^{Professors Alaina Brenick, Kathy Libal, and Shaun Dougherty presenting at the Big Mo’ 2017.}

* – denotes graduate co-author; † – denotes undergraduate co-author; †† – denotes high school co-author; ‡ – denotes senior authorship.

Invited International Presentations

Salter, P. S., Moadel-Attie, R. & Brenick, A. (2024, August 19). Impact of not having Critical Race Theory in social institutions and our social responsibility. [Invited Webinar]. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Summer Policy Webinar Series, virtual.

Brenick, A. & *Klein, S. (2024, June 21-23). Safeguarding academic freedom: Restrictive legislation, institutional censorship, and threats to personal safety. [Invited Interactive Discussion]. The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Banerjee, M. & Brenick, A. (2024, April). Empowering change: Youth-led social movements driving social justice and diversity. [Invited Symposium]. Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Brenick, A. (April, 2023). Invited chair, Empathy in action: Justice, care, service, and activism in the lives of adolescents. Symposium presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, San Diego, CA.

Brenick, A. (March, 2022). Invited moderator, Educator Well-being During the Covid-19 Pandemic, Symposium presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Brenick, A. (2022, June). Invited speaker, The intersections of social justice and your professional world. Invited talk presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Annual Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Brenick, A., Miller, A., & Moadel-Attie, R. (2021, August). Invited speaker, A historical account of SPSSI’s social action for social change. Invited highlighted talk presented at the SPSSI 2021 Virtual Conference.

Brenick, A. (2021, August). Invited moderator, Be a good ancestor. Invited moderator for Keynote talk delivered by Lisa Brunner at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual.

Brenick, A. (2021, April). Invited moderator, Cognition and bias. Flash Talk Session conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual.

Brenick, A. (2020, July). Invited discussant in J. Benatov (Chair), Interethnic contact experiences at school – Effects on psychological adjustment, academic achievement and intercultural competence of culturally diverse students. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Reading and Learning Special Interest Group 5, Learning and Development in Early Childhood, Ramat Gan, Israel.

Berger, R., Brenick A., & Tarrasch, R. (2019, June). Reducing pupils’ outgroup prejudice with a mindfulness and compassion-based program. Invited paper presented in, Reducing stereotyping and prejudice and promoting intergroup positive attitudes. Symposium conducted at the 7^th International Conference on Teacher Education, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Baysu, G., Brenick, A., & Titzmann, P. F. (2018, August). Disaggregating the ‘Migrant’ label: What issues are relevant for all migrants versus specific groups? Invited panelist at the 2^nd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Brenick, A., Schachner, M. K., & Jugert, P. (2018, August). The critical role of cultural climate in moderating the buffering effects of cross-group friendships on perceived ethnic discrimination. In A. Brenick (Chair), Identity development in the classroom: Implications for student academic achievement. Invited Symposium conducted at the 2^nd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Brenick, A. (2018, August). Invited symposium (Chair), Identity development in the classroom: Implications for student academic achievement. Invited Symposium conducted at the 2^nd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference, University of Potsdam, Germany.

Brenick, A. (2017, June). Invited discussant in M. K. Schachner & K. Phalet (Chairs), Interethnic contact experiences at school – Effects on psychological adjustment, academic achievement and intercultural competence of culturally diverse students. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Academy for Intercultural Research, Staten Island, NY.

Schachner, M. K., Brenick, A., & Jugert, P. (2017, June). Cross-ethnic friendships exacerbate effects of perceived discrimination on social-emotional adjustment of Turkish origin children in Germany. In Y. Svensson (Chair), Truly diverse school classes – what can we do? A Research Symposium. Invited symposium conducted at the European Network for Social and Emotional Competence (ENSEC) Conference, Stockholm, Sweden. [Shared first authorship].

Brenick, A. Phalet, K., & Syed, M. (2016, July). Invited panelist in L. Juang (Chair), Ethnic and national identity in culturally diverse classrooms. “View by Three” panel conducted at the Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference, University of Potsdam, Germany. 

Berger, R. & Brenick A. (2016, May). Mindsets and mindfulness: Training our brains to think about others differently. Invited workshop facilitated at the Magen School, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Brenick, A., *Schachner, M. K., Van de Vijver, F. J. R., Noack, P., & Heizmann, B., (2014, July). Classroom-related attitudinal conditions for interethnic friendships between adolescents with and without an immigrant background. In K. Göbel & M. Schachner (Chairs), Dealing with cultural diversity in educational settings. Invited symposium conducted at the 22^nd international congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Reims, France.

 Brenick, A., Titzmann, P.F., Michel, A., & Silbereisen, R.K. (2012, July). Ethnic German immigrant adolescents’ perceived discrimination: Individual and school-level associations. In R.K. Silbereisen & A. Brenick (Chairs), Leaving (for) home: Understanding return migration from the Diaspora. Invited symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Edmonton, Canada.

*Schachner, M. K., Brenick, A., Heizmann, B., Van de Vijver, F. J. R., & Noack, P. (2012, May). Who is friends with whom and why? Friendship patterns in multi-ethnic classrooms. In M. K. Schachner (Chair), School climate as a means to improve interethnic relations and facilitate the integration of immigrant children. Invited talk presented at the Migration Policy Department of the Ministry of the Interior, Den Haag, The Netherlands.

Brenick, A., Titzmann, P.F., *Michel, A., & Silbereisen, R.K. (2011, October). Perceptions of discrimination by repatriated migrant youth: Individual and school-level associations among ethnic German immigrants. Invited seminar talk presented at Graduate School of Human Behaviour in Social and Economic Change, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany.

Brenick, A. (2011, June). The effects of cross-group friendships on attitudes toward two outgroups: A longitudinal analysis of native German adolescents’ friendship patterns and their attitudes toward ethnic German and foreign immigrants. Invited talk presented at the Research Colloquium of the Department of Developmental Psychology, Center for Applied Developmental Science, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany.

Brenick, A. (2011, May). Early understanding of intergroup conflict: Young Arab and Israeli children’s evaluations of peer intergroup relations. Invited paper presented at the UNA Global Biennial Conference, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Brenick, A. (2011, May). Sesame Street in the time of conflict: Using children’s media as a tool to promote positive social and moral reasoning about intergroup relations. Invited talk presented at the European Research Center for Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER), Universiteit Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Brenick, A. (2010, April). Complexity and diversity: A Social Cognitive Domain Theory approach to assessing evaluations of intergroup relations across contexts and groups. Invited talk presented at the Studies, Results, and Considerations on the Perception of Complexity/Diversity and the Ingroup Projection Model workshop, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany.  

Brenick, A. (2010, April). Understanding Arab and Israeli children’s conceptions of the outgroup and intergroup relations. Invited talk presented at the annual School’s Day program, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Germany.  

 

Ankita Karna, Sydney Klein, and Rui Wu presenting at the 2022 SPSSI Annual Conference.

International Conference Presentations

†Cohen, L., †Udell, A., Herry, E., Goldberg, G., & ‡Brenick, A. (2024, June 21-23). More than policy: Queer experiences of non-inclusive sexual-health education [Poster Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Savaş, Ö., Rosenthal, L., & Brenick, A. (2024, June 21-23). Teaching about Palestine/Israel with Intersectional and Decolonial Psychological Praxis [Interactive Discussion]. The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Brenick, A., Bonam, C., Miller, A. Moadel-Attie, R., & Salter, P. (2024, June 21-23). Critical race theory in educational contexts [Conference Session]. The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Brenick, A., Salter, P., Moadel-Attie, R., Miller, A., & Bonam, C. (2024, June 21-23). Critical Race Theory in Society: Identity, Ideology, and Discourse [Conference Session]. The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

*Klein, S., *Pitcher, K., & ‡Brenick, A. (2024, June 21-23). RWA mediates Support for Right to Housing and Critical Action [Poster Presentation]. The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Brenick, A., LaRusso, M., Rogers, L., & Metzger, I. (2024, May 15-17). Together we rise: Community partnerships and interventions as agents of social justice for youth. [Roundtable]. Society of Research in Child Development Anti-racism in Developmental Science Summit, Panama City, Panama.

SRCD Data Tracking Initiative: Bader, L., Brenick, A., *Maereg, T., *Matlock, S., Morelli, G., Qian, M., Witherspoon, D., Yip, T. (2024, May 15-17). Toward Anti-racist publication practices: Perspectives and recommendations from experts. [Roundtable]. Society of Research in Child Development Anti-racism in Developmental Science Summit, Panama City, Panama.

Brenick, A., Farago, F., LaRusso, M., O’Brien Caughy, M., Banerjee, M. (2024, May 15-17). Anti-racist reviewing practices. [Roundtable]. Society for Research in Child Development Anti-Racist Developmental Science Summit, Panama City, Panama.

SPSSI NSF ADVANCE Grant Committee: Biernat, M., Bond, M., Brenick, A., Buchanan, N., Grzanka, P., Jones, M., Settles, I., & Stewart, A. (2023, June). Addressing intersectional exclusion in SPSSI: Understanding obstacles, catalyzing change. Interactive discussion moderated at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI), Denver, Colorado.

*Klein, S., †Zureiqi, M., & ‡Brenick, A. (2023, June). COVID-19 and the Right to Housing for the Unhoused Community. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Denver, Colorado.

*Klein, S., *Wu, R., †Shafique, H., Kelly, M. C., & Brenick, A. (March, 2023). The role of teachers in how U.S. youth evaluate and respond to immigrant biased-based bullying. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

*Wu, R., †Ybanez, A., Berger, R., & Brenick, A. (March, 2023). Mindful development: Promoting psychological and professional well-being of Palestinian teachers during Covid-19. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

 *Klein, S., *Wu, R., ††Amador, E., ††Lewis, K., †Gonzalez-Mendoza, A., †Shafique, H., Kelly, M. C., & Brenick, A. (March, 2023). Judgments of and responses to intergroup bias-based bullying: Assessing race, Immigrant background, and school climate. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

†Karna, A., *Wu, R., Kelly, M. C., Berger, R., & Brenick, A. (March, 2022). Observations of compassion: Examining mindfulness- and empathy-based interventions as facilitators of compassion amongst Jewish-Israeli kindergarteners. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

 †Cohen, L., †Karna, A., †Trahiotis, A. †Goldberg, G., †Udell, A., & Brenick, A. (March, 2022). Dismantling Discrimination: A Qualitative Assessment of Transgender and Nonbinary Youth’s Interpersonal and Institutional School-Based Discrimination. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

†Karna, A., *Klein, S., & Brenick, A. (March, 2022). Acculturative development of South Asian-American late adolescent and emerging adult second-generation immigrants. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development, Salt Lake City, Utah.

†Karna, A., *Klein, S., & Brenick, A. (June, 2022). Ethnic identity associated with second-generation, South Asian-American young adults. Poster submitted to the Biennial Convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

*Wu. R., ††Johnson, M., ††Rangel, T., *Choi, M., & Brenick, A. (June, 2022). Purposeful Harm? Evaluating White and Black Transgressors in Bullying Scenarios. Poster submitted to the Biennial Convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

*Wu, R. & Brenick, A. (June, 2022). Kung-flu tweeting: Sentiment analysis of Anti-Asian tweets during Covid-19. Poster submitted to the Biennial Convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 

Brenick, A. (2022, June). Take a stand!?: Youth well-being and victimization bystander intervention in the U.S. In M. LaRusso (Chair), The role of biopsychosocial stressors in child development and well-being in Australia, Colombia, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Rhodes, Greece. 

Brenick, A., *Wu, R., †Zureiqi, M., †Seraj, M., *Klein, S., & Berger, R. (2022, May). Promoting positive intergroup relations amidst conflict: Contact v. skills-training interventions. Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Conference “Construction of the Other: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. 

Brenick, A., †Trahiotis, A., & †Stepka, A. (2022, May). Minoritized gender and sexual identities in relation to trans and enby youth experiences of school-based victimization. Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Special Topics Conference “Construction of the Other: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

*Klein, S., Berger, R., Benatov, J., & ‡Brenick, A. (2022, March). Can Mindfulness Interventions Increase Prosocial Behaviors in Jewish-Israeli Kindergarten Children? Mindful Versus Empathy-based Approaches. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.

Brenick, A., *Miller, M., & Halgunseth, L. C. (2021, September). The relation between target ethnicity, immigrant background and selected victim response strategies for bias-based social exclusion bullying. Paper presented at the European Association for Developmental Psychology Summer Tour/Conference, Stavanger, Norway & Virtual.

Berger, R., Benatov, J., & Brenick, A. (2021, June). Reducing prejudice and promoting positive intergroup attitudes among elementary-school children in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Paper presented at the conference for the International Association for Intercultural Education, Tel Aviv, Israel.

van Schaik, S. D. M., Brenick, A., Benatov, J., & Berger, R. (2021, April). Comparing mindfulness- and empathy-based interventions to promote prosocial behaviors among Jewish-Israeli kindergarteners. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual.

*Choi, M., †Shah, S., *Miller, M., *Esquivel, V., Halgunseth, L.C., van Schaik, S. D. M., & A. (2021, April). Family and School Belongingness: Protective Factors for Immigrant Youth Against Bias-Based Bullying in the U.S. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual. Nominated for Student and Early Career Council Outstanding Poster with Graduate Student Lead Author.

Brenick, A., †Stepka, A., †Zureiqi, M., †Seraj, M., *Wu, R., *Choi, M., & †Trahiotis, A. (2021, April). Evaluations of bias-based bullying of im/migrant youth in the U.S.: The role of school climate.In S. Gonultas & A. Brenick (Chairs), How do social-contextual factors shape youth’s intergroup attitudes towards immigrants and refugees across four countries? Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual.

Brenick, A., †Seraj, M., *Wu, R., †Zureiqi, M., & Berger, R. (2021, April). Anti-racist actions: Using skills- and contact-based interventions to increase Palestinian-/Jewish-Israeli intergroup prosocial bystander responses. In K. L. Mulvey & Gonultas (Chairs), How intergroup-related and social-cognitive factors shape bystanders’ responses to bias-based bullying and exclusion across three countries. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual.

 van Schaik, S. D. M., Harkness, S., Super, C. M., Brenick, A., & Mavridis, C. (2021, April). Group Moderators in: Avoiding ethnocentrism in behavioral science through studying culture and human development, with panelists Kofi Marfo, Silvia Koller, Florrie Ng, and Marea Tsamaase. Panel presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Virtual.

*Lawrence, S. E. & Brenick, A. (2020, June). You’re not invited: Racial context and youth’s perceptions of and victim responses to exclusionary bullying. In S. Palmer & M. Miklikowska (Chairs), The role of group processes in reactions to and consequences of bullying and social exclusion. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Rhodes, Greece.

*Lawrence, S. E., †Doyon, M., †Trahiotis, A., *Carvalheiro, D., †Karr, E., Flannery, K., & Brenick, A. (2020, May). The role of minority sexual identity in evaluations of sexting victimization. Poster presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Rhodes, Greece.

Brenick, A., *Lawrence, S. E., *Carvalheiro, D., & †Stepka, A. (2020, June). School context and discriminatory bullying: The role of school climate in youth judgments of im/migrant bullying in the U.S. In M. Miklikowska & K. Eckstein (Chairs), The role of school diversity contexts for intergroup attitudes and adjustment of youth in four Western countries. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Rhodes, Greece.

Brenick, A., *Horton, A. (2020, June). Witnessing peer victimization in U.S. schools: Youth behavioral responses and mental health. In M. LaRusso (Chair), Biopsychosocial stressors of child development: Implications for well-being and psychopathology among Colombian, Dutch, and U.S. youth. Paper presented at the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Rhodes, Greece.

Brenick, A., *Zwarycz, C., *Lawrence, S. E., & Berger, R. (2018, July). Stand by or speak up: Promoting positive bystander behavior in intergroup contexts with skills- and contact-based interventions. In A. Brenick & A. Duffy (chairs) Getting by with a little help from my peers: Individual and social factors that contribute to defending bystander responses to bullying. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Goldcoast, Australia.

Brenick, A., Schachner, M. K., & Jugert, P. (2018, July). Perceived discrimination and psychosocial outcomes: Varying effects of cross-ethnic friendship types by ethnic/national identity and orientation. In. Y. Svensson (chair) With a little help from my friends? – Peer relations and ethnic identity as key aspects of the acculturation of minority and majority youth. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Goldcoast, Australia.

*Carvalheiro, D. & Brenick, A. (2018, July). Do Age and Gender Moderate the Influence of Parent and Peer Outgroup Norms on Adolescents’ Societal Reasoning About Intergroup Exclusion? Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Goldcoast, Australia.

Brenick, A., Berger, R., & †Lawrence, S. E. (2017, October). Teaching tolerance or acting tolerant? Comparing the effectiveness of skills- and contact-based prejudice reduction interventions among Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli-Jewish youth. Paper presented at the 6^th International Symposium of Psychology and Human Development, Santa Clara, Cuba.  

Brenick, A., Berger, R., & Tarrasch, R. (2017, August). Facilitating mindfulness and compassion in schools to reduce prejudice in the Middle-East. In S. Bayram-Ozdemir & M. Schwartzenthal (Chairs), The role of school context in the development of inter-ethnic relationships. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the European Association of Developmental Psychology, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Brenick, A., Margie, N. G., †Lawrence, S. E. & †Veres, M. (2016, July). What should victims do? The relation between bullying experience and choices for victims’ responses in same-race and cross-race bullying situations. In A. Brenick & M. K. Schachner (Chairs), Effects of positive and negative interethnic interactions amongst ethnic minority youth in four countries. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Margie, N. G., Brenick, A., †Lawrence, S. E., & †Veres, M. (2016, July). Interpreting intent in potential bullying situations: The relation between race/ethnicity, hostile intent attributions, and bullying experience. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Margie, N. G., Brenick, A., †Lawrence, S. E., & †Veres, M. (2016, July). Justifying bullying: How previous experiences predict adolescents’ moral reasoning about exclusion used to bully in same-race and cross-race situations. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Schachner, M. K., Brenick, A., & Jugert, P. (2016, July). Social integration and socio-emotional adjustment of early-adolescent Turkish immigrants in culturally diverse schools in Germany. In A. Brenick & M. K. Schachner (Chairs), Effects of positive and negative interethnic interactions amongst ethnic minority youth in four countries. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Brenick, A., †Rankin, E., *Flannery, K. (2016, July). Late-adolescents’ engagement in and attitudes about sexting and sexting victimization in relation to insecure attachment and rejection sensitivity. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Brenick, A., Titzmann, P.F., & Silbereisen, R.K. (2014, July). Individual and contextual predictors of native German adolescents’ engagement in and maintenance of cross-group friendships with Aussiedler. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Brenick, A., †Romano, K., †Shea, M., & Killen, M. (2014, July). Peers and parents: The influence of salient group norms in two contexts of Arab-Jewish intergroup relationships. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China.

Brenick, A., *Schachner, M. K., Van de Vijver, F. J. R., Noack, P., & Heizmann, B., (2013, September). Cross-group friendship patterns and their predictors in multi-ethnic classrooms. Paper presented at the 16^th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Brenick, A., & Killen, M. (2012, March). Peer, parent, and community attitudes among Jewish-American adolescents: Evaluations of Arab-Jewish intergroup exclusion. In A. Brenick & A. Munniksma (Chairs), Parental influence on adolescents’ intergroup attitudes and relationships. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Vancouver, Canada.

*Schachner, M. K., Brenick, A., *Heizmann, B., van de Vijver, F. J. R., & Noack, P. (2011, July). Class composition, school climate and interethnic relations amongst pupils. Paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Political Psychology, Istanbul, Turkey.

*Schachner, M. K., Brenick, A., *Heizmann, B., van de Vijver, F. J. R., & Noack, P. (2011, June). Multi-ethnic classrooms – fostering segregation or promoting integration? Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the German Peace Psychology Association, Marburg, Germany.

Brenick, A., Titzmann, P, & Silbereisen, R. K. (2011, April). A longitudinal analysis of the intergroup relations between native Germans and the ethnic and foreign immigrants in Germany. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Brenick, A., Killen, M., †Wei, E., & †McGrath, K. (2011, April). Jewish-American adolescents’ ingroup attitudes about the outgroup and their evaluations of Arab-Jewish intergroup relationships. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Brenick, A., Killen, M., †McGrath, K., & †Wei, E. (2011, April). The influence of adolescent cultural group membership and intergroup contact on evaluations of Jewish and Arab intergroup friendship. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Brenick, A., & †Mayer, A. (2008, June). Stereotypes and judgments regarding cultures in conflict: Attitudes about Jewish and Arab-American adolescents’ intergroup relations. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Jean Piaget Society, Quebec City, Canada.

Brenick, A., & *Margie, N. G. (2008, June). How do personal experiences with exclusion bear on adolescents’ evaluations of exclusion? Poster presented at the annual conference of the Jean Piaget Society, Quebec City, Canada.

 Brenick, A., & *Henning, A. (2004, June). Adolescents’ and young adults’ evaluations of video games. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Jean Piaget Society, Toronto, Canada.

 

Ankita Karna and Liam Cohen presenting at the 2023 SRCD Biennial Meeting.

National Conference Presentations

*Lawrence, S. E., †Doyon, M., †Trahiotis, A., *Carvalheiro, D., †Karr, E., Flannery, K., & Brenick, A. (2020, May). The role of minority sexual identity in evaluations of sexting victimization. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Special Topics Conference “Construction of the Other: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Brenick, A., *Lawrence, S. E., *Carvalheiro, D., & Berger, R. Prejudice-reduction under conflict: Comparing contact and skills-training interventions. Paper presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Special Topics Conference “Construction of the Other: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

†Sullivan, A., Halgunseth, L., †Mendoza, E., †Miller, M., Brenick, A., *Donohue, E., & *Zhang, Y. (2020, May). Bullying experiences of children of immigrants. Poster presented at the Society for Research on Child Development Special Topics Conference “Construction of the Other: Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice and Discrimination, Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Brenick, A. & *Lawrence, S. (2019, March). Chairs, Contextual and longitudinal assessments of risk and protective factors for perceived ethnic discrimination across three countries.
Symposium presented at the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A., *Carvalheiro, D., *Lawrence, S., & Berger, R. (2019, March). The effectiveness of two intervention programs for promoting youth intergroup prosociality in the Middle-East. In J. Grütter & J. Peplak  (Chairs), Children’s emotions and prosocial behavior in the context of intergroup relations. Symposium presented at the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A., *Lawrence, S., *Carvalheiro, D., & Berger, R. (2019, March). Stand by or stand up? Interventions to promote prosocial intergroup bystander behavior among youth in the Middle-East. In S. Palmer & A. Brenick (Chairs), But what do *They* say? The role of group dynamics in bullying behaviors and bystanders responses to bullying.
Symposium presented at the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Baltimore, MD.

*Carvalheiro, D., *Lawrence, S., †Karr, E., & Brenick, A. (2019, March). Gender, age, and group norms: How do they relate to adolescents’ evaluations of intergroup exclusion? Poster presented at the 2019 Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Child Development. Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A. & *Carvalheiro, D. (2018, April). Prosocial Reasoning About Intergroup Exclusion: Age and Gender Effects on the Comparative Role of Peer and Parent Outgroup Norms. In A. Brenick (Chair), Prosocial behaviors and intergroup attitudes in adolescence: The influences of family, school, peers, and life experiences. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN.

Brenick, A., Schachner, M. K., & Jugert, P. (2018, April). Ethnic/national identity and orientation related to perceived discrimination, cross-ethnic friendships, and psychosocial outcomes. In M. Benish-Weisman (Chair), National identity among ethnic minority adolescents: An international perspective. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN.

*Lawrence, S. E., Brenick, A., & *Zwarycz, C. (2018, April). I’ve got your back: Does positive bystander intervention relate to adolescents’ judgments of social exclusion bullying? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Minneapolis, MN.

Brenick, A., Margie, N. G., & †Lawrence, S. E., *Zwarycz, C. (2017, April). Moral judgments about exclusion bullying: The role of previous experiences and ethnicity of participants, excluders, and victims. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Brenick, A., Berger, R., & Tarrasch, R. (2017, April). Evaluating a school-based mindfulness and compassion training intervention to reduce Jewish-Israeli youth’s prejudice of Arabs. In P. C. Quinn (Chair), Identifying and reducing bias and prejudice among children in diverse contexts. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

Margie, N. G., Brenick, A., †Lawrence, S. E., & *Zwarycz, C. (2017, April). The role of ethnicity and prior victimization in youth’s moral reasoning about exclusion bullying in same and cross-race scenarios. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Austin, TX.

*Lovitz, M., Martin, M. & Brenick, A. (2016, April). Exploring next steps in research methods for family engagement in low-income families. Poster present at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

Brenick, A., Margie, N. G., †Lawrence, S. E. & †Veres, M. (2016, March). The relation between personal bullying experience with evaluations of various response strategies to exclusion bullying scenarios. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A.  & †Romano, K. (2016, March). Parent outgroup norms, outgroup stereotypes and intergroup friendships with Jewish- and Arab-American youth. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A. & Killen, M. (2015, March). Palestinian, Palestinian-Israeli, and Jewish-Israeli children’s evaluations of scenarios of peer exclusion. In J. Smetana (Chair), Growing up in the Middle East: Social development in the context of strife. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Brenick, A.  & †Romano, K. (2015, March). Cultural identity, and perceived peer and parent outgroup norms in relation to engagement in cross-group friendships. Poster presented in M. Aboutalebi Karkavandi (Chair), Child and adolescent friendship formation and adjustment: Functions of individual and interpersonal environmental characteristics. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Philadelphia, PA.

Brenick, A., †Shea, M., & Killen, M. (2014, March). Adolescents’ evaluations of Jewish-Arab intergroup exclusion: The interplay of parent normative attitudes, negative outgroup stereotypes, and intergroup contact. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX.

Brenick, A., Titzmann, P.F., & Silbereisen, R.K. (2014, March). Perceived discrimination and school diversity as predictors of cross-group friendships patterns among native German and immigrant adolescents. In G. Stevens & A. Brenick (Chairs), Perceived discrimination among youth in three countries: Pathways and outcomes in contexts of migration. Symposium conducted at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Austin, TX.

Brenick, A. & Killen, M. (2013, July). Cultural identity and contact as predictors of adolescents’ evaluations of Jewish-Arab friendships. Poster presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.

Brenick, A., Shattuck, J., Donlan, A.,*Duh, S., & Zubriggen, E. (2013, April). Promoting safety skills in children: A quasi-experimental evaluation of the Kidpower Everyday Safety Skills Program. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Brenick, A. & Killen, M. (2013, April). The influence of adolescent cultural identification development and intergroup contact on moral judgments of Jewish-Arab intergroup exclusion. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Seattle, WA.

Brenick, A. & Killen, M. (2009, April). Evaluating video game content and usage: A Social Cognitive Domain approach. In N. G. Freier & P. H. Kahn (Chairs), Children in technological environments. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Brenick, A., Killen, M. & †Mayer, A. (2009, April). Cultural stereotypes and moral judgments regarding Jewish-Arab adolescent intergroup relations. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.

Brenick, A., Killen, M., *Kelly, M., *Richardson, C., & *Jampol, N. (2008, June). Social-cognitive developmental approaches to intergroup bias and moral judgments. In R. Guerra & L. Cameron (Chairs), Overcoming the first glimmers of prejudice: The developmental social psychological approach. Symposium conducted at the biennial convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Chicago, IL.

Brenick, A., *Lee-Kim, J., Killen, M., Fox, N. A., & Leavitt, L. A. (2007, May). Arab and Israeli children’s stereotypes about the other and evaluations of peer intergroup exclusion. In J. Denver (Chair), RiSE-UP research award symposium: Research on socially and economically underrepresented populations. Symposium conducted at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.

 Brenick, A., *Lee-Kim, J., Killen, M., Fox, N. A., & Leavitt, L. A. (2007, May). Arab and Israeli children’s stereotypes about the other and evaluations of peer intergroup exclusion. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, DC.  

Brenick, A., *Lee-Kim, J., Killen, M., Fox, N. A., & Leavitt, L. A. (2007, March). The intergroup attitudes and stereotypes of Arab and Israeli children living in the Middle-East. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

*Margie, N. G., Brenick, A., Killen, M., Crystal, D., & Ruck, M. (2007, March). Peer exclusion: Personal experience, moral judgments, and ethnic group membership. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Brenick, A., *Lee-Kim, J., Killen, M., Fox, N. A., Raviv, A., & Leavitt, L. A. (2006, June). Intergroup judgments from Israeli and Arab children in the Middle-East. Paper presented at the biennial convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Long Beach, CA.

*Margie, N. G., Brenick, A., Killen, M. Crystal, D., & Ruck, M. (2006, May). Peer victimization and moral judgments about interracial peer encounters. Poster presented at the annual convention of the Association for Psychological Science, New York, NY.

*Henning, A., & Brenick, A. (2005, April). Adolescents’ social evaluations of stereotypic images and themes in video games. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

*Henning, A., & Brenick, A. (2004, June). Stereotypes in video games: Is the lack of diversity viewed as problematic or legitimate by adolescents and young adults? Poster presented at the biennial convention of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Washington, DC.

 

Invited National and Local Presentations

Brenick, A. & Nevers, J. (2022, April). HartBeat Ensemble, “Stuck in the Tape.” Invited moderators for two-day interactive workshop as part of UConn Hartford Anti-Racism, Education, and Community Conference, Hartford, CT and Online.

Brenick, A. (2021, April). Actions to reduce inequities – Amity in Action. Invited talk presented at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

 Brenick, A. (2021, March). Understanding inequities – Amity in Action. Invited talk presented at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

 Brenick, A. (2021, February). Reducing the impact of racism – Amity in Action. Invited talk presented at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

Brenick, A. (2020, November). Contexualizing contact: Understanding how and why to Implement the Various Forms of Contact Interventions. Invited talk presented at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA.

Brenick, A. (2020, November). Valuing diversity – Amity in Action, Invited talk presented at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

Brenick, A. (2020, October). Embracing diversity. Invited panelist at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

Brenick, A. (2020, August). Exploring diversity – Amity in Action. Invited talk presented at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

Brenick, A. (2020, June). Racism as a Public Health Crisis. Invited talk presented at the South Windsor Public Library, Human Relations Committee, and CT Coalition for Race Amity, South Windsor, CT.

Brenick, A. (2019, March). The Role of Culture in Social Domain Theory Research. Invited speaker, Society for Research in Child Development Social Domain Theory Pre-conference, Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A. (2018, May). Sports Medicine Science Academy Science Capstone Exhibition. Invited panel judge, Sports Medicine Science Academy, Hartford, CT.  

Brenick, A. (2018, June). But I’m just a counselor: What youth counselors can do to effectively address bullying in camps. Invited workshop facilitated at the Middlesex County Camp (4H), Moodus, CT.

Brenick, A. (2018, June). Bullying experiences of Muslim youth: Best practices for school, family, and community support. Invited talk presented at the Berlin Mosque, Berlin, CT.

Brenick, A. (2018, May). Stigma-based bullying: A guide for educators. Invited talk presented at the Danbury School District, Danbury, CT.

Brenick, A. (2018, April). Empowering youth to combat intergroup inequity and victimization. Invited talk presented at the UConn School of Social Work German-U.S. Exchange Empowerment and Human Rights Conference, Hartford, CT.

Brenick, A., *Lawrence, S. E., Berger, R., & Tarrasch, R. (2018, February). Evaluating a School-Based Mindfulness & Compassion Training Intervention to Reduce Jewish-Israeli Youth’s Prejudice of Arabs. Poster presented at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity Poster Session, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2017, November). Understanding intergroup victimization: Implications for intervention. Invited talk presented at the Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development Colloquium Series, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2017, November). Kindness and compassion as tools against bullying. Invited talk presented at The Anna E. Norris Elementary School, East Hartford, CT.

Brenick, A., (2017, September). Growing into and out of peace and tolerance: The need for a developmental understanding of intergroup relations and victimization. Enrichment Programs Honors Faculty Member of the Year Last Lecture Series, UConn, Storrs, CT. 

Brenick, A., Flannery, K., Van Antwerp, S., & Ranking, E. A. (2017, September). Vulnerability or empowerment? The relation between attachment and rejection sensitivity, and sexting experiences, evaluations, and victimization. Ronald and Nancy Rohner Center for the Study of Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection Lecture Series, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2017, August). Better together: Creating socially just and diverse community. Better Together UConn Hartford Welcome Event, UConn, Hartford, CT.

Brenick, A. (2017, June). Bullying: Prevention and intervention in a camp setting. Invited workshop facilitated at the Middlesex County Camp (4H), Moodus, CT.

Brenick, A. (2017, May). Developmental Intergroup Relations: How children come to understand diversity in social relations. The Big Mo’ at UConn Hartford, Riverfront Recapture, Hartford, CT.

Brenick, A. (2017, May). Bullying: Prevention through awareness and attitudes. Human Development and Family Studies Early College Experience Spring Training, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A., Chrysochoou, M., Desai, M., Madjar-Nanovska, N., & Quinn, D. (2017, March). Women in careers panel. Invited panelist for the Undergraduate Student Government, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2016, June). Bullying 101: Identifying, preventing, and effectively intervening to bullying. Invited workshop facilitated at the Middlesex County Camp (4H), Moodus, CT.

Brenick, A. (2016, April). Social and moral reasoning about intergroup relations across cultural contexts. Invited talk presented at the UConn Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development Spring Workshop, Mystic, CT.

Brenick, A. (2016, February). Intergroup conflict and young Arab and Israeli children: Understanding and addressing children’s rights concerns in the context of peer intergroup relations. Invited talk presented at Human Rights and Social Work, School of Social Work, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2015, December). Exploring intergroup relations in times of political turmoil: How to promote intergroup tolerance among Arab and Israeli children. Invited talk presented at the Center for the Study of Culture, Health, and Human Development, UConn, Storrs, CT. 

Brenick, A. (2015, November). Confronting bullying: A guide for parents. Invited talk presented at The Anna E. Norris Elementary School, East Hartford, CT.

Brenick, A. (2014, October). Using Sesame Street to facilitate tolerance in young Arab and Israeli children. Invited talk presented at the Office of Community Outreach- Youth Development and Education for Adolescents Colloquium, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2014, September). Overcoming disaster: Therapeutic, community, and institutional supports for children and families. Invited panelist at the 20^th Anniversary of the International Year of the Family Lecture Series, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2013, February). Extended contact through media: Promoting positive intergroup attitudes among children in contexts of war and political violence. Invited talk presented at the Developmental Psychology Colloquium, UConn, Storrs, CT.

Brenick, A. (2012, April).  What can Big Bird teach us about peace and justice? The role of media as an agent for social change. Invited talk presented at the Teach-in for Peace and Justice, The Park School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A. (2010, April). Using the media as a tool for social justice: The case of young children in the Middle East. Invited talk presented at the Teach-in for Peace and Justice, The Park School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A., *Brody, J., *Brown, H., *DePietro, S., *Grissom, D., *Grzanka, P., *Roberts, S., & *Scott, H. (2009, May). Overcoming the challenges faculty face when incorporating social, environmental, and economic sustainability within diverse curricula. Invited talk presented at the Chesapeake Project, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.  

Brenick, A., *Brody, J., *Brown, H., *DePietro, S., *Grissom, D., *Grzanka, P., *Roberts, S., & *Scott, H. (2009, May). Meeting the demand for sustainability in higher education: Vital resources for university faculty. Invited talk presented at the Center for Teaching Excellence, University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Brenick, A. (2009, April). Fighting stereotypes while fighting each other: Tools to promote outgroup tolerance amidst an ongoing conflict. Invited talk presented at the Teach-in for Peace and Justice, The Park School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.

Brenick, A. (2008, April).  What can Big Bird teach us about peace and justice? The role of media as an agent for social change. Invited talk presented at the Teach-in for Peace and Justice, The Park School of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD.

Fox, N. A., Killen, M., Brenick, A., *Lee-Kim, J., & Leavitt, L. A. (2005, November). Sesame Stories: The impact study. Invited paper presented at the Sesame Workshop, New York, NY.