African, African American, Diaspora Studies Program 26 East Main Street
Norton, MA 02766 Phone: 508-286-3692 Fax: 508-286-3640
fhagen-smith_peony@wheatoncollege.edu
Education Ph.D., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 2002 Concentration: Developmental Psychology
Dissertation: Parental racial and ethnic socialization and
the racial and ethnic self-concepts of African American children
M.S., Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, 1996 Concentration: Child Clinical Psychology
Thesis: The relationship between racial attitudes and racial socialization beliefs among three generations of Black females
B.A, Psychology, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA, 1994 Honors Thesis: Being black and a woman: exploring the racial identity of African American women
Professional Experience Associate Professor, 2010-present
Wheaton College
Assistant Professor, 2004 - 2010 Wheaton College
Research Associate, 2003-2004 Wellesley College
The Wellesley Centers for Research on Women
Instructor, 2000-2004 Simmons College
Visiting Instructor, 2001-2002 Wellesley College
Instructor, 1999
Pennsylvania State University
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2 Publications
Fhagen-Smith, P. (2010). Social class, racial/ethnic identity, and the
psychology of “choice”. In K.O. Korgen (Ed.), Multiracial Americans and social class:
The influence of social class on racial identity. New York: Routledge.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Vandiver, B, J., Worrell, F. C., & Cross, W. E. (2010).
(Re) examining racial identity differences across gender, community of origin, and socioeconomic status among African American college students. Identity: International Journal of Research and Theory, 10, 164-180
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., Schaefer, B. A. Cross, W. E., & Fhagen-Smith, P. E.
(2006). Cluster analyses of Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) Scores in three independent samples. The Counseling Psychologist, 34, 519-547.
Porche, M., Fhagen-Smith, P.E., Kim, J. H., Vazquez-Garcia, H., Tracy, A. J., &
Erkut, S. (2004). Complexities in researching mixed ancestry adolescents: A preliminary study. Wellesley Centers for Women Working Paper. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
Worrell, F. C., Vandiver, B. J., Cross, W. E., & Fhagen-Smith, P.E. (2004). Reliability and structural validity of the cross racial identity scale scores on a sample of African American adults. Journal of Black Psychology, 30, 489-505.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2003). Mixed Ancestry Racial/Ethnic Identity Development
(MAREID) Model. Wellesley Centers for Women Working Paper No. 413. Wellesley, MA: Wellesley Centers for Women.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2003). Mixed race youth between 8 and 11 years old.
In M. P. P. Root & M. Kelley (Eds.). The multiracial child resource book.
Seattle, WA: MAVIN Foundation.
Vandiver, B. J., Cross, W. E., Jr., Worrell, F. C., & Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2002).
Validating the Cross Racial Identity Scale. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49, 71-85.
Vandiver, B. J., Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Cokley, K. O., Cross, W. E., & Worrell, F. C. (2001). Cross’ nigrescence model: From theory to scale to theory.
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 29, 174-200
Cross, W. E., & Fhagen-Smith, P. (2001). A life-span developmental model of racial
identity. In C. J. Wijeyesinghe & B. W. Jackson (Eds.). Reflections on racial identity development: Essays on theory, practice and discourse. NY: New York University Press.
Cross, W. E., Jr., Clark, L., & Fhagen-Smith, P. (1999). Black identity development
across the life span: Educational implications. In R. H. Sheets & E. R. Hollins (Eds.).
Aspects of human development: Racial and ethnic identity in school practices. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Cross, W. E. Jr., & Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (1996). Nigrescence and ego identity
development: Accounting for differential black identity patterns. In P. B. Pederson, J. G.
Draguns, W. J. Lonner and J. E. Trimble (Eds.) Counseling Across Cultures (4th ed.).
Newbury, CA: Sage.
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3 Presentations
Fhagen-Smith, P. (2008, July). The mixed ancestry racial/ethnic identity development (MAREID) model. Mixed Ancestry Colloquium, Centers for Research on Women, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA.
Fhagen-Smith, P. (2008, February). The relationship between dimensions of self-concept during the early adolescent years: An exploratory study. Paper presented at the 16
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annual National Association of African American Studies conference: Placing democracy and human rights at the heart of minority issues. Baton Rouge, LO.
Maizner, R. & Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2006, October). The female Muslim immigrant
experience in the United States: A qualitative study. Paper presented at the 6
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annual Diversity challenge: Do immigrants catch or carry race and culture? Boston College, Newton, MA.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E. & Bates, K. (2005, October). Diversity training: Interventions and research opportunities. Workshop presented at the 5
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annual Diversity challenge:
Making race and culture work in the world of work. Boston College, Newton, MA.
Erkut, S., & Fhagen-Smith, P.E., & Porche, M. (2004, July/August). Mixed ancestry experience. Symposium presented at the 109
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Annual American Psychological Association Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E., Erkut, S., & Vasquez-Garcia, H. (2003, October). Theoretical help
still needed: What does it mean to be of mixed ancestry? Structured discussion presented at the 3
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annual Diversity challenge: 30+ years of racial identity theory: What do we know and how does it help us? Boston College, Newton, MA.
Fhagen-Smith, P. E. (2003, October). Cross Racial Identity Scale (CRIS) Scores and
Demographics: Does Participants’ Sex, Age, SES, Racial Designation and Childhood Community Make A Difference? Paper presented at the 3
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annual Diversity challenge- 30+ years of racial identity theory: What do we know and how does it help us? Newton, MA.
Fhagen-Smith, P.E., Vandiver, B. J., & Cross, W. E., Jr. (2001, February). Black identity and gender differences. Symposium presented at the 18
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Annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable on Dealing with Gender and Social Class in Cross-cultural Psychology and Education, New York City, NY.
Wijeyesinghe, C. L., Fhagen-Smith, P.E. & Jones, J. (2001, October). Racial identity in the classroom: Models of black, white and multiracial identity development and their application to teaching, advising, & counseling. Symposium presented at the 1
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annual Diversity challenge: How to survive teaching courses on race and culture. Newton, MA.
Program Coordinator, African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, Wheaton College, 2006-2007
Invited Presentation, Shady Hill School, Cambridge, MA, Topic: Psychological and educational needs and adjustment of biracial children, 2004
Ad-hoc Reviewer: 2003-2008
Child Development, Journal of Black Psychology, Journal of Family Studies, Journal of Intercultural Disciplines
Board Member, Wide Horizons Adoption Agency, Waltham, MA, 2004-2005 Invited Workshop, Graduate Study in Psychology, Simmons College, 1999 & 2002 Guest Lecturer for College Courses:
Global Education for Intercultural Competence, Wheaton College, Topic:
Multiculturalism and Identity Development, 2007
Social and Psychological Development of African Americans, Simmons College, Topic: Racial and Ethnic Self-development among African American children, 2000
Professional Membership American Psychological Association
Division 45: Society for the Study of Ethnic Minority Issues Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Society for the Research of Child Development
Society for Research on Adolescence
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Grants and Fellowships
Mellon Grant, Project: Australian Aboriginal Identity Project (Wheaton College, 2006), $2000 The Liberal Arts Research/Graduate Studies Office Dissertation Grant (Pennsylvania State
University Grant, 2000) $2,000
New England Board of Higher Education, Scholar-in-Residence Fellowship (Simmons College, 1999-2000) $21,000
The Liberal Arts Research and Graduate Studies Office Travel Grant (Pennsylvania State University, 1997) $300
Awards and Honors
SPSSI Award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring, Spring 2011, $500 Faculty of the Year, Wheaton College Intercultural Board, Spring 2009.
Clinical Psychology Student Paper Award-Diversity Area, Title: Working with ethnic minority children and their families: Cultural competency and culturally relevant psychotherapy (American Psychological Association, Division 29, Clinical Psychology, 1999) $1000
Community Service
School Committee Parent Representative, Mansfield Public Schools, Jordan/Jackson Elementary School, 2008-2010
