Clancy Blair

Clancy Blair
Born(1960-12-27)December 27, 1960
DiedDecember 19, 2024(2024-12-19) (aged 63)
EducationMcGill University
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Known forResearch on the development of emotional self-regulation in children
Scientific career
FieldsDevelopmental psychology
InstitutionsPennsylvania State University
New York University
Thesis School adjustment: Risk and resilience in the early elementary grades  (1996)
Doctoral advisorCraig T. Ramey

Clarence Bissell Blair Jr. (December 27, 1960 – December 19, 2024) was an American developmental psychologist and a professor of cognitive psychology in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. He previously taught at Pennsylvania State University for ten years.[1] He is known for his research on the development of emotional self-regulation in children.[2]

Selected publications

  • Blair, C. (2002). School readiness: Integrating cognition and emotion in a neurobiological conceptualization of child functioning at school entry. American Psychologist, 57, 111–127.
  • Blair, C. (2010). Stress and the development of self-regulation in context. Child Development Perspectives, 4, 181–188.
  • Blair, C. & Raver, C.C. (2012). Child development in the context of adversity: Experiential canalization of brain and behavior. American Psychologist, 67, 309–318.
  • Blair, C. (2016). Developmental science and executive function. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 25, 3–7.

References

  1. ^ "Clancy Blair". Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ^ Jaffe, Eric (30 July 2015). "Portrait of Self-Control as a Young Process". APS Observer. 28 (6). Retrieved 22 February 2019.