Dr. Christine "Chris" MacDonald

Dr. Christine "Chris" MacDonald
Chair & Professor
Applied Clinical and Educational Sciences, Department of
Bayh College of Education
University Hall 211D
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Education

  • Ph.D. - Experimental Psychology (Developmental), University of Memphis - 1993
  • M.S. - Psychology, Memphis State University - 1991
  • B.S. - Psychology, Birmingham-Southern College - 1988

Awards and Honors

  • Faculty Distinguished Service Award - 2012
  • William Albert Jones Medal for outstanding advice and counsel to the Presidency - 2017

Intellectual Contributions

  • Cyberbullying among college students - Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - 2010

Presentations

  • Opening up the faculty governance system: Two years later. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 2019.
  • Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Other Negative Peer Experiences Among College Students. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, 2019.
  • Perceptions of teachers’ bullying behaviors.. Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, 2018.
  • College students’ perceptions of prevalence and hurtfulness of relational aggression. American Psychological Association, 2017.
  • Beyond the collar: Looking at the whole shirt.. Association of Women in Psychology Conference, 2017.

University Service

  • Role: Chair - Faculty Senate 2019 - 2020
  • Role: Chair - Faculty Senate 2015 - 2016

Dr. MacDonald's research interests focus broadly on social development, particularly relational aggression and bullying.  Her recent research has focused specifically on bullying within higher education. She is also interested in gender issues. Dr. MacDonald is currently accepting graduate students.