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Head of Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Oswald is advancing knowledge about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families living in smaller communities. Even though many LGBT families live outside of major cities, most research ignores this fact. She looks at what support these families need, and how their residential communities can provide it in ways that fit local culture.
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Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Extension Faculty Specialist
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document.write('Dr. Barton is a prevention scientist whose research program focuses on identifying novel and effective ways to promote the health and well-being for individuals and families. His work examines risk and protective processes within families that affect individuals\' health, substance use, and relational well-being. His applied research focuses on developing and evaluating family-centered prevention programs.
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Professor of Child Development
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document.write('- Dr. Bost examines how families and parent-child attachment relationships impact children\'s socioemotional and health-related outcomes. Her work is advancing knowledge about the role of self-regulatory processes in the development of pediatric obesity, and cuts across disciplinary boundaries to examine complex interactions between biological and family factors to ultimately improve the health and well-being of children and families.
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Assistant Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Alaysia Brown is dedicated to advancing social justice, antiracism, and public health through her research. Her work focuses on elucidating the complex ways ethnic-racial stratification impacts the lives and well-being of individuals of color, particularly African Americans. Dr. Brown’s research explores the correlates and health consequences of racial, ethnic, and phenotypic discrimination and aims to contribute to the development of culturally relevant and contextually informed frameworks that highlight the resilience and strengths of these communities in the face of systemic oppression.
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document.write('By integrating innovative quantitative methods, including machine learning, with traditional relationship science, she also strives to uncover the nuanced determinants of relationship quality and adjustment for African American couples, particularly in understanding how systemic racism adds additional stress to these partnerships. Through this work, Dr. Brown challenges deficit-based narratives and seeks to inform interventions and policies that support the health and well-being of individuals and families across diverse contexts.
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Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies, Extension Faculty Specialist
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Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('Dr. Dariotis researches ways to facilitate greater alignment between one’s intentions and behaviors to promote well-being. She investigates biosocial determinants of risk-taking, decision-making, stress responsivity and coping, and prevention and intervention programs (e.g., mindfulness-related). She addresses “wicked” problems through whole person research integrating theoretical and methodological approaches across many disciplines—public health, prevention science, biostatistics, evaluation and implementation sciences, behavioral endocrinology, and developmental psychopathology.
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document.write('- Dr. Fish investigates how the everyday experiences of LGBTQ+ youth in their homes, schools, and communities shape their development and mental health. By identifying the factors that foster positive development and well-being, her work informs programs and policies designed to promote LGBTQ+ youth thriving during adolescence and the transition to adulthood.
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Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Hardesty is advancing the understanding of intimate partner violence, separation/divorce, and parenting after separation. Through studying how different types of violence during relationships relate to different parenting experiences and health outcomes after separation, she will be able to inform prevention and intervention efforts with separating/divorcing parents.
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Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Kanter investigates how cognitive and behavioral components of romantic relationships develop in context, with a focus on how poverty-related stressors influence change and stability in relational processes and the implications of these changes on relational health and well-being. His work has the potential to inform interventions and policies that support families.
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Teaching Assistant Professor & Director of the Autism Program (TAP)
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Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Kramer is advancing the understanding of the relationship between the division of work and care in families, and career and family outcomes of individuals. She investigates how policies such as paid and unpaid parental leave affect the division of care between parents, future career outcomes of mothers and fathers, and the health and well-being of families.
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Clinical Associate Professor & Director of Child Development Laboratory (CDL)
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Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('Dr. Lleras addresses some of the most critical problems of our time including racial health disparities, educational inequality, and poverty by examining how schools and neighborhoods affect child and adolescent health and development and maternal well-being. Her work examines how exposure to chronic social stressors including adverse childhood experiences, poverty, and crime affect mental health, immune functioning, and disease risk among communities of color.
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document.write('- Dr. Martinez-Fuentes\' research examines the cultural skills that promote ethnic-racial minoritized youths\' academic achievement and psychosocial well-being. She aims to unpack the diverse experiences of minoritized communities based on their gender, age, immigrant background, and other characteristics. Through this work, she hopes to contribute to culturally informed interventions, practices, and policies that support minoritized families\' well-being and empower youth to reach their academic potential.
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Research Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. McElwain advances understanding of the dynamic early-life interactions between parents and children that shape children\'s developing abilities to regulate stress. She adopts an interdisciplinary approach that combines neuroscience, psychophysiology, linguistics, and developmental psychology. Through investigating stress regulation during early development, she aims to promote healthy parent-child relationships and children\'s long-term social and emotional well-being.
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Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Smith is finding ways to contribute to the reduction of mental health disparities for African Americans. She does this by examining racism, social support, and mental health in the family context. She also investigates the barriers to, and facilitators of, mental health treatment among African American youth and their families.
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Teaching Associate Professor
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Director of Graduate Studies, Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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Instructor and Associate Director of The Autism Program (TAP)
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Director of Undergraduate Programs, Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Studies
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document.write('- Dr. Tu is advancing the understanding of adaptive stress responses among children and adolescents. She investigates children\'s physiological and behavioral responses to stress and parents\' role in helping children navigate and manage challenges. Her work will inform broader efforts to promote positive youth development and well-being.
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