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Laura Castro-Schilo

UCD: Laura Castro-Schilo

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Laura Castro-Schilo, M. A.
Ph.D. Candidate
Phone: (530)754.5370
Email: castro@ucdavis.edu

I am a graduate student at the University of California, Davis where I work under the supervision of Professors Keith Widaman and Kevin Grimm.

The general focus of my research is to use the structural equation modeling (SEM) framework to study personality and affective processes. Three specific themes evolve from this general focus: (1) The application of multitrait-multimethod (MTMM) models to psychological data, (2) The use of individual-level models to characterize intraindividual variability, and (3) The study of the role personality and affective processes play in future outcomes, particularly in the Mexican culture. 

Curriculum Vitae (PDF)

Teaching Evaluations (PDF)

 
 

 Selected Papers:

 

Castro-Schilo, L. & Kee, D. W. (2010). Gender differences in the relationship between emotional intelligence and right hemisphere lateralization for facial processing. Brain and Cognition, 73, 62-67.

Widaman, K. F., Helm, J. L., Castro-Schilo, L., Pluess, M., Stallings, M. C., & Belsky, J. (2012). Distinguishing ordinal and disordinal interactions. Psychological Methods, 17, 615-622.

Castro-Schilo, L., Taylor, Z. E., Ferrer, E., Robins, R. W., Conger, R. D., & Widaman, K. F. (2013). Parents' optimism, positive parenting, and child peer competence in Mexican-origin families. Parenting, Science, and Practice, 13, 95-112.

Castro-Schilo, L., Widaman, K. F., & Grimm, K. J. (2013). Neglect the structure of multitrait-multimethod data at your peril: Implications for associations with external variables. Structural Equation Modeling.

Castro-Schilo, L., & Ferrer, E. (2013). Comparison of nomothetic versus idiographic-oriented methods for making predictions about human behavior. Multivariate Behavioral Research.


Posters:

Neglecting the structure of multitrait-multimethod data: Biases of traits with external variables (PDF)

Attachment and Dynamics of Daily Affective Processes in Romantic Couples (PDF)

Making Choices based on Advice from Optimistic or Pessimistic Sources (PDF)

Mediators of the Personality-Affect Relationship: Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies and Savoring Beliefs (PDF)

Negative Mood Regulation Expectancies and Savoring Beliefs Form Two Affect Regulation Dimensions (PDF)

Personality and Musical Manipulation of Emotional States(PDF)

Reasons for Adopting Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Qualitative Investigation (PDF)

Emotional Intelligence and Right Hemisphere Arousal: A Gender Differences' Study (PDF)


Selected Awards:

APA Dissertation Award - Science Directorate of APA

TEAM Fellowship - Educational Testing Service

Hispanic Scholarship Fund - General College Scholarship

Outstanding Undergraduate Student - Valedictorian CSUF

Sally Casanova Pre-Doctoral Fellow - CSU Chancellor's Office

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow - Yale University

 

Links:

UCD Quantitative Psychology
UCD Quantitative Brown Bag Calendar
Yale Health, Emotion, and Behavior Lab
Valedictorian Speech, CSUF Class of 2007