Amy Kennedy, Ph.D.

Coordinator, Child Development and Family Studies B.S.

Professor

304-293-0380 AEKennedy@mail.wvu.edu 506G Allen Hall Download CV

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Faculty Associate, General Education Foundations Revision Committee, West Virginia University Provost’s Office (August 2025-May 2027)
Recipient of WVU Office of the Provost Most Valuable Player Award for Campus Health and Safety, 2020
Research emphasis on infant and child social and emotional development; parenting; and early interventio

Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Education and Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park (2006-08)
Post-Doctoral Research Scholar, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, the Pennsylvania State University (2005-2006)
Ph.D., Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park
B.A., Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park

2014-2015 Recipient of the College of Education and Human Services Derrick Research Award
Recipient of the College of Education and Human Services Summer Grant Writing Award
2012-2013 Recipient of West Virginia University Provost's Office/West Virginia University ADVANCE Office Sponsorship Program Funding
2020 Recipient of WVU Office of the Provost Most Valuable Player Award for Campus Health and Safety

Coordinator, Child Development and Family Studies, B.S. (2024-present)
Editiorial Board Member, Early Education & Development, August 2018-present
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Marriage & Family, September 2015-present
Editorial Board Member, Developmental Psychology, January 2020-July 2022
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, December 2014-December 2019
Panel Chair, Access to Infant Toddler Care and Evaluation: Research Evaluation Grants Review, Administration of Children, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (2024)
Panel Chair, Secondary Analysis of Child Care and Early Education Data Grants Review, Administration of Children, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (2024)
Panel Chair, Prevention Services Evaluation Partnerships Grant Review, Administration of Children, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (2203)