Melanie Killen

Melanie Killen

University of Maryland

H-index: 77

North America-United States

About Melanie Killen

Melanie Killen, With an exceptional h-index of 77 and a recent h-index of 46 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Maryland, specializes in the field of Developmental Psychology.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Teachers’ beliefs, values, and likelihood of talking about group-based discrimination

Does intergroup contact increase children’s desire to play with diverse peers and reduce experiences of social exclusion?

When to intervene and take a stand: Evaluating bystander roles in intergroup name‐calling contexts

Adolescents view social exclusion based on social class as more wrong than do children.

Adolescents' evaluations of those who challenge exclusive and inclusive peer norms

Science resource inequalities viewed as less wrong when girls are disadvantaged

Global Science Requires Greater Equity, Diversity, and Cultural Precision

Challenging the exclusion of immigrant peers

Melanie Killen Information

University

Position

Professor of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology

Citations(all)

18784

Citations(since 2020)

7415

Cited By

16474

hIndex(all)

77

hIndex(since 2020)

46

i10Index(all)

183

i10Index(since 2020)

146

Email

University Profile Page

University of Maryland

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Melanie Killen Skills & Research Interests

Developmental Psychology

Top articles of Melanie Killen

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Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Teachers’ beliefs, values, and likelihood of talking about group-based discrimination

Teaching and Teacher Education

Elise M Kaufman

Jacquelyn T Glidden

Melanie Killen

2024/3/1

Does intergroup contact increase children’s desire to play with diverse peers and reduce experiences of social exclusion?

Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology

Melanie Killen

Amanda R Burkholder

Riley N Sims

Kathryn M Yee

Jacquelyn Glidden

...

2024/4/15

When to intervene and take a stand: Evaluating bystander roles in intergroup name‐calling contexts

Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology

Sally B Palmer

Aline Hitti

Dominic Abrams

Lindsey Cameron

Riley N Sims

...

2023/3

Adolescents view social exclusion based on social class as more wrong than do children.

Developmental Psychology

Buse Gönül

Basak Sahin-Acar

Melanie Killen

2023/9

Adolescents' evaluations of those who challenge exclusive and inclusive peer norms

Journal of community & applied social psychology

Aline Hitti

Melanie Killen

2023/3

Science resource inequalities viewed as less wrong when girls are disadvantaged

Social Development

Riley N Sims

Amanda R Burkholder

Melanie Killen

2023/2

Global Science Requires Greater Equity, Diversity, and Cultural Precision

APS Observer

Leher Singh

Melanie Killen

Judith G Smetana

2023/8/31

Challenging the exclusion of immigrant peers

International journal of behavioral development

Sally B Palmer

Seçil Gönültaş

Ayşe Şule Yüksel

Eirini K Argyri

Luke McGuire

...

2023/1

Perceived contact with friends from lower socioeconomic status reduces exclusion based on social class

Developmental Science

Buse Gönül

Basak Sahin‐Acar

Melanie Killen

2023/8/26

When fairness and group loyalty conflict: Social exclusion, prejudice, and bias in adolescence and early adulthood.

Kelly Lynn Mulvey

Aline Hitti

Melanie Killen

2023

Adolescents view social exclusion based on socioeconomic status as more wrong than do children

BUSE GÖNÜL

Başak Şahin Acar

Melanie Killen

2023/3/23

Morality and Conceptions of Social Status, Inequalities, and Group Norms

Riley N Sims

Kathryn M Yee

Melanie Killen

2022/7/26

Developmental perspectives on social inequalities and human rights

Human development

Melanie Killen

Laura Elenbaas

Martin D Ruck

2022/12/20

Desire to play with counterstereotypical peers is related to gender stereotypes and playmate experiences.

Developmental psychology

Riley N Sims

Michael T Rizzo

Kelly Lynn Mulvey

Melanie Killen

2022/3

Group norms influence children’s expectations about status based on wealth and popularity

Frontiers in Psychology

Kathryn M Yee

Jacquelyn Glidden

Melanie Killen

2022/5/11

Claims of wrongdoing by outgroup members heighten children's ingroup biases

Acta Psychologica

Jacquelyn Glidden

Alexander P D'Esterre

Lucas P Butler

Melanie Killen

2022/10/1

Children’s group identity is related to their assessment of fair and unfair advantages

Journal of experimental child psychology

Alexander P D'Esterre

Bonnie Woodward

Melanie Killen

2022/2/1

Testing the effectiveness of the Developing Inclusive Youth program: A multisite randomized control trial

Child development

Melanie Killen

Amanda R Burkholder

Alexander P D'Esterre

Riley N Sims

Jacquelyn Glidden

...

2022/5

Socioeconomic status biases among children and adolescents: The role of school diversity and teacher beliefs in Nepal

Child development

Jeanine Grütter

Sandesh Dhakal

Melanie Killen

2022/9

" Social and racial justice as fundamental goals for the field of human development": Erratum.

Melanie Killen

Kathryn M Yee

Martin D Ruck

2022

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