Welcome to my Website. Here, you will find syllabi, selected assignments, and supplements for the courses that I teach in the Psychology Department at Southern. I hope that you find these materials helpful.

Let me tell you a little about myself. I am a developmental psychologist and I have taught at Southern for about 20 years. I teach the developmental courses in the Department of Psychology (Child Psychology, Lifespan Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Aging, and Advanced Developmental Psychology), Research Methods, Senior Research in Psychology, and Careers in Psychology.

My research interests center around the social development of children. I am particularly interested in the mother-infant attachment relationship. I am currently working on a study that examines maternal factors that are related to attachment style in infants. I also conduct research on the social competence of children and factors related to attachment relations in adulthood.

Some representative publications and presentations of mine include:

Kennedy, J. H., & Taylor, K. W. (2005, April). Attachment representations and ego identity status in late adolescence. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Kennedy, J. H., & Kennedy, C. E. (2005, April). Teacher-student relationship characteristics and parent-child attachment relations: A review of current findings. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Atlanta, GA.

Kennedy, J. H., & Black, V. R. (2005, January). Improving test performance and reducing test anxiety. Poster presented at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Kennedy, J. H., & Kennedy, C. E.  (2004). Attachment theory: Implications for school psychology. Journal of School Psychology, 41, 247-259.

McCormick, C. B., & Kennedy, J. H. (2000). Father-child separation, retrospective and current views of attachment relationship with father, and self-esteem in late adolescence. Psychological Reports, 86, 827-834.

Kennedy, J. H., Kennedy, C. E., & Taylor, K. W. (2002, February). Assessment of attachment in children and adolescence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago.

Kennedy, J. H., & Taylor, K. W. (2001, August). Adolescent attachment and behavior: Gender and the use of negative coping strategies. Paper presented at the 10^th annual European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Upssala, Sweden.

Kennedy, J. H., & Taylor, K. W. (2001, June). Adult attachment style, coping, and stress: Eating Behavior vs. Alcohol Use by Men and Women. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Society, Toronto.

Taylor, K., & Kennedy, J. H. (2001, May). Coping style, situational stress, and alcohol use as a function of attachment orientation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Kennedy, J. H., & Underhill, K. A. (2001, April). Parental childrearing styles and social competence in preschool children. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Kennedy, C. E., Kennedy, J. H., & Martin, R. (2001, April). Attachment theory: Implications for school psychology. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, D.C.

Kennedy, J. H. (2001, January). Is the jigsaw approach to learning effective in college students? Poster presented at the National Institute of Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Taylor, K. W., Underhill, K. A., & Kennedy, J. H. (2000, April). The relationships between adult attachment style, hope, coping style, and situational stress on alcohol consumption to reduce stress in college students. Poster presented at the biennial Conference on Human Development, Memphis.

Underhill, K. A., & Kennedy, J. H. (2000, April). Security of attachment and parenting style. Poster presented at the biennial Conference on Human Development, Memphis.

Taylor, K. W., Underhill, K. A., & Kennedy, J. H. (2000, April). The relationships among adult attachment style, hope, coping style, and situational stress on alcohol consumption to reduce stress in college students. Poster presented at the biennial Conference on Human Development, Memphis.

Kennedy, J. H. (2000, January). Developmental research projects in a research-oriented course. Round Table Discussion at the National Institute of Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Kennedy, J. H. (1999). Romantic attachment style and ego identity, attributional style, and family of origin in first-year college students. College Student Journal, 33, 171-180.

Kennedy, J. H. (1999, April). Maternal cognitive attributional style and infant attachment. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM.

Kennedy, J. H. (1998, October). Maternal cognitive attributional style and infant attachment behaviors. Second International Attachment and Psychopathology Conference, Toronto.

Kennedy, J. H., & Lloyd, M. A. (1998, August). Effectiveness of a Careers in Psychology course for majors. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Kennedy, C. E., & Kennedy, J. H. (1998, April). Facilitating multidisciplinary education: Expanding family involvement. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Orlando.

Kennedy, J. H. (1998, March). Parental optimism and infant attachment. Poster presented at the Conference on Human Development, Mobile, AL.

Kennedy, J. H. (1998, January). Demonstrations in developmental psychology.
Poster presented at the National Institute for the Teaching of Psychology, St. Petersburg, FL.

Kennedy, J. H. (1997, April). Maternal attributional style and infant strange situation classification. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Washington, D. C.

Kennedy, J. H. (1996, August). Romantic attachments and attributional style, identity, and family of origin. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.

Kennedy, J. H., Malowney, C. L., & McIntosh, W. D. (1996, August). Relationships among attachment style, rumination, self-esteem, and depressive affect. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Toronto.

Kennedy, J. H. (1996, March). Adult romantic attachments and attributional style, ego identity, and family of origin. Poster presented at the Southeastern Conference on Human Development, Birmingham, AL.

Geries-Johnson, B., & Kennedy, J. H. (1995). Influence of animals on perceived likeability of people. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 80, 432-434.

Kennedy, J. H. (1995). Teachers, student teachers, paraprofessionals, and young adults' judgments about the acceptable use of corporal punishment in the rural south. Education & Treatment of Children, 18, 53-64.

Kennedy, J. H. (1995, March). Parent-child attachment during the college years. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis.

McCormick, C. B., & Kennedy, J. H. (1994). Attachment working models and self-esteem in young adults. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 23, 1-18.

If you would like to e-mail me, the address is: jkennedy@GeorgiaSouthern.edu.