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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-720 The Teaching of 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)
  • 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
  • Contact Me

    Deborah Schooler

    202/651-5540

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