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Veronica Hamilton
Department of Psychology
University of California, Santa Cruz
E-mail: vhamilto@ucsc.edu
http://www.veronicahamilton.weebly.com

Education
2017- present University of California, Santa Cruz
Social Psychology PhD program
2015-2017 University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Applied Developmental Psychology
Master of Arts
Thesis: Keepers of Culture: Quantitative Analysis of
Gendered Ethnic Identity Across Four Ethnic Groups.
2009-2014 University of California, Santa Cruz
Feminist Studies, B.A.
Intensive Psychology, B.A.
Thesis: Damsels in Distress: Psychological
Consequences of Playing Sexist Video Games

Awards, Recognition, and Funding

2017-2018 University of California, Santa Cruz Institutional Funding
Received funding from the psychology department and
division of social sciences to attend an international
workshop on issues related to social class.
2017-2018 University of California, Santa Cruz GSA Travel Funding
2016-2017 University of Maryland, Baltimore County GSA Travel Funding
2013-2014 University of California, Santa Cruz, Dean’s Honors List
2014 University of California, Santa Cruz, Psychology Department
Award for Special Achievement in Research and Teaching
Special achievement in developing and teaching an
undergraduate level course: Introduction to Feminist
Psychology Research
2013-2014 Crown College Student Project Funding
2012-2014 Crown College Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Teaching Experience
2017-present Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of California, Santa Cruz
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Courses: Introduction to Psychology and Research
Methods
2015-2017 Graduate Teaching Assistant
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Courses: Lifespan Development, Psychology of Women,
Psychology of Sexual Orientation, Psychology of Sex and
Gender, Family Psychology, and Introduction to
Interviewing.
2013- 2014 Undergraduate Student Educator (Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Shelly
Grabe)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Experience developing and executing an undergraduate
level course, including: syllabus development, logistical
paperwork, classroom management, and collegiate level
lesson planning.
2013-2014 Tutor: Modified Student Instruction
University of California, Santa Cruz
Experience with different pedagogical approaches in
teaching an introductory psychology course.
2012-2013 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (Faculty Educator: Dr. Faye
Crosby)
University of California, Santa Cruz
Course: Research Methods

Community Experience
2017-present UC Student Workers’ Union Member and Organizer
United Auto Workers 2865
2017-present Events Assistant
Nagsheart
2017-present Mentor
Matriculating, Influencing, Networking and Triumphing
(MINT) Program
2016-present Student Advisory Board Member
Psychology of Women Quarterly
2017 Writing Tutor
UC Santa Cruz Psychology Department
2016-2017 Volunteer Doula
Baltimore Doulas for Choice
Provide doula care to patients who undergo abortion
procedures. Care includes emotional support, informational
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support, partner support, physical support, and patient
advocacy.
2015-2017 Student Representative, Ethnic and Cultural Diversity Committee
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The committee addresses issues of ethnic and cultural
diversity as they relate to graduate students,
undergraduate students, and faculty in the areas of
curriculum, recruitment, and retention in the psychology
department.
2012-2014 Community Organizer
Santa Cruz, CA
Experience organizing community activist projects related
to feminist issues. Organized film and speaker series,
discussion series, multimedia narrative events, open-mic
nights, march and rallies.
2012 Student Intern
Front St. Inc, Santa Cruz, CA, Mental Health Rehabilitation
Center
Experience with clinical approaches and rehabilitation
techniques in contemporary mental health field. Specific
experience was with consumers diagnosed with bipolar,
schizophrenia, and mood disorders.
2011-2012 Student Intern
MediaWatch, Santa Cruz, CA
Experience speaking on community television and
production logistics, experience writing about current
issues related to media representation about women and
racially marginalized people.

Conference Presentations
Hamilton, V., Godsay, S., Hosler, J., Emery, L., Link, N., & Darden, T. (2018).
#BlackLivesMatter: Critical Consciousness about Community and School Police
in Baltimore. Poster presentation at the Society for the Psychological Study of
Social Issues. Pittsburgh, PN. June 2018.
Darden, T., Link, N., & Hamilton, V. (2018). Opportunities and Challenges to
Community-Engaged Research: The Student Voice Project. Symposium
presentation at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues.
Pittsburgh, PN. June 2018.
Link, N., Godsay, S. Darden. T., Hamilton, V., & Emery, L. (2018). Baltimore City
Students’ Perspectives on School Police Officers: Implications for Practice and
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Policy. Paper Symposium, To Protect, Defend, and Uphold: Understanding the
factors that enhance or hinder supporting justice involved adolescents.
Presentation at the Society for Research on Adolescence. April 2018.
Emery, L., Esparza, P., Godsay, S., Hamilton, V., Hosler, J., Beason, T., Link, T.,
Darden, T., Henderson, L., & Maton, K. (2017). Sharing Pain and Taking Action:
Exploration of Youth, Community, and Police Relations across Three States and
How Community Voices Can Help Inform Policy and Criminal Justice Reform.
Presentation at the Society for Community Research and Action. Ottowa,
Ontario. June 2017.
Hamilton, V., Darden, T., Link, N., & Emery, L. (2017). Unheard Voices: Baltimore City
Youth Perceptions of Police in their Schools and Communities. 15-minute
presentation at the Society for Psychological Study of Social Issues.
Albuquerque, NM. June 2017.
Jipson, J., Callanan, M., Castaneda, C., Hamilton, V., & Zumbro, C. (2017). How
Everyday Parent-Child Interactions Support Young Children’s Science-Related
Interests. Paper Presentation at the Jean Piaget Society. San Francisco, CA.
June 2017.
Hamilton, V. & Else-Quest (2017). Ethnic Identity and Gender Role Attitudes. Poster
presentation at the Society for Research on Child Development. Austin, TX. April
2017
Hamilton, V. & Else-Quest (2016). Damsels in Distress: Psychological Consequences of
Playing Sexist Video Games. Poster presentation at the Gender Development
Research Conference. San Fransisco, CA. October 2016.

Publications
Hamilton, V., Godsay, S., Hosler, J., Emery, L., Link, N., & Darden, T. (in prep).
#BlackLivesMatter: Critical consciousness about community and school police in
Baltimore.
Nugent, J., Hamilton, V., Sabattini, L., Kan, A., & Crosby, F. J. (in prep). Organizational
behavior and gender inclusion. The Cambridge International Handbook on
Psychology of Women.
Emery, L., Godsay, S., Hamilton, V., Link, N., Darden, T., &Henderson, L. (in prep). A
police officer in every school? Exploring the connection between student
perceptions of school police and school climate in Baltimore city public high
schools.
Godsay, S., Emery, L., Link, N., Darden, T., Hosler, J., Hamilton, V., & Henderson, L.
(in prep). Lessons learned: Successes and challenges of community-engaged
research on youth-police relations in Baltimore city public high schools.
Else-Quest, N., & Hamilton, V. (2018). Measurement and analysis of nation-level
gender equity in the psychology of women. In C. B. Travis, J. W. White, A.
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Rutherford, W. S. Williams, S. L. Cook & K. F. Wyche (Eds.), APA handbook of
the psychology of women: Perspectives on women's private and public lives (vol.
2) (pp. 545-563) American Psychological Association: Washington, DC.
doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000060-029
Crosby, F.J., and Hamilton, V. (2017) Social Comparison Theory (including Relative
Deprivation). The Encyclopedia of Social Theory. Wiley Online Library.
Bigler, R., Hayes, A.R., & Hamilton, V. (2013) The role of schools in the early
socialization of gender differences. Martin CL, topic ed. In: Tremblay RE, Boivin
M, Peters RDeV, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online].
Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development and
Strategic Knowledge Cluster on Early Child Development; 2013:1-5. .