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CHRISTINE A.P. WALTHER
Office Address: University of Houston-Clear Lake E-Mail: walther@uhcl.edu
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
Experimental Research, 40, S1, 280A).
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
Experimental Research, 39, S1, 163A).
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
Experimental Research, 39, S1, 270A).
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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
University of Houston- Clear Lake
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
University of Houston-Clear Lake
The Role of Individual Differences in the Associations October 2014
Between Social Influences and Alcohol Use
Psi Chi Research Overview
University of Houston-Clear Lake
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
University of Pittsburgh
The Role of Parents, Peers, and Autonomy in Alcohol Use during February 2012
the First Year of College
Developmental Psychology Brown Bag
University of Pittsburgh
Substance Use and Delinquency among Adolescents with Childhood November 2010
ADHD: The Protective Role of Parenting
Developmental Psychology Brown Bag
University of Pittsburgh
Course Lecture on Neurodevelopmental Disorders. November 2008
Introduction to Biopsychology
University of Pittsburgh
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
University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~25 students
Responsibilities: Designed and taught course
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
Responsibilities: Designed and taught course
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
Responsibilities: Designed and taught course
Instructor, Research Methods, Department of Psychology, Summer 2009, 2010
University of Pittsburgh, 1 class per semester, ~25 students
per class
Responsibilities: Designed and taught course
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
University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~6 students
Responsibilities: Design and taught course
Instructor, Research Topics in Psychology: Foundations of Adolescent Fall 2015, 2016
Psychology, Department of Psychology
University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~7 students
Responsibilities: Designed and taught course
Instructor, Human Growth & Development, Department of Psychology Fall 2014, Spring
University of Houston-Clear Lake, 1 class per semester, ~15 students 2015
Responsibilities: Designed and taught course
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
University of Houston- Clear Lake
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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