Jenny Mischel

Liberal arts professor

Professor of liberal arts, 2022–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

Visiting assistant professor of psychology, 2020¬–22, Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, GA

Visiting assistant professor of cognitive and behavioral science, 2019–20, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

LEAP mentor for teachers: helping teachers develop a growth mindset, 2021–present
Outstanding Dissertation Award, George Mason University, 2019
Third place, George Mason's annual 3MT competition, April 2019
Nomination, Adjunct Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2019
GMU Dissertation Research Fellowship, 2018
Recipient, Outstanding Teaching in a Core Course, as recognized by students, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
Participant, Claire Ellen Weinstein Mentorship Program, American Psychological Association, August 2017
Golden Key Honor Society, 2015–present

Publications

With Neff, A. S., and Yang, E., "Comparing Undergraduate Student Participation in Online Discussion Boards Hosted on Reddit and Canvas," Teaching of Psychology, in press.
With Kitsantas, A., "Middle school students' perceptions of school climate, bullying prevalence, and social support and coping," Social Psychology of Education: An International Journal, 1-22, 2019.
With Bembenutty, H., "Self-regulated learning and self-efficacy beliefs: Antidotes to combating bullying and cyberbullying," In Self-regulation of learning: The silver to bullying and victimization bullying, AERA SSRL SIG Times, 3(10), 13, October 2020.

Manuscripts in progress

With Kitsantas, A. "Cyberbullying perspectives from middle school students," submitted.
With Schiffman, A., Blackburn, A., Connor, F., and Barden, H., "Cyberbullying assessment of college-aged students at a private, liberal arts university," submitted.
"Vignettes as vehicles for defining and assessing cyberbullying among middle school children."
With Addala, P., Wilson, G., and Garcia, Y., "Perceptions of mask wearing and potential for microaggressions."
With Neff, A., Li, Justin, Tackey, F., and Patel, N., "Social media platform use and potential for detrimental outcomes due to FoMO."
With Calderon, O.A., Aiken, R., Page, S., and Reid, M., "Assessment of wellness rooms on reducing anxiety with middle school students."

Book chapters

"Defining cyberbullying: Adolescent perspectives. In Social media: Influences on Education," eds. M. Griffin and C. Zinskie, accepted.
With Berkeley, S., Whitehead, A., Kurz, L. A., Larsen, A., and Annetta, L., "Student engagement while creating serious educational games in collaborative learning environments: Implications for STEM interest," In Education Series. Gamification and Social Networks in Education, MacroWorld, 2020.

Magazine articles

"Bullying and cyberbullying research findings for educators," International Bullying Prevention Association newsletter, August 2019.
With Berkeley, S., and Cones, I., "Long-term use of goal-setting strategies of middle school students with learning disabilities," AERA SSRL SIG Times, 13, Spring 2019.
With Whitehead, A., "Using SRL strategies to create life-long learners: A review of teachers' and students' belief systems about the self-regulation of learning," AERA SSRL SIG Times, 1(8), 13, December 2018.

Presentations (peer-reviewed national)

"Primary study on reasons for engagement on social media platforms: Tik Tok, Instagram, and Snapchat," poster presented with Neff, A., Li, Justin, Tackey, F., Nithiyakumar, M., and Patel, N. at American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN, August 2022.
"Influence of political ideology on perceptions of mask wearing," pPoster presented with Addala, P. and Wilson, G. at American Psychological Association, Minneapolis, MN, August 2022.
"Self-regulation of students with learning disabilities during a complex, science-based project," presentation with Berkeley, S., and Whitehead, A. at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL, August 2019.
"Middle school students' use of coping strategies and self-efficacy in cyberbullying," poster presented with Kitsantas, A. at the Association for Psychological Science, Washington, D.C., August 2019.
"Conceptual framework of bullying victimization and resiliency," TED-inspired talk presented at the International Bullying Prevention Conference, San Diego, CA, Nov. 2018.
"Vignettes as vehicles for defining and assessing cyberbullying among middle school children," poster presented with Kitsantas, A. at American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA, August 2018.
"Pilot study using vignettes as vehicles for defining and assessing cyberbullying among middle school children," poster presented with Kitsantas, A. at George Mason's Graduate School Colloquium, Fairfax, VA, April 2018.

Presentations (peer-reviewed international)

"Developing a growth mindset to overcome to prevent or stop potential detrimental outcomes from bullying-cyberbullying behavior," presentation at the International Bullying Prevention Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, November 2021.
"Assessment of Payton's Project: A peer to peer counseling program for children at-risk," paper presented at the World Anti-Bullying Conference, Dublin, Ireland, June 2019.
"Bridging the gap between research and application," panel discussion with Anichini, A., and Elliot, J. presented at the International Bullying Prevention Conference, Chicago, Il, November 2019.
"Impacts from goal setting strategy instruction for students with learning disabilities," paper presented with Berkeley, S., and Cones, I. at the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Toronto, Canada, 2019.