Elizabeth Blodgett Salafia, Associate Professor
(Ph.D., University of Notre Dame)
Office Phone: 701- 231-7099
Email: Elizabeth.salafia@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Adolescent Development
Research Interests: Family and peer influences on adolescents disordered eating attitudes and behaviors
Research Lab: Healthy Eating and Body Image Lab
Developmental Science Program

Heather Fuller , Associate Professor (Ph.D., University of Michigan)
Office Phone: 701-231-5621
Email:Heather.Fuller@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Adult Development and Aging
Research Interests: Social relationships and well-being across the lifespan (e.g. intergenerational relationships); Successful aging and health promotion; Aging in rural and cross-cultural contexts; Aging families and caregiving; Survey research and program evaluation
Research Lab:Linked Lives Lab
Developmental Science Program

Design and effectiveness of programs to prevent adjustment problems and promote well-being in children and adolescents; Peer affiliation patterns and peer influences on children's behaviors; Family and school conditions that facilitate optimal experiences (flow) and optimal development; The Experience Sampling Method

Carrie Johnson,  Extension Personal and Family Finance Specialist, Assistant Professor (Ph.D., Iowa State University)
Office phone: 701-231-8593
Email:carrie.johnson.1@ndsu.edu
Core Area: Personal and Family Finance Extension
Research Interests: Personal finance for low-income and underserved populations; Financial education impact; Student loan debt: Program delivery methods and evaluation; Behavioral finance across the lifespan.

Christi McGeorge, Professor
(Ph.D., University of Minnesota)
Office Phone: 701-231-7335
Email: Christine.McGeorge@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Couple and Family Therapy and Family Science
Research Interests Include: Influence of heterosexism and homophobia on clinical practice and training, gender equity in therapy, gender equity in higher education, feminist theories, and societal perceptions of single parents.

Melissa Lunsman O'Connor, Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., University of South Florida)
Office Phone: 701-231-8268
Email:melissa.oconnor@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Adult Development and Aging
Research Interests: Examining age-related differences and changes in cognitive and functional abilities, such as driving, among healthy adults and clinical populations; quantitative methods and psychometrics; interventions for improving cognition, health, and everyday functioning; and attitudes toward dementia.
Research Lab: Healthy Aging Lab
Developmental Science Program

Meagan Scott, 4-H Youth Development Specialist/Assistant Professor
(Ph.D., Oklahoma State University)
Office Phone: 701-231-7964
Email:meagan.scott@ndsu.edu

Core Area: 4-H Youth Development
Area of Responsibility: Family and Consumer Science, Communication Arts, Afterschool Training, Adolescent Development, Children, Youth, and Families at Risk

Tom Stone Carlson , Professor
(Ph.D., Iowa State University)
Office Phone: 701-231-8279
Email: tom.carlson@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Couple and Family Therapy and Family Science 
Research Interests Include: Trainee experiences and effectiveness of narrative pedagogy, Client experiences and outcomes of relational accountability approach to couples therapy, Evaluation of LGBT affirmative therapy competence among therapists, and Influence of spirituality of clinical practice and training.

Jane Strommen, Extension Gerontology Specialist and Assistant Professor of Practice
(Ph.D. North Dakota State University)
Office Phone: 701-231-5948
Email:jane.strommen@ndsu.edu

Core Area:  Gerontology
Research Interests:  Family caregiving, rural elders, aging in place, healthy aging 
Website:  Aging & Wellness

Maggie Heinle, HDFS Office Manager 
Office Phone: 231-8268
Email: Maggie.Heinle@ndsu.edu

Jeanne Erickson, Extension-HDFS Administrative Secretary
Office Phone: 231-8652
Email: jeanne.erickson@ndsu.edu