Professor & Director of Graduate Programs
203 Spidle Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
Tel (334) 844-3242
Fax (334) 844-4515
pittmjf@auburn.edu
Ph.D., University of Georgia, 1984

Research Interests

My research interests focus broadly on linkages between processes of identity formation and the dynamics of close relationships during adolescence and early adulthood. Young adulthood is of particular interest because it is a developmental period marked by changes that include the acquisition of new roles and changing expectations regarding interpersonal relationships.

Selected Publications

Pittman, J. F., Keiley, M., & Kerpelman, J. L., Vaughn, B. E. (Under review). Attachment and identity: A synthesis of Bowlby's and Erikson's paradigms.

Kerpelman, J. L., Pittman, J. F., Adler-Baeder, F, Eryigit, S., & Paulk, A. (In press). Evaluation of a statewide youth-focused relationships education curriculum. Journal of Adolescence.

Pittman, J. F., Kerpelman, J. L., Lamke, L. K., & Sollie, D. L. (In Press). Development and validation of a q-sort measure of identity processing style: The Identity Processing Style Q-sort. Journal of Adolescence.