Ph.D., Yale University, 2001 Associate Professor Member, Developmental Psychology Program Director of Undergraduate Studies chenrich@gsu.edu 404-413-6274 732 UL

My interests focus on the role of contextual resilience factors in the development of children and adolescents. We are researching an array of factors--including neighborhood violence, parent involvement, and peer groups--and how they interact in relation to children's academic and behavioral adjustment and well-being. I am particularly interested in development over key educational transitions, such as preschool and middle school, and in at risk populations, such as children in poverty and/or with developmental disabilities.

Currently, my two main funded projects include: (1) an evaluation of after-school programs in Kansas City funded by the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, and (2) research in Israel on processes of risk and protection among a sample of youth from several communities in the Negev. I am also involved with colleagues at the GSU Center for Research on School Safety in several collaborative studies in metro-Atlanta.

In addition to my empirical work, I write about the implications of developmental science for social policy. My policy work currently focuses on parent involvement in early education.

I have faculty affiliations with the Center for Research on Atypical Development and Learning, the Center for Research on School Safety, the Institute of Public Health and the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, all at GSU, and with the Yale Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy.

Some Representative Publications

Henrich, C.C., & Shahar, G. (2008). Social Support Buffers the Effects of Terrorism on Early Adolescent Depression: Findings from Sderot, Israel. Journal of the AmericanAcademy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 47(9), 1073-1076.

Henrich, C. C., & Gadaire, D. M. (2008) Head Start and parent involvement. Infants & Young Children, 21, 56-69.

Brookmeyer, K. A., Fanti, K. A., & Henrich, C. C. (2006). Schools, parents, and youth violence: A multilevel, ecological analysis. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 35, 504-514.

Henrich, C. C. (2006). Context in action: Implications for the study of children and adolescents. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62, 1083-1096.

Henrich, C. C., Brookmeyer, K. A., Shrier, L. A., & Shahar, G. (2006). Supportive relationships and sexual risk in adolescence: An ecological-transactional approach. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 286-297.

Bierbaum, L. J., Henrich, C. C., & Zigler, E. (2005). Disobedient behaviours in children with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 30, 124-128.

Brookmeyer, K. A., Henrich, C. C., & Schwab-Stone, M. (2005). Adolescents who witness community violence: Can parent support and prosocial cognitions protect them from committing violence? Child Development, 76, 917-929.

Henrich, C. C., Brookmeyer, K. A., & Shahar, G. (2005). Weapon violence in adolescence: Parent and school connectedness as protective factors. Journal of Adolescent Health, 37, 306-312.

Henrich, C.C., Wheeler, C.M., & Zigler, E. (2005). Motivation as a facet of school readiness in a Head Start sample. NHSA Dialog, 8, 72-87.

Henrich, C. C., Schwab-Stone, M., Fanti, K., Jones, S. M., & Ruchkin, V. (2004). The association of community violence exposure with middle school achievement: A prospective study. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 327-348.

Shahar, G., Henrich, C. C., Blatt, S. J., Ryan, R., & Little, T. D. (2003). Interpersonal relatedness, self-definition, and their motivational orientation during adolescence: A theoretical and empirical investigation. Developmental Psychology, 39, 470-483.

Zigler, E., Bennett-Gates, D., Hodapp, R., & Henrich, C. (2002). Assessing personality traits of individuals with mental retardation. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 107,181-193.