Amie Bettencourt
Graduate Student
Education
Masters of Science in Psychology
Virginia Commonwealth University
December 2006
Bachelors of Science in Psychobiology
University of California, Los Angeles
June 2002
Program Affiliation
Clinical Psychology
Research interests
Peer victimization,
Social Information-Processing in adolescents,
Adolescent Schemas,
Positive Youth Development
Institute Projects
Currently working on a project within the institute that examines Risk and Protective Factors for aggressive behavior and factors promoting prosocial behavior among urban adolescents.
Thesis or Dissertation Topic
Thesis: The Long-term Effects of Direct Verbal Victimization and Family Support on Anxious and Aggressive Behaviors in Urban Adolescents: Do Mean Words Have a Lasting Impact?