Expertise

Teaching

  • Life Span Development, Infant Development, Childhood and Adolescent Development, Introductory Psychology, Seminar in Psychology, Individual Readings and Research, Internship

Research

  • Longitudinal study of parent child relationships. Families were visited beginning when their children were 6-months of age. The last home visit was when the children were 15 years of age. The parent-child relationship was assessed at each visit along with information about the development of peer relations at the last 2 home visits (8 and 15 year).
Communities
Psychology
Degrees
PhD, Wayne State University, Developmental Psychology, 1987
MA, Wayne State University, 1982
BA, University of Northern Iowa, Psychology, 1979
Keywords
domestic violence family adults infants at-risk children or youth child psychology day care adoption adult day care cognitive development or processes developmental psychology adolescent sexual behavior automation and industrial workers genetics child development
Languages
German, Russian
Honors

Teaching Excellence Recognition Award, Indiana University Southeast, 2004

Metroversity Outstanding Faculty of Adult Learners Award, Kentuckiana Metroversity, 2003

Outstanding Research and Creativity Award, Indiana University Southeast, 2000

Associations
International Society on Infant Studies
Midwestern Psychological Association
Society for Research in Child Development