Ponte. I. (December 15, 2007). Reconceptualizing Cultural Differences in Preschool Teachers' Beliefs about Behavioral Control Styles: Interview in Beijing, Tokyo, and Boston. 15th International Conference: Reconceptualizing Early Childhood Education: Research, Theory, Policy and Practice, The Hong Kong Institute of Education. Hong Kong, China.

Ponte, I. (December 10, 2007). Developmental Milestones: Taking Care of China's Orphans. China Care Foundation, Inc., Beijing, China.

Ponte, I. (December 6, 2007). Missing Girls' to American's Sweethearts: Transnational Adoptions from China, Fulbright Scholars Presentation, Our Chinese Daughter's Foundation, Beijing BISS International School, Beijing, China.

Ponte, I. Bebiroglu, N., Golden, K., Abo-Zena M., Compitello, A., Sloane, J., Theodore, M., Dempsey, J. (2007). Children Adopted from China: Understandings of Ethnicity and Self. Poster Presented at Society of Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Pinderhughes, E., Bebiroglu, N., Chin, S., Golden, K., and Ponte, I. (July 17, 2006). Chinese-American Adoptions- Navigating Experiences and Perceptions. Paper Symposium, International Conference on Adoption Research, Norwich, England.

Ponte, I., Jones, D. (April 8, 2006). Making Connections: Big Sister/Big Brother Programs for Internationally Adopted Children. Education for Everyone: The Evolving World of Adoption, New England Adoption Conference, Bellingham, MA.

Ponte, I., Kirst, S., New, R., Fan, S., & Chau, C. (June 26, 2006). Home-school relationship in Head Start: Cultural values of parents and teachers. Poster Presented at Head Start's 8th National Research Conference, Washington D.C.

Kirst, S., Ponte, I., New, R., Chau, C., Fan, S. (April 8, 2006). Teacher Beliefs Regarding the Role of Chinese Immigrant Parents in School Readiness. Paper Presented at 2006 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.

Fan, S., Chau, C., New, R., Ponte, I., and Kirst, S. (April 7, 2006). Shifting Identities: Chinese Immigrant Values as They Support and Hinder Family, School, and Community Relations. Paper Presented at 13th International Roundtable on School, Family, and Community Partnerships San Francisco, CA.

Nagaoka, R. and Ponte, I. (SRCD Poster Session, 2005). What is a "Sensitive" Teacher?: Japanese and US teachers' beliefs about anticipating and responding to children's needs. Poster Presented at Society of Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Ponte, I. (February 25, 2005). Caregiver Sensitivity in Cultural Context: Japanese and US Teachers' Beliefs About Anticipating and Responding to Children's Needs, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) 22nd Annual International Forum, Cambridge, MA.

Ponte, I. (July 11, 2004). Misbehavior: A Cross Cultural Comparison. Paper Presentation for the International Society of Social Behavior and Development, Ghent, Belgium.

Ponte, I. (January 23, 2004). Cross Cultural Understandings, Botanical Garden Children's School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

Ponte, I. (April 5, 2003). Masters Thesis. Misbehavior: A Cross Cultural Study. Student Presentation Day at Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development, Tufts University, Medford, MA.

Ponte, I. (May 3, 2000). Preschools in China and the United States: A Comparative Study, College of the Holy Cross, College Honors Conference, Worcester, MA.