Publications
Journal Articles
Gold, Z. S., Perlman, J., Howe, N., Mishra, A. A., DeHart, G. B., Hertik, H., & Buckley, J. (2022). An observational study of children's problem solving during play with friends.
Journal of Cognition and Development.
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., Evich, C. D., Mishra, A. A., Howe, N., & Weil, A. E. (2021). Engineering play as an informal learning context for executive function and planning.
Journal of Engineering Education.
Elicker, J., Gold, Z. S., Mishra, A. A., & Lane, S. F. (2021). Toddlers' developmental trajectories as a function of QRIS rated child care quality. Child & Youth Care Forum.
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., Kellerman, A. M., Christ, S. L., Mishra, A. A., & Howe, N. (2021). Engineering play, mathematics, and spatial skills in children with and without disabilities [Special Issue]. Early Education and Development, 32 (1), 49-65.
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., & Beaulieu (2020). Learning engineering through block play: STEM in preschool [STEM Cluster]. Young Children, 75 (2), 24-29.
Gregori, E. V., Wendt, O., Gerow, S., Peltier, C., Genc-Tesun, D., Lory, C., & Gold, Z. S. (2020). Functional communication training for adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review and quality appraisal. Journal of Behavioral Education, 29 (1), 42-63.
Purpura, D. J., Napoli, A. R., Wehrspann, E. A., & Gold, Z. S. (2017). Causal connections between mathematical language and mathematical knowledge: A dialogic reading intervention. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 10 (1), 116-137.
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., Choi, J. Y., Anderson, T., & Brophy, S. P. (2015). Preschoolers’ engineering play behaviors: Differences in gender and play context. Children, Youth and Environments, 25 (3), 1-21.
Edited Chapters & Volumes
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., Evich, C. D., Mishra, A. A., Howe, N., & Weil, A. E. (2021, November). Engineering is child’s play: Preschool children can build more than just structures with blocks. [JEE Selects Column] In E. Miller (Ed.), Prism Magazine. Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education.
Gold, Z. S., & Elicker, J. (2020). Engineering peer play: A new perspective on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) early childhood education. In A. Ridgeway, G. Quiñones, & L. Li (Eds.), Peer Play and Relationships in Early Childhood: International Research Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development, Vol. 30 (pp. 61-75). Switzerland: Springer Nature.
Whiteman, S. D., Senguttuvan, U., & Gold, Z. S. (2015). Siblings. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Mental Health, 2nd Edition, Vol. 4 (pp. 152-157). Waltham, MA: Academic Press.
Recent Presenations
Gold, Z. S., Perlman, J.*, Howe, N., & DeHart, G. B. (2020, December). “We can fix it! Connect the pieces:” Problem solving skills in construction play with friends. Paper presentation conducted at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topic Meeting: Learning through Play and Imagination, St. Louis, MO.
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., Howe, N., Ratliff, L., Parpart, L., & Opdahl, K. (2020, March). Creating future innovators through creative play and STEM learning. Proceedings of the annual conference of the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association: Elementary STEM Focus Strand, Baltimore, MD.
Gold, Z. S., Elicker, J., & Howe, N. (2019, July). Engineering play: Associations with spatial skills, mathematics, and executive function in guided block play. In E. N. Daubert & P. Shafto (Chairs), Guided Playful Learning Workshop: Developmental, Computational, and Education Perspectives. Poster session conducted at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Science Society, Montréal, QC.
Gold, Z. S., Mishra, A. A., Lane, S., & Elicker J. (2018, February). Policy implications of Indiana’s QRIS evaluation: Longitudinal findings on child outcomes, classroom quality, provider advancement, and parent awareness. In K. Tout (Discussant), Quality Rating and Improvement Systems: New evidence and new questions for the future. Invited panel discussion at the annual meeting of the Child Care and Early Education Policy Research Consortium, Arlington, VA.