Pialee Roy, Ph.D.

Publications

Pialee Roy, Rebecca M. Redington, Anne E. Brady, Jana H. Chaudhuri, Jessica Goldberg,
(April 2003). “To Grandmother’s House We Go: A Deeper Look at Grandmother Involvement
in the Lives of Teen Mothers and Their Children”, Society for Research in Child Development
Conference, SRCD Biennial Meeting, Tampa, Florida.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/366987757_SRCD_poster_April_2003_1_1

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition

Division of Perinatal, Early Childhood, & Special Health Needs. Early Intervention
Partnerships Program (EIPP) Standards of Care, (2004, Revised June 2010)

The purpose of EIPP is to provide the early identification of maternal and infant risk, and linkage
to services to prevent or mitigate poor health and/or developmental outcomes. Each EIPP is
staffed by a Maternal Child Health (MCH) Team to provide services to pregnant women,
mothers, infants and their families. This MCH Team includes a minimum of three core members:
a maternal and child health nurse, a mental health clinical professional, and a community health
worker. In addition, appropriate connections with nutrition and lactation consultant services are
assured. The MCH Team provides the following core services: a comprehensive assessment of
pregnant women, mothers, infants and their families; brief intervention including health
education and risk reduction counseling; and, connections with appropriate health care and
human services and resources, as indicated by the assessment and family choice.

https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/bitstream/handle/2452/616660/ocn970347514.pdf?
sequence=1&i sAllowed=y

Pialee Roy, (2006) Grandmother program involvement in Healthy Families Massachusetts: A

study of home visitor perceptions of extended family involvement in a teen parent support
program (M.A. Thesis, Tufts University).
Abstract
This study investigated grandmother involvement in one young parent support program:
Healthy Families Massachusetts (HFM). Data on 361 families in the evaluation of HFM,
and interviews with 62 of their home visitors, were analyzed to describe the nature,
pattern, and advantages or disadvantages of grandmother participation in home visits with
teen mothers. Maternal age, parenting status, repeat birth, education status, and
employment status were significantly related to level of grandmother involvement in
HFM. In addition, teen living status (which is influenced by TANF policies) was
significantly related to level of grandmother involvement in the program. HFM
encouraged grandmother participation, yet almost half of the home visitors reported that
they had not received any related training. Home visitors perceived grandmother
involvement as aiding overall communication among the teen mother, grandmother, and
home visitor. Conversely, home visitors reported that grandmother involvement was
sometimes unwanted because it prevented the teen mother from openly discussing
sensitive issues (such as contraception or her relationship with the father of the baby or
with the grandmother), or monopolized the time, especially due to a conflict of opinions.
Based on these findings, the paper concludes with policy recommendations.

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Pialee Roy, Marci Diamond, MPA and Jeanne Ward, BA, (November, 2009) Needs
Assessment of Healthy Sexuality Education for Youth with Disabilities in Massachusetts,
Poster Topic: Promoting the Health of People With Disabilities I. American Public Health
Association, Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/
266899493_Needs_Assessment_of_Healthy_Sexuality_Education_for_Youth_with_D
isabilities_in_Massachusetts

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (2009). Massachusetts Facility Assessment Tool,

https://www.mass.gov/doc/massachusetts-facility-assessment-tool/download

Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) and the Massachusetts Department

of Developmental Services (MDDS), (2011). Healthy Relationships, Sexuality and
Disability, Resource Guide, 2011.

https://www.mass.gov/doc/healthy-relationships-sexuality-and-disability-resource-guide-b
w/download

Pialee Roy, MA (April 2013). Nutrition Fruition, Social Enterprise Pitch oral
presenter, Unite for Sight Annual Meeting.

Pialee Roy (2018). Health literacy and health seeking behavior of parents of young children:
a study of early education and care programs in New Castle County, Delaware. University of
Delaware. (Doctoral Dissertation)

https://udspace.udel.edu/bitstream/handle/19716/24190/Roy_udel_0060D_13595.pdf?seque
nce=1&isAllowed=y

Pialee Roy (2023). APPAM, Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

● Health Care Access and Utilization - Discussant

● Teacher Preparation, Retention, and Recruitment - Discussant
● The Role of Teachers – Chair and Discussant

Pialee Roy (2023). Navigation Logic Model for ECE Providers. APHA, American Public
Health Association

Program: Integrative, Complementary and Traditional Health Practices

Session: Theories and Methodologies for the Evaluation of Traditional Medical Systems
Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Format: Poster Session.

Paper: (PDF) Navigation Models for Early Childhood Education Providers (researchgate.net)