NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES
Belgium
Emilie Schmits (French-speaking part)
[email protected] Emilie is assistant professor at the University of Liège, Belgium. She received her PhD in Psychological Sciences in June, 2015. Her research concerns substance use among adolescents, especially alcohol and cannabis use, focusing on the relationship with psychopathological symptoms (e.g. anxiety, social anxiety or depression) and the influence of effect expectancies. As a SECNet national representative, she hopes to contribute to the development of the network by connecting new young scholars and providing opportunities to share resources and knowledge. Sofie Danneel (Dutch-speaking part)
[email protected] Sofie is a PhD student at the School Psychology and Child and Adolescent Development (SOKA) Research Unit, KU Leuven. In her PhD project she investigates the co-development of internalizing problem behaviors (i.e., social anxiety, depression, and loneliness) throughout adolescence. She particularly focuses on genes and temperament as possible predictors of changes over time for each internalizing problem behavior and as possible moderators of the developmental interplay among the different internalizing problem behaviors. As a SECNet national representative, she hopes to contribute to the growth of the network by uniting young scholars. |
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Canada/ USA
Ryan Watson
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Ryan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut. He received his PhD in Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona, having received his master's degree in the same program in May, 2010. He received his BA in Psychology and Political Science from UCLA in 2009. He was a National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow. His scholarly interests center on the development of sexual minority youth and the impact of their interpersonal relationships on their adjustment and well-being across time. He utilizes secondary data to conduct cross-cultural research: he has traveled and collaborated in Norway, Amsterdam, Greece, and Turkey. He was a Crossroads Scholar for a Ford Foundation-funded transdisciplinary research team that studies sexuality, health, and rights for youth.
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Ryan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Connecticut. He received his PhD in Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona, having received his master's degree in the same program in May, 2010. He received his BA in Psychology and Political Science from UCLA in 2009. He was a National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow. His scholarly interests center on the development of sexual minority youth and the impact of their interpersonal relationships on their adjustment and well-being across time. He utilizes secondary data to conduct cross-cultural research: he has traveled and collaborated in Norway, Amsterdam, Greece, and Turkey. He was a Crossroads Scholar for a Ford Foundation-funded transdisciplinary research team that studies sexuality, health, and rights for youth.
Chile/ Spain
Laura Lara
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Laura Lara holds a Ph. D. in Psychology from the University of Seville (Spain) and is currently a professor and researcher at Universidad Autonoma de Chile, she has previously taught at the University of Seville and conducted research at Aston University (Birmingham, UK) and Berkeley (California, USA). Her research focuses on adolescents, especially the process involving developmental ethnic identity, family relationships and acculturation, considering minority perspectives.
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Laura Lara holds a Ph. D. in Psychology from the University of Seville (Spain) and is currently a professor and researcher at Universidad Autonoma de Chile, she has previously taught at the University of Seville and conducted research at Aston University (Birmingham, UK) and Berkeley (California, USA). Her research focuses on adolescents, especially the process involving developmental ethnic identity, family relationships and acculturation, considering minority perspectives.
Finland
Elina Marttinen
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I am a PhD student at the Department of Psychology at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. My research interests are identity development and personal goals during adolescence and young adulthood, and the role of motivation and wellbeing within these processes. As a national representative I hope to contribute the network development with enthusiastic open knowledge sharing.
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I am a PhD student at the Department of Psychology at University of Jyväskylä, Finland. My research interests are identity development and personal goals during adolescence and young adulthood, and the role of motivation and wellbeing within these processes. As a national representative I hope to contribute the network development with enthusiastic open knowledge sharing.
Germany
Katharina Eckstein
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I am a post-doctoral research associate at the Department of Educational Psychology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany. My research interests are the development of political attitudes during adolescence/ young adulthood and the role of school contextual influences.
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I am a post-doctoral research associate at the Department of Educational Psychology at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Germany. My research interests are the development of political attitudes during adolescence/ young adulthood and the role of school contextual influences.
Ireland
Jennifer Symonds
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I am an assistant professor of education at the University College Dublin School of Education in Ireland. At UCD I teach youth mental health and well-being in school settings and research methods. My research focuses on student engagement and well-being at the mid-school and school-to-work transitions. I became the SECNet incoming chairperson in 2008, then chairperson in 2010, working closely with Hebbah Elgindy and Shannon Snapp. I had big shoes to fill, taking over as chairperson from Irene De Goode and Peter Titzmann. We made some changes to the committee, by giving it a new name (SECNet) and putting up the first SECNet website. I really enjoyed my time volunteering for the SECNet and would recommend for any early career researcher to do the same. Currently I am the EARA national representative for Ireland.
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I am an assistant professor of education at the University College Dublin School of Education in Ireland. At UCD I teach youth mental health and well-being in school settings and research methods. My research focuses on student engagement and well-being at the mid-school and school-to-work transitions. I became the SECNet incoming chairperson in 2008, then chairperson in 2010, working closely with Hebbah Elgindy and Shannon Snapp. I had big shoes to fill, taking over as chairperson from Irene De Goode and Peter Titzmann. We made some changes to the committee, by giving it a new name (SECNet) and putting up the first SECNet website. I really enjoyed my time volunteering for the SECNet and would recommend for any early career researcher to do the same. Currently I am the EARA national representative for Ireland.
Italy
Pasquale Musso
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Pasquale Musso obtained his master degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology in 2005 and his PhD in Public Relations in 2011 at Palermo University, Italy. His doctoral dissertation focused on development of European identity in childhood and adolescence and its implication in terms of European policy and governance. During the PhD course, he was visiting student at UCLA working with the group of Prof. P. Bentler on multivariate analysis with latent variables and structural equation modeling, took part in the research group of the European project “Training Citizenship and Intercultural Education: methods and resources for adult learning (Tra.C.I.E.)” funded by European Commission (Lifelong Learning Program, Grundtvig, Multilateral Project) and started his participation in the international research program MIRIPS (Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies), promoted by Prof. J. Berry. From 2005 to 2012 he also worked as psychologist and coordinator of civic youth centres in Palermo. Currently, he is working at the Psychological and Educational Sciences Department at Palermo University and his research interests focus on social development of adolescents and emerging adults, and on topics like identity, positive youth development, acculturation processes, psycho-social adaptation of ethnic minority youth, development of intercultural relations. He is also coordinating two projects funded at national level aimed at contrasting dropout phenomena.
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Pasquale Musso obtained his master degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology in 2005 and his PhD in Public Relations in 2011 at Palermo University, Italy. His doctoral dissertation focused on development of European identity in childhood and adolescence and its implication in terms of European policy and governance. During the PhD course, he was visiting student at UCLA working with the group of Prof. P. Bentler on multivariate analysis with latent variables and structural equation modeling, took part in the research group of the European project “Training Citizenship and Intercultural Education: methods and resources for adult learning (Tra.C.I.E.)” funded by European Commission (Lifelong Learning Program, Grundtvig, Multilateral Project) and started his participation in the international research program MIRIPS (Mutual Intercultural Relations in Plural Societies), promoted by Prof. J. Berry. From 2005 to 2012 he also worked as psychologist and coordinator of civic youth centres in Palermo. Currently, he is working at the Psychological and Educational Sciences Department at Palermo University and his research interests focus on social development of adolescents and emerging adults, and on topics like identity, positive youth development, acculturation processes, psycho-social adaptation of ethnic minority youth, development of intercultural relations. He is also coordinating two projects funded at national level aimed at contrasting dropout phenomena.
The Netherlands
Hana Hadiwijaya
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I’m a PhD-student from Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and my research focus on adolescents’ interpersonal relationships. More specifically, I examine the potential individual differences in adolescents’ relationship development with their parents, peers, and romantic partner(s) across the years. I find this very exciting social relationships are very relevant for one’s well-being and even more so during adolescence, and also because adolescents obviously do not develop in an identical manner. I have always been interested in youngsters and relationships, and that’s why I decided to become the national representative of The Netherlands! I am very active on the SECNEt Facebook page together with the Belgian representative Sofie Danneel . As the Dutch representative, please feel free to mail me if you have any questions or suggestions regarding research activities or such in The Netherlands.
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I’m a PhD-student from Tilburg University, The Netherlands, and my research focus on adolescents’ interpersonal relationships. More specifically, I examine the potential individual differences in adolescents’ relationship development with their parents, peers, and romantic partner(s) across the years. I find this very exciting social relationships are very relevant for one’s well-being and even more so during adolescence, and also because adolescents obviously do not develop in an identical manner. I have always been interested in youngsters and relationships, and that’s why I decided to become the national representative of The Netherlands! I am very active on the SECNEt Facebook page together with the Belgian representative Sofie Danneel . As the Dutch representative, please feel free to mail me if you have any questions or suggestions regarding research activities or such in The Netherlands.
Poland
Dominika Karas
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I am the PhD student at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland. The main area of my academic interests concerns the identity formation and well-being in adolescence and emerging adulthood. As a national representative of SECNet, I hope I be able to encourage young researchers from Poland to join the SECNet. If you want to know more about me, please visit my website: http://selfidentity.eu/about-us/.
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I am the PhD student at the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw, Poland. The main area of my academic interests concerns the identity formation and well-being in adolescence and emerging adulthood. As a national representative of SECNet, I hope I be able to encourage young researchers from Poland to join the SECNet. If you want to know more about me, please visit my website: http://selfidentity.eu/about-us/.
Romania
Lavinia E. Damian
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Lavinia E. Damian, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, teaching school psychology and vocational counseling seminars at undergraduate level and mental health promotion in children and adolescents at masters level. Her research focuses on personal and contextual antecedents and outcomes of perfectionism in adolescents, emerging adults, and employees. She is also interested in the role of parental behaviors in the development of perfectionism, as well as motivation and performance development.
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Lavinia E. Damian, Ph.D. is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology, Babes-Bolyai University, teaching school psychology and vocational counseling seminars at undergraduate level and mental health promotion in children and adolescents at masters level. Her research focuses on personal and contextual antecedents and outcomes of perfectionism in adolescents, emerging adults, and employees. She is also interested in the role of parental behaviors in the development of perfectionism, as well as motivation and performance development.
Scotland
Gina Martin
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Gina Martin is currently undertaking her PhD at the Child and Adolescent Research Unit (CAHRU) in the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews where she is examining the role of the neighbourhood social environment on adolescent drinking outcomes. Prior to joining CAHRU she obtained an MSc in Health Geography from the University of Victoria, Canada and worked for several years Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia. Gina’s research interests include: adolescent health, alcohol policy, substance use, neighbourhoods, and health inequalities.
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Gina Martin is currently undertaking her PhD at the Child and Adolescent Research Unit (CAHRU) in the School of Medicine, University of St Andrews where she is examining the role of the neighbourhood social environment on adolescent drinking outcomes. Prior to joining CAHRU she obtained an MSc in Health Geography from the University of Victoria, Canada and worked for several years Centre for Addictions Research of British Columbia. Gina’s research interests include: adolescent health, alcohol policy, substance use, neighbourhoods, and health inequalities.
Sweden
Karin Boson
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Biography
Karin Boson is a doctoral candidate, PhLic i Psychology, and licensed psychologist at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research interest is mainly in the field of developmental psychology focusing on adolescents’ mental health, substance abuse and personality through a positive perspective of well-being.
She is currently a member of the Advisory Board (insynsråd) at the Swedish Higher Ediucation Authority (UKÄ) as well as municipality psychologist in Hemsedal, Norway since 2016. Karin is a member of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) was 2016 elected as the national representative for Sweden in SECNet (the EARA Student and Early Career Network). She is also a member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) since 2015.
She was chairing the doctoral committee at the university of Gothenburg, from 2014 to 2016, and the doctoral council at the faculty of social sciences, from 2013 to 2015.
Karin got her master degree in clinical psychology 2011 from Umeå University, Sweden. She worked as a psychologist at the district psychiatry center in Lillehammer, Norway 2011-2013 and was also a part of the "Utøya study" 2011-2014 after the massacre in July 22 2011.
Teaching
Karin is currently teaching at advanced course level in addiction/dependency about trauma, psychopathology and substance abuse as well as advanced course level in health psychology about positive psychology.
Research interests
Mental health, mental health problems, well-being (emotional, psychological and social), psychopathology, personality, attachment child-parent, substance abuse and dependency.
Current research
Longitudinal Research on Development In Adolescence (LoRDIA). www.lordia.se
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Biography
Karin Boson is a doctoral candidate, PhLic i Psychology, and licensed psychologist at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Her research interest is mainly in the field of developmental psychology focusing on adolescents’ mental health, substance abuse and personality through a positive perspective of well-being.
She is currently a member of the Advisory Board (insynsråd) at the Swedish Higher Ediucation Authority (UKÄ) as well as municipality psychologist in Hemsedal, Norway since 2016. Karin is a member of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA) was 2016 elected as the national representative for Sweden in SECNet (the EARA Student and Early Career Network). She is also a member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) since 2015.
She was chairing the doctoral committee at the university of Gothenburg, from 2014 to 2016, and the doctoral council at the faculty of social sciences, from 2013 to 2015.
Karin got her master degree in clinical psychology 2011 from Umeå University, Sweden. She worked as a psychologist at the district psychiatry center in Lillehammer, Norway 2011-2013 and was also a part of the "Utøya study" 2011-2014 after the massacre in July 22 2011.
Teaching
Karin is currently teaching at advanced course level in addiction/dependency about trauma, psychopathology and substance abuse as well as advanced course level in health psychology about positive psychology.
Research interests
Mental health, mental health problems, well-being (emotional, psychological and social), psychopathology, personality, attachment child-parent, substance abuse and dependency.
Current research
Longitudinal Research on Development In Adolescence (LoRDIA). www.lordia.se
Sabina Kapetanovic
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Sabina is a doctoral student within a longitudinal research program LoRDIA (Longitudinal Research on Development in Adolescence), where young people's mental health, relationships with parents, friends and teachers, as well as contact with alcohol/drugs/crime is studied. The focus of Sabina's research is adolescent involvement in risk behaviors, thus social risk behavior (such as bullying and aggression), delinquent behavior, substance use, as well as sexual risk behavior and the impact of social networks on such behaviors in adolescence. A special focus is devoted to the relationship between parents and their adolescent children, as well as the adolescent’s involvement with peers. Sabina is a member of research unit of child and youth studies at University West, Trollhättan, as well as SALVE research unit of social work at Jönköping University, Jönköping.
Furthermore, Sabina is qualified teacher and has a background of education of young people (age 12-16). Currently she teaches at University West in personality psychology, child and youth psychology, and addiction.
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Sabina is a doctoral student within a longitudinal research program LoRDIA (Longitudinal Research on Development in Adolescence), where young people's mental health, relationships with parents, friends and teachers, as well as contact with alcohol/drugs/crime is studied. The focus of Sabina's research is adolescent involvement in risk behaviors, thus social risk behavior (such as bullying and aggression), delinquent behavior, substance use, as well as sexual risk behavior and the impact of social networks on such behaviors in adolescence. A special focus is devoted to the relationship between parents and their adolescent children, as well as the adolescent’s involvement with peers. Sabina is a member of research unit of child and youth studies at University West, Trollhättan, as well as SALVE research unit of social work at Jönköping University, Jönköping.
Furthermore, Sabina is qualified teacher and has a background of education of young people (age 12-16). Currently she teaches at University West in personality psychology, child and youth psychology, and addiction.
Turkey
Savaş Karataş
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I am a PhD student at the Psychological Services in Education program of the Istanbul University, Turkey. At the same time, I have been working as a research assistant at the Guidance and Psychological Counseling program of the Maltepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. Besides, I have studied in Psychology department of University of Ljubljana, Slovenia as a visitor researcher for 4 months. I am particularly interested in individuation based on the autonomy-relatedness perspective, and the processes of identity formation in adolescence and emerging adulthood. As a SECNET national representative, I am very honored of contributing to the growth of SECNET in my country.
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I am a PhD student at the Psychological Services in Education program of the Istanbul University, Turkey. At the same time, I have been working as a research assistant at the Guidance and Psychological Counseling program of the Maltepe University in Istanbul, Turkey. Besides, I have studied in Psychology department of University of Ljubljana, Slovenia as a visitor researcher for 4 months. I am particularly interested in individuation based on the autonomy-relatedness perspective, and the processes of identity formation in adolescence and emerging adulthood. As a SECNET national representative, I am very honored of contributing to the growth of SECNET in my country.