CDFS Faculty
Dr. Kristin L. Moilanen
Assistant Professor of Child Development and Family Studies - Department of Technology, Learning and Culture
| 506B Allen Hall, PO BOX 6122 |
| Phone: (304) 293-2061 |
| Email: KLMoilanen@mail.wvu.edu |
| By Appointment |
| Ph.D. | Developmental Psychology, 2005. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| MA | Developmental Psychology, 2002. University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska. |
| BA | Psychology, 1999. Albion College, Albion, Michigan. |
Professional experience:
- 2005-2008: Postdoctoral research associate for the Pitt Mother & Child Project. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
- 1999-2005: Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska.
- 1997-1999: Research Assistant, Department of Psychology, Albion College.
Professional Honors:
- 2004: Warren and Edith Day Dissertation Travel Award. Office of Graduate Studies, University of Nebraska.
- 2003: European Association for Research on Adolescence Summer School Travel & Participation Award. The Jacobs Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland.
- 2001-2005: Warden Grant for Travel (three grants). Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska.
- 1999: Cum Laude, Honors in Psychology, & the Joseph C. Heston Outstanding Senior Psychology Major Award. Albion College.
- 1999: Webster Scholarship. Alpha Xi Delta Foundation, Indianapolis, Indiana.
- 1996-1997: Dean’s List (3 semesters). Albion College.
- 1995-1999: Webster Scholarship & Hart Memorial Scholarship. Albion College.
- 1995-1999: Michigan Competitive Scholarship. State of Michigan.
Professional and Academic Association Memberships:
- Society for Research in Child Development
- Society for Research on Adolescence
- European Association for Research on Adolescence
- Sigma Xi
Representative Publications:
Moilanen, K. L., Crockett, L. J., Raffaelli, M., & Jones, B. L. (in press). Trajectories of sexual risk from mid-adolescence to early adulthood. Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Moilanen, K. L., Shaw, D. S., Criss, M. M., & Dishion, T. J. (in press). Growth and predictors of parental knowledge of youth behavior during early adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence.
Gross, H. E., Shaw, D. S., Moilanen, K. L., Dishion, T. J., & Wilson, M. N. (in press). Reciprocal models of child behavior and depression in mothers and fathers in a sample of children at risk for early conduct problems. Journal of Family Psychology.
Criss, M. M., Shaw, D. S., Moilanen, K. L., Hitchings, J. E., & Ingoldsby, E. M. (in press). Family and peer characteristics as predictors of child adjustment: A longitudinal analysis of additive and mediation models. Social Development.
Moilanen, K. L., & Raffaelli, M. (in press). Support and conflict in ethnically diverse young adults’ relationships with parents and friends. International Journal of Behavioral Development.
Shaw, D. S., Gross, H., & Moilanen, K. L. (in press). Transactional processes between boys’ conduct problems and mothers’ depressive symptoms from early childhood through adolescence. In A. Sameroff (Ed.), Transactional processes in development. Washington D.C.: American Psychology Association.
Gross, H. E., Shaw, D. S., & Moilanen, K. L. (2008). Reciprocal associations between boys’ externalizing problems and mothers’ depressive symptoms. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 36, 693-709.
Moilanen, K. L. (2007). The Adolescent Self-Regulatory Inventory: The development and validation of a questionnaire of short-term and long-term self-regulation. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 36, 835-848.
Crockett, L. J., Moilanen, K. L., Raffaelli, M., & Randall, B. R. (2006). Psychological profiles and adolescent adjustment: A person-centered approach. Development and Psychopathology, 18, 195-214.
Crockett, L. J., Raffaelli, M., & Moilanen, K. L. (2003). Adolescent sexuality: Behavior and meaning. In G. R. Adams & M. Berzonsky (Eds.), Blackwell Handbook of Adolescence (pp. 371-392). Malden, MA: Blackwell.