Kellsie L Prather
College of Family and Consumer Sciences
Doctoral Student, Graduate Research Assistant
Research Interests: Risk and protective factors of living in poverty, Early prevention measures, Executive function in children, Rural, Appalachian populations, Parent-child interactions, Parent outreach and education, Child guidance
Education
| Degree | Field of Study | Institution | Graduation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Education | Reading Education | Ohio University | 2020 |
| Bachelor of Science in Education | Early Childhood Education | Ohio University | 2019 |
Research
Research Assistant
Working under Dr. Niyantri Ravindran in the Parent-Child Affect, Interaction, and Regulation (PAIR) Lab (2021-present)
Helped with projects such as the Parent-child Interaction Project (completed in 2023) and the Learning, Emotions, and Parenting Project (currently underway).
Teaching
Teaching Assistant
HDFS 2300, The Science of Studying Human Development and Families (Fall 2024-present)
Graduate Student Instructor
HDFS 4860, Parenting and Child Guidance (Fall 2024)
HDFS 5110, Research Methods in Human Development and Family Science (Spring 2025)
Awards
| Award Name | Awarded By | Year Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Graduate Travel Award | International Congress on Infant Studies | 2022 |
| Graduate Travel Award | Society for Research on Child Development | 2023 |
| Don Bower Student Extension Experience Award | UGA Family and Consumer Sciences | 2023 |
| Virginia Wilbanks Kilgore Scholarship | UGA Family and Consumer Sciences | 2023 |
| Graduate Travel Award | Society for Research on Child Development | 2024 |
| Future Faculty Fellowship | UGA Center for Teaching and Learning | 2024 |
Outreach
UGA FACS Extension Block Party
Under the direction of Dr. Diane Bales, plan and implement one-hour community events across Georgia for families and their children to learn about the importance of blocks as well as collect data for program evaluation (2023-present)
Advisory Committee
Dr. Niyantri Ravindran (co-advisor), Dr. Liz Wieling (co-advisor), and Dr. Geoffrey Brown
Publications
Kramer, L., Ravindran, N., & Prather, K. (2025). Raising siblings is stressful: Measuring parental emotion regulation in the sibling context. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075241312688
Working Papers
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Prather, K., & Ravindran, N. Children’s Negative Emotions and Parent Emotion Socialization in the Context of Parent-Child and Sibling Conflict in Naturalistic Settings. |
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Ravindran, N., Prather, K., & Carvalho, C. Maternal Distress Reactivity Predicts Maternal Responses to Children’s Negative Emotions in Naturalistic Settings. |