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Christy M. Buchanan serves as Professor of Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Department at Wake Forest University, with her office located in Greene Hall 449. Contactable via (336) 758-5123 or buchanan@wfu.edu, she maintains an active research profile focusing on adolescent development and family systems across diverse cultural contexts.
Her research centers on parental self-efficacy, adolescent storm and stress phenomena, and family dynamics during transitions such as divorce or school changes. She employs longitudinal and cross-cultural methodologies to examine how parental beliefs, physiological responses, and cultural contexts shape adolescent outcomes. Recent work investigates pandemic impacts on emerging adults, civic engagement development, and pathways to substance use, with strong emphasis on gender and ethnic variations.
Analysis of her 2021-2024 publications reveals consistent focus on cultural variations in parenting, physiological correlates of parenting stress, and longitudinal trajectories of adolescent behavior. Her work bridges developmental, clinical, and social psychology through mixed-methods approaches, frequently utilizing international datasets spanning eight to nine countries. Key thematic clusters include parental self-efficacy evolution, adolescent internalizing/externalizing behaviors, and civic identity formation.
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The available documentation contains no information regarding student advising relationships or externally funded research grants. Her departmental leadership role as Chair suggests administrative responsibilities, but specific mentorship activities or grant histories remain undocumented in the source material.
