Heather R. Fuller-Iglesias North Dakota State University Human Development and Family Science 277F EML Hall Fargo, ND 58108 Office: (701) 231-5621 Fax: (701) 231-9645 Heather.Fuller-Iglesias@ndsu.edu Education Ph.D. Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan, December 2009 Dissertation Title: Social Relations and well-being: The Effect of Migration in Mexico Advisor: Toni C. Antonucci M.S. Developmental Psychology, University of Michigan, August 2006 Thesis Title: The Impact of Cultural Orientation on the Well-being of Older Hispanics. B.A. Psychology and Spanish Studies, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, June 2003 Summa Cum Laude Honors Thesis Title: The Forgotten Elderly of the Developing World: Depression in Ecuadorian Nursing Homes Current Position Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Science, North Dakota State University, 2009-present Previous Academic Positions Research Assistant, Life Course Development Lab, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, 2004-2008 Graduate Student Instructor, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, 2005-2007 Research Assistant, Estudio de Abuelos de Detroit, Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 2004-2006 Research Assistant, Adolescent Literacy Development Project, School of Education, University of Michigan, 2005 Undergraduate research assistant, Memory Training Project (V.A.), University of Minnesota, 2002-2003 1
Grants and Fellowships 2009 Discretionary Research Grant (Office of the Dean of Rackham) ($10,000) 2008-2009 Daniel Katz Dissertation Fellowship ($20,000) 2008-2009 Fulbright Garcia-Robles Fellowship ($16,550) 2008 Rackham Dissertation Research Grant ($3,000) 2008 Psychology Dissertation Grant ($1,000) 2007 Rackham Susan Lipschutz Fellowship ($5,000) 2007 Rackham Research Partnership (with Toni Antonucci) ($4,000) 2007 Student Travel Grant PanAmerican Congress of Gerontology (NARC-IAGG) 2007 Mary Malcomson Raphael Fellowship Finalist 2007 Perry Roberson Grant ($3,000) 2006 Summer Training in Aging Research Topics Mental Health (START-MH) Fellowship ($5,500) 2005-2006 The Life Course: Evolutionary and Ontogenetic Dynamics (LIFE) Program Fellowship 2005 Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) Summer Training Fellowship on Aging in Latin America 2004-2008 Rackham Travel Grants 2004-2005 National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) funded graduate traineeship 2001-2002 AI Johnson Scholarship 2001-2002 Global Studies Scholarships (3) 1999-2003 Tennant Scholarship 1999-2003 Presidential Scholarship, University of Minnesota Research Interests Lifespan development with focus on social relations, culture and SES Family dynamics and intergenerational relationships Psychological well-being in old age Cross-cultural and global aging with focus on Hispanics in the US and in Latin America Immigration and acculturation Biculturalism Publications Fuller-Iglesias, H., Antonucci, T.C., & Smith, J. (2010). Theoretical Perspectives on Life Span and Life Course Development. In T.C. Antonucci & J.S. Jackson (Eds.) Annual Review of Gerontology and Geriatrics: Life-Course Perspectives on Late Life Health Inequalities, Vol 29, Springer Publishing: New York. 2
Fuller-Iglesias, H., Antonucci, T., & Sellars, B. (2008). Resilience in Old Age: Social Relations as a Protective Factor. Research in Human Development, 5(3), 181-193. Antonucci, T.C., Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Sellars, B. (2007). Midlife. In K.S. Markides (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Sage Publications. Manuscripts Under Review Herrera, A.P., Meeks, T., Applewhite, S., Hernandez, D., Depp, C., Tiznado, D., Palinkas, L., Fuller-Iglesias, H., Sommerfield, D., & Jeste, D. (Under Review). Emotional Health and Quality of Life in Older Age: Cultural Perspectives from Mexican Americans. Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T.C. (Under Review). Social Networks, Familism, and Wellbeing Among Older Adults in Mexico. Symposia Organized Fuller-Iglesias, H. (Chair). Caregiving within Hispanic American Families: Cultural Implications for Research and Practice. Symposium presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 20-24, 2010. Fuller-Iglesias, H. (Chair). Health and Migration to the U.S. Symposium organized for the PanAmerican Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Puebla, Mexico (2007, May). Presentations Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T.C. (Under review). Positive and negative social support among Mexican adults: Implications for stress, health, and well-being. Paper submitted to the 64 th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 14 th -18 th, 2011, Boston. Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T.C. (2010, November). Age differences in social relations in Mexico: Generational or transitional effects?. In K. Ajrouch (Chair) Age Transitions in Social Relations: An International Perspective. Symposium conducted at the 63 rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 19 th -23, 2010. Fuller-Iglesias, H. (2010, November) Coping across borders: Transnational families in Mexico. In Paper Symposium facilitated by M. Mulsow Families Coping Across Borders. Presented at the National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference; Nov. 3-6. 2010, Minneapolis, MN. Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T.C. (2009, November). Social Networks, Familism, and Wellbeing Among Older Adults in Mexico. In H. Akiyama (Chair) Using Global Perspectives on Health and Social Relations to Inform Creative Approaches to Aging. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 18-22, 2009. 3
Antonucci, T.C., Fuller-Iglesias, H., & Sellars, B. (2008, November). Resilience in Old Age: Social Relations as a Protective Factor. In K. Ajrouch and K. Birditt (Chairs) Resilience in late life: The role of social relations. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 21-25, 2008. Birditt, K.S., Jackey, L., Fuller-Iglesias, H., & Antonucci, T.C. (2007, November). Older but not necessarily nicer: Longitudinal patterns of negative relations in adulthood. In H. Akiyama (Chair) Longitudinal Social Relations in Late Life. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. November 19-23, 2007. Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T.C. (2007, May). The Family s Role in Successful Aging. In T. Antonucci (Chair) Critical Perspectives on Successful Aging. Symposium conducted at the PanAmerican Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Puebla, Mexico. Antonucci, T.C. & Fuller-Iglesias, H. (2006, November) Negative family relations during the transition to old age. In K. Birditt (Chair) 'Sometimes love don't feel like it should': Irritations in close relations across adulthood. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, Texas. Fuller, H.R. & Haan, M.N. (2005, November). The Impact of Late-life Immigration and Cultural Orientation on the Well-being of Elderly Hispanics. Paper presented as part of symposium on Transitions in Late-life at the annual GSA meeting, November 18-22, 2005. Antonucci, T. C., Birditt, K. S., & Fuller, H. (2005, August). Do stressed mothers have unhappy children? In K. Birditt & J. Smith (Chairs) Close social relations-implications for wellbeing and relationship functioning. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C. Poster Presentations Sellars, B., Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T. (2007, October). Age, Race, and the SES-Health Link: The Impact of Social Support among older adults. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Penn State. Antonucci, T.C., Fuller-Iglesias, H., & Birditt, K. (2007, August). Are socially connected children happy in young adulthood? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco. Fuller-Iglesias, H. & Antonucci, T.A. (2006, August). Family relations and depression during the transition to old age. Poster presented at the 2006 START-MH conference in San Diego, California. 4
Fuller, H.R. & Haan, M.N. (2005, October). The Impact of Acculturation and Age at Immigration on the Psychological Well-being of Elderly Hispanics. Poster presented at SSHD meeting October 18-30, 2005. Fuller H.R. & Haan, M.N. (2005, October). Creating a bidimensional measure of depression for use with Hispanic elders. Poster presented at LIFE academy in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Honors and Awards 2008 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (University-wide) ($1,000) 2007 Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (Psychology) 2006-2008 Psychology GSI Honor Roll 2003 Summa Cum Laude 2003 Golden Key Society 2000-2003 Sigma Phi Omega - Gerontology Honors Society - Secretary 1999-2003 Dean's List - High Distinction 1999-2003 Honors Program Courses Taught North Dakota State University Gender and Aging (Undergraduate and Graduate) Family Dynamics of Aging (Undergraduate and Graduate) Lifespan Development (Undergraduate) Culture and Aging (Graduate) University of Michigan Developmental Research Methods Lab Introduction to Developmental Psychology (Biological Emphasis) Introduction to Developmental Psychology (Social Emphasis) Introduction to Psychology Service Professional Departmental Ad Hoc Reviewer for Developmental Psychology, Journals of Gerontology Social Sciences, Journal of Aging and Society, Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology HDFS Undergraduate Committee (2010-present) HDFS Developmental Science Committee (2009-present) HDFS Adult Development and Aging Curriculum Committee (2009-present) 5
Gerontology Doctoral Program Committee (2009-present) UM Psychology Departmental Associate (Appointed position) (2008) Developmental Area Preliminary Examination Committee (2007 2009) Panel Discussant, Transition to Parenthood educational panel (Oct., 2006; Mar., 2007; Oct., 2007) Developmental Area Social Committee (2004 2006) Discussant UM Development, Psychopathology and Mental Health program annual conference. (April, 2005) Committee Chair, UM Developmental Psychology Department visiting weekend (Winter 2005) Professional Memberships 2010 Present National Council on Family Relations 2005 Present American Psychological Association Division 7: Developmental Psychology Division 20: Adult Development and Aging 2004 Present Gerontological Society of America Behavioral and Social Sciences Section 2005-2010 Society for Research in Child Development 2005 2007 Society for the Study of Human Development 2001 2002 Sigma Phi Omega Gerontological Honors Society 6