The broad area of my expertise is the development of social behavior, interpersonal relationships, and emotional functioning in childhood and early adolescence, with emphasis on interpersonal and environmental influences on child development. The specific area of my expertise is shy, withdrawn, socially anxious children and adolescents' pathways of interpersonal and emotional development of over time, including their adjustment in young adulthood.

Experience

  • 2018–present
    Associate Professor, Florida State University
  • 2011–2018
    Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology, University of Melbourne
  • 2004–2011
    Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Education

  • 2002 
    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, Ph.D./ Developmental Psychology

Grants and Contracts

  • 2022
    Anxious Solitary Youth Come of Age: Interpersonal Processes Link Youth Trajectories to Adjustment in Young Adulthood
    Role:
    Principal Investigator (PI)
    Funding Source:
    National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

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