Tia Panfile
Graduate Student
tmp205@lehigh.edu

Academic History
Lehigh University
M.S. 2008, Psychology

Widener University
B.A. 2005, Psychology

Research Interests
My research interests include a variety of aspects within the social and emotional development of children.  I am especially interested in how aspects of the parent-child relationship affect children’s emotional experiences.  For example, I am currently examining how attachment influences children’s experiences of empathy and guilt, their degrees of emotionality, and their use of emotional regulation strategies.  In previous work I have examined social outcomes of attachment, namely mother-toddler conflict frequency and resolution.

Publications    
Laible, D., & Panfile, T. (2009). Mother-child reminiscing in the context of secure attachment relationships: Lessons in understanding and coping with negative emotion. In J. Quas & R. Fivush (Eds). Emotion and Memory in Development: Biological, Cognitive, and Social Considerations. Oxford Series in Affective Science. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.

Laible, D., Panfile, T. & Makariev, D. (2008). The quality and frequency of
    mother-toddler conflict: Links with attachment and temperament.
    Child Development, 79, 426-443.

Submitted Manuscripts
Panfile, T.M. & Laible, D. J. (under review). The influence of attachment
    security and maternal representation on preschoolers' empathic
    resonding. Attachment and Human Development.

Panfile, T.M., Laible, D.J., Eye, J.L. (under review) Conflict frequency within
    mother-child dyads across contexts:Links with attachment security and
    gender. Social Development.

Professional Presentations
Laible, D., Carlo, G., Roesch, S., Panfile, T., Eye, J. L. (2010, March).  Predicting adolescent empathy and prosocial behavior from emotionality and regulation.  Poster accepted for presentation at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.

Panfile, T. M., Laible, D. J. (2009, April).  Examining Children’s Empathy: Links with Attachment Security.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.    

Laible, D. J., Eye, J. L., Panfile, T. M., George, N. (2009, April).  Children’s Representations of Relationships: Links with Temperament, Parenting, and Maternal Representations of Relationships.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.     

Laible, D. J., Panfile, T., Eye, J. (2008, March).  Emotionality and Emotion Regulation in Early Adolescence: Links with Social Behavior.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.

Panfile, T. M. (2007, March).  Attachment security of mother-toddler dyads: The links with conflict frequency and conflict resolution.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA

Laible, D. J., Panfile, T. M., Makariev, D. C. (2007, March).  The quality of mother-child conflict: Links with attachment security and child temperament.  Poster presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA

Honors & Awards
College of Arts and Sciences Summer Research Fellowship, Lehigh University, 2009
College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Research Grant, Lehigh University, 2009
Summa Cum Laude Honors, Widener University, 2005
Psychology Award, Widener University, 2005       
Certificate of Honors in General Education, Widener University, 2005     President’s List, Widener University, 2003-2005    
Dean’s List, Widener University, 2001-2005

Professional Service
Graduate Student Representative, Department of Psychology, Lehigh
University, Present
Psychology Department Representative to the College of Arts and Sciences
Graduate Advisory Council to the Dean, Lehigh University, 2007-2008
Brown Bag Coordinator, Department of Psychology, Lehigh University,
2006-2007

Professional Affiliations
Society for Research in Child Development
Society for Research in Adolescence
Psi Chi (Psychology National Honor Society)
Pi Gamma Mu (Social Science National Honor Society)
Alpha Chi (National Scholarship Society)