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	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
	Sean Brotherson, Extension Family Science Specialist, Professor (Ph.D., Oregon State University) Office Phone: 701-231-6143 Email: sean.brotherson@ndsu.edu Core Area: Family Science Research Interests: Parenting and fatherhood; Health marriages; Family stress; Rural families; Grief and bereavement; Family life education; Family policy Developmental Science Program
	Kim Bushaw, Extension Family Science Specialist (M.S., North Dakota State University) Office Phone: 701-231-7450 Email: kim.bushaw@ndsu.edu Core Area: Family Science
	James E. Deal, Professor (Ph.D., University of Georgia) Office Phone: 701-231-7568 Email: jim.deal@ndsu.edu Core Area: Child Development Research Interests: My current research focuses on identity development in emerging adults, particularly in the areas of religion and the transition to college. I am particularly interested in first generation and/or low income students and issues related to financial support. 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 across the lifespan (e.g. intergenerational relationships); Psychological well-being in old age; Culture and Aging; Migration, transnationalism and acculturation; Biculturalism Research Lab:Linked Lives Lab Developmental Science Program
	Joel Hektner, Professor and Head (Ph.D., University of Chicago) Office Phone: 701-231-8269 Email: joel.hektner@ndsu.edu Core Area: Child, Adolescent Development Research Interests: Aggressive children; Research methods; Prevention programs for high-risk aggressive children; 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 Developmental Science Program
	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.
	Nancy Kaler, Senior Lecturer (M.S., University of North Dakota) Office Phone: 701-231-7843 Email: Nancy.Kaler@ndsu.edu Core Area: Consumer education, internships in HDFS
	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
	Candace Philbrick, Senior Lecturer (Ph.D., North Dakota State University) Office Phone: 701-231-8268 Email: Candace.philbrick@ndsu.edu Core Area: Gerontology
	Brandy A. Randall , Professor (Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Office Phone: 701-231-8742 Email: Brandy.Randall@ndsu.edu Core Area: Child, Adolescent Development Research Interests: Relational and contextual influences on adolescents' and young adults' positive and problem behaviors Research Lab Positive Human Development 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
	Ann Werlinger, Senior Lecturer (M.S., North Dakota State University) Office: EML 277E Office Phone: 701-231-9790 Email: Ann.Werlinger@ndsu.edu
	Rebecca Woods, Associate Professor (Ph.D., Texas A&M University) Office Phone: 701-231-9791 Email: Rebecca.woods@ndsu.edu Core Area: Infant & toddler development Research Interests: Perception and cognition in infancy; object processing; multimodal processing, adults' influence on infant learning Research Lab: Infant Cognitive Development Lab Developmental Science Program
	Dena Wyum, Senior Lecturer: Human Development and Family Science and Women and Gender Studies (M.S., North Dakota State University) Office Phone: 701-231-77553 Email: Dena.Wyum@ndsu.edu
Social Work Faculty
	Amy Phillips, Professor (Minot State University), Minot State University Social Work Program (MSSW, Columbia University; PhD, University of North Dakota) Office Phone: 701-231-9792 Office: EML Hall 277 Email:amy.phillips.1@minotstateu.edu
	Trude Hendrickson, Adjunct Faculty (Minot State University) and Field Coordinator, Minot State University Social Work Program Office Phone: 701-231-5742 Office: EML Hall 283 Email: trude.hendrickson@minotstateu.edu
HDFS Staff
	Theresa Anderson, HDFS Academic Assistant Office Phone: 701-231-8268 Email:Theresa.Anderson@ndsu.edu
	Jeanne Erickson, Extension-HDFS Administrative Secretary Office Phone: 231-8652 Email: jeanne.erickson@ndsu.edu

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