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Diplomas / Degrees

Ph.D., Columbia University (2005)

Recent Courses

Adolescent Psychology
Advanced Topics In Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Independent Study Adolescent Attachment
Independent Study Adolescent Research
Independent Study Children And Families
Independent Study College Student Behavior
Independent Study Development Of Sexuality
Independent Study Ethnic Identity In Youth
Independent Study Parent Child Relations
Independent Study Social Development
Ongoing Dissertation Supervision
Psychological Research 1
Psychological Research II
Psychological Research III
Psychological Research IV
S/T: Social And Emotional Development Across Childhood And Adolescence

Teaching Specializations / Interests

My classes emphasize current empirical research in the field of developmental psychology, with a focus on child and adolescent social and emotional development as well as contextual factors affecting development.

Research Interests

Pubertal development and adjustment during early adolescence;
Links between social context and biological development in children and adolescents;
Attachment theory & parenting

Grants / Sponsored Research

GRANTS

PI: Laura DeRose
Title: Pubertal timing and change in academic and psychological outcomes in the school setting: A longitudinal study
Date granted: February 2009
Granting organization: Adelphi University Faculty Development Grant
Amount awarded: $2864

PI: Marcy Safyer, co-PI: Laura DeRose
Title: Impact of “Raising a Thinking Child” Program on Parents and Their Young Children
Dates granted: November 2007 ($50,000); January 2009 ($70,000)
Granting organization: Hagedorn Foundation
Total amount awarded: $120,000 awarded to date

HONORS AND AWARDS

American Psychological Association (APA) Advanced Training Institute in Using Large-Scale Databases: the NICHD’s Study of Early Child Care (June 5-9, 2007)

American Psychological Association Science Directorate Dissertation Grant (2004-2005)

Woodrow Wilson Johnson & Johnson Dissertation Grant in Women’s Health (2004-2005)

Harvard University Radcliffe Institute’s Murray Research Center Dissertation Grant (2003-2004)

The Kosciuszko Foundation Polish-American Fellowship (2000-2002)

National Science Foundation Honorable Mention (2001)

Other Scholarly / Artistic Work

PUBLISHED WORKS

DeRose, L.M. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Pubertal development during early adolescence. In N. B. Allen & L. Sheeber (Eds.), Adolescent emotional development and the emergence of depressive disorders. New York: Cambridge University Press.
ISBN 978-0-521-86939-3

DeRose, L.M., Wright, A.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006). Does puberty account for the gender differential in depression? In C.L.M. Keyes & S.H. Goodman (Eds.), Women and depression: A handbook for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences (pp. 89-128). New York: Cambridge University Press.

DeRose, L.M. & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006). Transition into adolescence: The role of pubertal processes. In L. Balter & C.S. Tamis-LeMonda (Eds.), 2nd Edition of Child Psychology: A Handbook of Contemporary Issues (pp. 385-414). New York, NY: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

Hastings, P.D., Rubin, K.H., & DeRose, L.M. (2005). The links between gender, inhibition, parental socialization, and the development of prosocial behavior. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 51, 467-493.

ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION IN 2009

DeRose, L.M., Graber, J.A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (forthcoming). Abnormalities of puberty. In R. Nass & Y. Frank (Eds.), Cognitive and behavioral abnormalities of pediatric diseases. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Clemans, K.H., DeRose, L.M., Graber, J.A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (forthcoming). Gender in adolescence. In J. Chrisler & McCreary (Eds.), Handbook of Gender Research in Psychology. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.


REFEREED PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES
(Maiden name: Mielcarek)
Levey, S., & DeRose, L.M. (2009). Associations between toddler pretend play, maternal depression and social competence in late childhood. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Denver, CO; April 2-4).

DeRose, L.M., *Murphy, S., *Kramer, C., & *Heinowitz, A. (2008) Longer-term implications of pubertal timing for mental health, personality, self-esteem, and academic and career attitudes. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (Chicago, IL; March 6-9).

DeRose, L.M., Graber, J.A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2008). Family and contextual predictors of pubertal development in a multi-ethnic sample of girls and boys. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (Chicago, IL; March 6-9).

DeRose, L.M. (2007). Pubertal development and implications for affective processes. In L. Sheeber & N. Allen, Adolescent Emotional Development and the Emergence of Depressive Disorders. Roundtable discussion at the Society for Research in Child Development (Boston, MA; March 29-31).

DeRose, L.M., Graber, J.A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006a). Socioeconomic and psychosocial correlates of pubertal onset in a multi-ethnic sample of girls. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (San Francisco, CA; March 23-26).

DeRose, L.M., Graber, J.A., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006b). Adjustment in Black and White girls at the entry into puberty. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (San Francisco, CA; March 23-26).

DeRose, L.M., Graber, J.A., Scullin, M.B., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2006). Links between salivary cortisol, peer relations, and aggression in a multi-ethnic sample of boys. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (San Francisco, CA; March 23-26).

DeRose, L.M. & Graber, J.A. (2005). Potential pathways linking effects of early pubertal timing with adjustment in Black and White girls. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Atlanta, GA; April 7-10).

DeRose, L.M. (2004). Associations between maternal factors, girls’ adjustment and girls’ morning cortisol levels during middle childhood. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (Baltimore, MD; March 11-14).

Mielcarek, L., & Graber, J.A. (2003). Associations between morning cortisol levels and socioeconomic status in girls. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Tampa, FL; April 24-27).

Mielcarek, L., Graber, J.A., & Archibald, A. (2002). Patterns of cortisol reactivity and internalizing and externalizing behaviors in girls. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence (New Orleans, LA; April 11-14).

Mielcarek, L. & Graber, J.A. (2001). Patterns of cortisol reactivity and pubertal development: Links with girls’ adjustment. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Minneapolis, MN; April 19-22).

Klimes-Dougan, B., Mulvihill, J.E. & Mielcarek, L.M. (1999). Adolescent coping responses and psychopathology: A study of children of depressed and well mothers. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Albuquerque, NM; April 15-18).

Usher, B.A., Mulvihill, J.E. & Mielcarek, L.M. (1999). Stability, correlates, and predictors of self-esteem in children with disruptive behavior problems. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (Albuquerque, NM; April 15-18).

INVITED PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS

Invited Panel Moderator: Sociocultural research: Emphasis on girls’ health. Tenth Anniversary Research Conference for Woodrow Wilson-Johnson & Johnson Women’s Health Fellows. Washington, DC: March 2-3, 2006.

Professional Activities

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

1999- American Psychological Association (APA), Member
1999- Society for Research in Child Development, Member
2001- Society for Research in Adolescence, Member
2006- APA – Division of Developmental Psychology (7), Member
2006-2007 Association for Psychological Science, Member

SERVICE

2009- Ad-Hoc, Review, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
2008- Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Early Adolescence
2007- Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Hormones & Behavior
2007- Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Adolescence
2006 Reviewer, Division 16 APA Convention submissions
2006- Ad-Hoc Reviewer, Social Psychology Quarterly

Community and Corporate Leadership

2008- Board Member, First Class Child Care, Manhasset, NY
2007- Judge for Rohm and Haas Invitational High School Science Fair, Nassau County, NY