Kelly Cichy, Ph.D.
Kelly Cichy
Recent Presentations
Honors and Awards
NIMH Post-Doctoral Fellow
114-L Henderson
(814) 863-4517
kec184@psu.edu
Recent Publications
- Cichy, K.E., Lefkowitz, E.S. & Fingerman, K. L. (in press). Generational differences in gender attitudes between parents and grown offspring. Sex Roles.
- Fingerman, K.L., Hay, E.L., Kamp Dush, C.M., Cichy, K.E., & Hosterman, S. (2007). Role revisions: Parents and offspring's perceptions of change and continuity when parents grow old. Advances in Life Course Research, 12, 275-306.
- Cichy, K.E., Fingerman, K. L., & Lefkowwitz, E.S. (2007). Age differences in types of interpersonal tensions, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 64, 171-193.
- Fingerman, K.L., Chen, P.C., Hay, E., Cichy K.E., & Lefkowitz, E.S. (2006). Ambivalent reactions in the parent offspring relationship. Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 61 P152-P160.
- Cichy, K.E., & Fingerman, K.L., (2005). Families around the world and through the life course. [Review of the book Intergenerational relations across time and place]. Contemporary Gerontology, 11, 173-174.
Recent Presentations
- Cichy, K.E., Stawski,
R.S., & Almeida, D.M. (2007).
Getting Under the Skin: Examining Associations between Daily Stressful
Experiences and the Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol.
Paper presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the
Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco,
Ca.
- Cichy, K.E., Lefkowitz, E.S., & Fingerman, K.L. (2007, November) Do parents see their offspring through rose-colored glasses? Examining parents' and grown offspring's perceptions of success. In V. Bedford (Chair), Discrepancies Between Family Informant Reports and Their Implications. Symposium to be presented at the meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
- Stawski, R.S., Cichy, K.E., & Almeida, D.M. (2007). Associations among Daily Stressful Experiences, Stressor Characteristics and the Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol: Evidence from the National Study of Daily Experiences. Poster presented at the 5th Biennial Meeting of the Society for the Study of Human Development. State College, PA.
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Cichy, K.E., Stawski. R. S., & Almeida, D. M. (2007). All Stressors are not Created Equal: Examining Variability in Associations between Stressful Experiences and the Diurnal Rhythm of Cortisol. Paper presented at the Semi-Annual Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Meeting. Madison, Wis.
Education
- 2007 Ph.D. Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University
- 2003 M.S. Human Development and Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University
- 2001 B.S. Psychology, Magna Cum Lade, Xavier University
Honors and Awards
- 2007-2008 National Institutes of Mental Health Postdoctoral Fellowship
- 2005-2006 National Institutes of Mental Health Predoctoral Fellowship
- 2002-2004 National Institute on Aging Predoctoral Fellowship
- 1997-2001 Xavier University Presidential Scholarship


