MARY J. LEVITT

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

 

 
Florida International University
Department of Psychology
Biscayne Bay Campus

Phone: (305) 919-5953
 FAX: (305) 919-5964

E-MAIL:  levittmj@fiu.edu

                                                                                                                                                

                                                                           

 

EDUCATION

 

1967                             BA                               University of Toledo

                                                                        Psychology

 

1971                             MA                               University of Toledo

                                                                        General Experimental Psychology

                                                                        Thesis: Response transfer as a function

                                                                        of the direction of mediating associations. 

 

1978                             PhD                              Syracuse University

                                                                        Life-Span Developmental Psychology

                                                                        Dissertation: The effect of response contingent

                                                                        feedback on infants' reactions to a stranger.

 

 

 

 

AWARDS AND HONORS

 

1963-67             University of Toledo Full-Tuition Scholarship

1971-                            Phi Kappa Phi National Honorary

1975-77             National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

                                        Traineeship, Syracuse University

1977-78             Syracuse University Graduate Fellowship (declined)

1977-78             National Institute on Aging Training Grant, Syracuse University

1986                             Faculty Advisor recognition, American Psychological Association,

                                        Newman Award for excellence in graduate student research

1985                             Computers for Research Program Award

1987                             Florida Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching

1990                             Outstanding Achievement and Performance Award

1991                             Sabbatical Leave Award (One Semester, Full Salary)

1992                             Faculty Travel Award

1993                             Competitive Computer Allocation Award

1994                             Florida Teaching Incentive Program Award

2000                             Sabbatical Leave Award (One Semester, Full Salary)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

1996-present                 Professor of Psychology

                                    Florida International University

 

2005-present                 Dissertation Advisor Status

                                    Florida International University

 

2004-present                 Honor’s College Research Associate

                                    Florida International University

 

2003-present                 Graduate Faculty Member

                                    Florida International University

 

1993-present                 Faculty Associate, African-American Mental Health Research

                                    Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

1985-present                 Faculty Associate, Southeast Florida Center on Aging

                                    Florida International University

 

1984-1996                    Associate Professor of Psychology

                                    Florida International University

 

1978-1984                     Assistant Professor of Psychology

                                    Florida International University

 

1977-1978                     Instructor of Child Psychology

                                    Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

 

1975-1977                     Research Assistant, Infant Research Laboratory

                                    Syracuse University

 

1974-1975                     Interviewer; Research Assistant

                                    Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research

                                    University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

 

1968-1970                     Caseworker-Therapist; Staff Consultant

                                    The Luella Cummings School for Emotionally Disturbed

                                    Adolescents, Toledo, Ohio

 

1967-1968                     Social Worker I, Toledo State and Receiving Hospital

                                    Toledo, Ohio

 

1966-1967                     Research Assistant, Psychology Department

                                    University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio

 

 

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

 

American Educational Research Association

American Psychological Association (Divisions 7 and 20)

American Psychological Society

Florida Educational Research Association

Gerontological Society of America

Society for Research in Child Development

Society for the Study of Human Development

 

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ACTIVITIES (SELECTED)

 

Journal reviews: Child Development

                                    Developmental Psychology

                                    Developmental Review

                                    Infant Behavior and Development                  

                                    International Journal of Aging and Human Development

                                    Journal of Child Clinical Psychology

                                    Journal of Gerontology

                                    Journal of Research on Adolescence

                                    Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

                                    Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

                                    Psychology of Women Quarterly

                                    Social Development

                                    Women and Health

 

Editorial Board:              Journal of Gerontology (1996-2000)

                                    Developmental Psychology (2003-)

 

Grant reviews:                National Science Foundation

                                    National Institute of Mental Health

                                    Southeast Florida Center on Aging

                                    Joint Center for the Study of Environmental and Urban Problems

                                                (Florida International University-Florida Atlantic University)

                                    Spencer Foundation

 

Reviewer:                      1991, 1997, 1998 Meetings of the Gerontological Society of America.

                                    2002 Meeting of the American Educational Research Association

                                    2003, 2004 FIU Summer Research Proposals

 

Chairperson:                  Elections Committee

                                                Division 20 of the American Psychological Association (1987-88)

                                    Membership Committee

                                                Society for the Study of Human Development (2005-present)

 

Steering Committee:      Society for the Study of Human Development (2005-present)

 

Local Liason:                 American Psychological Society

 

University service:          Associate Chair, Psychology Department, Biscayne Bay Campus, 2000-2001,

                                                2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007

                                    Departmental Personnel Committee 1986-87, 1989-90, 1990-93, 1996-2001,

                                                2002-2005, 2006-2007 (Elected) (Chair, 2000-2001,2004-2005)    

                                    Chair, Dean’s Committee to Review Social Science Programs at Biscayne Bay

                                                Campus, 2002-2003             

                                    Departmental Curriculum Committee (2000-present)

                                    PRIME Student Fellowship Committee

                                    Graduate Program in Life Span Developmental Psychology

                                                Governing Committee, 1985-present

                                    Clinical Program Planning Committee (2003-2004)

                                    College of Arts and Sciences Bi-Campus Committee on North Miami,
                                                1992-93                    

                                    College of Arts and Sciences Tenure-Promotion Committee,

                                                1989-90, 90-91, 91-92, 92-93, 93-94, 97-98, 2005-07 (Elected)

                                    University Research Integrity Committee 1995-present (Faculty Senate

                                                Appointment)

                                    Chair, Search Committee for Field Director, Institute for Public Opinion

                                                Research, 1998-99

                                    Search Committee for Director of Education and Training,

                                                Southeast Florida Center on Aging, 1998-99

                                    School of Journalism & Mass Communications

                                                Tenure-Promotion Committee 1992-95, 2000-01

                                    Women's Studies Certificate Program Committee, 1983-present

                                    Graduate Certificate Program in Gerontology Advisory Committee,
                                                1988-present

                                    Search Committee for Research Director,

                                                Southeast Florida Center on Aging, 1987-89

                                    Educational Research and Child Care Center Advisory Committee, 1984-87

                                    Arts and Sciences Faculty Steering Committee

                                                (North Miami Campus), 1986-87, 2004-2005 (Elected)

                                    Vice-President's Campus-wide Task Force on Support Services, 1986-87   

                                    Search Committee for Dean of the School of Nursing (1984-85)

                                    Chairperson, Dean's Search Committee for Department Chairperson, 1984-85

 

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Psychology of Infancy and Childhood                               Psychology of Aging

Psychology of Women                                                   Life Span Social Development (Graduate)

Advanced Laboratory in  Developmental Psychology         Social Processes in Aging (Graduate)

Psychology of Adulthood                                                Theoretical Perspectives in Developmental Social and Personality Development                                          Psychology (Graduate)

                                                                                                                 

                                                                                   

           

 

graduate student direction

Doctoral Dissertations


            Maree Lee                     Temporal changes in immigration stress, adaptation, and the
                                                contributing factors to the immigration-adaptation process among
                                                newly immigrated parents from Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti,

                                                and the West Indies (in progress).

                                                         

            Deborah Williams           Acculturation conflict and academic achievement in newly immigrant

                                                children and adolescents longitudinal follow-up (in progress).

 

            Michael Voltaire             Parent involvement and school outcomes in immigrant children and

                                                adolescents (2005).

 

            Jennifer Hodgetts           The influence of fathers and other significant male figures on girls'
                                                well-being and achievement in early adolescence (2004).

 

            Gastón Bustos              Social support, risk, and adjustment of immigrant preadolescents
                                                (2002).

                                               

            Noel Crooks                  Compensatory effects of parent and peer support on well-being

                                                and achievement during pre- and early adolescence (2002).

 

            Avidan Milevsky             Sibling effects in preadolescence and adolescence:

                                                Compensatory and buffering effects (2002).

 

            Jennifer Santos              Personal and situational predictors of social support and

                                                well-being across the transition from high school (2000).

 

            Paige Telan                   Teacher support and school adaptation following the

                                                transition to middle school (2000).

                                               

            Marcia Silver                  Late adolescents in transition: Parent relations, social networks

                                                and well-being (1996).  (American Psychological Association

                                                dissertation award recipient).

 

            Joseph Mora                  Social networks of developmentally delayed and nondelayed

                                                children and adolescents (1996)

 

            Luz Van Meek               Psychological effects of ethnic and intergenerational conflict

                                                among Hispanic mother-daughter dyads  (1995).

           

            M. Cherie Clark              The effect of age of analyst and form of data on the results of

                                                focus groups with older persons (1995).

 

            Nitza Vega-Lahr             Promoting social interaction between young children with and

                                                without hearing impairments: Effects of group-oriented

                                                contingencies and task interdependence (1995).

 

            Nathalie Franco             Peer acceptance and friendship quality during middle childhood:

                                                Family influences and links to well-being (1994).

                                                (American Psychological Association dissertation award).            

 

            Anne Dickerson             The effect of familiarity of task and choice on the functional

                                                performance of young and old adults (1994).

 

            Sherilyn Coffman            Social support and relationship expectations in mothers of sick

                                                and well newborns (1988). (Co-directed with C. Deets, Indiana U.

                                                School of Nursing)

 

Master's Theses

 

            Deborah Williams           Acculturation conflict and academic achievement in newly immigrant

                                                children and adolescents (2006).

 

            Eduardo Martinez           Peer influence on the adjustment of newly immigrant children and

                                                adolescents from Argentina, Colombia, and Cuba (2005).

 

            Jennifer Hodgetts           Parent, peer, and environmental risk factors in aggression and

                                                delinquency (2002).       

 

            Gastón Bustos              Social networks of immigrant preadolescents: Network structure,

                                               sources of support, and psychological well-being (2000).

 

            Avidan Milevsky             Well-being in early adolescence as a function of intrinsic versus

                                                extrinsic religiosity (2000).

 

            Jennifer Santos              The social convoy following the marital transition: Factors involved

                                                in new additions as observed in the in-law relationship (1999).

 

            Paige Telan                   Social support, life stress, and depression in an ethnically and

                                                economically diverse sample of pre-adolescents (1999).

           

            Michael Fass                 The effect of parental versus peer attachment on late adolescents'

                                                attitude toward cheating (1996).

 

            Marcia Silver                  Late adolescents' social support networks, parent relations and

                                                the high school to college transition (1994). 

           

            Nathalie Guacci             A social support network measure for preschool age children

                                                (1992).

 

            Luz Van Meek               Psychological effects of daily hassles versus life events and the

                                                stress-buffering effect of social support among women of Mexican

                                                descent (1989).

 

            Maria Ordoqui                Children's social support networks: Age and gender differences

                                                and relationship with locus of control (1989).

 

            June Hornik                   Perceived competencies and expectancies of the older college

                                                student (1988). 

 

            M. Cherie Clark              The relationship between cognitive and affective behaviors in

                                                thirteen month old infants: A study of object-person permanence

                                                and quality of attachment (1983). (M.S. awarded by

                                                Atlantic U. for joint FAU-FIU program).

 

 

 

RESEARCH GRANTS

 

Levitt, M. J. & Levitt, J. L. (2001-06).  Social networks and school adaptation in immigrant children and adolescents. Spencer Foundation.

 

Levitt, M. J. & Silver, M. E. (1997-99).  Late adolescents in transition: Temperament, Stress, & Social Support. National Science Foundation.

 

Levitt, M. J., & Silver, M. E. (1997-99).  Late adolescents in transition: Temperament, Stress, & Social Support Follow-Up Study. W. T. Grant Foundation.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1996-2000). Social networks and school adaptation across the child to adolescent transition.  Spencer Foundation.   

 

Levitt, M. J. (1994-5)  Adolescent social networks.  College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Awards.  (Two awards)

 

Levitt, M. J. (1994). Social networks and adaptation in middle childhood: A pilot study.  Florida International University Foundation  (Summer (salary) research award).

 

Levitt, M. J. (1992). Social networks across the high school to college transition.  College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1991). Child-adolescent social networks.  College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1990). Children's social networks, well-being and achievement at three grade levels.  Summer (salary) research award, Florida International University.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1988-89). Mother and infant social networks: Attachment and support.  Florida International University, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.

 

Levitt, M.J. (1985-86). Social support and well-being: A cross-cultural exploration of support relationships in three-generation families.  Southeast Florida Center on Aging.

 

Levitt, M.J. (1984-85). Sharing behavior in nursery school children as a function of modeling or reciprocity.  Research award from the Florida International University Child Care Educational Research Center.

 

Levitt, M.J. (1983-84). Social support and family relationships in three-generation families.  Florida International University, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.

 

Levitt, M.J. (1982-83). The presence of toys and physical barriers as factors in toddler sharing behavior. Florida International University, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.  

 

Levitt, M.J., & Finley, G.E. (1981-82).  The effect of urban redevelopment and forced relocation on the elderly as a function of desire for personal control and social support.  Florida Atlantic University-Florida International University Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems.

 

Levitt, M.J. (1981-82). Mother-infant interaction, comprehension of emotion, and sharing behavior in toddlers.  Florida International University, College  of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.

 

Levitt, M.J. (1979-80). The role of contingent feedback and causal understanding in mediating infant response to novel persons and toys.  Florida International University, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Development Award.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

Levitt, M. J. (Submitted).  Social networks.  Invited chapter to appear in Lewis, M., & Mayes, L. (Eds.), Developmental environment measurement handbook. New York: Cambridge University Press. 

 

Santos, J. D., & Levitt, M. J. (in press). Restructuring the social convoy following life transitions as observed in the in-law relationship. Journal of Social Issues.

 

Lane, J. D., & Levitt, M. J. (in revision). Parental support, parent-child conflict and psychological distress in newly immigrant children: The role of the post-migration ecology.  International Journal of Behavioral Development.

 

Levitt, M. J., Silver, M. E., & Santos, J. D. (under review). Adolescents in transition to adulthood: Parental support, relationship satisfaction, and post-transition adjustment. Journal of Adult Development.

 

Levitt, M. J., Lane, J. D., & Levitt, J. L. (2005).  Immigration stress, social support, and adjustment in the first post-migration year: An intergenerational analysis. Research in Human Development, 2, 159-177.

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J. L., Bustos, G. L., Crooks, N. A., Santos, J. D., Telan, P., Hodgetts-Barber, J., & Milevsky, A. (2005). Patterns of social support in middle childhood and adolescence: Implications for adjustment.  Social Development, 14, 398-420.

 

Milevsky, A., & Levitt, M. J. (2005). Sibling support in early adolescence: Buffering and compensation across relationships. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2, 299-320.

 

Levitt, M. J. (2005).  Social relations in childhood and adolescence: The convoy model perspective.  Human Development, 48, 28-47. 

 

Milevsky, A. & Levitt, M. J. (2004) Intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity in preadolescence and adolescence: Effect on psychological adjustment Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 7, 307-321.

 

Levitt, M. J. (July, 2004). Review of Allen, G. & Jones, G. (Eds.) Social relations and the life course.  Contemporary Sociology, 33(4). 

 

Levitt, M. J. (2000). Social relations across the life span: In search of unified models. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 51, 71-84.

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J. L., Bustos, G. L., Crooks, N. A., Santos, J. D., Telan, P., & Silver, M. E. (1999). The social ecology of achievement in pre-adolescents: Social support and school attitudes.  Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education).

 

Levitt, M. J., Crooks, N., Bustos, G. L., Santos, J., Telan, P., Silver, M. E., Branscum, E., & Levitt, J. L. (1998). The social ecology of well-being in middle childhood. Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education).

 

Franco, N., & Levitt, M. J. (1998). The social ecology of middle childhood: Family support, friendship quality, and self-esteem. Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Studies, 47, 315-321. (Special issue on the family as a context for health and well-being).

 

Bahrick, L. E., Parker, J. F., Fivush, R., & Levitt, M. J. (1998).  The effects of stress on young children’s memory for a natural disaster.  J. of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 4, 308-331.

 

Parker, J. F., Bahrick, L. E., Lundy, B., Fivush, R., & Levitt, M. J. (1998). Effects of stress on children's memory of a natural disaster.  In Thompson, C. P., Herrmann, D. J., Read, J. D., Bruce, D., Payne, D. G., & Toglia, M. (Eds.) Autobiographical and eyewitness memory: Theoretical and applied perspectives (pp. 31-54).  NJ: Erlbaum.

 

Guacci-Franco, N., & Levitt, M. J. (1997). The social ecology of early childhood: Preschool social networks and relational competence.  Social Development, 6, 292-306. 

 

Levitt, M. J., Silver, M. E., & Franco, N. (1996). Troublesome relationships: A part of the human experience. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 13, 523-536.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci-Franco, N., Silver, M. E., & Coffman, S. (1996).  Social convoys of children and adolescents: Current Findings and New Directions.  Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education).

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J. L, Guacci-Franco, N. & .Silver, M. E. (1996).  Social support networks and achievement: The role of network member attitudes.   Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education).

 

Coffman, S., Levitt, M. J., & Guacci-Franco, N. (1995). Infant-mother attachment: Relationships to maternal responsiveness and infant temperament. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 10, 9-18.

 

Rotton, J., Foos, P., Van Meek, L., & Levitt, M. (1995).  Publication practices and the file drawer problem: A survey of published authors. Journal of Social Behavior and Personality, 10, 1-13.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci-Franco, N., & Levitt, J. L. (1994). Social support and achievement in childhood and early adolescence: A multicultural study. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 15, 207-222.

 

Levitt, M. J., Coffman, S., Guacci-Franco, N., & Loveless (1994). Attachment relations and life transitions: An expectancy model.  In M. B. Sperling, & W. H. Berman (Eds),  Attachment in adults: Clinical and developmental perspectives, 232-255. New York: Guilford.

 

Coffman, S., Levitt, M. J., & Brown, L. (1994). Effects of clarification of support expectations in prenatal couples. Nursing Research, 43, 111-116.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci-Franco, N., & Levitt, J. L. (1993). Convoys of social support in childhood and early adolescence: Structure and function. Developmental Psychology, 29, 811-818.

 

Levitt, M. J., Coffman, S., Guacci, N., & Loveless, S. C. (1993). Social support and relationship change following childbirth: An expectancy model. Health Care for Women International, 14, 503-512.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci, N., & Coffman, S. (1993). Social networks in infancy: An observational study. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 39, 233-251. 

 

Coffman, S., Levitt, M. J., & Guacci, N. (1993). Mothers' stress and close relationships: Correlates with infant health status. Pediatric Nursing, 19, 135-142.

 

Levitt, M. J., Weber, R. A., & Guacci, N. (1993). Convoys of social support: An intergenerational analysis. Psychology and Aging, 8, 323-326.

 

Coffman, S., Levitt, M. J., Guacci, N., & Silver, M. E. (1993). Temperament and interactive effects: Mothers and infants in a teaching situation. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 15, 169-182.

 

Rotton, J., Levitt, M., & Foos, P. (1993). Citation impact, rejection rates, and journal value: Looking for a bargain. American Psychologist, 48, 911-912.

 

Levitt M. J., Guacci, N., & Weber, R. A. (1992). Intergenerational support, relationship quality, and well-being: A bicultural analysis. Journal of Family Issues (Special issue on intergenerational relationships), 11, 465-481.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci, N., & Levitt, J. L. (1992). Social support and well-being in childhood: Implications for intervention. In F. L. Parker, R. Robinson, S. Sambrano, C. Piotrkowski, J. Hagen, S. Randolph, & H. Baker (Eds.), New directions in child and family research: Shaping Head Start in the 90's. (Conference proceedings). Washington, DC: The Administration on Children, Youth, and Families.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci, N., & Levitt, M. J. (1992). Stressful life events, social support, and achievement: A study of three grade levels in a multicultural environment. Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education).  Document No. ED 348451.

 

Coffman, S., Deets, C., & Levitt, M. J. (1991). Personal and professional support for mothers of NICU and healthy newborns. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 20(5), 406-415.

 

Coffman, S., Levitt, M. J., Deets, C., & Quigley, K. L. (1991).  Close relationships in mothers of at-risk and normal newborns: Support, expectancy confirmation, and maternal well-being. Journal of Family Psychology, 5, 93-107.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1991). Attachment and close relationships: A life span perspective. In J. L. Gewirtz & W. F. Kurtines (Eds.), Intersections with attachment (pp. 183-205).  Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum.

 

Levitt, M. J., Guacci-Franco, N., & Levitt, J. L. (1991) Social networks in childhood and early adolescence: Structure and Function. Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education). Document No. ED 350093.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1991). Review of Smith, P. K.  (Ed.), The psychology of grandparenthood. Ageing and Society, 11, 358-360.

 

Levitt, M. J., & Weber, R. A. (1989). Social involvement with peers in 2 1/2 year old toddlers: Environmental influences. Environment and Behavior, 21, 82-98.

 

Levitt, M. J., Clark, M. C., Rotton, J., & Finley, G. E.  (1987). Social support, perceived control, and well-being: A study of an environmentally stressed population. International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 25, 247-257.

 

Levitt, M. J., Weber, R. A., & Clark, M. C. (1986). Social network relationships as sources of maternal support and well-being. Developmental Psychology, 22, 310-316.    

 

Levitt, M. J., Antonucci, T. C., Clark, M. C., Rotton, J., & Finley, G. E. (1985- 86). Social support and well-being: Preliminary indicators in two samples of the elderly.  International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 21, 61- 77.

 

Weber, R. A., Levitt, M. J., & Clark, M. C. (1986). Individual variation in attachment security and strange situation behavior: The role of maternal and infant temperament. Child Development, 57, 56-65.

 

Levitt, M. J. (1986). Review of Peterson, W. R., &  Quadagno, J. (1985). Social bonds in later life. Journal of Gerontology, 41, 426.

 

Levitt, M. J., Weber, R. A., Clark, M. C., & McDonnell, P. (1985).  Reciprocity of exchange in toddler sharing behavior. Developmental Psychology, 21, 122-123.

 

Levitt, M. J., Antonucci, T. C., & Clark, M. C. (1984). Object-person permanence and attachment: Another look. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 30, 1-10.

 

Antonucci, T. C., & Levitt, M. J. (1984). Early prediction of attachment security: A multivariate approach. Infant Behavior and Development, 7, 1- 19.

                

Clark, M. C., & Levitt, M. J. (1984). Perceived control, social support and noninstitutional relocation of the elderly: An annotated bibliography.   Psychological Documents, 14, 5 (Whole No. 2619).

 

Levitt, M. J., Clark, M. C., Rotton, J., & Finley, G. E. (1983). Social support and well-being in an at-risk elderly population. Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Resources). Document No. ED249421.

 

Levitt, M. J., Clark, M. C., & McDonnell, P. (1983). Mother-infant interaction, comprehension of emotion, and sharing behavior in toddlers. Resources in Education (Abstract journal of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Resources). Document No. ED230299. 

 

Levitt, M. J. (1980). Contingent feedback, familiarization, and infant affect: How a stranger becomes a friend.  Developmental Psychology, 16, 425-432.

 

Hoyer, W. J., & Levitt, M. J. (1978). The psychology of aging: In search of a stable identity.  Human Development, 21, 214-216.

 

Levitt, M. J., & Hoyer, W. J. (1977). Review of Datan, N., & Ginsberg, L. H. (Eds.), Life-Span developmental psychology: Normative life crises. Journal of Gerontology, 32, 610-611.

 

 

TECHNICAL REPORTS

 

Levitt, M. J. (2001, May).  Social networks and school adaptation in middle childhood and early adolescence. Final report to The Spencer Foundation.

 

Levitt, M. J., & Silver, M. E.  (1999, September). Late adolescents in transition: Temperament, stress, and social support. Final report to the W. T. Grant Foundation.

 

Levitt, M. J., & Silver, M. E.  (1999, June). Late adolescents in transition: Temperament, stress, and social support. Final report to the National Science Foundation.

 

Levitt, M. J., & Finley, G. E. (1982, September). South Beach redevelopment: Impact on the elderly.  Report to the Florida Atlantic University-Florida International University Joint Center for Environmental and Urban Problems, Miami, FL.

 

 

PAPERS/ PRESENTATIONS

 

Milevsky, A.., & Levitt, M. J. (May, 2007). Parent-child relationships and religiosity in early adolescence. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D. C.

 

Lee, M. K., & Levitt, M. J. (May, 2007). Post-migration stress and adjustment in newly immigrant parents: A prospective analysis.  Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D. C.

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J., & Lane, J. D. (2007, April).  Newly immigrant students: Predictors of change in academic performance over time.  Presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. 

 

Lane, J. D., Levitt, M. J., & Levitt, J. (2007, March). Predictors of identity distress in immigrant youth. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

 

Grau, L. C., Levitt, M. J., Lane, J. D., & Levitt, J. (2007, March). Parent-child relationships and peer association in immigrant children and adolescents. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston.

 

Levitt, J., & Levitt, M. J. (November, 2006). Newly immigrant students: Change in school attitudes over the first three years. Presented at the meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Jacksonville, FL.

 

Lane, J. D., & Levitt, M. J. (May, 2006). Mode of acculturation predicts self perceptions in newly immigrant youth. Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York.

 

Lee, M. K., & Levitt, M. J. (May, 2006). A structural model of post-migration stress and adjustment in newly immigrant parents.  Presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York.

 

Lee, M. K., & Levitt, M. J. (October, 2005). Post-migration stress and adjustment in newly immigrant parents.  Presented at the meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development, Asilomar, CA.

 

Levitt, J., Levitt, M. J., Lane, J. D., Perez, E., Pierre, F., Voltaire, M., & Williams, D.  (November, 2005). Newly immigrant students: Predictors of grades and test performance in the first two post-migration years.  Presented at the meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Miami.

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J., Bustos, G. L., Crooks, N. A., Hodgetts, J., Milevsky, A., Lane, J., Perez, E., & Pierre, F. (2005, August). Self-perception and psychological adjustment in newly Immigrant children and adolescents. Presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

 

Perez, E. & Levitt, M. J. (2005, August). Downward mobility and psychological well being in immigrant parents.  Presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J., Hodgetts, J., Lane, J., Perez, E., & Pierre, F. (2005, April). Social networks of newly immigrant children and adolescents: Network disruption and change over time. Symposium presentation at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta (M. J. Levitt, Organizer).

 

Lane, J. D., & Levitt, M. J. (2005, April). Adjustment in newly immigrant children and adolescents: Effects of ecological risk and parental support over time.  Presented at the meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta.

 

Levitt, M. J., Silver, M. E., Lane, J. D., Pierre, F., & Perez, E. (2005, February).  The dynamics of intergenerational relationship change in emerging adulthood.  Presented at the Emerging Adulthood Conference, Miami.

 

Lane, J.D., & Levitt, M. J. (2004, May). Adjustment in newly immigrant children: Effects of ecological risk and parent support.  Presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Society, Chicago.

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J., Bustos, G. L., Crooks, N. A., Hodgetts, J., & Milevsky, A. (2004, April). Immigrant children and adolescents: School adjustment in the first post-migration year.  Presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego. 

 

Levitt, M. J., Levitt, J., Bustos, G. L., Crooks, N. A., Hodgetts, J., Martelly, M., Milevsky, A., Silver, M. E., Barrera, O., Berk, R., Brutus, L., Lane, J., Martinez, E., Nyitray, M.,  Ondar, A., Perez, E., Phillpotts, N., Pierre, F., Prosper, F., Sakuma, S., & Sanchez, L..

 (2004, March).  Family disruption and adjustment in newly immigrant adolescents. Presented at the meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore. 

 

Levitt, M. J. (2003, November). Newly immigrant children and adolescents: Child and parent adjustment in the first post-migration year.  Invited presentation at the meeting of the Society for the Study of Life Span Development, Cambridge, MA.