Cindy M. Schaeffer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Degree: Ph.D. Child-clinical psychology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2000

Area: Human Services Psychology Program, subareas: clinical, community-social

Office: MP337 (410) 455-2322
Lab: SS407A (410) 455-8745
Fax: (410) 455-1055

E-mail: cschaeff@umbc.edu

Website: not provided by instructor

Research Interests
The development of aggressive behavior; prevention and treatment of juvenile criminal offending and other youth antisocial behaviors; Multisystemic Therapy (MST); family therapy; empirically supported interventions for youth; program evaluation; longitudinal data analysis and general growth mixture modeling (GGMM).

Selected Publications

Schaeffer, C. M., Petras, H., Ialongo, N., Poduska, J., & Kellam, S. (in press). Modeling growth in boys aggressive behavior across elementary school: Links to later criminal involvement, conduct disorder, and antisocial personality disorder. Developmental Psychology.

Schaeffer, C.M., Alexander, P.C., Kretz, L., & Bethke, K. (in press). Predictors of child abuse potential among military parents: Comparing mothers and fathers. Journal of Family Violence.

Schaeffer, C.M., Weist, M.D., & McGrath, J.W. (2002). Children with special health care needs in school: Responding to the challenge through comprehensive school-based health care. In M. D. Weist & N. A. Lerner (Eds.), Handbook of school mental health services (pp. 223-235). New York: Kluwer.

Borduin, C.M., & Schaeffer, C.M. (2001). Multisystemic treatment of juvenile sex offenders: A progress report. Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality, 13, 25-42.

Schaeffer, C.M., Stolbach, A., Tashman, N., Acosta, O.M., & Weist, M. D. (2001). Why did they graduate? A pilot study considering resilience among inner-city youth. International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2, 8-14.

Borduin, C.M., Schaeffer, C.M., & Heiblum, N. (1999). Relational problems: The social context of child and adolescent disorders. In S. Netherton, C.E. Walker, & D. Holmes (Eds.), Comprehensive textbook of child and adolescent disorders (pp. 498-519). New York: Oxford University Press.

Graduate student mentees

Jennifer Matvya

Graduate student research assistants

Rona Benhorin
Harriette Wimms

Frequently Taught Courses

Undergraduate: Developmental Psychology (Psyc 200), Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (Psyc 382)
Graduate: Developmental Psychopathology (Psyc 607), Family Therapy.