Curriculum Vitae

Leslie D. Frazier

 

Contact Information:                                                            

Department of Psychology                                                                    Telephone: 305/348-2045

Florida International University                                                              Fax: 305/348-3879

University Park Campus                                                                       Email: frazier@fiu.edu

Miami, Fl 33199                                                                                   Website: www.fiu.edu/~frazier

 

Education:

1993    Ph.D.   Syracuse University

                        Life Span Developmental Psychology

                        Dissertation:  The Possible Selves of People with Parkinson’s Disease

1990    M.A.    Syracuse University

                        Life Span Developmental Psychology

                        Thesis:  Object Recognition: Adult Age Differences

1986    B.A.     Syracuse University

                        Psychology

Post-Doctoral Training:

1993-1995       National Institute on Aging

                        Sociocultural Gerontology Program

                        University of California San Francisco

Academic Appointments:

Associate Professor                              Department of Psychology                                2002-present

                                                            Florida International University

Assistant Professor                               Department of Psychology                                1995-2002

                                                            Florida International University

Adjunct Instructor                                 California State University at Hayward

Human Development                                        1994-1995

Research Assistant                                Caregiver Coping Project        

Department of Psychology

Syracuse University                                          1991-1993

Adjunct Instructor                                 State University of New York at Oswego

            Department of Psychology                                1991

Teaching Assistant                                Syracuse University     

            Department of Psychology                                1987-1990

Professional Societies:

American Psychological Association

            Division 20: Adult Development and Aging

            Division 38: Health Psychology

Gerontological Society of America

American Psychological Society

Major Research Interests:

  • Developmental processes and self/identity across adulthood
  • The changing nature of leisure in later life
  • Coping within the context of life transitions in later life (e.g., chronic illness, caregiving)
  • Quality of life: The impact of physical and mental health
  • Age differences in perspectives on terrorism-related threats: Pre and Post 9/11
  • The influence of social comparison processes on possible selves

 

Research Support:

2002-2004       Principal Investigator     Possible selves and developmental processes in adulthood.  Funded by the National Institute on Aging/National Institutes of Health (NIA; R03 AG20784-01).  Funding period: 5/30/02-10/30/03.  Direct costs: $50,000; Indirect Costs: $67, 290.

           

2000                Principal Investigator     Possible Selves Across Adulthood.  Funded by the Florida International University College of Arts and Sciences Grants-in-Aid program.  Funding period: Summer 2000.  Direct costs: $840.

1997                Principal Investigator     Possible selves in later life. Funded by the Florida International University College of Arts and Sciences Grants-in-Aid program.  Funding period: Summer 1997.  Direct costs: $1,000.

1996                Principal Investigator     Parkinson's Disease Coping Project. Funded by the Florida International University Foundation/Provost’s Research Grant.  Funding period: 1996.  Direct costs: $9,985.

 

Peer-reviewed Publications in Professional Journals:

Schwartz, B. L., & Frazier, L. D.  (In press).  Tip-of-the-tongue states and aging:  Contrasting psycholinguistic and metacognitive perspectives.  Journal of General Psychology.

 

Schwartz, B. L., Meissner, C. A., Hoffman, M., Evans, S., & Frazier, L. D.  (2004).  Event memory and misinformation effects in a gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).  Animal Cognition, 7 (2), 93-100.

 

Allen, A., Montgomery M., Tubman, J., Frazier, L., & Escovar, L.  (2003).  The effects of assessment feedback on rapport-building and self-enhancement processes.  Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 25 (3). 165-181.

 

Wade, L. D., & Frazier, L. D.  (2003).  Cultural differences in possible selves during later life.  Journal of Aging Studies, 17, 251-268.

 

Frazier, L. D., Cotrell, V., & Hooker, K.  (2003).  Possible selves and illness:  A comparison of individuals with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and healthy older adults International Journal of Behavioral Development, 27(1), 1-11.

 

Frazier, L. D.  (2002).  Continuity and change in patterns of coping with Parkinson's disease.  International Journal of Aging & Human Development, 55(3), 207-232.

 

Frazier, L. D., Waid, L. D., & Finke, C.  (2002).  The impact of anxiety on coping and quality of life in older adults. Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 28(12), 40-47.

 

Frazier, L. D., Johnson, P. M., Gonzalez, G. K., & Kafka, C. L.  (2002).  Psychosocial influences on possible selves:  A comparison of three cohorts of older adults.  International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26(4), 308-317.

 

Hooker, K., Manoogian-O’Dell, M., Monahan, D. J., Frazier, L. D., & Shifren, K.  (2000) Does type of disease matter?  Gender differences among Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease spouse caregivers.  The Gerontologist, 40 (5), 568 – 573.

 

Frazier, L. D., Hooker, K., Johnson, P. M., & Kaus, C.  (2000).  Continuity and change in possible selves in later life:  A 5-year longitudinal study.  Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 22(3), 235-241.

 

Frazier, L. D.  (2000).  Coping with disease-related stressors in Parkinson’s disease.  The Gerontologist, 40 (1), 53 – 63.

 

Frazier, L. D. & Waid, L. D.  (1999).  Influences on anxiety in later life:  The role of health status, health perceptions, and health locus of control.  Aging and Mental Health, 3(3), 213-220.

 

Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., Bowman, S. R., Frazier, L. D., & Shifren, K.  (1998).  Personality counts for a lot:  Predictors of mental and physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups.  Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 53B, P73-P85.

 

Hooker, K., Frazier, L. D., & Monahan, D. J. (1994).  Personality and coping among caregivers of spouses with dementia.  The Gerontologist, 34 (3).  386-392.

 

Frazier, L. D., Hooker, K., & Siegler, I. C. (1993).  Longitudinal studies of aging in social and psychological gerontology.  Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 3.  415-426.

 

Frazier, L. & Hoyer, W. J. (1992).  Object recognition by component features:  Are there age differences?  Experimental Aging Research, 18,(1), 9-14.

 

Invited Book Chapters:

Frazier, L. D., & Marsh, L. M.  (In Press).  Coping with Parkinson’s disease.  In M. Menza and L. Marsh (Eds.), Psychiatric Issues in Parkinson’s Disease.  London, UK:  Taylor & Francis Books Ltd.

 

Frazier, L. D., & Hooker, K.  (In Press).  Possible selves in adult development:  Linking theory and research.  In C. Dunkel and J. Kerpelman (Eds.), Possible Selves:  Theory, research, and Application.  Huntington, NY:  Nova Science Publishers.

 

Frazier, L. D.  (2002).  Perceptions of control over health:  Implications for sense of self in healthy and ill older adults.  In S. Shohov (Ed.), Advances in Psychology (Vol. 10). 145-163.  New York: Nova Science Publications.

Book Reviews:

Frazier, L. D. (2002).  Living with Parkinson’s Disease:  A review of Weiner, W. J., Shulman, L. M., & Lang, A. E.  (2001).  Canadian Journal of Aging, 21(2), 317-319.

 

Papers Presented at Professional Conferences (* Indicates Published Abstract):

Frazier, L. D., & Newman, F. L.  Self-Regulation of development across adulthood:  Predictors of well-being.  Paper submitted for presentation at the 115th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.  Washington, D. C.  August 18 – 21, 2005.

 

Lee, M., Frazier, L. D., & Barreto, M.  Personality and well-being:  Adult age differences.  Paper presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Washington, DC.  November 19-23, 2004.*

 

Barreto, M., Frazier, L. D., & Lee, M.  Leisure selves across adulthood.  Paper presented at the 57th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  Washington, D. C.  November 19-23, 2004.*

 

Frazier, L. D., Hinton, H., Perez, A., Barreto, M., & Montgomery, M.  Who shapes the future?  Possible selves and social comparison processes in young adulthood.  Paper presented at the 56th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America. San Diego, CA. November 15-18, 2003.*

 

Hooker, K., & Frazier, L. D.  Possible selves:  Selection mechanisms of the distributed self in action.  Paper presented at the 112th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association.  Toronto, Canada.  August 7 – 10, 2003.*

 

Schwartz, B. L., Meissner, C. M., Hoffman, M., Evans, S., & Frazier, L. D. Trial-unique learning and episodic memory in gorillas. Paper presented at the 10th Annual Comparative Cognition Conference, Melbourne, Florida, March 2003.

 

Schwartz, B. L., Meissner, C. M., Evans, S., & Frazier, L. D. Memory for Unique Events in a Gorilla. Presented at the 41st annual meeting of the Psychonomics Society, Kansas City, MO, November, 2002.*

 

Frazier, L. D. Coping with Parkinson's Disease:  A blueprint for psychosocial intervention. Invited paper presented at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il, August 22-25, 2002.*

 

Frazier, L. D.  Psychosocial influences on possible selves:  A comparison of three cohorts of older adults. Paper accepted for presentation at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  November 15-18, 2001.  Chicago, Ill.*

 

Waid, L. D., & Frazier, L. D.  Cultural differences in possible selves in later life. Paper accepted for presentation at the 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America.  November 15-18, 2001.  Chicago, Ill.*

 

Waid, L. D., & Frazier, L. D.  Psychosocial influences on possible selves in later life.  Paper to be presented at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, August 4-8, 2000.*

 

Cotrell, V., Frazier, L. D., & Hooker, K.  Possible selves and illness:  A comparison of individuals with Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and healthy older adults.  Paper presented at the 52st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November 19-23, 1999.*

 

Manoogian-O'Dell, M, Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., Frazier, L. D., & Shifren, K.  Gender differences in coping with caregiving:  A comparison of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease spouse caregivers.  Paper presented at the 52st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA, November 19-23, 1999.*

 

Frazier, L. D. & Waid, L. D.  The psychosocial factors influencing mental and physical health in young-old and old-old adults.  Paper presented at the 51st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Philadelphia, PA, November 20-24, 1998.*

 

Frazier, L. D. & Hooker, K.  Perceptions of control over health and health status:  The impact of health and illness.  Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH, November 14-18, 1997.*

 

Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., Frazier, L. D., Lamp, D., & DeHart, K.  Caregiving possible selves.  Paper presented at the 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH, November 14-18, 1997.*

 

Bravo, I. M., Silverman, W. K., Frazier, L. D., & Huysman, A.  Assessment of anxiety sensitivity and in depressed older patients and its relation to hypochondriacal concerns.  Paper presented at the 31st Annual Convention of the Association for Advancement of Behavioral Therapy.  Miami Beach, FL, November 13-16, 1997.*

 

Frazier, L. D., & Hooker, K.  Continuity and change in older adults' possible selves.  Paper presented at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Illinois, August 15-19, 1997.*

 

Frazier, L. D.  Coping with disease-related stressors in Parkinson's disease.  Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 17-21, 1996.*

 

Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., Frazier, L. D., Shifren, K., & Bowman, S.  Relationships among neuroticism, mental health and physical health of spouse caregivers in two disease groups.  Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, DC, November 17-21, 1996.*

 

Frazier, L. D.  Perceptions of control over health:  A comparison of healthy and chronically ill older adults.  Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA., November 15-19, 1995.*

 

Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., & Frazier, L. D.  Personality and coping among spouse caregivers in two disease groups.  Paper presented at the 48th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Los Angeles, CA., November 15-19, 1995.*

 

Hooker, K., Monahan, D., & Frazier, L. D.  Personality of spouse caregivers:  Relationships to mental health in two disease groups.  Paper presented at the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Atlanta, GA., November 18-22, 1994.*

 

Frazier, L. D., & Hooker, K.  Possible selves and health:  A comparison of chronically ill and healthy older adults.  Paper presented at the 1994 Annual convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA., August 12-16, 1994.*

 

Masciale, S. A., Frazier, L. D., Neu, K., Monahan, D. J., & Hooker, K.  Gender and personality among caregivers.  Paper presented at the 102nd Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA., August 12-16, 1994.*

 

Hooker, K., Frazier, L. D., Morfei, M., Willard, W., Battista, C., & Jamyang, K.  Stability and change in possible selves of older adults:  A five-year longitudinal study.  Paper presented at The Human Development Conference, Pittsburgh, PA., April 14-16, 1994.*

 

Frazier, L. D., Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., Masciale, S., & Neu, K.  Personality and coping among spouse caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.  Paper presented at the 46th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, New Orleans, LA., November 19-23 1993.*

 

Frazier, L., & Hoyer, W. J.  Age differences in perceptual closure:  A computational approach.  Paper presented at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November 18-20, 1992.*

 

Hooker, K., Monahan, D. J., Shifren, K., Frazier, L., Greenbaum, N., & Sozzi, D.  Contrasting Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease spouse caregivers:  Relationship of personality to anxiety, stress, and depression.  Paper presented at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November            18-20, 1992.*

 

Monahan, D. J., Hooker, K., Shifren, K., & Frazier, L.  Social support and personality differences among Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease spouse caregivers.  Paper presented at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C,. November 18-20, 1992.*

 

Frazier, L. D., Hooker, K., & Monahan, D. J., Personality and coping in caregivers of spouses with Alzheimer's disease.  Paper presented at the Centennial Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C., August 15, 1992.*

 

Hoyer, W. J., Frazier, L. D., Jackowski, M., & Hoepner, J. A.  Aging and visual object recognition:  Analysis of essential component features.  Paper presented at the State University of New York  Health Sciences Center Research Poster Session, November, 1989.

 

Hoyer, W. J., Chiarello, C., Frazier, L. D., Palfai, T., & Beeber, A.  Simulating amnesic symptoms in normal young and older adults.  Paper presented at the 39th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Washington, D.C., November, 1986.*

 

Invited Papers:

Frazier, L. D.  Exploring Themes of Inter-dependence and Culture in Older Adults Possible Selves.  Invited paper to be presented at the 110th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, Il., August 22-25, 2002.*

 

Frazier, L. D.  What is 'quality of life'?:  Reframing health/illness in Adult Development and Aging courses.  Invited paper presented at the 104th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 9-13, 1996.*

 

Frazier, L. D.  Possible selves and health:  A qualitative comparison.  Invited paper presented at the 66th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Anthropological Association, San Francisco, CA., April 6 - 8, 1995.

 

Frazier, L. D.  Invited Moderator for the Applied Research Brief Sessions, Issues Affecting Public Policy, 40th Annual Meeting of the American Society on Aging, San Francisco, CA. 1994.

 

Work in Progress:

Papers submitted to peer-reviewed professional journals for consideration:

Frazier, L. D., Barreto, M., & Montgomery, M.  Who shapes the future?  The role of social comparison in young adults’ possible selves. (Under review:  Basic and Applied Social Psychology).

 

Frazier, L. D., & Newman, F. L.  Self-regulation of development across adulthood:  Predictors of well-being.  (Under review:  Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences). 

 

Research in Progress:

Frazier, L. D., & Newman, F. L. Developmental Processes and Possible Selves:  A model for predicting psychosocial outcomes in adulthood.

 

Barreto, M., & Frazier, L. D.  Adult age differences in perspectives on terrorism-related threats to self:  Pre versus post 9/11. 


Professional Awards:

Title:  Possible Selves of People with Parkinson’s Disease. 

Award:  American Psychological Association Division 20 Retirement Research Award

Date of Award:  1994

Amount:  $1, 500.

 

Academic Awards:

Title:  A comparative study of the possible selves of health older adults and Parkinson’s patients

Award:  Graduate Student Research Award

Department:  Department of Psychology

University:  Syracuse University

Date:  1992/1993

Amount:  $500.

 

Professional Activities and Public Service:

2004-   Elected State Senator to the United Faculty of Florida.

Service in Professional Societies:

1998 – 2003    American Psychological Association Division 20 liaison to the Committee for Women in Psychology

1997-2002             American Psychological Association Division 20 Awards Committee (Associate to Chairperson).

1995-1996             American Psychological Association Division 20 Education Committee (Member).

 

Manuscript Reviewing:

1996 – present Psychology and Aging

                                    Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences

                                    Research on Aging

                                    Acta Neurologica Scandinavia

                                    Journal of Clinical Child Psychology

 

Conference proposals/Awards Reviewing:

1996-  American Psychological Association Division 20 (Adulthood and Aging) and Retirement Research Foundation Awards

1992- American Psychological Association Division 20 (Adulthood and Aging) conference

proposal submission.

 

Grant Reviewing:

2004    Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award FunVirginia Center on Aging, Commonwealth of Virginia

 

Textbook Reviewer:

Prentice Hall, the entire text of H. Bee's (1996) Journey of Adulthood (3rd ed.).

Wadsworth Thomson Learning, a proposal of Journeys in Psychology.

 

University Service:

2002-2003       Cross-functional Planning Committee - Task force for establishing medical school at Florida International University

1997-1998       Faculty Mentor for the Women's Resource Center

 

College Service:

1999                Faculty member participating in interdisciplinary Freshman Interest Group (FIGs)

1995-1997       Ambassador, FIU United Way Campaign

 

Departmental Service:

2004 – Cross-disciplinary Program Committee (established group of faculty whose research interests intersect graduate programs in Psychology)

2004 – Coordinator of Introduction to Psychology course (developed standardized curriculum across multiple sections and instructors, developed web-based course content, developed and taught workshops to prepare instructors for teaching course, coordinated teaching assistants across sections).

2003-     Personnel Practices Committee (tasked to conduct Third-year reviews, Tenure and Promotion procedures, Chairperson’s evaluations, elections for departmental positions)

2002 – Department of Psychology Tenure and Promotion Committee (tasked to develop criteria for College and University evaluation of Tenure and Promotion).

2000-   Coordinator, Adjunct Instruction (reviewed vitae and interviewed potential adjuncts, assigned course and monitored adjunct performance)

2000-2002       Faculty coordinator of Introduction to Psychology course on UP campus

1998-               Member, Mental Health Graduate Program Committee

1997                Member, Clinical Search Committee

1996-1997       Faculty Advisor for Psi Chi

1995-1998       Chair, Colloquia committee

1995-                 Member, Life Span Developmental Graduate Program Committee

 

Teaching Activities:

Courses Taught at F.I.U. (* indicates courses I developed for Department)

1.   Introduction to Psychology                                                              PSY 2020

2.   Human Growth and Development                                                   DEP 3000

3.   Psychology of Adulthood                                                                DEP 3404

4.   Psychology of Aging                                                                       DEP 4464

5.   Experimental Health Psychology Lecture & Laboratory*                 SOP 4331(L)

6.   Psychology of Health and Illness                                                     SOP 4834

7.   Memory and Memory Improvement                                                EXP 3523

8.  Differential Psychology Laboratory                                                   PPE 5325

9.   Proseminar in Psychology of Adulthood and Aging (Graduate)         DEP 5405

10. Special Topics in Psychology:  Health and Illness (Graduate)*         PSY 5939

11. Psychological Influences on Health and Illness (Graduate)*              SOP 5081

 

Mentoring/Supervision of Students:

Graduate Students:       Chair 1 Ph.D. and 3 M.S. committees

Member 10 Ph.D. and M.S. committees in Life Span Developmental Psychology

Member 2 M.A. committees in Mental Health Counseling

                                    Member 6 Ph.D. and M.S. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology

                                    Member 4 Ph.D. committees in College of Health and Urban Affairs

           

Graduate Supervised Research:             5 Students in Department of Psychology

                                                            2 Students in College of Health and Urban Affairs

Undergraduate Students:

PRIME Project:                                    1 Student

Undergraduate Honors projects:           3 Students since 1996

Undergraduate Research Assistants:      21 students have assisted in the Psychology of Health and Aging Laboratory since 1996.