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| Megan M. Golonka,
 - Contact Info:
| Office Location: | Soc/Psych 103 | | Office Phone: | 919-660-5631 | | Email Address: |   |
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Teaching (Spring 2024):
- Childpol 250s.01, Child policy research
Synopsis
- Sanford 150, TuTh 11:45 AM-01:00 PM
- Childpol 250s.02, Child policy research
Synopsis
- Sanford 150, TuTh 01:25 PM-02:40 PM
- Education:
| Ph.D. | Duke University | 2013 |
| M.A. | Duke University | 2011 |
| B.A. | University of Notre Dame | 2000 |
- Research Interests: Costanzo
I am interested in the study of adolescent peer relations. My research focuses on peer influences on risky behaviors in adolescence, how different peer relations (e.g., best friendships, cross-sex friendships, romantic relationships) affect adolescents’ involvement in such behaviors, and how this varies by gender. I am specifically interested in exploring how adolescents use online social networking profiles as a setting for identity exploration (including discussion of experimentation with risky behaviors), and how online profile content links to “real life” behavior. I am also involved in the implementation and evaluation of preventive intervention programs targeting adolescents’ engagement in risky behaviors. I am interested in how researchers can translate knowledge of psychological principles into effective prevention programs, and how this research can effectively be disseminated.
- Areas of Interest:
- Adolescent peer relations
Risk behaviors
Online social networking
- Recent Publications
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- CS Sheppard, M Golonka and PR Costanzo (2012).
Evaluating the impact of a substance use intervention program on the peer status and influence of adolescent peer leaders.. Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research, 13(1), 75-85. [abs]
- S Miller Johnson, JE Lansford, PR Costanzo, PS Malone, M Golonka and LA Killeya Jones (2009).
Early Adolescent Romantic Partner Status, Peer Standing, and Risk-Taking Behaviors and the Role of Gender. Journal of Early Adolescence, 29(6), 839-861.
- S Miller, JE Lansford, P Costanzo, PS Malone, M Golonka and LA Killeya-Jones (2009). Early Adolescent Romantic Partner Status, Peer Standing, and Problem Behaviors.. The Journal of early adolescence, 29(6), 839-861. [abs]
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