- Candise Lin, doctoral candidate in the Human Development program has received a National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Award. November 2012
- The following HDQM Faculty received recognition for their outstanding achievements: Patricia A. Alexander (Regents Faculty Award for Mentoring); Ann A. Battle (COE Distinguished Outreach Award); Gregory Hancock (COE Distinguished Scholarship Award); Melanie Killen (Director of Graduate Studies of the Year Award); Andre Rupp (AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Research Methodology Award); and both Natasha Cabrera and Meredith Rowe (ADVANCE Award). Summer 2012
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HDGSO Board
All graduate students in Human Development are considered part of the Human Development Graduate Student Organization. Each year a board of directors and an executive committee is chosen to oversee meetings and sponsor events.| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Maureen Wimsatt (Y2, Rubin) |
| Vice-President | Aimee Drouin Duncan (Y2, Jones Harden) |
| Secretary | Courtney Hattan (Y1, Alexander) |
| Treasurer | Liz Fein Karberg (Y2, Cabrera) |
| Community Service Chairs | Katie Leech (Y3, Rowe) Erica Zippert (Y3, Ramani) |
| Social Chairs | Brandee Feola (Y1, Bolger) Emily Rosenzweig (Y1, Miele) |
| Professional Development Chairs | Denis Dumas (Y2, Alexander) Katie Muenks (Y3, Miele) |
| Executive Committee | Laura Elenbaas (Y2, Killen) Emily Grossnickle (Y5, Alexander) Jenessa Malin (Y2, Cabrera) |
| COE Assembly Members | Denis Dumas, Lesley Sand, Maureen Wimsatt |
About the HDGSO Board
Name: Aimee Drouin DuncanUndergraduate Institution: American University
Research Interests: Developmental Science
Advisor: Brenda Jones Harden
Email: adrouin@umd.edu
Name: Denis Dumas
Undergraduate Institution: Temple University
Research Interests: Educational Psychology
Advisor: Patricia Alexander
Email: ddumas@umd.edu
Name: Laura Elenbaas
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Research Interests: Developmental Science
Advisor: Melanie Killen
Email: elenbaas@umd.edu
Name: Elizabeth Fein
Undergraduate Institution: University of William & Mary
Research Interests: Developmental Science
Advisor: Natasha Cabrera
Email: ebfein@umd.edu
Name: Emily Grossnickle
Undergraduate Institution: Towson University
Research Interests: Cognition; motivation
Advisor: Patricia Alexander
Email: egross3@umd.edu
Name: Katherine Muenks
Undergraduate Institution: Ohio State University
Research Interests: Achievement motivation
Advisor: Allan Wigfield
Email: kmuenks@umd.edu
Name: Lauren Musu-Gillette
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan Ann Arbor Research
Interests: Social and academic motivation
Advisor: Allan Wigfield
Email: lmusu@umd.edu
Name: Maureen Wimsatt
Undergraduate Institution: University of Michigan
Research Interests: Developmental Science
Advisor: Kenneth Rubin
Email: wimsattm@umd.edu
Student Affairs Committee
Shelby Cooley (Y3, Killen) and Erica Zippert (Y3, Ramani)