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Byran B Korth
Assistant Professor
Teacher Education, Department of
Education, David O. McKay School of
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Office: 206H MCKB
Phone: 801-422-8662
Email: byran_korth@byu.edu
Office hours: By appointment

Area of Discipline / Professional Expertise
  • Early childhood education
  • Family and community participation in education
  • School and family systems
  • Social and emotional functioning
  • Teacher preparation and professional development
Research
  • Teacher-Child Interactions in Early Childhood Programs
  • Early Childhood Teacher Education Programs
  • Children's Social/Emotional Development
  • Parent-Child Interactions
Education
  • Ph.D., Human Development & Family Studies, Auburn University, 2000
  • M.S., Family Sciences-Family Life Education, Brigham Young University, 1995
  • B.S., Family Sciences, Brigham Young University, 1993
Affiliations
  • Early Childhood Education - Primary
Selected Publications
  • "How do linguistically diverse students fare in full- and half-day kindergarten? Examining academic achievement, instructional quality, and attendance.", Early Education and Development, Hall, K. M., Bingham, G., & Korth, B. B., Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages 25-52, January, 2009 
  • "Defining teacher educator through the eyes of classroom teachers", The Professional Educator, Korth, B. B., Erickson, L., & Hall, K. M., Volume 33, Issue 1, Pages 1-12, April, 2009  View Abstract
  • "Assessing teaching quality: Bridging university and teacher quality", Impact, Korth, B. B., Wentworth, N., & Lawerence, B., 2008 
  • "The quality of maternal secure base scripts predicts childrens secure base behavior at home in three sociocultural groups.", International Journal of Behavioral Development, aughn, B. E., Copalla, G., Verissimo, M., Monterio, L., Posada, G., Waters, H., Carbonell, O. A., Plata, S. J., Bost, K. K., McBride, B., Shin, N., & Korth, B. B., Volume 31, Pages 65.76, 2007 
  • "Maternal secure base scripts, children's attachment security, and mother-child narrative styles", Attachment and Human Development, K. K. Bost, N. Shin, B. A. McBride, G. L. Brown, B. E. Vaughn, G. Coppola, M. Verissimo, L. Monteiro, B. Korth, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 241-260, Routledge, Taylor and Francil Group, September, 2006  View Abstract
  • "Maternal attachment script representations: Longitudinal stability and associations with stylistic features of maternal narratives", Attachment and Human Development, B. E. Vaughn, M. Verissimo, G. Coppola, K. K. Bost, N. Shin, B. McBride, L. Krzysik, B. Korth, Volume 8, Issue 3, Pages 199-208, Toutledge Taylor and Francis Group, September, 2006  View Abstract
  • "Paternal Identity, Maternal Gatekeeping, and Father Involvement", Family Relations, B. A. McBride, G. L. Brown, K. K. Bost, N. Shin, B. E. Vaughn, B. B. KORTH, Volume 54, Issue 3, Pages 360-372, July, 2005  View Abstract
  • "Teacher training, in Enclyclopedia of Parenting", Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1999 
  • "Deaf Parenting, in Encylopedia of Parenting", Greenwood Press, Westport, CT, 1999 
  • "Extending the reach of human development and family studies information through satellite technology: The Principles of Parenting series", Family Science Review, M.J. Colwell, E. Abell, Volume 12, Pages 131-172, 1999 
Experience
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Teacher Education, Brigham Young University, 2004
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, 1999-2004
  • Director, Children's Programs, Harris Early Learning Center, Auburn University, 1999-2004
  • Instructor, Parenting Education, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University, 1997-1999

Professional
  • Coordinator, Early Childhood Education Program, 2004-2008

Awards
  • Jeanne Priester Fellowship, Auburn University, 1998
  • Presidential Graduate Fellowship, Auburn University, 1997
Web Links Languages
  • Spanish