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Laura M. Crothers, D.Ed.Director, School Psychology Program G3B Canevin Hall |
Courses Taught
GPSY 614 Organizational Consultation for School Psychologists
GPSY 680 Consultation & Program Evaluation in School Psychology
GPSY 704 School Psychology Internship Seminar II
GPSY 810 Directed Research
GPSY 904 School Psychology Internship Seminar II
Education
D.Ed. School Psychology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Ed.S. School Psychology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
M.Ed. Educational Psychology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
B. A. Psychology
Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania
Honors/Awards
Society for the Study of School Psychology
Early Career Scholar
Why should a prospective student choose Duquesne University?
Nationally-recognized programs with the Spiritan tradition of caring for students
What drew you to teach at Duquesne University?
Focus on excellence in teaching and scholarship
Research Interests
Relational aggression in adolescent females
Bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adolescents
Teaching consultation from a case-study perspective
Salary and negotiation practices in school psychologists
Current Projects
Relational aggression in adolescent females
Bullying of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adolescents
Teaching consultation from a case-study perspective
Salary and negotiation practices in school psychologists
Professional Affiliations
Measuring the efficacy of the Goodwill Girls curriculum in a quasi-experimental multi-site design
Recent Publications
Crothers, L. M., Kehle, T. J., Bray, M. A., & Theodore, L. A. (2009). Correlates and suspected causes of obesity in children. Psychology in the Schools, 46, 787-796.
Crothers, L. M., Lipinski, J., & Minutolo, M. C. (2009). Cliques, rumors and gossip by the water cooler: Female bullying in the workplace. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 12, 97-110.
Crothers, L. M., Schmitt, A. J., Hughes, T. L., Theodore, L. A., & Lipinski, J. (2009). A national survey of male and female school psychology university trainers: A qualitative snapshot of the employment characteristics of the profession in 2008. The School Psychologist, 63, 56-62.
Crothers, L. M., Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., Lipinski, J., Kanyongo, G. Y., Kachmar, S. P., & Koch, G. (2009). A new look at teachers’ job stress and locus of control using a multidimensional measure of stress. The School Psychologist, 63, 11-15.
Crothers, L. M., Schreiber, J. B., Field, J. E., & Kolbert, J. B. (2009). Development and measurement through confirmatory factor analysis of the Young Adult Social Behavior Scale (YASB): An assessment of relational aggression in adolescence and young adulthood. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 27, 17-28.
Bell, G. R., Blasik, J. L., Crothers, L. M., Schwickrath, H. M., & Lipinski, J. (2009). Bullying of diverse students: It may not be what you think. The Pennsylvania Psychologist, 69, 22, 24.
Crothers, L. M., Bell, G. R., Blasik, J. L., Camic, L. A., Greisler, M. J., & Keener, D. (2008). Addressing relational aggression in children and adolescents: Interventions and treatment programs. The Communiqué, 36, 23-25.
Lipinski, J., Minutolo, M. C., & Crothers, L. M. (2008). The complex relationship\driving technology transfer: The potential opportunities missed by universities. Journal of Behavioral and Applied Management, 9, 112-133.
Crothers, L. M., Bell, G. R., Blasik, J. L., Camic, L. A., Greisler, M. J., & Keener, D.(2008). Relational aggression in children and adolescents: An overview of the literature for school psychologists. The Communiqué, 36, 1, 5-6.
Crothers, L. M., & Kolbert, J. B. (2008). Tackling a problematic behavior management issue: Teachers’ intervention in childhood bullying problems. Intervention in School and Clinic, 43, 132-139.
Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., Crothers, L. M., & Hughes, T. L. (2009). Understanding girl bullying and what to do about it: Strategies to help heal the divide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Crothers, L. M., Hughes, T. L., & Morine, K. A. (2008). Theory and cases in school- based consultation: A resource for school psychologists, school counselors, special educators, and other mental health professionals. NY: Routledge.
Recent Speaking Engagements
Field, J. E., Kolbert, J. B., & Crothers, L. M. (2009, March). “The girls – they go after each other": Prevention and intervention for girl bullying. Paper session presented at the annual meeting of the American Counseling Association, Charlotte, NC.
Participation in the first podcast roundtable of the National Association of School Psychologists on Homophobia and Bullying (2008)
Crothers, L. M. (2009, November). Bullying, leadership, and mentoring of middle school students. Kappa Delta Epsilon Panel Discussion. Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Recent Professional Experience & Service
Editorial Review Board Member
Trainers’ Forum
Journal of School Violence
