Christy L Lleras

Associate Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Department of Human Development and Family Studies

Human Development & Family Studies

Christy L Lleras is currently serving as a College Of Agricultural, Consumer And Environmental Sciences Associate Professor at Uiuc.

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Christy L Lleras

UIUC

Associate Professor

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education educational research school effectiveness socioeconomic status child development educational disadvantage school functioning psychology early childhood development family studies behavioral sciences african american studies cognitive development early childhood education educational psychology early childhood family relations developmental psychology family psychology educational attainment educational equity primary education early education racial discrimination disparities race school leadership inclusive education educational assessment housing studies family issues behavioral education applied developmental psychology child psychology student success equal educational opportunities student engagement child care household labor work-family interface sociology of education child mental health social-emotional development family dynamics intergenerational relations family diversity family formation peer relationships adolescence do skills noncognitive factors high school matter academic achievement racial concentration ability grouping practices ability grouping elementary school home environment work conditions single mothers multilevel analysis educational inequality differential resource allocation school moves achievement outcomes

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Neighborhood Disadvantage, Peer Acceptance, and Sense of Belonging Among Middle School Students. Research Square (Research Square) (2025)

Naomi S. DuranChristy L. Lleras

mental healtheducationpeer acceptanceneighborhood disadvantageeducational researchpeer relationshipsdevelopmental psychologyschool functioningschool psychologysociologychild developmentsocioeconomic statuspsychologybelongingadolescence

Nonstandard Work and Preschool Child Development in Single Mother Families: Exploring the Role of Maternal Depression and Parenting Stress. Marriage & Family Review (2022)

Sarai Coba-RodriguezChristy L. Lleras

pediatricspreschool child developmentsingle mother familiesearly educationearly childhood developmentchild mental healthsocial-emotional developmentchild developmentearly childhoodcognitive developmentdevelopmental psychologychild psychologyfamily psychologyfamily medicinenonstandard workpsychology

When Children Move: Behavior and Achievement Outcomes During Elementary School. The Journal of Educational Research (2016)

Christy LlerasMary McKillip

early childhood educationbehavioral educationeducationschool movesearly educationearly childhood developmentschool effectivenesseducational researchapplied developmental psychologyachievement outcomesearly childhoodschool functioninglongitudinal studiesyoung studentsprimary educationchild developmentbehavioral sciences

Family Embeddedness During the Transition to Adulthood of Second Generation Immigrants. Family Science Review (2015)

Joanna WuChristy Lleras

family processfamily dynamicssecond generation immigrantsculturefamily relationsdemographyhuman migrationsocial sciencesfamily studiesmigration studiesethnicityintergenerational relationsfamily psychologyfamily diversitysociologyfamily formationsocial relationsinternational migration

Educational Inequality in Colombia: Family Background, School Quality and Student Achievement in Cartagena. International Studies in Sociology of Education (2010)

Claudia RangelChristy Lleras

educational disadvantagemultilevel analysiseducationeducational attainmentpovertyschool effectivenesseducation policysociology of educationschool functioningfamily studieseducational inequalitysocial inequalitydifferential resource allocationeconomic inequalitysociologysocioeconomic status

Ability Grouping Practices in Elementary School and African American/Hispanic Achievement. American Journal of Education (2008)

Christy LlerasClaudia Rangel

early childhood educationeducational psychologyeducationeducational disadvantageability grouping practiceseducational equityschool effectivenesseducational researchability groupingschool functioningafrican american studiesethnicityprimary educationinclusive educationelementary schooleducational assessment

Do Skills and Behaviors in High School Matter? the Contribution of Noncognitive Factors in Explaining Differences in Educational Attainment and Earnings. Social Science Research (2008)

Christy Lleras

educational disadvantageeducational psychologyeducationeducational attainmentschool effectivenessdo skillseducational researchnoncognitive factorscognitive developmenthigh school matterpsychologystudent successsocioeconomic statusbehavioral sciences

Employment, Work Conditions, and the Home Environment in Single-Mother Families. Journal of Family Issues (2008)

Christy Lleras

social determinants of healthchild caresociologyfamily relationsearly childhood developmenthousing studieshousingsocioeconomic statushousehold laborhome environmentdemographyfamily studiesfamily issuesfamily medicinework conditionsquality of lifework-family interfacechild developmentsingle mothers

Race, Racial Concentration, and the Dynamics of Educational Inequality Across Urban and Suburban Schools. American Educational Research Journal (2008)

Christy Lleras

educational disadvantageeducationeducational equityracial discriminationschool effectivenesseducational researchequal educational opportunitiesacademic achievementdisparitiesafrican american studiesracial concentrationschool leadershipstudent engagementrace