Toni Falbo

Terminal Degree

Ph.D. UCLA, December, 1973, Psychology

Representative Publications

Falbo, T., Kim, S.H. & Chen, K. (2009). Alternate Models of Sibling Status Effects on Health in Later Life. Developmental Psychology.45(3), 677-687.

Cemalcilar, Z. & Falbo,T. (2008). A longitudinal study of the adaptation of international students in the United States. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology.39 (6), 799-804.

Falbo, T., & de Baessa, Y. (2006). The influence of Mayan education on middle school students in Guatemala. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 12 (4), 601-614.

 Falbo, T. Glover, R.W., Holcombe, W.L., & Stokes, S.L. (2005, May 2). Antecedents and consequences of residential choice and school transfer. Education Policy Analysis Archives, Vol. 13, No. 29.

 Cemalcilar, Z., Falbo, T., & Stapleton, L. (2005). Cyber communication: A new opportunity for international students’ acculturation. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29, 91-110.

Recent Awards

• In August 2007, I won the Newman Proshansky Award for Population and Environmental Psychology.
• Latino High School Graduation, co-authored with Harriett Romo, was one of four finalists for the 1996 C. Wright Mills Award.
• I was elected President of Division 34 of the American Psychological Association.
• I was elected President of the Southwestern Psychological Association.
• I was selected to be a Fellow of three divisions of the American Psychological Association: Division 34, Division 9, and Division 35.

Boards, Committees and Associations

• Member, Governance Committee, Population Research Center
• Faculty Adviser, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
• Member, American Psychological Association, Population Association of America, American Sociological Association, Society for Experimental Social Psychology

Current Research Projects and Grants

Co-Investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), “Adolescent Health and Academic Achievement,” Chandra Muller, Principal Investigator, ($3,215,208, direct costs, $3,867,630, total costs), June 2001-May 2006.

 Co-Investigator, Ford Foundation, “Relationships between ethnic identity, self-esteem, tolerance, and academic achievement among Guatemalan students,” Yetilu de Baessa, Principal Investigator , $26,707.37, January 1, 2003 to December 31, 2003.

Research Interests and Expertise

I use both quantitative and qualitative techniques to deepen our understanding of human development, particularly considering the impact of siblings on academic and social outcomes of children and adults, and the role of schools and families on educational and life-span transitions. I have collected and analyzed data from China, Guatemala, Korea, and, of course, the U.S. Recently, I have studied school reform in the U.S., particularly examining the relationship between parent satisfaction and school choice.

Full Vita (download)

http://www.edb.utexas.edu/vitae/edp/FalboVita.pdf