2023
Ferguson, S. (2023, April). What worked? Emergency remote teaching (ERT) approaches predictive of adolescents’ engagement and emotional well-being post-transition [Paper session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Ferguson, S., Ryan, A.M., & Cortina, K. (2023, April). On/off? Children’s webcam use in virtual classes predicts individual- and class-level engagement and achievement [Poster presentation]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Kilday, J.E., Simpson, H., & Ryan, A.M. Cheating or help-seeking with peers? Exploring their measurement and motivational correlates in fourth–eighth grades [Paper session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
Simpson, H. & Ryan, A.M. Autonomy supportive teaching practices and intrinsic motivation: An examination of changes from fall to spring [Paper session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.
2022
Brass, N.R., Kilday, J.E., & Ryan, A.M. (2022, March). Peer acceptance and motivation for school: Examining developmental differences between elementary and middle school students [Poster presentation]. Society for Research on Adolescence, New Orleans, LA, United States.
2021
Brass, N. & Ryan, A.M. (2021, March). Developmental trajectories of students’ beliefs of social status: Does school context matter? [Poster presentation]. Biennial meeting of Society for Research on Adolescence, Virtual (conference moved online due to Covid-19).
Kilday, J.E. & Ryan, A.M. (2021, August). Who do students ask for help in class? Peer characteristics associated with changes in help-seeking [Poster presentation]. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, Virtual.
Pearson M. & Ryan, A.M. (2021, April). The role of classroom ethnic friendships on adolescents’ social adjustment and engagement in STEM classrooms [Paper session]. American Education Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Virtual.
2020
Brass, N. & Ryan, A.M. (2020, March). Developmental trajectories of students’ beliefs of social status: Does school context matter? Poster accepted biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA. (conference canceled)
Brass, N. & Ryan, A.M. (2020, April). Who is the top dog? An investigation of fifth graders’ social adjustment across school contexts. Poster accepted for the Division E graduate student poster session at the American Education Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. (conference canceled)
Ferguson, S., Brass, N., & Ryan, A.M. (2020, March). Friendship stability, instability, and network size satisfy divergent social needs during early adolescence. Paper accepted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA. (conference canceled)
Ferguson, S. (2020, March). Digital device use at school during adolescence: Differences by gender, SES, achievement, and 1:1 device ownership. Poster accepted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), San Diego, CA. (conference canceled)
Kilday, J.E., Brass, N., Ferguson, S., & Ryan, A.M. (2020, April). Teachers’ management of peer relations: Associations with peer support and status norms in early adolescent classrooms. Poster accepted at the American Education Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. (conference canceled).
McKellar, S. E., Laninga-Wijnen, L., & Ryan, A.M. (2020, April). Friends’ similarity in their perceptions of teacher disciplinary harshness: Peer selection and influence in early adolescent classrooms. Poster accepted at the American Education Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Francisco, CA. (conference canceled).
2019
Ferguson, S., Brass, N., & Ryan, A.M. (2019, March). “No new friends”? Changes in adolescents’ social contentment after having lost, new, and stable friendships. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD.
Kilday, J.E., & Ryan, A.M., (2019, April). Multiple facets of early adolescents’ subjective social support: Implications for classroom engagement. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Toronto, ON.
McKellar, S.E., Laninga-Wijnen, L., & Ryan, A.M. (2019, March). Do friends influence how early adolescent students perceive their teachers? Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Baltimore, MD.
2018
Brass, N., North, E., & Ryan, A.M. (2018, April). Who do students want to like? Examining admiration as an indicator of peer social status. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Minneapolis, MN.
Brass, N., & Ryan, A.M. (2018, April). Profiles of high-status youth: A comparison of students who transition to middle school versus students who stay in a K8 school. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Minneapolis, MN.
Ferguson, S.M. (2018, April). It’s lonely at the top: Adolescent students’ peer-perceived popularity and self-perceived social contentment. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Minneapolis, MN.
McKellar, S.E., Ryan, A.M., North, E.A., Rausch, N.R., & Laninga-Wijnen, L. (2018, April). Teachers’ emphasis of mastery goals moderates the behavioral correlates of popularity in early adolescent classrooms. Poster presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Minneapolis, MN.
North, E.A., Ryan, A.M. (2018, April). What do the cool kids do? Links between social status and behavior in math and science during early adolescence. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), New York, NY.
Ryan, A.M. (2018, April). Classroom networks, individual network positions, and adolescents’ academic development: Innovative designs and analyses. Discussant at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA), Minneapolis, MN.
2017
Laninga-Winjen, L., Ryan, A. M., Shin, H. (2017, April). The role of achievement goal peer norms in friendship processes related to academic achievement. Paper to be presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.
McKellar, S.E., Rausch, N.R., North, E.A., Ryan, A.M. (2017, April). Revisiting the Issue of Student Academic and Social Well-being around the Middle School Transition in a Contemporary Sample. Poster to be presented at he biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.
North, E., Rausch, N.R., & Ryan, A. M. (2017, April). Social status in the classroom: What does it mean to be cool and admired in elementary vs. middle school? Paper to be presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Rausch, N.R., McKellar, S.E., North, E.A., Ryan, A.M. (2017, April). Fresh look at the middle school transition: A cross-sectional study of academic and social adjustment. Poster to be presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.
Ryan, A. M. (2017, April). Consent procedures and the assessment of peer relationships: A discussion of ethics and sample bias in peer relations research during childhood. Panel participant at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Child Development, Austin, TX.
