Dustin Albert, M.A.

Email: dustin.albert@temple.edu

Bio: Dustin is currently in his fifth year in the Developmental Psychology program at Temple University. He completed an undergraduate degree in English Literature at the University of Oklahoma and a master’s degree in Experimental Psychology at Wake Forest University. Working with Dr. Steinberg and Dr. Chein, Dustin utilizes behavioral and neuroscientific methods to investigate the cognitive, affective, and contextual dynamics of decision making in adolescence.   Dustin is currently contributing to a series of fMRI experiments examining the neural processes underlying adolescents’ heightened susceptibility to the influence of peers on risk-taking behavior.

Representative publications and presentations:

Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (in press). Age differences in strategic planning as indexed by the Tower of London.  Child Development.

Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (in press).  Adolescent judgment and decision making.  Special “Decade Review” issue of Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (in press).  Peer influences on adolescent risk behavior.  In M.T. Bardo, D.H. Fishbein, & R. Milich (Eds.), Inhibitory Control and Drug Abuse Prevention: From Research to Translation.  New York: Springer.

O’Brien, L., Albert, D., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L. (in press).  Adolescents prefer more immediate rewards when in the presence of their peers.  Journal of Research on Adolescence.

Steinberg, L., Albert, D., Cauffman, E., Banich, M., Graham, S., & Woolard, J.L. (2008). Age differences in sensation seeking and impulsivity as indexed by behavior and self-report: Evidence for a dual-systems model. Developmental Psychology, 44, 1764-1778.

Mesquita, B., & Albert, D. (2006). The cultural regulation of emotions. In J.J. Gross (Ed.), The Handbook of Emotion Regulation (pp. 486-503). New York: Guilford Press.

Albert, D., Steinberg, L., & Conner, B.T. (2010, May). Resistance to peer influence moderates pathways from parental monitoring to early adolescent risk behavior.  Paper presented at the national conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (2010, April).  Age differences in strategic planning as indexed by the Tower of London.  Paper to be presented in symposium at the national conference of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.

Albert, D., O’Brien, L., DiSorbo, A., Uckert, K., Egan, D.E., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L. (2009, April).  Peer influences on risk taking in young adulthood.  Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Chein, J., DiSorbo, A., Albert, D., O’Brien, L., Eagan, D.E., & Steinberg, L. (2009, April). Neural markers of peer influence in adolescent risk taking.  Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.