Professor of Psychology (Tenured), Department of Psychology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois 61790. Office # (309) 438-8139; E-MAIL glcrease@ilstu.edu
 
 

Postdoctoral Fellow (1987-1989): Developmental Psychology. Department of Psychology, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.

Ph.D. (1987): Developmental Psychology. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

M.S. (1984). Experimental Psychology. Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia.

B.S. (1982). Psychology. Department of Psychology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Additional Postdoctoral Training: Berkeley Adult Attachment Institute (January 1997), University of California at Berkeley, Supervisors: Mary Main, Ph.D., & Erik Hesse, Ph.D.
 
 

Society for Research in Child Development

Society for Research in Adolescence

Professor of Psychology, Illinois State University, 1998-Present

Associate Professor of Psychology: Illinois State University, 1994-1998

Assistant Professor of Psychology: Illinois State University, 1989-1994

Postdoctoral Fellow: The University of Vermont, 1987-1989

Adjunct Professor of Psychology: SUNY-Plattsburgh, 1987-1989

Adjunct Instructor: Virginia Commonwealth University, 1985-1987
 
 

COURSES INSTRUCTED

Graduate

Seminar in Developmental Psychology

Seminar in Social Development

Undergraduate

Adult Development and Aging

Adolescence

Child Development

Life-Span Development

Developmental Psychology Research Methods (Experimental II)

Social Development

Social Psychology
 
 

PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO TEACHING

Creasey, G. (2006).  Instructors Manual for Research Methods in Lifespan Development.  Allyn and Bacon: Boston.

Jarvis, P., Creasey, G. (1994). Study guide for Berk's Child Development (3^rd Edition). Allyn and Bacon: Boston.

Jarvis, P., Creasey, G., & Berk, L. (1991). Study guide for Berk's Child Development (2nd Edition). Allyn and Bacon: Boston.
 
 

CURRENT RESEARCH INTERESTS

Attachment

Development of conflict management skills

Development of coping skills throughout the life-span

Social cognition

Developmental psychopathology
 
 

EXTERNAL GRANT AWARDS (Funded unless otherwise noted)

Title: Impulsivity, Attachment, and Marital Conflict

Agency: National Science Foundation

Amount: $351,000 (Direct and Indirect)

Dates: Revise and Resubmit; Anticipated Re-Submission July 2007.

Position: Principal Investigator

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Title: Predicting Predictors of Marital Violence: An Attachment Perspective

Agency: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Amount: $1,050 (Direct Costs)

Dates: July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002

Position: Principal Investigator

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Title: Adult Conflict Management: An Attachment Perspective

Agency: National Institute of Mental Health (#MH057841-01)

Amount: $128,000 (Direct & Indirect)

Dates: February 15, 1998-January 31, 2001

Position: Principal Investigator
 
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Title: The Influence of Cognitive Working Models of Attachment on Affect, Thinking, and Behavior in Response to Interpersonal Conflict

Agency: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Amount: $2,000 (Direct Costs)

Dates: July 1, 1997-June 30, 1998

Position: Principal Investigator
 
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Title: Cognitive Working Models of Attachment as Predictors of Interpersonal Conflict Management Behavior

Agency: The Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Amount: $678 (Direct Costs)

Dates: July 1, 1996-June 30, 1997

Position: Principal Investigator
 
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Title: Stressor Controllability among Dementia Caregivers

Agency: Alzheimer's Disease Core Grant - National Institute on Aging (#P30 AG08014)

Amount: $17,900

Dates: May 1, 1992-April 30, 1993

Position: Co-Investigator (with Salvatore Catanzaro, Ph.D.)
 
 

PUBLICATIONS

Creasey, G., & Jarvis, P. (forthcoming). Attachment and marriage. Invited chapter to appear in M. C. Smith & T. Reio (Eds.), Handbook of research on adult development and learning. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Creasey, G., & Jarvis, P. (forthcoming). Relationship initiation across the lifespan: An attachment perspective. Invited chapter to appear in S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, & P. Harvey (Eds.), Handbook of relationship initiation. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Creasey, G., & Jarvis, P. (2007). Attachment in the preschool years: Implications for social learning. In O. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary perspectives in socialization and social development (pp. 39-57). New York: Information Age.

Creasey, G. (2006).  Research methods in lifespan development.  Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Creasey, G., & Ladd, A. (2005). Generalized attachment representations and attachment orientations: Unique and interactive roles in predicting conflict behaviors in close relationships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 31, 1026-1038.

Creasey, G., & Ladd, A. (2004). Negative mood regulation expectancies and conflict behaviors in late adolescent college student romantic relationships: The moderating role of generalized attachment representations. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 14, 235-255.

Creasey, G., & Jarvis, P. (2003).  Social play in children:  An attachment perspective.  In O. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Contemporary issues in early childhood education (pp. 133-151). New York: Information Age Publishing.

Creasey, G. (2002).  Psychological distress in college-aged women: Links with unresolved/preoccupied attachment statis and the mediating role of negative mood regulation.  Attachment and Human Development, 4, 259-277.

Creasey, G. (2002).  Associations between working models of attachment and conflict management behavior in romantic couples.  Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49, 365-375.

Creasey, G., & Hesson-McInnis, M. (2001).  Affective processes, cognitive appraisals, and conflict tactics in late adolescent romantic relationships:  Associations with attachment orientations. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 85-96.

Creasey, G., Kershaw, K., & Boston, A. (1999). Conflict management with friends and romantic partners: The role of attachment and mood regulation expectancies. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 25, 513-520.

Creasey, G., Jarvis, P., & Berk, L. (1998). Play and social competence. In O. Saracho & B. Spodek (Eds.), Multiple perspectives on play in early childhood education (pp. 116-143). Albany: SUNY Press.

Creasey, G., Ottlinger, K., DeVico, K., Murray, T., Harvey, A., & Hesson-McInnis, M. (1997). Children's affective responses, cognitive appraisals, and coping strategies in response to the negative affect of parents and peers. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 67, 39-56.

Creasey, G., & Reese, M. (1996). Mothers' and fathers' perceptions of parenting hassles: Associations with psychological symptoms, nonparenting hassles, and child behavior problems. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 17, 393-406.

Catanzaro, S., Horaney, F., & Creasey, G. (1995). Hassles, coping, and depressive symptoms in an elderly community sample. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42, 259-265.

Creasey, G., Mitts, N., & Catanzaro, S. (1995). Associations among daily stress, coping, and behavior problems in nonreferred kindergartners. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 24, 311-319.

Creasey, G., & Jarvis, P. (1994). Relationships between parenting stress, coping, and developmental functioning among 2-year-olds. Infant Behavior and Development, 17, 419-425.

Creasey, G., & Kaliher, G. (1994). Age differences in grandchildren's relations with grandparents. Journal of Adolescence, 17, 411-426.

Creasey, G. (1994). Review of D. Bryant & M. Graham (Eds.), Implementing early intervention: From research to effective practice. New York: Guilford. Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 68, 99-100.

Creasey, G. (1993). Associations between divorce and late adolescent grandchildren's relations with grandparents. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 22, 513-529.

Creasey, G., Jarvis, P., Myers, B., Markowitz, P., & Kerkering, K. (1993). Mental and motor development for three groups of premature infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 16, 365-372.

Myers, B., Jarvis, P., Creasey, G., Kerkering, K., & Markowitz, P. (1992). Prematurity and respiratory illness: Brazelton scale (NBAS) performance of three groups of premature infants. Infant Behavior and Development, 15, 27-41.

Creasey, G., & Koblewski, P. (1991). Adolescent grandchildren's relationships with maternal and paternal grandmothers and grandfathers. Journal of Adolescence, 14, 373-387.

Jarvis, P., & Creasey, G. (1991). Parental stress, coping, and attachment in families with an eighteen month old infant. Infant Behavior and Development, 14, 383-395.

Bond, L., Creasey, G., & Abrams, C. (1990). Play assessment: Reflecting and promoting cognitive competence. In E. Gibbs & D. Teti (Eds.), Interdisciplinary assessment of infants: A guide for early interventional professionals (pp. 113-128). Baltimore: Paul Brookes.

Creasey, G., Myers, B., Epperson, M., & Taylor, J. (1989). Grandchildren with grandparents with Alzheimer's disease: Perceptions of grandparent, family environment and the elderly. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 35, 227-237.

Jarvis, P., Myers, B., & Creasey, G., (1989). The effects of infants' illness on mother's interactions with prematures at 4 and 8 months. Infant Behavior and Development, 12, 25-35.

Myers, B., Jarvis, P., & Creasey, G. (1987). Infants' behaviors with their mothers and grandmothers. Infant Behavior and Development, 10, 245-259.

Creasey, G., & Myers, B. (1986). Video games and children: Effects on leisure activities, schoolwork, and peer involvement. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 32, 251-262.
 
 

EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS

Journal of Youth and Adolescence

Personal Relationships

Developmental Psychology (Ad Hoc Review Pool)

Journal of Counseling Psychology (Ad Hoc Review Pool)

Occasional reviewer for

Merrill-Palmer Quarterly

Infant Behavior and Development

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Journal of Family Psychology

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Parenting: Science and Practice

Social Development

Rehabilitation Psychology

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Journal of Personality

Personality and Individual Differences

Substance Abuse and Treatment

Journal of Personal and Social Relationships