Cinzia Pica-Smith, Assistant Professor of Human Services & Rehabilitation Studies
Cinzia Pica-Smith
Assistant Professor of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies
Department of Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies
Email: cpicasmith@assumption.edu
Phone: (508) 767-7306
Education
Ed.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
Dissertation Title: Children’s Perceptions of Interethnic/Interracial Friendship in a Multiethnic School Context
Ed.M., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
M.S.Ed., The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
B.A., The College of Saint Rose, Albany, NY
Sample of Courses Taught
Prevention and Intervention Strategies for “at risk” Youth
Interviewing Techniques
Family and Disability
Principles of Case Management
Individuals in the Community
Loss and Bereavement
Sample of Publications
Pica-Smith, C. (2011). Children’s perceptions of interracial friendships in a multiethnic school context. Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 25, 2, 119-132
Pica-Smith, C. (2010, December 16). “Design your own life!” Thoughts on ethnicity, race, and parenting biracial children. The Journal of Family Life. Retrieved from http://www.journaloffamilylife.org/node/593.
Galman, S.A., Pica-Smith, C., & Rosenberger, C. (2010). Aggressive and tender navigations: Teacher educators confront whiteness in their practice. Journal of Teacher Education, 61(3), 225-236.
Pica-Smith, C. (2009). Children speak about interethnic and interracial friendships in the classroom: Lessons for teachers. Multicultural Education, 17, 1, 38-47.
Sample of Presentations
Pica-Smith, C. (2011) Children’s perceptions of interracial friendships: Exploring age, race, and gender differences in children’s perspectives. Paper presented at the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 10-14.
Vernon-Jones, R. & Pica-Smith, C. (2010). Making your school or classroom a force for dismantling racism. Presentation at the 11th Annual White Privilege Conference, La Crosse, WI, April 7-10.
Vernon-Jones, R. & Pica-Smith, C. (2010). Moving white people to action. Presentation at the 11th Annual White Privilege Conference, La Crosse, WI, April 7-10.
Pica-Smith, C. (2010). Is this a space for friendship? Interracial and interethnic friendships among children. Paper presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Cross Cultural Research, Albuquerque, NM, February 17-20.
Pica-Smith, C. (2009). Children’s voices on interethnic and interracial friendships in a multiethnic classroom. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA, April 13-17.
Rosenberger, C. & Pica, C. (2008). Access and equity: Race talk in teacher education. Paper presented at the School of Education UMASS Amherst Centennial Marathon Research Conference, Amherst, MA, June 13-14.
Pica, C. (2008). “Design your own life!” Thoughts on ethnicity, race, and parenting bi-racial children. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of Narrative Matters, Toronto, Canada, May 7-10.
Pica, C. (2008). Children’s perceptions of interethnic/interracial friendships in a multiethnic school context. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY, March 24-29.
Rosenberger, C., Gallman, S.A., & Pica, C. (2008). Equity, complacency, compliance and conformity: teacher educators, pre-service teachers and social justice practices. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY, March 24-29.
Pica, C. (2008). The ecology of friendships: children’s meaning-making processes on interethnic friendship-making in context. Paper presented at the Biennial Conference on Human Development, Indianapolis, IN April 4-6.
Pica, C. (2006). Cross-race friendships: a developmental investigation of children’s changing attitudes. Paper presented at the Conference on Human Development, Louisville, KY, April 28-30.
Pica, C. (2006). Designing an instrument to measure children’s perceptions of same-race and cross-race friendships. Presentation at Roundtable Discussion at the Annual Meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH, April 26-28.
Pica, C. (2006). Developmental changes in children’s perceptions of cross-race and same-race friendships. Paper presented at the Biennial Meeting of the Society of Research in Human Development, Dallas, TX, March 30-April 1.
Pica, C. (2005). Crossing color lines: a developmental investigation of cross-race and same-race perceptions of friendship in kindergarten and fourth grade. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Northampton, MA, April 27-29.
