Leslie Buddington

Associate Professor, Psychology Department Coordinator, IRB Chair

Affiliation

College of Liberal Arts, Business, Social Science, and Education

buddingtonl@franklinpierce.edu

Phone

(603) 899-4294

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Experimental Psychology, Social and Developmental Concentration, Tufts University, 2005
M.S. Experimental Psychology, Social and Developmental Concentration, Tufts University, 2003
B.S. Psychology, Minor in Women’s Studies, Fitchburg State University, 1999

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS

Psychology

COURSES TAUGHT

PS101 Introduction to Psychology
PS215 Health Psychology
PS230 Child and Adolescent Development
PS231 Adult Development
PS235 Forensic Psychology
PS252 Psychology of Motivation and Emotions
PS260 Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
PS261 Research Methods Lab and Lecture
PS298/398/498 Research in Psychology
PS299 Independent Study in Psychology
PS303 Psychology of Learning Lab and Lecture
PS306 Cognitive Psychology Lab and Lecture
PS320 Theories of Personality
PS322 Social Psychology
PS405 Family and Intimate Partner Violence
PS489 Senior Thesis in Psychology: Literature Review
PS490 Senior Thesis in Psychology: Empirical Study
PS494 Senior Seminar in Psychology
PS495 Senior Internship in Psychology

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND AREAS

Preventing psychological conditions
Improving diverse students’ college experiences
College belongingness
Evolutionary adaptions for psychological conditions
Athletes’ mental health

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Memberships

American Psychological Association
Society for Humanistic Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Society for the Teaching of Psychology

Conferences Presentations

Symposia

Buddington, L. (2024, October 9-11). Improving belonging among traditionally vulnerable students. A Symposium on Transforming the Foundational College Experience, Pittsburg, PA.

Buddington, L. & Swanson, J. A. (2024, October 26). Neurodiversity: A campus-wide, ecological systems approach. [Conference presentation]. New England Psychology Association Annual Conference. Springfield, MA.

Brown, J. & Buddington, L. (2024, October 25). There is nothing Taboo about games in psychology! [Conference presentation]. Northeast Conference for the Teaching of Psychology. Springfield, MA

Lapon E. & Buddington L. (2023, June 9-11). Engaging instructional strategies to meet the needs of neurodivergent students [Conference presentation]. The Teaching Professor Conference, New Orleans, IL, United States.
https://www.teachingprofessor.com/annual-conference/

Dominello, N., Lesniak, B., MacCarty, T., Buddington, L., Priviera, G., Anastasi, T., Matthews, S., & Spott,
E. (2019). Digital learning techniques for online and onground psychology classrooms. Symposium
conducted at the annual meeting of the Northeast Conference for Teachers of Psychology, Manchester, NH.

Mumme, D. L., Gradwohl, N. & Adams Lariviere, L. (2007). Bug juice: Do disgust messages help children
follow the laws of contamination? Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development, Boston, MA.

Adams Lariviere L., Gradwohl, N. & Mumme, D. L. (2005). Piecemeal or wholesale: How do children
acquire emotional concepts? Symposium conducted at the 17th annual convention of the American Psychological Society, Los Angeles,CA.

Mumme, D. L., Adams-Lariviere, L., Fuchs, R. & Bushnell, E. W. (2002). Infants’ use of gaze to choose
objects and learn what to do with them. Symposium conducted at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Infant Studies, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Posters

Buddington, L., Swanson, J. A., & Erikson, A. (2025, March 6-8.). Neurodiversity and college students: Recommendations for improving belonging using Ecological Systems Theory. [Poster presentation]. Eastern Psychological Association Conference. New York City, NY.
Defeo, M., Vernon, C., Garcia, C. & Buddington, L. (2024, April 16). Theories of Personality: New ways to match roommates. [Poster presentation]. Academic Showcase, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH.

Viel, K. & Buddington, L. (2024, April 16). Literature review: Psychopathology and gender. [Poster presentation]. Academic Showcase, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH.

Lapon, E., Buddington, L., & Swanson, J. A. (2023, October 28). Professional development workshops can raise teacher self-efficacy (TSE) to support neurodiverse college students [Poster presentation]. New England Psychological Association, Worcester, MA, United States.

Lapon E., Buddington L., & Swanson J., (2023, April 18). An examination of teacher self-efficacy to support neurodiverse students in higher education, [Poster presentation]. Academic Showcase, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH, United States.

Buddington L., & Adams, J. (2023, April 18). Changing belongingness among vulnerable vs. non-vulnerable groups: Results of an intervention [Poster presentation]. Academic Showcase, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH, United States.

Buddington, L. & Carroll, A. (2022, October 22). How experiences differently contribute to college belongingness among vulnerable vs. non-vulnerable groups: Effecting change. [Poster presentation]. New England Psychological Association Conference, Worcester, MA.
Sidman, J., Adams Lariviere, L. & Bushnell, E. W. (2002). Tool use: Transfer and social cues. [Poster presentation]. New England Mini-Conference on Infant Studies, Worcester, MA.

Adams Lariviere, L. & Bushnell, E. (2001). Attention solicitation and infant imitation. [Poster presentation]. New England Mini-Conference on Infant Studies, Lowell, MA.

Adams Lariviere, L., Sidman, J., & Bushnell, E. W. (2001). The effect of a model’s directed eye gaze & vocalization on
infants’ imitation. [Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis, MN.

Bushnell, E., Brugger, A., Adams Lariviere, L. & Sidman, J. (2001). Learning manual skills by imitation during
infancy. [Poster presentation]. First World Congress: Motor Development and Learning in Infancy,
Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sidman, J., Adams Lariviere, L. & Bushnell, E.W. (2001). Factors governing infants’ transfer of object-directed actions.
[Poster presentation]. Society for Research in Child Development, Minneapolis,
MN.

Adams, L. (1999). The effect of attractive alternatives on relationship commitment. [Poster presentation]. Undergraduate Research Conference, Boston, MA.

Workshops

Lapon E., Buddington L., & Swanson J. (2022, August 23-29). Understanding neurodiverse students: Faculty training, [Professional development workshop]. Faculty Development Week, Fall 2022, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH.

Lapon E., Buddington L., & Swanson J. (2022, May 17-20). Pedagogy for diverse student populations, [Professional development workshop]. Faculty Development Week, Spring 2022, Franklin Pierce University, Rindge, NH.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Faculty-Staff Recognition Award, SGA, 2023
David Landers Faculty Mentor of the Year Award, NE10, 2022
Faculty-Staff Recognition Award, SGA, 2020
ADJ-315: Accommodations, Accessibility, and Universal Design Award, SNHU, 2020
Top Performer, SNHU, 2016
Distinguished Scholars Award, Fitchburg State College, 1999
Kirkpatrick-Percival Award for Excellence in Psychology, Fitchburg State College, 1999
Women’s Studies Award for Excellence in Women’s Studies, Fitchburg State College, 1999
Graduated summa cum laude, Fitchburg State University, 1999

Grants Received

Franklin Pierce University, $2,096, Faculty Research Grant for Preventative Mental Health, 2023
Fitchburg State College, Ruth Butler Grant, $150, Research Expenses, 2007
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences & Graduate Student Council, $650, Travel, 2005
Tufts University, Psychology Department, $150, Travel, 2005
Tufts University, $300, Research Expenses, 2004
Tufts University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, $1500, Summer Research Grant, 2000
Tufts University, $150, Research Expenses, 2000

Community Service

Reviewer, International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 2023
Outside Reviewer, Nashua Community College Psychology Department, 2019
Guest Speaker, Instructor Development Webinar Series, SNHU, 2017
Reviewer, Adult development and aging, (7th ed.), Cavanaugh & Blanchard-Fields, Cengage Learning
Reviewer, Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 2009-2010

Patents

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

Lapon E. & Buddington L. (2023). Impact of peer mentoring in first-year education students, International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education.

Buddington, L. (under review). Belongingness and degree of vulnerability: A campus-wide approach to changing college belongingness, Evaluation and Program Planning.

Lapon E., Buddington L., & Swanson J.A. (submitted.). An examination of teacher self-efficacy to support neurodiverse students in higher education, College Teaching.

Swanson, J. A., Buddington, L. & Erikson, A. (submitted). Neurodiversity and collegiate instructional strategies: A systematic literature review and recommendations. Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability.

Buddington, L. (submitted). Growth mindset, resilience, college student retention and engagement in preventative mental health activities: A focus on vulnerable groups. Journal of College Student Health.

Buddington, L. (In progress). Psychological disorders and GPA.

Buddington, L. (2020, November 17). Get a grip: We’re in this pandemic ride together, Boston Herald.

Brugger, A., Adams Lariviere, L., Mumme, D. L. & Bushnell, E. (2007). Doing the right thing: Infants’ selections of actions to imitate from observed event sequences. Child Development, 78(3), 806-824.

Mumme, D. L., Bushnell, E. W., DiCorcia, J. A., & Adams Lariviere, L. (2007). Infants’ use of gaze cues to interpret others’ actions and emotional responses. In Flom, R., Lee, K. & Muir, D. (Eds.), Gaze-following: Its development and significance. (pp. 143-171). Psychology Press.