Current Assignment in the College of Education and Human Sciences:
Associate Professor of Youth & Family Studies
Courses taught include:
CYAF 381 Family Intervention and Fieldwork
CYAF 446/846 Addiction and Violence in the Families
CYAF 495/895 Contemporary Family Issues - Immigrant Families
CYAF 873 Program Design, Evaluation and Implementation
Philosophy Statement: Philosophy Statement
I believe research and teaching in family studies need to be anchored in the community. My goal is to conduct research and teaching that will ultimately advance the well-being of children, youth and families. I am trying to seek the relevance of my inquiry and scholarly discovery to the community (local, state, national and international). My research focuses on factors that improve behavioral and mental health of youth. I have been investigating the risk and protective factors for substance abuse and dating violence among youth in Nebraska, the U.S. and China. I am also interested in acculturation process of new immigrant families and their effective coping with acculturative stress. My another research focus is family strengths and challenges. I strongly believe in distance education, and develop and teach Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation online. I have been helping international, national, local community services develop and evaluate their programs. I actively engage undergraduate and graduate students in my research including writing for grant and publication. I am intrigued by research methodology issues, both qualitative and quantitative. I have written about cultural sensitivity in conducting research with minority populations.
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