Associate Professor / Interim HELA Program Director
Ph.D. in Human Development, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
M.A. in Counseling Psychology, Wheaton College
B.S. in Psychology, Wheaton College
Robert's teaching interests include the well-being of children, risk and resiliency factors across childhood, learning and cognitive development, the role of community agencies in the lives of children and families.
Awards
Peter Canisius Distinguished Professorship: 2007 - 2010
Publications
Nida, R.E. (2018). Eyewitness Memory in African-American Children from Low-Income Families. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 64(4), 483-513
Nida, R.E. (2015). Effects of motivation on young children’s object recall and strategy use. Journal of Genetic Psychology, 176(3), 194-209.
Brown, B., Morris, G., Nida, R.E., & Baker-Ward, L. (2012). Brief report: Making experience personal: Internal states language in memory narratives of children with and without Asperger’s Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42(3), 441-446.
Lopata, C., Thomeer, M.L., Volker, M.A., Nida, R.E., Lee, G.K., Toomey, J.A., Smerbeck, A.M., and Rodgers, J.D. (2010). Randomized clinical trial of a manualized social treatment for high-functioning autism spectrum disorders. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 40, 1297-1310.
Davis, T.E., Nida, R.E., Zlomke, K.R., & Nebel-Schwalm, M.S. (2009). Health-related quality of life in college undergraduates with learning disabilities: The meditational roles of anxiety and sadness. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment. 31, 228-234.