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Tracy Evian Waasdorp is affiliated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in the United States and has a research focus spanning psychology and social sciences, with a strong emphasis on social psychology and education. Their work extensively explores the dynamics of bullying, victimization, and aggression, as well as child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Their recent research outputs include studies published in venues such as the European Journal of Developmental Psychology, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, International Journal of Bullying Prevention, and Journal of Family Psychology. Notable publications include:

  • "The role of bullying-related policies: Understanding how school staff respond to bullying situations," 2021, European Journal of Developmental Psychology
  • "School climate and bullying bystander responses in middle and high school," 2022, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
  • "Peer Victimization and Mental Health Problems: Racial-Ethnic Differences in the Buffering Role of Academic Performance," 2021, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "Cyberbullying and Empathy Among Late-Elementary School Children," 2022, International Journal of Bullying Prevention
  • "Bullying perpetration among youth: The contributions of child disclosure and parent-teacher connection," 2020, Journal of Family Psychology

Waasdorp collaborates frequently with several researchers, including Rui Fu, Brooke S. Paskewich, Stephen S. Leff, Catherine P. Bradshaw, and Christopher P. Barlett. These collaborators have contributed to multiple studies in related fields.

Their research topics prominently cover:

  • Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
  • Child Development and Digital Technology
  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Plant Virus Research Studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Behavioral and Psychological Studies
  • Education Discipline and Inequality

The primary fields of study for Waasdorp include psychology and social sciences, with subfields such as social psychology, education, sociology and political science, clinical psychology, and plant science represented in their body of work.

Frequent publication venues include:

  • International Journal of Bullying Prevention
  • Journal of Family Psychology
  • School Mental Health
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
  • European Journal of Developmental Psychology

Best Publications

  • The overlap between cyberbullying and traditional bullying

    Tracy E. Waasdorp;Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw

  • Effects of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Child Behavior Problems

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Philip J. Leaf

  • Measuring school climate in high schools: a focus on safety, engagement, and the environment

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Katrina J. Debnam;Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

  • The Impact of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Bullying and Peer Rejection: A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial

    Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Philip J. Leaf

  • A Multilevel Perspective on the Climate of Bullying: Discrepancies Among Students, School Staff, and Parents

    Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Elise T. Pas;Lindsey M. O'Brennan;Catherine P. Bradshaw

  • Bullies, Gangs, Drugs, and School: Understanding the Overlap and the Role of Ethnicity and Urbanicity

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Asha Goldweber;Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

  • Teachers' and Education Support Professionals' Perspectives on Bullying and Prevention: Findings From a National Education Association Study.

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy E. Waasdorp;Lindsey M. O'Brennan;Michaela Gulemetova

  • Examining Variation in the Impact of School-Wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports: Findings from a Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial.

    Catherine P. Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Philip J. Leaf

  • Examining the link between forms of bullying behaviors and perceptions of safety and belonging among secondary school students

    Asha Goldweber;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw

  • Examining Associations between Race, Urbanicity, and Patterns of Bullying Involvement.

    Asha Goldweber;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw

  • Overlapping verbal, relational, physical, and electronic forms of bullying in adolescence: influence of school context

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Sarah Lindstrom Johnson

  • A Review of Existing Relational Aggression Programs: Strengths, Limitations, and Future Directions

    Stephen S. Leff;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Nicki R. Crick

  • Examining student responses to frequent bullying: A latent class approach.

    Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Catherine P. Bradshaw

  • A latent class approach to examining forms of peer victimization

    Catherine Pilcher Bradshaw;Tracy E. Waasdorp;Lindsey M. O'Brennan

  • The Link Between Parents' Perceptions of the School and Their Responses to School Bullying: Variation by Child Characteristics and the Forms of Victimization

    Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Jeffrey Duong

  • Strengthening Bullying Prevention through School Staff Connectedness.

    Lindsey M. O'Brennan;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Catherine P. Bradshaw

  • The Preventing Relational Aggression in Schools Everyday program: a preliminary evaluation of acceptability and impact

    Stephen S. Leff;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Brooke Paskewich;Rebecca Lakin Gullan

  • Measuring and Changing a “Culture of Bullying”

    Catherine P. Bradshaw;Tracy Evian Waasdorp

  • Equity, Connection, and Engagement in the School Context to Promote Positive Youth Development

    Katrina J. Debnam;Sarah Lindstrom Johnson;Tracy E. Waasdorp;Catherine P. Bradshaw

  • Ten-Year Trends in Bullying and Related Attitudes Among 4th- to 12th-Graders

    Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Tracy Evian Waasdorp;Elise T. Pas;Benjamin Zablotsky;Catherine P. Bradshaw

  • The Impact of Schoolwide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports on Bullying and Peer Rejection

    Tracy E. Waasdorp;Catherine P. Bradshaw;Philip J. Leaf

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine P. Bradshaw
Catherine P. Bradshaw University of Virginia
Nicki R. Crick
Nicki R. Crick University of Minnesota
Thomas J. Power
Thomas J. Power Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

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