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Educational Background:
| Degree |
Institution |
Area of Study |
| Ph.D. |
University of Tennessee |
Child Development |
| B.A. |
University of Texas |
Liberal Arts Honors Program |
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Currently my professional work is focused around the theme of understanding psychosocial risk and protective processes in children’s social contexts. With Nutritional Sciences, Psychology, and Human Development and Family Science collaborators, I am analyzing and presenting data collected over 5 years as part of the Families & Schools for Health (FiSH) Project, an interdisciplinary study of psychosocial risk factors in child obesity. More broadly, I study how school-age children’s interactions with peers (viz., their social withdrawal, aggression, and competence) are influenced by family interactions at home as well as the emotional climate in the classroom. I currently teach courses on parenting and peer relations at the undergraduate level and courses on risk and resilience and research methods at the graduate level. I enjoy instruction and writing about instruction, and have recently published a manuscript about teaching parenting. The service-related experience I am most excited about is the coming implementation of a significant curriculum revision for our HDFS CFS students. I also am incoming president this year of the Society for Research on Human Development.
Research Areas:
- psychosocial factors in childhood obesity
- kindergarten classroom interventions to facilitate inclusive play;
- Family (parent-child, sibling, marital) dyadic interaction antecedents and social-cognitive mediators of children's social competence, withdrawal, and aggression in preschool/early school years;
Service:
- National… Reviewer, NIH, Risk, Prevention and Health Behavior Integrated Review Group.
- International… Reviewer, Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Division of Social Sciences.
- National… Ad Hoc Review, 9 academic journals
- National… Editorial Board, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships: 1998– 2002
- National… Consulting Editor, Child Development: 2002 – present
- International… Reviewer, Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada
Awards:
- Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, OSU, 2007-2008
- Regents Distinguished Research Award, OSU, 2007-2008
- Marguerite Scruggs Award for Meritorious Research, Spring 2007
- Invited keynote address, Symposium on Undergraduate Research and Creative Expression, St. Edwards University, Austin, TX: 2004
- Recipient, Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society Alumni Award: 2001
- Recipient, Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Professional Promise, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN: 1989
Professional Memberships:
- Society for Research in Human Development (SRHD, formerly SWSRHD)
- Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)
Grants:
- Harrist, A. (PI), Kennedy, T. & Topham, G. (Co-PIs). Intervening in Family and Peer Contexts to Decrease Child Overweight. (Jan 2005-Dec 2008), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). ($1,000,000.).
- Trench, N. (PI), & Harrist, A. (Co-PI). Fire Safety Messages for Young Children 3 to 5 Years Old. (May 2003-Apr 2004), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ($48,904.).
- Harrist, A. (PI). Evaluating a Touch Points Intervention. (Jan 2003-Aug 2003) Department of Human Services Success-by-Six Initiative (DHS) ($21,430.).
- Harrist, A., & Thompson, S. D. (Co-PIs). Defining Quality Early Childhood Education in Oklahoma (Jan 2002-Dec 2002). Tulsa Community Foundation ($10,000.)
- Harrist, A. W., Topham, G., Shriver, L. H., Page, M., & Hubbs-Tait, L. (8/01/09-7/31/10). Intervening in Family and Peer Contexts to Decrease Child Overweight: Follow-up and Follow-Forward into 4th and 5th Grade. Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Stations (OAES). $41,664 Funded.
- Harrist, A. W. Page, M., Topham, G., Shriver, L. H., & Hubbs-Tait, L. (1/01/09-12/31/09). Intervening in Family and Peer Contexts to Decrease Child Overweight: Follow-up and Follow-Forward into 4th Grade. Research Bridge Funding, College of Human Environmental Sciences, OSU. $15,000 Funded.
- Harrist, A. W., Page, M., Topham, G., Humenikova, L. & Hubbs-Tait, L. (8/1/08-7/31/09). Families and Schools for Health: Follow-Up, Follow-Forward. Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). $45,000 Funded.
- Harrist, A. W. (Spring 2009). Less is More: Developing a Local and Global Community-Based Service Program Based on the Human Ecological Model. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Campus Compact Service-Learning Incentive Grant. $500 Funded
- Harrist, A. W., Page, M., Topham, G., Humenikova, L. & Hubbs-Tait, L. (8/1/07-7/31/08). Families and Schools for Health: Follow-Up and Follow-Forward into 2nd and 3rd Grade. Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). $45,000 Funded.
Publications
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Resources:
Course(s) Taught:
| Lifespan Human Development |
HDFS 2113 |
| Lifespan Human Development |
HDFS 2114 |
| Parenting: A Lifespan Perspective |
HDFS 3123 |
| Various Honors Seminar for College of HES |
HES 4000 |
| Research Methods |
HDFS 5133 |
| Parent-Child Relations |
HDFS 5143 |
| Contexts of Risk for Children and Families |
FRCD 6250 |
| Parent-Child Relations |
HDFS 6283 |
| Contexts of Risk for Children and Families |
HDFS 6580 |
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