Full Curriculum Vita Education M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies (expected 2009) Pennsylvania State University M.A. in Education Theory and Policy, 2009 Pennsylvania State University A.B. in Psychology and Education Policy, 2007 Vassar College Research Interests Bullying and peer relations Impact of school-level factors on peer networks and peer relations Intersections of Human Development and Education Policy Current Research Involvement Classroom Ecologies and Teaching Practices PROSPER Peers Middle School Transitions Project Recent Publications Temkin, D. (2008). Addressing Social Aggression in State Anti-Bullying Policies. Penn GSE Perspectives in Urban Education, 5(2).http://www.urbanedjournal.org/Vol.%206%20Order%20in%20Schools/Articles/Article_3_Social%20Aggression.html Temkin, D. & Roellke, C. (2008). Federal education control in No Child Left Behind: Implications of two court challenges. In J.K. Rice & C. Roellke. High Stakes Accountability: Implications for Resources and Capacity. Conference Presentations Temkin, D.A., Gest, S.D. & Rulison, K.L. (2009, April). Social network positions and social perceptions of victimized and non-victimized youth. Poster to be presented at the biennial conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. Temkin, D.A. (2009, April). The teacher and the anti-bullying policy: Teachers’ attitudes and beliefs towards bullying. Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Temkin, D.A. & Gest, S.D. (2009, May). Associations between friendship ties and victimization: protection or selection? Paper presented at the annual conference of the Society for Prevention Research, Washington, DC.http://www.personal.psu.edu/dzt102/temkinvita.dochttp://www.urbanedjournal.org/Vol.%206%20Order%20in%20Schools/Articles/Article_3_Social%20Aggression.htmshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1
About Me
 
 
Deborah Temkin is a joint-degree student pursuing her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies and her M.A. in Education Theory and Policy at the Pennsylvania State University.
 
 
Her main interests surround peer relations and the school’s influence on social development in the context of peers. She is particularly interested in the school’s role in preventing social aggression and other forms of bullying. She is also interested in understanding how certain education policies (such as NCLB) influence student’s overall development
 
 
Please feel free to contact Deborah at the information listed below.
 
 
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    University Park, PA 16802
Email:
  dzt102@psu.edu