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Professor, Family And Consumer Studies
Professional Service
- Journal Reviewer.
Ad-Hoc Reviewer. Social Development. Developmental Psychology. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
01/2014 - 12/2014
- Journal reviewer.
Role: Ad-Hoc Reviewer.
Social Development, Child Development, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, .
01/2011 - 12/2011
- International Society for Infant Studies.
Ad-Hoc reviewer for Infancy journal.
01/2010 - 12/2010
Internal Service
- Search Committee Associate Dean Undergraduate Studies.
Committee member,
10/15/2021 - 01/31/2022.
College service.
- Graduate Admissions & Policy Committee.
Committee member,
08/23/2021 - present.
Department service.
- Faculty Search Committee.
Committee member,
08/01/2021 - 12/31/2021.
Department service.
- Undergraduate Council Review.
Reviewer,
01/01/2021 - 04/05/2021.
University service.
- Undergraduate Council.
Member,
08/21/2017 - 08/01/2021.
University service.
- Graduate Council Review, College of Social Work.
02/03/2017 - 03/24/2017.
University service.
- Credits & Admissions Committee.
CSBS representative,
08/01/2016 - 07/01/2021.
University service.
- Task Force for Community Engagement.
Committee Member,
01/01/2015 - 09/01/2017.
University service.
- Search Committee for Director of the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center.
Co-Chair,
03/2014 - 05/2014.
University service.
- University Advisory Council on Teacher Education.
Committee Member.,
08/2013 - present.
University service.
- Credits and Admissions Committee.
Committee Member,
08/2012 - 08/2018.
University service.
- Early Childhood Education Committee.
Member,
11/2011 - present.
Department service.
- Task Force for Community Engagement.
member,
01/2010 - 08/2013.
University service.
- Director of Graduate Studies.
07/2009 - 07/01/2014.
Department service.
- Athletics Advisory Committee.
Chair,
08/2008 - 08/2010.
University service.
- Athletics Academic Standards Committee.
Member,
08/2005 - 08/2010.
University service.
Community Partnership
- Youth and Family Development Partnership working with youth and families (both immigrants and those with refugee status) on capacity building.
08/2010 - present
- Family Financial Literacy Partnership.
08/2008 - 05/2010
Outreach
- Youth Leadership Committee Mentor with University Neighborhood Partners. Weekly meetings with youth to promote college readiness and leadership.
02/2011 - present
- Outreach to community college students.
09/2010 - 09/2010
Honors & Awards
- College of SBS .
CSBS Excellence in Mentoring Award,
03/15/2018
- Distinguished Service Award, University of Utah.
University of Utah,
05/2011
- Distinguished Teaching Award.
University of Utah,
2010
- Borchard Fellowship.
University of Utah, Lowell Bennion Community Service Center & University Neighborhood Partners,
2009
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