: Infant-mother communication in a historical-relational perspective. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.

Hsu, H., & Lavelli, M. (2005). Perceived and observed parenting behavior in American and Italian first-time mothers across the first three months. Infant Behavior and Development, 28, 503-518.

Hsu, H., & Porter, C. (2004). Young infants' reactivity to mild perturbation: Developmental continuity, stability, and organization. Infancy, 6, 95-120.

Hsu, H. (2004). Separation anxiety in first-time mothers: Infant, mother, and contextual characteristics. Infant Behavior and Development, 27, 113-133.

Hsu, H., & Fogel, A. (2003). Stability and transitions of mother-infant face-to-face communication during the first six months: A micro-historical approach. Developmental Psychology, 39, 1061-1082.

Hsu, H., & Fogel, A. (2003). Social regulatory effects of infant non-distress vocalization on maternal behaviors. Developmental Psychology, 39, 976-991.

Hsu, H., & Fogel, A. (2001). Infant vocal development in a changing mother-infant communication system. Infancy, 2, 87-109.

Hsu, H., Fogel, A., & Messinger, D. S. (2001). Infant non-distress vocalization during mother-infant face-to-face interaction: Factors associated with quantitative and qualitative differences. Infant Behavior and Development, 24, 107-128.