Updated: August 2019

Curriculum Vitae
Ashley M. Groh
www.familyandchilddevelopmentlabmizzou.weebly.com

Office Address
Department of Psychological Sciences Phone: (573) 882 - 0382
University of Missouri at Columbia Fax: (573) 882 - 7710
McAlester Hall, Room 204B Email: groha@missouri.edu
Columbia, MO 65211

EDUCATION
2012 Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Mentor: Glenn I. Roisman, Ph.D.
Minor: Developmental Interpersonal Neurobiology
2009 M.A. in Developmental Psychology
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2006 B.A. in Psychology
Wellesley College
(Summa Cum Laude with Departmental Honors in Psychology)

EMPLOYMENT (POST Ph.D.)

2014 – Present Assistant Professor
University of Missouri at Columbia
2012 – 2014 Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Developmental Science
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Mentors: Martha Cox, Ph.D., Susan Calkins, Ph.D.

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Biological processes in development
Legacy of early experiences for social and emotional developmental (mal)adjustment
Intergenerational transmission of interpersonal risk
Resilience across the life course
Close relationships as developmental contexts across the lifespan

FUNDING
2018 University of Missouri Dr. Richard Wallace Faculty Incentive Grant
Title: “Developmental Origins of Infant EEG Asymmetry”
Role: PI
Award Amount (Direct Costs): $4,000
Award Period: 9/1/2018 – 8/31/2020
2017 University of Missouri Research Board
Faculty International Travel Award
Award Amount: $2,000
2016 University of Missouri Research Board
Title: “Developmental Origins of Infant EEG Asymmetry”
Role: PI
Award Amount (Direct Costs): $43,000
Award Period: 9/1/2016 – 8/31/2018 (including 1 year no-cost extension)
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2009 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program Status: Honorable
Mention
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2007 – 2008 Graduate School Fellowship
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Consultant
2017 NSF 1650694
Title: “Mechanisms that Link Romantic Conflict and Sleep Quality Over Time”
Role: Consultant
PI: Dr. Katherine C. Haydon, Assistant Professor, Mount Holyoke College
Award Amount (Direct/Indirect Costs): $280,294/$110,838
Funding Period: 2/1/2017 – 1/31/2020
Trainee
2012 – 2014 T32-HD07376
Training Program in Developmental Science
Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
PI: Dr. Andrea Hussong
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2010 R25-MH080794
Yearly Workshop in the Event-Related Potential Technique
Role: Trainee
PI: Dr. Steven J. Luck
2010 American Psychological Association
Advanced Training Institute in Longitudinal Research Methods
Role: Trainee
PI: Dr. John J. McArdle
Graduate Student Sponsor Awards
2019 NIMH F31 Award
Tittle: “Considering the Role of Vagal Tone in Adolescents’ Behaviors within Friendships”
Role: Co-Faculty Sponsor with Dr. Amanda Rose
PI: Sarah Borowski, MA
Award Amount (Direct Costs): $102,723
Award Period: 3/1/2019 – 2/28/2021
Undergraduate Student Sponsor Awards
2018 Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
Title: “Individual Differences in Attachment Insecurity as Assessed with the Attachment
Script Assessment: Validation of New Scales in a Young Adult Sample”
Award Amount: $1,497
Honorarium: $1,500 awarded to Dr. Groh as a result of application being top rated
2017 University of Missouri Honors College and Office of Undergraduate Research ASH
Scholars Award
Title: “Close Relationships”
Role: Co-PI with Dr. Amanda Rose (contact PI)
Award Amount: $22,000 (annually)
Funding Period: 9/01/2017-8/31/2020

HONORS AND AWARDS

2019 Ann K. Covington Award for Undergraduate Mentorship
University of Missouri
2019 Robert S. Daniel Outstanding Junior Faculty Teaching Award
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
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2018 Early Career Outstanding Paper Award
American Psychological Association, Developmental Division
2018 Max Meyer Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award
Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri
2018 “Rising Star” in Psychology Award
Association for Psychological Science
2012 Department of Psychology Conference Travel Award ($100)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2011 J. McVicker Hunt Award for Excellence in Graduate Research ($150)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2011 Society for Research in Child Development Student Travel Award ($300)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2011 Department of Psychology Conference Travel Award ($50)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2009 Phi Kappa Phi, National Honor Society, Chapter 046
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2006 Phi Beta Kappa; Psi Chi, Psychology Honor Society; Sigma Xi, Research Honor Society;
Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society
Wellesley College

PUBLICATIONS
†
Indicates graduate student co-author; ^Indicates undergraduate student co-author
Refereed Journal Articles
1. Groh, A. M., & Roisman, G. I. (2009). Adults’ autonomic and subjective emotional responses to infant
vocalizations: The role of secure base script knowledge. Developmental Psychology, 45, 889-893. doi:
10.1037/a0014943
2. Fortuna, K., Roisman, G. I., Haydon, K. C., Groh, A. M., & Holland, A. S. (2011). Attachment states of mind
and the quality of young adults’ sibling relationships. Developmental Psychology, 47, 1366-1373. doi:
10.1037/a0024393
3. Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & Fearon, R. P. (2012).
The significance of insecure and disorganized attachment for children’s internalizing symptoms: A meta-
analytic study. Child Development, 83, 591-610. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2011.01711.x
4. Roisman, G. I., Newman, D. A., Fraley, R. C., Haltigan, J. D., Groh, A. M., & Haydon, K. C. (2012).
Distinguishing differential susceptibility from diathesis-stress: Recommendations for evaluating interaction
effects. Development and Psychopathology, 24, 389-409. doi: 10.1017/S0954579412000065
5. Roisman, G. I., Booth-LaForce, C., Belsky, J., Burt, K. B., & Groh, A. M. (2013). Molecular-genetic
correlates of infant attachment: A cautionary tale. Attachment & Human Development, 15, 384-406.
doi: 10.1080/14616734.2013.768790
6. Groh, A. M., Fearon, R. P., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Steele, R. D., &
Roisman, G. I. (2014). The significance of attachment security for children’s social competence with peers:
A meta-analytic study. Attachment & Human Development, 16, 103-136. doi:
10.1080/14616734.2014.883636
Top downloaded article published in Attachment & Human Development in 2014.
7. Emery, H. T., McElwain, N. L., Groh, A. M., Haydon, K. C., & Roisman, G. I. (2014). Maternal dispositional
empathy and electrodermal reactivity: Interactive contributions to maternal sensitivity with toddler-aged
children. Journal of Family Psychology, 28, 505-515. doi: 10.1037/a0036986
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8. Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Booth-LaForce, C., Fraley, R. C., Owen, M. T., Cox, M. J., & Burchinal, M. R.
(2014). Stability of attachment security from infancy to late adolescence. Monographs of the Society for
Research in Child Development, 79, 51-56. doi: 10.1111/mono.12113
9. Booth-LaForce, C., Groh, A. M., Burchinal, M. R., Roisman, G. I., Owen, M. T., & Cox, M. (2014).
Caregiving and contextual sources of continuity and change in attachment security from infancy to late
adolescence. Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development, 79, 67-84. doi:
10.1111/mono.12114
10. Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Haydon, K. C., Bost, K., McElwain, N., ^Garcia, L., & ^Hester, C., (2015).
Mothers’ electrophysiological, subjective, and observed emotional responses to infant crying: The role of
secure base script knowledge. Development and Psychopathology, 27, 1237-1250. doi:
10.1017/S0954579414000881
11. Waters, T. E. A., Fraley, R. C., Groh, A. M., Steele, R. D., Vaughn, B. E., Bost, K. K., Veríssimo, M.,
Coppola, G., & Roisman, G. I. (2015). The latent structure of Secure Base Script Knowledge.
Developmental Psychology, 51, 823-830. doi: 10.1037/dev0000012
12. Groh, A. M., Narayan, A., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Roisman, G. I., Vaughn, B., Fearon, R. P., & Van
IJzendoorn, M. H. (2017). Attachment and temperament in the early life course: A meta-analytic review.
Child Development, 88, 770-795. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12677
13. Groh, A. M., Fearon, R. P., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & Roisman, G. I. (2017).
Attachment in the early life course: Meta-analytic evidence for its role in socioemotional development.
Child Development Perspectives, 11, 70-76. doi: 10.1111/cdep.12213
Article is top most downloaded and cited in publication history and number one article contributing to
journal’s impact factor.
14. Roisman, G. I., Rogosch, F. A., Cicchetti, D., Groh, A. M., Haltigan, J. D., Haydon, K. C., Holland, A. S., &
†
Steele, R. D. (2017). Attachment states of mind and inferred childhood experiences in maltreated and
comparison adolescents from low income families. Development & Psychopathology, 29, 337-345. doi:
10.1017/S0954579417000025
15. Groh, A. M., & Haydon, K. C. (2018). Mothers’ neural and behavioral responses to their infants’ distress
cues: The role of secure base script knowledge. Psychological Science, 29, 242-253. doi:
10.1177/0956797617730320
APA Division 7 Early Career Outstanding Paper Award
16. †Jin, K., ^Houston, J. L., Baillargeon, R., Groh, A. M., & Roisman, G. I. (2018). Young infants expect an
unfamiliar adult to comfort a crying baby: Evidence from a standard violation-of-expectation talk and a
novel infant-triggered-video task. Cognitive Psychology, 102, 1-20. doi: 10.1016/j.cogpsych.2017.12.004
See below for media coverage.
17. †Martin, J., Anderson, J., Groh, A. M. … Roisman, G. I. (2018). Maternal sensitivity during the first 3½
years of life predicts electrophysiological responding to and causal attributions of infant crying at midlife.
Developmental Psychology, 54, 1917-1927. doi: 10.1037/dev0000579
18. Groh, A. M., Propper, C., Mills-Koonce, R., Moore, G., Calkins, S., & Cox, M. (2019). Mothers physiological
and affective responding to infant distress: Unique antecedents of avoidant and resistant attachments.
Child Development, 90, 489-505. doi: 10.1111/cdev.12912
See below for media coverage.
19. Groh, A. M., & Narayan, A. (2019). Infant attachment insecurity and baseline physiological activity and
physiological reactivity to interpersonal stress: A meta-analytic review. Child Development. Early view
online. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13205
20. Haltigan, J. D., Roisman, G. I., Booth-LaForce, C., Rogosch, F. A., Cicchetti, D., Groh, A. M., & Holland, A.
H. (2019). Origins of attachment states of mind in caregiving within and outside of the normative range:
Cross-racial and cross-sex generalizability in two longitudinal studies. Journal of Child Psychology and
Psychiatry. Early View Online. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13086
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Book Chapters and Annotated Bibliographies
1. Roisman, G. I., & Groh, A. M. (2011). Attachment theory and research in developmental psychology: An
overview and appreciative critique. In M. K. Underwood & L. H. Rosen (Eds.), Social Development:
Relationships in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence. (pp. 101-126). New York: Guilford.
2. Fearon, R. P., Groh, A. M., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., Van IJzendoorn, M. H., & Roisman, G. I. (2016).
Attachment and developmental psychopathology. In D. Cicchetti & D. Cohen (Eds.), Developmental
Psychopathology: Theory and Method (3rd ed., pp. 325-384). New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
3. Booth-LaForce, C., & Groh, A. M. (2018). Parenting and parent-child relationships. In W. M. Bukowski, B.
Laursen, & K. H. Rubin (Eds.), Handbook of Peer Interactions, Relationships, and Groups. (2nd ed., pp.
349-370). New York, NY: The Guilford Press.
4. Groh, A. M. (2018). Attachment in Social and Emotional Development across the Life Course. In D. S.
Dunn (Ed.), Oxford Bibliographies in Psychology. New York: Oxford University Press.
Invited Chapters in Preparation
1. Groh, A. M. (invited). Attachment security in infancy: Revisiting Ainsworth (1979). In A. M. Slater, & P.
Quinn (Eds.), Developmental Psychology: Revisiting the Classic Studies (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA:
Sage Publications, Ltd.
2. Roisman, G. I., & Groh, A. M. (invited). The developmental significance of early attachment. In R. A.
Thompson, J. Simpson, & L. Berlin (Eds.), Attachment: The Foundational Questions. New York, NY: The
Guilford Press.
INVITED AND CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Indicates graduate student co-author; ^Indicates undergraduate student co-author
Groh, A. M. (2006, May). A social comparison: Children’s imaginary companions and real friends. Paper
presented at the Ruhlman Conference, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.
Groh, A. M. (2008, March). Adults’ physiological responses to infant distress: Implications for the transmission
gap. Paper presented to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Developmental Talk Series.
Groh, A. M., & Roisman, G. I. (2009, April). Adults’ electrodermal and subjective emotional responses to infant
vocalizations: The role of secure base script knowledge. Poster presented to the biennial meeting of the
Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
^Houston, J., Baillargeon, R., Roisman, G. I., Sloane, S, & Groh, A. M. (2010, March). Twelve-month-olds’
expectations about adults’ responses to distress. Poster presented to the biennial meeting of the Infant
Conference on Infant Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Wong, M., Shigeto, A., Jessee, A., Groh, A. M., & Mangelsdorf, S. (2011, March). Mother-child and father-child
discussion of past events: Associations with children’s attachment representations. Poster presented to the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Groh, A. M. (2011, March). Electrodermal reactivity mediates the association between secure base script
knowledge and emotion regulation to infant crying. Paper presented to the University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign Developmental Talk Series.
Groh, A. M., & Roisman, G. I. (2011, March). Electrodermal reactivity mediates the association between
secure base script knowledge and emotion regulation to infant crying. In C. Schuengel & M. Oosterman
(Chairs), How Adults Process Infant Crying: What Can Neurophysiological Research Tell Us? Symposium
conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada.
Groh, A. M. (2011, May). Legacy of early experiences and physiological mechanisms of developmental
process. Paper presented to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Social Development
Consortium.
†
Jin, K., ^Houston, J. Baillargeon, R., Roisman, G. I., Sloane, S., & Groh, A. M. (2012, June). 8-month-olds
expect an adult to respond to a crying but not to a laughing infant. In S. C. Johnson (Chair), The Role of
Comfort in Social Development: Biological and Cognitive Perspectives. Symposium conducted at the
biennial meeting of the International Congress on Infant Studies, Minneapolis, MN.
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Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Haydon, K. C., ^Garcia, L., & ^Hester, C. (2012, June). Secure base knowledge
and responsiveness within attachment-relevant contexts. In A. M. Groh (Chair), Mediators and Moderators
of Maternal Sensitivity: The Role of Physiological, Neurobiological, and Behavioral Responding to Distress.
Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Congress on Infant Studies,
Minneapolis, MN.
Groh, A. M. (2012, October). Legacy of early experiences and physiological mechanisms of developmental
process. Invited paper presentation to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Developmental Talk
Series.
Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Booth-LaForce, C., Fraley, R. C., Owen, M., Cox, M., & Burchinal, M. (2013,
April). The stability of attachment security from infancy to late adolescence. In C. Booth-LaFroce & G. I.
Roisman (Chairs), Attachment from infancy to late adolescence in a large sample (N = 857): Stability,
Lawful Change, and Developmental Origins. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA.
Booth-LaForce, C., Groh, A. M., Burchinal, M. R., Roisman, G. I., Owen, M. T., & Cox, M. (2013, April).
Caregiving and contextual sources of continuity and change in attachment security from infancy to late
adolescence. In C. Booth-LaFroce & G. I. Roisman (Chairs), Attachment from infancy to late adolescence
in a large sample (N = 857): Stability, Lawful Change, and Developmental Origins. Symposium conducted
at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle WA.
Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Haydon, K. C., Bost, K., McElwain, N., ^Garcia, L., & ^Hester, C. (2013, April).
Electrophysiological, observed, and subjective emotional responses to infant crying: The role of secure
base script knowledge. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Seattle, WA.
Groh, A. M., Roisman, G. I., Haydon, K. C., Bost, K., McElwain, N., ^Garcia, L., & ^Hester, C. (2013, May).
Mothers’ electrophysiological, subjective, and observed emotional responses to infant crying: the role of
secure base script knowledge. Poster presented at the Implications of Research on the Neuroscience of
Affect, Attachment, and Social Cognition Conference, London, UK.
Groh, A. M. (2013, October). The legacy of early attachment relationships: Implications for social and
emotional development, stability across the lifespan, and intergenerational transmission. Invited paper
presentation to the Duke University Developmental Talk Series.
Groh, A. M. (2014, September). The legacy of parent-child relationships for developmental adaptation across
the early lifespan. Presentation to the University of Missouri Clinical Talk Series.
Groh, A. M. (2014, October). The developmental origins and consequences of early parent-child relationships.
Presentation to the University of Missouri Developmental Talk Series.
Groh, A. M. (2014, December). Responding to infant distress and non-distress: Contributions from and
implications for attachment. Invited paper presentation to the University of Missouri Department of Human
Development and Family Studies Talk Series.
Groh, A. M., Propper, C., Mills-Koonce, R., Moore, G., Calkins, S., & Cox, M. (2015, March). A dimensional
approach to infant attachment: Predictions from mothers’ autonomic and affective response in the Still-
Face Paradigm. Poster presented to the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Philadelphia, PA.
Groh, A. M. (2015, November). Children’s early relationships with parents: Developmental significance and
origins. Presentation to the University of Missouri Quantitative Talk Series.
^Gravlin, L., & Groh, A. M. (2016, April). Parents’ Attachment and Responding to Infant Distress: The Role of
Gender. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
^Lockard, P., & Groh, A. M. (2016, April). An Examination of the Empirical Convergence of Self-Reported and
Narrative Measures of Adult Attachment. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern
Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
Groh, A. M. (2016, May). Mothers' Neural Processing of Infant Emotion Cues: The Role of Secure Base Script
Knowledge. In A. M. Groh (Chair), Maternal Sensitivity to Infants’ Social and Emotional Cues. Symposium
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conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Congress on Infant Studies, New Orleans, LA.
Groh, A. M. (2017, April). Mothers' Neural Processing of Infant Emotion Cues: The Role of Secure Base Script
Knowledge. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,
Austin, TX.
Groh, A. M. (2017, April). Mothers’ autonomic physiological responding to their own (non)distressed infant: The
role of Secure Base Script Knowledge. Poster presented to the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
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Ravindran, N., McElwain, N., Groh, A. M., & Roisman, G. I. (2017, April). Mothers’ physiological reactivity and
regulation: Interactive contributions to parenting during mother-toddler interactions. Paper presented at the
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.
Groh, A. M., Propper, C., Mills-Koonce, R., Moore, G., Calkins, S., & Cox, M. (2017, June). Mothers’
Physiological and Affective Responding to Infant Distress: Unique Antecedents of Avoidant and Resistant
Attachment. In C. Schuengel (Chair), Predicting attachment quality from maternal response to infant affect:
Four experimental studies. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Society for Emotional and
Attachment Studies, London, England.
Groh, A. M. (2017, December). Developmental Origins and Significance of Children’s Early Relationships with
Parents. Presentation to the University of Missouri Social-Personality Talk Series.
^Wright, A., & Groh, A. M. (2018, April). Mothers Attachment Representations and Sensitivity to Distress and
Non-distress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association,
Chicago, IL.
^Pursley, E., & Groh, A. M. (2018, April). The Significance of Fathers’ Attachment for Mothers’ Sensitivity to
Distress. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago,
IL.
Groh, A. M., †Xu, N., & †Odudu, C. (2018, June). Partner presence Buffers Fathers’ (not Mothers’) Autonomic
Physiological Response to Infant Distress. In Z. Caron (Chair), Advancing the science of infant cry
research: Which caregivers are at risk for problems in parenting? Symposium to be conducted at the
biennial meeting of the International Congress on Infant Studies, Philadelphia, PA.
Groh, A. M., & †Xu, N. (2019, March). The significance of mothers’ neural responding to infant distress for
sensitive caregiving. In H. Rutherford & K. Bernard (Chairs), The Neural Basis of Parenting: Event-Related
Potentials and Maternal Behavior. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for
Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
Groh, A. M. (2019, March). The significance of insecurity and disorganization for psychopathology. In O.
Dagan (Chair), Attachment and Psychopathology across the Life Span: Key Findings, Issues, and Future
Directions. Exchange symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Baltimore, MD.
†
Xu, N., & Groh, A. M. (2019, March). Mothers’ attachment representations and autonomic physiological
responding in (non)distressing caregiving contexts. Poster presented to the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Baltimore, MD.
^Caldo, P., Groh, A. M., & Haydon, K. C. (2019, April). Individual Differences in Attachment Insecurity as
Assessed with the Attachment Script Assessment: Validation of New Scales in a Young Adult Sample.
Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
^O’Neal, C., & Groh, A. M. (2019, April). The Developmental Origins of Infant EEG Asymmetry. Poster
presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL TRAINING

2017 Parental Caregiving Behavior Coding (NICHD ECCRN)
Instructor: Cynthia Frosch, Ph.D.
University of North Texas
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2016 Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software Training (Borenstein, Rothstein, & Cohen)
Instructor: Michael Borenstein, Ph.D.
2013 Strange Situation Procedure Coding (Ainsworth, Blehar, Waters, & Wall)
Instructors: Alan Sroufe, Ph.D. and Betty Carlson, Ph.D.
University of Minnesota
2008 Romantic Partners Interactional Coding System (Julien, Markman, & Van Widenfelt)
Instructor: Keren Fortuna, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008 The Story Stem Completion Task (Bretherton, Ridgeway, & Cassidy)
Instructor: Maria Wong, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008 Attachment Script Assessment Coding (Waters & Waters)
Instructors: Kelly Bost, Ph.D. and Glenn Roisman, Ph.D.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008 Adult Attachment Interview Coding (George, Kaplan, & Main)
Instructors: June Sroufe, Ph.D. and Sonia Gojman de Millan, Ph.D
Minneapolis Attachment Institute

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Training
2011 Graduate Teacher Certificate
Certificate program comprising seminars in pedagogy preparing for teaching at the
undergraduate and graduate level; formal review of teaching effectiveness
Center for Teaching Excellence
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Undergraduate Courses
Developmental Psychology
Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Social Development
Psychology of the Infant
Graduate Courses
Studies in Developmental Psychology
Social Development

MENTORING
Doctoral Supervision
Primary Advisor
2017 – Present Nanxi Xu, MA in Counseling Psychology
2015 – 2016 Agata Freedle, MA in Counseling Psychology
Secondary Advisor
2017 – 2018 Allison Halt, MA
2017 – 2018 Willin Weng, MA
2017 Milla Jimenez (formerly Titova)
2016 – Present Alex Miller, MA
2015 – Present Sarah Borowski, MA
2015 – 2018 Christopher Odudu, MA
2015 (Fall) Christina Squires, MA (Human Development & Family Sciences)
Committee Membership
2018 – Present Danielle Oyler, BA (Master’s Committee)
2018 – Present Sarah Borowski, MA (Dissertation Committee)
2018 Jihee Im, BA (Dissertation Committee Human Development & Family Sciences)
2018 – Present Tayler Vebares, BA (Master’s Committee)
2017 Jihee Im, BA (Comprehensive Committee Human Development & Family Sciences)
2017 – 2018 Christopher Odudu, BA (Master’s Committee)
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2016 – 2017 Sarah Borowski, MA (Comprehensive Committee)
2015 Jihee Im, BA (Graduate Training Committee Human Development & Family Sciences)
Undergraduate Supervision
Honors Thesis
2018 – 2019 Paul Caldo
Thesis Title: “Individual Differences in Attachment Insecurity as Assessed with the
Attachment Script Assessment: Validation of New Scales in a Young Adult Sample”
2017 – 2018 Emma Pursley
Thesis Title: “The Significance of Father Attachment for Maternal Sensitivity to Infant
Distress”
2017 – 2018 Anna Wright
Thesis Title: “Mothers’ Attachment Representations and Sensitivity to Infant Distress and
Non-Distress”
Distinction: Sam Brown Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award
2015 – 2016 Paige Lockard
Thesis Title: “An Examination of the Empirical Convergence of Self-Reported and
Narrative Measures of Adult Attachment”
2015 – 2016 Melanie Gravlin
Thesis Title: “Parents’ Attachment and Responding to Infant Distress: The Role of
Gender”
2011 – 2012 Michelle Miernicki
Thesis Title: “Mothers’ Attachment Style: Relationship with Parenting Response to Infant
Crying and Infant Laughter”
2009 - 2010 Jessica Houston
Thesis Title: “Twelve-month-olds’ expectations about adults’ responses to distress”
Summer Internships
2018 Paul Caldo
Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program
2018 Chase O’Neal
Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program
2015 Alexander Hayes
Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program

SERVICE AND OUTREACH

Department Committees
2017 Departmental Welcome Committee, Member
University of Missouri at Columbia
2015 – Present Ethics and Professional Issues Committee, Member
University of Missouri at Columbia
2007 – 2012 Prospective Graduate Student Committee
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College/University Service
2019 – Present Research Council, Member
University of Missouri at Columbia
University of Missouri Extension Service
Spring 2019 Extra Credit: Inside Out, Faculty Expert Panel Member
MU extension effort pairing researchers and creative artists to discuss intellectual
themes depicted in pop-culture movies with the public
MU Connector and Ragtag Cinema
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Fall 2018 How to Engage with Researchers, Panel Member
Panel member for meeting aimed at providing community partners with strategies for
effectively engaging with researchers at MU
University of Missouri Extension Summit
Professional Organization Activities
2012, 2014, 2016, Society for Research in Child Development
2018 Biennial Meeting Reviewer
Editorial and Referring Activities
2019 – Present Consulting Editor
Child Development
2016 - 2017 Ad-Hoc Grant Reviewer
University of Missouri Research Board
2015 Ad-Hoc Grant Reviewer
National Science Foundation
2009 – Present Ad-Hoc Journal Reviewer
Attachment & Human Development; Biological Psychology; British Journal of
Developmental Psychology; Child Development; Child Development Perspectives;
Developmental Psychology; Development & Psychopathology; Infancy; Infant and Child
Development; International Journal of Behavioral Development; International Journal of
Psychophysiology; Journal of Psychophysiology; Journal of Adolescence; Journal of
Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; Journal of Experimental Child Psychology;
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology; Merrill Palmer Quarterly; Monographs of
the Society for Research in Child Development; Motivation and Emotion; Perspectives
on Psychological Science; Psychological Bulletin
Media Coverage
2018 “Young Babies Disapprove When They See Adults Acting Immorally”
News article summarizing findings from Jin et al. (2018)
Website: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2163313-young-babies-disapprove-when-
they-see-adults-acting-immorally/
New Scientist
2018 “Mothers’ Reactions to Babies’ Cries”
Public service video on findings from Groh et al. (2019)
Website: https://youtu.be/_d7wTcfFv0M
Child Trends Nonprofit Research Organization
2017 “Mothers’ Responses to Babies in Distress Can Help Predict Future Bonds”
News article summarizing findings from Groh et al. (2019)
Website: http://www.scpr.org/news/2017/08/22/74884/how-mothers-responses-to-
babies-in-distress-can-he/
Southern California Public Radio
Community Outreach
2016 (October) “What do Children do When? Social and Emotional Milestones in Infancy and Early
Childhood”
Presentation to parents of young children aimed at providing information about typical
developmental timing of social and emotional milestones.
Psychology Service Club of the United Methodist Church
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2015 (December) “Fostering Security in Infancy: Early Steps to Promoting Lifelong Social Competence and
Mental Health”
Presentation designed to inform intervention staff about latest research findings
regarding the significance of early relationships for children’s adjustment and how to
promote positive parent-child relationships.
Parents as Teachers, government agency that uses a research-based model to deliver
parent education aimed at promoting children’s development

SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Psychological Association (Div. 7) International Congress of Infant Studies
Association for Psychological Science Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies
Society for Research in Child Development