Christina Grimes, Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Associate

Adjunct Assistant Professor and Research Associate
PhD, Duke University, 1996
mailing address: 146 Soc-Psych Durham, NC 27708
office: 146 Soc-Psych
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phone: 919-660-5688, 919-660-5689

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Research Summary:
 My research interests include the role of peer relationships in the development of social competence and psychological adjustment. I am currently involved in two lines of research: (1) a comprehensive study of peer relationships among middle childhood girls, including the causes and consequences of peer rejection/victimization, and family factors related to girls' use of relational aggression; and (2) through Duke's Trans-Disciplinary Prevention Center at the Center for Child and Family Policy, research on the dynamics of adolescent social networks and the role of peer influence processes in the development of early substance use and antisocial behavior.

Representative Publications:   (More Publications)

  1. Putallaz, M., Grimes, C.L., Foster, K.J., Kupersmidt, J.B., Coie, J.D., & Dearing, K. (2007). Overt and relational aggression and victimization: Multiple perspectives within the school setting.. Journal of School Psychology, 45(5), 523-547.
  2. Gazelle, H., Putallaz, M., Li, Y., Grimes, C.L., Kupersmidt, J.B., & Coie, J.D. (2005). Anxious solitude across context: Girls' interactions with familiar and unfamiliar peers. Child Development, 76, 227-246.
  3. Putallaz, M., Kupersmidt, J.B., Coie, J.D., McKnight, K., & Grimes, C.L. "A behavioral analysis of girls' aggression and victimization." Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Violence among Girls. Ed. M. Putallaz & K.L. Bierman Guilford Press, 2004
  4. Grimes, C.L., Putallaz, M., & Klein, T.P. "Parents' relationships with their parents and peers: Influences on children's social development." Children's Peer Relations: From Development to Intervention. Ed. J. Kupersmidt & K.A. Dodge APA Press, 2004
  5. with Putallaz, M., Costanzo, P.R., & Sherman, D.M. (1998). Intergenerational continuities and their influences on children's social development. Social Development, 7, 389-427.

Courses (Fall 2008):

  • Psy 99.001, Personality/social behav Synopsis
    Soc/psych 130, TuTh 10:05 AM-11:20 AM
  • Psy 99.01d, Personality/social behav Synopsis
    Soc/psych 319, Tu 11:55 AM-12:45 PM
  • Psy 99.02d, Personality/social behav Synopsis
    Bivins 109, Tu 03:05 PM-03:55 PM
  • Psy 99.03d, Personality/social behav Synopsis
    Allen 318, W 10:20 AM-11:10 AM
  • Psy 99.04d, Personality/social behav Synopsis
    Bivins 109, W 03:05 PM-03:55 PM
  • Psy 183bs.01, Child observation Synopsis
    Soc/psych 319, TuTh 02:50 PM-04:05 PM