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S. CLAIRE SON

(she/her/hers)

Associate Professor

Educational Psychology

Orcid identifier0000-0002-6389-3825 (opens in a new tab)⁠
  • Associate Professor
    Educational Psychology
  • University of Utah, Educational Psychology, 1721 Campus Center Drive SAEC 3220, Salt Lake City, United States

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Dr. Son’s research focuses on understanding and supporting early childhood development and school readiness, including early literacy, language, and self-regulation among children experiencing social and economic disparities. Her current projects include: (1) examining the use of digital multimedia technologies to support engaged learning in reading and STEM vocabulary and concepts; (2) supporting and assessing learning engagement and reading motivation; and (3) evaluating early education programs and policies, including Utah’s Science of Reading (SOR).

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    USING COMPUTATIONAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES TO DETERMINE CULTURALLY RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS OF SCIENCE TEACHING RESOURCES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN
    1 May 2025 - 31 Oct 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    UTAH NETWORK FOR INTEGRATED COMPUTING AND SEMICONDUCTOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER : SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROGRAM
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION15 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    • Sensale-Rodriguez B,
    • Kim H,
    • Metz AJ
    NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Prompts-Embedded Story Books: A Novel Tool to Improve Low-Income Parent Engagement in Home Reading
    Herbert I. & Elsa B. Michael Foundation1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2021
    Herbert I. & Elsa B. Michael Foundation
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    New Neighborhood Library Experiment: Exploring Causal Connections between Community Book Access the Extent and Quality of Reading and Early Literacy
    Larry H. & Gail Miller Foundation1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2018
    Larry H. & Gail Miller Foundation
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Ensuring Early Literacy Opportunities for At-Risk Preschoolers: Evaluating Multiple Pathways of the Impact in Salt Lake City Public Library's Outreach Storytime
    American Educational Research Association Education Research Service Project7 Jan 2014 - 31 Dec 2015
    American Educational Research Association Education Research Service Project
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    When Spanish Meets English: Improving Language and Literacy Skills of Low-Income Spanish-Speaking Preschoolers with Home Literacy
    Clifford Kinley Trust1 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2010
    Clifford Kinley Trust
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Home Literacy Environment and Literacy Growth of Low-Income Children: A Longitudinal Study of Kindergarten Transition
    Purdue Agricultural Research Program Research Grant1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2010
    Purdue Agricultural Research Program Research Grant
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Classroom Links to Vocabulary and Phonological Sensitivity Skills.
    Institute of Education Sciences, U S. Department of Education1 Oct 2007 - 30 Sep 2010
    Institute of Education Sciences, U S. Department of Education
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Getting Children Ready for Kindergarten: A Study of the Nature and Extent of Selected Home Learning Environmental Changes and Their Impact on Literacy Skills of Children
    Spencer Foundation Mini Research Grant3 Jan 2005 - 16 Dec 2005
    Spencer Foundation Mini Research Grant