We find innovative solutions to practical problems.
Our researchers have expertise in applied research, qualitative methods, and advanced statistical approaches designed to offer solutions to critical questions. Methods include: preventive intervention development and evaluation, participatory-based action research methods, multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling, dynamic systems modeling, daily diary methods, biological processes, and intersectional methodology.
Nicholas Bishop, Ph.D
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science
Melissa Curran, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Development and Family Science
Melissa Delgado, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science
HDFS Graduate Director
Katharine H. Zeiders, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Development & Family Science
Co-Chair of the Francis McClelland Institute Latinx Families' Initiative
Norma Perez-Brena, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Human Development and Family Science
Kate Speirs, Ph.D.
Associate State Specialist for Early Childhood, FCS Cooperative Extension
Associate Professor, Family and Consumer Sciences
Russell Toomey, Ph.D.
Professor, Human Development & Family Science