Publications
Ernst, J. R., Mazzocco, M. M. M., & Carlson, S. M. (2025). Concurrent and predictive associations between executive function and numerical skills in early childhood. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 250, 106113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.106113
Ernst, J. R., Pan, S. E., & Carlson, S. M. (2024). Remote assessment of the association between early executive function and mathematics skills. Infant and Child Development, e2534. https://doi.org/10.1002/icd.2534
Grenell, A., Ernst, J. R., & Carlson, S. M. (2024). Preschool children’s science learning: Instructional approaches and individual differences. Early Education & Development, 1–29. https://doi.org/10.1080/10409289.2024.2360884
DeJoseph, M. L., Carosella, K. A., & NextGen Lead Mentors [including Ernst, J. R.]. (2023). Diversifying the academy through a peer-to-peer mentorship model: Insights and recommendations from the NextGen Psych Scholars Program (NPSP). Journal of Diversity in Higher Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/dhe0000504
Ernst, J. R., Pan, S. E., & Mazzocco, M. M. (2023). Where and what children count during shared reading of early math books. Cognitive Development, 67(101342). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101342
Prager, E. O., Ernst, J. R., Mazzocco, M. M., & Carlson, S. M. (2023). Executive function and mathematics in preschool children: Training and transfer effects. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2023.105663
Ernst, J. R., Grenell, A., & Carlson, S.M. (2022). Associations between executive function and early math and literacy skills in preschool children. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 3, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedro.2022.100201
Mulcahy, C., Day Hess, C. A., Clements, D. H., Ernst, J. R., Pan, S. E., Mazzocco, M. M. M., & Sarama, J. (2021). Supporting young children’s development of executive function through early mathematics. Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 8(2), 192–199. https://doi.org/10.1177/23727322211033005
Ernst, J. R., & Reynolds, A. J. (2021). Preschool instructional approaches and age 35 health and well-being. Preventive Medicine Reports, 23, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101498
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