About
I earned my PhD in Developmental Psychology in 2004 from the University of Michigan, and came to Gallaudet in 2011. I have two sons. I like to read science fiction, watch movies, and garden.
Currently Teaching
| PSY-342 | Research Design and Analysis II | Credits: 3 |
| PSY-358 | Social Psychology | Credits: 3 |
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/01)(01)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/01)(02)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/01)(03)
- PSY-311 Dev I: Child Psychology (2021/01)(OL1)
- PSY-342 Rsrch Design and Analysis II (2021/01)(01)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2022/01)(1)
- PSY-313 Dev II: The Psych of Adolesc (2022/01)(OL1)
- PSY-358 Social Psychology (2022/01)(1)
- PSY-720 The Teaching of Psychology (2022/01)(1)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/02)(1)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/02)(2)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/02)(3)
- PSY-342 Rsrch Design and Analysis II (2021/02)(1)
- PSY-795 Special Topics (2021/02)(4)
- PSY-799 Independent Study (2021/02)(4)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/02)(01)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/02)(02)
- PSY-101 Intro to Psychology (2021/02)(03)
- PSY-342 Rsrch Design and Analysis II (2021/02)(01)
- PSY-795 Special Topics (2021/02)(04)
- PSY-799 Independent Study (2021/02)(04)
- PSY-342 Rsrch Design and Analysis II (2022/02)(01)
- PSY-733 Lifespan Developmental Psychol (2022/02)(01)
- PSY-341 Research Design and Analysis I (2022/02)(OL1)
- PSY-358 Social Psychology (2023/01)(01)
- PSY-486 Sr Capstone: Curr Iss in Psych (2023/01)(01)
- PSY-342 Rsrch Design and Analysis II (2023/01)(OL1)
- 2024 2024 McCay Vernon Outstanding JADARA Article Award
- Psychometric properties of the SAFE-D: A measure of acculturative stress among deaf undergraduate students.
- Culture and deaf women’s body image.
- Stereotype threat and deaf individuals’ English performance.
- Brief report: Watching reality TV programs with concurrent sexual and alcohol themes is associated with risky drinking and sexual experiences.
- Becoming psychologists: Barriers and bridges encountered by deaf and hard of hearing students in education and training settings.
- What a difference a pronoun makes: I/We versus You/Me and worried couples’ perceptions of their interaction quality.
- The woman next to me: Pairing powerful and objectifying representations of women.
- Building Inclusive Training Sites for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clinical Psychology Trainees
- Removing barriers and building bridges for future mental health professionals from diverse backgrounds.
- America’s Next Role Model: How deaf college students perceive television representations of deaf individuals.
- Mental health correlates of acculturative stress among deaf and hard-of-hearing young adults.
- Switched at Birth, Nyle DiMarco, and media internalization among deaf women.
- Bridging services for marginalized groups through clinical data analyses.
- Early adolescent body image predicts subsequent condom use behavior among girls
- Embodiment feels better: Girls' body objectification and well-being across adolescence
- “I am not a skinny toothpick and proud of it”: Latina adolescents’ ethnic identity and responses to mainstream media images
- Longitudinal associations between television viewing patterns and adolescent body satisfaction
- Developmental considerations promoting media literacy among early adolescents.
- Deaf acculturation as a buffer against internalization of mainstream media’s beauty messages.
- Acculturative stress predicts Deaf women’s body image.
- Preliminary psychometric properties of the Deaf Acculturative Stress Inventory.
- The impact of stereotype threat on deaf individuals
- Sexual orientation and psychological distress among deaf and hard of hearing individuals
- Effects of objectification and candidate coverage on gender bias and candidate evaluations
- Acculturative stress, body image, and disordered eating after the transition to a bilingual university
- Considering identity and media in deaf and hard of hearing emerging adult body image development
- Navigating Deaf and Hearing Cultures: An Exploration of Deaf Acculturative Stress
- Building Inclusive Training Sites for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Clinical Psychology Trainees
- Social media use, acculturation, and self-esteem of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing adults
- Social networking site usage of middle-aged and older Deaf adults.
- Social networking site usage of middle-agedand older deaf adults
- Culture, language, and identity among DHH Latine students- (Provost Research Excellence Award)
- Council on Undergraduate Education: Member 2012/01-2014/02
- Council on Undergraduate Education: Chair 2015/01-2017/01
- Faculty Senate: Member 2022/01
- Honors Council, Member 2019/01
- Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Institute, Mentor 2016/03-2017/01
- Multicultural Curriculum Transformation Institute, Co-Facilitator 2017/03-2018/01
- Society for the Teaching of Psychology (APA Div. 2): August 2022-Ongoing
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (APA Div 9): May 2010-Ongoing
