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Natasha Dmitrieva
Natasha Dmitrieva
Graduate Student
15D Henderson
(814) 865-7552
nod102@psu.edu
Research Interests
I am a graduate student in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, working with Dr. Almeida. I am broadly interested in midlife development and health, with a particular focus in the developmental features of work-family balance and their effects on health and well-being. My Master’s thesis explored the moderating influences of wake-up time and within-person variability in sleep on the relationship between sleep duration and physical health. My current research goal is to investigate how longitudinal changes in negative work-to-family spillover, an indicator of work-family conflict, predict physical health, including immune and endocrine functioning.
Education
- 2005 – Present Pennsylvania State University – University Park
Ph.D in Human Development and Family Studies, Expected May 2010 - 2001 – 2005 University of California, Irvine
B.A. Psychology and Social Behavior, Philosophy
Cum laude
Recent Presentations at Professional Meetings
Dmitrieva, N., Baytalskaya, N., & Almeida, D. M. (November, 2007). Longitudinal Changes in Work-Family Conflict Predict Changes in Health. Poster presented at the 60th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, San Francisco, CA.
Banks, S. R., Dmitrieva, N., & Almeida, D. M. (November, 2006). What dreams may come: The effects of Sleep on Daily Well-Being. Poster presented at the 59th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America, Dallas, TX.
Honors and Awards
- 2005–2007 University Graduate Fellowship
- 2005 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research
- 2004 Outstanding Student Poster Award, Gerontological Society of America
- 2004 Junior Fellow of the Academy
The American Academy of Political and Social Science. - 2003, 2004 Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities Fellowship Stipend
