Publications

Selected Recent Academic Publications

• Whipps, M.D.M., & Honoroff, J. (2019). Time off work after childbirth and breastfeeding supportive workplaces: Associations with near-exclusive breastfeeding trajectory membership. Women’s Health Issues.
• Whipps, M.D.M., Miller, E. B., Bogen, D. L., Mendelsohn, A. L., Morris, P. A., Shaw, D., & Gross, R. S. (2019). Breastfeeding behaviors and maternal interaction quality in a low-income, ethnic minority population. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics.
• Whipps, M.D.M, Yoshikawa, H., & Demirci, J. (2019). Distinct trajectories of infant breast milk consumption in the United States. Maternal & Child Nutrition, e12655.
• Whipps, M.D.M, Yoshikawa, H., & Godfrey, E. (2018). The maternal ecology of breastfeeding: A life course developmental perspective. Human Development, 61, 71-95.
• Whipps, M.D.M. (2017). Education attainment and parity explain the relationship between maternal age and breastfeeding duration in U.S. mothers. Journal of Human Lactation, 33(1), 220-224.
• Yoshikawa, H., Whipps, M.D.M., & Rojas, N. (2017). New directions in developmentally informed intervention research for vulnerable populations. Child Development, 88(2), 459-465.
• Whipps, M.D.M. & Yoshikawa, H. (2016). Mixed-status immigrant families in the United States: The role of social justice in intervention research. In Horn, S. S., Ruck, M. D., and Liben, L. (Eds.) Advances in Child Development and Behavior: Theoretical and Empirical Issues Associated with Equity and Justice, 51, 231-255.

Selected Recent Presentations

• Whipps, M.D.M., Mejia, P., & Honoroff, J. (2018). Feeling better, doing worse: How “mommy wars” formula advertising can reduce collective action and increase inequities in breastfeeding . American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Breastfeeding Forum, San Diego, CA.
• Whipps, M.D.M. & Demirci, J. (2018). Sleeper effect of perceived insufficient milk production. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Life Course Approach to Maternal-Child Health Symposium, San Diego, CA.
• Whipps, M.D.M., Demirci, J., & Reno, R. (2018). Breastfeeding outcomes for combination feeding mothers returning to work: Racial differences in associations with paid leave. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Breastfeeding Forum, San Diego, CA.
• Whipps, M.D.M. (2018). Assessing data quality in qualitative inquiry: A framework and extended example using interviews with nursing mothers. Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Whipps, M.D.M. (2017). Time Off Work After Childbirth and Breastfeeding Supportive Workplaces: Associations with Breastfeeding Trajectories. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA.
• Whipps, M.D.M. (2017). Breastfeeding Goal Attainment, Self-Affirmation, and Likelihood of Future Breastfeeding. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting: Breastfeeding Section, Atlanta, GA.
• Whipps, M.D.M. (2017). Breastfeeding duration: Disentangling the impact of life course factors in infant feeding behaviors. Association for Psychological Science 29^th Annual Convention, Boston, MA.

Upcoming Presentations

• Whipps, M.D.M., Miller, E.B., Gross, R., Bogen, D., Mendelsohn, A.L., Morris, P.A., Shaw, D.S., & Smart Beginnings Team (2019). Collateral benefits from a school-readiness intervention on breastfeeding: A mixed-method process and impact evaluation. Society for Research on Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
• Whipps, M.D.M., Miller, E.B., Bogen, D., Mendelsohn, A.L., Morris, P.A., Shaw, D.S., Smart Beginnings Team, & Gross, R. (2019). Breastfeeding behaviors and maternal interaction quality in a low-income, ethnic minority population. Society for Research on Child Development, Baltimore, MD.