Virginia Mackintosh (vmackint)

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Associate Professor

Mercer Hall Room 314
vmackint@umw.edu
540-654-1556


Academic Degrees

B.A., State University of New York at Binghamton; M.S., Ph.D., Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Mackintosh in the News

Psychology Alum Shares Renowned Gift

Rachael Wonderlin ’11 spent hours as a teen volunteering at a skilled nursing facility. One day, a friend remarked she had a gift for working with older adults. “I didn’t realize at the time that this was a skill,” said Wonderlin, who channeled her talents into a psychology degree from Read more…

Mackintosh, Liss, and Schiffrin Publish Book Chapter on Intensive Parenting

Drs. Virginia Mackintosh, Miriam Liss, and Holly Schiffrin published a book chapter in the recently released Intensive Mothering: The Cultural Contradictions of Modern Motherhood from Demeter Press.  The chapter, “Using a Quantitative Measure to Explore Intensive Mothering Ideology,” outlines the development and use of the Intensive Parenting Attitudes Questionnaire designed Read more…

Psychology Faculty and Students Publish Papers

Psychology faculty members and students have two papers accepted for publication in the Journal of Child and Family Studies. "Development and Validation of a Quantitative Measure of Intensive Parenting Attitudes" is co-authored by Miriam Liss, associate professor of psychology, Holly Schiffrin, associate professor of psychology, Virginia Mackintosh, assistant professor of psychology, Read more…

Psychology Faculty and Students Present in Chicago

Psychology faculty members Mindy Erchull, Miriam Liss, Virginia Mackintosh, Christine McBride, David Rettinger, Holly Schiffrin and Hilary Stebbins will present research at the 2012 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention from Thursday, May 24 through Sunday, May 27 in Chicago. Liss and Schiffrin, along with 2012 graduate Kathryn Rizzo, will present Read more…
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