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Dr. Anondah R. Saide

Associate Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Educational Psychology

Email: Anondah.Saide@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, University of California, Riverside, 2018
    Major: Psychology
    Specialization: Developmental
    Dissertation: Correspondence Between Parents and Childrens Scientific and Religion Concepts
  • MA, University of California, Riverside, 2015
    Major: Psychology
  • Certificate, Claremont Graduate University, 2011
    Major: Education
    Specialization: College-Level Teaching
  • MA, Claremont Graduate University, 2011
    Major: Education
  • BA, Humboldt State University, 2009
    Major: Sociology

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • EDCI 6280 - Qualitative Research in Education, 1 course.
  • EPSY 5050 - Foundations of Educational Research Methodology, 10 courses.
  • EPSY 5123 - Human Development Across the Life Span, 3 courses.
  • EPSY 5133 - Infant and Child Development, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 5153 - Developmental Change Across Adulthood, 4 courses.
  • EPSY 6030 - Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 6103 - Cognitive and Language Development, 2 courses.
  • EPSY 6153 - Social Emotional Development, 3 courses.
  • EPSY 6280 - Qualitative Research in Education, 1 course.
  • EPSY 6900 - Special Problems, 1 course.
  • EPSY 6950 - Doctoral Dissertation, 4 courses.
  • HDFS 1013 - Human Development, 18 courses.
  • HDFS 2900 - Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, 1 course.
  • HDFS 3123 - Child Development for Non Majors, 8 courses.
  • HDFS 3313 - Interpersonal Relationships, 1 course.
  • HDFS 3413 - Grief, Loss and Bereavement, 1 course.
  • HDFS 3996 - Honors College Mentored Research Experience, 3 courses.
  • HDFS 4233 - Guidance of Children and Youth, 2 courses.
  • HDFS 4800 - Studies in Human Developement and Family Science, 2 courses.

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Mccaffree, K., Saide, A. (2024). An Investigation into the Economic, Social and Psychological Dimensions of COVID-19 Concern. Reconfiguring Community and Society: The Consequences of Pandemic Distancing Around the World. University of Toronto Press.
  • Mccaffree, K., Saide, A. (2022). Is atheism good for your health?. Atheism in Five Minutes. Equinox Publishing.

    • Encyclopedia Article

  • Richert, R., Saide, A.R. (2020). Religious engagement. Other. The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development.

    • Journal Article

  • Mccaffree, K.J., Saide, A.R., Shermer, M. (2024). The New Nones: An Empirical Study of Dual Religious and Political Non-Affiliation. Sociological Research Online. New York, NY, Sage.
  • Saide, A.R., Shaman, N., Richert, R. (2023). Asking God for help: Children’s views on what to pray for when. Religions. https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/9/1164
  • Saide, A. (2023). Exploring the similarity between parents and children’s reality status judgments for God across three domains of religious experience. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000476
  • Saide, A., Richert, R. (2022). Correspondence in parents’ and children’s concepts of God: Investigating the role of parental values, religious practices, and executive functioning. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjdp.12415
  • Saide, A., Mccaffree, K., Richert, R. (2021). Does “faith” in science correlate with indicators of well-being? Evidence for differential effects by gender. Journal of Cognition and Culture. https://brill.com/view/journals/jocc/21/1-2/article-p178_9.xml
  • Saide, A., Richert, R. (2021). Concepts of God and germs: Social mechanisms and cognitive heuristics. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/cogs.12942
  • Saide, A., Richert, R. (2020). Socio-cognitive and cultural influences on children’s concepts of God. Journal of Cognition and Culture. 20 (1-2)
  • Ly, A.L., Saide, A.R., Richert, R.A. (2020). Perceptions of the Efficacy of Prayer and Conventional Medicine for Health Concerns. Journal of Religion and Health. 59 (1) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10943-018-0704-1
  • McCaffree, K., Saide, A., Shermer, M. (2020). Racial dynamics underlying crime commission, emotionality, and last statements among executed offenders in Texas. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2019.1693466
  • Shaman, N.J., Saide, A.R., Richert, R.A. (2018). Dimensional Structure of and Variation in Anthropomorphic Concepts of God. Frontiers in Psychology. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6095990/
  • Richert, R.A., Saide, A.R., Kirsten, L.A., Shaman, N.J. (2017). The role of religious context in children's differentiation between God's mind and human minds. British Journal of Developmental Psychology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/bjdp.12160
  • McCaffree, K.J., Saide, A.R. (2017). Do secular and religious social networks meet the same individual and societal needs?. Religion, Brain & Behavior. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/2153599X.2016.1249912
  • Richert, R., Shaman, N., Saide, A.R., Lesage, K. (2016). Folding your hands helps God hear you: Prayer and anthropomorphism in parents and children. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion.
  • Shaman, N., Saide, A.R., Lesage, K., Richert, R. (2016). Who cares if I stand on my head when I pray? Ritual inflexibility and mental-state understanding in preschoolers. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion.
  • , O., Saide, A. (2015). Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science. Science. https://science.sciencemag.org/content/349/6251/aac4716

    • Magazine/Trade Publication

  • McCaffree, K.J., Saide, A.R. (2022). Inequality and Rejection: A Data-Driven Look Into Men’s Attitudes Toward Abortion. 27 (2) Altadena, CA, Skeptic Magazine.
  • Saide, A., McCaffree, K.J., McCready, M. (2021). Pandemic politics: Americans’ social and political attitudes in 2020. 26 (3) Altadena, CA, Skeptic Magazine.
  • McCready, M., Saide, A.R., McCaffree, K.J. (2020). Unpacking political life in America. 25 (4) Altadena, CA, Skeptic Magazine.
  • Saide, A.R., McCaffree, K.J. (2019). Book review: The coddling of the American mind. Skeptic.
  • McCaffree, K.J., Saide, A.R. (2014). Why is critical thinking so hard to teach?. 19 (4) Altadena, CA, Skeptic Magazine.
  • Saide, A.R. (2013). Gender and the paranormal. 18 (2) Altadena, CA, Skeptic Magazine.
  • Saide, A.R. (2011). Book review: Paranormal America. 16 (4) Altadena, CA, Skeptic Magazine.

Presentations Given

    Paper

  • LeFils-Price, A. (Author & Presenter), Saide, A.R. (Author), APA Division 36 Mid-Year Conference, Exploring the relations between conceptions of death and a scientific worldview among emerging adults, Virtual, United States of America. (2023).

    • Poster

  • Neuwirth, A. (Author), Lynd, D. (Author), Saide, A.R. (Author & Presenter), Cognitive Development Society Meeting, Beyond the veil: Examining underrepresented identities in children’s literature about death, Pasadena, CA, United States of America. (2024).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Saide, A.R. (Principal), "Graduate Dean's Dissertation Research Grant," sponsored by University of California, Riverside, Other, $480 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
  • Saide, A.R. (Principal), "Seed Grant," sponsored by American Psychological Association Division 36, Other, $960 Funded. (2017 - 2018).
  • Saide, A.R. (Principal), "Seed Grant," sponsored by American Psychological Association Division 36, Other, Funded. (2017 - 2018).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty Senate. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Other (Doctoral Steward), Human Development and Family Science Concentration. (August 2024 - Present).
  • Committee Member, College of Education Grievance Committee. (2024 - 2025).
  • Faculty Mentor, Undergraduate Research Fellowship. (August 2019 - June 2025).
  • Committee Member, Faculty Affairs Committee. (August 2023 - May 2025).
  • Guest Speaker, Search for Research Event, TAMS Program. (2024 - 2024).
  • Other (Presentation Moderator), UNT Scholar's Day. (2024 - 2024).
  • Guest Speaker, TAMS Summer Research Program. (June 2023 - July 2024).
  • Committee Member, College of Education Dean’s Scholarship Committee. (2022 - 2023).
  • Committee Chair, Student Affairs Committee. (September 2022 - May 2023).
  • Other (Poster Judge), UNT Scholar's Day. (April 5, 2022 - April 5, 2022).

Professional Service

  • Committee Chair, Association for Psychological Science (Steering Committee for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science). (August 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Child Development Perspectives. (2024 - 2024).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Society for Philosophy & Psychology Conference. (2019 - 2024).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting. (2016 - 2024).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Science. (May 2020 - August 2024).
  • Committee Member, Association for Psychological Science (Steering Committee for Teaching and Public Understanding of Psychological Science). (August 1, 2022 - August 1, 2024).
  • Editor, Guest Editor, Religions. (July 1, 2022 - June 1, 2023).
  • Reviewer, Grant Proposal, Society for Research in Child Development. (January 2023 - April 2023).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, APA Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality). (January 2022 - January 2023).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, APA Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women). (January 2018 - January 2023).
  • Mentor, APA Division 36 (Society for the Psychology of Religion and Spirituality). (September 2021 - September 2022).
  • Other (Moderator), PsyArXiv. (August 2020 - August 2022).
  • Reviewer, Conference Paper, Cognitive Development Society. (January 2022 - February 2022).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Memory and Cognition. (December 2021).
  • Reviewer, Ad Hoc Reviewer, Journal of Criminal Psychology. (March 2020 - March 2020).