Position: Assistant Professor

PhD Granting Institution: University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (2000)

Psy 210 - Infant and Child Development
Psy 298 - Special Topics

My research takes an Eriksonian approach to the study of identity. Some of my work concerns the factors associated with the development of identity in adolescence. Other studies involve identification of the events that precede identity changes during adulthood.

Current/Recent Research Projects:

Currently I am using archival data from Radcliffe Institute to study identity, based on interviews with women who reached adulthood during the late 1970s and early 1980s. I am also working on a longitudinal study of identity changes in current adult samples.

Kelly-Vance, L., Anthis, K. S., & Needelman, H.  (2004). Assisted reproduction versus spontaneous pregnancy:  A comparison of the developmental outcomes in low birth-weight twins.  Journal of Genetic Psychology, 165, 157-167.

Anthis, K. S., Dunkel, C. S., & Anderson, B.  (2004). Sex and identity status differences in late adolescents' possible selves. Journal of Adolescence, 27, 147-152

Dunkel, C. S., &  Anthis, K. S. (2003). The self across time and space in late adolescence: A test of temporal-spatial continuity in identity. In Shohov (Ed.), Advances in Psychology Research, Vol 20 (159-174).  Hauppage, NY: Nova Science Publishers.

Anthis, K. S. (2002). The role of sexist discrimination in adult women's identity development. Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, 47, 477-484.

Anthis, K. S. (2002). On the calamity theory of growth: The relationship between stressful life events and changes in identity over time. Identity: An International Journal of Theory & Research, 2, 229-240.    

Dunkel, C. S., & Anthis, K. S.  (2001).  The role of possible selves in identity formation: A short-term longitudinal study.  Journal of Adolescence, 24, 765-776.