Carolyn Roecker Phelps

Carolyn Roecker Phelps is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology and a
licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Ohio. Dr. Roecker Phelps teaches courses in
adult and childhood psychopathology, development of psychological tests, and statistics.
Her research has examined interpersonal aggression, stress, and coping, and scales
related to these constructs.

• Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1994

• Interpersonal aggression
• Stress and coping
• Family dynamics

• Abnormal Psychology
• Developmental Psychopathology
• Psychological Tests and Measurement
• Elementary Statistics

• American Psychological Associate

Lutz-Zois, C.J., Roecker Phelps, C.E., & Reichle, A.C. (2011). Affective, behavioral and
social-cognitive dysregulation as mechanisms for sexual abuse revictimization. Violence and
Victims, 26(2), 159-176.

Lyons, A.M., Leon, S.C., Roecker Phelps, C.E. & Dunleavy, A. (2010). The impact of child
symptom severity on stress among parents of children with an ASD: The moderating role of coping
styles. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 19(4), 516-524. DOI: 10.1007/s10826-009-9323-5

Kmett Danielson, C. & Roecker Phelps, C.E. (2003). Assessment of children’s social skills
through self-report. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 35, 218-229.

Roecker Phelps, C.E. (2001). Children’s responses to overt and relational aggression. Journal
of Clinical Child Psychology, 30, 240-252.

Goldstein, D., Phelps, C., Seleem, S., & Wood, A. (2017). A regional approach to faculty equity in
academic STEM disciplines: Benefits and challenges of a multi-institutional model. (Paper
presented at the 2017 STEM Gender Equality Congress, Berlin, Germany.)

Roecker Phelps, C.E., Layman Guadalupe, M., Snow, N., & Albanese, F. (2013). Gender differences in interpersonal dependency and coping through college. (Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association 2013 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.)

Roecker Phelps, C.E., Layman Guadalupe, M., Snow, N., & Albanese, F. (2013). Interpersonal
dependency and social support in the transition to college. (Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association 2013 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.)

Sinclair, R. & Roecker Phelps, C.E. (2011). The role of sibling relationships in the relation between
romantic relationship expectations and interparental conflict (Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association 2011 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.)

Roecker Phelps, C.E., Hentz, J., Roth, M., Geiger, E., & Toth, D. (2010). I was trying to be funny:
Aggression or failed humor? (Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association 2010
Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.)

Roecker Phelps, C.E., Turi, K., Langsner, S., & Kurtz, K. (2008). Well I think it’s funny:
Gender differences in relational aggression. (Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological
Association 2008 Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.)

Roecker Phelps, C.E., Pempek, T, & DiSantis, A. (2006). Disorder in the family: The Family
Chaos Scale. (Poster presented at the Midwestern Psychological Association 2006 Meeting,
Chicago, IL.)

Turi, K. & Roecker Phelps, C.E. (2006). Relational Aggression across relationships:
Acquaintanceships, friendships, and romantic relationships. (Poster presented at the Midwestern
Psychological Association 2006 Meeting, Chicago, IL.)