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Interim Department Head: Leslie Gordon Simons
Office Manager: Livia Wade
Address: 123 Dawson Hall · University of Georgia · 305 Sanford Dr · Athens, GA 30602-3622 (Map)

Senior Academic Professional 

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Address: Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jatiles@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4164
Fax: 706-542-4843

Associate Professor and Human Development Specialist 

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Research: Evaluating the effect of different training curricula and strategies on early childhood educators' teaching practices

Outreach: Early brain development; developmentally appropriate early childhood education; teaching basic health and safety to young children; activities to teach young children about nutrition and physical activity; grandparents raising grandchildren

Teaching: Introduction to child development, creative activities for young children

Address: 222 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dbales@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7566
Fax: 706-542-1799

Assistant Professor 

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Interests: Conflict resolution among Latino couples and families, culturally responsive therapy, the relationship between race, class and gender, and qualitative research.

Address: 101 Family Science Center 1 (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mbermude@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-3296
Fax: 706-542-4843

Professor Emeritus and Extension Specialist 

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Outreach: Parenting education, adolescent development and risk-taking, childhood injury prevention, sexuality education, gerontology.

Address: 329 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dbower@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7566
Fax: 706-542-1799

Distinguished Research Professor 

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Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: gbrody@uga.edu
Phone: 706-425-2985
Fax: 706-425-2992

Assistant Professor, Director of Clinical Research & Clinical Services 

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Interests: Medical family therapy, behavioral oncology, couples and families coping with breast cancer, health disparities.

Address: 205 Family Science Center (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: sburwell@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4897
Fax: 706-542-4843

Professor 

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Research: Family-school relations; early childhood health and saftey.

Teaching: Family-School-Community, Family Policy, Parent Education and Child Guidance, Student Teaching Supervision, Internship Coordination

Address: 203 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mcoleman@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4899
Fax: 706-542-4843

Assistant Professor and Family Life Specialist 

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Research: Applied research related to understanding healthy couple/marital relationships and positive parenting practices across various contexts in order to inform program development, and evaluating the efficacy of family life programs.

Outreach: Relationship and marriage enrichment education, parenting education, stepfamily relationships, supporting community collaborations to cultivate healthy families, and children and families at risk.

Address: 227 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: tfutris@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7566
Fax: 706-542-1799

Associate Professor & Director of Clinical Training 

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Research: Developing and testing an interdisciplinary financial and relational counseling intervention. Meditation and family therapy.

Interests: Qualitative research methods, discourse analysis of therapeutic discourse, hypnosis.

Address: 107 Family Science Center 1 (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jgale@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-8435
Fax: 706-542-4843

 Sharon Gibson
Multi-Cultural Specialist 

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Address: 231 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: smsgibs@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-8879
Fax: 706-542-1799

 Jennifer Gonyea
Lecturer 

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Address: 114D Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jlgonyea@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4830

Professor Emeritus 

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Address: 103 Family Science Center (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: chalvers@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4926
Fax: 706-542-4489

Associate Professor 

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Research: Individual and developmental differences in mother-child communication from infancy to preschool age, social cognitive outcomes of mother-infantcommunication, effects of premature birth on social and emotional development.

Teaching: Prenatal and infant development, theories and issues in human development, statistical analysis.

Address: 206 Family Science Center (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: hchin@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-2636
Fax: 706-542-4489

Associate Professor & Director, Marriage & Family Therapy Program 

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Interests: Home-based therapy with low income families, the therapeutic alliance, process research, quantitative research methods, and methods of engaging families in treatment who traditionally do not benefit from family therapy.

Address: 207 Family Science Center 1 (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: ljohnson@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4821
Fax: 706-542-4843

 Amy Kay
Academic Professional & Director, Child Development Lab 

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Research: Parent relationships, redefining parent involvement

Outreach: Serves on Childcare Resource and Referral Agency of Northeast Georgia Advisory Committee, member of Partners for a Prosperous Athens' Early Childhood Implementation Team, serves on Athens Technical College Advisory Board

Teaching: Positive Guidance in the Classroom Setting

Address: 209 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: amykay@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4921

 Melissa Ann Landers-Potts
Lecturer 

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Teaching: Sociology of the Family, Family Development, Lifespan Development, Black Families, Adolescence, Social Problems, Introduction to Sociology

Interests: Running, Biking, Swimming

Address: 117 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mlpotts@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4859
Fax: 706-542-4389

Assistant Professor 

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Research: My research focus is on aging, culture, and intergenerational relations.

Teaching: Students in my gerontology classes learn about aging and they learn how to apply their knowledge to real life situations through engaging in service-learning or oral history projects.

Address: 112A Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: deniseclewis@gmail.com
Phone: 706-542-0254

Professor Emerita 

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E-Mail: lpaguio@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4939
Fax: 706-542-4389

 Sharon Price
Professor Emerita 

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E-Mail: sprice@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4844

Associate Professor 

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Research: My research focuses on the predictors and consequences of various parenting behaviors. Specifically, I am interested in the ways in which parenting is associated with adolescent delinquency, risky sexual behavior, and dating violence.

Teaching: Each fall and spring I teach a large section of CHFD 2100: Intro to Family Development. In the fall I teach CHFD 6640: Family Issues, a graduate seminar.

Interests: parenting styles, intergenerational transmission of violence and other problem behaviors, contextual factors that mediate/moderate the relationship between parenting and developmental outcomes for adolescents/young adults.

Address: 123 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lgsimons@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4844
Fax: 706-542-4389

Assistant Professor 

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Research: Dr. Souto-Manning’s research examines the process of culturally and linguistically diverse children’s changing participation in sociocultural activities within homes, schools and communities.

Outreach: Dr. Souto-Manning is Co-Director of the Birth through Five Program.

Teaching: Early Language and Literacy Development; Assessment and Observation of Young Children.

Interests: Dr. Souto-Manning studies how children, families, and teachers from diverse backgrounds shape and are shaped by discursive practices as well as the ways in which children develop language and literacy while involved in sociocultural activities.

Address: 106 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mvsm@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-1297

Associate Professor 

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Research: Early childhood education, family involvement, families and hospitalized children

Teaching: Child development, early childhood education, and hospitalized child and the family, professional development and community activities

Interests: My interests include research in the areas of early childhood issues and hospitalized children and their families along with training early childhood teachers and child life specialists.

Address: 201 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: cwallinga@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4930
Fax: 706-542-4843

Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator 

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Address: 202 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dwright@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4825
Fax: 706-542-4389

 Hillary Bauer
M.S. Student 

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Interests: The hospital experience for children and their families, the effects of a child

Advisory Committee: Dr. Charlotte Wallinga, Dr. David Wright

Address: 1010 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: Hillary.bauer@gmail.com

 Danielle Adair Burch
M.S. Student 

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Interests: Religion in families and children with cancer

Advisory Committee: Charlie Wallinga

Address: 024 Institute for Human Development and Disability, 850 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: daburch@uga.edu
Phone: 706-389-6166

 Theresa Lynn Glasheen
M.S. Student 

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Interests: Adolescence, peer relationships, sexuality

Advisory Committee: Dr. Don Bower, Dr. Ted Futris, and Dr. David Wright

E-Mail: Glasheen@uga.edu

M.S. Student 

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Interests: Infancy Literacy and Language Development

Advisory Committee: Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning

Address: 204 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mkdawgg@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4902

 Tyler Sasser-Cook
M.S. Student 

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Interests: Aggression in adolescent males, intimate partner violence

Advisory Committee: Dr. Leslie Gordon Simons, Dr. David Wright, and Dr. Ron Simons

E-Mail: tsasser@uga.edu

 Melissa Scott
M.S. Student 

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Interests: The cultural aspects of children's social and linguistic development

Advisory Committee: Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning

E-Mail: melli@uga.edu

 Bobbee Seldin
M.S. Student 

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Interests: Adolescence, parent-teen relationships & communication, positive youth development

Advisory Committee: Dr. Ted Futris, Leslie Simons, David Wright

Address: 318 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: bseldin@uga.edu
Phone: 404-297-4914

 Lauren Elizabeth Shinn
M.S. Student 

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Interests: coping skills for children with chronic illnesses

Advisory Committee: Dr. Wallinga

Address: 101 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lshinn08@uga.edu
Phone: 806-789-1128

 Kelly Donahue Wagner
M.S. Student 

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Interests: End of Life care and Hospice programs for children

Advisory Committee: Dr. Charlie Wallinga

E-Mail: kdwagner@uga.edu

 Tiffiany Cummings Aholou
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Marriage Preparation with African American couples; African American couples & sexual health communication; Clergy & HIV prevention

Advisory Committee: Jerry E. Gale, Ph.

E-Mail: tmaholou@gmail.com

 Amy Laura Arnold
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Parenting; Adolescence; Affluent Families

Address: 103A Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: alarnold@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-6873

 Amber L. Brewer
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Developmental sensitization of traditional family therapy models; effectiveness of play in family therapy; linking child development theory/research to practice of child therapy

Advisory Committee: Dr. Lynda Walters, Dr. Maria Bermudez, and Dr. David Wright

E-Mail: ambr@uga.edu

 Kelly Campbell
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Cross-cultural conceptualizations of marriage and commitment, perceptions and experiences of infidelity, couple rituals

Advisory Committee: Dr. David W. Wright, Dr. Jerry Gale and Dr. Leslie G. Simons

E-Mail: Kellycb@uga.edu

 Hao-Min Chen
PhD. Student 

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Interests: diversity

Address: 112 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: hmchen@uga.edu
Phone: 706-461-4324

 WonJee Cho
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Caregiving in old age; men's construction of aging self as a caregiver

Advisory Committee: Dr. Denise C. Lewis, Dr. Lynda Walters and Dr. Velma Mcbride Murry

E-Mail: wonjee@uga.edu

 Brent Fladmo
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Divorce, remarriage, blended families, and entertainers.

Address: 103 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: bfladmo@aol.com
Phone: 702-496-6716

 Jenn Flahive
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Late Adolescent / Early Adult intimacy, sexuality, and post-relationship coping styles

Advisory Committee: Dr. David Wright, Dr. Leslie Simons, Dr. Keith Campbell (Psychology)

Address: 103 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jflahive@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4939

Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Guidance in Early Childhood; Inclusion; Family involvement for children with disabilities; Strengths-Based Guidance/Approaches; Deinstitutionalization

Advisory Committee: Dr. Zolinda Stoneman, Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning, and Dr. Cindy Vail (from Special Education)

Address: G40 Institute for Human Development and Disability, 850 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: kgregg@ihdd.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4824

 Rachel- Joy Hagues
Ph.D student 

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Interests: Policy, Adolescent Development, Brain Development, International work, particularly in developing countries.

Address: J.W. Fanning Building, 1240 S. Lumpkin, UGA, Athens, GA, 30602
E-Mail: hagues@cviog.uga.edu
Phone: 706-248-5996
Fax: 706-542-7007

Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: The influences of parenting practices on problem behaviors among adolescents and college students & Dating preferences among college students

Address: 103 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dlhanc2@uga.edu
Phone: 606-219-8155

 Lyndsey Ryan Hjelmstad
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Eating disorders and the implications for family systems, human sexuality, sibling relations, and working with children through play therapy.

Address: 101B Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lhjelm@uga.edu
Phone: 231-631-6197

 Lauren Christine Keller
Ph.D Student 

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Interests: Developing healthy relationships, relationship education with teens & young adults, marital & premarital therapy, cohabitation, & program development

Advisory Committee: Dr. Lee Johnson (major professor), Dr. Ted Futris, Dr. David Wright

Address: 203 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lckm97@gmail.com
Phone: 706-542-3044

 Ji-Hyun Kim
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: International adoptees' ethnic identity development, therapists' self-disclosure

Advisory Committee: Dr. Jerry Gale, Dr. Maria Bermudez, and Dr. David Wright

E-Mail: jihyunk@uga.edu

 Antoinette Marie Landor
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Parent-adolescent relationships and family processes; ethnic and sociocultural influences on youth socialization and development

Advisory Committee: Dr. Leslie Simons, Major Professor

Address: 000 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: antoinettelandor@yahoo.com
Phone: 337-802-2296

 Boh-Young Lee
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Early language and literacy development,

Advisory Committee: Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning, Dr. Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Dr. Charlotte Wallinga, and Dr. Mick Coleman

Address: 204 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: bo0302@uga.edu
Phone: 706-819-0226

 Pei-Fen Li
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Working with Cross-culture couples

Advisory Committee: Dr. Jerry Gale

Address: 101B Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: ffg2008@hotmail.com
Phone: 678-687-9627

Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Mindfulness Based Therapies with Families and Couples

Advisory Committee: Dr. Jerry Gale

Address: 100 Family Science Center (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dmagwitz@uga.edu
Phone: 770-331-4072

 Lindsay Elizabeth Marshall
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Infant/Toddler Nutrition and Development

Advisory Committee: Dr. David Wright, Dr. Charlotte Wallinga, Dr. Diane Bales

Address: 2 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mzlinz@uga.edu
Phone: 404-434-8363

 Shannon J. Miller
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: To examine the intersections and effects of race, gender and sexual orientation on the development and adjustment of young African American women, and to identify the protective utility of African American mothers and community

Advisory Committee: Dr. Lynda Walters, Dr. Patricia Bell-Scott, Dr. Blaise Parker, and Dr. Susan Thomas

E-Mail: shannonm@uga.edu

Ph.D Student 

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Interests: Issues of self-worth and ethnic identity development among African American young women and the implications for the African American family.

Address: 304 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: cpn@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4486

 Ruth Neustifter
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Survivor-Couples: Nonviolent intimate relationships in which at least one partner has survived previous intimate partner violence, sex and gender queer families, non-medicinal approaches to addressing sexually related concerns.

Advisory Committee: Major Professor: Dr. Jerry Gale Committee: Dr. Denise Lewis & Dr. Maria Bermudez

E-Mail: RuthN@UGA.edu

 Pat Nodine
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Curriculum Development for Non-Traditional Students

Advisory Committee: Thomas Coleman, Ron Cervero, Charlotte Wallinga

Address: Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: pnodine@uga.edu
Phone: 678-717-3819
Fax: 678-717-3923

 Michele L. Parker
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Adolescent development and family therapy

Advisory Committee: Dr. Simons, Dr. Wright, Dr. Bermudez

E-Mail: 1Lparker@uga.edu

 Desiree Michele Seponski
Ph.D Student 

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Interests: Grandmother-granddaughter relationships, intergenerational theory, marital enrichment, postmodern therapy models, and qualitative research

Advisory Committee: Dr. Denise C. Lewis (Major Professor), Dr.J. Maria Bermudez, Dr. David W. Wright

Address: 112B Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dmpaulin@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4331

 Luciana C. Silva
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Multiculturalism in intimate relationships, sexual assault and its effects on survivors, and rituals in family and couple life

Advisory Committee: Dr. David Wright, Dr. Maria Bermudez, Dr. Jerry Gale, and Dr. Lynda Walters

E-Mail: lsilva@uga.edu

 Kelly M. Stidham
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Medical Family Therapy; cancer research; infidelity

Advisory Committee: Dr. Stephanie Burwell, Dr. David Wright, and Dr. Charlie Wallinga

E-Mail: kstidham@uga.edu

 H. Marissa Stone
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: The transition to parenthood, parental knowledge acquisition, parental self-efficacy, infant social and emotional development, early brain development and cultural differences in parenting practices

Advisory Committee: Dr. Ted Futris, Dr. David Wright and Dr. Mick Coleman

Address: 306 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: hmstone@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0564
Fax: 770-662-8089

 Jihyun Sung
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Mother-child interaction, Young children's social-emotional understanding, Cultural differences in parenting.

Advisory Committee: Dr. Hui-Chin Hsu, Dr. Janet Frick, Dr. Patricia Miller, and Dr. Charlotte Wallinga

E-Mail: sjh131@uga.edu

 Catie Elizabeth Walker
Ph.D. student 

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Address: A Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: cwalker1@uga.edu
Phone: 706-319-1594

 Lisa Zak-Hunter
Ph.D. Student 

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Interests: Adult eating disorders and their impact on the couple and parent-child relationship, the impact of illness and disability on couple and family relationships

Advisory Committee: Dr. Stephanie Burwell, Dr. Maria Bermudez, and Dr. David Wright

Address: Family Science Center (House A), 403 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lzak@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-2222

 Diane Adams
Administrative Associate 

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Address: 123 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dsadams@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4844

 Joanne Allen
Administrative Associate 

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Address: 100 Family Science Center II (House D), 405 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: joallen@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4899
Fax: 706-542-4843

 Denise Cartee
Accountant 

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Address: 119 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: sdcarte@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-5394

 April Hitchcock-Watson
Academic Advisor 

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Address: 110A Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: ahwatson@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4896

 Livia Wade
Office Manager 

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Address: 123 Dawson Hall, 305 Sanford Dr, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: lswade@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4831
Fax: 706-542-4389

Jacqueline Chastain
Program Coordinator I 

Address: 332 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jchastai@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0052

Mary Ann Morrow
Administrative Assistant II 

Address: 225 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mamorrow@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-7566
Fax: 706-542-1799

Sara Vander Straeten
Families-at-risk Specialist 

Address: 333 Hoke Smith Annex, 300 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: svanders@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0201
Fax: 706-542-1799

Diane Bowman
Administrative Associate 

Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dianeb@uga.edu
Phone: 706-425-2992
Fax: 706-425-2985

Anita Carol Brown
Associate Director 

Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: anitab@uga.edu
Phone: 706-425-2992

Matt Guidry
Network Administrator Associate 

Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mguidry@uga.edu
Phone: 706-425-2990

Tracey Hickey
Healthy Family Georgia Site Liaison 

Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: tdaniels@uga.edu
Phone: 706-425-2983
Fax: 706-425-2985

Aida I. Quinones
 

Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
Phone: 706-583-0402
Fax: 706-542-5982

Myoungjin Tollett
Development Manager 

Address: Center for Family Research, 1095 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jinayang@uga.edu
Phone: 706-425-2992
Fax: 706-425-2985

 Patricia Amberg
Lead Teacher 

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Address: 210 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: tamberg@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0761

 Phillip Baumgarner
Lead Teacher 

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Address: 123 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: phillipb@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4927

 Cori Brinson
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 226 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: cori@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0761

 Daphne Byler
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 242 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dbyler@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929

 Dina Costa
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 242 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: dmcosta@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4920

 Marie Covington
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 24 Institute for Human Development and Disability, 850 College Station Rd., Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mmariecov@yahoo.com
Phone: 706-542-7273
Fax: 706-583-0460

 Valerie W Cown
Head Start Program Coordinator 

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Address: 224 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: vcown@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4927

 Kathy Dean
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 243 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: kathalen@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0760

 Shirley Elder
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 133 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: chenara@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-1225
Fax: 706-542-5096

 Amy Evans
Lead Teacher 

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Address: 227 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: amyevans@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0760
Fax: 706-542-5096

 Saundra Elizabeth Gabriel
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 228 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: sgabriel97@yahoo.com
Phone: 706-542-4931
Fax: 706-542-5096

 Courtney King
Pre-K Lead Teacher 

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Address: Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: courtk@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929

 Rosa Lopez
Administrative Assistant 2 

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Address: Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: rmlopez@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929

 Lori Maerz
Program Coordinator 

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Address: 210 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: ldmaerz@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929
Fax: 706-542-5096

 Heather McCannon
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 227 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: heather@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929
Fax: 706-542-5096

 Austin McDavid
Kitchen Assistant 

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Address: 231 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: mcdavid@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929

 Siobian Minish
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 221 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: siobian@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0761

 Christina Mitchell
Lead Teacher 

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Address: YT Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: cmitchel@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929

 Julee Peacock
Assistant Teacher 

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Address: 228 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: jpeacock@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0761

 Elaine Sasser Pittman
Lead Teacher 

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Address: 23 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: elpit@uga.edu
Phone: 706-583-0460

 Anjanette Russell
Lead Teacher 

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Address: 220 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: adsmith@uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4929
Fax: 706-542-5096

 Patricia Ann Smith
Cook 

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Address: 231 Child Development Lab, 202 Carlton St, Athens, GA 30602
E-Mail: psmith@fcs.uga.edu
Phone: 706-542-4933

 
 

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