October 2018

CURRICULUM VITAE JESSICA A. STERN

University of Maryland Department of Psychology College Park, MD 20742 805-798-0690 [email protected] EDUCATION 2014 – 2019 Ph.D. (expected), University of Maryland College Park, Dept. of Psychology Dissertation: across development: Integration across contexts and levels of analysis Advisor: Jude Cassidy, Ph.D. 2016 M.S., Developmental Psychology University of Maryland College Park, Dept. of Psychology Thesis: Empathy in parents and children: Links to preschoolers’ attachment and aggression Advisor: Jude Cassidy, Ph.D. 2008 – 2012 B.A., Psychology, summa cum laude Pomona College, Dept. of Psychology Thesis (with honors): Assessing parental empathy: A role for empathy in child attachment Advisors: Jessica Borelli, Ph.D. & Patricia Smiley, Ph.D.

GRANTS & RESEARCH SUPPORT 2018 – 2019 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Dissertation Funding Award ($2,000) Project: “Enhancing security in the classroom to boost student empathy and helping” SRCD Student and Early Career Council 2018 – 2019 Dean’s Research Initiative Doctoral Dissertation Research Grant Award ($1,060) Project: “Enhancing security in the classroom to boost student empathy” College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, University of Maryland 2018 – 2019 Dean’s Research Initiative – Seed Project Grant (co-applicant with Jude Cassidy, PI; $5,875) Project: “Do teachers-in-training associate black boys with threat?: An experimental priming study to examine and shift threat bias, attributions, and behavior” College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, University of Maryland 2018 Dean’s Fellowship, University of Maryland Graduate School ($2,500) 2018 Psychology Merit Travel Award, Dept. of Psychology, University of Maryland ($500) 2018 Jacob K. Goldhaber Travel Award, University of Maryland Graduate School ($800) 2017 Jacob K. Goldhaber International Travel Award, University of Maryland Graduate School ($1,200) 2017 Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Student Travel Award ($300) 2017 International Conference Student Support Award, University of Maryland Graduate School ($180) 2015 – 2018 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) Fellowship Project: “‘I know how you feel’: Toward an intergenerational model of empathy and aggression in middle childhood” 2015 – 2018 Janet W. Johnson Fund Travel Awards: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 (total funds: $5,000) Dept. of Psychology/ Developmental Area, University of Maryland 2015 – 2016 Developmental Science Workshop Grant ($1,000) Co-applicant with B. E. Brett, J. T. Gross, & D. R. Martin; Faculty sponsor: Jude Cassidy Workshop title: “Roots of compassion: From basic science to practice” Graduate Field Committee in Developmental Science, University of Maryland

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2014 – 2019 Flagship Fellowship, University of Maryland Graduate School ($50,000) 2014 – 2015 Dean’s Fellowship, University of Maryland Graduate School ($2,500) 2010 Summer Undergraduate Research Project Grant, Pomona College ($1,000) Project: “Assessing parental empathy: The development of a new measure”

AWARDS & HONORS • Milton Dean Havron Social Sciences Award, University of Maryland, 2018 • Honors on the Developmental Area Comprehensive Examination, Department of Psychology, Developmental Area, University of Maryland, 2017 • Psychology Prize, Department of Psychology, Pomona College, 2012 • Distinction in the Senior Exercise, Department of Psychology, Pomona College, 2012 • Pomona College Scholar Distinction, Pomona College, 2008 – 2012

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE 2014 – 2019 Graduate Research Assistant, Maryland Child & Family Development Lab Dept. of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Roles & responsibilities: Data manager (2015-2019); Training and mentorship of undergraduate and graduate Research Assistants (5–8 students/semester); Grant writing collaboration for applications to NIMH, NICHD, NSF, Spencer Foundation, W. T. Grant Foundation Projects (Jude Cassidy, PI): • Circle of Security–Parenting RCT – Collected, coded, and analyzed behavioral and questionnaire data for an attachment-based parenting intervention with low-SES mothers and children in Baltimore Head Starts (Beier et al., 2018; Cassidy et al., 2017) • Preschool Project – Co-designed and coordinated study of parenting, attachment, empathy, and prosocial behavior in parents and preschool-aged children (Stern et al., in prep) • Priming & Empathy Studies – Collected and analyzed data for 2 experiments examining effects of attachment priming to enhance empathy/altruism in adults (Cassidy et al., 2016) • Priming & Caregiving Studies – Co-designed and coordinated 3 experiments examining effects of attachment priming on adults’ implicit attitudes toward children • Priming & Racial Bias Studies – Co-designed and coordinated 2 experiments examining potential effects of security priming to reduce implicit racial bias in adults; co-authored grant to extend this research in 3 additional experiments examining cognitive processes underlying racial bias among teachers-in-training and potential ways to mitigate bias • MPower and Circle of Security in the Classroom Grants – Collaborated on grant writing, literature review, and initial planning for two school-based intervention projects to enhance social-emotional learning and academic outcomes among children in underserved urban preschools in the Washington, DC and Baltimore public school systems • Middle School Study – Designed and coordinated SRCD-funded, school-based experimental study of 8th-graders’ social relationships and empathy in bullying contexts 2012 – 2014 Professional Research Assistant, JFK Partners Autism Clinic Dept. of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, Aurora, CO Project: Facing Your Fears dissemination study (Judy Reaven, PI) – Coordinated data sharing, data management, and fidelity coding for an NIH-funded, international multi-site dissemination study of a family-based CBT intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety (Hepburn et al., 2014; Reaven et al., 2014, 2015; Stern et al., 2014) 2012 – 2014 Project Coordinator, National Research Center, Inc., Boulder, CO; Selected projects: • Denver Metro Urban Advantage Middle School Efficacy Study – Assisted with data analysis, report writing, and dissemination of results for NSF-funded efficacy study of school–community partnerships to improve STEM learning in urban middle schoolers • Colorado Prevention Partnership for Success evaluation – Conducted quantitative and qualitative data analysis for a statewide health survey of parents and teens

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• Youth Outcome Toolkit – Co-designed surveys to assess efficacy of youth after-school programs for local communities • Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults – Assisted with item development and re-design of community survey to assess needs, health, and wellbeing of ageing adults • National Citizen Survey – Coordinated data collection, analysis, report writing, and presentation design for various large-scale citizen surveys for local governments 2010 – 2012 Research Assistant, Child Attachment, Relationships, & Emotion (CARE) Lab Dept. of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA; Projects: • Child Attachment Study (Jessica Borelli, PI) – Collected physiological (RSA, SC), neuroendocrine (cortisol), interview, and questionnaire data from parents and 8- to 12- year-old children for study of attachment and emotion in middle childhood; developed coding system for scoring parent empathy from clinical interviews (Stern et al., 2015) • Puzzle Study (Patricia Smiley, PI) – Collected data using cognitive tasks, physiological recording, and questionnaires for study of cognition and motivation in school-aged children 2011 Twins Early Development Study Intern, Anna Freud Centre, London, UK Project: Twins Early Development Study (Robert Plomin, PI) – Conducted home interviews with parents of adolescents for longitudinal study of genetic and environmental contributions to child attachment, psychopathology, and academic achievement 2009 – 2010 Research Assistant, Pomona College/UC Davis Perception & Cognition Lab Dept. of Psychology, Pomona College, Claremont, CA (in collaboration with the Center for Mind & Brain, University of California Davis) Project: Time Perception Study (William Banks, PI) – Collected data for study of adult time perception and cognition using the Libet paradigm (Isham et al., 2011) 2004 – 2006 Intern, Ojai Valley Youth Foundation, Ojai, CA Project: Food for Thought children’s nutrition survey – Conducted focus groups with elementary and middle school children; wrote reports for Ojai Valley News

PUBLICATIONS Stern, J. A., Botdorf, M., Cassidy, J., & Riggins, T. (in press). Empathy and hippocampal volume in young children [Special issue]. Developmental Psychology. Ehrlich, K B., Stern, J. A., Eccles, J. S., Dinh, J. V., Hopper, E. A., Kemeny, M. E., Adam, E. K., & Cassidy, J. (in press). A preliminary investigation of attachment style and inflammation in African American young adults [Special issue]. Attachment & Human Development. Beier, J. S., Gross, J. T., Brett, B. E., Stern, J. A., Martin, D. R., & Cassidy, J. (2018). Helping, sharing, and comforting in young children: Links to individual differences in attachment. Child Development, Advance online publication. Stern, J. A., Fraley, R. C., Jones, J. D., Gross, J. T., Shaver, P. R., & Cassidy, J. (2018). Developmental processes across the first two years of parenthood: Stability and change in adult attachment style. Developmental Psychology, 54, 975–988. Stern, J. A., & Cassidy, J. (2018). Empathy from infancy to adolescence: An attachment perspective on the development of individual differences. Developmental Review, 47, 1–22. Cassidy, J., Stern, J. A., Mikulincer, M., Martin, D. R., & Shaver, P. R. (2018). Influences on care for others: Attachment security, personal suffering, and care recipient characteristics. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44, 574–588. Jones, J. D., Fraley, R. C., Ehrlich, K. B., Stern, J. A., Lejuez, C. W., Shaver, P. R., & Cassidy, J. (2018). Stability of attachment style in adolescence: An empirical test of alternative developmental processes. Child Development, 89, 871–880. Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., Brett, B. E., & Cassidy, J. (2017). The multifaceted nature of prosocial behavior in children: Links with and research. Social Development, 26, 661–678.

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Cassidy, J., Brett, B. E., Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., Martin, D. R., Mohr, J., & Woodhouse, S. S. (2017). Circle of Security—Parenting: A randomized controlled trial in Head Start [Special issue]. Development & Psychopathology, 29, 651–673. Shaver, P. R., Mikulincer, M., Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., & Cassidy, J. (2016). A lifespan perspective on attachment and care for others: Empathy, altruism, and prosocial behavior. In J. Cassidy & P. Shaver (Eds.), Handbook of attachment: Theory, research and clinical applications (3rd ed., pp. 878–916). New York, NY: Guilford Press. Stern, J. A., Borelli, J. L., & Smiley, P. A. (2015). Assessing parental empathy: A role for empathy in child attachment. Attachment & Human Development, 17, 1–22. Reaven, J., Washington, L., Moody, E. J., Stern, J. A., Hepburn, S. L., & Blakeley-Smith, A. (2015). Examining the relationship between parental anxiety and treatment response in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 45, 2464–2473. Reaven, J., Blakeley-Smith, A., Beattie, T. L., Sullivan, A. Moody, E. J., Stern, J. A., Hepburn, S. L., & Smith, I. M. (2015). Improving transportability of a CBT intervention for anxiety in youth with ASD: Results from a US–Canada collaboration. Autism, 19, 211–222. Stern, J. A., Gadgil, M. J., Blakeley-Smith, A., Reaven, J., & Hepburn, S. L. (2014). Psychometric properties of the SCARED in youth with autism spectrum disorder. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 8, 1225–1234. Hepburn, S. L., Stern, J. A., Blakeley-Smith, A., Kimel, L. K., & Reaven, J. (2014). Complex psychiatric comorbidity of treatment-seeking youth with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety symptoms. Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 7, 359–378. Isham, E. A., Banks, W. P., Ekstrom, A. D., & Stern, J. A. (2011). Deceived and distorted: Game outcome retrospectively determines the reported time of action. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 37, 1458–1469.

MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Stern, J. A., Beijers, R., Ehrlich, K. B., Cassidy, J., & de Weerth, C. Beyond early adversity: Parenting predicts infants’ physical health in a community sample. Manuscript under review.

MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Stern, J. A., Fitter, M. H., Martin, D. M., & Cassidy, J. Parental attributions and empathy in preschoolers. Manuscript in preparation. Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., Brett, B. E., Fitter, M., & Cassidy, J. Mothers' insecure attachment style predicts unsupportive responding to child distress: The mediating role of maternal emotions and attributions. Manuscript in preparation. Brett, B. E., Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., & Cassidy, J. Maternal depression and preschoolers’ prosocial comforting: The role of secure attachment. Manuscript in preparation.

WORK IN PROGRESS Stern, J. A., Beijers, R., Ehrlich, K. B., Cassidy, J., & de Weerth, C. Self-regulation and health symptoms in childhood. Analyses in progress. Stern, J. A., Fitter, M. H., & Cassidy, J. Can attachment security priming enhance empathy and reduce implicit bias toward racial out-group members? Data collection in progress. Cassidy, J. Stern, J. A., Fitter, M. H., Mikulincer, M., & Shaver, P. R. Implicit and explicit perceptions of young Black students among teachers-in-training: Can attachment security priming reduce bias? Data collection in progress. Jones, J. D., Stern, J. A., Fitter, M. H., & Cassidy, J. Attachment security priming and implicit associations about caregiving: Three experiments in young adults and parents. Analyses in progress.

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Stern, J. A., Benner, M., Patton, D. A., & Cassidy, J. (2019, March). Social information processing of others' distress: Implications for parenting and children’s empathy. Poster to be presented at the International Convention of Psychological Science, Paris, France. Stern, J. A., Beijers, R., Ehrlich, K. B., Cassidy, J., & de Weerth, C. (2018, July). Early experiences of sensitive maternal care predict infant health. Poster presented at the International Congress on Infant Studies Biennial Congress, Philadelphia, PA. Brett, B. E., Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., & Cassidy, J. (2018, June). Maternal depression and preschoolers’ prosocial comforting: The role of secure attachment. Poster presented at the Administration of Children and Families’ National Research Conference on Early Childhood, Arlington, VA. Stern, J. A., Jones, J. D., Fraley, R. C., Ehrlich, K. B., Lejuez, C. W., Shaver, P. R., & Cassidy, J. (2018, April). Stability of attachment style in adolescence: An empirical test of alternative developmental processes. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN. Stern, J. A., Beijers, R., Ehrlich, K. B., Cassidy, J., & de Weerth, C. (2017, October). Beyond early adversity: Parenting predicts infant health in a community sample. Poster presented at the 10th World Congress on Development Origins of Health and Disease, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Stern, J. A., Gross, J. T., Jones, J. D., Brett, B. E., Lin, D., & Cassidy, J. (2017, June). Corporal punishment of preschoolers: Adult attachment style predicts mothers’ spanking behavior. In J. A. Stern & J. Cassidy (Co-Chairs), Adult attachment style: Implications for parenting behavior and child outcomes. Symposium presented at the International Attachment Conference, London, UK. Botdorf, M., Stern, J. A., Cassidy, J., & Riggins, T. (2017, June). Associations between attachment security and hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in early childhood. Poster presented at the International Attachment Conference, London, UK. Cassidy, J., Gross, J. T., Brett, B. E., Stern, J. A., Martin, D. R., Mohr, J. J., & Woodhouse, S. S. (2017, June). Circle of Security – Parenting: A randomized controlled trial within Head Start. In B. Jones Harden (Chair), Infusing attachment approaches into community-based service delivery. Symposium presented at the International Attachment Conference, London. Stern, J. A., Borelli, J. L., Gaskin, G. E., & Smiley, P. A. (2017, April). “I know how you feel”: Parent empathy predicts children's emotion regulation and awareness. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX. Botdorf, M., Stern, J. A., Cassidy, J., & Riggins, T. (2017, April). Associations between attachment security and hippocampal and amygdalar volumes in early childhood. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX. Beier, J. S., Gross, J. T., Brett, B. E., Stern, J. A., Martin, D. R., Mitchell, B., & Cassidy, J. (2017, April). Helping, sharing, and comforting in young children: Links to individual differences in attachment. In J. S. Beier & K. Dunfield (Chairs), Varieties of prosocial behavior from a diversity of perspectives: What we’ve learned and where we’re going. Symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX. Cassidy, J., Gross, J. T., Brett. B. E., Stern, J. A., Martin, D. R., Mohr, J., & Woodhouse, S. S. (2017, April). Circle of Security – Parenting: A randomized controlled trial within Head Start. In L. Berlin (Chair), Community implementation of attachment-based interventions: New frontiers. Symposium presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX. Stern, J. A., Borelli, J. L., & St. John, H. K. (2015, August). Empathy and reflective functioning: Unique contributions to attachment security. Poster presented at the International Attachment Conference, New York, NY. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., & Borelli, J. L. (2015, March). “I’ll love you if…”: Parent empathy, conditional regard, and children’s depressive symptoms. In J. Borelli (Chair), The role of close relationships in

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child internalizing disorders. Symposium conducted at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Brett, B. E., Jones, J. D., Gross, J. T., Stern, J. A., Martin, D. M., Lejuez, C. W., & Cassidy, J. (2015, March). Psychometric properties of the parent-reported and teen-reported Coping with Children’s Negative Emotions—Adolescent Scale. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Stern, J. A., McCormack, C., Blakeley-Smith, A., Hepburn, S. L., & Rogers, S. J. (2014, May). Predicting child anxiety and problem behavior: A longitudinal study of sensory symptoms in children with and without autism. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, San Francisco, CA. Reaven, J., Blakeley-Smith, A., Moody, E. J., Stern, J. A., & Hepburn, S. L. (2014, May). Implementing group CBT for youth with ASD and anxiety in clinical settings: Bridging the research to practice gap. Educational panel presentation at the International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA. Reyes, N., Hepburn, S. L., Blakeley-Smith, A., Stern, J. A., & Reaven, J. (2014, May). Parent-reported emotional and behavioral adjustment in youth with ASD: Negative cognitions, executive function, and general cognitive abilities. Poster presented at International Meeting for Autism Research, Atlanta, GA. Giron, A., Walsh, N, Breeling, T., Caldwell, E., & Stern, J. A. (2014, April). The impact of Urban Advantage on teachers, students, and families in Metro Denver. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. Reaven, J., Blakeley-Smith, A., Beattie, T. L., Sullivan, A. Moody, E. J., Hepburn, S. L., Stern, J. A., & Smith, I. M. (2013, October). Improving transportability of a CBT intervention for anxiety in youth with ASD: Results from a US-Canada collaboration. Poster presented at the Coleman Institute National Conference, Broomfield, CO. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., & Borelli, J. L. (2013, April). The interaction between parent empathy during rejection and child rumination in depression. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Seattle, WA. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., Borelli, J. L., & Miller, K. F. (2012, August). Parent empathy: A new perspective on the intergenerational transmission of attachment. Poster presented at APA/Psi Chi National Convention, Orlando, FL. Coffey, J. K., Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., Miller, K. F., & Borelli, J. L. (2012, August). Parental conditional regard predicts excessive reassurance-seeking in children. Paper presented at the APA Division 7 Young Researchers in Developmental Psychology Symposium (special session), Orlando, FL. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., & Borelli, J. L. (2012, April). Parent empathy buffers risk for depression among children with ruminating response styles. Poster presented at the Scripps College Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Conference, Claremont, CA. Smiley, P. A., Borelli, J. L., & Stern, J. A. (2012, May). Discrepancy in perceived use of conditional regard predicts children’s adjustment problems. Poster presented at the Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, Chicago, IL. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., Borelli, J. L., & Miller, K. F. (2012, April). Parent empathy predicts attachment security in middle childhood: A narrative approach to psychological assessment. Poster presented at the Western Psychological Association Convention, San Francisco, CA. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., & Borelli, J. L. (2011, March). Assessing parental empathic functioning: The development of a new measure. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Montreal, Canada. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., & Borelli, J. L. (2010, August). Empathy in parenting narratives. Poster presented at Pomona College Summer Undergraduate Research Program poster conference, Claremont, CA.

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ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIP

Stern, J. A. (2017, January 19). Open up, lean in, stay with: Contemplative practices in uncertain times. Invited Comment in Post-Election Forum, The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture, and Politics. Retrieved from http://arrow-journal.org/open-up-lean-in-stay-with Stern, J. A., Martin, D. R., & Cassidy, J. (2016). Attachment Story Completion Task coding manual. Unpublished manuscript, University of Maryland, College Park. Martin, D. R., Stern, J. A., & Cassidy, J. (2016). Caregiving Story Completion Task coding manual. Unpublished manuscript, University of Maryland, College Park. Stern, J. A. (2015, September 15). Leveraging the science of relationships to build a compassionate society: An introduction to the special section. The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture, and Politics. Retrieved from http://arrow-journal.org/leveraging-the-science-of-relationships-to-build- a-compassionate-society Reaven, J., & Stern, J. A. (2013, August 15). Helping children with autism spectrum disorders face their fears. ExpertBeacon (Invited article for section on Family and Parenting). Retrieved from http://expertbeacon.com/helping-children-autism-spectrum-disorders-face-their-fears Stern, J. A. (2012). Varieties of spiritual motivation or: How to turn a spoiled prince into a selfless spiritual guru. In K. Panchanathan (Ed.), The science of fiction: Evolutionary explanations of hypothetical human behavior, Vol. 3, pp. 74–83. Stern, J. A., Smiley, P. A., & Borelli, J. L. (2010). Parent Affective and Cognitive Empathy Scale Scoring Manual. Unpublished manuscript, Pomona College Child Attachment, Relationships, & Emotion Lab.

INVITED TALKS & TRAININGS

Spring 2019 Invited talk, “Relationships as sources of security for children in high-need urban schools” American Psychoanalytic Association National Meeting, New York, NY Summer 2018 Workshop, “Writing for grad students: How to overcome resistance, create a writing practice, and develop great ideas for papers and grants” Graduate Student Orientation (writing workshop for incoming Psychology graduate students) Dept. of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Spring 2017 Invited Talk, “Beyond early adversity: The role of parenting in infant health” Attachment Pre-Conference Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Conference, Austin, TX Spring 2017 Invited Talk, “Fostering children’s empathy and prosocial behavior through secure relationships” Positive, resilient minds: Promoting positive behavior, empathy, grit, gratitude, and school success Learning & the Brain Conference, Arlington, VA 2016-2017 Invited Trainings, Parental Affective and Cognitive Empathy Scale University of Maryland, College Park (2016) University of Kentucky (2017) Mackay Medical College, Taiwan (2017) Fall 2016 Invited Talk, “Relational roots of empathy” Social Development speaker’s series Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

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TEACHING & MENTORSHIP

Fall 2014 – Research Assistant Mentor – Trained, mentored, and supervised a total of ~50 undergrad present and 4 graduate students to recruit and schedule participants, conduct data collection with children and families (including collecting physiological data, conducting semi-structured clinical interviews, and using EPrime to run complex experimental protocols), analyze data in SPSS, conduct literature searches, develop their own research ideas, and develop and submit conference abstracts; Hosted brown bag sessions to discuss applying to post-bacc positions, internships, and graduate programs, plus other topics submitted by students. Maryland Child & Family Development Lab, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2019 Co-Instructor (with Professor Jude Cassidy, lead instructor) Course: “The psychology of close relationships in adolescence: Parents, peers, and partners” Fall 2018 Guest Lecture, “Developmental Psychopathology: Pathways of Risk and Resilience” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2018 Guest Lecture, “Circle of Security: A map for human relationships” Course: Development of Attachment, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2018 Guest Lecture, “Developmental Psychopathology” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2018 Guest Lecture, “Becoming ‘good’: Moral reasoning, empathy, and prosocial behavior in childhood” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2018 Guest Lecture, “From the cradle to the grave: Attachment theory and human development” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Fall 2017 Guest Lecture, “The empathic shift as a mechanism of change in attachment interventions” Course: Graduate Seminar in Attachment Theory, University of Maryland, College Park Fall 2017 Guest Lecture, “Do relationships matter?: An introduction to attachment theory” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Fall 2017 Guest Lecture, “The biochemistry of love” Course: Introduction to Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2017 Guest Lecture, “Ghosts in the nursery: Intergenerational transmission of parenting” Course: Development of Attachment, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2017 Guest Lecture, “Being with: Emotional awareness and the Circle of Security” Course: Development of Attachment, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2016 Guest Lecture, “Asking the right questions: Using interviews in research” Course: Research Methods in Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Fall 2015 Guest Lecture, “Moral reasoning, empathy, and prosocial behavior” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Summer 2015 Guest Lecture, “Attachment theory: How relationships shape human development” Course: Developmental Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2015 Guest Lecture, “Interview methods in psychology research” Course: Research Methods in Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park Spring 2009 Teaching Assistant (with Professor William Banks, instructor) Course: Psychological Approaches to the Study of People, Pomona College

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SERVICE

Fall 2018 – present Field Committee in Developmental Science – Executive Committee member University of Maryland, College Park Summer 2018 – present Psychology Graduate Student Diversity Training Committee member Dept. of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Summer 2018 – present Graduate Student Mental Health & Mentorship Committee member Dept. of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Spring 2018 Mentor of the Year Committee member University of Maryland Graduate School, College Park, MD Fall 2016 – present Meditation Program Aide/Coordinator Shambahala Meditation Center of Washington, DC Fall 2016 – Spring 2017 Green Committee member Dept. of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD Fall 2014 – Spring 2016 Mentor for Undergraduate–Graduate Student Mentoring Program UMD College of Behavioral & Social Sciences, College Park, MD Fall 2014 – Spring 2015 Sexual Assault Prevention Mentor/Facilitator Ten Man/ Ten Woman Plan Dept. of Fraternity & Sorority Life, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES Associate Editor & Copy Editor, The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture, & Politics (2014 – present) www.arrow-journal.org Reviewer: Attachment & Human Development Child Development Clinical Psychology Review Cognition and Emotion Current Psychology Development & Psychopathology Developmental Psychology Journal of Child and Family Studies Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry Psychotherapy Research Psychological Science Social Development

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Association for Psychological Science, Graduate Student Member (Fall 2016 – present) • Society for Research in Child Development, Student Member (Fall 2014 – present) • University of Maryland Developmental Science Field Committee, Member (Fall 2014 – present) • Phi Beta Kappa, Invited Member (2011 – present) • Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology, Invited Member (2010 – present)

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PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

• Psychology of Teaching: Ten-week course to improve teaching skills, with particular focus on enhancing effectiveness of undergraduate instruction. Instructor: Ryan Curtis | University of Maryland, College Park, MD (Aug – Dec 2017) • Diversity and Inclusion Workshop Series: Series of workshops for university instructors on addressing issues of diversity and inclusion in the classroom. Teaching and Learning Transformation Center and Office of Diversity & Inclusion | University of Maryland, College Park, MD (August 2018 – present) • Statistics Coursework: 8 semesters of graduate-level coursework in statistics, including multilevel modeling, general linear modeling, causal inference and evaluation methods, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling Dept. of Education Measurement, Statistics, & Evaluation (EDMS) | University of Maryland, College Park, MD (Aug 2014 – May 2018) • NSF Science Communication Workshop: Two-day workshop to improve science communication skills, including speaking and presentation design for communicating with scientists from other disciplines, policymakers, and other non-academic audiences. Trainer: Ninja Communicator™ | National Science Foundation, Alexandria, VA (Oct 2017) • Strange Situation Attachment Coder Training: Two-week training to code infant attachment (ABC, and D) using Ainsworth’s gold standard Strange Situation procedure. Instructors: Alan Sroufe, Robert Weigand, & Elizabeth Carlson | University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (Aug 2018) • Registered Circle of Security Parent Educator: Four-day training to facilitate the Circle of Security—Parenting program, an evidence-based parenting intervention rooted in attachment theory and family systems theory. Trainer: Bert Powell | Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD (April 2015) • Circle of Security—Core Sensitivities Training: Three-day training on identifying and intervening around central issues in parenting that contribute to intergenerational transmission of insecure attachment. Trainer: Kent Hoffman | First Five Alameda County, Oakland, CA (Oct 2018)

CONSULTING

Oct 2017 Program evaluation consultant, Breathe For Change Project: Aetna grant to evaluate the effectiveness of a yoga and mindfulness training program in promoting teachers’ health and wellbeing July 2017 – May 2018 Statistics consultant, Dr. M. Monique Macmillian, Morgan State University Project: Analysis of National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add-Health) dataset, focusing on the effects of discrimination and academic identification on African American adolescents Oct 2016 – May 2018 Measurement & evaluation advisor, Awake DC® Designed assessment tools to measure impact of mindfulness training on teachers, childcare providers, and business professionals in the Washington, DC metropolitan area

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SKILLS & INTERESTS Research design: metrics/ scale development; psychometric testing; program evaluation methods Language: grant writing; copy-editing (freelance work 2012 – present); intermediate Spanish proficiency Technology: advanced proficiency in SPSS; Qualtrics; MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; proficiency in E-Prime; basic R; physiological recording using BioPac and AcqKnowledge Other interests: diversity & inclusion; social justice; meditation/mindfulness (formal training 2011 – present); Eastern philosophy & Buddhist scholarship; music; dance; poetry (various publications 2004 – 2012)

*Professional references available upon request

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