- Dr. Natasha Cabrera won the award for Best Research Article Award from the National Council on Family Relations. 11/20/09
- Dr. Meredith Rowe joins the Human Development faculty as an assistant professor. 09/11/09
- Human Development professor Elisa Klein has been awarded an SRCD Executive Branch Policy Fellowship for the next academic year 07/24/09
- Human development Professors Fox and Bolger play leading roles in the University's new fMRI imaging center. 07/13/09
- EDHD Professor Melanie Killen wins an Honorable Mention for this year’s Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Prize. 06/18/09
- The 2009 Rachel Petty Dissertation Awards were given to Cassandra Coddington and Nicole Denmark 05/21/09
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Kathryn R. Wentzel
General Research Area:
Adolescent social development; motivation and self-regulation; interpersonal relationships and school adjustment; students' relationships with teachers and peers.
Areas of Student Supervision:
Social and academic motivation at school; family-school linkages; peer relationships and academic outcomes.
Recent Publications:
Wentzel, K. R., & Looney, L. (2006). Socialization in school settings. In J. Grusec & P. Hastings (Eds.), Handbook of Social Development . New York , NY : Guilford.
Wentzel, K. R., McNamara, C., & Caldwell, K. (2004). Friendships in middle school: Influences on motivation and school adjustment. Journal of Educational Psychology, 96 , 195-203.
Wentzel, K. R. (2002). Are effective teachers like good parents? Interpersonal predictors of school adjustment in early adolescence. Child Development, 73 , 287-301.
Professional Activities:
Co-Editor, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2008
Associate editor, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2007-2008
Member, IES Panel on Encouraging Girls in Math and Science, 2006-2007.
Vice President, Division E, American Educational Research Association, 2002-2004.
Links:
Curriculum VitaeSocial and Academic Goals Measure
Wentzel Research Group
Email:
wentzel@umd.edu