Molly Dawes

 

E-mail: molly.dawes@temple.edu

Bio: Molly is currently in her third year of graduate school working toward a doctorate in developmental psychology. Molly graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 2008 with a B.A. in Psychology followed by a position as a research assistant for Dr. Mark Cummings in the Family Studies Center at Notre Dame.

At Temple, she continues to work with Dr. Hongling Xie examining peer dynamics and peer social network processes in the transition to middle school. Molly is broadly interested in adolescent behaviors in the peer setting and how they relate to later adjustment. Specifically, she is interested in examining the relationship between peer social status (i.e. popularity) and adolescent aggressive behaviors. Her predissertation research is focused on investigating the role that popularity motivation plays in later social status and physical/ social aggression.

Representative presentations:

Dawes, M.C., & Xie, H. (March 2011). High Social Status and Aggression: Exploring the Role of Motivation for Popularity. Poster presented at the 2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Montreal, Canada.

Dawes, M. C., Merrilees, C., Taylor, L., Goeke-Morey, M. C., Schermerhorn, A. C., Cummings, E. M., & Cairns, E. (April, 2009). Sectarian Community Violence Exposure, Parental Control and Adolescent Adjustment: Testing Bi-directional Effects. Poster presented at the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.

Goeke-Morey, M.C., Cairns, E., Dawes, M.C., Merrilees, C., Schermerhorn, A.C., Cummings, E. M. (April, 2009). Religion and Family Processes in Northern Ireland. Poster presented at the 2009 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Denver, CO.