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Karen Rothstein
 Graduate Trainee - Psychological Studies of Education (Graduate School of Education)Advisor: Professor Sandra Graham Year Entered Doctoral Program at UCLA: 2006 Undergraduate School/Major: State University of New York, College at Geneseo BA in English and Certification in Secondary Education Email: krothstein@ucla.edu Research: I am pursuing a Ph.D. in Psychological Studies of Education at UCLA to have an opportunity to conduct research in two areas: bullying and multiracial adolescent identity. For bullying, I am interested in teacher attitudes toward bullying and how they are prepared to deal with student aggression as well as differences in teachers' and students' perceptions of bullying. Regarding multiracial adolescents, I am interested in the friendships multiracial adolescents establish and their sense of ethnic identity, attachment, and belonging. Publications and conference presentations: Rothstein, Karen (2008, July) "Who is a bully? Student and teacher perceptions." poster presentation, International Association for Relationship Research, Providence, RI. Rothstein, Karen (2008, April) "The identity of multiracial/ethnic adolescents." poster presentation, Western Psychological Association, Irvine, C. Rothstein, K. (2008). The Identity of Multiracial/Ethnic Adolescents. Poster presentation at the Western Psychological Association Convention. Guest Lecturer, "Psychological Foundations of Education", California State University - Los Angeles, August 16, 2007. Guest Lecturer, "Psychological Foundations of Education", California State University - Los Angeles, February 15, 2007. Rothstein, K. (2007). The impact of being labeled a bully. Poster presentation at Western Psychological Association Convention. Honors and awards: UCLA Affiliates Scholarship: Fishbaugh/Pollak Award, 2007 UCLA-NSF IGERT Interdisciplinary Relationship Science Program Trainee, 2007-2009 UCLA University Fellowship, 2006-2007 UCLA Registration Fee Grant, 2006-2007 Current hobbies, interests, extracurricular activities: Surfing, snowboarding, yoga, reading, sitting in traffic on the 405 |
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