Gail Cabral,IHM,Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology

Marywood University

 

(570) 348-6270 (Psychology Department)

Cabral@marywood.edu

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  • Picture of Sr. GailSr. Gail Cabral, IHM, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, is a developmental psychologist licensed in the state of Pennsylvania. Her doctoral dissertation, Children's Judgments of Friendship Violations: A Developmental and Sociometric Analysis, analyzed conceptions of friendship in a Piagetian theory framework, and used diverse research methods including content analysis of interview data, questionnaire construction, and both parametric and nonparametric statistics. Sr. Gail participated in the Military Family Research Institute project on youth in military families, which enabled her to continue to study friendships among youth, especially the effects of relocation on peer relationships.
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  • Educational Background
  • B.A., M.S. in psychology, Marywood University
  • Ph.D. in Human Development, Psychology Department, Marywood University
  • Further graduate study, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  • Certified School Psychologist
  • Licensed Psychologist (Pennsylvania)
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  • Research Interests
  • Friendship and peer relations in childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
  • Effects of relocation on friendships of youth in military families
  • The use of psychological type differences in work and community settings
  • Effects of computer training on the elderly

    Personal

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    Sr. Gail is a member of the Congregation of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She enjoys gardening, reading, traveling, sailing, and when the snow gods allow, cross-country skiing.