Dr. Vinden received a B.A. from Trent University in Ontario, Canada in 1975, M.A.'s from Westminster Theological Seminary and the University of Texas at Arlington in 1978 and 1985 respectively, and a Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1993. She has been at Clark since 1996.
Current Teaching and Research
My research focuses on young children's understanding of mind and emotion, and the context in which it develops. Using both experimental and more naturalistic approaches, one branch of my research investigates the relationship between parenting style and the development of an understanding of mind and emotion among low-income Hispanic and Caucasian families. Using a large corpus of videotaped interactions, I am also exploring the different kinds of requests that occur in mother-child communications, and how these attempts to change behavior might be related to the child's cognitive development.
Selected Publications
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McHale, J., Vinden, P., Bush, L., Richer, D., Shaw, D., & Smith, B. (in press). Sports and adjustment among urban children. Sociology of Sport Journal.
Vinden P. (2004). In defense of enculturation. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 27(1), 127-128.
Vinden, P. (2002). Understanding Minds and Evidence for Belief: A Study of Mofu Children in Cameroon. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 26(5), 445–452.
