Education

Ph.D.: State University of New York at Stony Brook 1990
Developmental Psychology

M.A.: State University of New York at Stony Brook 1987
Psychology

B.A.: Ithaca College 1983
Major: Psychology -- Minor: Art History

Courses Taught:

• Introduction to Psychology
• Developmental Psychology I: Early Child Development
• Developmental Psychology II: Adolescent Development
• Theories of Learning
• Experimental Methodology
• Developmental Disabilities/Mental Retardation
• Origins of Human Nature
• Construction of Personal Identity
• Senior Seminar for College Wide Core Curriculum: The Making of a Serial Killer

Association Memberships

• SRCD: The Society for Research in Child Development
• APA: The American Psychological Association Division 44 and Division 7
• PSI CHI: The National Honor Society in Psychology
• AAUW: American Association of University Women
  
  

Committee(s)

• 2003- : Committee Member: Planning and Priorities Committee
• 2003-2005: Committee Member: Faculty Personnel Committee Social Sciences Representative
• 2001-2002: Department Chair: of Psychology Department
• 2001-2002: Committee Member: Middle States Steering Committee
• 1999-2000: Conference Co-Organizer for the Dowling College Conference Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered Issues in Education.
• 1996-1999: Chairperson: Academic Standards Committee
• 1996-1999: Joint Committee of Academic Administrators: committee member
• 1995-1996: Union President for Dowling College's Chapter of NYSUT
• 1994-1999: Faculty Administrative Senate: senate member
• 1994: Academic Chair: of Social Sciences Division
• 1992-1994: Program Coordinator: of College Orientation Program for Incoming First Year Students
• 1990-1993: Committee Member: of Long Range Planning and Development Committee

Special Interests and/or Hobbies

Gay and Lesbian Headed Families: In the past several years I have moved away from traditional attachment research although it continues to be an interest of mine. As can be seen in the section covering publications I currently have two books published on the topic: For Lesbian Parents: Your Guide to Helping Your Family Grow Up Happy Healthy and Strong, (Guilford Press, 2001) and The Gay Baby Boom: The Psychology of Gay Parenting (New York University Press, 2002).

Fiction writing: Since 1996 I have involved with long term writing projects that focus on family relationships and identity formation, parenting, and family functioning. As can be seen in the section covering work in progress, some of this work focuses less on my own empirical activity and emphasizes the ability to summarize research findings in these areas in ways that are accessible to the general public by using fiction story telling.

Work in Progress:

Johnson, S. (currently editing) Sally Anderson Here, Alive and Kicking (working title). Book length manuscript being edited for publication examining family relationships, life experiences, and identity formation.

Johnson, S. (in progress) Adventures in Suburbia (working title). Book length manuscript being written currently examining parenting and family functioning in the 1990s and beyond. (sequel to Sally Anderson Here: Alive and Kicking)

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