Education
Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, Clark University, 1993
M.A. Developmental Psychology, Clark University, 1991
B.A. Psychology and Women's Studies (minor), Miami University, Ohio, 1988
Research Interest
• Family resilience
• Family challenges
• Program development and evaluation
Courses Taught
Hispanic Families and Health
Family Resilience
Family Diversity
Accomplishments
2016 Senior Faculty Award for Excellence in Extension
2015 College of ACES Team Award for Excellence
2012 Illinois Council on Family Relations, Outstanding Service Award
Research Projects
2015-2020 Teran-Garcia, M. (Co-Director) & Wiley, A. (Co-Director), and (Co-Is) Fiese, B., Hammons, A., Plaza-Delestre, Crixell, S. and Greder, K.
Improving The Health Of Hispanic Children And Their Families With A Community-Based Curriculum: "Abriendo Caminos." USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative. (IL, CA, IA, PR, TX).
Selected Publications
Figueroa, R., Barnett, L., Estevan, I., Wiley, A. R. (2019). How well can family childcare providers report on preschoolers’ motor skill competence? Child Youth Care Forum. 48:1, 19-28.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10566-018-9470-1.
Villegas, E. , Coba‐Rodriguez, S. and Wiley, A. R. (2018), Continued barriers affecting Hispanic families’ dietary patterns. Family and Consumer Science Research Journal, 46, 363-380. doi:
10.1111/fcsr.12262.
Selected as Best Paper in Foods and Nutrition for 2018 by the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences
Dyer, W. Justin, Day, R., & Wiley, A. (2018). Jailed fathers and family complexity. Social Work Research, 42:3, 210–222.
https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svy015.
Villegas, E., Wiley, A., Hannon, B. et al. (2018). The effects of Hispanic immigrant mother’s resiliency on children’s dietary adjustment. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10903-018-0810-x.
Lin, C.-H. & Wiley, A. (2017). The relationship of relative childcare and parenting behaviors in fragile families. Children and Youth Services Review, 82, 130-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2017.09.022
Saltzman, J. A., Bost, K. K., Musaad, S. M. A., Fiese, B. H., Wiley, A. R., & the STRONG Kids Team (2017). Predictors and outcomes of mealtime emotional climate in families with preschoolers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsx109
