Christine E. Waanders, PhD

Psychology - University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD
BA in Psychology - Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA
PhD in Clinical-Community Psychology - University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Psychologist
Program Co-Director, School-Based Mental Health Program at Girard College
Clinical Consultant for Aggression and Bullying
Prevention and intervention in the area of children’s bullying and aggression
Leff, S.S., Paskewich, B.S., Waasdorp, T.E., Waanders, C., Bevans, K.B., & Jawad, A.F. (2015). Friend to friend: A randomized trial for urban African American relationally aggressive girls. Psychology of Violence, 5(4), 433-443.
Boyd, R.C., & Waanders, C. (2013). Protective factors for depression among African American children of predominantly low-income mothers with depression. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 22(1), 85-95.
Waanders, C., Mendez, J.L., & Downer, J.T. (2007). Parent Characteristics, Economic Stress and Neighborhood Context as Predictors of Parent Involvement in Preschool Children’s Education. Journal of School Psychology, 45(6), 619-636.
Anthony, L.G., Anthony, B.J., Glanville, D.N., Naiman, D.Q., Waanders, C., & Shaffer, S. (2005). The relationships between parenting stress, parenting behaviour and preschoolers’ social competence and behaviour problems in the classroom. Infant and Child Development, 14, 133-154.
Anthony, L.G., Anthony, B.J., Glanville, D.N., Naiman, D.Q., Waanders, C., & Shaffer, S. (2005). The relationships between parenting stress, parenting behaviour and preschoolers’ social competence and behaviour problems in the classroom. Infant and Child Development, 14, 133-154.
Leff, S.S., Waanders, C., & Iyengar, S. (In Press, 2022). Aggression and Disruptive Behavior Disorders. In H.M. Feldman, N.J. Blum, Elias, E.R., Jimenez, M., & Stancin, T. (Eds.), Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics, Fifth Edition (Chapter 55). New York: Elsevier.
Leff. S.S., Waasdorp, T.E., Waanders, C., & Paskewich, B.S. (2014). Better Understanding and Intervening to Prevent Relational Aggression. In M. Weist, N. Lever, C. Bradshaw, & J. Owens (Eds.), Handbook of School Mental Health, Second Edition (pp.171-182). New York: Springer.
Leff, S.S., Waanders, C., Waasdorp, T.E., Paskewich, B.S. (2014). Bullying and Aggression in School Settings. In H.M. Walker & F.M. Gresham (Eds.), Handbook of Evidence-Based Practices for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Applications in Schools (pp. 277-291). New York: Guilford Press.
2001, Ralph Tindall Dissertation Fellowship, University of South Carolina
2001, Psychology Graduate Student Association Award, University of South Carolina
American Psychological Association