Experts on Children and Families

Domestic Violence:

Joanie Dovekas, Assistant Director, Office of Residence Life.
Sexual violence.
465-2844. dovekasj@uwgb.edu.

Judith Martin, Professor of Social Work.
Child maltreatment. At-risk children and families. Foster care and adoption. Family violence. Parenting skills. Trans-racial adoption.
465-2346 (o), 498-2231 (h). martinj@uwgb.edu.

E. Nicole Meyer, Professor of Humanistic Studies.
Domestic violence.
465-2098. meyern@uwgb.edu.

Melissa Schnurr, Assistant Professor of Human Development.
Middle childhood and adolescence. Teen dating violence and romantic relationships. Intergenerational transmission of violence.
465-2711. schnurrm@uwgb.edu.

Early Childhood:

Illene Cupit, Professor of Human Development (Psychology) and Women's and Gender Studies.
Director of Institute on Death, Dying and Bereavement. Infancy and early childhood. Attachment relationships of babies and young children to caregivers. Bereavement and grieving.
465-2703. cupiti@uwgb.edu.

Fergus Hughes, Professor Emeritus of Human Development (Psychology).
Infancy and early childhood. The importance and role of play and creative activities for infants and young children.
432-0403. hughesf@uwgb.edu.

Jennifer Lanter, Associate Professor of Human Development (Psychology).
Director of the Language Learning Lab (www.uwgb.edu/learnlab). Children’s language acquisition. Complexities of verbal sounds. Meaning of words in language learning. Children’s language comprehension. Children’s language production abilities.
465-2490. lanterj@uwgb.edu

Fertility and Reproduction:

Angela Bauer, Professor of Human Biology (Biology) and Women's and Gender Studies.
Fertility and reproduction. Biology of women.
465-2279 (o), 430-8380 (h). bauera@uwgb.edu.

Melissa Schnurr, Assistant Professor of Human Development.
Pregnancy and birth.
465-2711. schnurrm@uwgb.edu.

Health and Welfare Issues Affecting Children and Families:

Stephanie Reilly, Director, NEW Partnership for Children and Families.
Health and welfare issues regarding children and families.
465-2866. reillys@uwgb.edu.

Middle Childhood and Adolescence:

Timothy Meyer, Professor Emeritus of Information and Computing Science (Communication Studies). John P. Blair Endowed Chair in Communication.
Decades of published research on the impact of media and technology on children, adolescents and families.
465-2368. meyert@uwgb.edu.

Lloyd Noppe, Professor Emeritus of Human Development (Psychology).
Middle childhood and adolescence. Creative thinking.
noppel@uwgb.edu.

Melissa Schnurr, Assistant Professor of Human Development.
Middle childhood and adolescence. Teen dating violence and romantic relationships. Intergenerational transmission of violence.
465-2711. schnurrm@uwgb.edu.

Jill White, Assistant Professor of Human Development.
Middle childhood and adolescence. Identity among Mexican-origin teens. Children and teens in Jordan.
465-2569. whiteji@uwgb.edu.

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