Tia Panfile
Graduate Student
tmp205@lehigh.edu

Academic History
Widener University
B.A. 2005, Psychology

Research Interests
My research interests include a variety of aspects within the social development of children. Specifically, I am interested in socioemotional development including parent-child attachment. I’m also interested in conflict within the family, such as within a divorce or within a parent-child dyad, and how it affects socioemotional development. Lastly, I am interested in gender development and gender differences in young children. My current research examines the relationship between attachment security and verbal conflicts between a mother and child.

Professional Presentations
2005 Sigma Xi Research Symposium
St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA

Honors
Widener University’s Psychology Award, 2005
Certificate of Honors in General Education, 2005
Widener University’s President’s List, 2003-2005

Professional Memberships
Psi Chi – Psychology National Honor Society
Pi Gamma Mu – Social Science National Honor Society
Alpha Chi – National Scholarship Society