Graduate Programs
Graduate Student Accomplishment (2004-2005)
Below you will find the publications, conference presentations, leadership roles, awards and other accomplishments of our graduate students during 2004-2005. Graduate student names are in bold print.
Publications
Umana-Taylor, A.J., Bhanot R., Shin, N. (in press). Ethnic identity formation during adolescence: The critical role of families. Journal of Family Issues.
Bhanot, R., Jovanovic, J., (in press). Do parents' academic gender stereotypes influence whether they intrude on their children's homework? Sex Roles.
Branscomb, K.R. , & McBride, B.A. (in press). Academics versus service: Balancing competing missions in laboratory schools offering full-day programming. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education.
Chung, G. , Oswald, R.F., & Wiley, A. (under review). Being a good daughter? Korean American lesbian and bisexual women's family discourse of coming out.
Hardesty, J., & Chung, G. (in press). Intimate partner violence, parental divorce and child custody: Directions for intervention and future research. Family Relations.
Frerichs, R., & Sofranko, A., (monograph in progress). Agricultural Guilds: Building Intentional Communities.
Herman, J.M. & Knobloch, N.A. (2004, September). Exploring the Effects of constructivist Teaching on Students' Attitudes and Performance. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the AAAE North Central Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, West Lafayette, IN.
Masciadrelli, B.P. , Pleck, J.H., & Stueve, J.L. (in press). Fathers' role model perceptions: Themes and linkages with involvement. Men and Masculinities.
Pleck, J.H., & Masciadrelli, B.P. (2004). Paternal involvement by U.S. 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.
Larson, R.W., Jarrett, R.L., Hansen, D., Pearce, N., Sullivan, P.J., Watkins, N.D., and Wood, D. (2004). 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.
Larson, R.W. & Sullivan, P.J. (2004). Adolescence. In A Kuper & J. Kuper (Eds.) Social Science Encyclopedia, Third Edition. London: Routledge.
Jarrett, R.L., Sullivan, P.J. and Watkins, N.D. (2005) 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, 33(1), 41-55.
Knobloch, N.A., & Van Tine, J.L. (2004). Elementary student outcomes of a year-long agricultural and environmental literacy unit. Illinois State Board of Education Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education Research Summary Report. [On-line].
Seepersad, S. (2004). Coping with Loneliness: Adolescent online and offline behavior. CyberPsychology & Behavior.
Larson, R.W, Jarrett, R.L, Hansen, D., Pearce, N., Sullivan, P.J. , Walker, K., Watkins, N.D., Wood, D. (2004). 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.
Larson, R.W. & Sullivan, P.J. (2004). Adolescence. In A. Kuper & J. Kuper (Eds.) Social Science Encyclopedia, Third Edition. London: Routledge.
Jarrett, R.L., Sullivan, P.J. , and Watkins, N.D. (2005) 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, 33 (1), 41-55.
Bost, K. K., Shin, N. , & McBride, B. A. (2005). Mutual friendship, social support networks, and preschool children's social behavior. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Vaughn, B.E., Copolla, G., Verissimo, M., Montiero, L., Posada, G., Carbonell, O.A., Plata, S.J., Waters, H.S., Bost, K.K., McBride, B.A., Shin, N., & Korth, B. (2004). Coordination between the organization of mothers' secure base knowledge and their children's secure base behavior at home. Manuscript submitted for publication.
McBride, B.A., Brown, G.L., Bost, K.K., & Shin, N. (in press). Maternal influences on father involvement: An exploratory study. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Umana-Taylor, A.J., Shin, N. (2004). An Examination of the Ethnic Identity Scale with Diverse Populations: Exploring Variation by Ethnicity and Geography. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Trujillo, C.W. , & Jovanovic, J. (under review). To work or not to work: Understanding college women's plans for maternal employment during their child's infancy.
Wang, Y. (in press). Does social class matter in this “homogeneous” society? A review of Youth Deviance in Japan. Asian Journal of Social Psychology.
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.
Wang, Y, Wiley, A. R., & Chiu, C. Y. (under review). Independence-supportive praise versus interdependence promoting praise.
Presentations - Conferences
Bhanot, R. , & Jovanovic, J. ( February 15, 2005 ). Do boys and girls have different learning experiences at home and at school? Invited presentation for the Extension Family Life Workshops, University of Illinois.
Jovanovic, J., & Bhanot, R., (2004). Are adolescent girls vulnerable to stereotype threat. Brown Bag Presentation – Education Psychology Department – University of Illinois.
Bhanot, R., & Umana-Taylor, A.J. (2004). Familial ethnic socialization and ethnic identity development development among South-Asian adolescents. Poster at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.
McBride, B.A., & Branscomb, K.R. (2004). University-based child development laboratory programs: The challenge of combining an “academic” mission with a “service” mission. Hour long sessions presented at the Annual Conference of the National Association for the Education of Young Children, Anaheim, CA.
Branscomb, K.R. (2004). Work-life management: Effective strategies used by mothers of preschoolers. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.
Chaney, C. (2005). The role of the Counseling Center in Reaching African American Males: Stepping Outside Traditional Treatment Modalities. Annual Big Ten Counseling Centers Conference, UIUC.
Chaney, C. (2005). Promoting Relationship Stability Among African-American Couples: Examining the role of emotional closeness, commitment, and relationship structure. Paper presented at Northwestern's Black Graduate Students Association.
Chaney, C. (2004). Workshops presented through The Counseling Center – UIUC. African-American Women and Domestic Violence: Its Causes and How to Protect and Others; Blacks and The Blues: Depression and Suicide Among African-Americans; Time IS On Your Side: Tested and True Time Management Skills
Chung, G. (2004). Ecological analysis of Korean American queer women. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations, Florida.
Dyer, W .J. , & Day, R.D. (April 2005). Fathers in prison: How identity is affected and what it means for the fathers and their children. Paper and poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Hileman, S. , Knobloch, N., (2005). Seeing Through the Diamond: Developing Teachers for a Spectrum of Learners. Conference presentation at the Connections Conference, Chicago, IL.
Kubose, D.K. , & Kramer, L. (2004). Promoting Sibling Relationships by Teaching Children to Regulate Emotions. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.
Masciadrelli, Brian (October, 2004). Engaging fathers in family strengthening. Invited presentation at the annual conference of the Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, Springfield, IL.
Masciadrelli, B.P. , Pleck, J.H., Stueve, J.L. (November, 2004). Paternal visions of future turning points in the father-child relationship. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.
Pleck, Joseph & Masciadrelli, Brian (February, 2005). Engaging Fathers. Invited presentation for the Extension Family Life Workshops, University of Illinois.
Masciadrelli, B.P. , Milardo, R.M., & Pleck, J.H. (April, 2005). Exploring the Relationship between academic stress and father involvement in a sample of university student fathers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Nelson, H. (2005). Marriage Education: A Review of Resources and Programs. Invited presentation for the Extension Family Life Workshop, UIUC.
Rouge, E. (2005). The recipe for job satisfaction among center and family child care providers. The Seventh Annual INCCRRA, Bloomington, IL.
Ramsburg, D.M., Montanelli, D.S. & Rouge, E. (2004). Illinois salary and staffing survey of licensed child care facilities FY 2003. Illinois Dept of Human Services.
Seepersad, S. , & Pleck, J. (June 2005). An evaluation of the Champaign County Operation Snowball (IL). Poster session to be presented at the 10th biennial conference of the Society for Community Research and Action.
Seepersad, S (2005). A loneliness intervention program for college students. Paper presented at the 2 nd Conference on Emerging Adulthood, Miami, FL.
Shih, K.Y. (2004). Gendered division of labor and decision-making in Taiwanese households. Poster presented at the annual meeting of The National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, FL.
Ebata, A.T., Shih, K.Y. & Westberg, H. (2004). Online delivery of parenting news, information, and advice. Share Fair session presented at the annual Child, Youth, and Families at Risk Conference, Seattle, WA.
Shin, N., & Bost, K.K. (2005). Interpersonal similarity and interaction quality in friendship relations: Dyadic analysis of friendship. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Bost, K. K., McBride, B. A., & Shin, N. (2005, April). A comparison of secure base knowledge representations of mothers and fathers. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Brown, G.L., McBride, B.A., Bost, K.K., & Shin, N. (2005, April). Child gender, temperament, and parental involvement: Differential relationships for mothers and fathers. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
McBride, B. A., Brown, G. L., Bost, K. K., & Shin, N. (2005, April). Parental involvement, temperament and father-child attachment: An exploratory study. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Umaña-Taylor, A. J., & Shin, N. (2005, February). An explanation of the ethnic identity scale with diverse populations: Exploring variation by ethnicity and geography. Poster presented at the 12 th annual meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Bost, K.K., Shin, N. , McBride, B.A., & Vaughn, B.E. (2005, April). Parent-child narrative structure, attachment security, and secure base scripts. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA
Bamaca, M.Y., Umaña-Taylor, A. J., Shin, N. , & Alfaro, E. C. (2005, April). Latino Adolescents' perceptions of parenting behaviors and self-esteem: Examining the role of neighborhood risk. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Shin, N. & Bost, K. K. (2004, July). Interpersonal similarities between children and their mutual friends. Poster presented at the 18 th Biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.
Seepersad, S. , Choi, M., & Shin, N. (2004, July). Cross-cultural variations in romantic loneliness: How do cultural expectations influence the degree of romantic loneliness? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Association for Research on Relationships, Madison WI.
Sullivan, P.J. , & Hansen, D.M. (2005). Closing the gap: Youth development programs as contexts fostering youth-adult connections. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.
Trujillo, C.W. , & Jovanovic, J.D. (2005). Ethnic differences in college women's plans for maternal employment. Paper presented at the 2 nd Conference for Emerging Adulthood, Miami, FL.
Knobloch, N.A., & Van Tine, J.L. (2004). Effects of an agroecology unit on elementary student outcomes. Proceedings of the annual meeting of the AAAE North Central Region Agricultural Education Research Conference, West Lafayette, IN.
Van Tine, J.L. , & Knobloch, N.A. (2005). Student engagement created through an experiential nature-based unit. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the 2005 American Educational Research conference, Montreal, Ontario, Canada.
Wang, Y. , & Wiley, A. R. (2004, July). Different ideologies underlying the praise of toddlers in Chinese immigrant families and European American Families. Poster presented at the 18th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Ghent, Belgium.
Wang, Y. , Wiley, A. R., & Zhou, X (2004, August). Cultural differences on understanding Chinese parent-toddler interactions during dinnertime. Poster presented at the 28 th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.
Wang, Y. , & Wiley, A. R. (2004, November). Rule-oriented enforcement during dinnertime in Chinese American and European American families with young children. Paper presented at the 66 th National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference, Orlando, Florida.
Wang, Y. , & Wiley, A. R. (2005, April). Patterns of criticism and praise among Chinese American parents: Dinnertime comparison with European American parents. Electronic Poster will be presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, Georgia.
Awards, Honors, Leadership Activities
Ruchi Bhanot:
The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Graduate Student Fellowship
Kathryn Branscomb:
The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Dissertation Enhancement Award
Cassandra Chaney:
The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Dissertation Enhancement Award & Graduate College Dissertation Travel Grant
Grace Chung:
Co-founder & Co-Chair for Asian American Families Focus Group. National Council on Family Relations - Ethnic Minority Section.
Justin Dyer:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Graduate Fellowship
Rita Frerichs:
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Jennifer Herman:
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Grant funding
current research in conjunction with the University of Illinois ' Dudley Smith Initiative.
Sarah Hileman:
Illinois University Council for Career and Technical Education
Innovation Award Grant for project: Developing Preservice
Teachers through a New Model of Instructional Methods.
Jenell Kelly:
ICEOP Fellowship & Putting Children First Fellowship – Summer 2004
Denise Kubose:
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society; Graduate Student Teaching Award, North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA); Louis V Logeman Graduate Student Teaching Award; Jonathan Baldwin Graduate Student Fellowship
Daniela Mattos:
Emily Schroeder Graduate Fellowship, University Fellowship
Brian Masciadrelli:
President – IL Student Council on Family Relations;
Co-Chair, Men in Families Focus Group, National Council
On Family Relations;
Executive Board Member, Illinois Council on Family Relations;
Quality Care Child Care Grants – CCRS – Grant Reviewer
Jessica McMeyer:
Janice M. Smith Memorial Fellowship
Emily Morehouse:
Illinois State Board of Education and the Facilitating Coordination in Agricultural Education
Heather Nelson:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Graduate Fellowship; Clareta Walker Fellowship
Claudia Rangel:
University Fellowship
Emily Rouge:
The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Graduate Fellowship
East Central IL Assoc for the Education of Young Children - Secretary Editor of Development Content, YMCA Program Development “Coaching for Rookies” Online Course
Kristy Shih:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant; Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program Student Conference Travel Grant; Executive Committee member for Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program; Co-founder & Co-Chair for Asian American Families Focus Group. National Council on Family Relation. Ethnic Minority Section; Illinois Student Council on Family Relations – Secretary
Nana Shin:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant;
The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Graduate Student Fellowship
Patrick Sullivan:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Graduate Fellowship Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Elissa Thomann:
Becca Nimmer Marcus Scholarship Award
School of Social Work – to be awarded Summer 2005
Celina Trujillo:
Jonathan Baldwin Turner Graduate Fellowship;
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Jessica Van Tine:
Graduate College Conference Travel Grant; Agricultural Education Graduate Student Organization - President
Yan Wang:
The Pampered Chef Family Resiliency Program Dissertation Enhancement Award; Graduate College Conference Travel Grant
Master Thesis
Kristy Yu-Chieh Shih:
December 2004
LIFE STRESS AND SOCIAL SUPPORT IN CHINESE IMMIGRANT FAMILIES
MS/MSW (Marriage and Family Services)
Amanda Hardy:
December 2004
Genevieve Stasheff:
December 2004
Master Thesis:
Agricultural Education
Jennifer Herman:
August 2005
IS SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABLE IN CLASSROOMS?
Gennifer Schultz:
August 2005
A COMPARISON OF AGRICULTURE AND NON-AGRICULTURE STUDENTS' ACADEMIC, APPLIED ACADEMIC, AND LEADERSHIP ABILITIES
Jessica Van Tine:
August 2005
CREATING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH AN AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY UNIT
Dissertations
Jennifer Baumgartner:
December 2004
PARENT-PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS: EXAMINING PARENTAL AND PROVIDER BELIEFS REGARDING CONTINUITY BETWEEN HOME AND CHILDCARE ENVIRONMENTS
Frances Siegel:
December 2004
TOWN AND COUNTRY: COMMUNITY CONTEXT AND THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AMONG RURAL OLDER FAMILIES – A CONTROLLED COMPARISON
Michelle Eley:
May 2005
TIES THAT BIND: THE INFORMAL SOCIAL NETWORKS OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MOBILE-HOME PARK FAMILIES
Rita Frerichs:
May 2005
A CASE STUDY OF FARMERS JOINING TOGETHER TO CREATE CHANGE:
PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF AGRICULTURAL GUILD
LEADERS AND MEMBERS
Sean Seepersad:
May 2005
UNDERSTANDING AND HELPING THE LONELY: AN EVALUATION OF THE LUV PROGRAM
Job Positions
Michelle Eley, PhD
Community & Economic Development Specialist
NC Agricultural & Technical State University
Greensboro, NC
Brian Masciadrelli
Program Coordinator, Prevention Fatherhood Initiative
Mental Health Center of Champaign County, Inc.
Sean Seepersad, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dept of Child, Family and Consumer Science
California State University, Fresno
Frances “Frannie” Siegel, PhD
Visiting Education Specialist – Center for Teaching Excellence
Visiting Teaching Associate – Human and Community Development