Meredith Van Vleet

Meredith Van Vleet

Department of Psychology

Carnegie Mellon University

5000 Forbes Avenue

Pittsburgh, PA 15213

(616)481-2085

(412)268-8109

EDUCATION

M. S. Social/Personality/Health Psychology (May, 2012). Carnegie Mellon University. Advisor: Dr. Brooke Feeney

B. S. Psychology (May, 2008). Grand Valley State University. Advisor: Dr. Brian Lakey

PUBLICATIONS

Lakey, B., Orehek, E., Hain, K., & Van Vleet, M. (2010). Enacted support links to negative affect and perceived support are more consistent with theory when social influences are isolated from trait influences. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 1, 132-142.

Feeney, B.C., & Van Vleet, M. (2010). Growing through attachment: The interplay of attachment and exploration in adulthood. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 27, 226-234.

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Van Vleet, M. & Feeney, B. C. (2013, January). A Comparison of the long-term consequences afforded by secure base support and safe haven support. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Van Vleet, M., & Feeney, B. C. (2012, July). Long-term consequences afforded by secure base support among newlyweds. Talk presented at the International Association of Relationships Research, Chicago, IL.

Van Vleet, M., & Feeney, B. C. (2012, January). A comparison of long-term consequences afforded by safe haven and secure base support among newlywed couples. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Van Vleet, M., & Feeney, B.C. (2011, October). The impact of spousal encouragement on exploration and self-perceptions during a challenging activity. Poster presented at the annual mini-conference of International Association of Relationships Research, Tucson, AZ.

Van Vleet, M., & Feeney, B.C. (2010, January). A longitudinal investigation of the consequences of secure base support in close relationships. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the International Association of Relationships Research (IARR)

Member of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)

Member of the American Psychological Association (APA)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Fall 2009Teaching Assistant for Social Psychology (Instructor: Dr. Vicki Helgeson)

Fall 2010Teaching Assistant for Introduction to Psychology (Instructor: Dr. Ken Kotovsky)

Fall 2011Teaching Assistant for Research Methods in Social Psychology (Instructor: Dr. J. David Creswell)

FUNDING AND AWARDS

2013 $500Carnegie Mellon University, Graduate student assembly/Provost Conference Funds

2012 $500Carnegie Mellon University, Graduate student alliance, Graduate Small project Help (GuSH) Research Funding Grant

2010 $500Carnegie Mellon University, Graduate student alliance, Graduate Small project Help (GuSH) Research Funding Grant

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

2009 - 2010Graduate research advisor to Lauren Giesey, Christine Jones, and Laura Pacilio.

Study presented at Carnegie Mellon University’s Meeting of the Minds: “Manipulation of Encouragement Through Handwritten Notes Predicts Performance and Feelings of Capability During a Novel Task”

2008 - presentGraduate student supervisor for approximately 25 research assistants across semesters

REFERENCES

Brooke C. Feeney, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412-268-6203)

Vicki Helgeson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412-268-2624)

Michael F. Scheier, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (412-268-3151)