Casey A. Knifsend Curriculum Vitae Department of Psychology, Amador Hall 351C 6000 J Street Sacramento, CA 95819-6007 Phone: (916) 278-6191 Email: casey.knifsend@csus.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology June 2014 Minor: Quantitative Psychology Master of Arts in Psychology March 2010 Bachelor of Science in Psychology June 2007 University of California, Davis Emphasis: Mathematics ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Assistant Professor, Applied Psychology 2014 Present PUBLICATIONS Juvonen, J., & Knifsend, C. A. (in press). School based peer relationships and achievement motivation. Handbook of Motivation at School. Scanlan, T. K., Chow, G. M., Sousa, C., Scanlan, L. A., & Knifsend, C. A. (2016). The development of the sport commitment questionnaire 2 (English version). Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 22, 233-246. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2015.08.002 Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (2014). Social identity complexity, cross-ethnic friendships, and intergroup attitudes in urban middle schools. Child Development, 85, 709-721. doi:10.1111/ cdev.12157 Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (2013). The role of social identity complexity in intergroup attitudes among young adolescents. Social Development, 22, 623-640. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9507.2012.00672.x Last updated: January 2016
2 Knifsend, C. A., & Graham, S. (2012). Unique challenges facing female athletes in urban high schools. Sex Roles, 67, 236 246. doi:10.1007/s10964-011-9737-4 Juvonen, J., Espinoza, G., & Knifsend, C. A. (2012). The role of peer relationships on academic and extracurricular engagement. Handbook of Research on Student Engagement. Knifsend, C. A., & Graham, S. (2012). Too much of a good thing? How breadth of participation relates to school-related affect and academic outcomes. Journal of Youth and Adolescence. doi:10.1007/s10964-011-9737-4 MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW AND IN PREPARATION Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (under review). Extracurricular activities in multiethnic middle schools: Ideal context for positive intergroup attitudes? Knifsend, C. A., Bell, A. N., & Juvonen, J. (in preparation). Contextual antecedents of ethnic social identity complexity in multiethnic middle schools. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (in preparation). Extracurricular activity-based social identities and adjustment in urban middle schools. ACADEMIC AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS Psi Chi Unrestricted Travel Award ($681) 2015 College of SSIS Faculty Council Travel Fund 2015 ($1,970) College of SSIS Faculty Council Travel Fund 2014 ($1,715) College of SSIS Support for a 2014 Special Project Fund (with co-pi Kathryn Clifford; $3,000) Probationary Faculty Development 2014 Grant ($500) Institute for Social Research 2014 Faculty Fellows Program ($3,200) Provost s Research Incentive Fund ($5,000) 2014 American Association of University Women American Dissertation Fellowship 2013 2014 ($20,000) Society for Research in Child Development Conference Travel Award ($300) 2013
3 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship ($4,700) 2010 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Diversity Fellowship, Honorable Mention 2010 UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship ($4,700) 2009 UCLA University Fellowship ($20,000) 2008 2009 Psi Chi International Honor Society 2006 Golden Key National Honor Society 2005 CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS Powell, L. A., & Knifsend, C. A. (March, 2016). Attitudes toward healthy living in overweight college students: Role of life obligations. Poster accepted for presentation at annual meeting of Society of Behavioral Medicine, Washington, DC. Camacho-Thompson, D., Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2016). Predictors of organized after-school activities for immigrant middle school students. Symposium accepted for presentation at annual meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD. Knifsend, C. A., Bell, A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2016). Contextual antecedents of change in ethnic social identity complexity in multiethnic middle schools. Poster accepted for presentation at annual meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD. Knifsend, C. A., Camacho-Thompson, D. E., Graham, S., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2016). Breadth of extracurricular participation and psychosocial functioning in multiethnic middle schools. Poster accepted for presentation at annual meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD. Bell, A., Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (January, 2016). Social identity complexity in ethnic minority youth: Implications for adolescent health. Poster accepted for presentation at annual meeting of Society of Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA. Clifford, K., Knifsend, C. A., Powell, L. A., Walters, L., Kendzior, E. R., Hamilton, K., Haghighat, M., & Pimentel-Lopez, B. (August, 2015). Pathways to extracurricular participation and school outcomes among underrepresented minority college students. Poster accepted for presentation at annual meeting of American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada. Knifsend, C. A. (May, 2015). Discussant, Social and Emotional Learning in School Settings: Developing Competencies and Improving Academic Performance. Symposium at annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV.
4 Clifford, K., Knifsend, C. A., Powell, L. A., Mancilla, L., Pimentel-Lopez, B., Wagner, R., Hamilton, K., Feitser, P., Walters, L., & Haghighat, M. (May, 2015). Pathways to extracurricular participation and school outcomes among underrepresented minority college students. Poster presented at annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV. Hamilton, K. G., & Knifsend, C. A. (May, 2015). Perception of negative school climate and physical symptoms: Does friendship ease the pain? Poster presented at annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV. Powell, L. A., Feitser, P., & Knifsend, C. A. (May, 2015). Contact sport involvement effects on adolescent behaviors: Internalizing and externalizing behaviors in ethnically diverse 6 th graders. Poster presented at annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV. Invited discussant on a symposium titled Social and Emotional Learning in School Settings: Developing Competencies and Improving Academic Performance at the annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Las Vegas, NV. Camacho, D., Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2015). School racial climate, cross-ethnic friendships, and participation in extracurricular activities. Symposium at biennial meeting of Society for Research on Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2015). I am a soccer player and I belong: The benefits of identification with school-based extracurricular activities. Poster presented at biennial meeting of Society for Research on Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (November, 2014). Extracurricular activities, cross-ethnic friendships, and social identities. Poster presented at Sacramento State Psychology Research Conference, Sacramento, CA. Feng, L., Knifsend, C. A., Schacter, H. L., & Juvonen, J. (May, 2014). Does context matter? Examining correlations between ethnic identity, school belonging, and mental health in different school contexts. Oral presentation at the Stanford Undergraduate Research Conference, Palo Alto, CA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2014). Extracurricular activities, cross-ethnic friendships, and social identities in urban middle schools. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX. Burgos, R., Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (April, 2013). Social identity complexity and adolescents health. Poster presented at the Berkeley Undergraduate Research Conference, Berkeley, CA. Knifsend, C. A., Jablon, E., & Juvonen, J. (April, 2013). Breadth of extracurricular participation and academic adjustment in urban middle schools. Roundtable symposium presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
5 Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (April, 2013). Ethnic group differences in the relationship of extracurricular participation to psychological adjustment in urban middle schools. Oral presentation presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (April, 2013). Contextual antecedents and concurrent correlates of social identity complexity in urban middle schools. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (January, 2013). Contextual factors related to social identity complexity in urban middle schools. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA. Knifsend, C. A., & Graham, S. (March, 2012). Too much of a good thing? Examining high school extracurricular participation, school connectedness, and academic performance. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2012). Ethnic selection of extracurricular activities and sense of belonging in urban middle schools. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada. Carolipio, N. J., Knifsend, C. A., & Graham, S. (May, 2011). Breadth of extracurricular participation and school adjustment. Oral presentation at the UCLA Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference. Knifsend, C. A., & Graham, S. (April, 2011). Unique challenges facing female athletes in urban high schools. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada. Knifsend, C. A., Juvonen, J., & Graham, S. (April, 2011). The role of parent ethnic socialization in stereotyping across a multi-ethnic sample. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Canada. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (May, 2010). Sense of self and school belonging: The cost of social identity complexity? Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (March, 2010). Multiple social identities: How complexity fosters outgroup tolerance. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA. Knifsend, C. A., & Juvonen, J. (May, 2009). The role of family background and need to fit in in extracurricular involvement. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science. San Francisco, CA.
6 RESEARCH POSITIONS Principal Investigator ENGAGED Laboratory Laboratory investigates how adolescents and emerging adults relate to and identify with their peers through activities in diverse schools. Graduate Student Researcher January 2009 June 2014 Psychosocial Benefits of Ethnic Diversity in Urban Middle Schools Dr. Sandra Graham, Dr. Jaana Juvonen NSF and NIH funded study examines how greater ethnic diversity in middle schools can benefit students academic performance, mental health, and social adjustment. Graduate Student Researcher September 2009 June 2014 International Center for Talent Development Dr. Tara K. Scanlan, Dr. Graig Chow The center relies on mixed-methods to examine the factors related to sport commitment among elite adult and adolescent athletes. Graduate Student Researcher September 2008 June 2014 Peer Relations Laboratory Dr. Jaana Juvonen Mentor undergraduate students in the development of research projects. Laboratory Manager July 2007 August 2008 Experimental Audiology Research Laboratory East Bay Institute for Research and Education Dr. Pierre Divenyi, Dr. Brian Gygi Assisted with the planning and implementation of four individual audiology research studies. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (GRADUATE LEVEL) Teaching Assistant Coordinator, UCLA March 2013 June 2014 Psychology 495: Presentation of Psychological Materials Organize the training seminar for all new graduate teaching assistants and advise department staff, professors, and graduate students on any concerns and issues related to teaching assistants.
7 Master Teaching Assistant, UCLA January 2012 March 2013 Psychology 100B: Research Methods in Psychology Train graduate teaching assistants in how to teach their own discussion sections on research methods by facilitating organizational meetings, creating lesson plans, and modeling exercises. TEACHING EXPERIENCE (UNDERGRADUATE LEVEL) (as Professor) Psychology 148: Child Psychology Psychology 195F: Fieldwork in Community Psychology Psychology 8: Methods of Psychology Psychology 149: Psychology of Adolescence January 2016 Present January 2016 Present (as Teaching Assistant) Psychology 133A: Adolescent Development March 2013 June 2013 Psychology 137A: Sport Psychology September 2010 December 2011 Psychology 130: Developmental Psychology June 2011 August 2011 Psychology 132A: Learning Problems in Education March 2011 June 2011 Psychology 100B: Research Methods in Psychology January 2010 March 2011 Psychology 133B: Cognitive Development March 2010 June 2010 Psychology 131: Research Methods in Developmental Psychology October 2009 December 2009 UNIVERSITY SERVICE University-level Service Internship Advisory Board Pedagogy Enhancement Awards Subcommittee March 2015 Present August 2015 Present
8 College-level Service College of SSIS Outstanding Faculty Awards Committee August 2015 Present Department-level Service Psi Chi Faculty Advisor Department of Psychology Development and Scholarship Committee Department of Psychology Assessment Committee Department of Psychology COMMUNITY SERVICE Invited Speaker March 2015 American Association of University Women, Ukiah branch Volunteer Chair Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento Social and Emotional Learning Summit Organizing Committee Girls on the Run of Greater Sacramento January 2015 Present January 2015 Present Invited Speaker January 2015 American Association of University Women, Sacramento-area branches AD HOC REVIEWER Child Development Developmental Psychology Journal of Child and Family Studies Journal of Research on Adolescence Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS American Educational Research Association American Psychological Association Association for Psychological Science
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