HDGSO Board

All graduate students in Human Development are considered part of the Human Development Graduate Student Organization. Each year a board of directors and an executive committee is chosen to oversee meetings and sponsor events.
2007-2008 HDGSO Board and Executive Committee
Position Name
President Jennifer Wang
Vice-President Amy Ho
Secretary Melissa Menzer
Treasurer Danette Morrison
Community Service Chairs Colleen Monahan
Alaina Brenick
Professional Development Chairs Meryl Yoches
Candise Chen
Social Chairs Amanda Mason
Alexandra List
Executive Committee Cam Richardson
Melissa Duchene
Jenna Cambria

About the HDGSO Board

Name: Alaina Brenick
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Research Interests: social and moral development; exclusion; gender role and ethnic stereotypes; intergroup contact to reduce stereotyping and prejudice
Advisor: Melanie Killen
Email: abrenick@umd.edu

Name: Jenna Cambria
Undergraduate Institution: Rutgers University
Research Interests: Achievement motivation
Advisor: Allan Wigfield
Email: jennamcambria@gmail.com

Name: Dan Dinsmore
Undergraduate Institution: Penn State University
Research Interests: metacognition, expertise, data analytic methods
Advisor: Patricia Alexander
Email: dinsmore@umd.edu

Name: Candise Chen
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Research Interests: Bilingual and biliteracy development
Advisor: Min Wang
Email: candisec@umd.edu

Name: Melissa Duchene
Undergraduate Institution: University of Central Florida
Research Interests: Parenting styles, autism, social competence
Advisor: Brenda Jones Harden
Email: mduchene@umd.edu

Name: Amy Ho
Undergraduate Institution: California State University ­ Fullerton
Master's Program: California State University - Fullerton
Research Interests: Developmental Science
Advisor: Allan Wigfield
Email: amyho@umd.edu

Name: Alexandra List
Undergraduate Institution: Swarthmore College
Research Interests: Interest, Self-Regulation, and Second Language Learning
Advisor: Patricia Alexander
Email: alist@umd.edu

Name: Amanda Mason
Undergraduate Institution: Iowa Wesleyan College
Master's Program: Illinois State University
Research Interests: Connections among generalized attachment relationships, pedagogies, academic achievement motivation, and knowledge acquisition and retention.
Advisor: Allan Wigfield
Email: ammason@umd.edu

Name: Melissa Menzer
Undergraduate Institution: University of Maryland
Research Interests: Child and adolescent friendships
Advisor: Ken Rubin
Email: mmenzer@umd.edu

Name: Colleen Monahan
Undergraduate Institution: Syracuse University
Research Interests: Developmental Science
Advisor: Brenda Jones Harden
Email: cimonaha@umd.edu

Name: Danette Morrison
Undergraduate Institution: Howard University
Research Interests: Interpersonal relationships, identity development, and academic achievement
Advisor: Kathy Wentzel
Email: dmorriso@umd.edu

Name: Cameron Richardson
Undergraduate Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Research Interests: Moral development, Stereotyping, Environmental justice/conservation
Advisor: Melanie Killen
Email: crichar1@umd.edu

Name: Meryl Yoches
Undergraduate Institution: Connecticut College
Research Interests: Parental beliefs and decision making about child care; child care quality; early childhood public policy
Advisor: Elisa Klein
Email: myoches@umd.edu

Name: Jennifer Wang
Undergraduate Institution: University of Southern California
Research Interests: Children's peer relationships; association between maladaptive peer experiences and developmental psychopathology
Advisor: Kenneth Rubin
Email: wangjenn@umd.edu

Student Affairs Committee

Co: Chairs:
Candise Chen
candisec@umd.edu

Emily Grossnickle
egross3@umd.edu
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