Linda Cote

Linda Cote (no photo)

Professor

Psychology

Academic Credentials

B.A., The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC
M.A., Ph.D., Clark University, Worcester, MA
Post-doctoral work: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD

Biography

Dr. Linda R. Cote is a developmental psychologist and also a Certified Family Life Educator. Her research examines parenting and children’s development among immigrant families.

Other Information

Teaching Area

  • Developmental Psychology (Human Development, Early Childhood Development)
  • Methodology (Statistics, Research Design)

Research Interests

  • Children’s development in immigrant families
  • Mother-infant interaction
  • Parental beliefs
  • Language development

Publications

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Bornstein, M. H., Cote, L. R., & Kwak, K. (2019). Comparative and individual perspectives on mother-infant interactions with people and objects among South Koreans, Korean Americans, and European Americans. Infancy24(4), 526-546. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/infa.12288

Bornstein, M. H., Putnick, D. L., Rigo, P., Esposito, G., Swain, J. E., Suwalsky, J. T. D., Su, X., Xiaoxia, D., Zhang, K., Cote, L. R., De Pisapia, N., & Venuti, P. (2017). The neurobiology of culturally common maternal responses to infant cry. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1712022114

Cote, L. R., Kwak, K., Putnick, D. L., Chung, H. J., & Bornstein, M. H. (2015). The acculturation of parenting cognitions: A comparison of South Korean, Korean immigrant, and European American mothers. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 46(9), 1115-1130.
doi:10.1177/0022022115600259

Bornstein, M. H., Putnick, D. L., Cote, L. R., Haynes, O. M., & Suwalsky, J. T. D. (2015). Mother-infant contingent vocalizations in 11 countries. Psychological Science, 26(8), 1272-1284. doi: 10.1177/0956797615586796

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2014). Productive vocabulary among three groups of bilingual American children: Comparison and prediction. First Language, 34(6), 467–485. doi: 10.1177/0142723714560178

Güngör, D., Bornstein, M. H., De Leersnyder, J., Mesquita, B., Cote, L., Ceulemans, E. (2013). Acculturation of personality: A three-culture study of Japanese, Japanese Americans, and European Americans. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 44(5), 701-718. doi: 10.1177/0022022112470749.

Suwalsky, J. T. D., Cote, L. R., Bornstein, M. H., Hendricks, C., Haynes, O. M.,& Bakeman, R. (2012). Mother-infant socioemotional contingent responding in families by adoption and birth. Infant Behavior and Development, 35(3), 499-508. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2012.04.006

Bornstein, M. H., Cote, L. R., Haynes, O. M., Bakeman, R., & Suwalsky, J. T. D. (2012). Modalities of mother-infant interaction in Japanese, Japanese American immigrant, and European American dyads. Child Development, 83(6), 2073–2088. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.01822.x

Bornstein, M. H., Cote, L. R., Haynes, O. M., Hahn, C., & Park, Y. (2010). Parenting knowledge: Experiential and sociodemographic factors in European American mothers of young childrenDevelopmental Psychology, 46, 1677-1693.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2009). Child temperament in three U.S. cultural groups. Special issue: Development of Infants and Toddlers in Ethnoracial Families. Infant Mental Health Journal, 30(5), 433–451.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2009). Child and mother play in three U.S. cultural groups: Comparisons and associations. Special issue: On New Shores: Family Dynamics and Relationships among Immigrant Families. Journal of Family Psychology, 23, 355-363.

Cote, L. R., Bornstein, M. H., Haynes, O. M., & Bakeman, R. (2008). Mother-infant person- and object-directed interactions in Latino immigrant families: A comparative approach. Infancy, 13(4), 338-365.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2005). Child and mother play in cultures of origin, acculturating cultures, and cultures of destination. Special issue, International Journal of Behavioral Development, 29(6), 479-488.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2005). Expressive vocabulary in language learners from two ecological settings in three language communities. Infancy, 7(3), 299-316.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2004). “Who is sitting across from me?” Immigrant mothers’ knowledge of parenting and children’s development. Pediatrics, 114, e557-e564.

Bornstein, M. H., Cote, L. R., Maital, S., Painter, K., Park, S., Pascual, L., Pêcheux, M., Ruel, J., Venuti, P., & Vyt, A. (2004). Cross-linguistic analysis of vocabulary in toddlers: Spanish, Dutch, French, Hebrew, Italian, Korean, and English. Child Development, 75, 1115-1139.

Bornstein, M. H., Park, S., & Cote, L. R. (2004). Vocabulary in Korean-speaking toddlers: A preliminary analysis of word class, composition, gender, and individual variation [in Korean]. Korean Journal of Child Studies, 25(2), 19-39.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2004). Mothers’ parenting cognitions in cultures of origin, acculturating cultures, and cultures of destination. Child Development75, 221-235.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2003). Cultural and parenting cognitions in acculturating cultures:  II.  Patterns of prediction and structural coherence. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 350-373.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2003). Cultural and parenting cognitions in acculturating cultures: I. Cultural comparisons and developmental continuity and stability. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 34, 323-349.

Azar, S. T., & Cote, L. R. (2002). Sociocultural issues in the evaluation of the needs of children in custody decision-making: What do our current frameworks for evaluating parenting practices have to offer? International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 25, 193-217.

Bornstein, M. H., Cote, L. R., & Venuti, P. (2001). Parenting beliefs and behaviors in northern and southern groups of Italian mothers of young infants. Journal of Family Psychology15, 663-675.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2001). Mother-infant interaction and acculturation I: Behavioral comparisons in Japanese American and South American families. International Journal of Behavioral Development25, 549-563.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2001). Mother-infant interaction and acculturation II: Behavioral covariation and correspondence in Japanese American and South American families. International Journal of Behavioral Development25, 564-576.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2000). Social and didactic parenting behaviors and beliefs among Japanese American and South American mothers of infants. Infancy1, 363-374.

Andreassen, C. J., Cote, L. R., & Rahn, C. W. (1998). The development of narrative skills: The contributions of toddler and maternal language and symbolic play. Infant Behavior & Development, 21, 265-265.

Cote, L. R. (1997). Mealtimes in Head Start classrooms as an opportunity for literacy development. National Head Start Association Research Quarterly, 1, 149-155.

Cote, L. R., & Azar, S. (1997). Child age, parent and child gender, and domain differences in parents’ attributions and responses to children’s outcomes. Sex Roles36, 23-50.

Book Chapters

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2019). Immigrant parenthood. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.), Handbook of parenting. Volume 4:  Social conditions and applied parenting (3rd ed., pp. 198-233). Routledge.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2018). Specialization, coordination, and developmental sequelae of mother-infant person- and object-directed interactions in   U.S. American immigrant families. In S. S. Chuang & C. L. Costigan (Eds.), Parental roles and relationships in immigrant families: An international approach (pp. 91-109). Springer Science+Business Media.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2011). Children develop on their own timetable.  In R. E. Keim & A. L. Jacobson (Eds.), Wisdoms for parents:  Key ideas from parent educators (pp. 141-143).  de Sitter Publications.

Bornstein, M. H, & Cote, L. R. (2009). Immigration and acculturation. In M. H. Bornstein (Ed.). Handbook of cultural developmental Science. Volume 2. Development in different places on earth (pp. 531-552). Cadmus Communications.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2007). Knowledge of child development and family interactions among immigrants to America: Perspectives from developmental science. In J. E. Lansford, K. Deater-Deckard, & M. H. Bornstein (Eds.), Immigrant families in contemporary society (pp. 121-136). Guilford Press.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote, L. R. (2006). Introduction to acculturation and parent-child relationships. In M. H. Bornstein & L. R. Cote (Eds.), Acculturation and parent-child relationships: Measurement and development (pp. 3-12). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote. L. R. (2006). Mothers’ perceptions of their own and their spouses’ parenting styles in cultures of origin, acculturating cultures, and cultures of destination. In G. Zheng, K. Leung, & J. Adair (Eds.), Proceedings of the 17th Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology:  Perspectives and Progress in Contemporary Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 65-75). China Light Industry Press.

Bornstein, M. H., & Cote. L. R. (2006). Parenting cognitions and practices in the acculturative process. In M. H. Bornstein & L. R. Cote (Eds.), Acculturation and parent-child relationships: Measurement and development (pp. 173-196). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Cote, L. R., & Bornstein, M. H. (2005).  Japanese American and South American immigrant mothers’ perceptions of their own and their spouses’ parenting styles. In H. Grietens, W. Lahaye, W. Hellinckx, & L. Vandemeulebroecke (Eds.), In the best interests of children and youth: International perspectives (pp. 47-76). Leuven University Press.

Azar, S. T., & Cote, L. R. (2005). Cognitive-behavioral interventions with neglectful parents. In P. F. Talley (Ed.), Handbook for the treatment of abused and neglected children (pp. 145-181).   Haworth Press.

Cote, L. R. (2001). Language opportunities during mealtimes in preschool classrooms. In D. K. Dickinson & P. O. Tabors (Eds.), Beginning literacy with language: Young children learning at home and school (pp. 205-221). Brookes.

Dickinson, D. K., Cote, L., & Smith, M. W. (1993). Learning vocabulary in preschool: Social and discourse contexts affecting vocabulary growth. In C. Daiute (Ed.), New Directions for Child Development Series: Vol. 61. The development of literacy through social interaction (pp. 67-78).  Jossey-Bass.

Edited Volumes

M. H. Bornstein & L. R. Cote (Eds.). (2006). Acculturation and Parent-Child Relationships:Measurement and Development. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Contact

Phone: 703-284-1659

Email: Linda.Cote-Reilly@marymount.edu