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Rebecca Martin

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Title

Professor of Psychology

Office Building

Psychology, Sociology and Rural Studies

Office

213

Mailing Address

Ag Engineering 213
Psychology-Box 2120
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007

Biography

Rebecca M. Martin is a professor of psychology. Her research examines gender and emotion and how both influence individuals’ responses to a variety of topics, including test performance and coping. She also examines parental and societal influences on young children’s understanding of gender and emotion. Her work involves participants from the preschool years through early adulthood. Her recent work has been published in Personality and Individual Differences, Early Child Development and Care and Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media.

Education

  • Ph.D. in developmental psychology

Academic Interests

  • Child psychology
  • Psychological gender issues

Committees and Professional Memberships

Committees:

  • Teacher Education Faculty Committee
  • Women and Gender Studies Committee

Professional Memberships:

  • American Psychological Association
  • Association of Psychological Science
  • Society of Research in Child Development

Areas of Research

  • Preschoolers emotional development
  • Gender issues in both children and adults particularly relating to emotion

Department(s)