Clinical Psychology

Lydia Romano

		Graduate Student  -  Primary Advisor: Julie Hubbard Research Interests   lromano@psych.udel.edu Office: 165 McKinly Labs (302) 831-0355 (302) 831-3645 -fax Preferred contact method - email

Research Interests

Peer Relations

Research Summary:

I am a third-year student in the Peer Relations lab, working with Dr. Julie Hubbard. My research interests include child peer relations and aggression. This year I am completing my supervised clinical practicum at the Child and Family Therapy Clinic at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland.

Presentations

Romano, L. J., Hubbard, J. A., McAuliffe, M. D., Morrow, M. T., & Rubin, R.M. (2006, August; 2007, April). Physiological and emotional correlates of reactive and proactive aggression. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Research on Aggression, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts.

Rubin, R.M., Hubbard, J.A., & Romano, L.J. (2007, April). Children's beliefs about peer relations: Links to peer rejection, depression, and the beliefs of parents and teachers. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts.

Sandstrom, M.J., & Romano, L.J. (2007, April). Popularity and social influence: How status and likeability influence peers' persuasive ability. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, Massachusetts.

Manuscripts in Preparation and Under Review:

Hubbard, J. A., McAuliffe, M. D., Morrow, M. T., & Romano, L. J. (in press). Reactive and proactive aggression in childhood:  Processes, outcomes, and measurement. Journal of Personality.

Hubbard, J. A., Morrow, M. T., Romano, L. J., & McAuliffe, M. D. (in press). The role of anger in children’s reactive versus proactive aggression. In E. Lemerise and W. Arsenio (Eds.), Emotions, aggression, and moral development. Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association Press.

Hubbard, J. A., Romano, L. J., McAuliffe, M. D., & Morrow, M. T.  (in press). Anger and the reactive-proactive aggression distinction in childhood and adolescence. In M. Potegal, G. Stemmler, & C. Spielberger (Eds.), A handbook of anger: Constituent and concomitant biological, psychological, and social processes. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Hubbard, J.A., Romano, L.J., McAuliffe, M.D., Morrow, M.T., Rubin, R.M., & Hude, C.T. (2008). Laboratory-based assessment of children’s reactive and proactive aggression and relations to emotions and psychophysiology. Manuscript in preparation. 

Hubbard, J. A., Romano, L., McAuliffe, M. D., Morrow, M. T., Rubin, R. M., & Hyde, C. T. (2008). Children’s verbalizations during episodes of reactive and proactive aggression. Manuscript in preparation.

Romano, L.J., Hubbard, J.A., McAuliffe, M.D., & Morrow, M.T. (2008). The impact of parental friendships on child peer relations. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Memberships

International Society for Research on Aggression

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society

Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD)

Society for the Teaching of Psychology

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