Participants in the Research Group
This page lists the members of the Social Development and Family Processes Research Group in the Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester.
FACULTY:
Judith Smetana
B.A., University of California, Berkeley;
M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz.
Areas of interest: Social and moral development, including moral reasoning and development; Adolescent development and adolescent-parent relationships in cultural contexts; Parenting and development of parenting beliefs.
E-mail: smetana@psych.rochester.edu
GRADUATE STUDENTS:
B.A., Notre Dame University
Ph.D. Student, University of RochesterCourtney Ball
Areas of interest: Children's moral judgments and the role of emotions in the reasoning process.
E-mail: cball@psych.rochester.edu
B.A., Baylor University;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
Areas of interest: Adolescent-parent communication and its influences on autonomy development and friendships.
E-mail: jcomer@psych.rochester.edu
B.A., Louisiana State University;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
Areas of interest: Children's and adolescents' reasoning about complex moral situations; the intersections between morality, autonomy/identity development, and digital media.
E-mail: mjambon@psych.rochester.edu
Marina Tasopoulos-Chan
B.A., Columbia University;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
Areas of interest: Adolescent-parent communication and negotiation and cultural influences on adolescent-parent relationships.
E-mail: marina@psych.rochester.edu
B.A., University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
Areas of interest: Adolescent decision-making, identity development and cultural influences on adolescent development.
E-mail: myriam@psych.rochester.edu
B.A., Whitman College;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
E-mail: wrote@psych.rochester.edu
RECENT Ph.D. GRADUATES:
Nicole Campione-Barr
B.A., University of Missouri-Columbia;
M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Dissertation: The Impact of Sibling Relationships on Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Adolescent Autonomy Development
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Psychological Sciences
Christopher Daddis
B.A., Cornell University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Dissertation: Close Friendships and the Expanding Boundaries of the Personal Domain During Early and Middle Adolescence
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, Ohio State University at Marion
B.A., Hamline University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Dissertation: Domain-Specific Judgments of Civic and Political Engagement in Late Adolescence:
Associations with Adolescent Activity Involvement
Current Position: Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of West Virginia