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Christina Hamme Peterson, Psy.D.

Assistant Professor
  • Email Address: cpeterson@rider.edu
  • Phone: (609) 895-5487
  • Fax: (609) 896-5362
  • Office: 202 Memorial Hall
  • Mailing Address: 2083 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

Academic Background

  • PsyD, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, 2003
  • PsyM, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, 2001
  • BA, Vassar College, 1993

Current Research Agenda
My area of inquiry is twofold: 1) identifying factors that predict success in student and professional populations and 2) defining success and/or proficiency for those populations. My interest lies in psychosocial factors beyond the construct of general intelligence that both contribute to the variability in success outcomes and are sufficiently mutable as to allow for intervention and development.

Selected Publications

  • Peterson, C.H., Casillas, A., Robbins, S.B. (2006). The Student Readiness Inventory and the Big Five: Examining social desirability and college academic performance. Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 663-673.
  • Robbins, S., Allen, J., Casillas, A., Peterson, C.H., & Le, H. (2006).  Unraveling the differential effects of standardized achievement and psychosocial predictors of college outcomes: A prospective study. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98(3), 598-616.
  • Peterson, N.A., Hamme (Peterson), C. & Speer, P.W. (2002). Cognitive empowerment of African Americans and Caucasians: Differences in understandings of power, political functioning, and shaping ideology. Journal of Black Studies, 32 (3), 336-351.
  • Hamme (Peterson), C.L. (2002). Group emotional intelligence: The research and development of an assessment instrument. Doctoral dissertation.

Selected Funded Projects

  • National Assessment Governing Board, Washington DC. National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grades 4, 8, and 12 Science Standard Setting. Role: Process Facilitator. October 2008 – January 2010.
  • United States Department of Defense Education Activity, Washington, DC. Biology Assessment Standard Setting. Role: Process Facilitator. June 2007 – July 2007.
  • Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield, IL. Prairie State Achievement Examination Writing Standard Setting. Role: Director. April 2007 – June 2007.
  • National Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC. National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics Standard Setting. Role: Director. July 2006 – June 2007. 
  • University of Iowa College of Education, Belin Blank Center for Gifted and Talented Education, Iowa City, IA. Faculty Professional Development Programs. Role: Evaluator. April 2004-October 2005.
  • Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), Culpepper, VA. Analysis of Practice of US and Canadian Social Workers. Role: Process Facilitator and Data Analyst. July 2002 – May 2003. 
  • Agrowknowledge, The National Center for Agriscience & Technology Education, Cedar Rapids, IA..  An Initial Survey of Agricultural Programs of Study at Two-Year Colleges in the United States. Role: Director. January 2002 – December 2002. 


Selected Presentations

  • Armstead, T., Peterson, C.H., & Reid, R. (2009). African American Acculturation and Sense of Community. Submitted to: Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA) 2009 Biennial Conference (APA Division 27). 
  • Peterson, C.H. & Westburg, N.G. (2009). Counseling and Positive Psychology: Assessment and Strategies for Adults and Children. New Jersey Counseling Association Annual Conference, Somerset, NJ. 
  • Schulz, M. & Peterson, C.H. (2008). National Assessment of Educational Progress Research Related to Bookmark Standard Setting. Presentation at the National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Meeting, New York, NY.
  • Peterson, C.H. & Brownlee, A. (2007). Establishing Preliminary Standards for Grade 12 Biology. Presentation to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) and DoDEA educators, Iowa City, IA.
  • Peterson, C.H. & Metzner, N. (2007). Determining Proficiency in Grade 11 Writing for the State of Illinois. Presentation to representatives of the Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois educators, Springfield, IL.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2007). Final Standards on the Grade 12 Economics National Assessment of Educational Progress. Presentation to the National Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2007). A Comparison and Partial Replication of Two Standard Setting Methods: Recommendations for the Final Achievement Level Setting Meeting for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics Standard Setting Project. Presentation to the National Assessment Governing Board, Nashville, TN.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2007). A Comparison and Partial Replication of Two Standard Setting Methods: Results from the Pilot Study for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics Standard Setting Project. Presentation to the Committee on Standards, Design, and Methodology, National Assessment Governing Board, Washington, DC.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2007). A Review of Pilot Study Results for Two Standard Setting Methods: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics. Presentation to Technical Advisory Committee on Standard Setting, San Antonio, TX. 
  • Peterson, C.H. (2006). Field Trail and Domain Development Findings for the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics Standards Setting Project. Presentation at the annual meeting of the National Assessment Governing Board, MacLean, VA. 
  • Peterson, C.H. (2006). Development of Mapmark with Domains and Mapmark with Whole Booklet Feedback: Recommendations for Use in the Pilot Study. Presentation to the Committee on Standards, Design, and Methodology of the National Assessment Governing Board, MacLean, VA.
  • Peterson, C.H. & Schulz, M. (2006) Field Trail and Domain Development: Implications for Next Steps with the National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics Standards Setting Project. Presentation to ACT’s Technical Advisory Committee on Standard Setting, Chicago, IL.
  • Peterson, C.H. & Schulz, M. (2006) Mapmark Study Design Issues and Recommendations: National Assessment of Educational Progress, Grade 12 Economics Standards Setting Project. Presentation to Technical Advisory Committee on Standard Setting, Chicago, IL.
  • Robbins, S. & Peterson, C.H. (2006). Promoting College Success with the Student Readiness Inventory. Presentation at the Iowa ACT Annual Conference, Ames, IA.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2004). Iowa Excellence: A Model for Gifted Science and Math Programming.  Presentation at the Yeshiva of Central Queens, Flushing, NY.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2003). Agricultural Education Collaborative: Planning Survey Results for Building an Educational Partnership. Presentation at AgrowKnowledge/National Career Clusters Planning Institute, Pendleton, OR.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2003). VISION 2020: Proximal and Distal Outcomes for an Agriculture Education Partnership. Presentation at AgrowKnowledge Assessment Forum, St. Louis, MO.
  • Peterson, C.H. (2003). Beyond ROI: The Workforce Scorecard and Human Capital Strategy. Presentation at Learning & Training Week 2003 Conference and Expo, Washington, DC.
  • Jednak, J. & Peterson, C.H. (2003). Fulfilling the Promise: Finally an Adaptive LCMS. Presentation at Learning & Training Week 2003 Conference and Expo, Washington, DC

Professional Memberships
National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME)
Association for Assessment in Counseling and Education (AACE)

Courses Taught
EDUC 500 Introduction to Research
EDPS 520 Measurements, Tests and Assessments in Counseling/School Psychology
EDPS 521 Statistics and Qualitative Data Analysis