About

I am an experienced higher education leader with a demonstrated history of putting knowledge into action, empowering institutions and individuals to translate research, ideas, and best practices into meaningful initiatives that move everyone forward. My scholarship focuses on how the effective use of children’s literature (e.g. picture books) can contribute to social, emotional, and cognitive development during childhood.

Education

• Ph.D. University of Michigan, 2003
• M.A. University of Michigan, 2000
• B.A. Ithaca College, 1996

Courses Taught

• PSYC 261 Research Methods
• ED/PY 262 Community-based Research Methods
• The Power of Picture Books

Selected Publications (including those under Scottham)

^* indicates Bates student

Capanegro, R., Alteri, S., Aronson, K., Laboy, L., Jamison, A. (2024). Forming and sustaining a community of practice for volunteer-based EDI work. In the Library with a Lead Pipe. February, 21.

Williams, A. D., Aronson, K. M., Chavous, T. M., Cooke, D., Hoggard, L. S., Wood, L. K., Lesane-Brown, C., Lewis-McCoy, R. L., Martin, P. P., Rowley, S. J., Seaton, E. K., Glover, C. S., Smith-Bynum, M. A., Wout, D. A., Yip, T., Neblett, E. W. (2023). Standing on the Shoulders of a Giant: The Legacy of Robert M. Sellers. American Psychologist. 78(4).

Laboy, L., Elrod, R., Aronson, K. & Kester, B. (2022). Room for Improvement: Picture Books Featuring BIPOC Characters, 2015-2020. Publishing Research Quarterly. https://doi-org.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/10.1007/s12109-022-0992-7 Winner 2024 David Cohen Award

Aronson, K.M. (2021). Parents, take your children to the Theaster Gates’s facsimile cabinet of women origin stories. In Daisy Derosiers (Ed.), Facsimile Cabinet of Origin Stories: Reflections (pp. 31-40). Del Monico Books, NY. 

Aronson, K.M., *Callahan, B.D., & O’Brien, A.S. (2018). Messages Matter: Investigating the thematic content of picture books portraying underrepresented racial and cultural groups. Sociological Forum, 33(1), upcoming accepted publication.

Aronson, K. M., Stefanile, C., Matera, C., Nerini, A., Grisolaghi, J., Romani, G., & …Brown, R. (2015). Telling tales in school: Extended contact interventions in the classroom. Journal Of Applied Social Psychology, doi:10.1111/jasp.12358

Aronson, K. M., & Brown, R. (2013). Acculturation and social attitudes among majority children. International Journal Of Intercultural Relations, 37(3), 313-322. doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.02.004

*Kahn, N. F., & Aronson, K. M. (2012). Jewish American identity: Patterns of centrality and regard. Identity: An International Journal Of Theory And Research, 12(2), 185-190. doi:10.1080/15283488.2012.668729

Scottham, K., & *Dias, R. (2010). Acculturative strategies and the psychological adaptation of Brazilian migrants to Japan. Identity: An International Journal Of Theory And Research,10(4), 284-303. doi:10.1080/15283488.2010.523587

Scottham, K., Cooke, D., Sellers, R., & Ford, K. (2010). Integrating process with content in understanding African American racial identity development. Self and Identity, 9(1), 19-40. doi:10.1080/15298860802505384

Scottham, K., & Smalls, C. (2009). Unpacking racial socialization: Considering female African American primary caregivers’ racial identity. Journal of Marriage & the Family, 71(4), 807-818. doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2009.00636.x

Scottham, K., Sellers, R., & Nguyên, H. (2008). A measure of racial identity in African American adolescents: The development of the Multidimensional Inventory of Black Identity–Teen. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 14(4), 297-306. doi:10.1037/1099-9809.14.4.297

Seaton, E., Scottham, K., & Sellers, R. (2006). The Status Model of Racial Identity Development in African American Adolescents: Evidence of Structure, Trajectories, and Well-Being. Child Development, 77(5), 1416-1426. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00944.x