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Bachelor's of Science Family & Human Development Graduation: December 2004 Summa cum Laude Three Time Dean's List	Attendance January 2003 - December 2004 Full-time Student

Grade Point Average Cumulative GPA: 3.81 In Major GPA: 3.95

Course Work
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Family Studies Family Therapy Theory / Introduction Introduces the fundamental orientations of marriage and family therapy. This was an excellent overview of theory and methods. Text: Goldenberg, I., & Goldenberg, H. (2004). Family therapy: An overview (6th ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning. Relationships Personal Growth in Human Relationships Personal development and behavior as related to competency in interpersonal relationships within the family. Processes of family interaction. This course that changed my major. This course encompassed everything I wanted to learn but was not taught through the psychology department. The systemic and contextual theories impacted me the most. Katherine Keuth, a graduate student, was an outstanding instructor. Text: Brehm, S. S., Miller, R. S., Perlman, D., & Campbell, S. M. (2002). Intimate Relationships (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-hill. Marriage and Family Relationships Issues, challenges, and opportunities relating to present-day marriage and family living. Factors influencing interrelations within the family. Text: Strong, B., DeVault, C., Sayad, B. W., & Cohen, T. F. (2001). The marriage and family experience: Intimate relationships in a changing society (8th ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning. Advanced Marriage and Family Relationships Recent research, issues, and trends relating to marriage and family interaction. Influence of family composition, physical environment, family patterns, and values on family dynamics. This course provided an excellent opportunity to review research and findings with more depth than other courses. Parent & Adolescent Relationships Dynamics of the relationships between parents and adolescents. Developmental characteristics of adolescence and the corresponding adult stage. Text: Steinberg, L. (1999). Adolescence (5th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill Text: Steinberg, L., & Levine, A. (1990). You and your adolescent (Revised ed.). New York: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc. Other Family Ethnic & Cultural Identity Integrative approach to understanding historical and current issues related to the structure and internal dynamics of diverse American families. Text: Mindel, C. H., Habenstein, R. W., & Wright, R., Jr., (2003). Ethnic families in America: Patterns and variations (4th ed.). New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Human Sexuality Relationship of sexuality to family life and to major societal issues. Emphasizes developing healthy, positive, and responsive ways of integrating sexual and other aspects of human living. Text: Crooks, R. & Bauer, K. (2002). Our sexuality (8th ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning. Conflict Resolution This professional seminar dealt with conflict, its nature, impacts, and resolution Text: Wilmot, W. W., & Hocker, J. L. (2001). Interpersonal Conflict (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Child Development Human Development Lifespan development from conception through adulthood, with emphasis on family influences. Recognition of individuality within the universal pattern of development. Shana Schmidt, a graduate student, was an outstanding instructor, teaching concepts in a practical and enjoyable way. Text: Fabes, R. & Martin, C. L. (2003). Exploring child development (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Infant and Toddler Development Examines the development of infants/toddlers, the socialization processes of families, and the interactions of these processes. Text: Fogel, A. (2001). Infancy: Infant, family, and society (4th ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth / Thomson Learning. Early Childhood Intervention Explores how child development theory affects practice with children and families, emphasizing development of young children and early intervention. This course was taught by Robert Weigand, one of the best experts in child development. He teaches material in a very personal way, and his explanations of concepts were outstanding. Text: Erickson, M. F. & Kurz-Riemer, K. (1999). Infants, toddlers, and families. New York: The Guilford Press. Text: Raver, S. A. (1999). Intervention strategies for infants and toddlers with special needs: A team approach (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Merrill. Child Development for Early Intervention Explores how child development theory affects practice with children and families, emphasizing development of young children and early intervention. Barbara Weigand, Robert Weigand's wife, taught this course with similar style. Her knowledge is incredible. Text: Fabes, R. & Martin, C. L. (2003). Exploring child development (2th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Research Statistics Basic concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics, emphasizing applications to psychology. Self-paced (PSI) and lecture sections. Dr. Leona Aiken taught this material in a clear, concise, and easily understandable manner. Research Methods Examines basic methods applied to family/child research, critiques current research literature, and applies methods in current topics. Dr. Laura Hanish, one of the best instructors I have had, taught this course with amazing clarity. This was a very intense course, which was beneficial. My technical writing ability improved dramatically as a result of her instruction and the nature of this course. Text: Cozby, P. C.. (2004). Methods in behavioral research (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Supervised Research Practicum Practical, firsthand experience within current faculty research projects in family studies or child development. The Simulation (SIM) project, headed by William Griffin and supervised by Shana Schmidt, proved to be valuable experience researching in an academic environment. Children's behavior was coded at ten second intervals and that data will be used to generate a computer simulation for children's behavioral patterns. Psychology Social Psychology Human social behavior, including such concepts as aggression, attraction, attribution, conformity, groups, helping, person perception, and persuasion. The deterministic focus of psychology in the explanations of behavior seemed lacking to me. When viewed through a systemic lens, this information becomes more valuable. The lack of a systemic focus in the psychology department influenced my change in majors. Text: Kenrick, D. T., Neuberg, S. L., & Cialdini, R. B. (2002). Social psychology: Unraveling the mystery (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. Sociology The Family Family considered from the institutional viewpoint; its historical development and its adaptation to a changing culture; the family system in many cultures. Text: Skolnick, A. S., & Skolnick, J. H. (2003). Family in transition (12th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Text: Cherlin, A. J. (2002). Public and private families: An introduction (3rd ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. American Sign Language Level I - IV What began as a fulfillment of language requirements became a real joy. Every level was taught by different instructors, and every instructor was excellent. I certainly recommend learning ASL from a deaf instructor, as the benefits are innumerable. Other Courses Death and Dying Across Cultures Humanistic and scientific study of aging, sickness, dying, death, funerals, and grief and their philosophy and ecology in non-Western and Western cultures. Text: DeSpelder, L. A., & Strickland, A. L. (2002). The last dance: Encountering death and dying (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill. Text: Irish, D. P., Lundquist, K. F., & Nelsen, V. J. (1993). Ethnic variations in dying, death, and grief: Diversity in universality. Philadelphia: Taylor & Francis. Finite Mathematics Topics from linear algebra, linear programming, combinatorics, probability, and mathematics of finance. American Religion History of religion in America with attention to issues of historiography, pluralism, gender, race, ethnicity, politics, and social reform. Contemporary American Film and Pop Culture Study of American film, television, and popular music of past three decades as cultural documents. This course had nothing to do with its description and theories came from a limited viewpoint refusing to look at artistic expression in film. Text: Ray, R. (1985). A certain tendency of the Hollywood cinema, 1930-1980. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. Text: Baker, A. (2003). Contesting identities: Sports in American film. Illinois: University of Illinois Press.