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CHRISTINE A.P. WALTHER

Office Address: University of Houston-Clear Lake E-Mail: [email protected]

2700 Bay Area Blvd Office Phone: (281) 283-3463

Office: Bayou 2233.02

Houston, TX 77058

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Developmental Psychology 2014

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Advisor: Brooke Molina, Ph.D.

Dissertation: Post-high school education trajectories, adult role

transitions, and maturing out of heavy alcohol use

M.S., Psychology 2011

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Advisor: JeeWon Cheong, Ph.D.

Thesis: The role of parents, peers, and autonomy in alcohol use

during the first year of college

B.A., Psychology 2006

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS

Assistant Professor of Psychology 2014-Present

University of Houston-Clear Lake, Houston, TX

HONORS AND AWARDS

Nominee for Student Organization Adviser of the Year 2017

New Online Course Development Initiative Grant Recipient 2016-2017

HSH FDSF for Conference Travel 2015-2017

Travel Scholarship from the Early Career Preventionist Network 2009-2012

to attend the annual meeting for the Society for Prevention Research

Arts & Sciences Summer Research Fellowship 2009-2011

Student nominated excellent instructor “Guest Coach” for 2009

University of Pittsburgh vs. Syracuse University football game

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Nominee for the Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Award 2009

Texas Tech University Institutional Nominee for the George C. 2006

Marshall Scholarship

Southwestern Psychological Association Research Competition 2006

Third Place

Llano Estacado Undergraduate Psychology Research 2006

Conference Poster Competition Honorable Mention

Mortar Board Honor Society 2005

Llano Estacado Undergraduate Psychology Research 2005

Conference Poster Competition Winner

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Cheong, J., & Molina, B.S.G. (2017). The role of alcohol

expectancies in the associations between close friend, typical college student, and

personal alcohol use. Substance Use and Misuse, 52, 1656-1666.

2. Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Harty, S.C., Gnagy, E.M., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G.

(2016). The indirect effects of childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder on

alcohol problems in adulthood through unique facets of impulsivity. Addiction, 111,

1582-1589.

3. Wymbs, B.T., Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Belendiuk, K.A., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E.M.,

Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2014). Childhood ADHD potentiates the association

between problematic drinking and intimate partner violence. Journal of Attention

Disorders. Advance online publication. doi:10.1177/1087054714557358

4. Molina, B.S.G., Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E.M., & Pelham, W.E.

(2014). Heavy alcohol use in early adulthood as a function of childhood ADHD:

Developmentally specific mediation by social impairment and delinquency.

Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 22, 110-121.

5. Kuriyan, A.B., Pelham, W.E., Molina, B.S.G., Waschbusch, D.A., Gnagy, E.M., Sibley,

M.H., Babinski, D.E., Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Yu, J., & Kent, K.M. (2013).

Young adult educational and vocational outcomes of children diagnosed with ADHD.

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 41, 27-41.

6. Wymbs, B.T., Molina, B.S.G., Belendiuk, K.A., Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Cheong,

J., McGinley, J.S., Marshal, M.P., Gnagy, E.M., & Pelham, W.E. (2013). Motorsports

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involvement among adolescents and young adults with childhood ADHD. Journal of

Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 42, 220-231.

7. Dermody, S.S., Cheong, J., & Walther, C.A.P. (2012). A study of alcohol use by designated

drivers among college students. Journal of American College Health, 60, 310-315.

8. Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Molina, B.S.G., Pelham, W.E., Wymbs, B.T., Belendiuk, K.A.,

& Pedersen, S.L. (2012). Substance use and delinquency among adolescents with

childhood ADHD: The protective role of parenting. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors,

26, 585-598.

9. Wymbs, B.T., Molina, B.S.G., Pelham, W.E., Cheong, J., Gnagy, E.M., Belendiuk, K.A.,

Walther, C.A.P., Babinski, D.E., & Waschbusch, D.A. (2012). Risk of intimate partner

violence among young adult males with childhood ADHD. Journal of Attention

Disorders, 16, 373-383.

Manuscripts under Review

1. Carman, C.A., & Walther, C.A.P. (Under review). Demographic effects of using the

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) 7 Nonverbal Battery to identify the gifted/talented.

Manuscripts under Revision (* indicates student author)

1. Walther, C.A.P., & Cheong, J. (Under revision). The role of parents, peers, and autonomy in

alcohol use during the first year of college.

2. Bistricky, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Balderas, J.*, Prudon, J.*, Ward, C., Ingram, R.E., &

Atchley, R.A. (Under revision). Distinct sleep deficits yield different neurocognitive

attentional responses to socially salient information.

3. Johnston, A.M., Walther, C.A.P., Seahorn, C., & Brownlee, L.* (Under revision). Speed-

dating for group formation: Removing the romance and adding the pedagogy.

4. Woldu, D.O., Haile, Z.T., Howard, S., Walther, C.A.P., Otieno, A., & Lado, B. (Under

revision). The association between concurrent sexual practice and substance use in

Korogocho slums of Nairobi, Kenya.

Articles in Preparation

1. Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (In

preparation). Prospective specificity of expectancies predicting substance use among

adults with and without childhood ADHD.

2. Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E., & Molina, B.S.G. (In

preparation). Trajectories of ADHD symptoms and anger from childhood to adulthood as

predictors of young adult alcohol problems.

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3. Walther, C.A.P., & Molina, B.S.G. (In preparation). Post-high school education trajectories

and maturing out of heavy alcohol use.

4. Kelling, A., Kelling, N., Walther, C.A.P., Johnston, A., & Elkins, S. (In preparation). Keep

calm and conceal carry: Opinions about campus carry on a Texas commuter campus.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS (* indicates published abstract, #

indicates student author)

1. Walther, C.A.P., & Molina, B. (2018, April). Post-high school education trajectories and

maturing out of heavy alcohol use. Poster submitted for presentation at the Biennial

Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN.

2. Kenndey, T., Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S., McKone, K#, Gnagy, E., Pelham, W., & Molina,

B. (2018, April). ADHD symptom trajectories across adolescence: Inattention,

hyperactivity/impulsivity, and oppositional behavior. Poster submitted for presentation at

the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN.

3. Woldu, D., Haile, Z., Howard, S., Otieno, A., Walther, C.A.P., & Lado, B. (2017,

November). Association between substance abuse and concurrent sexual relationships

among urban slum dwellers in Kenya. Paper accepted for presentation at the Annual

Meeting of the American Public Health Association, Atlanta, GA.

4. *Kennedy, T.M., Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., McKone, K.M.P.#, Gnagy, E.M., Pelham,

W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2017, June). Peer influences on alcohol use among young adults

with a history of ADHD. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society

on Alcoholism, Denver, CO. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental

Research, 41, S1, 219).

5. *McKone, K.M.P.#, Kennedy, T.M., Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E.M., Pelham,

W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2017, June). Social anxiety, heavy drinking, and AUD

symptoms among young adults with and without childhood ADHD. Poster presented at

the Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Denver, CO. (Abstracted in

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 41, S1, 854).

6. *Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E.M., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2017,

June). Prospective specificity of expectancies predicting substance use among adults with

and without childhood ADHD. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, Denver, CO. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and

Experimental Research, 41, S1, 237).

7. Ravandi, A.#, Garcia, B.#, Morales, S.#, Tapia, A.#, & Walther, C.A.P. (2017, April). The

perception of college student alcohol consumption among traditional-aged and

nontraditional-aged college students. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual University of

Houston-Clear Lake Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts.

8. Cassillas, L.#, Gardiner, B.#, Hussain, H.#, Walther, C.A.P., & Elkins, S. (2017, April). The

effects of helicopter parenting on parent accommodation behaviors. Poster presented at

the 23rd Annual University of Houston-Clear Lake Student Conference for Research and

Creative Arts.

9. Clark, L.#, Willis, M.#, Walther, C.A.P., & Elkins, S. (2017, April). The role of parenting on

the effects of early childhood maltreatment: Do parenting practices serve as a predictor of

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adolescent delinquency?. Poster presented at the 23rd Annual University of Houston-

Clear Lake Student Conference for Research and Creative Arts.

10. Walther, C.A.P., & Donovan, J.E. (2017, April). Unique associations between the childhood

family environment and problem behavior during early and middle adolescence. Poster

presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,

Austin, TX.

11. *Molina, B.S.G., Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Harty, S.C., Sibley, M.H., Gnagy, E., &

Pelham, W.E. (2016, October). Persistence of behavioral and affective under-control in

ADHD risk of substance abuse: Success and failure in the quest for predictors. Paper

presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent

Psychiatry, New York, NY. (Abstracted in Journal of the American Academy of Child &

Adolescent Psychiatry, 55, 10S, S324).

12. Clark, L.#,Slatko, L.#, Walther, C.A.P., & Elkins, S.R. (2016, October). Early child

maltreatment and adolescent delinquency: Parent-child relationship and parent

monitoring as predictors of resilience. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the

Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Philadelphia, PA.

13. *Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E.M., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2016,

June). Specificity of substance use expectancy associations among adults with and

without childhood ADHD. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, New Orleans, LA. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and

Experimental Research, 40, S1, 226A).

14. *Molina, B.S.G., Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Harty, S.C., Sibley, M., Gnagy, E., &

Pelham, W.E. (2016, June). Impulsive anger may mark an age-independent phenotype for

alcoholism risk in ADHD. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, New Orleans, LA. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and


15. Smith, L.M.#, Galindo, A.#, Velez, A.#, & Walther, C.A.P. (2016, April). The role of

impulsivity and religiosity in college student alcohol use. Poster presented at the 22nd

Annual University of Houston-Clear Lake Student Conference for Research and Creative

Arts.

16. *Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2015, June).

Differences in young adult alcohol problems due to ADHD history and completion of

postsecondary education. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society

on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental

Research, 39, S1, 163A).

17. *Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2015, June).

Trajectories of ADHD symptoms and anger from childhood to adulthood as predictors of

young adult alcohol problems. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and


18. *Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Harty, S.C., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2015,

June). Understanding the association between childhood ADHD and adult impulsivity

facets and alcohol problems. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, San Antonio, TX. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and


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19. *Molina, B.S.G., Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Gnagy, E., & Pelham, W.E. (2015, June).

Parent- versus self-reported alcohol problems for young adults with childhood ADHD.

Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, San

Antonio, TX. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 39, S1,

74A).

20. Walther, C.A.P., Molina, B.S.G., & Pelham, W.E. (2015, March). The role of parent-

adolescent relationships in trajectories of ADHD symptoms and anger from childhood to

young adulthood. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in

Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

21. *Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Chisolm, D.J., Schultz, M., & Marshal, M.P. (2014, June).

Trajectories of alcohol use among adolescent sexual minority and heterosexual girls.

Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Bellevue,

WA. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 38, S1, 283A).

22. *Walther, C.A.P., Marshal, M.P., & Chisolm, D.J. (2013, June). The role of parental

support in the “social marginalization” pathway of risk for alcohol use among sexual

minority girls. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research Society on

Alcoholism, Orlando, FL. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental

Research, 37, 2, 208A).

23. *Pedersen, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., Blazetic, L., Pelham, W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2013,

June). The indirect effect of childhood ADHD on alcohol problems in adulthood through

unique facets of impulsivity. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, Orlando, FL. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and

Experimental Research, 37, 2, 37A).

24. Walther, C.A.P., Marshal, M.P., & Chisolm, D.J. (2013, June). The role of parental support

in the “social marginalization” pathway of risk for alcohol use among sexual minority

girls. Poster presented at the Annual University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry

Research Day, Pittsburgh, PA.

25. Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., Cheong, J., & Molina, B.S.G. (2013, April). Alcohol

expectancies as mediators of the associations among friend norms, typical student norms,

and college student alcohol use. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society

for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

26. Walther, C.A.P., Pedersen, S.L., & Molina, B.S.G. (2012, October). Alcohol expectancies

as moderators of the association between social anxiety and alcohol use among first

semester college students. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child

Development Themed Meeting: Transitions from Adolescence to Adulthood, Tampa, FL.

27. *Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Molina, B.S.G., & Pelham, W.E. (2012, June). Impulsivity

and sensation seeking as mediators of the relation between ADHD and engagement in

and frequency of alcohol use. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Research

Society on Alcoholism, San Francisco, CA. (Abstracted in Alcoholism: Clinical and

Experimental Research, 36, 6, 51A).

28. Harty, S.C., Derefinko, K.J., Walther, C.A.P., Belendiuk, K.A., Cheong, J.W., Pelham,

W.E., & Molina, B.S.G. (2012, June). Negative emotional reactivity and substance use in

adolescents diagnosed with ADHD. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the

College on Problems of Drug Dependence, Palm Springs, CA.

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29. Walther, C.A.P., & Cheong, J. (2012, May). Specific consequences of alcohol use as

moderators of mediation effects between peer norms, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol

use among college students. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for

Prevention Research, Washington, DC.

30. Walther, C.A.P., & Cheong, J. (2012, March). Peer alcohol use, autonomy from friends, and

social anxiety among first semester college students: A latent profile analysis. Poster

presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

31. *Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Molina, B.S.G., Pelham, W.E., Wymbs, B.T., Belendiuk,

K.A., & Pedersen, S.L. (2011, June). Substance use and delinquency among adolescents

with childhood ADHD: The protective role of parenting. Poster presented at the Annual

Meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Atlanta, GA. (Abstracted in Alcoholism:

Clinical and Experimental Research, 35, 6, 210A).

32. Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., & Dermody, S.S. (2011, June). Selection effects for Greek

organizations on alcohol use among college students: The mediational roles of perceived

peer use and individual alcohol expectancies. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of

the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.

33. Dermody, S.S., Cheong, J., & Walther, C.A.P. (2011, June). The moderating effects of

coping style on stress-related drinking among college students. Poster presented at the

Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.

34. Walther, C.A.P., & Cheong, J. (2011, April). Peer norms, alcohol expectancies, and alcohol

use during late adolescence: Moderated mediation effects by drinking consequences.

Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child

Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

35. Walther, C.A.P., & Cheong, J. (2010, June). The role of parents, peers, and autonomy in

alcohol use during the first year of college. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the

Society for Prevention Research, Denver, CO.

36. Walther, C.A.P., Siodmok, S.L., & Cheong, J. (2009, May). Peer norms and designated

driver use among college students. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society

for Prevention Research, Washington, D.C.

37. Siodmok, S.L., Walther, C.A.P., & Cheong, J. (2009, May). How safe is designated driver

use?: A study on the choice of designated driver among college students. Poster presented

at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.

38. Walther, C.A.P., Cheong, J., Molina, B.S.G., & Pelham, W.E. (2009, April). ADHD and

adolescent alcohol use: The protective role of parental knowledge. Poster presented at the

Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

39. Carlson, A.Z., Walther, C.A.P., Jasbring, L.M., Wood, K. C., & Hardin, E.E. (2006, April).

Gender differences in self-discrepancies and their effect upon romantic relationships.

Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Southwestern Psychological

Association, Austin, TX.

40. Jasbring, L.M., Walther, C.A.P., Wood, K.C., & Hardin, E.E. (2006, April). Self-

Discrepancies in romantic relationships among college students: A continuing

investigation. Poster presented at the annual Llano Estacado Undergraduate Research

Conference, Lubbock, TX.

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41. Carlson, A.Z., Walther, C.A.P., Jasbring, L.M., & Hardin, E.E. (2005, April). Self-

Discrepancies in romantic relationships among college students. Poster presented at the

annual Llano Estacado Undergraduate Research Conference, Lubbock, TX.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS RECEIVED

Grant

Number

Grant Title Role in

Project

Dates Direct Costs

for Project

--- Socio-cultural and Behavioral Risk

Factors for Substance Use and

HIV/AIDS among Kenyan College

Students

Co-Principal

Investigator

05/01/2016-

04/30/2017

UHCL

Faculty

Research

Support

Funds

--- Investigation of Dual Task Paradigms for

ADHD Classification

Co-Principal

Investigator

05/01/2015-

04/30/2016

UHCL

Faculty

Research

Support

Funds

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: TEACHING

Guest Lectures

Course Lecture on Memory September 2016

Cognitive Psychology

University of Houston- Clear Lake

Class Interview on Health Psychology October 2015,

Introduction to Psychology October 2016


Course Lecture on Adolescent Experience March 2015, October

Seminar in Women’s Studies 2016

University of Houston-Clear Lake

Course Lecture on Language October 2015

Cognitive Psychology


The Role of Individual Differences in the Associations October 2014

Between Social Influences and Alcohol Use

Psi Chi Research Overview


Course Lecture on Moderation. April 2013

Statistical Analysis II (Applied Regression Analysis)

University of Pittsburgh

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Course Lecture on Prenatal Development. May 2012

Developmental Psychology


The Role of Parents, Peers, and Autonomy in Alcohol Use during February 2012

the First Year of College

Developmental Psychology Brown Bag


Substance Use and Delinquency among Adolescents with Childhood November 2010

ADHD: The Protective Role of Parenting

Developmental Psychology Brown Bag


Course Lecture on Neurodevelopmental Disorders. November 2008

Introduction to Biopsychology


Undergraduate Level Courses

Instructor, Nonexperimental Methods & Statistics, Department Fall 2017

of Psychology, Cross-Listed with Social Work since Fall 2017

University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~25 students

Responsibilities: Designed and taught course

Instructor, Adolescent Psychology, Department of Psychology Fall 2014, Spring &

University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~40 students Fall 2015, Spring &

Responsibilities: Designed and taught course Fall 2016, Spring,

Summer, & Fall 2017

Instructor, Capstone in Psychology: Adolescence and Spring 2016, 2017

Addiction, Department of Psychology



Instructor, Behavioral Statistics, Department of Psychology, Cross- Fall 2014, Spring;

Listed with Social Work since Spring 2015 Summer; & Fall 2015,

University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~28 students Spring & Fall 2016,

Responsibilities: Designed and taught course Spring 2017

Instructor, Learning & Motivation, Department of Psychology, Summer 2012

University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per semester, ~18 students


Instructor, Developmental Psychology, Department of Psychology, Spring & Summer

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University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per semester, ~90 students 2011

in Spring, ~15 students in Summer


Instructor, Research Methods, Department of Psychology, Summer 2009, 2010

University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per semester, ~25 students

per class


Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Cognitive Science, Department Fall 2008

of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per semester, ~90

students

Responsibilities: Grading, answering student questions via email,

meetings, or during office hours, and designing grading rubrics

Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Biopsychology, Department of Fall 2008

Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per semester, ~200

students

Responsibilities: Grading and answering student questions via email,

meetings, or during office hours

Graduate Level Courses

Instructor, Quantitative Analysis II, Department of Clinical, Health, Fall 2017

And Applied Sciences


Responsibilities: Design and taught course

Instructor, Research Topics in Psychology: Foundations of Adolescent Fall 2015, 2016

Psychology, Department of Psychology



Instructor, Human Growth & Development, Department of Psychology Fall 2014, Spring

University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~15 students 2015


Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis I (Analysis of Variance), Fall 2009-2012

Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per

semester, ~20 students

Responsibilities: Grading and answering student questions via email,

meetings, or during office hours

Teaching Assistant, Statistical Analysis II (Applied Regression Spring 2009-2010,

Analysis), Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Spring 2012-2013

1 class per semester, ~20 students

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Responsibilities: Grading, answering student questions via email,

meetings, or during office hours, and designing homework

assignments, review materials, and exams

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: RESEARCH

Consulting

The Development of Alcohol Use and Abuse in ADHD in Fall 2015-Spring

Adolescents and Young Adults (5R37AA011873, PI: Dr. 2017

Brooke Molina), Department of Psychiatry, University of

Pittsburgh

Responsibilities: Statistical analyses

Graduate Student Researcher

Child & Adolescent Risk Factors for Young Adult Alcohol Fall 2013-Summer

Problems (R01AA012342-13, PI: Dr. John E. Donovan), 2014

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.

Responsibilities: Data management and statistical analyses

Stress Reactivity & Substance Use among Sexual Minority Summer 2013

Girls (R01DA034619-01, PI: Dr. Michael Marshal),

Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh.

Responsibilities: Statistical analyses

JeeWon Cheong, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Fall 2007-Summer

University of Pittsburgh 2008

Responsibilities: Literature searches and statistical analyses

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Erin Hardin, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, Fall 2004-Fall 2006

Texas Tech University

Responsibilities: Data collection and entry

SERVICE

University of Houston-Clear Lake Psychology Department Developmental Search Committee Member Fall 2016-Present

Faculty Adviser to Psi Chi and Psychology Club Fall 2016-Present

Psychological Thinking Poster Evaluator Fall 2016

Committee Member for Redesign of Undergraduate Statistics Summer 2015 -

and Research Methods Present

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Committee Member for Redesign of Graduate Interviewing Summer 2015 -

and Assessments Present

Committee Member for Design of Applied Developmental Fall 2014

Concentration

Open House Representative Fall 2014, Spring

2017

Participant in Department Retreat Fall 2014-2016

University of Houston-Clear Lake Women’s and Gender Studies Program

Faculty Adviser for Women’s Studies Student Association Fall 2016-Present

Feminist Teachers Meeting Discussion Leader December 2015,

October 2016

Participant in Program Retreat Spring 2016

Faculty Coordinator for Women’s Studies Student Association Fall 2015- Spring

Women’s Appreciation Fundraiser 2016

Committee Member for Women’s Week Planning Committee Fall 2015- Present

Committee Member for Program Advocacy Committee Fall 2015- Present

Faculty Representative at Domestic Violence Awareness Month Fall 2015

Resource Fair

University of Houston-Clear Lake Behavioral Sciences Program

Program Director Spring 2017-Present

Open House Representative Spring 2015, 2017

University of Houston- Clear Lake School of Human Sciences and Humanities

Social Work Search Committee Member Summer 2016

Faculty Representative at Pearland Open House Spring 2016

Stage I Mentor Fall 2015- Present

Faculty Representative to the Academic Honesty Committee Spring 2015 - Present

Faculty Representative at Bayou Block Party Fall 2014, Fall 2015

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Faculty Representative at Graduation Fall 2014, Spring &

Fall 2015, Spring &

Fall 2016, Spring

2017

Faculty Representative at Soaring Hawks Spring & Fall 2015,

Spring & Fall 2016,

Spring 2017

Faculty Representative at Hawk Premier Spring 2015


Faculty Senate Member Fall 2016-Present

Faculty Senate Research Committee Member Fall 2016-Present

Shared Governance University Life Committee Alternate Fall 2016-Present

Academic Council Alternate Fall 2016-Present

Panelist for the Film & Speaker Series- Fall 2016

“A Better Life”

Faculty Dimension Committee Member Fall 2015- Present

for Foundations of Excellence

Common Reader Committee Member Fall 2015- Present

Faculty Representative at Student Life Council Disciplinary Spring 2016

Hearing

Faculty Representative at Pizza and Profs Fall 2015, Spring

2016

Evaluator at UHCL Student Research Conference Spring 2015-2017

Faculty Representative at Mingle and Menchies Spring 2015

Participant in Faculty Senate Retreat Fall 2014

Houston Community

Discussant for Mental Health Month Showing of Spring 2017

“Inside Out” at Bay Area Unitarian Universalist Church

Faculty Participant at Gulf Coast Center Community Spring 2015

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Conversation on Teen and Young Adult Mental Health

University of Pittsburgh Psychology Department

Student Representative to the Graduate Executive Committee 2012-2014

Developmental Brown Bag Seminar Student Organizer 2010-2012

Developmental Psychology Student Representative to the 2008-2010

Developmental Psychology Faculty

University of Pittsburgh Poster Judge for Grad Expo March 2009

Committee Member for the Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching 2008-2009

Award Committee

Committee Member for the Grad Expo Committee 2008-2009

Psychology Representative to the Arts & Sciences 2007-2009

Graduate Student Organization at the University of Pittsburgh

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Research Society on Alcoholism 2013-Present

Society for Research on Adolescence 2009-Present

Society for the Teaching of Psychology 2009-Present

Society for Prevention Research 2007-Present

Society for Research in Child Development 2007-Present

Southwestern Psychological Association 2006-2007

Psi Chi 2005-2006

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Mplus Short Courses (Introduction to Bayesian Analysis, Introduction to LCA and Finite

Mixture Modeling, Introduction to Multilevel Latent Variable Modeling, and General

SEM Multilevel Modeling) with Dr. Tihomir Asparouhov, Dr. Gitta Lubke, Dr.

Katherine Masyn, Dr. Bengt Muthén, Dr. Karen Nylund-Gibson, and Dr. Rens van de

Schoot, Johns Hopkins University (2012, August)

Mplus Short Courses (Introductory and Intermediate Growth Modeling, Advanced Growth

Modeling, Missing Data Analysis, and Survival Analysis) with Dr. Bengt Muthen and Dr.

Linda Muthen, Johns Hopkins University (2010, March)

AD HOC REVIEWER

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships (2017 – Present)

Journal of Psychiatric Research (2016 – Present)

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Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology (2015 – Present)

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (2013- Present)

Spanish Journal of Psychology (2013- Present)

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