Wendy Troop-Gordon (Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Office Phone: 701-231-8738
Email: Wendy.Troop@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Child, Adolescent Development; Research Methods and
Statistics

Research Interests: Peer victimization; social cognition; contextual factors that influence social interactions among children; forms of aggression and their relation to psychological and school adjustment; the impact of self- and peer-perceptions on well-being

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Wendy Troop-Gordon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Ph. D. (2002). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Educational Psychology

M. A. (1999). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Educational Psychology

B. A. (1994). University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Psychology

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ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

2002 - Present: Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University

2002 - Present: Adjunct Professor in the Department of Child Development and Family Studies, North Dakota State University

2001-2002: Editorial Assistant, Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

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MEMBERSHIPS

• American Psychological Association

• Midwestern Social Development Consortium

• Society for Research in Child Development

• Society for Research on Adolescence

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RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Peer Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence

• The Development of Aggressive Behavior

• Social Cognition

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COURSES CURRENTLY OR RECENTLY TAUGHT

• PSYCH 250 - Developmental Psychology

• CDFS 330 - Child Development

• PSYCH 111 - Introduction to Psychology

• PSYCH 350 - Research Methods I

• PSYCH 762 - Advanced Research Methods

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PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

Caldwell, M. S., Rudolph, K. D., Troop-Gordon, W., & Kim, D. Y. (in press). Reciprocal Influences Among Relational Self-Views, Social Disengagement, and Peer Stress During Early Adolescence. Child Development.

Ladd, G. W., & Troop-Gordon, W. (2003). The role of chronic peer difficulties in the development of children's psychological adjustment problems. Child Development, 74, 1325-1348.

Ladd, G. W., Buhs, E. S, & Troop, W. (2002). Children's interpersonal skills and relationships in school settings: Adaptive significance and implications for school-based prevention and intervention programs. In P. K. Smith & C. H. Hart (Eds.), Blackwell handbook of childhood social development (pp. 394-415). Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishers.

Troop, W. P., & Asher, S. R. (1999). Teaching peer relationship competence in schools. In R. J. Stevens (Ed.), Teaching in American schools (pp.141-171). Columbus, OH: Merrill.

Paris, S. G., Troop, W. P., Henderlong, J., & Sulfaro, M. (1994). Children's exploration in a hands-on science museum. The Kamelhameha Journal of Education,5 , 83-92.

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PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Troop-Gordon, W., Turnmire, A. K., & Haugen, M. A. (2004, March). High status aggressive girls: The trade-off between popularity, friendship, and emotional well-being. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Haugen, M. A., & Troop-Gordon, W. (2004, March). Indirect-relational aggression and girls' perceived popularity: An analysis of behavioral and social-cognitive processes. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Troop-Gordon, W. (2003, July). Why is everybody always picking on me? Presentation at the first meeting of the Midwestern Social Development Consortium, Lawrence, Kansas.

Troop, W. P., & Ladd, G. W. (2003, April). Peer victimization, children's social perceptions, and changes in adjustment: A latent growth curve analysis. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

Troop, W. P. (2003, April). Teachers' responses to overt and relational aggression. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.

Troop, W. P., & Ladd, G. W. (2002, April). Teachers' beliefs regarding peer victimization and their intervention practices . Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, Charlotte, NC.

Troop, W. P. (2001, April). Chronicity of peer relationship difficulties on children's later self-concept, peer beliefs, and emotional adjustment . Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Troop, W. P. (1999, April). Choosing your disputes wisely: Social behavior, peer acceptance, and persistence in conflict situations . Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

Troop, W. P., & Asher, S. R. (1998, April). Does everyone love a clown? Peer and teacher perceptions of class clowns . Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.

Paris, S. G., Troop, W. P., Henderlong, J., & Sulfaro, M. (1995, April). Children's motivation and learning in science museums . Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.