Human Development and Family Studies

Fall 2010 Cohort

alyson

Name: Alyson Cavanaugh
Email: amcavana@uncg.edu
Program of Study: MS/Ph.D
Education: BS in Human Sciences/Psychology, University of Delaware, 2010
Research interests : Adolescent development, gender/ethnic differences, mental health (anxiety/depression), school/community interventions
Advisor: Dr. Supple
Career plans: Academic/Professor (both teaching and researching)

eddie

Name: Edward Chia
Email: chiaedward@hotmail.com
Program of Study: Ph.D
Education: New York University, B.A,. 2000
University of Auckland, New Zealand, Graduate Diploma in Arts, 2005
New York University. M.A,.2009
Research interests : immigrant families, father-son relationships, adolescent development, and education
Career Plans: Education Policy, Academic
Advisors: Dr. Shreeniwas, Dr. Hunter

angel

Name: Angel Dunbar
Email: asdunbar@uncg.edu
Program of Study: Ph.D
Research interests : Ethnic minority child development, family structure and parent-child interactions, poverty and protective factors against negative child outcomes, policy.
Career Plans: Research, Program development and evaluation
Advisor: Dr. Crosby
Education: BA in Psychology/Sociology with a minor in Black American studies, University of Delaware, 2010
MS, Human Development and Family Studies, UNCG, 2012

anurika

Name: Anurika Ejimofor
Email: adejimof@uncg.edu
Program of Study: Ph.D
Education:BS in Family and Institutional Management, University of Nigeria
MS in Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University
Research interests : Child poverty, social exclusion, child care, partner violence, policy and advocacy, public health issues
Career Plans: Research, advocacy, teaching
Advisors: Dr. Danielle Crosby

veronica

Name: Veronica Joo
Email: y_joo@uncg.edu
Program of Study: MS/Ph.D
Education: BA in Psychology, UNCG, 2007
Research interests : Marriage, family dynamics (especially during crisis), relationships between marital relationship and child development
Advisors: Dr. Helms and Dr. Faldowski
Career Plans: Research

jiayao

Name: Jiayao Li
Email: J_LI3@uncg.edu
Program of Study: MS/Ph.D
Education: Bachelors in Education, Beijing Normal University, 2010
Research interests : Parent-child relationships, Early Childhood Education, Attachment
Advisor: Dr. Hestenes
Career Plans: Professor

monica

Name: Monica Watkins
Email: mawatki2@uncg.edu
Program of Study: Ph.D
Research interests : Racial socialization, fatherhood and adolescent development, and interparental conflict and adolescent development
Advisor: Dr. Coard
Career Plans: Research Academia, Program Development
Education: Applied Sociology with minors in Botany and Biological Sciences, NCSU, 2005
Master of Science in Family Life and Paren Education, NCSU/UNCG, 2009

lynne

sabrina