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Nina Mounts

Nina S. Mounts, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology

Department  of Psychology
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
(815)753-6968
nmounts@niu.edu

Office:  316 Psychology   |  FAX:  (815)-753-8088  |   Personal Webpage

    EDUCATION

B.A. Saint Lawrence University
M.A. Syracuse University
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    I am interested in children’s social development from childhood through adolescence. Primarily, I am interested in parent-child and peer relationships. Most recently, I have been examining linkages between parenting and peer relationships by exploring the ways in which parents manage the peer relationships of young adolescents. I also have an interest in peer influence processes during adolescence..

    FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES

Psych 424 Adolescent development
Psych 425 Adult development & aging
Psych 576 Social and personality development

    REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Mounts, N.S. (2004). Contributions of parenting and campus climate to freshmen adjustment in a multi-ethnic sample. Journal of Adolescent Research, 19, 468-491.

Mounts, N.S. (2004). Adolescents’ perceptions of parental management of peer relationships in an ethnically diverse sample. Journal of Adolescent Research, 19, 446-467.

Mounts, N. S. (2002). Parental management of adolescent peer relationships in context: The role of parenting style. Journal of Family Psychology,16, 58-69.

Mounts, N.S. (2001).Young adolescents’ perceptions of parental management of peer relationships. Journal of Early Adolescence, 21, 92-122.

Mounts, N. S. & Steinberg, L. (1995). An ecological analysis of peer influence on adolescent grade-point-average and drug use. Developmental Psychology, 31, 915-922.

Steinberg, L. D., Lamborn, S. D., Darling, N., Mounts, N. S., & Dornbusch,  S. M. (1994). Over-time changes in adjustment and competence among adolescents from authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful families.  Child Development, 65, 754-770.

Brown, B. B., Mounts, N. S., Lamborn, S. D., & Steinberg, L. D.  (1993). Parenting practices and peer group affiliation in adolescence.  Child Development, 64, 467-482.

Lamborn, S. D., Mounts, N. S., Steinberg, L. D., & Dornbusch, S. M.  (1991). Patterns of competence and adjustment among adolescents from authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, and neglectful families. Child Development, 62, 1049-1065.

Steinberg, L.D., Mounts, N. S., Lamborn, S. D., & Dornbusch, S. M.  (1991). Authoritative parenting and adolescent adjustment across varied ecological niches. Journal of Research in Adolescence, 1, 19-36.

Steinberg, L. D., Elmen, J. D., & Mounts, N. S. (1989). Authoritative parenting, psychosocial maturity, and academic success among adolescents. Child Development, 60, 1424-1436.

 

    REPRESENTATIVE GRANTS

Principal Investigator, Parental management of peers in three ethnic contexts, funded by the National Science Foundation for the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program, September 1, 2003-August 31, 2004.

Principal Investigator, Parental management of peers in three ethnic contexts, funded by the Summer Research and Artistry Program, Northern Illinois University, May 16, 2003-August 15, 2003.

Principal Investigator, Parental management of peers in three ethnic contexts, funded by the National Science Foundation, August 15, 2002-August 14, 2004 (two years).

Principal Investigator, Parental management of peers: How does it operate across three ethnic contexts? funded by the Social Science Research Institute, Northern Illinois University, June 2000-May 2001.

Principal Investigator, Parenting influence on adolescent friend selection, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health B/START Award, October 1996- September 1997.

Principal Investigator, Parenting and friendship features effects on peer influence during early adolescence, funded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Board and United States Department of Agriculture Experiment Station Award, August 1994- May 1996.

Principal Investigator, What can parents do?: Parenting effects on peer influence on adolescent academic achievement and delinquency, funded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Board, August 1993- May 1994.

Graduate Scholar's Award, funded by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, August 1993- May 1994.

 


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