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:
Jessamy Comer
B.A., Baylor University;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
Adolescent-parent communication and its influences on autonomy development and friendships.
E-mail: jcomer@psych.rochester.edu
Marc Jambon
B.A., Louisiana State University;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
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
Myriam Villalobos
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
Wendy Weinerman
B.A., Whitman College;
Ph.D. Student, University of Rochester
UNDERGRADUATES:
Brittney Huntington
RECENT Ph.D. GRADUATES:
Susan S. Chuang
B. A., University of Toronto;
M.S., Ph.D., Warner Graduate School of Education
& Human Development, University of Rochester
Dissertation: Chinese Mothers' Parenting Beliefs about the Personal Domain
for Young Children
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition,
University of Guelph
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
Ph.D. 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
Aaron Metzger
B.A., Hamline University;
M.S., Ph.D., University of Rochester
Ph.D. Dissertation: Domain-Specific Judgments of Civic and Political Engagement in Late Adolescence: Associations with Adolescent Activity Involvement
Current Position: Post-doctoral Fellowship; University of Illinois at Chicago
