Chair & Staff | Faculty | Instructors | Graduate Students |
Ph.D and Masters Graduate Students
Ph.D students
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Joy QiaoJoy Qiao's research will focus on external factors that influence social/emotional and cognitive development in children, from birth to adolescence. Particularly the factors that impact the ability to handle stress and how to minimize negative and destructive influences from family and environmental factors. She received her Masters Degree in Human Development and Social Policy from the University of Utah. |
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Marin ChristensenMarin is an FCS aficionado, having received both her double major undergrad degree and her masters through Family and Consumer Studies at the U of U. Her primary interests include how the lack of affordable, accessible child care affects women's labor force participation and future earnings (wage gap); the market failure of the high- quality child care industry, ROI for businesses offering childcare solutions as an employee benefit. |
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Premkumar NarayananPrem is interested in healthcare delivery and contextas well as Statistics and Quantitative Analysis. He received an undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT India and has a Masters in Finance and a Masters in Statistics from the University of Utah. |
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Tessa WashburnTessa's Ph.D research will focus on family systems and a family-centered approach to global health interventions. She hopes to apply her research to facilitate family/community-driven solutions to prevent human trafficing in resource poor settings. Tessa received a Bachelors Degree from BYU and a Masters Degree in Public Heath from BYU. |
Masters students (second year)
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Grace TherberGrace is creating a resource for families of children with developmental delays touse in hospitals for higher quality patient/family experiences. This work fits along her interests in child life, developmental delays and how hospitalization affects families. She has a degree from BYU in Child and Developmental Psychology. |
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Bridges EatchelBridges area of research is with the Autism Spectrum Disorder, specifically strengths-based approaches and the transition from adolescence into adulthood. She received a Bachelors of Science in Psychology from John Carroll University. |
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Annie FrazierAnnie's research investigates mothering and how stress may influence maternal warmth and responsiveness. She is interested in early childhood social/emotional development, modern parenting and social policy. Annie has a BS in Human Development and Family Studies from the University of Utah. |
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Lesley GaraycocheaLesley is a University of Utah graduate and continues her education pursuing a Master's Degree in Social Policy through the FCS department. Her research focus is on homicide/suicide events where there is a child custody dispute. |
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Nicole Fischer
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Masters Students (First Year)
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Angie EliasonAngie graduated from the U of U with a BS in Sociology, as well as certificates in criminology and positive psychology. She is interested in community outreach, social isolation, and how environments impact socialization. |
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Bridget LynchBridget studies child development, healthcare and child life, social/emotional issues surrounding
infant/youth development and developmental disorders. She has a BS |
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Alex LocklearAlex received a BS in Political Science from Marshall University. He is working |
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Savannah MerrillSavannah is interested in research related to infant cognitive development, |
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Jessica StaffordJessica received a BS in Communication and a Minor is Sociology from |
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Ana VelasquezAna's research is focused on divorce, parent-child and other familial relationships, |
Masters Students (Second Year)
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Grace TherberGrace is creating a resource for families of children with developmental delays to |
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Bridges EatchelBridges area of research is with the Autism Spectrum Disorder, specifically |
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Annie FrazierAnnie's research investigates mothering and how stress may influence maternal warmth
and responsiveness. She is interested in early childhood social/emotional |
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Lesley GaraycocheaLesley is a University of Utah graduate and continues her education pursuing a |
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Nicole FischerNicole is interested in child/adolescent development and mental health, social interaction and online media use. Her research involves looking at traumatic brain injury in children and analyzing the future mental health outcomes. She has a BS from Westminster College. |
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We look forward to chatting further with you about our Masters and Ph.D programs and the opportunities FCS can offer you.
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