Selected Publications and Research Projects

Publications:

Henry, M. A. , Shorter, S., Charkoudian, L., Heemstra, J. and Corwin, L. (in press). FAIL is not a four-letter word: A theoretical framework for exploring undergraduate students’ approaches to academic challenge and responses to failure in STEM learning environments. CBE-Life Sciences Education.

Henry, M. A., Adams, J., Stager, L., & Mrug, S. “Puberty Moderates Effects of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing” (in preparation).

Henry, M.A. (2017). “Sleep tight, don’t let the dysfunction bite!” The relationship between sleep problems and behavioral and emotional problems in adolescence (Doctoral dissertation). University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL.

Henry, M.A. (2010). Exploring the link between moral emotion label knowledge and moral judgment in preschool-aged children (Master’s thesis). Villanova University, Villanova, PA.

Fang, K., Henry, M., Sconyers, H., & Goldstein, J., (2008). Effects of perceived religiosity on judgments of social competence toward individuals with mental illness. Psi Chi Journal of Undergraduate Research, 13(4), 191-197.

Research Presentations:

Tindell, C., Henry, M. A., McDonald, K., & Mrug, S. (2017, May). Individual and Family Predictors of Disrespect Sensitivity in Urban Adolescents. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Boston, MA.

Burgess, B. E., Henry, M., & Mrug, S. (2017, April). Parental Monitoring, Religious Commitment, and Adolescent Substance Use. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Henry, M. A., Booker, J., Gaias, L., & England, D. [representing the SRCD Student and Early Career Council] (2017, April). Notable Quotables: Creating Teaching Resources from the SRCD Oral History Project. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Henry, M. A. (2017, April). Developing a Teaching Portfolio. Roundtable presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Developmental Science Teaching Institute, Austin, TX.

Henry, M. A., Booker, J., Gaias, L., & England, D. [representing the SRCD Student and Early Career Council] (2017, April). Notable Quotables: Creating Teaching Resources from the SRCD Oral History Project. Workshop presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Developmental Science Teaching Institute, Austin, TX.

Hakim, S., Henry, M. A., & Mrug, S. (2016, April). Aggression Types as Predictors for Adolescent Substance Use. Poster presented at the OST Undergraduate Research Competition, Birmingham AL.

Henry, M. A. and Mrug. S. (2016, March). Sleep Problems and Problem Behavior in Adolescence: Complex Relationships. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Hirsch, V.C., Henry, M. A., Mrug, S., & Windle, M. (2016, March). Bidirectional Relationship Between Parental Nurturance and Child Empathy—Differences Between Parent and Child Reports. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Henry. M. A.  (2016, January). Effects of Targeted Troubleshooting Activities on Student Confidence in a Statistics Computer Lab. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Institute on the Teaching of Psychology, St. Pete Beach, FL.

N’tcha, S., Okoro, G. C., Willis, A. S., Henry, M. A., & Mrug, S. (2015, May). Religiosity and Substance Use among Urban Youth: Attendance and Meaning as Distinctive Predictors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

Henry, M. A. and Hopkins, M. (2015, April). Effects of Targeted Troubleshooting Activities on Student Confidence in a Statistics Computer Lab:  A Pilot Investigation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Center of the Integration of Research Teaching and Learning, College Station, TX.

Henry, M. A. and Mrug, S. (2015, March). Puberty Moderates Effects of the Parent-Adolescent Relationship on Adolescent Internalizing and Externalizing. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Henry, M. A. (2014, November). 8 Things I’m Pretty Sure I’m Sure About Studying Psychology. Invited address presented at the induction ceremony for the Samford University chapter of Psi Chi, Birmingham, AL.

Hirsch, V., Henry, M., Mrug, S., & Windle, M. (2014, May.) Bullying, Academic Performance, and High School Dropout in Adolescence. Poster presented at the 26th Annual UAB Ost Undergraduate Research Competition, Birmingham, AL.

Thai, C., Henry, M., & Mrug, S. (2014, May). Does Parenting Prevent Hopelessness in Low Income Youth? Poster presented at the 26th Annual UAB Ost Undergraduate Research Competition, Birmingham, AL.

Adams, J., Henry, M., & Mrug. S. (2014, March). Peer Victimization and Support of Sexual Minority Children from Preadolescence to Early Adolescence. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Austin, TX.

Thompson, C., Henry, M., & Mrug, S (2014, March). Pubertal Timing and Tempo: Associations with Friends’ Behavior in Early and Middle Adolescence. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Austin, TX.

Henry, M. & Mrug, S. (2013, August). Puberty Moderates Effects of the Parent-Child Relationship on Adolescent Delinquency. Symposium presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Henry, M. & Mrug, S. (2013, May). Puberty Moderates Effects of the Parent-Child Relationship on Adolescents’ Internalizing Symptoms. Poster presented at the meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C.

Henry, M. & Blewitt, P. (2011, March). A Moral Vocabulary? Exploring the Link between Moral Emotion Label Knowledge and Moral Judgment in Preschool-Aged Children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, QC, Canada.