Psychology
Faculty

Kai McCormack,
Ph.D.
Assistant
Professor
Ph.D., M.S., University
of Georgia
B.A.,
Claremont McKenna College
Spelman
College, 2005
Areas of interest include developmental
psychology, animal behavior, brain and behavior, experimental
psychology, and statistics.
Research interest: Non-human primate development,
particularly the effects of early life stress on behavioral
and physiological outcomes.
Recent Publications:
McCormack, K., Sanchez, M. M., Bardi, M., & Maestripieri, D. (2006).
Maternal care patterns and behavioral development of rhesus macaque abused infants in the first six months. Developmental Psychobiology,48, 537-550.
Maestripieri, D. Higley, J. D., Lindell, S. G., Newman, T. K., McCormack, K., & Sanchez, M. (2006). Early maternal rejection affects the development of monoaminergic systems and adult abusive parenting in rhesus macaques. Behavioral Neuroscience,120, 1017-1024.
Maestripieri, McCormack, K., D. Higley, J. D., Lindell, S. G., Newman, T. K., & Sanchez, M. (2006). Influences of parenting style on the offspring?s behavior and CSF monoamine metabolites in cross-fostered and noncrossfostered rhesus macaques. Behavioural Brain Research,175, 90-95.
Spelman College
350
Spelman College
Box
209
Atlanta,
GA 30314-4399
Office Location: Giles Hall, Room 206
Office
Phone: 404-270-5628
Department Fax Number: 404-270-5632
E-mail:
kmccormack@spelman.edu
