Deborah L Curley

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Journals/Publications

• Curley, D. L., & Argyros, J. (2018). Coaching Guidelines for Parent-Child Interaction. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.

Presentations

• Curley, D. L., Dixon, A. L., & Argyros, J. (2019, October). Why We Act the Way We Do: Understanding and Maximizing Productivity. Celebrate the Young Child Conference.
• Dixon, A. L., Curley, D. L., & Argyros, J. (2019, October). Why We Act the Way We Do: Understanding and Maximizing Productivity. Joint Council of Extension Professionals (JCEP).
• Curley, D. L. (2019, April). Family Engagement Program - Fatherhood Involvement. Fatherhood Panel, Family Studies and Human Development Class. Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences: University of Arizona.
• Curley, D. L. (2019, February). Introduction to Family Engagement Programming. Data Blitz. Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences: University of Arizona.
• Curley, D. L. (2019, February). Meeting to Make a Difference. Undergraduate Classroom Guest SpeakerWestern Washington University.
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  Invited presentation in a Global Affairs undergraduate course at Western Washington University on the elements and benefits of engaging in Collective Leadership.
• Curley, D. L., & Burruel, C. (2019, April). Building Critical Thinking Skills in Children. Around the Cracker Barrel Radio Show. KGVY Radio 101.5 FM Green Valley.
• Curley, D. L., & Dixon, A. L. (2019, Feb). Making Connections Thrive and Last; Specifically in Rural and Hard-to-Reach Areas. JCEP Extension Leadership Conference. San Antonio, TX: Joint Council of Extension Professionals.
• Curley, D. L., Harris, G., Ruiz, M., Smith, M., & Ahn, R. (2018, March). Building Child Behavior Management Skills in Incarcerated Parents. International Helping Families Change Conference (HFCC). Santa Rosa, CA: Parenting and Family Support Centre at The University of Queensland - in support of Triple P (Positive Parenting Program).
• Curley, D. L., Speirs, K., & Dixon, A. L. (2018, September). Trends and Innovations in Parenting Education. NEAFCS Annual Meeting. San Antonio, TX.
• Curley, D. L., & Dixon, A. (2016, September). Strategizing the Tug-of-War between Program Implementation and Evaluation. NEAFCS Annual Meeting. Big Sky, MT.
• Curley, D. L., Padilla, F., & Castro, Y. (2016, August). Meeting to Make a Difference: Key Components to an Effective Coalition. First Things First Summit. Phoenix: Birth to Five Partners.
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  This presentation shared the experience of building an effective coalition in Santa Cruz County.
• Curley, D. L., Dixon, D. L., & Argyros, J. D. (2015, August). Coaching for Parent-Child Interaction. First Things First Summit. Phoenix: First Things First.
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  This presentation gave parent educators and home visitors information on:- How parent-child interaction affects brain development- Tools to coach parents to better interactions- Ways for parents to practice interactions on their own

Poster Presentations

• Argyros, J. D., Curley, D. L., Dixon, A. L., Martinez, C. L., Stuth, C. L., & Whitmer, E. B. (2019, August). Positive Discipline: Improving Parents’ Ability to Understand and Manage Child Behavior. Extension ConferenceUA Cooperative Extension.
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  This poster is an ESIP funded project in Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Pima, Pinal, and Santa Cruz to teach Positive Discipline to families. Positive Discipline is a relevant, engaging and creative curriculum intended for parents of children ages three through eighteen. Positive Discipline is an evidence-informed curriculum that teaches parents how to change the lens in which they view their relationship with their children.
• Curley, D. L., Burruel, C., & Jeffers-Sample, A. (2019, August). Growth Behind Bars. Extension ConferenceUA Cooperative Extension.
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  This project creates a special collaboration between the Pima County Family Engagement Program, Pima County 4-H, and The Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona. The purpose is to offer an interactive program in the garden for individuals who have been involved with the criminal justice system and their children.
• Speirs, K., Argyros, J., Curley, D., Hernandez, B., & Lechuga, I. (2019, August). Developing a Text Message Database. Extension ConferenceUA Cooperative Extension.
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  This poster describes an ESIP-funded project to develop a database of text messages to be used with parent education programs delivered at the Family Resource Centers (FRC) in Santa Cruz County. Participants in the Abriendo Puertas, Fine Arts for Threes, Keys for Threes, Kindergarten Readiness, Kindergarten Literature, Play and Learn, Partners in Parenting Education, Positive Discipline, and Power of Parenting classes will receive the text messages using the free REMIND system. The messages are designed to remind participants about program content, provide suggestions for how parents can use at home what they learn at the FRC, reinforce learning objectives, and increase participant retention. 
• Curley, D. L., Speirs, K., & Dixon, A. L. (2018, August). Engaging Parents. Cooperative Extension Conference. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona.
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  EC1 for 2018
• Curley, D. L. (2017, October). Family Engagement Program. Pima Day - hosting Director of Cooperative Extension. Pima County Cooperative Extension: Pima County Cooperative Extension.
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  This was a poster to describe the work of the Family Engagement Program to the director of Cooperative Extension. Each program from Pima County did the same.
• Curley, D. L., Dixon, D. L., & Argyros, J. D. (2015, August). Family Resource Centers: Preparing families with children aged 0-5 for Kindergarten.. UA Cooperative Extension Faculty Conference. Tucson: CALS.
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  This poster provides the research base, program methods and results of a Family Resource Center Program.

Case Studies

• Curley, D. L. (2017. Five Elements of Collective Leadership for Early Childhood Professionals(pp TBD).
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  Case study of collective leadership.

Other Teaching Materials

• Curley, D. L. (2017. Child Care Orientation Power Point. UA Cooperative Extension.
• Curley, D. L., Argyros, J., & Duval, D. F. (2017. Santa Cruz County Family Resource Centers Policy Action Brief. University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
• Curley, D. L., Bae, A., & Evans, M. (2016. Child Care Manual. UA Cooperative Extension Pima County.
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  This is an internal policy and training manual for the child care component of the Family Engagement Program. The manual covers the following topics: child care preparation checklist; sign in sheets; agenda; games and songs; feeding guide; inventory list; incident report; timesheets; invoices; mileages sheets and the health and safety section.

Others

• Curley, D. L. (2020, June). Retrospective Pre Post Evaluation of Climate and Culture. Tucson Unified School District.
• Curley, D. L., & Arizmendi, K. (2019, January). Family Engagement in Arizona. UA Cooperative Extension Website.
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  https://extension.arizona.edu/family-engagement
• Curley, D. L., & Arizmendi, K. (2019, June). Positive Discipline Classes Statewide. UA Cooperative Extension Website.
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  https://extension.arizona.edu/positive-discipline-classes
• Curley, D. L., & Manzini, D. (2019, August). Pima County Parenting Coalition. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/PimaCountyParentingCoalition/
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  facebook.com/UACooperativeExtensionEarlyChildhoodDevelopment/
• Curley, D. L., & Manzini, D. (2019, August). Website Announcement Rack Card. Pima County Parenting Coalition.
• Curley, D. L., & Manzini, D. (2019, October). Family Engagment Program Brochure. UA Cooperative Extension.
• Curley, D. L., Manzini, D., & Arizmendi, K. (2018, September). Family Engagement in Pima County. UA Cooperative Extension Website.
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  https://extension.arizona.edu/pima-family-engagement
• Curley, D. L. (2017, August). Resources for Parents and Caregivers. United Way.
• Curley, D. L., & Jennifer, A. (2017, July). FRC Program Survey Version 2.
• Curley, D. L., Adams, T., Neff, A., Del Percio, N., & Miranda, V. (2017, November). Website of Parent Education Classes and Activities. Pima County Parenting Coalition. http://pimaparenting.org
• Curley, D. L., Heather, F., Kim, M., Margaret, P., Andrea, C., Kimberly, J., Sonia, C., Sarah, K., Nicole, P., Teresa, W., Renee, G., Cory, R., & Cholpon, R. (2016, June). FSA Survey. Family Support Alliance Grantees.
• Curley, D. L., & Argyros, J. D. (2015, September). Family Resource Center Client Database 2.0. ALVSCE Server. http://www.cals.arizona.edu/frc