CDFS Faculty and Staff

Faculty

	Charles Calahan Assistant Clinical Professor Family Studies Teaching, university education, and service learning	FWLR 208 496-2106 calahanc@purdue.edu

	Karen Diamond Professor Developmental Studies Early childhood intervention programs, early childhood professional development, inclusive education, young children at-risk or with disabilities	CDFS 204 494-0942 kdiamond@purdue.edu

	Jennifer Dobbs Assistant Professor Developmental Studies Emergent literacy, emergent numeracy, preschool social-emotional development, preschool learning and behavior, school and home-based interventions	FWLR 227 494-2931 jdobbs@purdue.edu Ready To Read Website

	Aryn Dotterer Assistant Professor Family Studies Academic achievement, school engagement, school readiness, child and adolescent development, parent-child relationships, low income and/or ethnic minority families	FWLR 203 496-1762 adottere@purdue.edu

	James G. Elicker Associate Professor and Director of Early Childhood Programs Developmental Studies Social-emotional development, child care quality, early childhood program evaluation, caregiver-child relationships, birth-to-three professional development	FWLR 206 494-2938 elickerj@purdue.edu Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center Website Child Development Laboratory School Website

	Karen Fingerman Professor and Berner Hanley University Scholar Developmental and Family Studies Relationships between adults and parents, families in adulthood, ambivalent relationships, emotional development, adult development and aging	FWLR 223 496-6378 karenf@purdue.edu Adult Family Research Website

	Melissa M. Franks Assistant Professor Family Studies Aging families, marriage and health, health behaviors and chronic illness management	FWLR 202 494-2942 mmfranks@purdue.edu

	Doran French Department Head and Professor	CDFS 102 494-9511 dcfrench@purdue.edu

	Shelley M. MacDermid Wadsworth Professor, Director of the Center for Families and Director of the Military Family Research Institute Family Studies Work and family, military families, family stress, job flexibility, and marital quality	CDFS 105 494-6026 shelley@purdue.edu Center for Families Website Military Family Research Institute Website

	Gail Melson Professor Emeritus Developmental Studies Social development of young children, parent-child relations, public policy, development of nurturance, human-animal bond, and children's relationships with animals	CDFS 104 494-8573 melsong@purdue.edu

	Daniel K. Mroczek Professor Developmental Studies Lifespan health, personality development, lifespan development, longitudinal statistics, and multilevel modeling	FWLR 207 494-2937 dmroczek@purdue.edu

	Judith A. Myers-Walls Associate Professor, Extension Specialist, and Certified Family Life Educator Developmental Studies Parenting education, parenthood, family life education, the cultural context of children and families, peace education, and the impact of war and peace on children and families	FWLR 219 494-2959 jmyerswa@purdue.edu Provider-Parent Partnerships Website Purple Wagon Website

	Lynn Okagaki Professor Emeritus Developmental Studies Parenting and children's school achievement in minority families, parental socialization of beliefs and values, development of ethnic identity among minority children and adolescents	okagaki@purdue.edu

	Germán Posada Associate Professor Developmental Studies Child-parent attachment relationships, secure base phenomenon, attachment relationships and context, quality of care, development of attachment relationships	CDFS 210 494-1029 gposada@purdue.edu

	Douglas R. Powell Distinguished Professor Developmental Studies Early childhood intervention programs, early childhood professional development, parenting interventions, relations between families and early childhood programs	CDFS 201 494-2941 powelld@purdue.edu

	Cleveland Shields Associate Professor Marriage and Family Therapy Families and health, healthcare, family interventions in health, patient-centered care, couples and cancer	FWLR 101 496-8372 cgshields@purdue.edu

	Seung-Hee Son Assistant Professor Developmental Studies Development of early literacy, language and social skills, early intervention, home and preschool learning, low-income children, research methods, and cross-cultural study	CDFS 214 496-1687 seunghee@purdue.edu

	Douglas H. Sprenkle Professor, Director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program and Director of the Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Clinic Marriage and Family Therapy Common factors in psychotherapeutic change, common change mechanisms in marriage and family therapy (MFT), the process of supervision in MFT, outcome research in MFT, and progress research in MFT	FWLR 201 494-2952 sprenkled@purdue.edu Marriage and Family Therapy Program Website Individual, Couple, and Family Therapy Clinic Website

	Volker Thomas Associate Professor Marriage and Family Therapy Family therapy with children, intervention research for childhood and adolescent disorders, gender and multicultural perspectives in couple and family therapy, supervision of couple and family therapy, family assessment, interventions with economically disadvantaged families	FWLR 225 494-7859 thomasv@purdue.edu

	Shawn Whiteman Assistant Professor Family Studies Sibling relationships, family relationship processes, child effects on family dynamics, family gender dynamics, family methods, middle childhood, adolescence, and emerging adulthood	CDFS 205 494-3312 sdwhitem@purdue.edu
Staff
	Sabrina Barker Assistant Teacher Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 126 494-2954 barkers@purdue.edu

	Dena Brunton Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 153 404-0240 bbrunton@purdue.edu

	Kali Burch Assistant Teacher Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 143 494-7708 kburch@purdue.edu

	Debra Burrow Business Manager	CDFS 215 494-2710 dburrow@purdue.edu

	Cathy Childers Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 183 494-0240 cjchilde@purdue.edu

	Patricia Cornell Secretary, Undergraduate Office	FWLR 125 494-2426 cornellp@purdue.edu

	Sheryl Cox Secretary, CDFS/MFT Program	FWLR 119 494-2939 sherrycox@purdue.edu

	Amanda Cuttell Head Teacher Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 126 494-2954 cuttell@purdue.edu

	Carol Czaja Site Coordinator, NICHD	CDFS 207 494-0904 czaja@purdue.edu

	Isaac Deere Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 190 494-0240 ideere@purdue.edu

	Cathy Dyer CDFS Receptionist and Secretary for the Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 190 494-2932, 494-0240 cldyer@purdue.edu

	Justine Egan Head Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 147 494-4526 jegan@purdue.edu

	Polly Ford Head Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 157 494-5501 psford@purdue.edu

	John Froiland IES Post Doctoral Fellow in Early Childhood	CDFS 110 496-1638 jfroilan@purdue.edu

	Jenna Gibbs Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 190 494-0240

	Judith Gilbert Associate Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 153 494-0240 jgilbert@purdue.edu

	Jill Gray Food Service Worker Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 190 494-0240

	Janice Harlan Secretary, Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 115 494-2945 jlharlan@purdue.edu

	Rebecca Harshman Secretary, Graduate Programs	FWLR 215 494-2965 harshman@purdue.edu

	Jane Harvey Supervisor of Field Experiences	FWLR 125A 494-9442 harveyj@purdue.edu

	Karen Hickman Academic Undergraduate Advisor	FWLR 125C 494-9861 hickman@purdue.edu

	Courtney Hill Account Clerk	CDFS 216 496-6712 hillcl@purdue.edu

	Becky Hillman Secretary, CDFS	CDFS 108 494-2949 beckyhillman@purdue.edu

	Rita Hipps Administrative Assistant	CDFS 101 494-9511 hipps@purdue.edu

	Soo-Young Hong Limited Term Lecturer	CDFS 104 494-0372 hong6@purdue.edu

	Peggy Klim Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 191 494-0240

	Annette Knott Account Clerk	CDFS 216 494-2934 annette@purdue.edu

	Carolyn Langill Research Associate, Indiana Quality Rating System Evaluation	clangill@purdue.edu

	Dreama (Dee) Love Extension Specialist and Certified Family Life Educator	FWLR 231 494-2933 loved@purdue.edu

	Tami Lynch Associate Director Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 186 494-4112 tlynch@purdue.edu

	Sally Maroska Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 191 494-0240 smaroska@purdue.edu

	Laura Martin Assistant Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 181 494-0240 martinla@purdue.edu

	Ashley McKinnon Assistant Teacher Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 126 494-2954 aeguyer@purdue.edu

	Alan Mehringer Manager of CSR/CDFS Information Technology	FWLR 229 494-2916 alanm@purdue.edu

	Shari Mooney Associate Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 168 496-3414 sjmooney@purdue.edu

	Sarah Moore Head Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 143 496-3414 mooresl@purdue.edu

	Kim Nelson-Blackburn Internship Placement and University Supervisor	FWLR 125B 494-2944 kimnb@purdue.edu

	Sharon Newell Head Teacher Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 145 494-2953 newellss@purdue.edu

	Kelli Parnell Associate Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 183 494-0240 kwitt3@purdue.edu

	Wanda Pelton Associate Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 190 494-0240 wpelton@purdue.edu

	Amy Schulze Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 168 494-0240 alschulz@purdue.edu

	Phyllis Shireman Head Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 159 494-5580 shiremanp@purdue.edu

	Mary Simon Technology Support and Database Administrator MFRI/CDFS	B-004, PWF 135 (Purdue West Down Under) 496-6081 mesimon@purdue.edu

	Lisa Stein Secretary, Extension/CDFS	FWLR 215 494-2936 steinl@purdue.edu

	Jane Stewart Interim Associate Director Child Development Laboratory School	CDFS 109 494-0890 jstewart@purdue.edu

	Leslie Tia Child Care Aide Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 181 494-0240 mtia@purdue.edu

	Kelly Vanderwal Head Teacher Ben & Maxine Miller Child Learning Center	FWLR 145 494-4227 vanderkl@purdue.edu

	Janet Wagner Data Management Coordinator, Early Literacy	CDFS 209 494-2943 jwagrpc@purdue.edu