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Laura Pittman, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychology

Department  of Psychology
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
(815)753-2485
lpittman@niu.edu

Office:  314 Psychology   |   FAX:  (815)753-8088  |   Personal Webpage

    EDUCATION

B.A. Northwestern University 1990
M.A. University of Connecticut 1992
Ph.D. University of Connecticut 1996

    RESEARCH INTERESTS

    Developmental psychopathology;  Risk and resilience; Family process
    included the role of extended family and parenting practices;  Families
    living in poverty; College students' adaptation to college; Cultural
    diversity.

    FREQUENTLY TAUGHT CLASSES

Psych 315  Behavior Disrurbances in Children
Psych 540  Theories and Assessment of Intellectual Functioning
Psych 554  Practicum in Psychotherapy

    REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

Lohman, B. J., Pittman, L. D., Chase-Lansdale, P. L., & Coley, R. L.
(2004). Welfare history, sanctions, and developmental outcomes among
low-income children and youth. Social Service Review, 78, 41-763

Chase-Lansdale, P. L., Moffitt, R., Lohman, B. J., Cherlin, A. J.,
Coley, R. L., Pittman, L. D., Roff, J., & Votruba-Drzal, E. (2003).
Mothers' transitions from welfare to work and the well-being of
preschoolers and adolescents. Science, 299, 1548-1552.

Pittman, L. D., & Chase-Lansdale, P. L. (2001). African-American
adolescent girls in impoverished communities: Parenting style and
adolescent outcomes. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 11, 199-224.

 

    REPRESENTATIVE GRANTS

Principal Investigator, Grandmother's involvement among children and
adolescents growing up in poverty, Grant from the Joint Center for
Poverty Research, 9/1/02 - 9/30/03, $30,000.

Principal Investigator, Parenting and School Readiness Among Low-Income
Children, Grant from National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD), 12/1/04 - 11/30/06, $100,000.

 


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