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FACULTY

Melanie Killen
B.A., Clark University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Areas of interest: Social and moral reasoning; cultural influences on development; social reasoning about group inclusion and exclusion, children’s and adolescents' moral evaluations of intergroup bias, prejudice in childhood, and intergroup bias.
E-mail: mkillen@umd.edu
Vitae: killen_vitae.pdf

VISITING SCHOLARS

Tina Malti
M.A., Free University Berlin (Developmental Psychology); M.A., University of Fribourg (Cognitive-behavioral Psychotherapy for Children and Adolescents): Ph.D., Free University Berlin and Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin
Areas of interest: Social and moral emotions, social and moral reasoning, developmental psychopathology, socialization influences on social development, developmental interventions, longitudinal studies
E-mail: malti@jacobscenter.uzh.ch

Maike Gieling
B.A. (Psychology), Utrecht University, the Netherlands; M.Sc. Utrecht University; Ph.D. candidate, Utrecht University
Areas of interest:  Social reasoning about questions of multiculturalism, group rights and tolerance among adolescents (particularly in the Dutch context), ingroup identification,
E-mail: m.gieling@uu.nl

CURRENT GRADUATE STUDENTS

Alaina Brenick
B.A., University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Psychology Major); Ph.D. candidate, UM.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; exclusion; gender role and ethnic stereotypes; intergroup contact to reduce stereotyping and prejudice (especially in areas of high conflict).
E-mail: abrenick@umd.edu
Vitae: Brenick (pdf)

Alexandra (Sasha) Henning
B.A., Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL (Psychology Major); Ph.D. candidate, UM.
Areas of interest: Cultural influences on social and moral development; group inclusion and exclusion in stereotypic contexts; stereotypes in video games; social identity theory.
E-mail: aih@umd.edu

Aline Hitti
B.A. Johns Hopkins University (Mathematical Sciences Major); M.S.E. Johns Hopkins University (Mathematical Sciences Major); Ph.D. Candidate, Developmental Science, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Areas of interest: exclusion, stereotyping, adolescent social development, intergroup contact.
E-mail: ahitti@umd.edu
Vitae: Hitti (pdf)

Megan Clark Kelly
B.A., Boston College (Psychology Major); M.A., Boston College (Developmental Psychology); Ph.D. candidate, UM.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; exclusion; gender role stereotypes.
E-mail: mclark8@umd.edu

Kelly Lynn Mulvey
B.A., Duke University (English Major, Psychology and History Double Minor); M.A.T, Duke University; Ph.D. Candidate, Developmental Science, Department of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park
Areas of interest: exclusion, moral development, intergroup contact.
E-mail: klmulvey@umd.edu
Vitae: Mulvey (pdf)

Cameron Richardson
B.S., Penn State University (Psychology Major); Ph.D. candidate, UM.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; exclusion; intergroup bias.
E-mail: crichar1@umd.edu
Vitae: Richardson (pdf)

CURRENT UNDERGRADUATES

Samantha Cibelli
B.A., Candidate, Meredith College
Summer Science Fellow, APA, with Dr. Killen
E-mail: cibellis@meredith.edu

Shelby Cooley
B.A. candidate Scripps College
Summer Science Fellow, APA, with Dr. Killen
E-mail: SCooley@ScrippsCollege.edu

Mara Duvra
B.A., Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
McNair Fellowship, Summer, 2009 with Dr. Ramani
E-mail: mduvra@umd.edu

Shawnese Gilpin
B.A., Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: sgilpin@umd.edu

Sonia Giron
B.A., Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: soniag@umd.edu

Riva Kantor
B.A., Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: rkantor@umd.edu

Aimee Mayer
B.A. Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: amayer44@umd.edu

Dennis Wigfield
B.A. Candidate, University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: dennistw@umd.edu

Lisa Weinberg
B.A., Candidate, Macalester College
Summer Science Fellow, APA, with Dr. Killen
E-mail: lweinberg@macalester.edu

Ph.D GRADUATES

Alicia E. Ardila-Rey
B.A., Universidad de San Buenaventura-Bogota-Colombia; M.Ed., University of Maryland, College Park; Ph.D. awarded 2002, UM.
Current position: Research Director and Associate, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education.
Areas of interest: Conflict resolution and autonomy in early childhood; narrative and literacy; cultural influences on development; exposure to violence and moral reasoning.
E-mail: aardila-rey@aacte.org

Christina M. Edmonds
B.A., Barnard College at Columbia University (English Major); Ph.D., awarded 2005, UM. Current position: Research Associate, University of Maryland.
Areas of interest: Racial attitudes and stereotypes; parental influences.
E-mail: Gcedmonds@comcast.net

Stacey Horn
B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., College of St. Thomas; Ph.D. awarded 2000, UM.
Current position: Associate Professor of Education, University of Illinois, Chicago.
Areas of interest: Adolescent social reasoning; intergroup relationships, gender sexuality.
E-mail: sshorn1@uic.edu

Jennie Lee-Kim
B.A., Vanderbilt University (Psychology Major); Ph.D. awarded 2005, UM.
Current position: Research Associate, University of Maryland.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; cross-cultural differences; gender-role stereotypes; Korean-American children's evaluations of exclusion.
E-mail: jenilee@umd.edu

Nancy Geyelin Margie
B.A., Haverford College (History Major); Ph.D., 2007, University of Maryland.
Current position: Fellow, Society for Research in Child Development, Executive Branch Fellowship, Washington, DC
Areas of interest: social and moral development; bullying, peer victimization, and aggressive behavior; racial/ethnic exclusion; relation between social cognitive processes and experience; conflict resolution.
E-mail: ngmargie@yahoo.com

Heidi McGlothlin
B.A., Western Kentucky University (Psychology Major); Ph.D. awarded 2004, UM.
Current position: Maternity leave.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; exclusion; stereotype and prejudice development.
E-mail: hmcgloth@umd.edu

Yoonjung Park
B.S., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; M.A., Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; Ph.D awarded 2005, UM.
Current position: Research Associate, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health
Areas of interest: Social development; peer victimization and exclusion; evaluations of exclusion in adolescents.
E-mail: ypark@rti.org

Christine E. Theimer Schuette
B.A., University of Virginia; M.Ed., University of Maryland; Ph.D. awarded 1999, UM.
Current position: Assistant Professor, School of Education, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
Areas of interest: Gender stereotypes; social development; early childhood.
E-mail: Schuette503@cs.com

Stefanie Sinno
B.S., Ursinus College, (Psychology Major); Ph.D., 2007, University of Maryland
Current position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Muhlenberg College , Allentown , PA.
Areas of interest: social and moral development, parental roles in the family, children's and adolescents' reasoning about the family context, gender stereotypes and exclusion.
E-mail: stsinno@umd.edu
Vitae: Sinno (pdf)

M.A. GRADUATES (selected)

Holly Bozeman
B.A., University of Maryland (Psychology Major); M.A. awarded 2005, UM.
Current position: Research Associate, Westat Inc.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; exclusion; stereotypes.
E-mail: hbozeman@umd.edu

Kerry M. Green (Pisacane)
B.S., College of William and Mary, M.A. awarded 1998, UM.
Areas of interest: Social development, gender stereotypes, exclusion
Current position: Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Maryland
E-mail: greenkm@umd.edu

Yunhee Shin
B.S., Dongduk Women's University, Korea; M.A. awarded 2003, UM.
Areas of interest: Social development and competence; gender role stereotypes.
E-mail: hohoyh@hanmail.net

Katherine A. Zukowski
B.A., Canisius College, Buffalo, NY (Psychology Major); M.A. awarded 2002, UM.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development; stereotypes; parental influence on social and moral development.
E-mail: zukowskk@umd.edu

B.A. GRADUATES (selected)

Michael Collins
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park. Industrial/organizational psychology degree program. Boston, Massachuetts.

Alex O'Connor
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Areas of interest: Stereotyping, implicit bias, intergroup relationships.
Currently: National Science Foundation Pre-doctoral Fellow at the University of California, Berkeley
Email: aconnor@calmail.berkeley.edu

Rasha Dalbah
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park.
E-mail: radalbah@umd.edu

Colleen Klee
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park.
E-mail: crklee@umd.edu

Robin Goldburg
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
Currently: Graduate student, New York University
E-mail: rgoldburg@umd.edu

Erika Salomon
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
Completing MA in Culture and Cognition, Queens University, Belfast
E-mail: ecsalomon@yahoo.com

Gabriella Tishco
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
Currently: Graduate student, Fordam University
E-mail: gtishco@umd.edu

A. Jaynie Trageser
B.A., University of Maryland, College Park
Areas: Children's social development, moral judgment, and school environments
Currently: Doctoral student at George Mason University
E-mail: atragese@umd.edu

Alyssa Frank
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: afrank@umd.edu

Christina New
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: cnew@umd.edu

Dana Turkel
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: turkeld@aol.com

Christopher Fabiszak
B.A. University of Maryland, College Park
E-mail: hndrix37@aim.com