E-Mail    meszaros@vt.edu

Mailing Address   200 Wallace Hall (0416)
                             Blacksburg, VA 24061

               Phone    540-231-9428

                   Fax    540-231-7012

     Staff Contact   Ms. Patty Seeley (540-231-9428)

     

Curriculum Vitae

Peggy S. Meszaros , Ph.D., William E. Lavery Professor of Human Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Primary Academic Interests

• Women and Technology
  
• Technology Impacts on Children, Youth and Families
• Adolescent Decision Making – Careers and Substance Abuse
• Academic Benchmarking

Professional Responsibilities

• Proposal Reviewer, Administration on Children, Youth, and Families
  
• Program Reviewer, the National Science Foundation
  
• Reviewer for Scholarship and Practice, Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences
  
• Faculty Advisor, Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society
  

Research

Meszaros, P. & Creamer, E.. (2008) Appalachian Information Technology Extension Services (AITES).  National Science Foundation, $2,479,111.

Meszaros, P. (2007). Self-authorship theory development and assessment across the lifespan and across cultures. A one year grant funded by the Institute for Society, Culture, and Environment, the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and the VP for Outreach and Extension, $34,000.

Kulbok, P.,& Meszaros, P. (2007) Being tobacco-free in rural Virginia: Beliefs and strategies of  male adolescents. Funded by the UVA Rural Health Care Research Center, $34, 511.

Meszaros, P. & Creamer, E. (2007) NSF Planning Grant to Develop Appalachian Information Technology Extension Services. Funded by the National Science Foundation, $61, 773. 

Kulbok, P. & Meszaros, P. (2007) Proposal for Support to Prepare R Level Grant Application: Parenting capacities and youth risk behavior in Rural Virginia. Funded by the UVA Rural Health Care Research Center, $10,000.

Meszaros, P.S., Koch, R., Evans, S., Meyer, B. (2006). The development and implementation assessment of a tobacco use prevention model for youth with psychiatric disorders. Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation. $550,433.00

Kulbok, P., Meszaros, P. & Bond, D. (2006) Protective factors and adolescent female nonsmoking in rural Virginia. Virginia Tech-University of Virginia-Carilion Health System Collaborative Research Grant, $30,000.

Burger, C., Creamer, E., & Meszaros, P. (2006) Crossing cultures book proposal. National Science Foundation, $30,001.00.

Creamer, E., Meszaros, P., & Burger, C. (2005). Investigating the gender component: Cultures that promote equity in undergraduate engineering. National Science Foundation, $448, 971.

Meszaros, P.S. (2005). An exploratory study of service provider experience with adolescent smoking prevention. Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, $16,000.

Meszaros, P. (2004) Virginia youth coalition collaborative, Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, Virginia Commonwealth University, $17,000.

Piercy, F., Allen, K., Dixon, B. & Meszaros, P. (2004). Phase III: Improving campus climate to support faculty diversity and retention: Programs for new faculty, Virginia Tech Office of the Provost, $54,992.

Piercy, F., Giddings, V., Allen, K. Dixon, B., & Meszaros, P. (2003). Phase II: Improving campus climate to support faculty diversity and retention: Programs for new faculty. Virginia Tech Office of the Provost, $64, 215.

Meszaros, P. S. (2002) Psychosocial risk factors and prevention strategies for adolescent female smokers in Virginia, Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation, Institute for Drug and Alcohol Studies, Virginia Commonwealth University, $130,000.

Burger, C. J., Meszaros, P. S. & Creamer, E. G. (2001). ITR/ PE women in information technology:  Pivotal transitions from school to careers, National Science Foundation, $655,849.

Recent Publications

Lee, S., Meszaros, P., & Colvin, J. (in press, 2008). Cutting the wireless cord: College student cell phone use and attachment to parents. Marriage and Family Review.

Kulbok, P., Meszaros, P., Botchwey, N, Hinton, I, Anderson, N. Rhee, H, ,Bond, D. & Vile, S. (in press, 2008). Mother-daughter communication: A protective factor for nonsmoking. Public Health Nurse.

Burger, C.J., Creamer, E.G., & Meszaros, P.S. (Eds.) (2007). Reconfiguring the Firewall: Recruiting Women to Information Technology Across Cultures and Continents. Wellesley, MA: AK Peters Publishing.

Meszaros, P.S. (Ed.)(Spring, 2007). Self-Authorship: Advancing Students’ Intellectual Growth. New Directions for Teaching and Learning. Vol. 109. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Matheson, J. L., & Meszaros, P. S. (2007). Influences on adolescent girls’ decisions not to smoke cigarettes: A qualitative study. Nurture, 1(1), 20-29.

Meszaros, P.S., Lee, S., & Laughlin, A. (2007). Information Processing and Information Technology Career Interest and Choice Among High School Students.  In C.J. Burger, E.G. Creamer, and P.S. Meszaros (Eds.). Reconfiguring the Firewall: Recruitin g Women to Information Technology Across Cultures and Continents. Wellesley, MA: AK Peters Publishing.

Meszaros, P.S., Creamer, E.G., Burger, C.J., & Laughlin, A. (2007). Refocusing Our Lens to Reconfigure the Firewall. In C.J. Burger, E.G. Creamer, and P.S. Meszaros (Eds.). Reconfiguring the Firewall: Recruiting Women to Information Technology Across Cultures and Continents. Wellesley, MA: AK Peters Publishing.           

Creamer, E.G., Lee, S., & Meszaros, P.S. (2007). Predicting women’s interest and choice in a career in information technology: A statistical model. In C.J. Burger, E.G. Creamer & P.S. Meszaros (Eds.).  Reconfiguring the Firewall: Recruiting Women to Information Technology Across Cultures and Continents. Wellesley, MA: A K Peters, Ltd.

Meszaros, P.S. (2007). The journey of self-authorship: Why is it necessary? In P.S. Meszaros (Ed.). Self-authorship: Advancing student’s intellectual growth. San Francisco: CA: Jossey-Bass.

Meszaros, P.S. (2007). The journey of self-authorship: Next steps to the destination. In P.S. Meszaros (Ed.), Self-authorship: Advancing student’s intellectual growth. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Meszaros, P.S. & Matheson, J. (2006). Effective smoking prevention and cessation programs for adolescent girls: A proposed human ecological framework for international program design. International Journal of Human Ecology, 7 (1), 97-110.

Lee, S., Meszaros, P.S., Creamer, E.G., Laughlin, A., & Burger, C.J. (2006). The role of parent-child relationships in developing self-authorship among Korean college females. International Journal of Human Ecology, 7 (1), 111-119.

Huebner, A., Shettler, L., Matheson, J., Meszaros, P., Piercy, F., & Davis, S. (2006). Examining ethnic differences in predictors of female adolescent smoking in rural Virginia. Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, 15(3), 63-81.

Meszaros, P., Burger, C. & Creamer, E. (2006). Factors influencing successful IT women’s career choice: A qualitative study. Advancing Women in Leadership, 21. Retrieved November 14, 2006 from http://www.advancingwomen.com/awl/summer2006/meszaros.html

Meszaros, P. S., Laughlin, A., Creamer, E. G., Burger, C. J., & Lee, S. (2006). Parental support for female IT career interest and choice. In E. M. Trauth (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology (pp. 963-969). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.

Creamer, E. G., Lee, S., Meszaros, P. S., Burger, C. J., & Laughlin, A. (2006). Predicting women's interest and choice of an IT career. In E. M. Trauth (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology (pp.1023-1028). Hershey, PA: Idea Group Reference.

Lee, S., Meszaros, P.S., Creamer, E.G., Laughlin, A., and Burger, C.J. (2006). The role of parent-child relationships in developing self-authorship among Korean college females. International Journal of Human Ecology. 7(1): 111-119.

Benson.M., Allen, K., Few, A., Blieszner, R., Roberto, K., Meszaros, P., & Henderson, T. (2006) Transforming the master’s degree in Human Development and Family Science. Family Relations, 55, (1), 44-55.

 

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