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Jessica A. Stern

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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pomona College

Dr. Jessica Stern is an Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Psychological Science at Pomona College, where she studies human relationships, attachment, and empathy across the life span.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Research scientist, University of Virginia
  • 2019–2023
    Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Virginia

Education

  • 2019 
    University of Maryland, Ph.D.
  • 2012 
    Pomona College, B.A.

Grants and Contracts

  • 2020
    Empathy Development in Infancy and Adolescence: The Role of Attachment
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
  • 2020
    The Moral Roots of Pro-Environmental Behavior
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Society for Personality and Social Psychology
  • 2018
    Enhancing security in the classroom to boost student empathy and helping
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    Society for Research in Child Development (Dissertation Award)
  • 2015
    “I know how you feel”: Toward an intergenerational model of empathy and aggression in middle childhood
    Role:
    PI
    Funding Source:
    National Science Foundation (Graduate Research Fellowship)

Honours

National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) National Research Service Award