2024 Ph.D. Cohort

The Family and Consumer Studies Department is proud to announce the First Cohort to receive their doctoral degrees in Human Development and Social Policy.

From left to right Tessa Washburn, Joy Qiao and Bridges Eatchel. Their individual dissertations were as follows:

• Tessa Washburn - “Family and Individual-Level Pathways that Keep Ghanaian Girls in Secondary School: A Mixed Methods Study.”
• Joy Qiao - "Nurturing Socioemotional Wellness Amidst Parental Expectations: Insights From American and Chinese High-Achieving Students."
• Bridges Eatchel – “Autism, Education and Employment”