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Doreen Arcus, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University of Massachusetts Lowell
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EDUCATION
1991 Ph.D. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Psychology
1988 A.M. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Psychology
1977 M.A. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, Speech Pathology
1976 B.A. with honor, St. Xavier College, Chicago, IL, Psychology & Speech Pathology
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
2004- Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
2005-10 Director, Honors Program, University of Massachusetts Lowell
1997-03 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts Lowell
1995-97 Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA
1994-96 Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, Clinical Research-Training Program, Harvard Medical School,
1992-94 Instructor, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA
1991-93 Post-doctoral Fellow, Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge
1982-84 Speech-Language Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
1981-82 Communication Specialist, Student Counseling Division; Instructor, Dept. Special Education, University of Illinois, Chicago
1979-81 Speech Language Pathologist, LaGrange Area Dept. of Special Education, LaGrange, IL
1977-79 Clinical Coordinator, Dept. of Communication Disorders, College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN
SELECTED HONORS, AWARDS, APPOINTMENTS
2010 University of Massachusetts, President’s Award for Public Service
2009 Distinguished Educators Program, AFROTC, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL
2005- Institutional Review Board, University of Massachusetts Lowell: Member 2005-08; Vice Chair, 2008-present
2001 University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Psychology Teaching Excellence Award,
2001-05 Steering Committee, Office for Special Education Programs, MA Department of Education, Massachusetts Advisory Council for Special Education, Appointed Representative for Higher Education, 1999-2005; Vice Chair 2002-2003; Chair, 2003-2005
1993-95 NIMH Postdoctoral Fellowship (NRSA 5 T32 MH16259-14)
1991-93 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
1989-90 American Association of University Women Educational Foundation, Predoctoral Fellowship
1976-77 Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Office of Rehabilitation Services Traineeship
1976 St. Xavier College Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement
RESEARCH
Selected Publications
Arcus, D. (2010). A developmental approach to foster parent recruitment. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Arcus, D. & Milewski, T.M.M. (2010). Children in foster care: Who do we think they are? Manuscript submitted for publication.
Arcus, D. (2010). Welcoming Einstein: Students with disabilities in the honors program. In L. L. Coleman & J. D. Kotinek (Eds.), Setting the Table for Diversity. NCHC Monograph Series. (pp. 41-59). Lincoln, NE: National Collegiate Honors Council.
Arcus, D. & Chambers, P. Childhood Risks associated with Adoption. (2008). In T. Gullotta & G. Blau (Ed.). Family Influences on Childhood Behavior and Development. NY: Routledge.
Arcus, D. (2005) Speaking out on Psychological Disorders of Childhood: An interview-based introduction. Prentice-Hall. [Videorecording & Instructors Manual]
Arcus, D. & Milewski, T.M (2003). Promoting healthy development in children of adoptive families. In T. Gullotta & M. Bloom (Eds.). Encyclopedia of Primary Prevention and Health Promotion
Arcus, D. (2002). School Shooting Fatalities and School Corporal Punishment. Aggressive Behavior, 28, p. 173-183.
Woodward S., Lenzenweger M., Kagan J., Snidman N., & Arcus D. (2001) Taxonic structure of infant reactivity: Evidence from a taxometric perspective. Psychological Science, 11, 296-301.
Arcus, D. (2001) Inhibited and Uninhibited Children: Biology in the social context. In T. Wachs & D. Kohnstamm (Eds.) Temperament in Context. Hillsdale, NJ: Earlbaum.
Kagan, J., Snidman, N., & Arcus, D. (1998). Childhood derivatives of reactivity in infancy. Child Development. 69, p. 1483-1493.
Arcus, D. (1998). Research and Teaching: Another Perspective. The Teaching Professor, 12 (7), August/September, p. 6.
Stern, H., Arcus, D., Kagan, J., Rubin, D., & Snidman, N. (1995). Using mixture models in temperament research. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 18, p. 407-423.
Arcus, D. & Kagan, J. (1995). Temperament and craniofacial variation in the first two years. Child Development, 66, 1529-1540.
Kagan, J., Arcus, D., Snidman, N., Wang, Y.F., Hendler, J., & Greene, S. (1994). Ease of arousal in infants: A cross-national comparison. Developmental Psychology, 30, p. 342-345.
Selected Conference Presentations (Refereed unless indicated otherwise)
Arcus, D.. & Donaghey, E. (2008). Access and Inclusion: Universal Design in Honors Instruction. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council, San Antonio, TX.
Arcus, D. (2007). Albert Einstein had Dyslexia: Students with disabilities in the honors program. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Collegiate Honors Council, Denver, CO.
Arcus, D. (2005). Reconceptualizing Collateral Damage: A Family Systems Perspective on Siblings of Sexually Abused Children. Paper presented at the 9th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Stockholm, Sweden
Akiba, D. & Arcus, D. (2003). Schools and Diversity: Complicated Children in Complex Contexts. Co-organized and co-chaired symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Tampa, FL.
Arcus, D., Deschenes, J., & Zacharias, C. (2003). Fitting Complex Children Into Simple Categories: Immigrant Students With Special Needs. Research paper presented in above symposium.
Arcus, D., Milewski, T., Brown, K., & Merrill, J. (2002). Children in Foster Care and the Eye of the Beholder. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago
Arcus, D. (2002). Parents’ styles, children's temperaments and paths from reactivity to inhibition to shyness. Paper presented as part of an invited symposium organized & chaired by A. Eliasz, C. Super, & S. Harkness, Temperament and context in the development of personality, at the 11th European Conference on Personality, European Association of Personality Psychology, Jena, Germany
Arcus, D. (2002). Newcomers in a Land of High Stakes, Standardized Tests. Invited paper at a joint conference of American Association of University Women and LowellOne Coalition, Lowell, MA
Arcus, D. & Hildreth, K. (2001). Inhibited Children to Shy Adults: Do Parents Matter? Paper presented as part of symposium at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN
Weinberg, N. & Arcus, D. (2000) Give and Take: Encouraging reciprocity in psychological research. Discussion session, Annual Meeting of the New England Psychological Association, Lewiston, ME.
Arcus, D. & Ryan, J. (1999). Child Abuse Correlates of School Corporal Punishment. Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Albuquerque, NM
Arcus, D. (1998). When is maternal SES not really maternal SES? Poster presented at the biennial International Conference for Infant Studies, Atlanta, GA
Memberships
Association for Psychological Science
Council for Exceptional Children (Division of Teacher Education)
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
National Association of Special Education Teachers
Society for Research in Child Development
PERSONAL BACKGROUND & INTERESTS:
Born and raised
in the City of Big Shoulders
Married to a card carrying member
of the Angela Thirkel Society and native of South Bend, IN
Mother of two fabulous young men
Walker of Lucy, the wonder dog
Last updated 12/10/2010