HDFS Graduate Student (in bold) Recent Conference Presentations

2009

Anzman, S.L., & Birch, L.L. (2009). Goodness of fit between child temperament and parent feeding practices predicts weight outcomes in a longitudinal sample of girls. Society for Research in Child Development Bi-annual Meeting, Denver, CO, April 2009.

Infurna, F. J., Ryan, L. H., Smith, J., & Gerstorf, D. (2009, October) Examining dynamic links between cognition and health in old age: Evidence from the AHEAD Study. Paper presented at the 6th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Ann Arbor, MI.

Infurna, F. J., Gerstorf, D., Robertson, S., Berg, S., & Zarit, S. H. (in press). The nature and cross-domain correlates of subjective age in the oldest old: Evidence from the OCTO Study. Psychology and Aging.

Lai, M.H., Cleveland, H.H., Wiersma, J.D., Groenendyk, A., & Bamaca, M. (2009, May). Effect of school context on minority adolescent drinking behaviors. Presented at the Society for Prevention Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C.

Lai, M.H., Bray, B.C., Smith, E.A., Caldwell, L.L., Flisher, A.J., Vergnani, T., et al. (2009, May). Substance use and delinquency profiles among South African adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Prevention Research annual meeting, Washington, D.C. (This presentation won an Early Career Prevention Network Top 5 Student Poster Award)

2008

Abar, C.C., & Turrisi, R. (2008, June). How important are parents during the college years? A longitudinal perspective of parenting, friends, and alcohol use. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, DC.

Abar, C.C., Abar, B., & Turrisi, R. (2008, May). An LCA approach to parent-teen communication and its effect on teen alcohol related behaviors in college. Poster session to be presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, California.

Abar, C.C., Turrisi, R., & Abar, B. (2008, March). The impact of parent modeled behavior and permissibility on college students’ major and minor negative consequences. Poster session presented at the bi-annual meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Abarca-Mortensen, S. & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008, April). Gender, sexual motives and sexual behavior in emerging adults. Poster presented at the Gender Development Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Anzman, S.L., & Birch. L.L. (2008, October). Low inhibitory control predicts weight gain and overweight risk in a longitudinal study of girls. Presentation at the Annual Meeting of The Obesity Society, Phoenix, AZ.

Briddell, L., Flanagan, C. A., Osgood, D. W., Syvertsen, A. K., Wray-Lake, L., Bachman, J., Johnston, L., O'Malley, P. M. (2008, March). Three decades of social trust: Age, period, and cohort effects. Poster presented at the 12th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.

Blocklin, M., Crouter, A.C., & Updegraff, K.  (2008, March). Parental Knowledge Processes in Mexican American Families. Presented at The Society for Research on Adolescence Bi-Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Cleveland, M., Faulk, M., Gayles, J.G., Syvertsen, A., & Tibbits, M. (2008). Profiles of Protection among adolescents. Presented for the 3rd Sloboda and Bukowski Prevention Cup Competition at the 16th annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, California.

Espinosa-Hernandez, G., Stoppa, T. M., Schwarz, K. D., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008, March). Ethnic differences in perceptions of ethnic labels during emerging adulthood. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Espinosa-Hernandez, G., Vasilenko, S. A., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008, March). Changes in sexual attitudes and condom use during college. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Finlay, A. K., & Flanagan, C. A. (2008, March). Community service, developmental opportunities, and the transition to adulthood. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Finlay, A. K., & Flanagan, C. A. (2008, March). Institutional impacts of service work for vulnerable populations. Presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Gayles, J.G. (2008). Identifying Intraindividual Change and Interindividual Differences in Subjective Well-Being. Presented at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany.

Gayles, J.G., & Coatsworth, J.D. (2008). Assessing mindfulness in parenting: A pilot study of parent-youth interactions. Invited presentation at the 11th International Institute on Developmental Science, Jena, Germany.

Gayles, J.G., Puschbeck, M., Coatsworth, J.D., & Duncan, L. (2008). Subjective Experiences in Adolescent Leisure Activities: Application of a Person-Oriented Approach to Youth Outcomes. Presented at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany.

Gayles, J.G., Faulk, M.T., & Coatsworth, J.D. (2008). Sport Participation, Subjective Experience, and Adolescent Functioning: More is Not Always Better. Presented at the 16th annual meeting of the Society for Prevention Research, San Francisco, California.

Infurna, F. J. (2008, July). How we age: Examining psychological profiles in midlife and old age. SRC Summer Internship Program 5th Annual Symposium. Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

King, H. A., & Almeida, D. M. (2008, February). Neuroticism predicts level of and daily fluctuations in physical health symptoms in the National Study of Daily Experiences. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Albuquerque, NM.

Lai, M. H., Titzmann, P. F., Liu, S., Silbereisen, R. K., Doyle, E., Finlay, A., Fröhlich, C., Lokhande, M., Michel, A., & Stößel, K. (March, 2008). Acculturation and alcohol use among ethnic German adolescents. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Lee, J. E., Cichy, K. E., Kim, K., Lefkowitz, E. S., & Fingerman, K. L. (2008, November). Perceptions of achievement and ambivalence between parents and grown offspring. Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

Lee, C. M., Patrick, M. E., Neighbors, C., & Fossos, N. (2008, June). The influence of men’s and women’s beliefs about 21st birthdays on intended and actual 21st birthday drinking. Presented at the annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, DC.

Lefkowitz, E. S., Gillen, M. M., & Pezalla, A. E. (2008, March). How gendered behaviors during lab-based interactions explain late adolescents’ romantic and sexual behaviors. In L. A. Rankin (Chair), Alternative Methods for Assessing the Dynamic and Personal Nature of Romance and Sex in Adolescence. Symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Lefkowitz, E. S., Patrick, M. E., & Maggs, J. (2008, June). State Patty’s Day: Drinking motives and special events combine to produce very heavy episodic alcohol use. Poster presented at the Research Society on Alcoholism, Washington, DC.

Leggett, A. (2008, March). Crime stereotyping and perceived seriousness of ethnic criminals and terrorists.  Poster presentation at the Southeastern Psychological Associations’ National Conference.

Molenaar, P.C.M., & Gayles, J.G. (2008). Person-specific Analysis and Optimal Guidance of Developmental Processes. In "Person-centered Methods for Developmental Processes" (L. Bergman, Chair). Invited talk presented at the 20th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Wurzburg, Germany.

Rollins, B., BeLue, R., & Francis, L. (2008). Do family meals protect against childhood overweight? An examination of racial and contextual moderators. Abstract for poster presentation, 2008 Pediatrics Research Day, Hershey, PA.

Staff, J. L., Patrick, M. E., Loken, E., & Maggs, J. L. (2008, March). Alcohol, aggression, and attainment. In J. L. Maggs (Chair), Substance use during adolescence: Consequences for education, wages, relationship transitions, and health. Paper symposium presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Stiehler, B.J., Grumer, S. & Silbereisen, R.K. (2008). Demographic and Consequence Characteristics of Early, On-time and Late Home Leavers in Germany.  International Workshop “Social Change and Human Development: Concepts and Results”, Wurzburg, Germany. July 16-17, 2008.

Stiehler, B.J., Ryan, L.H., Willis, S.L., & Schaie, K.W. (2008, April).  Differential declines in cognitive abilities for APOE allele types in the Seattle Longitudinal Study.  Presented at Cognitive Aging Conference.

Stoppa, T. M., Abarca-Mortensen, S., Bearman, J., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008, March). Religion during emerging adulthood: A multidimensional, longitudinal analysis. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Stoppa, T. M., Manahan, E. B., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008, March). Religiosity and sexual behaviors among first-year college students. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Syvertsen, A. K., Wray-Lake, L., & Flanagan, C. A. (2008, March). Examining the value-behavior link: How adolescents' values predict four types of civic intentions. Poster symposium presented at the 12th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.

Taverno, S., Rollins, B., & Francis, L. (2008). Acculturation, BMI, and activity patterns among Hispanic children in the US. Abstract for poster presentation, 2008 Annual Penn State Graduate Exposition, University Park, PA. Similar poster presented at the 2008 Pediatrics Research Day, Hershey, PA.

Towe-Goodman, N., & Teti, D. (2008, July). Emotional availability as context: Maternal discipline, parenting attitudes, and child adjustment. Poster presented at 20th meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development, Wuerzburg, Germany.

Vasilenko, S. A., Shearer, C. L., & Lefkowitz, E. S. (2008, March). Associations between gendered personality and feminist identity development in late adolescence. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Wray-Lake, L., & Crouter, A. C. (2008, March). Antecedents of African American families’ community involvement. Poster symposium presented at the 12th biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, Illinois.

Wray-Lake, L., & Flanagan, C. A. (2008, May). Mother-adolescent value congruence and adolescents’ civic orientations. Presented at the 11th biennial meeting of the European Society for Research on Adolescence, Torino, Italy.