DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES

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1 Mellissa S. Gordon, Ph.D. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES College of Education & Human Development 117 Alison Hall South University of Delaware Newark, DE Fax: CURRICULUM VITAE PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Ph.D. in Human Science: Family Relations Dissertation Title: Family and Community Influences on Adolescent and Young Adult Development Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Ming Cui University of Florida, Gainesville, FL M.S. in Family, Youth, and Community Sciences University of Florida, Gainesville, FL B.S. in Psychology (cum laude) CURRENT ACADEMIC POSITION Fall 2013 Assistant Professor, University of Delaware PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE College of Education and Human Development Faculty Council, Human Development and Family Studies Department Representative Journal Reviewer, Sociology of Education Summer 2013 Adjunct Instructor The Florida State University Family and Child Sciences Responsibilities: Instructed undergraduate Parenting course (CHD 4537) in traditional format Graduate Research Assistant The Florida State University Family and Child Sciences 1

2 Responsibilities: Assist in preparing a R01 federal grant proposal on Parenting and Adolescent Well-being identify potential participants, initiate contact with institutions, review proposals; provide analyses support; prepare manuscripts for submission Supervisor: Dr. Ming Cui Graduate Teaching Assistant The Florida State University Family and Child Sciences Responsibilities: Solo-taught undergraduate course, FAD 2230, Family Relationship (N = 60, Sum. 11; N = 90, Fall 11; N = 60, Sum. 12); developed and presented lectures and related activities; assessed student learning. Provided assistance to instructor of FAD 2230 (N = 120, Fall 10, Spring 11/12) and CHD 4537, Parenting, on-line format (N = 90, Spring. 13) Graduate Teaching Assistant The University of Florida Family, Youth, & Community Sciences Responsibilities: Assisted with the preparation of student assessments, grading, and related activities Graduate Research Assistant The University of Florida Family, Youth, & Community Sciences Responsibilities: Conducted extensive data collection in Hamilton, FL prepared data collection materials, performed data entry PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M. (in press). School-related parental involvement and adolescent academic achievement: The role of community poverty. Family Relations. Cui, M., Gordon, M. S., & Wickrama, K.A.S. (2014). Relationship experiences of adolescents and young adults: The role of mothers' relationship history. Journal of Family Issues, Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M. (2013). Positive parenting during adolescence and career success in young adulthood. Journal of Child and Family Studies, Fincham, F., Cui, M., Gordon, M. S., & Ueno, K. (2013). What comes before why: Specifying the phenomenon of intimate partner violence. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75,

3 Cui, M., Ueno, K., Gordon, M. S., & Fincham, F. (2013). The continuation of intimate partner violence from adolescence to young adulthood. Journal of Marriage and Family, 75, Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M..(2012).The effect of school-specific parenting processes on academic achievement in adolescence and young adulthood. Family Relations, 61, PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (UNDER REVIEW) Futris, T., & Gordon, M. S., O Neal, C., & Arnold, A.L. (revise & resubmit). The influence of mother-daughter communications about sex and relationships on the onset of sexual activity during adolescence. Journal of Child and Family Studies. Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M. (under review). Race, community poverty, and adolescents academic achievement. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. BOOK CHAPTERS Gordon, M. S. (in press). Postgraduate education. Social History of American Families: An Encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Gordon, M. S., & Cui, M. (2013). Children of divorce and their fear of change. In R. E. Emory and J. G. Golson (Eds.), Cultural Sociology of Divorce: An encyclopedia,(vol. 1, pp ). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION Finan, L., Shulz, J., Gordon, M.S., & Ohannessian, C. (in preparation). Adolescent substance abuse and internalizing and externalizing behaviors: The mediating influence of family cohesion and family support. Gordon, M.S., & Hull, J. (in preparation). Father involvement and adolescents academic achievement: The mediating influence of self-esteem and relationship quality. Gordon, M.S. (in preparation). The moderating/mediating effects of parent-child closeness on the association between adolescent boys self-esteem and body dissatisfaction. Gordon, M.S. (in preparation). The influence of economic disadvantage on developmental outcomes (i.e., psychological well-being, marital success, career success) in emerging adulthood. 3

4 GRANT EXPERIENCE Funding Agency: Clinical and Translational Research (2014) Grant Title: Mixed-methods study to evaluate an evidence-based, male-focused curriculum, Wise Guys. Principal Investigator: Dr. Judy Herrman Grant Role: Co-Investigator Status: Under Review Grant Writing Role: Responsibilities include consulting on all sections of grant application, including organizing plan of research, developing budget, preparing and revising research methodology, and integration of the final grant application; also responsible for overseeing graduate students involved with project Funding Agency: University of Delaware (General University Research Program, 2013) Grant Title: The Influence of Community Poverty on Adolescent s Academic Achievement: Does Race Matter? Principal Investigator: Mellissa Gordon Status: Funded Grant Writing Role: Responsibilities include managing all sections of grant application, including organizing plan of research, developing budget, preparing and revising research methodology, and integration of the final grant application Funding Agency: The Florida State University (Dissertation Research Grant, 2013) Grant Title: Family and community influences on adolescent and young adult development Principal Investigator: Mellissa Gordon Status: Funded Grant Writing Role: Solely responsible for all sections of grant application, including organizing plan of research, developing budget, preparing and revising research methodology, and integration of the final grant application Funding Agency: Eunice Kenney Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant Title: Romantic relationship development from adolescence to young adulthood. Principal Investigator: Drs. Ming Cui and Frank Fincham Status: Funded (1R03HD064836) for period of 2011 to 2012 Grant Writing Role: Worked with the principal investigator in the implementation of exploratory studies, data analyses, preparation and publication of manuscripts Funding Agency: Eunice Kenney Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant Title: Indulgent parenting and adolescent behavioral and emotional outcomes. Principal Investigator: Dr. Ming Cui Status: Not Funded Grant Writing Role: Worked with the principal investigator to initiate first contact with possible participants/institutions, organizing plan of research, preparing and revising research methodology, and integration of the final grant application 4

5 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS Gordon, M.S. & Hull, J. (2014, November). Father Involvement and Adolescent s Achievement: A Mediational Analysis. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Baltimore, MD. Finan, L., Schulz, J., Gordon, M.S., & Ohannessian, C. (2014, November). Parental Problem Drinking, Family Functioning, and Adolescent Outcomes. Paper to be presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Baltimore, MD. Gordon, M.S. & Cui, M. (2013, November). Parenting and adolescent academic achievement: The role of community poverty. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), San Antonio, TX. Gordon, M.S., & Brown, P. (2012, November). Parental involvement and parentteacher associations: A hierarchical linear modeling. Paper presented at the annual conference of the NCFR, Phoenix, AZ. Cui, M. & Gordon, M.S. (2012, November). Intimate partner violence from adolescence to young adulthood. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Phoenix, AZ. Gordon, M.S., & Cui, M. (2012, July). The influence of school-specific parenting processes on educational attainment in adolescene and young adulthood. Poster presented at the International Association of Relationship Research (IARR), Chicago, IL. Gordon, M.S., & Cui, M. (2011, November). The influence of school-specific parenting processes on adolescents academic performance. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Orlando, FL. Gordon, M.S., & Futris, T. (2010, November). Mother-daughter communication and the onset of sexual activity. Poster presented at the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), Minneapolis, MN. PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND AWARDS State Teen Pregnancy Prevention Board, Board member (alternate) 2013 Best Proposal Award from the Education and Enrichment Section at the National Council on Family Relation (NCFR) Conference in San Antonio, TX National Council on Family Relations (2009 to present) Florida State University, Dissertation Research Grant (2013) 5

6 College of Human Sciences Leadership Council, Executive Board Member (since 2012) College of Human Sciences, Family and Child Sciences, Faculty Search Committee, Student member (2012) Recipient of the Costa and Emma Kittles Scholarship (2012) Recipient of the May Watson Connor Scholarship (2012) The Florida State University (Graduate Student Advisory Council Presentation Program, 2011 travel grant) Received competitive funding for national conference presentation Recipient of the Costa and Emma Kittles Scholarship (2011) Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society (since 2011) FSU Black Graduate Student Association, Executive Board Member ( ) 6