Linda M. Peterson, Ph.D.
Professor
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

LEH 333
(305) 899-3401
lpeterson@mail.barry.edu

Dr. Peterson is an experimental psychologist who joined the faculty at Barry in 1981. Prior to coming to Barry, she was a member of the faculty at the University of Miami . Dr. Peterson earned her B.S. degree at the University of Illinois and her M.S. and Ph.D. (1980) at the University of Miami .

Research Interests

• Personality
• Women's issues
• Program evaluation

Selected Supervised Student Research

• Ali, H. & Peterson, L. (2003). Women of color: A comparison of feminist and Black identify development. Paper presented at the 67 th annual meeting of the Florida Academy of Sciences, Orlando, FL.
• Bacheller, L. (2000). Life satisfaction, happiness and well-being of adult children of divorce. (Master's thesis)
• Foster, R. (1999). Interpersonal trust and judgments regarding money lending behaviors. (Master's thesis)
• Eisdorfer, A. M. (1999). The effects of stressors on the quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS. (Master's thesis)
• Jawed, N. (1998). The relationship between homophobia, sex-role rigidity, heterosexism and homosociality. (Master's thesis)
• Faison, J. (1994). Anxiety, socialization, and substance use patterns. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans , LA. (Master's thesis)
• Tyson, E. (1994). Impact of male partners on self concept and mother-child relationship of African-American adolescent mothers. Paper presented at the 8 th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, Kalamazoo , MI. (Undergraduate independent research project)
• Rigol, R. M. (1994). Psychopathology of the homeless: Where do they really stand? (Master's thesis)

Selected Publications/Presentations

• Farrell-Kirk, R., Muscarella, F., Peterson, L. M. & Dunn-Snow, P. (November, 2001). Self-Boxes: Can they graphically portray introversion and extroversion? Poster presented at the 32nd Annual Conference of the American Art Therapy Association, Inc., Albuquerque, NM.
• Natale, M. J. Patton, D., Carone, D., Simpson, R., Bradshaw, A., Burns, W. J., Widmayer, S., Puranick, S., Peterson, L., & Starratt, C. (November, 2000). Receptive language performance as an estimator of verbal intellectual performance in children with head injuries . National Academy of Neuropsychology , Orlando, FL.
• Brown, M., Starratt, C., Peterson, L. M., & Widmayer, S. M. (January, 2000). Reaching the community through peer education . Ryan White CARE Act All-Title National Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Puga, A., Peterson, L. M., Brown, M., Starratt, C., & Widmayer, S. M. (January, 2000). Co-location of women's clinic with pediatric care . Affinity group presentation at the Ryan White CARE Act All-Title National Meeting, Washington, D.C.
• Melody, M. E. & Peterson, L. M. (June, 1999). Teaching America about sex: Marriage and sex manuals from the late Victorians to Dr. Ruth. New York : New York University Press.
• Starratt, C., & Peterson, L. (1997). Normal personality among the elderly. In P. D. Nussbaum (Ed.), Handbook of neuropsychology and aging. NY: Plenum.
• Peterson, L., Burns, W., & Widmayer, S. (1995). Developmental risk for infants of maternal cocaine abuse. Clinical Psychology Review, 15, 739-776.

Professional Memberships

• American Psychological Association
• New York Academy of Sciences
• Southeastern Psychological Association

Undergraduate Courses

• Tests & Measurements
• Personality
• Psychology of Women

Graduate Courses

• Statistics
• Experimental Design
• Advanced Personality Theory
• Program evaluation