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Dr. Alison Alexander, Senior Associate Dean
Telecommunication, Grady College
1005 Hooper Street
Athens GA 30602
706-542-1704
706-542-2783
alison@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Journalism
Other Interests:
would be glad to talk with those interested in electronic or digital media and children or
families. Particularly interested in health issues and youth and news.
Experience and Expertise:
Area of specialization is children or families and media.
Primarily published in areas of influence of media in family systems and communication, and quality of children's programming. Also work on the economics of the children's media industry, and children's television policy. Currently working
on various evolving forms of journalism for youth, civic and political behavior and knowledge, and democracy.
Produced a summer learning loss series for rising third graders in collaboration with
local school system and public library.
Held state-of -the-art conference on youth and news.
Dr. JoBeth Allen, Professor
Language and Literacy Education, College of Education
125
Athens GA 30602
706-546-0234
706-542-4509
jobethal@uga.edu
www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/allen/
Specialization(s):
Education
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
Family-school partnerships for student learning, research and other scholarship resulting in various presentations and publications including
Allen, J. (2007). Creating welcoming schools. New York City: Teachers College Press, copublished by International Reading Association.
Shockley, B., Michalove, B., Allen, J. (1995). Engaging families: Connecting home and school literacy communities. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Allen, J., Michalove, B., Shockley, B. (1993). Engaging children: Community and chaos in the lives of young literacy learners. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Allen, J., & Mason, J. (Eds.) (1989). Risk makers, risk takers, and risk breakers: Reducing the risks for young literacy learners. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Dr. Diane Bales, Associate Professor and Human Development Specialist
Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, Child and Family Development
222 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens GA 30602-4356
706-542-7566
706-542-1799
dbales@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Child Health, Child and Family Development
Other Interests:
I have an ongoing interest in the needs and issues of grandparents raising grandchildren; childhood overweight and prevention measures; home visiting and parenting education as a strategy for high-risk families; all aspects of developmentally appropriate early care and education; sexual development of young children and the connection to later sexual behavior; and many other topics.
Experience and Expertise:
Through cooperative Extension, I have 10 years of experience providing educational workshops and publications for parents, child care providers, and other audiences interested in child development (and especially early childhood). I provide education on child development, developmentally appropriate early childhood educational practice, early brain development, and parenting skills across a wide range of specific topics.
I serve as co-leader and primary brain development content expert for Better Brains for Babies, a Georgia collaboration dedicated to promoting early brain development.
I am co-developer of ''Eat Healthy, Be Active'', a hands-on integrated curriculum unit teaching nutrition and physical activity to 3- to 5-year-olds in early childhood classrooms. We are currently doing an in-depth evaluation of the curriculum unit, training, and supporting materials.
Service-learning is an integral part of my classroom instruction in basic child development. Students in my Maymester courses develop service-learning products to meet parents' educational needs, in cooperation with the Classic City High School in Athens and county Extension agents statewide.
Dr. Don Bower, Professor/Extension Specialist
Child & Family Development, Family & Consumer Sciences
225 Hoke Smith Annex
UGA
Athens GA 30602
706.542.7566
706.542.1799
dbower@uga.edu
www.gafamilies.org
Specialization(s):
Child and Family Development
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
Co-convenor of the Georgia Family Impact Seminar, part of the national family impact seminars emanating from the University of Wisconsin.
Dr. Liang Chen, Assistant Professor
Communication Sciences and Special Education, College of Education
542 Aderhold Hall
Athens GA 30602
7065424566
0000000000
chen@uga.edu
chen.myweb.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Psychology
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
My research focuses on language development in Chinese-English bilingual children and adults residing in the United States.
Phaedra Corso, Associate Professor
Health Policy and Management, College of Public Health
125 Coverdell
Athens GA 30602
706-583-8926
706-583-0695
pcorso@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Child Health, Policy, Public Administration, Public Health
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
Applied research and policy analysis:
economic impact analyses, economic evaluation, violence (child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, suicide), substance abuse, quality of life assessment
Katherine Davis, Program Coordinator III
Child & Family Policy Initiative, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
18 Capitol Square
Suite 108
Atlanta GA 30334
404-463-0574
404-463-6808
kdavis@cviog.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Child Health, Child and Family Development, Nonprofit, Public Health
Other Interests:
Building collaboratives between mental health providers and faith-based organizations to provide support for families with a family-member(s) who has a mental heath diagnosis, and particularly those families that are experiencing domestic violence. Research interests focus on correlations between mental health diagnoses and domestic violence, with recommendations for effective, supportive community interventions, especially those originating in faith-based communities.
Experience and Expertise:
On staff of first state-funded research project (UNC, 1972) providing therapeutic intervention for families with a child diagnosed with autism. Licensed Professional Counselor with clinical practice in public/nonprofit mental health providing family systems therapy with families in crisis 2005 - 2007; in-home experience with families in crisis, specifically in the 13 NE GA counties.
Dr. Elizabeth DeBray-Pelot, Interim Director
Education Policy and Evaluation Center, College of Education
Aderhold Hall G-6
110 Carlton St.
Athens GA 30605
706-542-0957
706-542-4669
edebray@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Education, Policy
Other Interests:
Charter schools/governance
School finance
Graduation rates
Experience and Expertise:
Research in: Federal education policy and politics K-12; state-level educational policies; educational policy implementation
Educational Policy and Evaluation Center specializes in: evaluation of education programs; policy analysis
Dr. Lillian Eby, Professor
Psychology, A&S
228 Psychology Bldg
Athens GA 30602
706-542-0378
706-542-3275
leby@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Psychology
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
Work-family programs in business, industry, and education. Work-family conflict, work-family enrichment, dual-career couples. Methodological issus in work-family research. The intersection of work and family life. Work-nonwork issues.
Dr. Angela Fertig, Assistant Professor
HPAM, College of Public Health
N120 Coverdell Building
Athens GA 30602
7065429332
7065429301
afertig@uga.edu
afertig.myweb.uga.edu/
Specialization(s):
Child Health, Policy, Public Health
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
My current research involves prenatal smoking, prenatal alcohol use, low birth weight, childhood obesity, divorce, child support and domestic violence. My experience in contract work involves mostly economic impact studies.
Dr. Cheryl Fields-Smith, Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Education/Elem Ed
Elementary and Social Studies Education, College of Education
427 Aderhold Hall
Athens GA 30606
706-542-4324
706-542-4277
cfields@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Education
Other Interests:
Understanding family involvement in the upper grades (middle school through high school), in a particular subject area, diverse cultural backgrounds, and families in low-income communities.
The role of community and the school
Family involvement from in international perspective
Experience and Expertise:
Qualitative research in the areas of family involvement and home schooling among African American families. Plan, coordinate, and faciliate focus group sessions related to home schooling. School-based workshops on family-school communication.
Katy Gregg, Research Assistant/Grad Student
Child and Family Development, Institute on Human Development and Disabilities
IHDD
850 College Station Road
Athens GA 30606
5424824
5424815
kgregg@ihdd.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Child and Family Development
Other Interests:
-Inclusive education
-Positive child guidance
-Disability awareness
-Strengths-based approaches to supporting individuals with disabilities and their families
Experience and Expertise:
-Family Engagement for students with disabilities transitioning into kindergarten (using a strengths-based approach)
-Early Childhood Inclusion Programs and Strategies
->Placing students in Child Development Lab to assist in inclusion activities
-Deinstitutionalization (The Children's Freedom Initiative; a legislative movement to transition all children under age 22 out of institutional settings and into homes with families)
Mrs. Rachel Hagues, MSW
The Child and Family Policy Initiative, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
1240 S. Lumpkin
Athens GA 30606
706-542-6223
706-542-7007
hagues@cviog.uga.edu
www.cviog.uga.edu/childfamilypolicy
Specialization(s):
Social Work
Other Interests:
Family Policy, International Development, Child & Adolescent Development, Community Interventions, Healthy Family Interactions, Juvenile Justice, Social Work...
Experience and Expertise:
Rachel received a Masters of Social Work from the University of Georgia in 2007. In her studies, she focused on family policy and community development. Rachel's Bachelor’s is in Child and Family Development from the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at UGA and she has a History minor. While in undergrad, Rachel worked in the State Capital for Athens Representative Keith Heard. In January 2008, Rachel was accepted into the doctoral program of Child and Family Development at the University of Georgia. She will begin her doctoral studies in the fall of 2008.
In her current role at the Institute, Rachel is working on an ongoing evaluation project with the Georgia Department of Labor, coordinated a Family Impact Seminar for state legislators on Childhood Obesity, and is working on several collaborative educational events around juvenile justice issues. While a MSW student, Rachel worked as a graduate assistant for CVIOG on a contract with the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Addictive Disease to manage the all of the participant evaluations and drafted all the Deliverable Reports for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007. As a student, Rachel also operated a survey of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Drug Task Force teams all over the state, analyzed the data, and delivered a report on the results to the Georgia Alliance of Drug Endangered Children. She also has experience leading focus groups and in-group facilitation. Rachel volunteers in the Athens community at Mercy Health Center, a local non-profit that serves the underserved population to meet their medical and social service needs. She is also an active church member of Downtown Community Fellowship.
Dr. Linda Harklau, Professor
Language and Literacy Education, College of Education
125 Aderhold Hall
Athens GA 30602
7065424521
7065424509
lharklau@uga.edu
www.coe.uga.edu/lle/faculty/harklau
Specialization(s):
Education
Other Interests:
•high school completion and college enrollment initiatives for underserved populations
•college readiness program initiatives for language minority youth
•community college to four year college transfer studies with language minority youth
Experience and Expertise:
•research on immigrant youth experiences in secondary schools in California, New York, and Georgia
•research on the high school to college transition
•research on second language acquisition in academic contexts
•evaluation study of the Summer Scholars Program at Gainesville College (2000-2002)
•5 year study of Latino immigrant youth experiences in north Georgia high schools
Mary Hermann, Faculty
Child and Family Policy Initiative, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
201 N. Milledge Ave
Athens GA 30602
404-409-4134
336-982-3648
hermann@cviog.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Law
Other Interests:
Child development and wholistic approaches to child welfare problems both before and during court intervention.
Experience and Expertise:
Provided direct legal representation in Georgia juvenile courts; 15 years of legal service to children in dependency actions and 5 years of legal service to parents, general domestic relations and criminal. Drafted the Child Welfare Attorney Trial Notebook, used in trial skills training of attonreys across the state. Available to provide technical assisitance on lega lissues related to child welfare and trial skills.
Ms. Amy Kay, Director of Child Development Lab
Child and Family Development, Family and Consumer Sciences
McPhaul Center
UGA
Athens GA 30602
(706-542-4929
706-542-5096
amykay@fcs.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Child and Family Development
Other Interests:
I am willing to share, collaborate, or assist in any way possible across UGA units or with external partners.
Experience and Expertise:
I have 13 years teaching experience with preschool and elementary aged children and currently serve as the Director of the Child Development Lab at the McPhaul Center. My on-going education in child development, instructional strategies, and developmentally appropriate practice has been a critical element contributing to success across various classrooms and professional opportunities.
Allison McWilliams, Public Service Assistant
Child & Family Policy Initiative, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
1240 S. Lumpkin Street
Athens GA 30602
706-542-1108
706-542-7007
allison@cviog.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Education, Policy
Other Interests:
Particularly interested in issues related to education and women.
Experience and Expertise:
Governmental Training, Education and Development: leadership training for Georgia Child Support Enforcement, Department of Family and Children Services.
Currently working with the programs and activities of the Child and Family Policy Initiative, including Family Impact Seminars for the Georgia legislature, The Prison Pipeline: The Intersection of Childhood and the Criminal Justice System (November 7, 2007 and October 13, 2008), Brown Bag Seminars on child and family policy issues.
Currently working towards a PhD in higher education administration with a focus on women in the academy.
Melinda Moore, Child and Family Policy Initiative
Carl Vinson Insitute of Government, The University of Georgia
1240 S. Lumpkin Street
Athens GA 30602
706-542-7254
706-542-7007
moore@cviog.uga.edu
www.cviog.uga.edu/childfamilypolicy/
Specialization(s):
Social Work
Other Interests:
International; service-learning; criminal justice; juvenile justice; social work; law.
Experience and Expertise:
Experience in law enforcement, child welfare, juvenile justice, and the prevention of violence against women and children. Prior to joining the Institute, she worked with both the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Gwinnett County Police Department. In addition to law enforcement experience, she also worked in direct service provision in the state of Georgia through Prevent Child Abuse Rockdale and the Division of Family and Children's Services. Experience working with the YWCA Rape Crisis Center in public education and outreach, and the Santa Clara County Department of Juvenile Justice and the Bill Wilson Center on restorative justice programs with juvenile offenders in the state of California. With the Institute of Government, Ms. Moore has implemented a statewide survey of Georgia Bureau of Investigation Drug Task Forces for the Georgia Alliance of Drug Endangered Children and provided technical assistance on the Kenny A Consent Decrees in both DeKalb and Fulton Counties. Recently, she has provided research and technical assistance on a study of innovative programs with the Georgia Department of Labor. Melinda is the recipient of a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, along with a Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice Studies from the University of Georgia. In 2007, she received her Masters of Social Work, with a concentration in policy and management, from the University of Georgia.
Dr. Stacey Neuharth-Pritchett, Associate Professor
Educational Psychology, Education
325Q Aderhold Hall
Athens GA 30602
706-542-4247
706-542-4240
sneuhart@uga.edu
www.coe.uga.edu/epit/faculty/index.html
Specialization(s):
Child Health, Child and Family Development, Education, Nonprofit, Policy, Psychology
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
My research interests center on the contexts of early educational intervention, kindergarten retention, economically disadvantaged children's transition to school (particularly the Head Start population), and intervention for children with chronic health problems. I have served as the principal investigator, co-investigator on a number of externally-funded research projects on Head Start, early literacy, and teacher quality. I am currently the Editor of the Journal of Research in Childhood Education for the Association for Childhood Education International. I teach courses in educational research methodology, applied educational measurement, and seminars on psychological issues for young children placed at risk. I belong to the Applied Cognition and Development Program in Educational Psychology and am a Fellow in the Institute for Behavioral Research at The University of Georgia.
Dr. Pamela Orpinas, Professor
Health Promotion & Behavior, Public Health
313 Ramsey Center
University of Georgia
Athens GA 30606
706-542-4372
706-542-4956
porpinas@uga.edu
www.publichealth.uga.edu/hpb/about_hpb/directory/
Specialization(s):
Public Health
Other Interests:
Prevention of violence (schools, family)
Prevention of injuries
International health (particularly, Latin America)
Program evaluation
Experience and Expertise:
Child and adolescent development, particularly related to violence prevention
Mr. Michael Rupured, Senior Public Service Associate
Housing & Consumer Economics, College of Family & Consumer Sciences
218 Hoke Smith Annex
Athens GA 30602
706.583.0054
706.542.1799
mrupured@uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Consumer Sciences
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
Financial literacy--more than two decades developing, implementing, and evaluating community-level financial literacy programs for youth and adults through Cooperative Extension.
Dr. Paula Schwanenflugel, Professor
Educational Psychology, Education
325R Aderhold Hall
University of Georgia
Athens GA 30602
706-542-4273
706-542-4110
pschwan@uga.edu
www.coe.uga.edu/epit/faculty/schwanenflugel/index.htm
Specialization(s):
Child and Family Development, Education, Psychology
Other Interests:
Preliteracy; preliteracy assessment; classroom practices in preschool environments
Experience and Expertise:
I have expertise in literacy, preliteracy and classroom practices for fostering the development of preliteracy and literacy in young children. I have been co-PI of a grant from the Early Childhood Educator Professional Development program from U.S. Department of Education. in 2002-2004. I am currently Instructional Designer on a contract from IES at the U.S. Department of Education to evaluate a program for accelerating vocabulary development in young children. I have written articles on preliteracy assessment and classroom practices for fostering preliteracy development.
Dr. Stephanie Swann, Part time faculty
MSW program, School of social work
308 Tucker Hall
Athens GA 30602
404 358 3205
404 874 2020
SKSWANN@UGA.EDU
www.stephanieswann.com
Specialization(s):
Social Work
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
Founder of YouthPride, Inc. a social service organization for LGBT youth located in Atlanta GA
Clinical Consultant for CHRIS Kids, Inc. a non-profit mental health organization for children and youth both in and out of state care. Services include therapeutic group homes, in-home services, summer camp for youth with mental health/behavioral issues, an independent living program for older homeless youth, and an out-patient clinic.
Child Welfare League of America's advisory board for LGBT youth in foster care.
Past research has focused on sexual minority identity development during adolescence
Dr. Cynthia Vail, Associate Professor
Communication Sciences & Special Education, College of Education
552 Aderhold Hall
Athens GA 30602
706.542.4578
706.542.5348
cvail@uga.edu
www.uga.edu/0-5/
Specialization(s):
Education, Policy
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
My expertise is in the area of early childhood special education (birth through 5). I have co-directed several graduate level personnel preparation grants in ECSE and currently Direct a new undergraduate personnel preparation grant in collaboration with Child and Family Development. I am heavily involved with early intervention policy through my role as the Chair for Georgia's State Interagency Coordinating Council for Early Intervention Programs. My research interests include play, parent professional collaboration, inclusion, co-teaching, autism and positive behavior supports.
Dr. Malik Watkins, Public Service Associate
Governmental Services and Research, Carl Vinson Institute of Government
1240 Lumpkin Street
Athens GA 30602-3553
706-201-2296
912-691-4712
watkins@cviog.uga.edu
Specialization(s):
Government, Nonprofit, Policy
Other Interests:
Experience and Expertise:
