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Dr. Jennifer Marie Clegg

  • Associate Professor - Psychology
  • Clegg, Jennifer Marie (Co-Principal), Warnell, Katherine Rice (Co-Principal). Science in the Parks, College of Liberal Arts, Texas State University, $5000. (Funded: September 1, 2025 - May 31, 2026). Grant.
  • Clegg, Jennifer Marie (Principal), Kelemen, Deborah (Co-Principal), Corriveau, Kathleen H (Co-Principal). Natural and supernatural representations in nonreligious households: Examining nonreligious parents’ and children’s explicit and implicit beliefs, John Templeton Foundation, Private / Foundation / Corporate, $234800. (Submitted: August 6, 2019, Funded: March 2021 - March 2024). Grant.
  • Warnell, Katherine Rice (Principal), Clegg, Jennifer M (Co-Principal). The Development of Prosocial Lying in Childhood, Research Enhancement Program, Texas State University, Texas State University, $16000. (Funded: December 15, 2018 - August 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Wen, N. J., Clegg, J. M., & Legare, C. H. (2019). Smart conformists: Children and adolescents associate conformity with intelligence across cultures. Child Development, 90(3), 746–758. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.12935
  • Lucieer, I., Roza, E., Lucassen, N., Bocanegra, B., Clegg, J. M., Warnell, K. R., … Kok, R. (n.d.). Practice what you preach? Exploring parental attitudes, behaviors, and teaching about lying. Self and Identity. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2025.2608370
  • Wen, N. J., Amir, D., Clegg, J. M., Davis, H., Dutra, N., Kline, M., … Rawlings, B. (2025). Construct validity in cross-cultural, developmental research: Challenges and strategies for improvement. Evolutionary Human Sciences, 7, e7. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2025.3
  • Ezra, P. R., Goble, P. M., Trahan, M. H., & Clegg, J. M. (2025). Moderating Effects of Religiosity on Depression and Paternal Involvement. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 34, 476–489. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-024-02984-y
  • Nissel, J., Xu, J., Wu, L., Li, H., Clegg, J. M., & Woolley, J. (2024). Why Wearing a Yellow Hat is Impossible: Chinese and U.S. Children’s Possibility Judgments. Cognition, 251, 105856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2024.105856
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  • Award / Honor Recipient: SRCD Developmental Science Teaching Institute Travel Award. March 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Achievement Award for Excellence in Research Funding and Sponsored Programs, College of Liberal Arts. August 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Achievement Award for Excellence in Service, College of Liberal Arts. August 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Honor Society Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi Honor Society. November 2020
  • Award / Honor Nominee: Hoffman Academic Award for Intercultural Competence (University Nominee), University of Vechta. July 2020
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  1. Other

    Institutional Review Board

  2. Other

    Undergraduate Research Activities Coordinator

  3. Organizer

    Science in the Parks

  4. Member

    The Junior League of Austin

  5. Reviewer / Referee

    Cognitive Development

  6. Reviewer / Referee

    Southwestern Psychological Association

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