| 2022 - Present | Dean, University of North Florida ‐ College of Arts & Sciences | |
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| 2020 - 2022 | Associate Dean, California State University Los Angeles ‐ College of Natural & Social Sciences | |
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| 2019 - 2020 | Interim Associate Dean, California State University, Los Angeles ‐ College of Natural & Social Sciences | |
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| 2016 - 2019 | Interim Chair, California State University, Los Angeles ‐ Department of Child & Family Studies | |
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| 2010 - 2011 | Acting Chair, California State University, Los Angeles ‐ Department of Psychology | |
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| 2006 | Professor, California State University, Los Angeles ‐ Department of Psychology | |
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| 2001 - 2006 | Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles ‐ Department of Child & Family Studies | |
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| 2004 - 2005 | Visiting Scholar, Children's Digital Media Center, LA (CDMC@LA) | |
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| 2001 | Associate Director, Children's Digital Media Center, LA (CDMC@LA) | |
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| 1996 - 2001 | Associate Professor, California State University, Los Angeles ‐ Department of Child & Family Studies | |
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| 1995 | Lecturer, UCLA | |
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Disciplines
Grants
| 2014 - 2015 | Course Redesign |
| CSU Chancellors Office | |
| 2013 - 2015 | Course Redesign |
| CSU Chancellors Office | |
| $7,000 | |
| 2012 | GE Faculty Learning Community |
| CSULA | |
| $500 | |
| 2011 - 2012 | Hewlett-Packard |
| Hewlett-Packard | |
| $36,000 | |
| 2008 - 2012 | NIGMS/MBRS |
| NIGMS/MBRS | |
| $310,000 | |
| 2011 | Sabbatical Leave (Fall) |
| CSULA | |
| 2004 | Sabbatical leave |
| CSULA | |
| 2001 | Assessing Student Learning: Development of an In-Class Writing Assignment to be Embedded in the Capstone Course (CHDV496) |
| Innovative Instruction Program, Category 1 | |
| $3,978 | |
| 2001 | Young Spanish-Speaking Children's Learning of Nouns in English. |
| Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award | |
| $16,000 | |
| 2000 | Enhancement of Technologically-Mediated Advisement for Undergraduate Students in the Department of Child and Family Studies |
| HHS Lottery Funds | |
| $5,663 | |
| 2000 | Incorporation of Technology in the Child Development Capstone Course--CHDV 496 |
| Innovative Instruction Award Program--Level 1 | |
| $5,000 | |
| 1998 | Development of Extramural Proposals |
| UAS Seed Fund Grant | |
| 1998 | Program Assessment in the Department of Child & Family Studies |
| Level 2 Innovative Instruction award, CSLA | |
| $7,500.82 | |
| 1997 - 1998 | Spencer Foundation |
| Spencer Foundation | |
| $9,325 | |
| 1997 | Creative Leave and Mini-Grant, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Program |
| CSLA | |
| 1996 | Proposal Development |
| Grant-in-Aid Award |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2019 - Present | Chair, Social Policy Subcommittee, SRCD Asian Caucus | 2017 - 2020 | Member, Editorial Board, Emerging Adulthood | 2013 - 2017 | Consulting Editor, Developmental Psychology | Member, American Psychological Society | Member, Asian Caucus Awards Committee, Society for Research in Child Development | Reviewer for the National Science Foundation, Developmental and Learning Sciences Program | Member, Editorial Board, Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace | Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Media Psychology | Associate Editor, International Journal for Research on Cyber Behavior and Learning | Review Panel, National Science Foundation (Office of Cyber Infrastructure, AISL) | Member, Society for Research in Adolescence | Member, Society for Research in Child Development |
Honors and Awards
- 2015: Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Advisor award, Honors College, CSULA
- 2015: Recognized for Mentorship of Graduate Students' Research and Scholarship, College of Natural and Social Sciences, CSULA
- 2013: Phi Kapa Phi, CSULA
- 2013: Outstanding Professor Award, CSULA
- 1993-1994: Finalist, Best Dissertation award, Department of Psychology, UCLA
- 1992-1993: Chancellor's Dissertation Year Fellowship, UCLA
- 1986: Gold medalist, M.A. Degree Exams, University of Mysore, India
- 1984: Gold medalist, B.A. Degree Exams, University of Madras, India
| 1993 | Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Psychology | |
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| 1989 | M.A., University of California, Los Angeles ‐ Psychology | |
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| 1986 | M.A., University of Mysore ‐ Psychology | |
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| 1984 | B.A., University of Madras ‐ Psychology | |
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