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Comfort, Ph.D., M.P.H. believes that families are truly children’s
most important teachers, protectors and nurturers from birth
to adulthood. Through her experiences as home visitor, counselor,
trainer, evaluator and researcher she has learned the essential
role that families play in children’s development. Dr.
Comfort has conducted evaluations with diverse programs serving
families and children from birth through adolescence in health,
education and social service settings. She has 20 years of university-based
research experience on federally funded projects serving substance
abusing women and their infants, as well as families participating
in early intervention services. Dr.
Comfort began her career as a Kindergarten teacher. She completed
her graduate studies at the University of Kentucky and the
University of North Carolina and a postdoctoral fellowship
in Maternal and Child Health at the Johns Hopkins School of
Public Health. |
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Philip
Ray Gordon, Ph.D. has worked with industry, universities,
schools, and nonprofit organizations to create customized
learning systems. Dr. Gordon started his professional career
as a full time research scientist. He became convinced that
the most important problems confronting us involve education
and development. Therefore in 1992, he turned from basic science
research to education. In addition to being a Partner in Comfort
Consults, he is a Principal with Gordon Learning Systems.
Dr. Gordon was formerly Vice President for Research and Systems
Design with Kelliher & Associates, Ltd, an education consulting
firm. Prior to this, he served as Director of Student-Centered
Learning and Associate Professor of Biochemistry at MCP-Hahnemann
University in Philadelphia. He was an Assistant Professor
of Biochemistry and Nutrition at Tufts University. Dr. Gordon
did his postdoctoral work in Biophysics at Harvard Medical
School. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Nutrition from
the University of Missouri and a B.S. degree in Nutrition
from the University of California-Davis. |
Comfort,
M., Gordon, P.R. & Unger, D.G. (2006). The Keys to Interactive
Parenting Scale: A window into many
facets of parenting. Journal of Zero to Three, 26(5), 37-44.
Comfort, M. & Gordon, P.R. (2006). The Keys to Interactive Parenting
Scale (KIPS): A practical observational assessment
of parenting behavior. NHSA Dialog, 10.
Streichert, L.C., O’Carroll, P.W., Gordon, P.R., Stevermer,
A.C., Turner, A.M. & Nicola, R.M. (2005). Using Problem-Based
Learning as a strategy for cross-discipline emergency preparedness
training. Journal of Public Health
Management and Practice, November Supplement, S95-S99.
Comfort, M., Sockloff, A., Loverro, J., & Kaltenbach, K. (2003).
Multiple predictors of substance abusing women’s
treatment and life outcomes: A longitudinal study. Addictive
Behaviors, 28(2), 199-224.
Celia LM, and Gordon PR. (2001). The use of Problem-Based Learning
to promote critical thinking in an orientation
program for novice nurses. Journal for Nurses in Staff Development,
17 (1), 12-19.
Gordon PR, Rogers A, Comfort M, McGee B, & Gavula N (2001).
Effects of Problem-Based Learning on
low-income, urban minority middle
school students, Educational Horizons, 79, 171-175.
Comfort, M & Kaltenbach, K. (2000). Predictors of treatment
outcomes for substance abusing women:
A retrospective study. Substance
Abuse, 21(1), 33-45.
Comfort, M, Loverro, J & Kaltenbach, K. (2000). A search for
strategies to engage women in substance
abuse treatment. Social Work
in Health Care, 31, 59-70.
Comfort M & Kaltenbach K (1999). Biopsychosocial characteristics
and treatment outcomes of pregnant cocaine
dependent women in residential and outpatient substance abuse treatment.
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs,
31 (3), 279-289.
Comfort M, Zanis D, Whitely MJ, Kelly-Tyler A, & Kaltenbach,
K. (1999). Assessing the needs of substance abusing
women: Psychometric data on the Psychosocial History. Journal
Substance Abuse Treatment, 17,
79-83.
Balestrei JJ, Gerrity P, Geller A, Gordon PR, Kundrat M, Smithyman
K, & Zimmero S. (1998). Teams in a community
setting: The AUHS experience. Quality Management in Health Care,
6, 31-37.
Gordon PR, Carlson L, Chessman AC, Kundrat ML Morahan PS, &
Headrick LA. (1996). A National Collaboration
for the Development of Interdisciplinary Education of Students in
Nursing: Health administration and
medicine in continuous improvement. Academic Medicine, 71,
973-978.
Comfort M & Kaltenbach K. (1996). The Psychosocial History:
An interview for pregnant and parenting women in
substance abuse treatment and research. In E Rahdert (Ed.) (123-142),
NIDA Research Monograph Series
No. 166. Rockville, MD: National Institutes of Health.
Smith DL, Hoersch AL, & Gordon, PR. (1995). Problem Based Learning
in the undergraduate classroom. Journal
of Geological Education, 43, 385-390.
Comfort M & Farran DC (1994). Parent-child interaction assessment
in family-centered intervention. Infants and
Young Children, 6, 33-45.
Harvey C, Comfort M, & Johns N (1992). Integrating parent support
into residential drug and alcohol treatment programs.
Zero to Three Bulletin, 13,11-13.
Helm JM, Comfort M, & Bailey DB (1990). Adolescent and adult
mothers of handicapped children: Maternal involvement
in play. Family Relations, 39, 432-437.
Comfort M, Shipley TE, White K, Griffith EM, & Shandler I. (1990).
Family treatment for homeless alcohol/drug-addicted
women and their preschool children. Alcohol Treatment Quarterly,
7, 129-147.
Comfort M (1988). Assessing parent-infant interaction. In DB Bailey
& RJ Simeonsson (Eds.), Family assessment
in early intervention (65-94). Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill
Publishing.
Bailey DB, Simeonsson RJ, Winton P, Huntington GS, Comfort M, Isbell
P, O'Donnell K, & Helm JM (1986). Family-Focused
Intervention: A functional model for planning, implementing, and
evaluating individual family services
in early intervention. Journal of the Division for Early Childhood,
10, 156-171.
Simeonsson R, Bailey D, Huntington G & Comfort M. (1986). Testing
the goodness of fit in early intervention. Infant
Mental Health, 7, 81-94.
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