CURRICULUM VITAE MEAGAN M. PATTERSON Office Address ...

CURRICULUM VITAEMEAGAN M. PATTERSONOffice Address:Department of Psychology & Research in EducationUniversity of KansasJoseph R. Pearson Hall, Rm 6321122 West Campus Rd.Lawrence, KS 66045-3101785-864-9763mmpatter@ku.eduEMPLOYMENTAugust 2007-PresentAssistant ProfessorEducational Psychology & ResearchUniversity of KansasEDUCATIONPh.D.M.A.B.A.Developmental Psychology, University of Texas at Austin2007Developmental Psychology, University of Texas at Austin2004Psychology & Linguistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2001PUBLICATIONSPeer Reviewed PublicationsPatterson, M. M., Pahlke, E., & Bigler, R. S. (in press). Witnesses to history: Children’s views ofrace in the 2008 United States presidential election. Analyses of Social Issues and PublicPolicy. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-2415.2012.01303.xOwens, R. L., & Patterson, M. M. (in press). Positive psychological interventions for children: Acomparison of gratitude and best possible selves approaches. Journal of GeneticPsychology. doi: 10.1080/00221325.2012.697496Patterson, M. M. (2012). Self-perceived gender typicality, gender-typed attributes, and genderstereotype endorsement in elementary-school-aged children. Sex Roles, 67, 422-434. doi:10.1007/s11199-012-0184-9

Patterson 2Patterson, M. M., & Pahlke, E. (2011). Student characteristics associated with girls’ success in asingle-sex school. Sex Roles, 65, 737-750. doi:10.1007/s11199-010-9904-1Patterson, M. M., Bigler, R. S., & Swann, W. B. (2010). When personal identities confirm versusconflict with group identities: Evidence from an intergroup paradigm. European Journalof Social Psychology, 40, 652–670. doi: 10.1002/ejsp.747Bigler, R. S., Arthur, A. E., Hughes, J. M., & Patterson, M. M. (2008). The politics of race andgender: Children’s perceptions of discrimination and the U.S. presidency. Analyses ofSocial Issues and Public Policy, 8, 83-112. doi:10.1111/j.1530-2415.2008.00161.xGreen, V. A., Cillessen, A. H. N., Rechis, R., Patterson, M. M., & Hughes, J. M. (2008). Socialproblem solving and strategy use in young children. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 169,92-112. doi:10.3200/GNTP.169.1.92-112Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2007). Effects of physical atypicality on children’s socialidentities and intergroup attitudes. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 31,433-444. doi:10.1177/0165025407081472Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2006). Preschool children’s attention to environmentalmessages about groups: Social categorization and the origins of intergroup bias. ChildDevelopment, 77, 847-860. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00906.xBook ChaptersRosen, L. H., & Patterson, M. M. (2011). The self and identity. In M. K. Underwood & L. H.Rosen (Eds.) Social development (pp. 73-100). New York: Guilford.Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2007). Relations among social identities, intergroup attitudes,and schooling: Perspectives from intergroup theory and research. In A. Fuligni (Ed.),Contesting stereotypes and creating identities: Social categories, social identities andeducational participation (pp. 66-87). New York: Russell Sage.Commentaries and RepliesBigler, R. S., & Patterson, M. M. (2007). When and why social categorization producesinequality (and vice versa). Human Development, 50, 328-332.Encyclopedia EntriesPatterson, M. M. (2010). “American Psychological Association Style” in N. J. Salkind (Ed.)Encyclopedia of research design. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.Patterson, M. M. (2010). “Debriefing” in N. J. Salkind (Ed.) Encyclopedia of research design.Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Patterson 3CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONSChen, L., Patterson, M. M., & Hansen, D. M. (2013, April). Contingent self-worth, self-esteem,and depression among Chinese adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial meeting ofthe Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.Owens, R. L., Multon, K. D., & Patterson, M. M. (2012, August). The development and initialvalidation of the Preschool Strengths Inventory. Poster presented at the 120 th AnnualConvention of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.Pahlke, E., Patterson, M. M., & Galligan, K. (2012, April). Rationales for single-sex schooling:Administrator, teacher, parent, and student perspectives. Paper presented at the annualmeeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.Owens, R. L., Patterson, M. M., & Owen, E. (2011, July). Age effects and content analysis of agratitude intervention for school-aged children. Poster presented at the World Congresson Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.Patterson, M. M. (2011, May). Witnesses to history: Children’s views of the roles of race andgender in the 2008 election. Paper presented at annual meeting of the Midwest SocialDevelopment Consortium, Lawrence, KS.Patterson, M. M. (2011, April). Children’s responses to experimental deception and debriefing.Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in ChildDevelopment, Montreal, QC, Canada.Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2011, April). Negotiating (non) normality: Effects ofconsistency of feedback regarding the self and the social group. Poster presented at thebiennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC,Canada.Owens, R. L., Patterson, M. M., Owen, E., Rutt, B., Darden, C., English, K., Sloan, E., &Overland, E. (2010, August). Positive psychological interventions for children. Posterpresented at the 118 th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association,San Diego, CA.Patterson, M. M., & Pahlke, E. (2010, April). Individual difference factors and girls’ success in asingle-sex educational environment. Poster presented at the biennial GenderDevelopment Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.Pahlke, E., Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2010, April). Yes she can?: A study of children’sviews of gender, politics, and the 2008 election. Poster presented at the biennialGender Development Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.

Patterson 4Owens, R. L., Phillippe, C. L., & Patterson, M. M. (2009, June). The development of strengths:A qualitative study. Poster presented at the First World Congress on PositivePsychology, Philadelphia, PA.Owens, R. L., Motl, T., Reynolds, M. R., Bender, J. A., & Patterson, M. M. (2009, June).Identification of strengths in preschool children. Poster presented at the First WorldCongress on Positive Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.Patterson, M. M., Lamb, L. M., Owens, R. L., Cruse, S. L., Lim, B. H., & Pahlke, E. (2009,April). Self-perceived gender typicality, sex-typed preferences, and gender stereotypeendorsement. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research inChild Development, Denver, CO.Chen, H.-F., Harrington, R. G., Huang, W.-P., & Patterson, M. M. (2009, April). The relationof parental involvement to student academic achievement in Taiwanese elementaryschool students. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research inChild Development, Denver, CO.Patterson, M. M. (2009, February). Children’s views of discrimination in presidential politicsbefore and after the 2008 election. Paper presented at Hall Center for the HumanitiesGender Seminar, Lawrence, KS.Patterson, M. M. (2008, April). A new measure of self-perceived gender typicality. Posterpresented at the biennial Gender Development Research Conference, San Francisco,CA.Bigler, R. S., & Patterson, M. M. (2007, October). Cognitive-developmental perspectives onthe coordination of knowledge about the self and social groups. Paper presented at theannual meeting of the Cognitive Development Society, Santa Fe, NM.Bigler, R. S., Arthur, A. E., Hughes, J. M., & Patterson, M. M. (2007, March). The politics ofrace and gender: Children’s perceptions of discrimination in the U.S. presidency.Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in ChildDevelopment, Boston, MA.Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2006, May). Kind of blue: Effects of prototypicality onchildren’s intergroup attitudes and identities. Poster presented at the annual conventionof the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.Hughes, J. M., Patterson, M. M., Arthur, A. A., & Bigler, R. S. (2006, May). White power andprivilege: Children’s reasoning about race, ethnicity, and the presidency. Posterpresented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, NewYork, NY.

Patterson 5Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2006, April). Not like other girls: Effects of prototypicality onchildren’s intergroup attitudes. Poster presented at the biennial Gender DevelopmentResearch Conference, San Francisco, CA.Arthur, A. A., Hughes, J. M., & Patterson, M. M. (2006, April). Male power and privilege:Children’s perceptions of gender and the U.S. presidency. Poster presented at thebiennial Gender Development Research Conference, San Francisco, CA.Patterson, M. M. (2005, April). Can intergroup theory account for the development of sex typingamong young children? Paper presented at the University of Texas Women’s and GenderStudies Student Conference, Austin, TX.Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2005, April). The formation of intergroup attitudes in youngchildren. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in ChildDevelopment, Atlanta, GA.Bigler, R. S., & Patterson, M. M. (2004, July). Reciprocal relations between social stereotypesand children’s self views. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the AmericanPsychological Association, Honolulu, HI.Patterson, M. M., & Bigler, R. S. (2004, April). Effects of social categorization on preschoolchildren’s intergroup attitudes. Poster presented at the biennial Gender DevelopmentResearch Conference, San Francisco, CA.Patterson, M. M. (2004, March). An intergroup model of social stereotypes in the classroom.Paper presented at the University of Texas Women’s and Gender Studies StudentConference, Austin, TX.Matza, L. S., Goodman, W. B., Roberson, J., Meadors, P. L., Patterson, M. M., Schroer, J. A.,Drury, R. M., & Kupersmidt, J. B. (2002, August). Children’s revenge goals in conflictswith friends as a function of their mothers’ disciplinary style and goals in disciplinarysituations. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society forBehavior Development, Ottawa, ON, Canada.Matza, L. S., Kupersmidt, J. B, Goodman, W. B., Patterson, M. M., Meadors, P. L., Roberson, J.,Drury, R. M., & Schroer, J .A. (2002, August). Maternal disciplinary style and children’scognitions about close relationships. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of theInternational Society for Behavior Development, Ottawa, ON, Canada.GRANTSPatterson, M. M. Children’s self-views and the parent-child relationship. (2009). New FacultyGeneral Research Fund, University of Kansas. $8,000.Bigler, R. S., Arthur, A. E., Milligan, J. K., Patterson, M. M, & Weisgram, E. D. (2004).UTopia, University of Texas at Austin. $19,500.

Patterson 6AWARDS AND HONORS2011 Dr. Bob Frederick Faculty Award,University of Kansas School of Education2010 Faculty advisor to winner of University of Kansas School of EducationOutstanding Master’s Thesis Award (Jaclyn A. Niebergall, “Promotingpositive identity among children in a school curriculum”)2008 Faculty advisor to winner of University of Kansas Chancellor’s WritingPrize (Christina E. Munson, “Building peer-led team learningcommunities through asynchronous learning networks to improve studentperformance, success and persistence in organic chemistry”)2007 Wayne H. Holtzman Award for Graduate Writing,University of Texas at Austin2006 Departmental Nominee, APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarship inPsychology, University of Texas at Austin2005 Professional Development Award, University of Texas at Austin2004 Invited Teaching Assistant, Colloquium on achieving “stunninglyexcellent” teaching in large classes, University of Texas at Austin2003, 2004, 2006 Debra Beth Lobliner Research Fellowship, University of Texas at Austin2001 Phi Beta Kappa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill1997-2001 James M. Johnston Scholar, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillTEACHING EXPERIENCEFall 2007-presentSpring 2006Assistant ProfessorUniversity of KansasAdvanced Educational Psychology: Learning Processes in EducationUnderstanding Research in EducationTheories and Research in Human LearningHuman Development through the LifespanIssues in Human Growth and DevelopmentSpecial Topics: Gender and Race in Human DevelopmentLaboratory InstructorUniversity of TexasStatistics and Research Design

Patterson 7Fall 2005Fall 2002-Spring 2007Graduate Student InstructorUniversity of TexasIntroduction to Child PsychologyTeaching AssistantUniversity of TexasIntroduction to Child PsychologyIntroduction to Developmental PsychologyGender & Racial AttitudesControversial Issues in DevelopmentIdentity DevelopmentSERVICEUniversity of Kansas ServiceDepartmental ServiceAdvisor to Educational Research & Psychology Fall 2008 – presentgraduate students’ organization (GOEPRS)Advisor to PRE student newsletterFall 2008 – presentFaculty Evaluation Committee Fall 2009 – Spring 2010Office of Research and Graduate Studies Fall 2008 – Spring 2011Summer Research Fellowship (Chair Fall 2009 – Spring 2011)departmental proposal review committeeSchool of Education ServiceMulticultural committeeFall 2009 – present(Co-chair Fall 2012 – present)SOE scholarship committee Fall 2008 – Spring 2011Grievance committee Fall 2007 – Spring 2009Graduate Research Fellowship Fall 2007 – Spring 2008proposal review committeeUniversity ServiceWomen, Gender, & Sexuality Studies ProgramAdvisory board memberPhi Beta Kappa Advisory CommitteeFall 2009 – presentFall 2012 – presentProfessional Service Outside the UniversityMidwest Social Development ConsortiumSteering committee memberMay 2011 – presentSociety for Research in Child Development 2010, 2012Proposal reviewer for biennial meeting

Patterson 8Ad hoc journal reviewer:Child DevelopmentDevelopmental PsychologySex RolesAnalyses of Social Issues & Public PolicyYouth & Society2009 – present2009 – present2010 – present2012 – present2013 – present