
0119 Sutherland Building
Abington, PA 19001
Biography
Educational Background
Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, Temple University, 1978
Dissertation topic: Children’s concepts of death and time
Courses Taught
HDFS 129 Introduction to Individual and Family Development
HDFS 229 Infant and Child Development
HDFS 301 Values and Ethics in HHD Professions
HDFS 315 Family Development
HDFS 445/Psych 416 Adult Development and Aging
Research Interests
Children's concepts of family, illness, death; Parent/child interaction; Neurobehavioral disorders (ADHD, OCD, Tourette Syndrome); Research ethics
Selected Publications List
(2013) Against their Will: The secret history of medical experimentation on children in Cold War America, Allen M. Hornblum, Judith L. Newman, and Gregory Dober. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
(2007) The Body in Action: Perspectives on Embodiment and Development. In W. Overton, U. Müeller, & J. L. Newman (Eds.), Developmental Perspectives on Embodiment and Conciousness (pp. 313-342). New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Awards
Outstanding Service Award, 2015
Outstanding Teacher Award, Penn State Abington, 2004; 2012
Outstanding Educator Award, 1999
CES Faculty Achievement Award Recipient, 1997
Outstanding Advisor Award Recipient - 1991; 1996
Community Involvement
Penn State Abington Speaker’s Bureau
Board of Directors of Growth Opportunity Center
Facilitator of Family Support Group for Tourette Syndrome Association of Eastern PA.