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adult health nursing, gerontological nursing, gerontology, meta-analysis, family caregiving for persons with dementia, theory development
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Breast cancer screening, family and minority women health issues
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Hispanic health and demographics; aging policy; social policies with respect to diversity; long-term care
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Lisa Bedore, Ph.D.
Associate professor
Communication Sciences and Disorders
College of Communication
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: (512) 232-5101
E-mail: lbedore@mail.utexas.edu
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Child language and phonological development; child language disorders, bilingualism, Spanish-speaking children.
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Mark Bernstein, Ed.D.
Coordinator of the Deafness Studies/Deaf Education major
Communication Sciences and Disorders
College of Communication
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: (512) 471-1553
E-mail: bernstein@mail.utexas.edu
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Communication disorder; Deafness and deaf education; Speech developement in deaf people; Working with parents of hearing impaired children; Use of simultaneous communication; Lexical acquisition in children
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Speech development among deaf people; use of simultaneous communication and lexical acquisition in children
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Rebecca Bigler, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Psychology; Director, Gender and Racial Attitudes Lab
College of Liberal Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-9917
E-mail: bigler@psy.utexas.edu
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Gender and racial attitudes; how children view the presidency; child psychology; racism and social cognition in children; stereotyping; gender role development.
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Randy Bomer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction - Language and Literacy Studies
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-4861
E-mail: rbomer@mail.utexas.edu
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Writing; politics of literacy; sociocultural theory; curricula in reading and writing
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Impact of policymakers' high stakes reforms on teachers; early learning standards; pre-kindergarten assessment and alignment with elementary school; teacher education; curriculum development
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Type 2 diabetes, health promotion,self-management, health disparities, meta-analysis
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adapted physical education; community collaboratives in special education; sensory and motor integration
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Domestic violence and the law; family violence issues; torts
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Literature; nature writing; emotional literacy; family systems and literature; Victorian literature, especially the interaction with India; Gerard Manley Hopkins; computers and English studies, including social networking and multi-player online games
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Family relations and parenting; peer social relations; family-school linkages; child and adolescent development with an emphasis on early adolescence/middle school age; ethnic differences related the above topics; the prediction of attitudes toward diversity among middle school youth.
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Physical education instruction; exercise physiology; effects of physical activity and fitness on motor competency and cognitive health in children
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Hearing loss, auditory processing difficulty in children and adults
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Mounira Charrad, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Departments of Sociology and Middle Eastern Studies
College of Liberal Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-6311; 512-471-1122
E-mail: charrad@austin.utexas.edu
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EXPERTISE
Gender; Womens Rights; Islam and Family Law; States and Citizenship; Middle East; North Africa; political sociology; development; and comparative historical methodology
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Educational administration; school finance; economics of education; charter schools; accountability systems; public education governance
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Perception, memory, and cognition of infants; Infant development; infant cognition; infant language
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Clinical psychopharmacology, mental health outcomes and medications, depression, children and depression and schizophrenia.
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Irish literature, politics and culture; Modern poetry, Women''''s Studies; Drama and Film; Shakespeare; W.B. Yeats, representations of only children, and representations of clerical child abuse.
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Speech acquisition among infants and children; speech delay in children; childhood apraxia of speech; vocal development among infants with cochlear implants.
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Gardening tips, native plants, seasonal advice, children''s gardening, gardening for wildlife, botany
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Technology supports for science learning; science curriculum; development of a learning progression for size and scale; relationship between conceptual understanding and factual knowledge for key scientific themes
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EXPERTISE
Youth sport participation; work-family conflict in sport organizations; study of human performance in non-profit athletic departments and other sport-related organizations
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EXPERTISE
How people reveal and conceal illness, such as cancer or HIV/AIDS, among friends and family, the ways people manage information about their illness, topic avoidance as a cancer coping mechanism, health communication and psychology
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Susan Empson, PhD
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction: Science and Mathematics Instruction
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-9688
E-mail: empson@mail.utexas.edu
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Elementary children's mathematics thinking; sociocognitive theories of learning, classroom processes; teacher development
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Addiction science education, neurobiology of addiction, chemical dependency
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At risk youth; dropping out; high schools; families; siblings; academic achievement; mental health; only-children especially in the U.S. China Korea; ethnic identity in youth
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Sherry Field, PhD
Associate Dean for Teacher Education, Student Affairs, and Administration
Curriculum and Instruction
Office of the Vice President for Research
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-1470
E-mail: sherry_field@mail.utexas.edu
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Curriculum history; oral history; social studies curriculum and teaching; children?s thinking and historical thinking; teachers as school leaders; teacher preparation
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Clinical practice with children and families, effectiveness of solution-focused therapy with children in schools, school dropouts, adolescent pregnancy, children with family and behavior problems. Research on how to design schools that promote achievement and a safe, respectful and violent free culture.
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Maria Franquiz, PhD
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Instruction: Bilingual and Bicultural Education
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-5670
E-mail: mfranquiz@mail.utexas.edu
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EXPERTISE
Bilingual education; biliteracy; ethnographic and sociolinguistic research; Latina/o children''s and adolescent literature; migrant education; Latina/o teacher identity
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Playground design; developmentally appropriate children's play; optimum play environments
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Early childhood education; child development; childrens play and play environments; child safety
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Bilingual special education; multicultural issues in special education; education of students who are at educational risk; prereferral intervention
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Girls and technology work and family; dual-earner families; women''s and girls'' development; gender issues in counseling and psychotherapy; psychology of gender
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Abandonment, risk and resilience in daughters of incarcerated mothers, working with children from at-risk environments, women and addiction.
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Child Development; poverty and child policy; child care; television influences on children
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Children's literature; intellectual freedom; public library service for children; school libraries
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Elementary music education; music and children with disabilities; observation and evaluation in classroom/rehearsals; music in special education and therapy
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Coleman Jennings, B.F.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.F.A., The University of Texas at Austin; Ed.D., New York University
Drama and Theatre for Youth and Communities Area Head
Department of Theatre and Dance
College of Fine Arts
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-5324
E-mail: coleman.a.jennings@mail.utexas.edu
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EXPERTISE
drama and theatre for children and youth, liaison with New York creative teams in developmental of Broadway musicals
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Jody Jensen, Ph.D.
Professor
Kinesiology and Health Education
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-232-2685
E-mail: JLJ@mail.utexas.edu
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EXPERTISE
Children''s motor skill development; children and exercise
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Manuel Justiz, Ph.D.
Dean
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-7255
E-mail: n/a
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EXPERTISE
Education and public policy; politics of education; equal access for minorities in education systems; Latin American programs
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Karrol Kitt, Ph.D.;CFP
Associate Professor
Deparment of Human Development and Family Sciences
College of Natural Sciences
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-0809
E-mail: kkitt@mail.utexas.edu
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EXPERTISE
Personal Finance (Insurance, cash management, spending plans, financial spreadsheets, credit, financial behavior); Family Resource Management (values, standards, & goals; mananging change; decision making; organization; work at home & at the workplace)
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Elementary physical education; teachers'''' careers; assessment in physical education; teachers'''' goals and intents
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Child language development; sign languages; American Sign Language; acquisition of American Sign language by deaf children
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EXPERTISE
19th and 20th century history of India, including religion and politics, intellectual and social history, and women''s movements.
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EXPERTISE
Presidential politics, George W. Bush, the Bush family legacy, Texas politics, journalism.
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The effects of family, community, education policy and health behaviors on education and the transition to adulthood; STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) preparation and careers
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family demography, marriage; cohabitation, non-marital chilbearing, social policy, welfare, poverty, inequality, work/family balance, child well being
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Dynamic language assessment applied to bilingual (Spanish/English) children.
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Reproductive health, population and development, demographic estimation, Latin America and Texas. Evaluating impact of policies and funding for family planning in Texas.
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Children, youth, educational attainment, families, relationships, marriage, cohabitation, sexual relationships
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Sociology of Religion; Family; Adolescence; Sexuality; HIV/AIDS in Africa; Human Motivation
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Stuart Reifel, Ed.D.
Professor
Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Administration
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-4089
E-mail: sr10@mail.utexas.edu
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EXPERTISE
Early childhood education; play; early development
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Adolescent health, sexual health practices of homeless youth, sexual abuse and long-term sequelae, education for underserved populations, intuition in decision-making
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Family Law; abuse and neglect of children; child custody and support; community property; legislation; paternity; children''s rights; Texas marital relations and divorce.
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Online instructional design; television production; multimedia development
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Public administration, organization theory, race relations, education policy, group dynamics, leadership, psychology of management
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The Information Society; telecommunications policy, including telephone cable and satellite systems; international cultural policy with respect to film and television; and the digital divide.
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Obesity in children, health promotion and disease prevention
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EXPERTISE
Media literacy, media education, educational technology, literacy, new media and learning, children and media, youth media.
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The impact of media on children?s academic and social development over time, media use of babies and toddlers, the impact of interactive technologies on children?s pre-literacy and reading skills, the relationship between media use and childhood obesity, and the possible educational impact of video games.
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Sociolinguistics; language and culture in the Arab world; language and education in the U.S.; literacy; African American language and culture; language and social change in North Africa; English-Only rules in the workplace
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Criminology, peer influence and social reactions to crime, fear of crime in family households
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Strategic learning; learning-to-learn; student achievement and retention; higher education
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social policy, family and child welfare, children services, mental health, poverty issues, housing, community development
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James Yates, Ph.D.
John L. and Elizabeth G. Hill Centennial Professor in Education
Educational Administration
College of Education
CONTACT INFORMATION
Office: 512-471-8581
E-mail: yates@mail.utexas.edu
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Education leadership-special education administration; educational programing for culturally and linquistically diverse; technological forecasting; educational futures
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Playwriting; dramaturgy; children's theatre
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Technology Commercialization Entrepreneurship Educational Programs including curriculum design
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