Geraldine Oades-Sese, Ph.D.

Geraldine V. Oades-Sese, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Institute for the Study of Child Development, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She is the director of the Research Lab for Resilience and Early Childhood Development. She is a nationally certified school psychologist. Her longitudinal research study, Project Resilience, examines the social-emotional and academic resilience of at-risk Hispanic American preschool children. This project examines the cognitive, psychosocial, and cultural-linguistic factors (acculturation, bilingualism) that affect language and social-emotional development, school readiness, and early literacy skills. Dr. Oades-Sese is also examining alternative instructional preschool programs that will provide the best education for young Hispanic children, particularly English language learners.