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Leslie Seay
 Graduate Trainee - EducationAdvisor: Professor Sandra Graham Year Entered Doctoral Program at UCLA: 2007 Undergraduate School/Major: Brigham Young University/Psychology Email:leslie.seay@gmail.com Research: My primary research interests involve the use of physical space (indoor and outdoor) in educational settings and its effects on interpersonal relationships as well as socio-emotional and behavioral outcomes at school. Some of my specific goals are to examine classroom seating arrangements and group behavior, particularly for students from crowded homes, neighborhoods, and schools; cafeteria seating arrangements and segregation/integration in ethnically diverse schools; and economic diversity and friendship formation during free play. I am currently working on the UCLA Peer Project, a longitudinal study of peer relationships across the transition from middle school to high school, as well as a pilot study of seating patterns and segregation in middle school. My other research interests include family processes that vary by family structure and how the use of space inside the home impacts family relationships. Publications and conference presentations: Seay, L. & Graham, S. (2009, July). Birds of a different feather: An examination of adolescent cross-ethnic friendships. Paper submission accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of International School Psychology Association, Qawra, Malta. Seay, L., Graham, S., & Solomon, B. (2009, April). Seating patterns and segregation in a multiethnic cafeteria. Paper submission accepted for presentation at the biennial meeting of Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO. Seay, L., Graham, S., & Solomon, B. (2009, April). Using segregation indices in multiethnic schools. Poster submission accepted for presentation at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA. Seay, L. (2008, April). Family togetherness and children’s well-being: Differences across five family structures. Poster presented at the annual meeting of Western Psychological Association, Irvine, CA. Seay, L. (2008, March). Family togetherness and children's well-being: Differences across three family structures. Western Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Irvine, CA. Honors and awards: Graduate Summer Research Mentorship, 2008 Current hobbies, interests, extracurricular activities: |
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