Hannah Schacter (gx7719)

University information

Title: Assistant Professor
Unit: Psychology
Department: College of Liberal Arts & Science

Contact information

313-577-0343
5057 Woodward Avenue
Office 8306.2
Detroit, 48202

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Title: Assistant Professor
Office:

5057 Woodward Avenue, Room 8306.2

Curriculum Vitae:

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Website: http://arclabwsu.com
Social Media: https://x.com/hannah_schacter
Research interest(s)/area of expertise:
  • Developmental psychology
  • Adolescent development
  • Peer relationships
Research:

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.

 

Learn more about Wayne State's developmental science Ph.D. program. More information about our lab and current research is available at arclabwsu.com.

Education – Degrees, Licenses, Certifications: Postdoctoral Training, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California, 2017-2019 Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 2017 B.A. in Psychology, Hamilton College, 2012
Awards and grants:

Active grants

  • Enhancing Adolescent Friendships Through Digital Education 
    • Funding mechanism: Mental Research Institute General Grant
    • Role: Principal Investigator with Dr. Julie Wargo Aikis
    • Funding period: 02/2025-1/2026
  • Effects of Peer Victimization on Physiological Markers of Threat Sensitivity in Adolescents
    • Funding mechanism: NICHD R21
    • Role: Principal Investigator with Dr. Hilary Marusak
    • Funding period: 09/2022-08/2025

Recent awards

  • Association for Psychological Science Rising Star Award, 2024
  • Alberti Center Early Career Award for Distinguished Scholarly Contributions to Bullying Abuse Prevention, 2023
  • CLAS Teaching Award, Wayne State University, 2023
  • General Education Teaching Award, Wayne State University, 2022

 

Recent Scholarship:
  • Schacter, H.L., Bakth, F.N., Johnson, J., & Hoffman, A.J. (2024). Longitudinal effects of peer victimization on adolescents’ future educational and work expectations: Depressive symptoms as a mechanism. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 34(4), 1445-1455. https://doi.org/10.1111/jora.13012
  • Schacter, H.L., Ehrhardt, A.D., & Hoffman, A.J. (2024). Daily fluctuations in adolescents’ perceived friend dominance and friendship clout: Associations with mood and the moderating role of anxiety. Journal of Youth & Adolescence. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01906-3
  • Schacter, H.L., Marusak, H.A., Borg, B.A., & Jovanovic, T. (2024). Facing ambiguity: Social threat sensitivity mediates the association between peer victimization and adolescent anxiety. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422001018
  • Schacter, H. L., Hoffman, A. J., & Ehrhardt, A. D. (2023). The power dynamics of friendship: between-and within-person associations among friend dominance, self-esteem, and adolescent internalizing symptoms. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 52(6), 1206-1218. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-023-01763-0
  • Schacter, H.L., Hoffman, A.J., Ehrhardt, A., & Bakth, F. (2023). Peer victimization, schooling format, and adolescent internalizing symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: Between- and within-person associations across ninth grade. Development and Psychopathology. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579422000074
  • Schacter, H.L., Slatcher, R.B., Rodriguez-Stanley, J., Houpt, R., & Zilioli, S. (2022). Effects of daily peer problems on sleep and the severity of pediatric asthma symptoms. Health Psychology, 41(6), 409-416. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001177
  • Schacter, H.L. (2021). Effects of peer victimization on child and adolescent physical health: A state-of-the-art review. Pediatrics, 147. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-003434
  • Schacter, H.L., Pettit, C., Kim, Y., Sichko, S., Timmons, A.C., Chaspari, T., Han, S.C., & Margolin, G. (2021). A matter of the heart: Daytime relationship functioning and overnight heart rate in young dating couples. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 54, 794-803. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaaa019
  • Schacter, H.L., Lessard, L., & Juvonen, J. (2019). Peer rejection as a precursor of romantic dysfunction in adolescence: Can friendships protect? Journal of Adolescence, 77, 70-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.10.004
  • Schacter, H.L., & Margolin, G. (2019). When it feels good to give: Depressive symptoms, daily prosocial behavior, and adolescent mood. Emotion, 19, 923-927. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000494
  • Schacter, H.L., & Juvonen, J. (2018). Dynamic changes in peer victimization and adjustment across middle school: Does friends’ victimization alleviate distress? Child Development, 90, 1738-1753. https://doi.org/10.1111/cdev.13038
  • Schacter, H.L. & Juvonen, J. (2015). The effects of school-level victimization on self-blame: Evidence for contextualized social cognitions. Developmental Psychology, 51, 841-847. https://doi.org/10.1037/dev0000016
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Hannah Schacter

Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute

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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.

Title: Assistant Professor of Psychology
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

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