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 67th 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 8th 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