Areas of expertise
About
Relationship and Marriage Education; Coparenting; Parenting with a particular interest in Fathering and Adolescent Parenting; Stepfamily relationships; Community Engagement in Family Programming; Efficacy of Family Life Education Programs
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Human Development and Family Studies, General
University of North Carolina – Greensboro, NC, United States (2000)
Master of Science, Human Development and Family Studies, General
University of North Carolina – Greensboro, NC, United States (1997)
Bachelor of Arts, Family Systems
University of North Carolina – Charlotte, NC, United States (1994)
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, General
University of North Carolina – Charlotte, NC, United States (1994)
Scholarly Works
- The Communication Patterns Questionnaire-Short Form: A Review and Assessment, The Family Journal, (2010).
- Mothers’ perceptions of barriers, parenting alliance, and adolescent fathers’ engagement with their children, FAMILY RELATIONS, (2007).
- An Exploration of Married and Divorced, Nonresident Men’s Perceptions and Organization of their Father Role Identity, Fathering A Journal of Theory Research and Practice about Men as Fathers, (2009).
- Linking financial distress to marital quality: The intermediary roles of demand/withdraw and spousal gratitude expressions, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, (2015).
- Financial Wellness and Relationship Satisfaction: Does Communication Mediate?, Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, (2014).
Contact
Mailing Address
227 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
227 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens, GA 30602
Stories
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Relationships and MarriageMultidisciplinary FACS team receives $6.1 million grant to aid Georgia families
