Dr. Monica Marsee graduated from the University of New Orleans (UNO) in 2005 with a Ph.D. in Applied Developmental Psychology. She spent two years as an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Southern Mississippi before returning to UNO as a faculty member, where she worked for 8 years. She is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Iowa State University and is the Director of the Marsee Aggression and Delinquency Lab (MADLab). Dr. Marsee’s research is generally focused on risk factors for antisocial behavior in children and adolescents. Topics include: forms and functions of aggression, bullying and victimization, Dark Triad and callous-unemotional traits, emotional dysregulation, and social-cognitive risk factors. Research is also focused on improving measurement of these constructs. All research is grounded in a developmental psychopathology perspective, which allows for the study of the development of behavioral problems within the context of what is known about normal development.

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Dr. Marsee is a member of the Counseling Psychology faculty in the ISU Department of Psychology, an APA-accredited program. She welcomes the chance to review graduate applications for students who are interested in the intersection between counseling psychology and developmental psychopathology, and particularly seeks students who would like to prepare for a research or academic career.