Northern Illinois University
Families and Development in Context Lab
Department of Psychology

• Danielle Baran, Ph.D. (2011)
  • Dissertation Title: The Relationship between Parental Factors and Kindergarten Readiness among Low-Income Preschoolers
  • Internship: Louise R. Goldhagen Regional Multidisciplinary Evaluation & Consulting Center, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
• Andrew Flannery, M.A. (2021)
  • Title of Dissertation: Coparenting Among Families of Treatment-Seeking Adolescents: Associations with Coping Behaviors and Psychological Adjustment
    Thesis Title: Coparenting Among Intact Families with Young Adolescents: Associations with Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms
• Michael Flores, Ph.D. (2014)
  • Thesis Title: Externalizing Problem Behaviors among Young Adolescents: Potential Links to Having Older Friends
  • Dissertation Title: Parental and Adolescent Characteristics Predicting Adolescent Disclosure to Parents across Various Social Domains
  • Internship: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
• Nicole Holmberg, Ph.D. (2017)
  • Title of Dissertation: Online Values Intervention for Mothers: Associations with Valued Living, Affect, and Stress
  • Thesis Title: Self-Discrepancy Theory and Mothers: Extending the Theory to the Social Role of Mother
  • Internship: Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
• Micah Ioffe, Ph.D. (2017)
  • Title of Dissertation: Parent-Adolescent Open Communication, Interpersonal Coping Processes, and Gender: Differential Effects on Daily Hassles and Internalizing Symptoms in Early Adolescence
  • Thesis Title: Stressful Events and Adolescent Mental Health Outcomes: Examining Attributional Style and Parent-Adolescent Communication as Moderators
  • Internship: University of Rochester Medical School, Rochester, NY
• Christine Keeports, Ph.D. (2016)
  • Title of Dissertation: Interparental Conflict and Adolescence: The Cognitive-Contextual Framework
  • Thesis Title: Interparental Conflict, Young Adult Adjustment and Appraisals: The Moderating Effects of Parent-Child Relationship Quality
  • Internship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
• Marcos D. López, Ph.D. (2011)
  • Dissertation Title: The Associations between Individualism, Collectivism, Acculturation and Depressive Symptoms
  • Internship: Pacific Clinics, Pasadena, CA
• Kyle W. Murdock, Ph.D. (2015)
  • Thesis Title: (co-directed with Dr. Chris Lovejoy): Affect, Self-Efficacy, and Parenting Behavior
  • Dissertation Title: Maternal and Paternal Contributions to Child Mental Health: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Framework
  • Internship: Oregon Health and Science University, Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
• Angie Neese, Ph.D. (2011)
  • Dissertation Title: Stress, Coping, and Depression among Zambian Adolescents
  • Internship: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN
• Emily Padgett, M.A. (2020)
  • Thesis Title: Severity of Illness, Parenting, and Child Psychological Adjustment: Exploring the Associations among mothers with Multiple Sclerosis
  • Title of Dissertation: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindful Parenting among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Internship: University of Louisville Medical School, Louisville, KY
• Adeya Richmond, Ph.D. (2010)
  • Thesis Title: Racial Identity, Racial Socialization, and Functioning among African American College Students
  • Dissertation Title: Parenting Practices and Adolescent Functioning in African American Families: The Role of Racial Socialization
  • Internship: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Shelley Silvers, Ph.D. (2006)
  • Dissertation Title: Perceived Social Support, Coping Strategies, and Depression during the Transition to College
  • Internship: James H. Quinllen VA Medical Center, Mountain Home, TN
• Erin Stevens, Ph.D. (2014)
  • Dissertation Title: Dissertation (proposed, co-directed with Chris Lovejoy, Ph.D.): Potential Moderators in the Relation Between Self-Discrepancies and Mood in College Students
  • Internship: University of Alabama at Birmingham Psychology Internship Training Consortium, Birmingham, AL
• Anthony Tucci, Ph.D. (2014)
  
  • Dissertation Title: Dissertation (co-directed with Chris Lovejoy, Ph.D.): Parent Goal Regulation: An extension of regulatory focus theory
  • Internship: Jewish Child and Family Services, Northbrook, IL
• Jill Wickery, Ph.D. (2010)
  • Thesis Title: Effects of Maternal Cognitive Stimulation on Children’s Achievement
  • Dissertation Title: The Association between Participation in Extracurricular Activities and Achievement in Children and Adolescents: Effects of Parental Involvement, Self-esteem, and School Belonging
  • Internship: University of Michigan Institute for Human Adjustment, Ann Arbor, MI