Andrea Mata’s Bio
Undergraduate degree:
B.S. Psychology [Minored in Criminology, Urban Studies] from Valparaiso University, 2006
Masters degree:
M.A. Clinical Child Psychology from Kent State University, 2009
Masters Thesis:
Extracurricular activity participation: The role of deviant peer affiliation and perceived friendship closeness
PhD program and area:
Ph.D. Clinical Psychology – Emphasis: Child and Family/Developmental
Dissertation:
Structured activity involvement and behavior problems: Investigation of selection, transactional, and age-specific effects with the use of variable and person-centered approaches
Specific research interest:
I have three main research avenues:
(1) The impact of involvement of extracurricular activity on development
(2) Individuals classified in the adult-onset antisocial behavior trajectory (individuals who do not start offending until after the age of 18)
(3) The impact of engaging in activities with your romantic partner on romantic relationship functioning
Courses Taught:
- Child Psychology
- Social and Personality Development
Refereed Articles/Book Chapters:
Mata, A. D., Schinka, K. C., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (2010). Amount of time in extracurricular activities impact on parenting and adolescent behavior problems. In P. H. Krause & T. M. Dailey (Eds.), Handbook of parenting: Styles, stresses, and strategies. Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science.
Flannery, D. J., van Dulmen, M. H. M., & Mata, A. D. (in press). Developmental trajectories of exposure to violence. In M. J. Delisi & K. Beaver (Eds.), the life-course of antisocial behavior: Aggression to delinquency to crime. Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett.
Specific projects working on:
Mata, A. D., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (revise and resubmit). Adult-onset antisocial behavior trajectories: Associations with adolescent family processes and emerging adulthood functioning. Manuscript submitted for publication. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Mata, A. D., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (under review). Group-based modeling of time spent in structured activities trajectories from middle childhood into early adolescence. Manuscript submitted for publication. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly.
van Dulmen, M. H. M., Mata, A. D., & Klipfel, K. M. (under review). Enhancing the Assessment of Psychological Abuse through Observational Methodology. Manuscript submitted for publication. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.
Mata, A. D., van Dulmen, M. H. M., Schinka, K. C., Swahn, M. H., Bossarte, R. M., & Flannery, D. J. (in preparation). Involvement in extracurricular activities and suicidality: The role of school belonging. Manuscript in preparation.
Mata, A. D., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (in preparation). Highly involved children: Descriptives, predictors, and outcomes. Manuscript in preparation.
Goncy, E. A., Mata, A. D., & van Dulmen, M. H. M. (in preparation). Trajectories of child externalizing and internalizing behavior problems: Multi-informant reports. Manuscript in preparation.
Schinka, K. C., van Dulmen, M. H. M., & Mata, A. D. (in preparation). Trajectories of loneliness from childhood to early adolescence. Manuscript in preparation.
van Dulmen, M. H. M., Mata, A. D., Klipfel, K. M., Claxton, S. E., & Schinka, K. A. (in preparation). Cross-lagged effects between violence and suicide from adolescence into adulthood: Findings from the AddHealth Study. Manuscript in preparation.
Career Goal:
I would like an academic position that provides me opportunities to conduct research and allows me to teach and motivate undergraduate students. In addition to this position, I would like to conduct therapy on a few clients at a community mental health agency.
Hobbies:
Playing sports (softball, basketball, volleyball, soccer), watching sports (DA Bears and Bulls, Chicago White Sox), running and working out, the outdoors, traveling, movies, hanging out with my fiancé, friends and my “Little Man”—pug named Cerbie, returning to Chicago to visit family and friends and eating the best pizza in the world—Giordanos!