Terrance Lane, B.S.

Terrance Lane, B.S., is a doctoral student in the Clinical Science program at Florida International University. He received his B.S. in Psychology from the Florida State University where he worked as a research assistant under the mentorship of Dr. Christopher J. Lonigan in the Developmental Psychopathology lab overseeing fellow undergraduate researchers and the data collection team. He also successfully defended an Honors thesis exploring the effects of SES on ADHD Symptom-like behavior and reading-related outcomes. Prior to joining our team, he worked as a postgraduate research assistant at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence on the IES Preschool RULER project under the direction of Dr. Craig Bailey and Dr. Irem Korucu. He was also an afterschool enrichment teacher at the elementary school level in Tallahassee, Florida. Terrance’s research interests include exploring the interactions among Parental Engagement & Teacher-child relationships, as well as their influence on school success among children from underserved communities. In his spare time, he enjoys attending music festivals and concerts, as well as traveling and getting outdoors.

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Selected Publcations, Presentations, & Posters

Lane, T., Bailey, C.S., & Ponnock, A. (2021). Racial Mismatch: Exploring the Impact of Teacher Diversity on School Readiness. In. C. Cipriano (Chair), Race-Conscious Practice and Representation in Contemporary Social and Emotional Learning. Symposium conducted at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington D.C. (Moved Online)

Lane, T. (2020). Boys are more ready for kindergarten when taught by diverse teachers. Poster Presented at Yale Postgraduate Spring Preview in New Haven, Connecticut.