Center for Children, Relationships, & Culture

Department of Human Development
University of Maryland
3304 Benjamin Building
College Park, MD 20742-1131

Center Members:

DIRECTOR: Kenneth H. Rubin, Professor of Human Development

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: Melanie Killen, Professor of Human Development

University of Maryland Members:

Kim Burgess, Research Assistant Professor of Human Development
James Byrnes, Professor of Human Development
Jude Cassidy, Professor of Psychology
Jane Clark, Professor of Kinesiology
Nathan Fox, Professor of Human Development
William Hall, Chair and Professor of Psychology
Brenda Jones, Assistant Professor of Human Development
Robert Kail, Professor of Psychology
Elisa Klein, Associate Professor of Human Development
Peter Leone, Professor of Special Education
Saundra Nettles, Associate Professor of Human Development
Stephen Porgess, Chair and Professor of Human Development
Sylvia Rosenfield, Chair and Professor of Counseling and Personnel Services
Ellin Scholnick, Professor of Psychology
Greg Smith, Associate Professor of Human Development
Judith Torney-Purta, Professor of Human Development
Edison Trickett, Professor of Psychology
Kathryn Wentzel, Associate Professor of Human Development
Allan Wigfield, Professor of Human Development

Off-Campus Center Associates:


Marc Bornstein, CFR/LCE, NICHD (Editor, Child Development)
David Crystal, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University
Elizabeth DeMulder, Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Susanne Denham, Professor, George Mason University
Maria Fracasso, Assistant Professor, Townson State University
Michael Lamb, SSED/NICHD
John Richters, NIMH
Kathleen Sternberg, SSED/NICHD
Marie-Anne Suizzo, NICHD
Lousia B. Tarullo, NIMH, Administration for Children and Families
Doug Teti, Associate Professor, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
James Youniss, Professor of Psychology, Catholic University
Carolyn Zahn-Waxler, Laboratory of Developmental Psychology, NIMH

Research Affiliates:


Yair Bar-Haim, University of Maryland, College Park
Paul Hastings, Laboratory of Developmental Psychology, NIMH
Peter Marshall, University of Maryland, College Park

Visiting Scholars (1995-Present):


Jeffrey Arnett, University of Missouri
Jens Asendorpf, Humbolt University (Germany)
Xinyin Chen, University of Western Ontario (Canada)
Patricia Daubt, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Tina Daniels, Carleton University (Canada)
Avigdor Klingman, University of Haifa (Israel)
Alida LoCoCo, University of Palermo (Italy)
Ann Sanson, University of Melbourne (Australia)
Avi Sagi, University of Haifa (Isreal)
Pei-Lin Wang, Taipei Municipal Teachers College (Taiwan)
Carla Zappulla, University of Palermo (Italy)

CENTER STUDENTS 1999-2000
Name e-mail mentor area of interest
Ardila-Rey, Alicia ardila@wam.umd.edu Killen conflict resolution and autonomy in early childhood; cultural stereotypes
Caranfa, David caranfa@wam.umd.edu Rubin temperament, parenting and peer relationships
Denver, John denverjw@yahoo.com Porges child violence and aggression; emotion regulation;child psychopathology 
Heiser, Nancy nheiser@psyc.umd.edu Turner social withdrawal and social phobia 
Henderson, Heather hahender@wam.umd.edu Fox developmental psychophysiology and emotion regulation (EEG, EKG)
Himmelfarb, Dalit dalit@wam.umd.edu Fox physiology and cognitive development
Horn, Stacey sshorn@wam.umd.edu Killen adolescent social & moral development
Joe, Claudia cmjoe@wam.umd.edu Porges autism; psychophysiology
Jones, Lee Ann lajones@aol.com Porges child and adolescent aggression; autism; social interaction; psychophysiology
Kastanek, Dawn dmk@wam.umd.edu Jones-Harden children-at-risk; foster & adoptive children
Kennedy, Amy akennedy@rubinlab.umd.edu Rubin friendship; emotion regulation; social withdrawal/reticence
Kim, Jennie Lee jenilee@wam.umd.edu Killen social-moral devpt; culture; gender role stereotypes; inclusion/exclusion
Kunz, John jkunz@ssw.umaryland.edu Rubin social withdrawal and its role in the classroom; peers and academics
McGlothlin, Heidi heidimcglothlin@hotmail.com Killen social and moral development; exclusion on the basis of race/gender
Nelson, Larry lnelson@rubinlab.umd.edu Rubin the self system, peer relationships, parenting
Park, Yoojung ypark@wam.umd.edu Killen social development; social competence
Polak, Cindy cpolak@wam.umd.edu Fox developmental psychophysiology
Todak, Douglas todak@wam.umd.edu Porges psychophysiology of emotion/behavior regulation in infants and children
VanMeenen, Kirsten kirstenv@wam.umd.edu Fox developmental psychophysiology and emotion regulation (EEG, EKG)
Wojslawowicz, Julie julie@rubinlab.umd.edu Rubin peer relationships; toddler aggression; social withdrawal