W. Dustin Albert
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1327 Sigel St., Philadelphia, PA, 19148
dustin.albert@temple.edu
(267) 939-2342
Educational Experience
Ph.D. (expected August 2011), Temple University
 Developmental Psychology
 Major Focus: Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience of Adolescence
 Advisors: Dr. Laurence Steinberg and Dr. Jason Chein
M.A. (2006), Wake Forest University
 General Experimental Psychology
 Major Focus: Cultural Psychology of Emotion
 Advisor: Dr. Batja Mesquita
Post-Bacc. Respecialization (1999-2000), University of Oklahoma
 Management Information Systems
 30 credits in database/network administration and programming
B.A. (1998), University of Oklahoma
 Major: English Literature; Minor: History
 Study Abroad (1995-1996), Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
Honors and Awards
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University Fellowship – Temple University
Weinstein Graduate Research Award ($3500) – Temple University
Summer Research Fellowship: 2009 Sackler Institute on the Biology of
Developmental Disabilities – Sackler Institute & Cornell University
Graduate Student Travel Awards 2008-2010 – Temple University
Graduate Scholarship and Assistantship – Wake Forest University
Summer Research Stipend ($1000) – Wake Forest University
Thesis Research Funding ($1200) – Wake Forest University
Alumni Student Travel Award – Wake Forest University
Phi Beta Kappa – University of Oklahoma
Summa Cum Laude – University of Oklahoma
State Regents Scholarship -- University of Oklahoma
Publications
Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (in press). Age differences in strategic planning as indexed by
the Tower of London. Child Development.
O’Brien, L., Albert, D., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L. (in press). Adolescents prefer more
immediate rewards when in the presence of their peers. Journal of Research on
Adolescence.
Chein, J., Albert, D., O’Brien, L., Uckert, K., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Peers increase
adolescent risk taking by enhancing activity in the brain’s reward circuitry.
Developmental Science, 14, F1-F10.
Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Peer influences on adolescent risk behavior. In M.T.
Bardo, D.H. Fishbein, & R. Milich (Eds.), Inhibitory Control and Drug Abuse
Prevention: From Research to Translation. New York: Springer.
Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Adolescent judgment and decision making. Journal
of Research on Adolescence, 21, 211-224.
Steinberg, L., Albert, D., Cauffman, E., Banich, M., Graham, S., & Woolard, J.L. (2008).
Age differences in sensation seeking and impulsivity as indexed by behavior and
self-report: Evidence for a dual-systems model. Developmental Psychology, 44,
1764-1778.
Mesquita, B., & Albert, D. (2006). The cultural regulation of emotions. In J.J. Gross (Ed.),
The Handbook of Emotion Regulation (pp. 486-503). New York: Guilford Press.
Presentations
Albert, D., Chein, J., Uckert, K., O’Brien, L., & Steinberg, L. (2011, April). Taskdependent differences in the influence of peers on adolescent decision making
and reward processing. Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the Society
for Research in Child Development, Montreal, ON.
Albert, D., Steinberg, L., & Conner, B.T. (2010, May). Resistance to peer influence
moderates pathways from parental monitoring to early adolescent risk behavior.
Paper presented at the national conference of the Association for Psychological
Science, Boston, MA.
Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (2010, April). Age differences in strategic planning as indexed
by the Tower of London. Paper presented at the national conference of the
Society for Research in Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.
Albert, D., O’Brien, L., DiSorbo, A., Uckert, K., Egan, D.E., Chein, J., & Steinberg, L.
(2009, April). Peer influences on risk taking in young adulthood. Poster session
presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child
Development, Denver, CO.
Chein, J., DiSorbo, A., Albert, D., O’Brien, L., Eagan, D.E., & Steinberg, L. (2009, April).
Neural markers of peer influence in adolescent risk taking. Paper presented at
biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Denver, CO.
DiSorbo, A., Albert, D., O'Brien, L, Steinberg, L., & Chein, J (2008,
November). Adolescent risk-taking: Socio-emotional neural system vulnerability
to peer influence. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Society
for Neuroscience 2008, Washington D.C.
Albert, D., Woolard, J.L., & Steinberg, L. (2008, March). The development of strategic
planning: Age differences on the Tower of London. Poster session presented at
the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Adolescence, Chicago, IL.
Mesquita, B., & Albert, D. (2006, October). Beyond intensity ratings: Emotional
experience as a product of cultural models. Paper presented at the annual
meeting of the Society of Experimental Social Psychology, Philadelphia, PA.
Albert, D., Mesquita, B., & Bianchi, K.N. (2006, January). Mexican emotion: A different
kind of interdependence? Poster presented at the 7th annual meeting of the
Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Palm Springs, CA.
Bianchi, K.N., Mesquita, B., & Albert, D. (2006, January). Primary and secondary control
in working class European Americans and Mexican immigrants. Poster presented
at the 7th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology,
Palm Springs, CA.
Invited Talks
Albert, D. (2010, April). Why the brain is by far the most interesting organ in the human
body (in my humble opinion). Presentation to Baldwin School, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Professional Experience
Consultant (May 2010 - present), VITA Education Services, Doylestown, PA
 Consulting on design, implementation, and evaluation of empirical study to
determine the efficacy of an adolescent decision-making intervention.
Applied Behavioral Analysis Tutor (summer 2005), Winston-Salem, NC
 Conducted ABA sessions with a 5 year-old child diagnosed with autism.
Assistant Director (summers 2003-2008), Omega Teen Camp, Holmes, NY
 Contributed to the design, programming, and leadership of a new summer camp
for 13-17 year olds.
Technical Analyst (2000-2003), Noetix Corporation, Portland, OR
 Supported installation, maintenance, and manipulation of SQL-derived database
views for Oracle Applications on Windows and Unix platforms.
Database Management Intern (2000), Advanced Financial Solutions, Oklahoma City, OK
 Designed and implemented employee information database (SQL Server) and
access portal (Visual Basic).
Technical Expertise
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Data analysis: expertise in all aspects of GLM; strong experience with SEM,
multilevel/growth modeling, basic and moderated path analysis
fMRI: collection of adolescent and adult data on Siemens 3T scanner;
preprocessing and group analyses of event-related BOLD data using AFNI
Statistical software: expertise in SPSS, HLM, AFNI; familiarity with R, EQS
Experimental presentation: E-Prime, Visual Basic
Programming: SQL, SPSS Macros, Unix shell scripting; familiarity with C++, Java
Data management: SQL Server, MS Access and Excel, Unix/Linux/Windows/Mac