Expertise
As a preschool teacher, I became convinced that young children's social competence was critical to their long-term well-being. Currently, my students and I are examining how child care, teacher-child relationships, and parenting influence preschool children's achievement motivation, physiological and behavioral responses to stress, social competence, and transition to kindergarten.
Degrees
MS, University of Georgia , Child and Family Development
BA, University of Georgia , Anthropology
PhD, Purdue University , Child Development
Keywords
family sociology of the family human development