EDUCATION:

M.A. in Clinical Psychology, Charles University, 1998
M.S. in Clinical Psychology, Purdue University, 2001
M.S. in Applied Statistics, Purdue University, 2004
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Purdue University, 2005
Internship in Child Clinical Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2004-2005


RESEARCH INTERESTS:

Dr. Mrug is a child clinical psychologist whose main interests lie in developmental psychopathology. Dr. Mrug’s current research focuses on individual and contextual influences in the development of externalizing behavior problems in children and adolescents, such as aggressive and disruptive behavior, delinquency, and substance use. Primary predictors of interest include pubertal timing, exposure to violence, peer relationships, parental practices, and broader influences of schools and neighborhoods.

Other areas of interest include peer relationships and social functioning in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the study of social cognitions in children, especially as they relate to peer acceptance and rejection.


REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS:

Mrug, S., Elliott, M.N., Gilliland, M.J., Grunbaum, J., Tortolero, S., Cuccaro, P., & Schuster, M.A. (in press). Positive parenting may protect early-maturing girls from aggressive behavior. Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.

Mrug, S., & Windle, M. (in press). Moderators of negative peer influence on early adolescent externalizing behaviors: The roles of individual behavior, parenting, and school connectedness. Journal of Early Adolescence.

Mrug, S., Hoza, B., Gerdes, A.C., Hinshaw, S.P., Arnold, L.E., Hechtman, L., & Pelham, W.E. (in press). Discriminating between children with ADHD and classmates: The utility of peer variables. Journal of Attention Disorders.

Mrug, S., Loosier, P.S., & Windle, M. (in press). Violence exposure across multiple contexts: Individual and joint effects on adjustment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.

Mrug, S., & Hodgens, J.B. (in press). Behavioral Summer Treatment Program improves social and behavioral functioning of four children with Asperger’s Disorder. Clinical Case Studies.

Mrug, S., & Hoza, B. (2007). Impression formation and modifiability: Testing a theoretical model. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 53, 631-659.

Mrug, S., Hoza, B., Pelham, W.E., Gnagy, E.M., & Greiner, A.R. (2007). Behavior and peer status in children with ADHD: Continuity and change. Journal of Attention Disorders, 10, 359-371.

Hoza, B., Mrug, S., Gerdes, A.C., Hinshaw, S.P., Bukowski, W.M., Gold, J.A., Kraemer, H.C., Pelham, W.E., Wigal, T., & Arnold, L.E. (2005). What aspects of peer relationships are impaired in children with ADHD? Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 411-423.

Hoza, B., Gerdes, A.C., Mrug, S., Hinshaw, S.P., Bukowski, W.M., Gold, J.A., Arnold, L.E., Abikoff, H.B., Conners, C.K., Elliott, G.R., Greenhill, L.L., Hechtman, L., Jensen, P.S., Kraemer, H.C., March, J.S., Newcorn, J.H., Pelham, W.E., Severe, J.B., Swanson, J.M., Vitiello, B., Wells, K.C., & Wigal, T. (2005). Peer outcomes at 14 months in the Multimodal Treatment Study of Children with ADHD (the MTA). Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 34, 74-86.

Mrug, S., Hoza, B., & Bukowski, W.M. (2004). Choosing or being chosen by aggressive-disruptive peers: Do they contribute to children’s externalizing and internalizing problems? Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 32, 53-65.

Hoza, B., Mrug, S., Pelham, W.E., Greiner, A.R., & Gnagy, E.M. (2003). A Friendship intervention for children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Preliminary findings. Journal of Attention Disorders, 6, 87-98.

Mrug, S., & Wallander, J.L. (2002). Self-concept of young people with physical disabilities: Does integration play a role? International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education, 49, 267-280.

Mrug, S., Hoza, B., & Gerdes, A.C. (2001). Children with Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder: Peer relationships and peer-oriented interventions. In D. Nangle & C. Erdley (Eds.), New directions for child and adolescent development: Friendship and psychological adjustment (pp. 51-77). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.


TEACHING:
PY 718 - Research design
PY 719 - Multivariate statistics
PY 729 - Adolescent development