Brandy A. Randall (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln)
Associate Professor
Office Phone: 701-231-8742
Email: Brandy.Randall@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Child, Adolescent Development

Research Interests: Social and contectual influences on well-being in adolescence & emerging adulthood; Positive and problem behaviors; Measurement issues

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BRANDY A. RANDALL, Ph.D., ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN- Ph.D. Psychology, 2002
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN- M.A. Psychology, 1999
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY B.A. Psychology, 1993

Office: 283 C - EML Hall
Office Phone: 231-8742

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ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

North Dakota State University, Assistant Professor in the Department of Child Development and Family Science, August 2002 - present

MEMBERSHIPS

• Society for Research in Child Development
• Society for Research in Adolescence
• Signa Xi,The Scientific Research Society
• Midwestern Social Development Consortium
• Psi Chi

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Prosocial & Moral Development
• Child & Adolescent Well-Being (including positive & problem behaviors)
• Relationship Quality
• Measurementscale development, culturally appropriate measurement, analytic methods

COURSES CURRENTLY TAUGHT

CDFS 330: Child Development
CDFS 425/625: Children and Stress
CDFS 450/650: Adolescent Development
CDFS 703: Research Methods
CDFS 782: Advanced Human Development I

GRANTS

Randall, B. A. Ethnicity, Gender, and Measuring Adolescent Depression. 1 R03 MH068430-01. Behavioral Science Track Award for Rapid Transition (BSTART), National Institute of Mental Health, $69,475. May, 2003 - April, 2004;

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Crockett, L. J., Randall, B. A., Shen, Y., Russell, S., & Driscoll, A. (in press). Measurement equivalence of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for Latino and Anglo adolescents: A national study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.

Rostosky, S. S., Wilcox, B. L., Comer Wright, M. L., & Randall, B. A. (in press). The impact of religiosity on adolescent sexual behavior: A review of the evidence. Journal of Adolescent Research.

Carlo, G., Hausmann, A., Christiansen, S., & Randall, B. A. (2003). Validation of the Prosocial Tendencies Measure with early- and middle-aged adolescents: Relations with cognitions, emotions, and social behaviors. Journal of Early Adolescence, 23, 107-134.

Huss, M. T., Randall, B. A., Patry, M., Davis, S. D., & Hansen, D. (2002). Factors influencing self-rated preparedness for graduate school: A survey of graduate students. Teaching of Psychology, 29, 275-281. (Abstract reprinted (2003) in Psychology: Learning & Teaching. 3, p. 71)

Carlo, G. & Randall, B. A. (2002). The development and validation of a multidimensional measure of prosocial behavior. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 31, 31-44.

Carlo, G., & Randall, B. A. (2001). Are all prosocial behaviors equal? A socioecological developmental conception of prosocial behavior. In F. Columbus (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research, Volume III. (pp 151-170). Huntington, New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Wilcox, B. L., Rostosky, S. S., Randall, B. A., & Comer Wright, M. L. (2001). Reason for hope: A review of research on adolescent religiosity and sexual behavior. In B. D. Whitehead, B. L. Wilcox, & S. S. Rostosky (Eds.) Keeping the faith: The role of religion and faith communities in preventing teen pregnancy (pp. 31-82). Washington, DC: National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.

Thompson, R. A. & Randall, B. (1999). A standard of living adequate for childrens spiritual development. In A. B. Andrews & N. H. Kaufman (Eds.), Implementing the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: A standard of living adequate for development (pp 87-104). Westport, CT: Praeger.

Leak, G. K. & Randall, B. A. (1995). Clarification of the link between right-wing authoritarianism and religiousness: The role of religious maturity. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 34, 245-252.

BOOK REVIEW

Thompson, R. A. & Randall, B. A. (2000). Postdivorce family life (Review of the book Changing families, changing responsibilities: Family obligations following divorce and remarriage). Contemporary Psychology, 45, 539-542.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Deal, J. E., & Randall, B. A. (October, 2004). Personality in adolescence: An ipsative approach. Paper presented at The Occasional Temperament Conference, Athens, GA.

Randall, B. A., & Linde, S. (July, 2004). Examining depression in Filipino American and European American male and female adolescents: Cross-ethnic equivalence of the CES-D. Paper presented at the Add Health User's Conference, Rockville, MD (NIH).

Randall, B. A. (March, 2004). Depression in Filipino-American adolescents: Cross- ethnic equivalence of the CES-D and its relation to parenting. Paper presented in the symposium Parenting practices and adolescent adjustment in Asian American families: Measures, meanings, and outcomes at the Tenth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Ontai, L. L., & Randall, B.A. (March, 2004). Adolescent predictors of adult deviant behavior in Mexican-Americans: Individual and parenting factors Poster presented at the Tenth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Randall, B. A. (July, 2003). The development of competence: Questions in search of an answer. Presentation at the first meeting of the Midwest Social Development Consortium, Lawrence, KS.

Randall, B. A. (April, 2002). Patterns of competence in adolescence: Implications for developmental trajectories. Paper presented in the symposium Patterns of risk and competence: Longitudinal studies from three nations at the Ninth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.

Crockett, L. J., Moilanen, K L., & Randall, B. A. (April, 2002). Patterns of risk and subsequent problem behavior among U.S. adolescents. Paper presented in the symposium Patterns of risk and competence: Longitudinal studies from three nations at the Ninth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.

Randall, B. A. & Crockett, L. J. (2001, April). The relation between adolescent prosocial behavior and young adult psychological adjustment. Poster presented at the 2001 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Crockett, L. J. & Randall, B. A. (2001, April). Linking adolescent prosocial behavior and young adult alcohol use. A longitudinal analysis. Poster presented at the 2001 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Randall, B. A., Hunzeker, S., & Carlo, G. (2000, March). A confirmatory factor analysis of a prosocial behavior measure: Relations to recipient of helping. Poster presented at the Eighth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Crockett, L. J., Randall, B. A., & Carlo, G. (2000, March). Longitudinal association between adolescent prosocial behavior and the quality of young adult romantic relationships. Poster presented at the Eighth Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Randall, B. A., Carlo, G., & Crockett, L. J. (1999, June). Fostering adolescent prosocial behavior: Family and peer influences. Poster presented at the 11th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Denver, CO.