Present | Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis ‐ Department of Psychological Sciences | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Child Psychology, Parent-child and Family Relationships, Children Born Premature, Children with Intellectual Disabilities, Parental Stress and Depression, Social-emotional Development, Developmental Delays, Developmental Psychopathology, Prematurity, Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES), Structural Equation Modeling, Latent Class Analysis, Path Analysis, SPSS, and MPlus
Grants
2016 - 2017 | Identifying Risk and Protective Factors in Black Families of Toddlers with Developmental Delays |
College of Arts and Sciences Research Award | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$12,499 | |
2012 - 2014 | : Post-Doctoral Training in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) - 5T32 HD007489 | |
Role: Postdoctoral Fellow | |
Colleague(s): Marsha Mailick | |
2009 - 2011 | Exploring Family Systems Influences on Children at Risk: An Observational Approach |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - 5F31 MH087033 | |
Role: Principal Investigator | |
$76,036 | |
2008 - 2009 | Research Training in Child Mental Health/Primary Prevention |
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) - 5T32 MH018387 | |
Role: Predoctoral Fellow | |
Colleague(s): Laurie Chassin |
Honors and Awards
- UMSL College of Arts and Sciences Professional Travel Grant (2015)
- Society for Research in Child Development Early Career Travel Award (2015)
- UM-St. Louis Office of Research Administration Travel Award (2014)
- David Zeaman Student Travel Award for the Gatlinburg Conference (2010)
- Society for Research in Child Development Student Travel Award (2009)
- Arizona State University Psychology Department Travel Award (2008, 2009)
- Phi Beta Kappa, Smith College (2003)
- Cum Laude, Smith College (2003)
- Shultz Foundation Fellowship, Smith College (2002)
- Psi Chi National Honor Society, Smith College (2002)
- Academic Dean’s List, Smith College (1999-2003)