- Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University
- M.S., Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University
- M.A., Linguistics, Gaston Berger University, Senegal
Department of Counseling, Human Development and Family Science
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Area(s) of expertise
Early childhood development, parenting, language development.
BIO
Yatma Diop’s areas of expertise include early childhood development, parenting, language development, and caregiver engagement programs in low-income countries. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on child growth and development, parenting, and cultural diversity in human development.
Dr. Diop has a particular interest in understanding how parents and families support children’s language and literacy development, and how culture influences parenting. He has collaborated with international organizations such as the World Bank to design and evaluate programs supporting families and child literacy in Africa.
Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods, Dr. Diop’s research is at the intersection of parenting, culture, and child language and literacy development in Senegal and African immigrant populations. His work investigates how early caregiver-child interactions and home learning environments support children's language and literacy abilities.
Supported by a competitive faculty research grant from his former institution, Dr. Diop examined African immigrants' parenting beliefs and practices in the U.S. and how acculturation influences parenting patterns. He aims to implement culturally relevant interventions that support language and literacy development for parents and children in Africa and for African immigrant families in the U.S.
Dr. Diop earned his Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies and Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Michigan State University. He also holds a Master of Arts in Linguistics from Gaston Berger University in Senegal.
Bio
Yatma Diop’s areas of expertise include early childhood development, parenting, language development, and caregiver engagement programs in low-income countries. He has taught graduate and undergraduate courses on child growth and development, parenting, and cultural diversity in human development.
Dr. Diop has a particular interest in understanding how parents and families support children’s language and literacy development, and how culture influences parenting. He has collaborated with international organizations such as the World Bank to design and evaluate programs supporting families and child literacy in Africa.
Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods, Dr. Diop’s research is at the intersection of parenting, culture, and child language and literacy development in Senegal and African immigrant populations. His work investigates how early caregiver-child interactions and home learning environments support children's language and literacy abilities.
Supported by a competitive faculty research grant from his former institution, Dr. Diop examined African immigrants' parenting beliefs and practices in the U.S. and how acculturation influences parenting patterns. He aims to implement culturally relevant interventions that support language and literacy development for parents and children in Africa and for African immigrant families in the U.S.
Dr. Diop earned his Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies and Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies from Michigan State University. He also holds a Master of Arts in Linguistics from Gaston Berger University in Senegal.