Get to know our current graduate students! This page provides a quick overview of students enrolled in our programs, including their concentration, advisor/s, cohort, and the key words and phrases that describe their research or professional interest. Learn more about each student by clicking on their name to go to their profile
Child Development
Fall 2019
Families of individuals with disabilities, training and development, whole family approaches, telepractice models, culturally responsive intervention
Child Development
Fall 2018
Disabilities, siblings, prosocial behavior, caregiving, and families
Child Development
Fall 2022
Children with developmental disabilities, caregiver’s wellbeing, stress and anxiety reduction interventions, mindfulness-based interventions
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2022
Black youth, intersectionality, gendered racism, gendered racial socialization, positive youth development
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2023
Gendered racial-ethnic socialization; racial identity development; stress and coping; learning science; school ecologies; out-of-schooltime programs; adolescence; early adulthood; intervention.
Child Development
Fall 2022
Early Childhood Education, Teacher Professional Development, Language Development, Social-Emotional Development, Cultural Socialization
Child Development
Fall 2023
Social and emotional, infant and toddler mental health, infants and toddlers
Child Development
Fall 2020
Social Justice, Infants and Toddlers, Ethnic-Racial Socialization, Ethnic-Racial Identity Development, Early Childhood Policy, Early Care & Education
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2020
Couple and Family Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Queer, LGBTQ +, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2023
Emotional Intimacy, Trauma, Romantic Relationships, Emotional regulation
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2022
Relationship flourishing, relationship virtues, couple relationship education, couples therapy
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2021
parenting, attrition, dissemination, self-regulation of parents, fathers
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2022
parent-adult child relationships, intergenerational solidarity, evidence-based interventions
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2020
international students, academic and cultural adjustment, psychological wellbeing, resilience development
Child Development
Fall 2020
Special healthcare needs, medical complexities, healthcare settings, training development
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2022
Parent-child relationships, Asian American adolescent, adolescent development within cultural context, value transmission in intergenerational relationships.
Child Development
Fall 2019
Social and emotional, teacher well-being, infant-toddler workforce, high quality care, equity in early childhood
Youth Development
Fall 2019
Historical Trauma, Intergenerational Trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Child Development
Fall 2021
Empathy, prosocial behavior, relationships, youth mental health & well-being, quantitative methods
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2021
Asian and Asian American youth, community contexts, adolescent development, adolescent outcomes, mental health outcomes
Human Development and Family Studies
Fall 2023
personality disorder, family relationship, cross-culture, child develop, adulthood.
Diversity, Youth and Family Development
Fall 2021
Asian parenting, cultural context, migration and immigration, mental health, meaning-making
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2023
trauma, resilience, vulnerable communities, cultural adaptation, psychological interventions
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2022
Traumatic Stress, Global Mental Health, Immigrant and Refugee Mental Health, Cultural Adaptations of Systemic Interventions, Feminist Perspectives
Child Development
Fall 2023
children with disabilities, parenting and caregiving practices, cultural adaptation, infants and toddlers
Child Development
Fall 2021
Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Screening Tools, Children with Disabilities, Educational Interventions, Social Interventions, Family support
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2020
Siblings, caregiving, immigrants, parenting, Asian American youth, culture
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2021
Cultural Adaptation, Mixed-Methods Research, Equity in Mental Healthcare, Community-Engaged Intervention Research, Black Maternal Health, Social Support
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2021
Black Couples and Families, Sexual Communication, Sex Education, Racial Socialization, Media use
Child Development
Fall 2020
Mindfulness, parents’ mental health, parenting, children’s social & emotional development
Child Development
Fall 2020
Digital Media; Home literacy Environment; Language and Literacy Development.
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2020
Attachment injuries, complex trauma, sex trafficking, infidelity affair recovery, and couple and family therapy.
Diversity, Youth, and Family Development
Fall 2021
Adolescent development, ethnic/racial identity, ethnic/racial socialization, experience sampling methods
Couple and Family Therapy
Fall 2021
Family Processes, Emotion Regulation & Socialization, Black Families