Expertise

Research Interest

  • Adolescent Development
  • Adolescent Relationships
  • Dating Relationships
  • Identity Development
  • Young Adults
  • Rural Health

 

Past Affiliations

Associate Dean, Office of the Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, School of Health and Human Sciences, University of North Carolina at Greensboro (past)

Associate Professor, Human Sciences, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Interim Associate Dean, Office of the Dean, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Extension Specialist, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Human Sciences, Auburn University

Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Auburn University

Communities
Women's Studies, Human Development, Human Development
Degrees
PhD, Auburn University, Human Development and Family Studies, 1994
MS, Old Dominion University, Psychology, 1990
BS, Old Dominion University, Therapeutic Recreation, 1984
BS, Old Dominion University, Psychology, 1983
Keywords
social sciences adolescents family adolescent psychology youth development or leadership human development
Honors

NCFR Research Fellow, National Council on Family Relations, 2013 to present

Fellow, National Council on Family Relations, 2013

Mary Frances Stone Outstanding Teacher Award (Human Development and Family Studies), Human Environmental Sciences (University of North Carolina-Greensboro), 1999-1999

Associations
National Council on Family Relations
International Society for Research on Identity