Teaching
Graduate Level Courses
Adolescent Development
Developmental Approaches to Intergroup Relations and Victimization
Advanced Research Practicum
Introduction to Empirical Work in the Social Sciences, (Co-Instructors: A. Gaudeul, M. Pavlova, C. Giannetti, K. Stößel)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Understanding Intergroup Relations
Intergroup Attitudes Among Native and Immigrant Populations
Implementation of Concepts of Developmental Psychology into Practice and Evaluation, (Co-Instructor: P. Titzmann)
Apprenticeship in College Teaching: Graduate Teaching Seminar, (Co-Instructor: A. Battle)
Research Methods in Human Development (Teaching Assistant for M. Killen)
Undergraduate Level Courses
Human Development: Infancy through Adolescence
Research Methods in Human Development
Adolescent Development
Diversity Issues in Human Development
Developmental Approaches to Intergroup Relations and Victimization (fully conceptualized and developed course, honors seminar)
Senior Seminar in Research Methods
Supervised Field Experience
Fieldwork in Community Settings
Human Development through the Life-Span
Multiversity Intergroup Dialogue Program, Teaching and Learning about Cultural Diversity through Intergroup Dialogue, (Co-Facilitator: T. Segar)
Words of Engagement: An Intergroup Dialogue Program, Teaching and Learning about Cultural Diversity through Intergroup Dialogue: Intragroup Dialogue: Jewish Story Circle, (Co-Facilitator: B. Goldberg)
College Park Scholars Colloquium I: Advocates for Children
College Park Scholars Colloquium II: Advocacy and Discovery
Mentorship of Graduate Students
Doctoral Primary Advisor
Samantha Lawrence, Human Development and Family Studies (in progress)
Doctoral Committee Member
Sydney Beck, Human Development and Family Studies (in progress)
Jose-Michael Gonzalez, Human Development and Family Studies (in progress)
Kaitlin Flannery, Psychological Sciences (in progress)
Tija Rageliene, Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania, Institute of Psychology (Ph.D. 2017)
Maja K. Schachner, Educational and Cross-Cultural Psychology (Ph.D., 2014)
Master’s Primary Advisor
Cassandra Zwarycz, Human Development and Family Studies (in progress)
Master’s Committee Member
Jessica Kaneakua, Human Development and Family Studies (M.A., 2016)
Kaitlin Flannery, Psychological Sciences (M.A., 2015)
Independent Mentoring
Kate Dibble, Research Mentorship: Sexting Victimization and Rejection Sensitivity
Jose-Michael Gonzalez, Independent Study: Peer and Adult Influences on Early Adolescents’ Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviors
Alexander Molaver, Research Mentorship: Rejection Sensitivity and Loneliness
Alexander Reid, Teaching Apprenticeship: Adolescent Development; Parent-Emerging Adult Relationships
Elizabeth Simbeida, Independent Study: Adolescent Development
Mentorship of Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Honors Advisees
Sarah Van Antwerp (B.A., 2018)
Monica Vise (B.A., 2018)
SHARE Grant Awardee (2017)
Samantha E. Lawrence (B.A., 2017)
SHARE Grant Awardee (2016)
Ocean Rain Family Foundation for Summer Undergraduate Research SURF Grant Awardee (2016)
Office of Undergraduate Research Travel Awardee (2015; 2017)
Melissa Lovitz (B.A., 2015), M.A., Urban Education Policy, Brown University
Emily Rankin (B.A., 2015), M.A., Special Education, Central Connecticut State University
Presidential Scholars Enrichment Awardee (2014)
Office of Undergraduate Research Supply Awardee (2015)
Maeve Shea (B.A., 2014)
Jordan Whipple (B.A., 2013), City Year Program
Undergraduate Research Assistants
Emily Mendoza (B.A., 2019)
Jaylene Lopez (B.A., 2018)
Amanda Craig (B.A., 2017), UConn Honors student
Haley Argueta (B.A., 2017)
Cecilia Ortega (B.A., 2017)
Kelly Romano (B.A., 2015), Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, Virginia Consortium Program
Leanne Des Rosiers (B.A., 2014), M.A., Professional Counseling, Central Connecticut State University
Teaching Assistants
Leanne Des Rosiers
Kristine Fillian
Shannon Guilmette
Lydia Harden
Jillian Hochman
Okeem Moore
Danielle Pratt
Khadija Shahid