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Hire Dr. Chelsea H.

United States

Profile Summary

I'm a researcher and evaluator with over 8 years of experience conducting research in developmental psychology, having recently received my Ph.D. in child psychology. In my current role at Michigan State University Extension, I collaborate with 4-H and early childhood staff to collect data on statewide programming efforts to demonstrate their impact on children and families. Having a strong base of content knowledge in child development, as well as the research skills required to conduct evaluations, puts me in a unique position to work to improve these types of programs. I also have a good deal of experience teaching undergraduate courses, which has allowed me to develop the ability to flexibly alternate between communicating with my academic colleagues and communicating with my students at a level they can understand. I've found that this is an invaluable skill to have when working within both the academic and non-academic realms. My colleagues know me as someone they can count on to be knowledgeable, caring, organized, and detail-oriented. I enjoy helping others, and I'm proud that I'm often the first person others come to with a question or for advice on how to deal with a problem. Helping other people is something that comes naturally to me, and I look forward to putting my skills to work to help others more broadly.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Developmental Psychology
• ☆ Child Development
• ☆ Child Psychology
• ☆ Child & Adolescent Welfare
• ☆ Evaluation Methodology

Services

• Writing
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Work Experience

Evaluation Specialist

Michigan State University Extension

2016 - Present

Evaluation consultant

University of Minnesota Extension

2015 - 2016

Instructor

University of Minnesota

2014 - 2016

Graduate Research Fellow

University of Minnesota

2011 - 2016

Instructor

Saint Catherine University

2014 - 2015

Education

Ph.D. (Child Development)

University of Minnesota

- 2016

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Michal Reifen Tagar, Chelsea Hetherington, Deborah Shulman, Melissa Koenig(2017). On the path to social dominance? Individual differences in sensitivity to intergroup fairness violations in early childhood . Personality and Individual Differences. 113. p. 246--250. Elsevier {BV}

Marjorie Rhodes, Chelsea Hetherington, Kimberly Brink, Henry M. Wellman(2014). Infants{\textquotesingle} use of social partnerships to predict behavior . Developmental Science. 18. (6). p. 909--916. Wiley-Blackwell

Chelsea Hetherington, Caroline Hendrickson, Melissa Koenig(2014). Reducing an in-group bias in preschool children: the impact of moral behavior . Developmental Science. 17. (6). p. 1042--1049. Wiley-Blackwell

DATA SET

Rebecca J. Shlafer, Chelsea Hetherington, Christopher M. McCormick Online Course Management Systems: The Impact of Moodle Interaction on Student Performance . PsycEXTRA Dataset. American Psychological Association ({APA})