David
B. Estell
Contact
Address:
Center
for Developmental Science
100
E. Franklin St. Suite E., C.B. 8115
University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel
Hill, NC 27599-8115
phone:
(919) 962-3288
fax:
(919) 966-4520
e-mail: destell@email.unc.edu
Educational
Background:
2001-Present: The University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Center
for Developmental Science
NICHD Carolina Consortium on Human Development
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
(grant # T32HD07376)
Sponsoring mentor: Thomas W. Farmer
1999-2001:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department: Psychology
Program: Developmental Psychology
(secondary
concentration in Quantitative Psychology)
Advisors: Robert B. Cairns and Jean-Louis Gariépy
Degree: Ph.D.
December, 2001
1995-1999:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Department: Psychology
Program: Developmental Psychology
Advisor: Robert B. Cairns
Degree: M.A.
May, 1999
1991-1995:
The University of California at Davis
Major: Psychology
Degree: B.S. June, 1995. With Honors.
Publications:
Estell, D. B., Farmer, T. W., Pearl, R., Van Acker,
R., & Rodkin, P. C. (in press).
Aggression, social relations, and behavioral adaptation in elementary
school. Invited manuscript to appear in
New Directions in Child Development.
Estell, D. B., Farmer, T. W., Cairns, R. B., &
Cairns, B. D. (in press). Social relations and academic achievement in
inner-city early elementary classrooms.
International Journal of Behavioral Development.
Farmer, T. W., Farmer, E. M. Z., & Estell, D.
B. (in press). Developmental dynamics of aggression and the
prevention of school violence. Journal
of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders.
Estell, D. B., Cairns, R. B., Farmer, T. W., &
Cairns, B. D. (2002). Aggression in
inner-city early elementary classrooms: Individual and peer group
configurations. Merrill-Palmer
Quarterly, 48, 52-76.
Bauer, D. J. & Estell, D. B. (2001). Cluster
analysis of developmental profiles: Relationships between aggression and
popularity over adolescence [abstract].
In L. M. Collins, & A. G. Sayer A.G. (Eds.), New methods for the
analysis of change (pp. 285-387). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Cairns. R. B., Cadwallader, T. W., Estell, D. B.,
& Neckerman, H. J. (1997). Groups to gangs: Developmental and
criminological perspectives and relevance for prevention. In D. M. Stoff, J. D.
Maser, & J. Breiling (Eds.), Handbook of antisocial behavior (pp.
194-204). New York: Wiley.
Conference Papers:
Estell, D. B., Farmer, T. W., & Cairns, B. D.
(2002). Gender, peers, and substance
use: Correlates of weapon carrying in rural African-American youth. Poster presented at the biennial conference
of the Society for Research in Adolescence, New Orleans, LA.
Estell, D. B. (2001). Social ecology and aggressive behavior: support or
marginalization? In R. Van Acker &
S. Grant (strand leaders), The challenges of gangs and youth violence in the
schools. Training strand conducted
at the Fourth International Conference on Children and Youth with Behavioral
Disorders, Atlanta, GA.
Cadwallader, T. W., & Estell, D. B. (2001). Implications of research on social development for understanding gangs and gang awareness
In R. Van
Acker & S. Grant (strand leaders), The challenges of gangs and youth
violence in the schools. Training
strand conducted at the Fourth International Conference on Children and Youth
with Behavioral Disorders, Atlanta, GA.
Estell, D. B. & Van Acker, R. (2001). Heterogeneity in the relationship between
popularity and aggression: Individual, group, and classroom influences. In T. W. Cadwallader (Chair), Configurations
and pathways: Development from a pattern-oriented perspective. Symposium conducted at the biennial
conference of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.
Estell, D. B. & Cairns, R. B. (2000, April).
Configurations and interactions: A comparison of pattern- and variable-oriented
analyses in the prediction of school adjustment. In J. S. Eccles (Chair), Pattern-centered approaches to the
study of adolescent development in context. Symposium conducted at the biennial conference of the Society for
Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Estell, D. B. (1999, April). The interaction of
social context and individual behavior in first-grade inner-city youth.
Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Albuquerque, NM.
Estell, D. B. & Bauer, D. J. (1998, October). Cluster
analysis of developmental profiles: Relationships between aggression and
popularity over adolescence. Poster presented at the New Methods for the
Analysis of Change II conference, State College, PA.
Price, L. N. & Estell, D. B. (1998, May). Person-oriented
configurations in inner-city African American youth: Behavioral patterns and
future adjustment. Poster presented at the First International Institute on
Developmental Science, Chapel Hill, NC.
Price, L. N. & Estell, D. B. (1998, February). Developmental
trajectories and person-oriented configurations in inner-city African American
adolescents. Poster presented at the biennial conference of the Society for
Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
Teaching
Experience:
1995-1996:
Teaching Assistant, lab section in Research Methods in Psychology (3
semesters).
Responsibilities included:
presenting majority of class material and activities, grading a series of term
papers.
1996-1999:
Teaching Fellow, Child Development (7 semesters). Instructor in charge of course.
Responsibilities included choosing text, preparing
and delivering all lectures and activities, writing and grading exams and term
papers.
1999-2000:
Teaching Fellow, Introductory Psychology (2 semesters). Instructor in charge of
course.
Responsibilities included the included choosing a text, preparing and
delivering all lectures and activities, and writing and grading the exams and
term papers.
In addition to these courses, my background in quantitative methods (courses in introductory statistics and basic general linear model, multivariate statistics, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling) would allow me to teach courses in introductory statistical procedures, and my research training would allow me to teach advanced courses in social development.
Professional Activities:
1996,
Fall: Participant, graduate student committee for teaching and academic reform.
1997-1998:
Co-coordinator, weekly seminar in Developmental Psychology. UNC-CH.
1997-Present:
Member, Society for Research in Adolescence.
1998-Present:
Member, Society for Research in Child Development.
1998-Present:
Member, American Psychological Association
1998-Present:
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1998, Fall: Reviewer, Division 7 poster submissions for 1999 annual meeting of the American Psychological Association
Awards:
NICHD Carolina Consortium on Human Development Pre-doctoral Research Fellow (grant # T32HD07376): Center for Developmental Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sponsoring mentor: Jean-Louis Gariépy. April 15, 2000 to April 15, 2001.
Last Updated on April 2nd, 2002 by David B. Estell.
