Jennifer Petersen
Professor
- Department(s): EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS
- Office Location: Winther Hall 6043
- Phone: (262) 472-5408
- Email: petersej@uww.edu
ABOUT
Jennifer Petersen is a Professor of Educational Foundations at UW-Whitewater. She teaches courses primarily related to Developmental Psychology. Dr. Petersen completed her doctorate in psychology at UW-Madison. Her research focuses primarily on the development of gender and gender stereotyping in girls and young women. This research interest has resulting in publications on girl's sexuality, peer sexual harassment, disordered eating, and girl's involvement in science and math careers.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. University of Wisconsin – Madison, 2010 Developmental Psychology
Doctoral Minor: Quantitative Methods
COURSES
- EDFOUND 212: Educational Psychology
- EDUINDP 213: Development of the Young Child
- EDFOUND 222: Child Development
- EDFOUND 230: Introduction to Human Development
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
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Petersen, J. (2023). A meta-analytic review of the effects of intergenerational programs for youth and older adults. Educational Gerontology, 40, 1-15.
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Petersen, J.L. (2018). Gender differences in verbal performance: A meta-analysis of state assessment data. Educational Psychology Review. 30, DOI: 10.1007/s10648-018-9450-x
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Petersen, J. L. & Hyde, J. S. (2015) Trajectories of self-perceived math ability, utility value, and interest across middle school as predictors of high school math performance. Educational Psychology, 37, 438-456. DOI: 10.1080/01443410.2015.1076765
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Petersen, J. L. & Hyde, J. S. (2013) Peer sexual harassment and disordered eating in early adolescence. Developmental Psychology, 48, 184-195
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Petersen, J. L. & Hyde, J. S. (2010). A meta-analytic review of research on gender differences in sexuality: 1993 to 2007. Psychological Bulletin, 136, 21-38.
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Lindberg, S. M., Hyde, J S., Petersen, J. L., & Linn, M. C. (2010) New trends in gender and mathematics performance: A meta-analysis. Psychological Bulletin, 136, 1123-1135.