HDFS Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty

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Acock, Alan

Distinguished Professor of Family Science and Barbara Knudson Endowed Chair in Family Policy & Research

 

310-A Milam Hall

541-737-1077

 

Intergenerational relations, family structure, fathering, at risk families, & quantitative methods. 

Aldwin, Carolyn

Professor

324 Milam Hall

541-737-2024

The effects of psychosocial factors on health, especially in older adults. Other areas include how people cope with stress, the long-term effects of trauma, the interface between physical & Mental health, & the factors that promote optimal aging.

Gray, Lizbeth Ann (Liz)

Associate Professor; Assistant Dean of Academic Programs

112 Milam Hall

541-737-5972

Family, sexuality, social change, women's issues, human services, & international context.

Hofer, Scott

Professor

204 Bates Hall

541-737-2035

Identifying within-person change & between-person differences in lifespan developmental & aging-related processes; current research focuses on describing & identifying predictors of individual-level change in longitudinal studies on aging, with an emphasis on interrelationships among change and stability in health & cognitive functioning.

Hooker, Karen

Professor; Dir. of Program on Gerontology; Dir. of Center on Healthy Aging & Research 

321 Milam Hall

541-737-4336

Self processes over the adult lifespan, personality and health, family caregiving in later life, goals, affect, and cognitive representations of self, developmental methodology.

Levenson, Michael (Rick)

Associate Professor

203 Bates Hall

541-737-9241

Exceptional adult development with a special emphasis on transformational change. Developmental theory, psychological assessment, personality disorders, & consciousness studies.

MacTavish, Katherine (Kate)

Associate Professor

325-C Milam Hall

541-737-9130

Rural families and communities, community effects, family management strategies & child/youth development in risky rural contexts, rural housing, rural schools, poverty & community development.

McClelland, Megan

Associate Professor

323-B Milam Hall

541-737-9225

Early social & cognitive development. Current research focuses on the developmental pathways through self-regulation & social competence.

Moran, Patricia

Associate Professor

314-B Milam Hall

541-737-1074

End of life issues, family policy, & spirituality and human development.

Richards, Leslie

Assistant Professor

20-C Milam Hall

541-737-1071

Rural poverty, community food security, & program evaluation.

Rosenkoetter, Sharon

Associate Professor

14-B Milam Hall

541-737-8529

Early childhood leadership, early childhood transitions, policy development related to children and families. Development of literacy skills in typically & atypically developing young children.

Settersten, Jr., Richard (Rick)

Professor

15-A Milam Hall

541-737-8902

The life course; social policy; transition to adulthood; age & aging; fatherhood; civic engagement.

Vuchinich, Samuel (Sam)

Associate Professor

314-A Milam Hall

541-737-1081

Family interaction & social development, adolescence, quantitative methods, family conflict & problem solving.

Walker, Alexis

Professor, Chair; Joanne Petersen Chair in Gerontology & Family Studies

Milam Hall

541-737-1083

Gender & family relationships, inter- & intra-generational relationships, families in middle & later life.

Ward, Chris

Associate Professor

202-B Ed Hall

541-737-1080

Family & Consumer Sciences teacher education, curriculum development.

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