Parenting
& Families Lab
Tamara Del Vecchio,
Ph.D.
New York State Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
Brother Miguel Center (Directions)
631-218-7714 (office); 631-218-7721 (lab)
Research
Interests
My
research interests include:
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development of early child aggression
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dysfunctional parenting exhibited before and after child aggression
that maintains or exacerbates aggression
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parent cognitions and/or affect that relates to dysfunctional
parenting
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early prevention and intervention for parents of difficult
toddlers (i.e., externalizing behavior problems, especially aggression)
Current
Projects
Current
projects are designed:
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to investigate the relations between lax and overreactive
parenting in predicting child misbehavior and negative affect.
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to differentiate between discipline skill acquisition and skill
application difficulties.
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to further identify parent cognitions that influence parent
discipline behavior.
In the
future, I am particularly interested in evaluating brief intervention methods
for parents of toddlers.
Courses I
Teach
PSY
1000C/ HON 1085 Introduction to Psychology
PSY 623 Developmental
Psychology I
PSY 726 Psychopathology I
PSY 727 Psychopathology II
Research
Assistant Opportunities
The Parenting &
Families Lab is directed by Dr. Del Vecchio, an assistant professor in the
Department of Psychology at St. John’s University. All research conducted in
the lab has been approved by the Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects
(CORIHS) at St. John’s University.
Research
assistants will learn
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computer skills
necessary for research.
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clinical skills in interviewing
people.
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coding skills for parent and/ or
child behavior.
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more about parenting and child behavior
problems.
**All research
assistants MUST COMPLETE the
Institutional Review Board (IRB) required IRB certification in working with
human participants. Certification can be obtained through St. John’s
University’s IRB
or through the National Institute of Health (NIH) Web site.
Undergraduate Research Assistants
¨ Undergraduate Research
Assistant Application
Graduate Research Assistants
¨ If you are interested
in being a graduate research assistant, contact Dr. Tamara Del Vecchio at delvecct@stjohns.edu
or 631-218-7714.
Last updated
3/28/09