Associate
Professor of Psychology, has published and presented numerous papers
at professional meetings on the development of memory strategies in
children, how teachers influence the use of memory strategies in the
classroom, and how depression in adults affects memory functioning.
She also does research in more applied areas and examines the role of
sibling support after parental divorce, predictive factors of school
failure and early withdrawal, and family dynamics in pre-juvenile delinquents.
Zembar consults with local schools and child care facilities on data
collection and research design. She teaches courses in child development,
psychology of adolescence, adult development and aging, and developmental
psychopathology. She received the Omicron Delta Kappa Award for Excellence
in Teaching in 1994. Zembar received her B.A. from the University of
Akron and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Houston. She joined
the faculty in 1990.