Faculty
Marjorie Gunnoe
 Marjorie Gunnoe  
Assistant Professor
Office: SB 373
Phone: (616) 526-6227 
email: mgunnoe@calvin.edu
  

Education
B.A. Hope College
M.A. University of Virginia
Ph.D. University of Virginia

Teaching Interests
Introductory Psychology
Developmental Psychology: Child
Developmental Psychology: Adolescence

Research Interests
Effects of spanking on child adjustment (sample publication: Gunnoe, M.L. & Mariner, C.L. (1997). Toward a developmental/contexual model of the effects of parental spanking on children's aggression. Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 151, 768-775.)
Effects of parental religiousity on parenting style and adolescent competence
Comparisons of families with joint-legal vs. sole-maternal custody following divorce

Past Research Activities
The National Longitudinal Study of Youth (1997 Cohort) - member of the design team responsible for the family process, family history, religiousity and youth competence modules (1995-1996).
The Adolescent Stress Project - development and initial validation of the Multicultural Events Survey for Adolescents (MESA), an instrument to identify and assess the impact of positive and negative life events on low income, urban adolescencts (1993-1994).
The Dads Project - member of the design team for an intervention program to assist noncustodial fathers in maintaining beneficial relationships with their children following divorce (1994).
The Nonshared Environment (NSE) Study - member of the design team, involved in observational coding of video tapes of twins, full siblings, half-siblings, and biologically-unrelated step-siblings engaged in family problem solving sessions.
The Remarriage Project - collaboration in data analysis and report of children's adjustment in nondivorced, single-mother, and stepfather families.