Graduate Programs
Graduate Student Accomplishment (2003-2004)
Below you will find the publications, conference presentations, leadership roles, awards and other accomplishments of our graduate students this past year.
Publications (Graduate Students names are highlighted)
Ball, A. L., Knobloch, N. A., & Settle, S. R. (in press). An exploration of the outcomes of utilizing ill-structured problems in pre-service teacher preparation. Journal of Agricultural Education.
Ball, A. L., Knobloch, N. A., & Settle, S. R. (in press). Preparing teachers of agriculture to solve complex problems. Journal of Agricultural Education.
Baumgartner, J. & McBride, B.A. (under review). Exploring parental day care philosophies: Overlap orientations and influencing families.
Bracey, J. R., Bámaca, M. Y., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2004). Examining ethnic identity and self-esteem among biracial adolescents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 33, 123-132.
Jarrett, R. L., Sullivan, P. J., & Watkins, N. D. (in press). Developing social capital through participation in organized youth programs: Qualitative insights from three programs. In S. Zeldin, R. Larson, & L. Camino (Eds.) Journal of Community Psychology.
Larson, R. W. & Sullivan, P. J. (in press). Adolescence. In A. Kuper & J. Kuper (Eds.) Social Science Encyclopedia, Third Edition. London: Routledge.
Larson, R. W, Jarrett, R. L, Hansen, D., Pearce, N., Sullivan, P. J., Walker, K., Watkins, N. D., & Wood, D. (in press). Organized youth activities as contexts for positive development. In A. Linley & S. Joseph (Eds.). Positive Psychology in Practice: From Research to Application. New York: Wiley.
Masciadrelli, B. P., Pleck, J. H., & Stueve, J. L. (in press). Fathers' role model perceptions: Themes and linkages with involvement. Men and Masculinities.
Masciadrelli, B. P. & Pleck, J. H. (under review). Masculinity ideology among adolescent males: The influence of race and ethnicity.
McClure, A. L., & Knobloch, N. A. (2003). The supply of student SAE programs and demand of agricultural careers. The Agricultural Education Magazine, 76, 16-17.
Pleck, J. H., & Masciadrelli, B. P. (2004). Paternal involvement by U.S. residential fathers: Levels, sources, and consequences. In M. E. Lamb (Ed.), The Role of the Father in Child Development, 4 th ed. (pp. 222-271). New York: Wiley.
Seepersad, S. (2004). Coping with loneliness: Adolescent online and offline behavior. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 7, 35-39.
Settle, S., & Knobloch, N. A. (2003). Changing the teacher's role of teaching through problems. The Agricultural Education Magazine, 76, 18-19.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Bámaca, M. Y. (2004). Conducting focus groups with Latino families: Lessons from the field. Family Relations, 53, 261-272.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Bámaca-Gómez, M. Y. (2003). Generational differences in resistance to peer pressure among Mexican-origin adolescents. Youth and Society, 35, 183-203.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Bhanot, R., & Shin, N. (under review). Ethnic identity formation during adolescence: The critical role of families.
Wang, Y., Wiley, A. R., & Zhou, X. (under review). The effect of different cultural lenses on reliability and validity in observational data: The example of Chinese immigrant parent-toddler dinner interactions.
Wiley, A. R. & Chaney, C. (2003). Reaching rural African American families: Creating strong partnerships between family life educators and churches.
Conference Presentations
Bhanot, R., & Jovanovic, J. (2004, March). How parental help with homework affects girls' ability perceptions in math. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Bhanot, R., & Umaña-Taylor, A. J. (2004, July). Familial ethnic socialization and ethnic identity development among South-Asian adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.
Baumgartner, J. (2004, April). Active Learning in developmental psychology classrooms. Conference presentation at Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
Bost, K. & Shin, N. (2004, April). A longitudinal analysis of preschoolers' mutual friendships, popularity, and social competence. Poster presented at the 18 th Biennial Conference on Human Development, Washington, D.C.
Branscomb, K., & Wiley, A. R. (2003, November). Balancing work and life: What's a family life educator to do? Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Chaney, C. (April, 2004). The demystification of African-American manhood and womanhood. Paper presented at the National African American Relationships Institute 1st National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia.
Ebata, A., Shih, K., & Westberg, H. (May, 2004). Online delivery of parenting news, information, and advice. Share Fair session at the annual Child, Youth, and Families at Risk Conference, Seattle, Washington.
Eley, M. L. and Salamon, S. (July 2003). Going mobile in the rural South: Class inequality spatially organized as communities. Paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Rural Sociological Society, Montreal, Canada.
Eley, M.L. (May 2004) Going mobile in the South: Exploring the connection between land and creating a sense of community for African-American mobile-park families. Paper presented at the Who Owns America ? IV Conference, Madison, WI.
Kelly, J. (2004, April). Countering neighborhood effects: Strategies used by African American mothers in a low income community to promote school readiness among preschool aged children. Presentation at the 2004 Community of Scholars Conference, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
Kramer, L. & Kennedy Kubose, D. (2003, April). Emotion regulation capacity-building as a mechanism for enhancing sibling relationships. Poster presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Kramer, L., Kennedy Kubose, D., & Hoelzle, J. (2003, November). Enhancing young children's sibling relationships with the Fun with Sisters and Brothers Program. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Masciadrelli, B. P., & Pleck, J. H. (2004, April). The influence of race and ethnicity on masculinity ideology among adolescent males: Initial findings from the 1995 National Survey of Adolescent Males. Paper presented at the American Men's Studies Association Annual Conference, Aurora, IL.
Masciadrelli, B. P., & Pleck, J. H. (2003, November). Men, generativity, and fathering: What experiences are necessary? Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, BC.
McClure, A. L., & Ball, A. L. (2004, May). Got technology: Electronic portfolios in teacher preparation. Poster presented at the AAAE National Agricultural Education Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Mitchell, B. N., Knobloch, N. A., Cano, J., & Harms, B. M. (2003, December). Two universities + one urban high school = A unique experience. Poster session presented at the American Association for Agricultural Education National Conference, Orlando, FL.
Mitchell, B. N., Knobloch, N. A., & Ball, A. L. (2004, April). What do exemplary teaching professors do? Understanding the practice of exemplars. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Education Research Association, San Diego, CA.
Mitchell, B. N., Knobloch, N. A., & Ball, A. L. (2004, May). A case study of exemplary teaching professors' cognition, motivation, and practices in agriculture. Paper presented at the AAAE National Agricultural Education Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Oswald, R. F., Grossman, R. R., & Chung, G. H. (2003, November). Male-male versus female-female commitment ceremonies: Prevalence, timing, and prediction. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Pleck, J. H., Masciadrelli, B. P., Trujillo, C. W., Shih, K. Y., & Sonenstein, F., L. (2003, November). Progression across heterosexual romantic relationships: Initial qualitative findings about young men's relationship trajectories. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Ramsburg, D. M., Rouge, E., & Wildrick-Nelson, D. (2003). Illinois ' Great START (Strategies to Attract and Retain Teachers): Preliminary evaluation findings. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Seepersad, S., Ramkissoon, M., Choi, M., Kaur, G. P., & Shin, N. (2004, March). Are there universal characteristics of lonely college students? Evidence from students in U.S., Jamaica, Korea, & India. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.
Settle, S. R. & Knobloch, N. A. (2004, May). Mixed measures of preservice agricultural educator's beliefs about teaching and learning. Paper presented at annual meeting of the AAAE National Agricultural Education Research Conference, St. Louis, MO.
Shin, N. & Bost, K. (2004, April). Mutual friendship and social networks as predictors of preschool children's social behavior. Poster presented at the 18 th Biennial Conference on Human Development, Washington, D.C.
Trujillo, C. W., & Jovanovic, J. (2003, November). Predicting College Women's Work-Family Decisions. Poster presented at the Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Cambridge, MA and the Society for Research on Adolescence Biennial Meeting, Baltimore, MD.
Trujillo, C. W., & Jovanovic, J. (2004, April). Infant maternal employment plans and anticipated challenges of college women. Presentation at the 2004 Community of Scholars Conference, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Bhanot, R. (2003, November). Ethnic identity formation during adolescence: The critical role of families. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Wang, Y. (2003, November). General life stress, parenting stress and parenting behaviors among immigrant Chinese parents. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Wang, Y. (2003, November). Measuring parental control with consideration of children's perspectives. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Fellowships and Grants
Edna Alfaro:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship
Michelle Eley:
Rural Policy Research Institute (RUPRI) – Rural Poverty Research Center Dissertation Fellowship
Stephanie Jefferson:
Illinois Consortium for Education Opportunities Program (ICEOP) Fellowship
Hyeyoung Kang:
Janice M. Smith Memorial Fellowship
Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Graduate Student Fellowship
Jenell Kelly:
Janice M. Smith Memorial Fellowship
Minority Academic Partnership Program (MAPP)
Denise Kennedy Kubose:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship
Brian Masciadrelli:
Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Graduate Student Fellowship
Amanda McClure & Anna Ball:
UIUC College of Education TALENT PT3 Grant
Emily Rouge:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship
Sean Seepersad:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Frances Siegel:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship
Patrick Sullivan:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship
Celina Trujillo:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Minority Academic Partnership Program (MAPP)
Neil Knobloch & Jessica Van Tine:
Illinois State Board of Education and the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education Research Grant
Heather Westberg:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Fellowship
HCD Clareta Walker Graduate Fellowship
Yan Wang:
Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Graduate Student Fellowship
Honors and Awards
Edna Alfaro:
Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Program for Minorities Honorable Mention List
Ruchi Bhanot:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Kate Branscomb:
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Fall 2003
Jenell Kelly:
Gamma Sigma Delta
Denise Kennedy Kubose:
Nominated by Dept. and completed ACES Teaching College course
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent
Frances Siegel:
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent
Sheila Settle:
Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Kappa Delta Pi education honor society
Sean Seepersad:
Louis V. Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award
North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Graduate Student Teaching Award
Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent for Fall 2003
Kristy Shih:
Certificate in Gender Relations in International Development
Nana Shin:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Celina Trujillo:
Ford Foundation Doctoral Fellowship Program for Minorities Honorable Mention List
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Gamma Sigma Delta
Yan Wang:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Leadership
Mayra Bámaca:
President-elect, Illinois Student Council on Family Relations
Ruchi Bhanot:
Secretary, Illinois Student Council on Family Relations
Project Coordinator, Asha for Education
Kate Branscomb:
Vice-president, Illinois Student Council on Family Relations
Grace Chung:
30 hour Domestic Violence Advocacy Training
Successfully petitioned NCFR to create an Asian American Family Focus Group
Rita Frerichs:
Secretary, College Teaching Effectiveness Network
Brian Masciadrelli:
President, Illinois Student Council on Family Relations
Executive Board Member, Illinois Council on Family Relations
Elected Co-Chair, “Men in Families” Focus Group, National Council on Family Relations
Brandon Mitchell:
President, Agricultural Education Graduate Student Organization
Denise Kennedy Kubose:
Treasurer, Illinois Student Council on Family Relations
HCD Graduate Student Liaison to the Graduate College
Emily Rouge:
Secretary of the East Central Illinois Association for the Education of Young Children (ECIAEYC).
Kristy Shih:
Elected student member, WGGP Program Executive Committee
Successfully petitioned NCFR to create an Asian American Family Focus Group
Job Placements
Jennifer Baumgartner:
Assistant Professor and Director of Center for Child Studies at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO starting January 2005
Sally Gillman:
Assistant Professor of Human Development in the Department of Human Development, Family, & Consumer Sciences at South Dakota State University
Alicia Higgerson:
Science Teacher at Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley High School
Graduation
Jennifer Baumgartner (Ph.D.)
Michelle Eley (Ph.D.)
Sally Gillman (Ph.D.)
Alicia Higgerson (M.S.)
Jenell Kelly(M.S.)
Sarah Kelly (M.S., M.S.W.)
Kim Kirsch (M.S., M.S.W.)
Amanda McClure (M.S.)
Brandon Mitchell (M.S.)
Genny Schutz (M.S.)
Kari Schoen (M.S., M.S.W.)
Sheila Settle (M.S.)
Kristy Shih (M.S.)
April Sturgill (M.S., M.S.W.)
Celina Trujillo (M.S.)
Doctoral Dissertations
Jennifer Baumgartner:Parent-provider relationships: Examining parental and provider beliefs regarding continuity between home and childcare environments
Michelle Eley:
Mobile in the Rural South: Informal household strategies of African-American mobile-park families
Sally Gillman:
The experiences of employment in single-parent families: Implications for single mothers and their adolescents
Preliminary Exams
Sean Seepersad
Frances Siegel
Qualifying Exams
Kate Branscomb:
Undergraduate student parents managing multiple roles
Cassandra Chaney:
Structural (oral) narratives of Africa-American romantic relationships
Grace Chung:
Asian American battered women's help seeking decisions
Brian Masciadrelli:
Generativity in adulthood
Emily Rouge:
Looking at child care provider turnover through multiple lenses
Nana Shin:
The parent-child conversation about the past: The role of attachment and culture
Yan Wang:
Understanding Asian parenting
Master's Theses
Ruchi Bhanot:
The relationships among parental beliefs, intrusive support behaviors, and children' ability perceptions
Alicia Higgerson:
Experiential learning of career-technical teachers in a small rural high school
Jenell Kelly:
Countering neighborhood effects: Strategies used by African American mothers in a low income community to promote school readiness among preschool aged children
Amanda McClure:
The impact that formal technology training has on the diffusion of instructional technology among pre-service agricultural education teachers in Illinois
Brandon Mitchell:
New professors' motivational beliefs regarding teaching and faculty development
Sheila Settle:
The influence of teaching approaches in the university classroom on student performance and motivation
Genny Schutz:
The impact of enrollment in high school agricultural education programs and students' academic and leadership abilities
Kristy Shih:
Life stresses and social support in Chinese immigrant families
Celina Trujillo:
Predictors of college women's infant maternal employment plans