HALPERN 1
Hillary Paul Halpern
26 Grant Street Easthampton, MA 01027
718.607.6886
EDUCATION
University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA
Doctoral student, Clinical Psychology, September 2011- present.
Master’s thesis: Parents’ gender ideology and gendered labor as predictors of children’s gender-role attitudes: A longitudinal exploration. Defended September 5, 2013.
Dissertation: Trajectories of depression across the perinatal period: Can father involvement across diverse family structuresenhance maternal resilience?
Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Ph.D., advisor and committee chair.
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
B.A., Psychology; Women's & Gender Studies, May 2011. Highest Honors in Psychology. Honors thesis: The relationship between socioeconomic status, formal and informal volunteering. Honors advisor: Johanna Vollhardt, Ph.D.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Perinatal mood disorders; breastfeeding and maternal mental health; (violated) expectations across the transition to parenthood; postpartum work-family balance in the context of low-wage working conditions; romantic partnerships across the transition to parenthood; racial and gender socialization in the family context.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA
Research Assistant: Parent and Baby Support Project (working title). Act as liaison between research team and community and clinic-based mental health providers for infants and new parents in low-income Western Massachusetts communities; organize project resources; assist in designing psychoeducation-based intervention program for mothers and fathers across the transition to parenthood. (2/16 – present).
University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA
Research Assistant: Work and Family Transitions Project. Manage databases for two large longitudinal projects; train and lead team in coding video recordings of mother-infant interactions; collaborate on manuscripts with lab mates and advisor; oversee team of undergraduate research assistants. (9/11 - present).
Principal Investigator: Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Ph.D.
University of MassachusettsAmherst, MA
Principal Investigator: Learning About Race Study. Design and recruit participants for a small qualitative pilot study; conduct in-depth interviews with participants; train and lead team of undergraduate research assistants in transcribing and coding qualitative interviews. (9/13 –6/14).
Advisors: Sharon Rallis, Ph.D., & Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Ph.D.
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
Research Assistant—Project title: Listening to the (missing) voices of young adults with LGB parents: Perspectives on marriage equality. Transcribed interviews; entered questionnaire data into SPSS database. (5/11 - 8/11).
Principal Investigator: Abbie E. Goldberg, Ph.D.
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
Research Assistant: The Transition to Adoptive Parenthood Project. Transcribed interviews; entered questionnaire data into SPSS database; lead discussions on relevant research in team meetings. (1/10 - 5/11).
Principal Investigator: Abbie E. Goldberg, Ph.D.
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
Research Assistant—Center for Couples and Family Research. Transcribed live couples therapy sessions; wrote therapy session summaries and treatment recommendations for participants; managed incoming data and entered questionnaire data into SPSS database. (1/10 - 5/11). Principal Investigator: James Cordova, Ph.D.
PUBLICATIONS
Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2016). Parents’ gender ideology and gendered behavior as predictors of children’s gender-role attitudes: A longitudinal exploration. Sex Roles, 74(11-12), 527-542. doi:10.1007/s11199-015-0539-0
Perry-Jenkins, M., Smith, J. Z., Wadsworth, L. P., & Halpern, H. P.(in press). Workplace policies for low-income new parents: A little can mean a lot. Community, Work and Family.
Hennigar, A., Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (under review). A case for congruence: Mothers’ beliefs and practices around breastfeeding and depressive symptoms. Journal of Human Lactation.
Ghunney, A. K., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Halpern, H. P. (revise and resubmit). Race, ethnicity, and maternal parenting stress across the transition to parenthood. Parenting.
Hennigar, A., Halpern, H. P., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Carcamo, J. (in preparation). Breastfeeding mothers’ experiences returning to low-wage work after birth.
Perry-Jenkins, M., Halpern, H. P., Herman, R. J., & Newkirk, K. (in preparation). Balancing low-wage work and family: A translational family science approach. Family Relations.
RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS
Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M., & Newkirk, K. (2016, November). Paternal support factors as predictors of change in mothers’ mental health across the transition to parenthood. Symposium talk accepted for presentation at the National Council on Family Relations, Minneapolis, M.N.
Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2016, June). Low-wage work conditions predict depression trajectories among low-income new mothers. Symposium talk presented at the Work Family Researchers Network Conference, Washington, D.C.
Hennigar, A., Halpern, H. P., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Carcamo, J. (2016, June). Breastfeeding mothers’ experiences returning to low-wage work after birth. Poster presented at Postpartum Support International Conference, San Diego, CA.
Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2015, November). Trajectories of depression among low-income, working women across the transition to parenthood. Symposium talkpresentedat the Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Chicago, IL.
Hennigar, A., Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2015, November). Preference or practice? The relationship between mothers’ beliefs and practices around breastfeeding and depressive symptoms. Poster presented at the Perinatal Mental Health Conference, Chicago, IL.
Halpern, H. P., Garber, K. J., & Hennigar, A. (2014, June). Young White adults remember learning about race: A pilot study. Poster presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, Portland, OR.
Halpern, H. P., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2014, June). Work-family spillover and marital quality in working-class couples across the transition to parenthood. Symposium talk presentedat the Work and Family Researchers Network Conference, New York, NY.
Halpern, H. P., Ghunney, A. K., & Perry-Jenkins, M. (2013, April). Parents' gender ideology and gendered labor as predictors of children's gender-role attitudes: A longitudinal exploration.Poster presented at the Society for Research in Child Development Conference, Seattle, WA.
Halpern, H. P., Perry-Jenkins, M., & Newkirk, K. (2012, January). Do actions speak louder than words?: How children learn about gender. Poster presented at the 5th annual Gender Development Conference, San Francisco, CA.
Paul, H. & Goldberg, A. E. (2011, April). Defining complex family relationships:The meaning of family and parenthood for young adult children of lesbian mothers conceived through donor insemination. Poster presented at Clark University's annual Academic Spree Day, Worcester, MA.
Paul, H.Vollhardt, J. (2011, April). The relationship between socioeconomic status, formal and informal volunteering. Poster presented at Clark University's annual Academic Spree Day, Worcester, MA.
FUNDING AND AWARDS
Conference Travel Award, Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Massachusetts Amherst (11/15).
Conference Travel Award, Sloan Foundation (6/14).
Conference Registration Scholarship, Work and Family Researchers Network (6/14).
Faculty Recognition Award, received as Committee Co-Chair on behalf of the Clinical Psychology Student-Faculty Diversity Committee for outstanding service from the clinical division of the Psychology Department (5/13).
American Psychological Association (APA) Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training (CEMRRAT) Faculty Development Grant. Funding obtained on behalf of the UMass Clinical Psychology Student-Faculty Diversity Committee to develop and enhance multicultural competence among faculty and students in research, teaching, and clinical realms.(6/12–5/13).
Family Research Travel Award, Center for Research on Families (3/12).
Clark University Achievement Scholarship (8/02 - 5/03; 8/10 - 5/11).
CLINICAL AND DIRECT SERVICE EXPERIENCE
Baystate Adult Behavioral HealthSpringfield, MA
Pre-doctoral psychotherapist. Provide short- and long-term individual counseling and psychotherapy for low-income perinatal women. (9/15 – present).
Supervisor: Stéphane Jacobus, Ph.D.Consulting psychiatrist: Valerie Sharpe, M.D.
Psychological Services Center Neuropsychological Assessment ClinicUMass Amherst
Clinician-in-training. Conduct full-battery neuropsychological assessments for children and adults. (9/15 – present).
Psychological Services CenterUMass Amherst
Clinician-in-training. Provide individual psychotherapy from relational, attachment-based, cognitive-behavioral, and dialectical behavioral theoretical frameworks; co-lead dialectical behavioral therapy group skills training for adult clients; conduct phone screens and intake evaluations using the Mini International Neuropsychological Inventory, Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID) and International Personality Disorder Exam (IPDE). (5/12 - present).
Supervisors: Joe Mangine, Ph.D.; Richard Halgin, Ph.D.; Amber Douglas, Ph.D.; Katherine Dixon-Gordon, Ph.D; Karin Garber, M.S., M.Ed., M.A.
Hampshire College Counseling CenterAmherst, MA
Pre-doctoral psychotherapist. Provide psychodynamically-informed short- and long-term individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and crisis intervention services for college students. (8/13 – 5/14).
Supervisors: Stephen Klein, Ph.D.; Eliza McArdle, Ph.D.
Psychological Services Center ADHD ClinicUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
Clinician-in-training. Conduct neuropsychological assessments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adults. Test batteries include the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-IV (SCID); Kiddie-Schedule of Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (K-SADS); Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale–IV (WAIS-IV); Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-IV); Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM); and Connors Continuous Performance Task-2 (CPT-2). (9/12 – 9/13).
Supervisor: Rebecca Ready, Ph.D.
Respond, Inc. Domestic Violence Support OrganizationSomerville, MA
Shelter Advocate and Crisis Counselor. Oversaw residents living in an emergency shelter for adults and children fleeing domestic violence; counseled survivors of domestic violence in both shelter and community settings; lead support groups for trauma survivors; provided housing and financial advocacy to clients; managed busy 24-hour hotline; participated in community outreach initiatives (9/09 - 8/11).
TEACHING EXPERIENCE—UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
Online Continuing and Professional Education Course Instructor—Counseling and Psychotherapies (Psychology 383, undergraduate elective in psychology). Designed syllabus, created and managed course Blackboard site; moderated online discussions; graded students’ writing assignments and exams; managed all communication and administrative duties related to classes of 10-24 students (7/16 – 8/16).
Online Continuing and Professional Education Course Instructor—Family Psychology (Psychology297E, undergraduate elective in psychology). Designed syllabus, created and managed course Blackboard site; moderated online discussions; graded students’ writing assignments and exams; managed all communication and administrative duties related to classes of 10-24 students (5/16 – 6/16).
Online Continuing and Professional Education Course Instructor—Intersections of Race, Class & Gender in the Family Context (Psychology 391, undergraduate seminar). Designed syllabus, created and managed course Blackboard site; moderated online discussions; graded students’ writing assignments and exams; managed all communication and administrative duties related to classes of 12-24 students (7/14 – 8/14; 12/14 – 1/15; 7/15 – 8/15; 12/15 – 1/16).
Graduate Teaching Assistant—Methods of Inquiry in Psychology. Lead bi-weekly lab section meetings for groups of 22 students; oversaw student research projects; graded students’ APA-style research papers (9/11 - 5/12; 1/13 – 5/13).
Graduate Teaching Assistant—Abnormal Psychology. Managed all administrative aspects of a 330-student course; supervised a group of 15 undergraduate teaching assistants and conducted a weekly seminar on teaching methods for undergraduate TAs (9/12 - 12/12; 9/13 – 12/13).
SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND DIDACTIC EXPERIENCES
Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive DisordersChicago, IL
Behavioral Activation Psychotherapy for Perinatal Depression Workshop.
Participated in interactive, small-group training for implementing specialized treatment strategies in psychotherapy with depressed perinatal clients. (11/15).
Center for Research on FamiliesAmherst, MA
Methodology Workshop on Analyzing Developmental Trajectories.
Participated in a three-day workshop on growth mixture modeling using STATA. (5/15).
Postpartum Support International& 2020 Mom ProjectOnline training
Maternal Mental Health Certificate Training. Completed 7-session course on perinatal mental health assessment and empirically supported treatments. (2/15 – 5/15).
Birthing from WithinOnline training
Birth Story Listening Distance Course. Completed intensive 9-session training program—including supervised birth story listening sessions with clients—designed for professionals working with postpartum women who have experienced challenging or traumatic childbirth experiences. (2/15 – 3/15).
Institute for Social Science ResearchAmherst, MA
Qualitative Research & Evaluation Design: Considerations and Tensions.
Participated in a two-day workshop on qualitative research design. (5/13).
American Psychological AssociationOnline training
Webinar: Using Racial Identity Social Interaction Theory to Assess Your Academic Climates.
Participated in an interactive online didactic training lead by Dr. Janet Helms. (4/13).
The Stonewall Center of UMass AmherstAmherst, MA
LGBT Ally Training: Participated in a training seminar for clinical psychology department faculty and graduate students aimed at increasing awareness and skills for working with LGBT-identified individuals in (1/13).
Massachusetts Trans Political AssociationBoston, MA
Ally Training: Participated in a day-long training for professionals working in domestic violence shelters and counseling organizations with the goal of developing trans-friendly services (9/10).
INVITED LECTURES
University of MassachusettsAmherst
Invited Lecturer:Mentoring undergraduate students. Professional Development graduate seminar (3/16).
Baystate Adult Behavioral AssociatesSpringfield, MA
Invited Discussant:Conducting psychotherapy with low-income, racially and ethnically diverse perinatal patients(2/16).
University of MassachusettsAmherst
Invited Lecturer:Gender and racial development in the family context. Human Development graduate seminar (11/14).
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, MA
Invited Discussant:Identity and body image across infertility, pregnancy and motherhood. Personality undergraduate seminar (11/14).
University of MassachusettsAmherst
Invited Lecturer:Addressing power, privilege and identity in the therapy room. Multicultural Psychology graduate seminar (11/13).
Clark UniversityWorcester, MA
Invited Lecturer:Pursuing a graduate degree in clinical psychology. Advised a group of 15 undergraduate students on applying to graduate school and what to expect of a graduate education in clinical psychology (11/12).
University of MassachusettsAmherst
Invited Lecturer:Gender Development in the context of the family. Child, Family and Community undergraduate seminar (10/12).
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Psychology Advising Center
Invited Lecturer:Applying to Graduate School Workshop. Advised a group of approximately 30 undergraduate students on applying to graduate school and what to expect of a graduate education in clinical psychology (9/12).
SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Clinical Psychology Division
Committee Chair: Clinical Psychology Division Student-Faculty Diversity. Designed and implemented a training module for faculty and students aimed at increasing multicultural sensitivity in research, teaching and clinical work; lead funding initiative and obtained an grant from the American Psychological Association Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention and Training (CEMRRAT) to fund training module; helped organize an annual day-long retreat centered on conducting clinical work with LGBT clients; lead bi-monthly meetings attended by 10 students and faculty members (3/12 –5/14).
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Clinical Psychology Division
Committee Member: Clinical Psychology Division Student-Faculty Diversity Committee. Attended monthly meetings to discuss increasing education and training around multiculturalism (9/11 - 3/12).
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Clinical Psychology Division
Student Coordinator: Clinical Psychology Division Prospective Graduate Student Interview Weekend. Arranged accommodations for prospective students; provided transportation for students to and from events; interviewed applicants for the clinical psychology program (12/11 -2/12).
University of Massachusetts Amherst, Clinical Psychology Division
Committee Member: Clinical Psychology Division Integration of Clinical and Research Practices Work Group. Attended regular meetings to discuss further increasing the integration of clinical work and research among faculty and students in the program (9/11 - 12/11).
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- American Psychological Association Student Affiliate (APA)
- National Council for Family Research (NCFR)
- Postpartum Support International (PSI)
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)
- Work and Family Researchers Network (WFRN)
REFERENCES
Maureen Perry-Jenkins, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
(413) 545-0258
Richard P. Halgin, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology
University of Massachusetts Amherst
(413) 537-0170
Stéphane Jacobus, Ph.D.
Licensed Psychologist/Health Service Provider
Adult Behavioral Health Associates, Baystate Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
(413) 794-7291