Susan Holloway

Susan Holloway is a Professor at the School of Education, University of California, Berkeley, specializing in Cognition and Development. Her research examines parental practices, emotional wellbeing, and parenting self-efficacy through interdisciplinary approaches combining developmental psychology, sociology, anthropology, and feminist studies. She has conducted extensive cross-cultural research in Japan, Italy, and China, exploring connections between educational institutions and non-dominant family groups.

Her research focuses on parenting self-efficacy, parental involvement in education, and cultural influences on child development. Key areas include:

• Cross-cultural parenting practices
• Socioeconomic impacts on child development
• Educational equity for immigrant families
• Family dynamics in intellectual disability contexts

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on cultural diversity in parenting practices and education, with recent work examining academic competence mediators in East Asian contexts. She has contributed extensively to understanding how cultural contexts shape parental involvement and child outcomes.

Dr. Holloway has authored several books including Contested Childhood: Diversity and Change in Japanese Preschools and Women and Family in Contemporary Japan.