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Amy J. Anderson

Title: Assistant Professor

Department: Educational Psychology

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, DePaul University, 2020
    Major: Community Psychology
    Dissertation: Developing Critical Mentors through Social JUstice and Race Equity Trainings
  • MA, DePaul University, 2017
    Major: Community Psychology
    Dissertation: "It Just Weighs in the Back of Your Mind": Microagression in Science
  • MS, Johns Hopkins University, 2014
    Major: Educational Studies
  • BA, Oklahoma State University, 2012
    Major: Psychology

Current Scheduled Teaching

EPSY 5123.480Human Development Across the Life SpanSpring 8W1 2025
EPSY 5990.420Supervised Research or Program EvaluationSpring 2025
EPSY 5143.461Advanced Adolescent DevelopmentFall 8W1 2024
EPSY 5143.480Advanced Adolescent DevelopmentFall 8W1 2024
EPSY 6113.001Application of Developmental Theories in ResearchFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EPSY 6163.001Diversity in Individuals, Families, and SchoolsSpring 2024 SPOT
HDFS 3153.001The Impact of Culture on Individuals and FamiliesSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5143.080Advanced Adolescent DevelopmentFall 8W1 2023 SPOT
HDFS 3153.001The Impact of Culture on Individuals and FamiliesFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 6950.725Doctoral DissertationSpring 2023
EPSY 5990.020Supervised Research or Program EvaluationSpring 2023
EPSY 5143.080Advanced Adolescent DevelopmentFall 8W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • Sanchez, B., Catlett, B., Monjaras-Gaytan, L., Mcgarity-Palmer, R., Anderson, A.J., Liao, C., Keys, C. (2020). The role of mentoring and service learning in youth’s critical consciousness and social change efforts.. Routledge.
  • Guerrero, M., Anderson, A.J. (2019). Public policy in community psychology..
  • Journal Article

  • Anderson, A., Jones, K., DuBois, D., Cifci, F. A qualitative synthesis of adult mentors' cultural humility development in formal youth mentoring.. American Journal of Community Psychology. Wiley.
  • Hagler, M., Jones, K., Anderson, A.J., McQullin, S., Weiler, L., Sanchez, B. (2023). Striving for safety, impact, and equity: A commentary on American Journal of Community Psychology publications on formal youth mentoring programs. American Journal of Community Psychology.
  • Anderson, A., Jones, K., Melton, T., Keller, T., DuBois, D. (2023). Identifying predictors of psychological well-being among volunteer mentors at Big Brothers Big Sisters.. Journal of Community Psychology. Wiley.
  • Anderson, A., , D. (2023). Are adults influenced by the experience of mentoring youth? A scoping review.. Journal of Community Psychology.
  • Anderson, A.J., Sanchez, B. (2022). A pilot evaluation of a social justice and race equity training for volunteer mentors. American Journal of Community Psychology. 69 1-17.
  • Baggett, H.C., Anderson, A.J., Andrzejewski, C.E. (2022). Photo collages and near-peer interviewing: Scaffolding data collection in youth participatory action research projects with children. 3 (3) 1-9.
  • Anderson, A.J., Riordan, A.J., Smith, L., Hillard, B., Sanchez, B. (2022). Culturally humility training for mentors: Lessons learned and implications for youth programs. 17 (3) 1-18.
  • Monjaras-Gaytan, L.Y., Sanchez, B., Anderson, A.J., Garcia-Murillo, Y., McGarity-Palmer, R., De Los Reyes, W., Catlett, B., Liao, C. (2021). Act, talk, reflect, then act: The role of natural mentors in the critical consciousness of diverse college students.. American Journal of Community Psychology.
  • Sanchez, B., Anderson, A.J., Weiston-Serdan, T., Catlett, B. (2021). Anti-racism education and training for adult mentors who work with BIPOC youth.. 36 (6) 1-31.
  • Guerrero, M., Anderson, A., Catlett, B., Sanchez, B., Liao, C. (2021). Emerging adults’ social justice engagement: Motivation, barriers, and social identity.. American Journal of Community Psychology. 68 (1-2) 73-87.
  • Anderson, A.J., Baggett, H.C. (2020). “I just put my head down, but they still get on to me”: Navigating silence in an alternative school in Alabama.. 9 (1) 1-21.
  • Anderson, A.J., Sanchez, B., Reyna, C., Rasgado-Flores, H. (2020). “It just weighs in the back of your mind”: Microaggressions in the sciences.. 26 (1) 1-30.
  • Anderson, A.J. (2020). A qualitative systematic review of youth participatory action research implementation in U.S. high schools.. American Journal of Community Psychology. 65 (1-2) 242-257.
  • Sanchez, B., Anderson, A.J., Carter, J.S., Mroczkowski, A.L., Monjaras-Gaytan, L., DuBois, D.L. (2020). Helping me helps us: The role of natural mentors in the ethnic identity & academic outcomes of Latinx adolescents.. Developmental Psychology. 26 (2) 208-220.
  • Anderson, A.J., Sanchez, B., McMahon, S. (2019). Natural mentoring, academic motivation, and educational values among Latinx adolescents.. American Journal of Community Psychology. 63 (1-2) 99-109.
  • Anderson, A.J., Keys, C. (2019). Social inequality within the IEP meeting: Three factors that disempower students.. 48 (4) 352-342.
  • Steltenpohl, C.N., Anderson, A., Daniels, K. (2019). Giving community psychology away: A case for open access publishing.. 10 (3) 1-14. gjcpp.org
  • Anderson, A.J., Sanchez, B., Meyer, G., Sales, B.P. (2018). Supporting adults to support youth: An evaluation of two social justice trainings.. Journal of Community Psychology. 46 (8) 1092-1106.
  • Mentoring program resource

  • Anderson, A.J. (2022). A brief primer on youth participatory action research for mentoring programs..

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Anderson, A., "A Mixed-Method Study of Cultural humility Training and Ongoing Support for Volunteer Mentors," sponsored by University of Illinois Chicago, State, $5000 Funded. (2023 - 2023).
  • Anderson, A., "National Mentoring Resource Center Con," sponsored by National Mentoring Partnership, Other, $3337.5 Funded. (2022 - 2023).
  • Fellowship

  • Anderson, A., "Project AIM: Acquiring Skills to Improve Mentoring Relationships," sponsored by Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Private, $40318 Funded. (2018 - 2020).
  • Grant - Research

  • Anderson, A., "Project AIM: Acquiring Skills to Improve Mentoring Relationships," sponsored by College of Science and Health, DePaul University Role, Private, $300 Funded. (2019 - 2019).
  • Anderson, A., "Responsibility for Civic Engagement: The Role of Identity in Social Action," sponsored by Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Private, $1500 Funded. (2018 - 2018).
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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