Melissa Barnett
Professor, Human Development and Family Science
Assistant Professor, Psychology
Director, Frances McClelland Institute
Endowed Chair, John and Doris Norton-Fathers-Parenting and Families
Member of the Graduate Faculty
Family relationships and early childhood development; Poverty and child development; Sociocultural influences on parenting and child development; Grandparent-grandchild and extended family relationships; Child and caregiver wellbeing among ethnic minority families; Rural families; Early care and education influences on child development
Research Interest
Family relationships and early childhood development; Poverty and child development; Sociocultural influences on parenting and child development; Grandparent-grandchild and extended family relationships; Child and caregiver wellbeing among ethnic minority families; Rural families; Early care and education influences on child development
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Yes
Prerequisite Courses
None
Majors Considered
family studies and human development psychology sociology public health care, health and society education
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