Adam is a fourth-year doctoral student in the Developmental Psychopathology and Clinical Science (DPCS) program at the Institute of Child Development.  He received his B.A. in psychology from Drew University and his M.A. in child psychology from the University of Minnesota.

Adam’s current research focus is on childhood maltreatment and the contributions of abuse and neglect to the development of peer aggression and victimization.  In particular, Adam is interested in applying a developmental psychopathology perspective to the investigation of psychological and neuropsychological risk factors for childhood and adolescent aggression/victimization.

Representative Conference Presentations

Cassidy, A. R. (April, 2004). Relational aggression, hostile attributional bias, and maladjustment in preschoolers. Poster presented at the biennial Conference on Human Development, Washington, D.C.

Cassidy, A. R., Cullerton-Sen, C., Cicchetti, D., Crick, N. R., Rogosch, F. A., Murray-Close, D., & Han, H-P. G. (April, 2007). Child maltreatment, emotional dysregulation, and relational aggression.  Poster presented at the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference, Boston, MA.

Mathieson, L. C., Cassidy, A. R., Ostrov, J. M., & Crick, N. R. (April, 2007). Forms and functions of aggression and emotion regulation in early childhood. Poster presented at the biennial Society for Research in Child Development conference, Boston, MA.

Representative Manuscripts

Cassidy, A. R. (2005). Relational aggression and emotion regulation in preschool. Unpublished Master’s Thesis.

Cullerton-Sen, C., Cassidy, A. R., Murray-Close, D., Cicchetti, D., Crick, N. R., & Rogosch, F. A. Childhood maltreatment and the development of relational and physical aggression: The importance of a gender-informed approach. Manuscript under review.

Cassidy, A. R., Cullerton-Sen, C., Cicchetti, D., Crick, N. R., & Rogosch, F. A. (manuscript in preparation). Mechanisms of risk in the development of relational and physical victimization in maltreated and nonmaltreated children.