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  | 2003-Current: Adjunct Instructor in Psychology
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  | National University, Sacramento, CA
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  | Currently teaching psychology courses at graduate and undergraduate levels.
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  | 1997-2002: Assistant Professor
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  | Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University
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  | Taught child development courses and seminars, wrote papers, received grants.
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  | 1994-1996: NIMH Postdoctoral Fellow in Developmental Psychology
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  | Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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  | Taught child development courses and seminars, wrote papers, received grants.
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  | 1993, 16 May: Ph.D. Anthropology.
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  | University of Missouri-Columbia
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  | School performance & behavior problems of Caribbean children: Associations with pediatric risk, growth, home conditions, & temperament. Dissertation Abstracts Internat. Section A: Humanities & Social Sciences 54(9-A): 3489.
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  | 1991, 11 May: M.A. Anthropology
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  | University of Missouri-Columbia
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  | Effects of caretakers on child growth and failure-to-thrive.
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  | 1986, 26 May: B.A. Anthropology-Sociology
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  | Thesis: Testing theories of gender roles.
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  | 2001: Minority Summer Research Opportunity Program (Recognition), Penn State University
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  | 1994: Johann Jacobs Young Investigator Award, Johann Jacobs Foundation
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  | 1990: Fulbright Fellowship Award
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  | 1989: Graduate Student of the Year (Recognition), University of Missouri
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  | 1988-90: Quadrangle Fellow Award, University of Missouri
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  | COURSES DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT
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  | Risk and resilience in human development, graduate seminar, Penn State, 1998, 2000.
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  | Introduction to child development, undergraduate course, Penn State, 1999-2001, 2002
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  | Advanced topics in child development, undergraduate and graduate, Penn State, 1999-2001
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  | Biocultural studies in families and children, undergraduate, Penn State, 1998-99
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  | Communities, families and children, undergraduate, Penn State, 1998
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  | Undergraduate research opportunities, Penn State, 1997-2002
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  | Graduate research opportunities, Penn State, 1997-2002
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  | Cross-cultural child development, undergraduate, Minnesota, 1995-96
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  | Undergraduate research opportunities, Minnesota, 1994-96
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  | Graduate research opportunities, Minnesota, 1995-96
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  | COURSES ASSISTED OR CO-TAUGHT
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  | General anthropology, undergraduate, Missouri, 1988-89
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  | Primatology, undergraduate, Missouri, 1989
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  | Comparative ethnology (writing-intensive), undergraduate, Missouri, 1989
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  | WORKSHOPS TO IMPROVE TEACHING SKILLS
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  | 2004: Best practices [in teaching], National University
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  | 2002: Cyber Plagiarism: Temptations for students, tactics for teachers, Penn State
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  | 2001: ANGEL: A new system for online teaching, Penn State
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  | 2001: New methods in teaching [active and team learning], Penn State
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  | 2001: Technology and teaching conference [online assessments], Penn State
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  | 2000: Helping students in distress [counseling], Penn State
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  | 1999: Teaching by readiness assessment teams [active learning], Penn State
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  | 1998: The Penn State course in college teaching [semester-long], Penn State
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  | 1998: Penn State conference on teaching [graduate education], Penn State
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  | 1997: Professional development workshop [academia], American Psychological Association
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  | Teaching Software: Extensive computing skills: BlackBoard, SPSS, PowerPoint, HTML, etc.
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  | Durbrow, E.H., Peña, L., Masten, A., Sesma, A., and Williamson, I. (2001). Mothers’ perceptions of child competence in three contexts of poverty: The Philippines, St. Vincent, and the United States. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 25 (5), 438-443.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Gunnar, M., Jimerson, S. R., Adams, E., and Bozoky, I. (under revision). Unwillingly to school: The contribution of attention problems and adrenocortical reactivity to the academic problems of Caribbean village children.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Wagstaff, D., Jimerson, S. R., and Wang, Y. (under revision). Peer status and its associates in a developing community: Findings from the St Vincent Child Study.
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  | PRESENTATIONS & POSTERS PEER-REVIEWED
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  | Durbrow, E. H. (2000, July). Risk and resilience in Caribbean village children. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Beijing, China.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. and Bozoky, I. (1998, August). Ranging and caregiver proximity patterns of Caribbean children from high and low scoring HOME families. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Bern, Switzerland.
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  | Bozoky, I. and Durbrow, E. H. (1998, August). Middle childhood HOME scores and health status in Caribbean village children. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Bern, Switzerland.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. and Bozoky, I. (1998, August). What is an okay kid in the Caribbean? Parental evaluations of child competence. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Bern, Switzerland.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Masten, A., and Sesma, A. (1998, August). Parental evaluations of child competence during crisis: American homeless mothers. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Bern, Switzerland.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Bozoky, I., Jimerson, S. R., and Gunnar, M. (1998, February). Competence in Caribbean village adolescents: Managing despite the odds. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Masten, A., Sesma, A., and Williamson, I. (1998, February). Parental perceptions of adolescent competence in two contexts: American homeless and Caribbean village mothers. Poster presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Research in Adolescence, San Diego, CA.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. and Bozoky, I. (1997, October). Fathers on the periphery: Psychological and biological correlates of Caribbean children in matrifocal families. Paper presented at the Biennial Meetings of the Society for Psychological Anthropology, San Diego, CA.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Gunnar, M., Bozoky, I., Adam, E., and Jimerson, S. (1996, July). Salivary cortisol variation in rural Caribbean children: Correlates with personality, behavior, home conditions, and early childhood adversity. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Quebec City, Canada.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Masten, A., and Williamson, I. (1996, November). How Caribbean village and American homeless parents evaluate child competence: A preliminary study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, San Francisco, CA.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. and Panter-Brick, C. (1996, July). Child stress in natural settings: Psychobiological studies of children in diverse cultures. Symposium convened at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Quebec City, Canada.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., Bozoky, I., Jones, E., Adam, E., and Jimerson, S. R. (1996, July). The Middle Childhood HOME and village Caribbean children: How well does it predict their academic performance? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Quebec City, Canada.
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  | Durbrow, E. H., and Bozoky, I. (1994, November). Paternal care and infant health in the Caribbean: Father residency and support and breastfeeding duration. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association, Atlanta, Georgia.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. and Bozoky, I. (1995, April). Poor homes, poor growth, poor scholars: Caribbean children’s academic performance. Poster presented at the biennial meetings of the Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, IN.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. (1993, April). Effects of infancy malnutrition on school performance among rural Caribbean children. Paper presented at the Tenth Annual Research and Creative Activities Forum, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. (1992, April). Consequences of peer status among Caribbean children. Paper presented at Ninth Annual Research and Creative Activities Forum, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO.
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  | Durbrow, E. H. (1989, November). An expert system for multi-dimensional stress assessment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Anthropology Association, Washington, DC.
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  | Flinn, M., and Durbrow, E. H. (1990, April). Factors associated with childhood stress as measured by radioimmunoassay of cortisol levels in saliva. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Physical Anthropology. American Journal of Physical Anthropology, 81:222 [abstract].
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  | Schaefer, B. A., Durbrow, E. H., & Jimerson, S. (2003, August). A ‘fatherless disadvantage’ conundrum: Child outcomes and fathering in Saint Vincent. American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
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  | Schaefer, B. A., Durbrow, E. H., Jimerson, S. R., and McDermott, P. A., (1999, August). Caribbean village children’s achievement: Behavioral and cognitive explanations. Paper presented at the American Psychological Association, Boston.
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  | Schaefer, B. A., Durbrow, E. H., and McDermott, P. A. (1999, April). The Learning Behaviors Scale in the Caribbean: Going beyond the “usual suspects” in explaining children’s academic performance. Poster presented at the Eastern Psychological Association, Providence, RI.
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  | SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY
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  | 2000-01: Child Development Laboratory Advisory Board, Faculty Rep, Penn State
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  | 1999-2001: HDFS Awards Committee, Member, Penn State
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  | 1997-99: HDFS Graduate Admissions Committee, Member, Penn State
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  | 1995-96: Institute of Child Development Computer Committee, Member, Minnesota
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  | SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
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  | 2004-Current: American Psychological Society, Member
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  | 2000-Current: Teaching of Psychology, Member
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  | 1994-Current: Society for Research in Child Development, Member
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  | 1994-Current: International Society for Behavioral Development, Ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1999-2002: Textbook reviewer for Worth Publishers and others
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  | 1998-2001: International Journal of Behavioral Development, ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1999-2000: Society for Research in Child Development Meetings, ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1999: Sociobiology and Ethology, ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1998: Journal of Abnormal Psychology, ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1998-99: Society for Research in Adolescence, ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1997-98: American Psychologist, ad hoc reviewer
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  | 1996, ‘98, ‘00: ISSBD Biennial Meetings in Quebec, Berne, & Beijing
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  | 1996: Spencer Foundation, ad hoc reviewer
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  | SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY & BEYOND
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  | 2003-04: Opening Doors, Sacramento, CA, Volunteer
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  | 14 Nov 2001: “Take Note” TV segmentWPBX, PA, Interviewee on Child Rights
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  | 28 Oct 2001: Centre Daily TimesCentre County, PA, Editorial for Child Rights
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  | 12 April 2001: U.N. AssociationCentre County, PA, Invited speaker
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  | 2001-2002: U.N. Association Centre County, PA, Board of Directors
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  | 1998-99: Fancy Village CorpSt Vincent, W.I., consultant on Kellogg grant
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  | Summer 1996: Achilles Track ClubMinneapolis, MN, Help people with disabilities
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  | 1994-95: YWCA Minneapolis, MN, After-school volunteer
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  | 1990-91: SPAT & Dev. Alternatives Dominica, W.I., computer trainer for 2 Caribbean NGOs
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