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Debra Steckler (dsteckle)

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Associate Professor

Mercer Hall Room 306
dsteckle@umw.edu
540-654-1559


Academic Degrees

B.A., Butler University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Georgia

Debra Cowart Steckler, Associate Professor of Psychology, earned a Ph.D. (1981) and an M.S. (1978) from the University of Georgia, after receiving a B.A. (1975) in psychology from Butler University. A member of the Association for Psychological Science, the Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood, and the Virginia Psychological Association, Dr. Steckler is an expert in the areas of adolescent development, the influence of media violence on behavior, sports psychology and the psychology of criminal behavior. She was awarded a 2011-2012 Mary Washington Faculty Development Grant for the project “An Investigation of the Foundation of Arnett’s New Life Stage: Emerging Adulthood.”

Dr. Steckler recently presented at the Conference on Emerging Adulthood, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Spring Convention of the Virginia Psychological Association.

Debra Steckler in the News

Steckler Presents Research at Emerging Adult Conference

Debra Steckler, department of psychology, presented two posters based on research she did with her Psyc 491-492 students at the 6th Conference on Emerging Adulthood in Chicago Oct. 9 to11. The  posters were: Steckler, D. C., Ackley, J., Hoehn, J. T., Hunnicutt, K., Manno, A., & Feeley, L.    Emerging adulthood:  A study Read more…

Source: EagleEye |

Psychology Students Present Research at APS

Debra Steckler's 2012-2013 research team presented their study entitled "Information-seeking and SES:  Components of emerging adulthood" at the Association for Psychological Science conference in Washington, DC.  Students on the research team included Katie Callaghan, Ann Carroll, Mara Rowcliffe, Rebecca Smith, and Molly Sullivan.   [...] The post Psychology Students Present Research at Read more…

Source: EagleEye |

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