Hannah Schacter
Biography
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Dr. Schacter is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, Affiliate Faculty at the Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, and Director of the Adolescent Relationships in Context (ARC) Lab. Her research examines how peer relationships shape adolescent development, with a particular focus on the effects of bullying and friendship dynamics on youth health, social-emotional adjustment, and academic outcomes. She employs longitudinal surveys, ecological momentary assessment, and physiological methods to investigate the underlying mechanisms linking peer experiences to mental and physical well-being, as well as the contextual factors that shape these processes. Currently, she is developing and evaluating a digital intervention aimed at improving teen friendships by teaching evidence-based strategies for fostering positive peer relationships.
Dr. Schacter's research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, American Psychological Foundation, Mental Research Institute, and Society for Research in Child Development. She received the 2023 Alberti Center Early Career Award for Distinguished Contributions to Bullying Prevention and was selected as a 2024 Association for Psychological Science Rising Star. In 2022, she also received a General Education Teaching Award and a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Teaching Award from Wayne State in recognition of teaching excellence. Dr. Schacter is an Associate Editor for the Merrill Palmer Quarterly and serves on the Editorial Boards for Applied Developmental Science, Journal of Research on Adolescence, and Journal of Youth and Adolescence.
Education
Postdoctoral Training, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, 2017-2019
Ph.D., Developmental Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017
B.A., Psychology, Hamilton College, 2012
Office Location
5057 Woodward Avenue, Room 8306.2