Psychology Department
Dr. Andrea Zevenbergen

Dr. Andrea A. Zevenbergen

Research

Most of my research falls into the broad area of parent-child interactions. For example, I study parental educational interactions with preschoolers and effective parental discipline behaviors. I am currently working on a study of parent-child co-constructed narratives in American and Polish families.  I enjoy collaborating with students on research; together, we plan studies, collect and analyze data, and prepare presentations based on the research findings.

Teaching

My teaching interests include courses in child psychopathology, theories of psychotherapy, and counseling. I also frequently serve as the department Internship Coordinator. Students may participate in a wide variety of internships, including school counseling, clinical psychology, industrial and organizational psychology, human factors, human resources, career counseling, counseling incarcerated individuals, domestic violence, health and wellness, and school psychology.

Department and University Service

In the department, I serve on the Internship committee and I also update the department webpages.  On the university level, I am the Faculty Athletic Representative for the university, and also serve as the Chair of the Intercollegiate Athletic Board.

Selected Student - Faculty Collaborations

Zevenbergen, A. A., & Ryan, M. M. (in press).  Gender differences in the relationship between attention problems and expressive language and emerging academic skills in preschool-aged children.  Early Childhood Development and Care. 

Lachner, W. M., Zevenbergen, A. A., & Zevenbergen, J. A. (2008).  Parent and child references to letters during alphabet reading:  Relations to child age and letter name knowledge.  Early Education and Development, 19, 1 - 19.

Lee, D., & Zevenbergen, A. A. (2008, April).  Techniques to handle child misbehavior.  Poster session presented at the SUNY- Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition, Fredonia, NY.

Zevenbergen, A. A., & Riekofski, A. (2008, February).  Using dialogic reading in home and early childhood education settings.  Invited paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southwest Branch of the International Dyslexia Association, Albuquerque, NM.

Zevenbergen, A., Farrand, A., & Raduns, L. (2007, August).  Effects of two types of questions during shared picture-book reading.  Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Potkowa, S., & Zevenbergen, A. (2007, April). Early productivity of compounding and derivation in English: A study of word formation in preschool-aged children. Poster presented at the SUNY-Fredonia Student Research and Creativity Exposition, Fredonia, NY.

Thielges, S., & Zevenbergen, A. (2007, April).  Mothers' feedback to children during shared narratives.  Paper session presented at the Western Pennsylvania Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Grove City, PA.