Katie Schinka’s Bio
Undergraduate Degree: B.A. in Psychology (minor in Philosophy) from Queens University of Charlotte, 2008
Ph.D. Program: Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and families.
Specific Research Interests: I am interested in risk and protective factors of adolescent suicidality, particularly the impact of loneliness in peer and familial contexts.
Lab Tasks:
All things related to our CDC grant on risk and protective factors of adolescent suicide. In particular:
Outreach activities in the community
NICHD SECC dataset management
NICHD SECC data analyses
CDC grant literature reviews
Current/Recent Projects:
Schinka, K.C., van Dulmen, M.H.M, & Mata, A. (in prep). Trajectories of Loneliness from Middle Childhood to Adolescence.
Jones, A.C., Schinka, K.C., van Dulmen, M.H.M., Bossarte, R., & Swahn, M. (under review). Changes in Loneliness During Middle Childhood Predict Risk for Adolescent Suicidality Indirectly Through Behavior Problems.
Schinka, K.C., Jones, A. C., van Dulmen, M.H.M., Swahn, M., & Bossarte, R. Longitudinal Investigation of the Interpersonal-Psychological Framework in Middle Childhood and Adolescence. Submitted to Society for Research on Child Development.
Schinka, K. C., van Dulmen, M. H. M., Swahn, M. & Bossarte, R. Longitudinal Investigation of the Link Between Loneliness and Suicidality. Presented at Society for Research on Adolescence.
Van Dulmen, M. H. M., Schinka, K. C., Jones, A. C., Bossarte, R., & Swahn, M. Changes in loneliness during middle childhood predict risk for adolescent suicidality through depression and externalizing behavior problems. Presented at Society for Research on Adolescence.
Schinka, K.C., van Dulmen, M. H. M., Karazsia, B., Bossarte, R., & Swahn, M. (2009). Trajectories of middle childhood unintentional injury as predictors of suicidal and self-harming behavior in adolescence. Presented at American Psychological Association.
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.
Career Goal: Currently, my long term goal is to return to Queens University as a faculty member.
Hobbies: I enjoy traveling, reading, drinking coffee, spending time with Hootie (the best dachshund ever!), watching any reality TV show, and cheering on the Florida Gators!