Nancy Eisenberg

Eisenberg obtained her B.A. degree in psychology in 1972 from University of Michigan and continued her education to obtain a M.A. and a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. == Career ==

Eisenberg's early work includes being on the board of consulting editors for both the Journal of Genetic of Psychology and Journal of Early Adolescence. Research A majority of her research is centered around moral development in children. She has also done research in altruism, empathy, and socialization. Her research also includes cultural factors in emotion regulation, social competence, adjustment, prosocial responding, and developmental psychopathology. ==Awards==

• Ernest R. Hilgard Award for Contributions in General Psychology, Including "The Division 1" by the American Psychological Association (2007) • International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award (2008) • G. Stanley Hall Award for Distinguished Contribution to Developmental Psychology (2009) • William James Fellow Award for Career Contributions in the Basic Science of Psychology (2011) • Research Awards awarded by the National Institutes of Health NICHD and NiMH6. ==Additional sources==

• Gal, S. D. E., Spinrad, T. L., Eisenberg, N., & Sulik, M. J. (2018). The relations of children’s emotion knowledge to their observed social play and reticent/uninvolved behavior in preschool: Moderation by effortful control. Social Development. • Zhang, L., Eggum-Wilkens, N. D., Eisenberg, N., & Spinrad, T. L. (2017). Children’s shyness, peer acceptance, and academic achievement in the early school years. Merrill-Palmer Quarterly, 63(4), 458–484. • Eisenberg, N. (1986). Altruistic Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior (PLE: Emotion) (1st ed., Vol. 1). London: Taylor & Francis Group. Doi:9781317597421 • Eisenberg, N., Cumberland, A., Spinrad, T. L., Fabes, R. A., Shepard, S. A., Reiser, M., . . . Guthrie, I. K. (2001). The Relations of Regulation and Emotionality to Childrens Externalizing and Internalizing Problem Behavior. Child Development, 72(4), 1112-1134. doi:10.1111/1467-8624.00337 • • Nancy Eisenberg, Tracy Spinrad. Emotion-related regulation: Sharpening the definition. Child Development (2004). • Carlos Valiente, R Fabes, Nancy Eisenberg, Tracy Spinrad. The relations of parental expressivity and support to children's coping with daily stress. Journal of Family Psychology (2004). • Eisenberg, N., Eggum, N. D., & Edwards, A. Empathy-related responding and moral development. Emotions, aggression, and moral development (2010). ==References==