ELAINE S. BARRY EDUCATION Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, 2001 (University of Houston, Texas) M.A. Psychology, 1998 (University of Houston, Texas) Undergraduate Degrees (Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas) B.S., Psychology; May, 1991 (Minor: Sociology) B.S., Biology; May, 1992 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus (2001-present) Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (2007-present) Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies (2001-2007) HDFS 129; Intro. to HDFS (Lifespan Development, 7 times, including 3 summers) *First Year Seminar attached (twice) HDFS 239; Adolescent Development (10 times) HDFS 229; Infant and Child Development (13 times, including 1 summer) HDFS 429; Advanced Child Development (7 times) *Service Learning or Learning Fair component each time HDFS 412; Adult-Child Relations (4 times) HDFS 433; Developmental Transition to Adulthood (5 times) *Service Learning or Learning Fair component each time HDFS 301; Ethics (1 time) HDFS 496; Independent study (1 time with one student) University of Houston-Downtown, Texas; Adjunct Faculty, Psychology, 2000-2001 Adolescence (once) Child Psychology (once) General Psychology (once) University of Houston, Texas; Teaching Fellow, 1996-2001 Parent-Child Relations (1 time) Child Development (5 times) Cognitive Psychology (9 times) Introductory Psychology (8 times) Methods in Psychology (Laboratory) (1 time) Special Problems (4 times) supervision of undergraduate research assistants University of Houston, Texas (ITV Broadcast classes); Teaching Assistant, 1996-2000 Problems of Normal Life (7 times) Cognitive Psychology (8 times) Youth & Family Counseling Services, Brazoria County, Texas (Practicum, 1998-1999). Parenting Class. Assisted one then taught one five-session parenting class (12 hours), focusing on behavior change, discipline, and communication. Child Care Training. Provided continuing education training to child care workers regarding children with ADD/ADHD. Houston Area Women s Center; Volunteer Experience (Summer 1998). Rape Crisis Hotline. Provided telephone counseling and referrals for the Houston Area Elaine S. Barry (724) 430-4284 office (724) 834-4674 home esb12@psu.edu p. 1
Women s Center; Provided 30 hrs. of hotline time after 20 hrs. of training. TEACHING INTERESTS In addition to courses I have previously taught, I would like to teach: Cognitive Development in Childhood Developmental Problems Advanced Seminars Biological Issues in Development Human Memory Infancy *Completed Penn State s Course in College Teaching, August 2005 RESEARCH INTERESTS The development of explicit and implicit memory in children The role of implicit memory in depression Teaching methods to reduce plagiarism PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES Barry, E.S. (2008). Using office hours effectively. APS Observer, 21. Barry, E.S. (2007). Does conceptual implicit memory develop? The role of processing demands. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 168, 19-36. Barry, E. S. (2007). What is attachment teaching, and why do our non-traditional and first generation students need it? Papers and Proceedings of the Third Western Pennsylvania Teaching and Learning Conference - Wings to the Future: Using Assessment to Grow Life- Long Learning. Altoona, PA: Teaching and Learning Consortium. Barry, E. S. (2006). Children s Memory: A Primer for Understanding Behavior. Early Childhood Education Journal, 33, 405-411. Barry, E.S., Naus, M.J., & Rehm, L.P. (2006). Depression, implicit memory, and self: A revised memory model of emotion. Clinical Psychology Review, 26, 719-745. Impact Factor: 4.854, ranked 2/87 in Clinical Psychology journals. Barry, E.S. (2006). Can paraphrasing practice help students define plagiarism? College Student Journal, 40, 377-384. Barry, E.S., Naus, M.J., & Rehm, L.P. (2004). Depression and implicit memory: Understanding mood congruent memory bias. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 28(3), 387-414. Elaine S. Barry (724) 430-4284 office (724) 834-4674 home esb12@psu.edu p. 2
INVITED CHAPTERS Barry, E. S. (2008). How reading to children influences memory development. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Early Childhood Education: Issues and Developments. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Publishers (pp. 157-170). PEER REVIEWED PRESENTATIONS Barry, E. S. (2009, October). Six Ways Schemas Affect Children s Behavior, and How to Encourage Them. Workshop and paper for the Pennsylvania Child Care Association s (PACCA) Conference, Early Childhood Education Summit, State College, PA (Oct. 26-28). Barry, E. S. (2007, October). Five Ways Reading to Children Builds Children s Memory: And How to Encourage Them. Workshop and paper proposal for the Pennsylvania Child Care Association s (PACCA) 2007 Conference, State College, PA (Oct. 10-12). Barry, E. S. (2006, October). Encouraging the Multiple Memory Competencies of Children. Workshop and paper presented at the Pennsylvania Child Care Association s (PACCA) 2006 Conference, Harrisburg, PA. Barry, E. S. (2005, October). From Everyday Behavior to Memory Strategies: A New Look at Children. Poster presented at the fourth biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, San Diego, CA. Barry, E.S. (2005, September). Using Children s Memory to Understand Children s Behavior. Workshop and paper presented at the Pennsylvania Child Care Association s (PACCA) 2005 Conference, Harrisburg, PA. Barry, E.S. (2005, April). Modality and Implicit Memory: A Developmental Study. Poster presented at the 2005 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA. Barry, E.S. (2005, April). Why Our Non-Traditional and First Generation Students Need Attachment Teaching. Paper presented at Wings to the Future: Using Assessment to Grow Life-Long Learning, Altoona, PA. Barry, E.S. (2004, October). It Takes a Village: Involving Community in Child Care. Workshop and paper presented at Building Strong Families Conference: Celebrating the International Year of the Family, Grantville, PA. Barry, E.S. (2003, October). Implicit Memory: What Develops? Poster presented at the third biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Park City, UT. Barry, E.S. (2003, April). Perceptual and Conceptual Processing in Implicit Memory: A Developmental Study. Poster presented at the 2003 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development; Tampa, FL. Barry, E.S. (2003, March). Preventing Plagiarism Through Paraphrasing Practice. Paper presented at Wings to the Future: the First Annual Western Pennsylvania Teaching and Elaine S. Barry (724) 430-4284 office (724) 834-4674 home esb12@psu.edu p. 3
Learning Conference, Altoona, PA. Barry, E.S. (2002, October). Parenting through understanding children s memory. Workshop and paper presented at the 12 th Annual Conference sponsored by Building Strong Families and Pennsylvania/Delaware Council on Family Relations; Bridging Generations: The Modern Family in Motion; Grantville, PA. Barry, E.S., & Naus, M.J. (2001, October). Developmental Parallels of Implicit and Explicit Memory. Poster presented at the second biennial meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Virginia Beach, VA. Barry, E.S., & Naus, M.J. (1999, October). The limited effect of positive affect on memory: Implications for development. Poster presented at the inaugural meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Chapel Hill, NC. Baker, S.H., Barry, E.S., Nash, S.G., & Naus, M.J. (1999, October). When a parent has cancer: The forgotten child. Poster presented at the inaugural meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Chapel Hill, NC. OTHER WORK Barry, E. S. (2008). Syllabus for HDFS 229: Infant and Child Development, Fall 2007. Published online from the Office of Teaching Resources in Psychology, hosted by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology, at http://www.teachpsych.org/otrp/syllabi/syllabi/php?category=developmental, Peer-reviewed. Barry, E.S. (2001). Anorexia Nervosa. In J.M. Hawes & E.F. Shores (Eds.), The Family in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 78-80). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Barry, E.S. (2001). Bulimia. In J.M. Hawes & E.F. Shores (Eds.), The Family in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 125-126). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Barry, E.S. (2001). Child Development. In J.M. Hawes & E.F. Shores (Eds.), The Family in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 1, pp. 164-173). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. Barry, E.S. (2001). Infant Mortality. In J.M. Hawes & E.F. Shores (Eds.), The Family in America: An Encyclopedia (Vol. 2, pp. 584-589). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Inc. MANUSCRIPT, GRANT, and BOOK REVIEWS Served as external expert reviewer for Israel Science Foundation grant (2005) Provided reviews of manuscripts submitted to the journals European Psychiatry and Cognition and Emotion (2007, 2009) Reviewed child development text for Allyn & Bacon (2007) Invited to become a regular reviewer for Journal of Happiness Studies (5 manuscripts, 07-09) Elaine S. Barry (724) 430-4284 office (724) 834-4674 home esb12@psu.edu p. 4
AWARDS Winner, Penn State Fayette Campus Scholarly Excellence Award 2007 (also nom. 2006) Winner, Penn State Fayette Campus Teaching Excellence Award 2006 (also nom. 2005) Winner, Learning Fair Bear, Spring 2005 (student Jennifer Searcy, HDFS 429) Penn Stater of the Quarter, Fayette Campus, April to June 2002 College of Soc. Sci. Teaching Excellence Award for Teaching Fellow, Univ. Houston (2000) Nominee, University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award (1999) Highest Distinction Honors for Comprehensive Examination Dev. Psy at Univ. Houston (1999) CAMPUS AND COMMMUNITY GRANTS and CONSULTING Survey and statistical consulting for Head Start for 2 nd and 3 rd year of their PNC Growing Up Great math grant for improving math skills in preschoolers (2007-2009) Campus research and travel grants from 2001-2008 totaling $10,181 Undergraduate Research Stipend for undergraduate student (received Spring 2003) Grant from the Fayette County Early Care and Education Committee, Elaine S. Barry and John Rapano, Received October 2002, $27,000 Grant from the Fayette County Child Care Planning Committee, Elaine S. Barry and John Rapano, Received April 2002, $10,000 INVITED TALKS (COMMUNITY) Talk entitled, Stress and Coping for New Mothers at the Fayette County Mom s Shower, held on Fayette Campus, May 10, 2007. Presented a Title I workshop entitled, Homework in Unusual Places -- Sneaky Ways to Encourage School Aptitude/Skills to parents and administration at Zachariah Connell Elementary School, Connellsville, PA, November 5, 2004. Presentation entitled, Typical Behaviors of Preschoolers at Penn State Fayette, through Pennsylvania Pathways Child Care Training September 20, 2003; 3 hours of DPW credits. Presentation entitled, ADHD: Myths and Realities at the Head Start/Early Head Start training August 22, 2003; 2 hours of DPW credits co-presented with G. Hickman. Presentation entitled, Post-Partum Depression at the Head Start/Early Head Start training August 22, 2003; 2 hours of DPW credits co-presented with G. Hickman. Presentation entitled, Inspiring Service: A Mentoring Experience at the Fifth Annual Service Learning Workshop held on campus, June 20, 2003. Presentation entitled, ADHD: Myths and Realities at the Fayette County Early Care and Education Committee s Conference, June 14, 2003, 2003; 3 hours of DPW credits co-presented with G. Hickman. Presented a Title I workshop entitled, Why Reading and Math? Fundamentals for the Future to parents and administration at Dunbar Township Elementary School Parent Council, Dunbar, PA, March 10, 2003. Elaine S. Barry (724) 430-4284 office (724) 834-4674 home esb12@psu.edu p. 5
Discussed HDFS department for Fayette Forum interview, HSTV -- segment about HDFS (recorded July 30, aired in September 2002). Presented a Title I workshop entitled, Why Reading and Math? Fundamentals for the Future to parents and administration at Zachariah Connell Elementary School, Connellsville, PA, November 22, 2002. CAMPUS TALKS Presented at Penn State Fayette, The Eberly Campus Fall Colloquium series, Retention at Fayette from the Perspective of a Developmentalist, December 14, 2006. Presentations entitled, Understanding and Preventing Plagiarism for various Study Skills Classes and First Year Seminars, 7 times. Presentation for team-taught honors class entitled, The Influence of Music on the Adolescent for B. Peterson and M.A. Walters Beatles in America class; January 31, 2005. Presented at Penn State Fayette s Spring Colloquium series, Preventing Plagiarism Through Paraphrasing Practice, February 17, 2004. Presented at Penn State Fayette s Fall Colloquium series, Developmental Parallels of Implicit and Explicit Memory in Children October 30, 2001. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT Charter member, Fayette County Early Care and Education Committee (ECE), 2002-present Helped to organize and run the first and second annual ECE conferences for child care providers and teachers (2003, 2004). Member, Fayette County Healthy Start Peri-Natal Task Force, 2005-present PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Cognitive Development Society (CDS) Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Association for Psychological Science (APS) APA s Division, Teaching of Psychology CAMPUS/UNIVERSITY SERVICE Elected to several positions, including Program Coordinator of HDFS for the Commonwealth Campuses of Penn State and the Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee Invited to be serve on HHD Curricular Affairs Committee for University College Campuses Served on numerous search committees for tenure-track, fixed-term faculty, and administrators, Including serving as Chair and Diversity Representative Member of numerous campus committees Member of various award selection committees on campus Faculty Mentor for HDFS adjuncts and students Elaine S. Barry (724) 430-4284 office (724) 834-4674 home esb12@psu.edu p. 6