John Hornstein, EdD

Education:
EdD, Human Development and Psychology, Harvard University

MEd, Child Study, Tufts University

BA, Philosophy, Colby College

Bio:

John F. Hornstein, EdD, has worked in the field of human development for over 45 years. After 15 years in early intervention and public policy in Maine, he received his doctorate in human development and psychology in 1999. His research focuses on emotional development in young children, with additional interests in cross-cultural issues, parenting, and creativity. He helped develop the AIMS Indicators of Emotional Health, and was on the faculty of the Department of Education at the University of New Hampshire for 13 years, teaching early childhood education, special education, and undergraduate honors programs.

At Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, John served as a founding faculty member of the Touchpoints Project as a writer/trainer, and later focused on work with Native American communities and the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement. Since 2012, he has been on the faculty of the Napa Infant-Parent Mental Health Fellowship Program. More recently, he returned to the Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development at Tufts University as a visiting scholar and teaching an advanced course on Personal-Social Development.

Areas of Interest:
Cross-cultural human development
Emotional and moral development
Parent engagement
Infant mental health

Selected Publications:
Hornstein, J. Brazelton’s Neurodevelopmental and Relational Touchpoints & Infant Mental Health. Chapter 4. In Infant & Early Childhood Mental Health: Core Concepts and Clinical Practice. Kristie Brandt, Bruce Perry, Stephen Seligman & Ed Tronick. (Eds). American Psychiatric Press. pp. 71–83. (2013).

Gebretensae, H. & Hornstein, J. Eliot-Pearson Children’s School: Building an Inclusive Community and Pursuing Social Justice. Young Children, 74–5, pp. (2019).

Kao, K., Hornstein, J., Rosengarten, M., Kennel, P., Zapata, M., & Ayoub, C. Working with families during COVID-19: Identifying challenges, finding resources, and adapting family engagement coaching. ZERO TO THREE Journal, 42(3), 44–52. (2022).

Hornstein, J. Developing Fatherhood: A Cultural Perspective on Engaging Men in the Lives of Children. In: Nabors, L., Bartlett, J. D. (eds) Family Engagement in Mental Health Interventions for Young Children. Springer Series on Child and Family Studies. (2023).