Assistant Professor Office: Education & Psychology Faculty Office-Gulf Coast Campus Phone: 228-865-4512 E-mail: Monica.Marsee@usm.edu URL:

 

Education:

2005 Ph.D. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Applied Developmental Psychology
2003 M.S. University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, Applied Developmental Psychology
1999 B.A. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, Psychology, Summa Cum Laude

Research Interests:

Issues related to the development and maintenance of aggressive behavior in children and adolescents, including relational aggression; risk factors for delinquency and aggression; personality traits and developmental pathways to problem behavior; gender differences in aggression/delinquency

Teaching:

General Psychology (PSY 110)
Forensic Psychology (PSY 440)
Child Psychology (PSY 270)
Educational Psychology (PSY 374)

Recent Publications:

Frick, P.J., & Marsee, M.A. (2006). Psychopathy and developmental pathways to antisocial behavior in youth. In C.J. Patrick (Ed.), Handbook of Psychopathy (pp. 355-374). New York: Guilford.

Marsee, M.A ., Silverthorn, P., & Frick, P.J. (2005). The association of psychopathic traits with aggression and delinquency in non-referred boys and girls. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 23, 803-817.

Marsee, M.A., & Frick, P.J. (2005). Conduct disorder. In N.J. Salkind (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Human Development, Thousand Oaks: Sage.

Work in Progress:

Marsee, M.A ., Weems, C.F., & Taylor, L.K. (2006). Do anxious boys fight like girls? Childhood anxiety
symptoms and their relation to subtypes of aggression. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Marsee, M.A. , & Frick, P.J. (2006). Exploring the cognitive and emotional correlates to proactive and reactive aggression in a sample of detained girls. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Weems, C.F., Watts, S.E., Marsee, M.A. , Taylor, L.K., Costa, N.M., Cannon, M.F., Carrion, V.G., & Pina, A.A. (2006). Context, discrimination, and the psychosocial impact of Hurricane Katrina. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Kimonis, E.R., Frick, P.J., Skeem, J.L., Marsee, M.A., Cruise, K., Munoz, L.C., & Aucoin, K.J (2006). Assessing callous-unemotional traits in adolescent offenders: Validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A., & Dandreaux, D.M. (2006). Mental health assessment of incarcerated females: Histories of trauma and treatment needs. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Cruise, K.R., Hunter, J.A., Marsee, M.A., & Dandreaux, D.M. (2006). Use of the CANS-SD in the assessment and treatment of sexually offending youth. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A., & Dandreaux, D.M. (2006). Reliability and validity of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2) in incarcerated youth: A focus on critical items. Manuscript submitted for publication.

Recent Presentations:  

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A., Dandreaux, D.M, & DePrato, D. (2005, April). Mental health subtyping of delinquent girls: Implications for problem identification and treatment planning. Invited talk at Jetson Correctional Center for Youth, Baton Rouge, LA.

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A., Dandreaux, D.M, & DePrato, D. (2005, March). Mental health subtyping of delinquent girls: Implications for problem identification and treatment planning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, La Jolla, CA.

Cruise, K.R., Dandreaux, D.M., Marsee, M.A., & Hunter, J. (2005, March). Assessing risk and needs of juvenile sex offenders: Validity of the J- SOAP-II and CANS-SD. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, La Jolla, CA.

Marsee, M.A. , Frick, P.J., & Silverthorn, P. (2004, November). Relational/overt aggression and callous-unemotional traits in children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A. , & Dandreaux, D.M. (2004, May). Mental health assessment of incarcerated females: Histories of trauma and treatment needs. Paper presented at the GAINS Center National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Cruise, K.R., Dandreaux, D.M., & Marsee, M.A. (2004, May). Screening incarcerated youth with the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument – 2 (MAYSI-2): The Louisiana experience. Paper presented at the GAINS Center National Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Cruise, K.R., Hunter, J.A., Marsee, M.A., & Dandreaux, D.M. (2004, May). Use of the CANS-SD in the assessment and treatment of sexually offending youth. Paper presented at the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Conference, Chicago, IL.

Cruise, K.R., Dandreaux, D.M., & Marsee, M.A. (2004, March). The Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument, Second Version (MAYSI-2): Utility and practical applications in juvenile justice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society, Scottsdale, AZ.

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A. , & Dandreaux, D.M. (2003, October). Reliability and validity of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2) in incarcerated youth: A focus on critical items. Invited talk at Jetson Correctional Center for Youth, Baton Rouge, LA.

Cruise, K.R., Marsee, M.A. , & Dandreaux, D.M. (2003, October). Psychometric properties of the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2) in incarcerated youth. Invited talk at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA.

Kirkpatrick , N.M. , Silverthorn, P., Foster, R., Marsee, M.A., & McAdam, K. (2003, March). Eye of the beholder? Rater and ethnic differences for relational/overt aggression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Marsee, M.A. , Silverthorn, P., Lindberg, R., & Austin, R. (2002, November). To backstab or to bully: Which aggressor fares worse? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, Reno, NV. Silverthorn, P., Lindberg., R. F., Brennan, A., Adair, C., Laurant, A., Gomez, C., Austin, R.,

Molina, C., & Marsee, M.A. (2002, March).Comparing alternate methods of assessing sensation seeking: BASC vs. SSSC. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Southeastern Psychological Association, Orlando, FL.