FACULTY
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Marion O'Brien, Ph.D.
Professor
Human Development and Family Studies
School of Human Environmental Sciences
165D Stone, P.O. Box 26170 Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 256-0527, Fax: (336) 334-5076
Director, Family Research Center
536 Highland Ave., P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402-6170
Phone: (336) 334-3601, Fax: (336) 256-0545
My primary research interests involve parenting, child care, and children's social and cognitive development. I am currently collaborating with other researchers at UNCG on the STAR project examining emotional and cognitive contributions to early school success. I also contribute to the RIGHT Track project, a longitudinal study of children's social behavior. I am also interested in parenting and family adaptation when a child is diagnosed with a developmental disability, and published a book for professionals who work with families of children with autism, Beyond the Autism Diagnosis. For the last 15 years I have been one of the investigators for the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, a national longitudinal study of more than 1,200 families from 10 locations around the U.S.
At UNCG, I am the Director of the Family Research Center , where faculty and graduate students conduct research on a wide range of issues involving families and children. I teach graduate courses in social development and research methods.
I also serve the School of Human Environmental Sciences as Associate Dean for Research. In this capacity, I work to enhance the School's scholarship and research mission.
My current graduate students are:
Jackie Nelson
who is interested in the develoment of children's emotion knowledge
Irina Mokrova
who is interested in parental contributions to children's intrinsic motivation
Chantelle Wolpert
who is interested in family accomdation when a child is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder
and Janzlean Laughinghouse, who studies and works with mothers recovering from substance abuse.
For more information about me, please visit my: Curriculum Vita or my Recent Publications Page.
Or send me an email.
