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Contact Information: Psychology Dept. Wellesley College Wellesley, MA 02481 Phone: 781-283-3001 E-mail: stheran@wellesley.edu
			My research focuses on risk and resilience factors that protect against developmental psychopathology in childhood and adolescence, with a specific emphasis on gender issues. Within this broad rubric, my current area of research examines factors that put girls at risk for negative outcomes in adolescence. Recent research examined the construct level of voice, which is a risk factor for developmental psychopathology, and may be manifested in girls' inauthentic relationships, and subsequent psychopathology. However, level of voice can also be understood as a protective factor against developing psychopathology.
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			Publications
			Bogat, G.A., Levendosky, A.A., Theran, S.A., von Eye, A., & Davidson, W.S. (2003). Predicting the psychosocial effects of interpersonal partner violence: How much does a woman’s history of abuse matter? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 18, 1271-1291.
			Huth-Bocks, A. C., Levendosky, A. A., Theran, S. A., & Bogat, G. A. (2004). The impact of domestic violence on mothers' prenatal representations of their infants. Infant Mental Health Journal, 25, 79-98.
			Levendosky, A.A., Bogat, G.A., Theran, S.A., & Trotter, J.S., von Eye, A., & Davidson, W.S. (2004). The social networks of women experiencing domestic violence. American Journal of Community Psychology, 34, 95-109.
			Theran, S.A., Levendosky, A.A., Bogat, G.A., & Huth-Bocks, A.C. (in press). Stability and change in mothers’ internal representations of their infants over time. Attachment and Human Development.
			Theran, S.A., Sutherland, C., Sullivan, C.M., & Bogat, G.A. (in press). Abusive partners versus ex-partners: Understanding the effects of relationship to the abuser on well-being and social support. Violence Against Women.
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			Conference Presentations
			Theran, S.A. (2003, April). Ethnicity, attachment, and gender role socialization: The impact on level of voice in adolescent girls. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
			Theran, S.A., & Levendosky, A.A. (2003, April). Continuity of maternal attachment over time in a high-risk sample. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
			Theran, S., Schettini, A., & Huth-Bocks, A. (2002, February). A group treatment approach to treating preschoolers experiencing domestic violence or loss. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Head Start Association, East Lansing, MI.
			Theran, S., Trotter, J., Bogat, G.A., & Levendosky, A.A. (2001, August). Social networks of women in abusive relationships. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
			Weatherill, R., O'Toole, E., Theran, S., DeJonghe, E., Levendosky, A.A., Bogat, G.A., & von Eye, A. (2001, August). Assessment of attachment style in high-risk pregnant women. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
			Huth-Bocks, A., Levendosky, A.A., & Theran, S. (2001, May). The impact of domestic violence on mothers’ prenatal representations of their infants. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Michigan Association Infant Mental Health.
			Levendosky, A.A., Theran, S.A., Bogat, G.A., von Eye, A., & Davidson, W.S. (2000, June). Profiles of violence: Understanding women’s experiences in abusive relationships. Paper presented at the UNH Family Violence Conference.
			Theran, S.A., & Foster-Fishman, P., & Davidson, W.S. (1999, June). Increasing organizational effectiveness through an outcome-based evaluation. Poster session presented at the biannual meeting of the Society for Community and Research Action.
			Theran, S.A., Sebastian, M., Foster-Fishman, P., & Davidson, W.S. (1998, August). Discord or harmony: The multiple voices within a disability coalition. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
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			Grants
			Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Grant in Women’s Studies, The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Attachment and gender role socialization as predictors of level of voice in a diverse group of adolescent girls: The cumulative impact on relationships and psychological well-being, $3,000, 2003.
			Student Award Program Grant, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, Level of voice as a mechanism for understanding mental health outcomes in adolescent girls, $3,000, 2002-2003.
			Research Enhancement Award, Michigan State University, $1,000, 2002.
			Graduate Incentive Fellowship, Michigan State University, $100, 2002
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			Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation Wellesley Centers for Women
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			Created by: Tiffany Mok '06 and Yang Song '08 Date created: June 28, 2005 Date updated: August 8, 2005 Maintained by: Sally Theran Expires: June 1, 2007