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STUDENTS WHO ENTERED IN 2008
Jessica GrahamClinical Interests: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Research Interests: Generalized Anxiety Disorder in African Americans
Master's thesis topic: hypothesizing that social support in the African American church buffers the relationship between discrimination and anxiety.
Publications:
Greer, J. A., Graham, J. R., & Safren, S. A. (2009). Comorbid medical conditions. In M. Otto & S. Hofmann (Eds.). Resolving treatment complications in anxiety disorders. New York: Springer.
Awards: Castellano Turner Fellowship 2007-2008
Mentor: Liz Roemer
Kelly GralingClinical interests: adult/adolescent victims of childhood sexual abuse; family dynamics; borderline personality disorder
Research interests: interpersonal and mental health outcomes of childhood sexual abuse; outcomes of childhood maltreatment/adversity
Master's Thesis Topic: Ecological-Transactional Approach to Understanding Child Abuse.
Presentations:
Lustig, K., Graling, K. B., & Liem, J. (2009, October). Depressive symptoms and life satisfaction among emerging adults: A comparison of high school dropout and graduates. Poster submitted at the annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, Atlanta, GA.
Graling, K. B., Liem, J., & Delmonico, T. (2009, August). Interpersonal problems in survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Poster accepted at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
Awards:
APA Student Travel Grant for August 2009 APA conference
Mentor: Joan Liem
Sarah A. O. GrayClinical interests: Working with young children and families, community prevention.
Research interests: Parental beliefs about treatment efficacy, family treatment matching, relational aggression and gender differences in young children, prevention.
Master's Thesis topic: relationship between early externalizing behavior and anxiety trajectories and second grade reading attainment, controlling for early reading skills and second grade cognitive ability.
Presentations:
Gray, S., Godoy, L., & Carter, A. (2009). The role of sensory sensitivity in predicting family impairment in 1and 2-year-old children. Poster presented at the Sensation To Emotion Conference, New York, NY.
Gray, S., Schwartz, S., & Eisenhower, A. (2009). Effects of Parent Cognitions Treatment Engagement. Poster to be presented at 2009 American Psychological Association Conference, Toronto, Canada
Grants:
LEND research fellowship
Mentor: Alice Carter. Also working with Abbey Eisenhower.
Fernanda LuccheseClinical interests: Infant mental-health; mother-infant relationship disorders; post-partum depression; parenting groups; Latino families and immigration issues.
Research interests: Infant development; cultural aspects of early childhood development; effects of parental mental health in infant socio-emotional development.
Master's thesis title topic: Maternal depression and mother-infant interactions at 3 and 6 months of infant.
Publications
Ficarra, C., Lucchese, F., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Kahana-Kalman, R. (April, 2009). Toddler's Bookreading & Storytelling Experiences: Similarities & Differences in African American, Mexican, and Dominican Families. Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.
Lucchese, F., & Tamis-LeMonda, C. S. (2007). Fostering language development in children from disadvantaged backgrounds. Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development (pp. 1-11). London, ON: Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network.
Presentations:
Ficarra, C., Lucchese, F., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Kahana-Kalman, R (poster under submission). Toddler's Bookreading & Storytelling Experiences: Similarities & Differences in African American, Mexican, and Dominican Families. Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.
Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Kahana-Kalman, R , Lucchese, F., Ficarra, C., Yoshikawa, H. (poster under submission). The Early Language Development and Experiences of Mexican and Dominican Children. In Poster Symposium: Documenting Language Use and Language Development by Spanish-English Bilingual Families in the US. Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, Colorado.
Lucchese, F., Tamis-LeMonda, C. S., Kahana-Kalman, R., Dalebroux, A., Skolnick, R. B. (June, 2008). Language Development in Mexican- and Dominica-American at 14 Months and 24 Months: Relations to Home Experiences and Cognitive Development. Poster session presented at the Head Start's Ninth National Research Conference, Washington, D.C.
Mentor: Ed Tronick
Frances de L. Martinez-Pedraza
Clinical interests: Young children with developmental disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), and their families; Early Childhood Psychopathology (e.g. internalizing and externalizing disorders). I am particularly interested in working with under-served diverse populations.
Research interests: Social-emotional and language development among young children with ASD; Role of family and culture in ASD treatment/ intervention; Family-child interactions of ASD diagnosed children.
Master's Thesis topic: Child Correlates of Family Impairment and Parenting Stress: A study of mothers and fathers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Publications:
Martínez-Pedraza, F. & Carter, A.S. (in press). Autism spectrum disorders in young children. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinics of North America
Presentations:
Carter, A.S., Kraper, C.K., Rosenblum, S., Martínez-Pedraza, F. (2009, May). Social Emotional and Problem Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: Associations with Child and Family Impairment. Oral Presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Chicago, IL.
Kraper, C.K., Rosenblum, S.D., Martínez-Pedraza, F., & Carter, A.S. (2009, March). Family impairment due to sensory sensitivity in children with autism spectrum disorders. Poster Presentation at the Sensation to Emotion Conference, New York City, NY.
Grants:
LEND research fellowship
Mentor: Alice Carter
Sarah SchwartzClinical interests: Community-based intervention/prevention; academic functioning; urban adolescents
Research interests: Risk and resiliency; prevention and intervention; urban adolescentsMaster's Thesis topic: how relative relationship strength or vulnerability among youth at baseline affects their experience in mentoring relationships.
Publications:
Schwartz, S. & Noam, G.G. (2007). Informal Science Learning in Afterschool Settings: A Natural Fit?. Washington, DC: National Research Council.
Schwartz, S. & Petersen, S. (in press). A New Developmentalist Role: Connecting Youth Development, Education, and Mental Health. New Directions in Youth Development.
Davidson, A. & Schwartz, S. (in press). Creating Youth Leaders: Community Supports. New Directions in Youth Development.
Malti, T., Schwartz, S., Liu, C. & Noam, G. (in press). Program Evaluation: Relationships as Key to Students' Development. New Directions in Youth Development.
Presentations:Gray, S., Schwartz, S., & Eisenhower, A. (2009, August). Effects of parent cognitions on treatment engagement. Poster to be presented at the American Psychological Association annual meeting, Toronto, Canada.
Chan, C., Lowe, S. R., Zwiebach, L., Schwartz, S., & Rhodes, J. (2009, June). Gender differences in mentoring relationships: A school-based longitudinal study. Poster to be presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research in Action (SCRA), New Brunswick, NJ.
Lowe, S. R., Chan, C., Zwiebach, L., Schwartz, S., & Rhodes, J. (2009, June). Predicting adverse health outcomes of vulnerable adults after Hurricane Katrina. Poster to be presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research in Action (SCRA), New Brunswick, NJ.
Chan, C., Lowe, S., Schwartz, S., & Rhodes, J. (2009, October) Community engagement in emerging adulthood: demographic variation, correlates, and processes. Poster submitted to the 4th Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Atlanta, GA.
Mentor: Dr. Jean Rhodes
clinical interests: Child and Family Therapy; Interpersonal Relationships
research interests: Social and emotional development in infants and children; development of attachment; infant-caregiver dynamics and their impact on infant development; parenting styles
Master's Thesis Topic: Modeling infant-caregiver interactions using a dynamic systems framework.
publications:
Venkatachalam, A. (2006). The Design for a Dance/Movement Therapy Couples' Workshop for Women facing Breast Cancer and their Partners - A Qualitative Case Study. Unpublished master's thesis, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.Mentor: Ed Tronick
Speshal WalkerClinical interests: Trauma and Recovery
Research Interests: Gender Violence in Women of Color, Sexual Abuse in African-American Women
Awards: Castellano Turner Fellowship 2007-2008
Mentor: Ester Shapiro