CURRICULUM VITAE Molly K. Crossman

CURRICULUM VITAE
Molly K. Crossman
Department of Psychology
Yale University
Box 208205
New Haven, CT 06520-8205
Phone: (646) 369-6250
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Yale University, August 2013-Present
Candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology
Tufts University, Fall 2011-May 2013
Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Highest Thesis Honors, May 2013
Majors: Child Development, Psychology
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Fall 2009-Spring 2011
Associate of Arts, With Distinction, May 2011
Major: Psychology
HONORS AND AWARDS
2013
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2012
2011-2012
2009-2011
2010
2009
Joanne Mary Sullivan Prize, Department of Psychology, Tufts University
Prize Scholarship of the Class of 1882, Tufts University
Undergraduate Research-Practice Integration Award, Eliot-Pearson Department
of Child Development, Tufts University
Undergraduate Research Grant, Tufts University
Summer Scholars Program Research Apprentice, Tufts University
Dean’s List, Tufts University (all semesters)
Dean’s List, Bard College at Simon’s Rock (all semesters)
Sophomore Class Scholar (academic scholarship), Bard College at Simon’s Rock
Acceleration to Excellence Program Scholarship, Bard College at Simon’s Rock
(granted for duration of studies at BCSR)
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AFFILIATIONS
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students
New England Psychological Association
Psi Chi: The International Honor Society in Psychology
Society for Research in Child Development
Society of Clinical Psychology
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EDITORIAL ACTIVITIES
AdHoc Reviewer:
Applied Developmental Science
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
Editorial Assistant:
Classroom Management: An A-to-Z Guide
Editor: Dr. George Scarlett
BOOK CHAPTERS
Crossman, M.K., & Kazdin, A.E.K. (In Press). Animal visitation programs in colleges and
universities: An efficient model for reducing student stress. In A. Fine (Ed.), Handbook
on Animal-Assisted Therapy: Theoretical Foundations and Guidelines for Practice (4th
ed.). Burlington, MA: Academic Press.
INVITED TALKS
Crossman, M.K. (2014, June). “But what does Fido think?” The association between the
presence of a pet and maternal use of mind-related language. Invited talk presented at
the Yale University Child Study Center Autism Program. New Haven, CT.
Crossman, M.K. (2014, June). “But what does Fido think?” The association between the
presence of a pet and maternal use of mind-related language. Invited talk presented in
the Yale University Department of Psychology. New Haven, CT.
Crossman, M.K. (2013, September). Human-Animal Interaction and Animal-Assisted Therapy.
Invited talk presented in the Yale University Department of Psychology. New Haven,
CT.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
Easterbrooks, M.A., Crossman, M.K., Caruso, A., & Raskin, M. (2014, June). Maternal trauma
exposure moderates links between mind-mindedness and toddlers’ behavior problems.
Paper presented at the 14th World Congress of the World Association for Infant Mental
Health, Edinburgh, Scotland.
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Crossman, M.K. (2014, August). Therapy dogs in university settings: Prevalence, supporting
evidence, and future directions. Poster presented at the Division 17 Student Poster
Session at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,
Washington, D.C.
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Crossman, M.K., Levesque, T., & Li, L. (2013, October). “But what does Fido think?”:
Maternal use of mind-related language in the presence of a pet. Poster presented at the
53rd Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Bridgeport, CT.
Crossman, M.K., Easterbrooks, A, & Carusso, A. (2013, April).“What do you think you are
doing?”: Examining the relationship between maternal cognitive constructs and
children’s development in an at-risk population. Poster presented at the 2013 Biennial
Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.
Crossman, M.K., Easterbrooks, A, & Carusso, A. (2012, October).“What do you think you are
doing?”: Examining the relationship between maternal cognitive constructs and
children’s development in an at-risk population. Poster presented at the 2012 Tufts
University Summer Scholars Poster Session, Medford, MA.
Crossman, M.K., & Mueller, M.K. (2012, October). “She is very afraid of strangers”: Humananimal relationships and the development of empathy. Poster presented at the 52nd
Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA.
Crossman, M.K., Pruitt, E.R., Aizenman, A., & Marshall, C. (2011, May). Intersectional
invisibility: Societal perceptions of warmth and competence of individuals with two
subordinate identities. Poster presented at the annual meeting for the Association for
Psychological Science, Washington, DC.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Yale University, Psychology Department, Fall 2014
Teaching Fellow: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology, Instructor: Dr. Arielle
Baskin-Sommers
Guest Lecture: “Experimental Research—Group Designs”
Tufts University, Eliot-Pearson Department of Child Development (in collaboration with Tufts
University Medical School, Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine,
and Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition), Spring 2013
Teaching Assistant: Human-Animal Interaction in Childhood and Adolescence
Instructors: Dr. Richard Lerner, Megan Kiely Mueller
Bard College at Simon’s Rock, Psychology Department, Spring 2010
Course Tutor: Introduction to Psychology, Instructor: Dr. Eden-Renee Pruitt
SERVICE
Replication In Psychological Science (Panel Discussion), Coordinator
Yale University, 2014
Psychology Graduate Students Activities Committee, Committee Member
Yale University, 2014-2015
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Current Works in Clinical Psychology Seminar Series, Committee Member
Yale University, 2014-2015
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