Jennifer Watling Neal
Faculty
Social / Personality
- Social / Personality Psychology
BIOGRAPHY
PhD, Psychology , University of Illinois at Chicago, 2008
MA, Psychology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2004
BS, Psychology, University of Arizona, 2001
BA, Sociology, University of Arizona, 2001
LINKS
http://www.jennawneal.com
RESEARCH
Broadly, my research focuses on understanding how social networks are associated with behavior in schools. More narrowly, I tend to ask questions like: (1) How are relationships in childhood and adolescence associated with aggression, prosociality, and personalities? (2) How do kids and teachers perceive classroom relationships and how "accurate" are they in these perceptions? and (3) how can social networks be leveraged to improve educators’ access to and implementation of evidence-based programs and practices? I also am interested in advancing social network theory and methods to understand developmental processes. Currently I’m an Associate Editor at Social Development and lead the editorial process for their Methods Article feature.
PUBLICATIONS
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=kcD2PeYAAAAJ&hl=en
