Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Current Position
Associate Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology
Previous Positions
2001-present Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences,
University of California at Los Angeles
2000-2001 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, New York University
1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, New York University
Education
1990-1994 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Ph.D., Developmental Psychology
1988-1990 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. M.A., Developmental Psychology
1984-1988 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. B.S. with Honors, Human Development
Professional Activities/Honors (selected)
2002 Boyd McCandless Award for Early Career Contribution to Developmental Psychology, American Psychological Association (Division 7)
1999 Distinguished Teacher Award, Department of Psychology, New York University
1999-2001 Future Leader, Rochester Child Health Congress
1998-2003 FIRST Award, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
1997-2002 William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar
Program Co-Chair, 2002 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence
Consulting Editor/Editorial Board: Child Development, Journal of Research on Adolescence.
Member, Russell Sage Foundation Social Identity Working Group
Associate Member, MacArthur Foundation Network on Successful Pathways Through Middle Childhood
Member, Society for Research in Child Development, American Psychological Association: Division 7 (Developmental Psychology), Society for Research on Adolescence,
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues
Publications/Papers (selected)
Fuligni, A. J., Yip, T, & Tseng, V. (in press). The impact of family obligation on the daily behavior and psychological well being of Chinese American adolescents. Child Development.
Fuligni, A. J. (in press). A comparative longitudinal approach to acculturation among children from immigrant families. Harvard Educational Review.
Cameron, J. A., Alvarez, J. M., Ruble, D.R., Fuligni, A.J. (2001). Children’s lay theories about ingroups and outgroups: Reconceptualizing research on “prejudice”. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 5, 118-128.
Fuligni, A. J., Eccles, J. S., Barber, B. L., & Clements, M. (2001). Early adolescent peer orientation and adjustment during high school. Developmental Psychology, 37, pp. 28-36.
Tseng, V., & Fuligni, A. J. (2000). Parent-adolescent language use and relationships among immigrant families. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 62, 465-476.
Fuligni, A. J., Tseng, V., & Lam, M. (1999). Attitudes toward family obligations among American adolescents from Asian, Latin American, and European backgrounds. Child Development, 70, 1030-1044.
Fuligni, A. J., & Tseng, V (1999). Family obligations and the achievement motivation of children from immigrant and American-born families. In T. Urdan (Ed.), Advances in motivation and achievement. (pp. 159-184). Stamford, CT: JAI Press, Inc.
Fuligni, A. J. (1998). The adjustment of children from immigrant families. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 7, 99-103.
Fuligni, A.J. (1998). Parental authority, adolescent autonomy, and parent-adolescent relationships: A study of adolescents from Mexican, Chinese, Filipino, and European backgrounds. Developmental Psychology, 34, 782-792.
Fuligni, A.J. (1998). Adolescents from immigrant families. In V. McLoyd and L. Steinberg (Eds.). Research on minority adolescents: Conceptual, theoretical, and methodological issues. (pp. 127-143). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Fuligni, A.J. (1997). The academic achievement of adolescents from immigrant families: The roles of family background, attitudes, and behavior. Child Development, 68, 261-273.
Fuligni, A. J., & Stevenson, H. W. (1995). Time-use and mathematics achievement among Chinese, Japanese, and American High School Students. Child Development, 66, 830-842.
Fuligni, A.J., Eccles, J.E., & Barber, B.L. (1995). The long term effects of seventh-grade ability grouping in mathematics. Journal of Early Adolescence, 15, 58-89.
Crystal, D., Chen, C., Fuligni, A. J., Stevenson, H. W., Hsu, C. C., Ko, H. J, Kitamura, S., & Kimura, S. (1994). Psychological maladjustment and academic achievement: A cross- cultural study of Japanese, Chinese, and American high school students. Child Development, 65, 738-763.
Fuligni, A.J., & Eccles, J.E. (1993). Perceived parent-child relationships and early-adolescents' orientation towards peers. Developmental Psychology, 29, 622-632.
Current Research Support
1998-2003 National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Transition to Adulthood: Youths from Immigrant Families. (R29 - FIRST Award).
1997-2002 William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholars Award, The Transition To Adulthood Among Youths From Immigrant Families.