Jennifer Arter
Jennifer received her BA in English from
UC Berkeley in 1999. Her general research interests
center on early childhood emotional development
and include attachment theory, temperament, parenting
styles, adoptive families and the experiences
of children in foster care. She hopes eventually
to complete a doctoral degree in clinical or developmental
psychology.
Matt Delaney
Matthew received his BA in Political Theory and
American Studies from UC Santa Cruz. After working
in nonprofit fundraising to protect the Headwaters
old growth forest in Northern California, he worked
as a recruiter for a local firm. His most recent
position was in valuation with Arthur Andersen.
His research interests include planning strategies
and goal-oriented behaviors in young children.
Andrew Gipson
Andrew received his BA in psychology
from Biola University in 1998. His general interests
are in learning and cognition as they pertain
to language acquisition. In addition to his work
at SFSU, he works with children with learning
disabilities in the areas of reading, spelling,
and reading comprehension. His research interests
include the role of the family unit in language
acquisition and the effects of developmental disorders
on receptive and expressive language.
Kate Herold
Kate received her BA in English literature
from UCLA and has since taken community college
classes to prepare for the Masters program in
developmental psychology. She is interested in
language acquisition and development, and how
that development affects other forms of cognition.
She hopes to eventually use applied research to
work towards policy and educational improvements
in the public school system. Kate is also a member
of Linda Juang’s Internet use lab, and she
hopes to begin a PhD program in developmental
or clinical psychology after her completion of
the masters program.
Vivien Lin
Yunghui (Vivien) Lin earned her BA in both Child
Development and Psychology from San Jose State
University. Her research interests include cross-cultural
parenting, attachment theory, and intervention
for prevention of depression and suicide in adolescents,
particularly in recent immigrant families. Vivien
is a first year graduate student and is currently
working with Dr. Linda Juang on her “Chopsticks
& Forks” research project. Her academic
goals for the upcoming year are involved with
several research projects and teaching. She also
works with the Chinese- American Mental Health
Network, providing referral and support for psychological
services targeting the local Chinese-speaking
community.
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Annette N'cho
Annette N'cho-Oguie received her Bachelor's
degree from UC Santa Cruz in developmental psychology.
As a research assistant, she worked with Dr. Catherine
Cooper, a developmental psychologist/researcher
at the university. Together, they studied adolescents
and observed their differing attitudes towards
school. The focus of the study was looking at
which children succeeded academically, and which
tended to fail. They wanted to research what specific
experiences meant to them as a whole, and how
these experiences played a part in their academic
success and/or failure. Her future goals include
working inside schools as a counselor/mentor helping
young students recognize their strengths, and
to play a part in their own educational success!
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Jessie Park
I graduated from the University of California,
San Diego in 2002 with a B.A. in psychology. In
combining my interests, I would like to pursue
a graduate degree in developmental psychology
with an emphasis on children and the role of culture
in constituting development and mediational theories
of mind. There are many research areas that intrigue
me: bicultural and cross-cultural developmental
psychology, and applications of developmental
psychology to psychological disorders of childhood.
I hope to eventually conduct research on first
and second generations in America, and evaluate
their unique developmental passage and process.
I want to apply such expertise not only to Asian
Americans, but also to diverse generations of
children who must face the challenge of adapting
to the mainstream culture, while trying to uphold
and integrate their primary culture.
Jason Poyner - poynerj@yahoo.com
Jason received his B.A. in Psychology from SFSU.
At that time, he was on staff with the Community
Involvement Center, interned at the Child Study
Center, and served as Vice President of Psi Chi,
the National Honor Society in Psychology. He has
now joined the Master's program in the area of
Developmental Psychology with interests in Emotion
Regulation, Mood Regulation, interpersonal relationships,
and online survey research.
Amber Wingfield
Amber graduated from SFSU in May 2003
with a BA in psychology. Excited to fine tune
her interests and broaden her horizons in developmental
psychology, her research focuses on children and
families and how socialization affects children
and their self-esteem and self-concept in adolescence
and early adulthood. Her future goals are to obtain
her Master's Degree and gain more experience in
helping people by teaching, research, or clinical
practice. Her ultimate educational goal is to
obtain a PhD.
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Sarah Wu
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Joanna Prado
Graduated from CSU, Northridge, with
a BA in Psychology and a BA in Child Development
in 2003. Her current research interests include
the impact of child abuse and neglect on adolescence
and later adulthood. She would like to specifically
look at developmental disorders and cross-cultural
differences among victims of sexual abuse. In
addition to being a first year graduate student,
she is also a preschool teacher at the A.S. Children's
Center on campus. She hopes to graduate with her
MA and continue on to a PhD program. |
