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Anondah R. Saide

Title: Associate Professor

Department: Educational Psychology

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

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

Current Scheduled Teaching

EPSY 5133.461Infant and Child DevelopmentSpring 8W1 2025
EPSY 5133.480Infant and Child DevelopmentSpring 8W1 2025
EPSY 6153.001Social Emotional DevelopmentSpring 2025
EPSY 6950.731Doctoral DissertationFall 2024
HDFS 3996.701Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2024
HDFS 1013.003Human DevelopmentFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

EPSY 6950.731Doctoral DissertationSummer 10W 2024
HDFS 1013.020Human DevelopmentSummer 5W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 6103.001Cognitive and Language DevelopmentSpring 2024 SPOT
EPSY 6950.731Doctoral DissertationSpring 2024
EPSY 5123.080Human Development Across the Life SpanSpring 8W1 2024 SPOT
EPSY 5123.080Human Development Across the Life SpanFall 8W1 2023 SPOT
EPSY 5050.020Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W1 2023 SPOT
EPSY 6030.731Practicum, Field Problem or InternshipSummer 10W 2023
EPSY 6900.731Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2023
HDFS 3996.001Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceSpring 2023
HDFS 1013.004Human DevelopmentSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.800Human DevelopmentSpring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 6030.731Practicum, Field Problem or InternshipSpring 2023
EPSY 6153.001Social Emotional DevelopmentSpring 2023 SPOT
HDFS 3996.001Honors College Mentored Research ExperienceFall 2022
HDFS 1013.005Human DevelopmentFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5123.080Human Development Across the Life SpanFall 8W1 2022 SPOT
EPSY 5050.020Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
EPSY 5050.020Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W1 2022 SPOT
EPSY 5050.021Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W2 2022 SPOT
HDFS 3123.021Child Development for Non MajorsSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 6103.001Cognitive and Language DevelopmentSpring 2022 SPOT
HDFS 3413.001Grief, Loss and BereavementSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.800Human DevelopmentSpring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5153.090Developmental Change Across AdulthoodFall 8W2 2021 SPOT
EPSY 5153.096Developmental Change Across AdulthoodFall 8W2 2021 SPOT
HDFS 1013.006Human DevelopmentFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
EDCI 6280.002Qualitative Research in EducationFall 2021 SPOT
EPSY 6280.002Qualitative Research in EducationFall 2021 SPOT
EPSY 5050.021Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
HDFS 3313.001Interpersonal RelationshipsSummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.006Human DevelopmentSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.800Human DevelopmentSpring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 6153.001Social Emotional DevelopmentSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4800.001Studies in Human Developement and Family ScienceSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.003Child Development for Non MajorsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.004Child Development for Non MajorsFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5153.090Developmental Change Across AdulthoodFall 8W2 2020 SPOT
EPSY 5153.096Developmental Change Across AdulthoodFall 8W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.020Child Development for Non MajorsSummer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5050.020Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W1 2020 SPOT
EPSY 5050.020Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
EPSY 5050.026Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W2 2020 SPOT
EPSY 5050.026Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W1 2020 SPOT
HDFS 1013.020Human DevelopmentSummer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.003Human DevelopmentSpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 1013.004Human DevelopmentSpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 1013.800Human DevelopmentSpring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 4800.001Studies in Human Developement and Family ScienceSpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 3123.001Child Development for Non MajorsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.006Child Development for Non MajorsFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.004Human DevelopmentFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5050.021Foundations of Educational Research MethodologySummer 5W1 2019 SPOT
HDFS 4233.001Guidance of Children and YouthSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.002Human DevelopmentSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.003Human DevelopmentSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.020Human DevelopmentSpring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 1013.026Human DevelopmentSpring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.001Child DevelopmentFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.006Child DevelopmentFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4233.003Guidance of Children and YouthFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book Chapter

  • 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

  • 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
  • Mccaffree, K.J., Saide, A.R., Shermer, M. (2023). The New Nones: An Empirical Study of Dual Religious and Political Non-Affiliation. Sociological Research Online. New York, NY, Sage.
  • 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.

Contracts, Grants and 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).
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