May 2015 CURRICULUM VITAE Name: School: Yale University School of Medicine Education: 1992-1996 B.A., Psychology, Morehouse College (Cum Laude) 1997-1999 M.A., Social Psychology, Stony Brook University 2000-2007 Ph.D., Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2006-2007 Clinical Internship, University of Illinois, Chicago, Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, IL 2007-2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Neurobehavioral Center, Skokie, IL 2008-2010 Postdoctoral Associate, Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, The Consultation Center, New haven, CT 2010-2014 Associate Research Scientist Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Prevention and Community Research, The Consultation Center, New Haven, CT 2014-pesent Assistant Professor Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Prevention and Community Research, The Consultation Center, New Haven, CT. Professional honors & Recognition National 2007 Honorable Mention, APA Minority Postdoctoral Fellowship Program 2002-2005 Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship 2002 American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship (Declined to accept Ford Award) University 2011 Faculty training award (RL5DA024858,Mazure, PI; $1,600) Biomarker training. 2005-2006 University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity (UC ACCORD) Dissertation Fellowship 2005-2006 University of California Dissertation-Year Fellowship 2005 Honorable Mention, Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship 2005 Sheldon J. Korchin Prize in Clinical Psychology, University of California, Berkeley 2005 College of Letters and Science Research Grant, University of California, Berkeley 2000-2002 Graduate Opportunity Program Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley 1999 W. Burghardt Turner Service Award; Stony Brook University 1997-1999 W. Burghardt Turner Fellowship,Stony Brook University
Research Funding and Grants: Current Grants/Contracts Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education R305H140142 Development of an Early Childhood Education Research Partnership Percent effort: 35% Total costs for project period: $400,000 Project period: 07/01/2014-06/30/2016 Percent effort: 32% Total costs for project period: $500,000 Project period: 07/01/2013-06/30/2018 Tauck Family Foundation Promoting Social and Emotional Learning among Urban Elementary School Children U.S. Department of Education PA334A110229 Yale-Bridgeport GEAR UP Partnership Grant Nadia L. Ward, Ph.D. Program role: Senior Evaluator Total costs for project period: $7,000,000 Project period: 09/26/11-09/25/17 Past Grants/Contracts 1% Total costs for project period: $10,000 Project period: 09/01/12-10/30/13 Role on project: 20% Total costs for project period: $21,403 Project period: 01/01/2010-12/31/2010 American Psychological Foundation Perceived Social Status and Academic Achievement: The Mediating Role of Academic Identification. NIH subcontract P50HG002357 Evaluation of the Science, Technology and Research Scholars (STARS) Program at Yale University. Michael Snyder, Ph.D. Evaluator 2
Area Cooperative Educational Services Yale (Established Investigator Grant) Math & Science Partnership Evaluation Nadia L. Ward, Ph.D. 15% Total costs for project period: $35,000 Project period: 09/03/10 12/30/11 U.S. Department of Education P334A080071 Yale-Bridgeport GEAR UP Partnership Grant Nadia L. Ward, Ph.D. Senior Evaluator Total costs for project period: $6,900,000 Project period: 09/03/08-08/30/14 Rhode Island Department of Children and Family Services 06 RIDCYF B05939 & USHHS/ACF Rhode Island Data Analytic Center Evaluation of Children s Services Jacob K. Tebes, Ph.D. Total costs for project period: $1,600.000 Project period: 7/1/2010-6/30/2012 Ford Foundation Behavioral health correlates of academic engagement and performance. 74% Total costs for project period: $42,000 Project period: 07/01/2009-06/30/2010 William T. Grant Foundation Supplemental Scholars Award Promoting student engagement through evidence-based teacher consultation. Clark McKown, Ph.D. Role on project: Co-investigator / Postdoctoral Associate Total costs for project period: $70,000 Project period: Invited Speaking Engagements, Presentations, Symposia & Workshops Not Affiliated With Yale: Strambler, M.J., Coleman, G. (2015). Early childhood: Building blocks for future success. Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) Invited panelist for Early Childhood Conference, Hartford, CT. Caal, S., Golub, E., Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H. (2014). Measuring students social and emotional skills. Training at Horizons at Green Farms Academy. 3
Strambler, M.J. (2014). Promoting social and emotional learning: Implementation goals and challenges. Invited participant for community panel organized by Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition, Housatonic College. Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H. (2013). Promoting social emotional learning in Bridgeport Public Schools. Invited presentation to Tauck Family Foundation Board of Directors, Norwalk, CT. Strambler, M.J. (2013). Academic engagement, achievement, and the self. Invited lecture, Urban Education Institute, Southern Connecticut State University. Strambler, M.J (2010). Psychological disengagement among Black Americans. Invited lecture, Founder s Day symposium at Morehouse College. Peer-Reviewed Presentations & Symposia Given at Meetings Not Affiliated With Yale: International/National English, D., Anderson, R.E., Strambler, M.J., Deutsch, N., Howard, L., Rivas-Drake, D. (2015). Why is a White Guy Interested in Racial Discrimination? : The Role of Researchers Social Identity in Developmental Science. Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA. Linke, L.H., Strambler, M.J., Ward, N.L. (2013). Social status, stress, and school achievement. GEAR UP Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Ward, N.L., Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H. (2013). Increasing educational aspirations among urban youth: Preliminary findings (2009-2012). GEAR UP Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H., Ward, N.L. (2013). Parental educational socialization, academic identification, and academic achievement. Poster presentation at biennial meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA. Ward, N.L. Linke, L.H., Strambler, M.J., (2011). Promoting educational aspirations by cultivating student social and academic achievement. GEAR UP Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA. Strambler, M.J. (2007). Terrible Twos: Challenges in diagnosis and treatment of disruptive behavior disorder in toddlers. Grand rounds presentation at University of Illinois, Chicago. Strambler, M.J. (2005). Ethnic identity conflict in psychotherapy: A Case Study. Presentation at the Society for Community Research and Action, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Weinstein, R.S., Hernandez-Dimmler, M., Strambler, M.J., Ascher, E., Sami, N., Bai, S. (2005). Talent development in partnership: Collaborating with a low-performing school. Presentation at Society for Community Research and Action, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Strambler, M.J. (2004). Ethnic identity: Reflections on a clinical case and its intersection with research. Talk given at clinical science colloquium series, University of California, Berkeley. 4
Strambler, M.J. (2002,2004). Guest Lecturer, Introduction to Psychology & Stigma and Prejudice University of California, Berkeley. Strambler, M.J. (2003). Deconstructing the academic disidentification debate. Presentation at the Society for Community Research and Action, Las Vegas, NM. Strambler, M.J. (2002). The impact of program Rebound on at-risk ethnic minority high school students. Presentation at department colloquium, University of California, Berkeley. Strambler, M.J., Grills, C., Abe-Kim, J. (2001). Bridging broad and specific initiative outcomes: An evaluation model. Poster presented at the Society for Community Research and Action, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA Professional Service: Journal Service Editorial Board Journal of School Psychology Reviewer American Journal of Community Psychology Journal of Early Adolescence Early Education and Development Journal of Experimental Child Psychology Journal of Research on Adolescence Journal of School Psychology Sage Open Professional Service for Professional Organizations: Moorestown Friends School, Moorestown, NJ 2014-2016 Head s Advisory Board member United Way of Greater New Haven 2012 & 2013 Invited grant reviewer Bibliography: Peer-Reviewed Original Research 1. Patel, S., Barrera, A., Strambler, M.J., Muñoz, R. (in press). The achievement gap among newcomer immigrant adolescents: Life stressors hinder Latina/o academic success. Journal of Latinos and Education. 2. Patel, S., Tabb, K.M., Strambler, M.J. (in press). Newcomer immigrant adolescents and ambiguous discrimination: The role of cognitive appraisal. Journal of Adolescent Research. 5
3. Strambler, M. J., & McKown, C. (2013). Promoting student engagement through evidence-based action research with teachers. Journal of Educational and Psychological Consultation 23(1), 1-28. 4. Strambler, M.J., Linke, Lance H., Ward, N.L. (2013). Academic identification as a mediator of the relationship between parental socialization and academic performance. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 38, 99-106. 5. Ward, N.L., Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H. (2013). Increasing educational attainment among urban minority youth: A model of university, school and community partnerships. Journal of Negro Education, 82(3) 312-325. 6. Strambler, M. J., & Weinstein, R. S. (2010). Psychological disengagement among ethnic minority children in elementary school. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 31, 155-165. 7. McKown, C., & Strambler, M. J. (2009). Developmental antecedents and social and academic consequences of stereotype-consciousness in middle childhood. Child Development, 88(6), 1643 1659. 8. Weinstein, R.S., Gregory, A., & Strambler, M.J. (2004). Intractable self-fulfilling prophecies: 50 years after Brown v. Board. American Psychologist, 59(6), 511-520. Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts Under Review 9. Strambler, M.J. & Tebes, J.K. Promoting undergraduate STEM: An evaluation of the Yale STARS program. Journal of Research in Science Teaching. Peer-Reviewed Manuscripts in Preparation 10. Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H., Mohatt, N., Ward, N. The measurement of psychological investment in academics. 11. Linke, L.H., Strambler, M.J., Ward, N.L. Social status, stress, and school performance. 12. Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H. Social Status, academic identification, and achievement. 13. Campbell, C., Roberts, Y., Strambler, M.J., Crusto, C. Understanding the impact of family and non-family trauma on the social emotional development profiles of underprivileged children. Chapters, Books, and Reviews 14. Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H., Ward, N.L. (in press). Community Psychology and achievement disparities. Handbook of Community Psychology. 15. McKown, C. & Strambler, M.J. (2008). Social influences on the ethnic achievement gap. In Quintana, S., & McKown, C. (Eds.). Handbook of race, racism, and the developing child. Hoboken, NY: Wiley. 6
Other Reports 16. Strambler, M.J. & Tebes, J.K. (2011). Evaluation of the Science, Technology, and Research Scholars (STARS) Program at Yale University. Evaluation report for Yale University. 17. Ward, N.L., Woods, L.N., Crusto, C.A., Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H. (2011). Creating a safe space to learn: The significant role of graduate students in fostering educational engagement and aspirations among urban youth. The Community Psychologist, 44, 1, 33-36. Newsletter for Society for Community Research and Action (APA Division 27). 18. Ward, N.L., Linke, L.H., Strambler, M.J., (2011). Focus group report for the Math and Science Partnership (MSP) project. Report for Area Cooperative Educational Services (ACES). 19. Gregory, A. & Strambler, M.J. (2001). Process and product evaluation of the Berkeley High School SB 813 10 th grade Counseling Program. Evaluation Report for Berkeley High School. 21. Ward, N.L., Linke, L.H., Strambler, M.J. CT State Department of Education. Area Cooperative Education Services (ACES): Year one qualitative evaluation of the Math Science Partnership Project. 2011. 22. Ward, N.L., Linke, L.H., Strambler, M.J. United Way of Eastern Coastal Fairfield County. Year one Progress Report of the Yale-Bridgeport GEAR UP Partnership Project Bassick High School. 2012. 23. Strambler, M.J., Linke, L.H., Ward, N.L. CT State Department of Education. Area Cooperative Education Services (ACES): Year two qualitative evaluation of the Math Science Partnership Project. 2012. 7