Cheryl Dellasega Ph.D., GNP

Professor, Medicine and Humanities, Humanities, College of Medicine

Expertise

Teen girls' health and relationship issues i.e. eating disorders, bullying; and related family and caregiving issues; adult women and relationship aggression; women family feuds

Contact Information

Email: cdellasega@psu.edu

Phone: 717-531-8778

Website: http://www.cheryldellasega.com/

Lita L. Schwartz Ph.D., ABPP (Forensic)

Distinguished Professor Emerita, Humanities/Social Sciences,

Expertise

Adoption, surrogacy, infanticide, cults, divorce, child custody, plus gifted and talented children, and creativity

Contact Information

Email: lls2@psu.edu (preferred)

Phone: 215-886-2524

Marilyn Daniels Maltese Ph.D.

Professor, Communications Arts & Sciences, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

The benefits of teaching teaching sign language to children in preschool through sixth grade; sign language and non-verbal communication

Contact Information

Email: mxd34@psu.edu

Phone: 570-963-2670

Website: http://www.marilyndaniels.com

Daniel Lago Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Women's Studies, Education, Human Development , & Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona

Expertise

Aging including exercise, nutrition, family caregiving, community aging services, elder abuse, intergenerational programs, memory, nursing home care, and adult development

Contact Information

Email: djl@psu.edu

Phone: 814 949-5524

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/djl/

Matt Kaplan Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Strengthening intergenerational relationships among children, youth, older adults, and families

Contact Information

Email: msk15@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-7871

Website: http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/faculty/Kaplan.html

Catherine Cohan Ph.D.

Research Associate, Population Research Institute, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

Marriage and family relations and communications, impact of stressful events such as disasters on families.

Contact Information

Email: clc18@psu.edu

Phone: 814-883-8687

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/clc18/

Alan Booth Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Sociology, Human Development and Demography, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

Divorce and remarriage; blended families; marriage quality; hormones and family process; adult child-parent relations

Contact Information

Email: axb24@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1141

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/axb24/booth.htm

Paul Amato Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology, Demography & Family Studies, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

Marriage quality, causes and consequences of divorce, parent-child relationships over the life course.

Contact Information

Email: pxa6@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-8868

Website: http://www.sociology.psu.edu/faculty/PAmato.htm

Lee Ann De Reus Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Women's Studies, Education, Human Development , & Social Sciences, Penn State Altoona

Expertise

Family stress and coping; women's adult development; women's issues/feminism; poverty and welfare myths and stereotypes; parenting, marriage and family issues

Contact Information

Email: lad12@psu.edu

Phone: 814- 949-5751

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/lad12/

Alan Booth Ph.D.

Distinguished Professor, Sociology, Human Development and Demography, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

Divorce and remarriage; blended families; marriage quality; hormones and family process; adult child-parent relations

Contact Information

Email: axb24@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-1141

Website: http://www.personal.psu.edu/axb24/booth.htm

Paul Amato Ph.D.

Professor, Sociology, Demography & Family Studies, Sociology, College of Liberal Arts

Expertise

Marriage quality, causes and consequences of divorce, parent-child relationships over the life course.

Contact Information

Email: pxa6@psu.edu

Phone: 814-865-8868

Website: http://www.sociology.psu.edu/faculty/PAmato.htm

Geoffrey C. Godbey Ph.D.

Professor, Leisure Studie, Recreation, Park & Tourism Management, College of Health & Human Development

Expertise

Leisure & Health, Philosophies of Leisure, Time Use, trends in work and leisure

Contact Information

Email: g7g@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-8985

Website: http://www.hhdev.psu.edu/rptm/faculty/godbey_g.html

Cathy Faulcon Bowen Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Agricultural & Extension Education, College of Agricultural Sciences

Expertise

Consumer education and financial management for families and individuals

Contact Information

Email: cbowen@psu.edu

Phone: 814-863-7870

Website: http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/faculty/CBowen.html

Richard J Hazler Ph.D.

Professor, Counselor Education, Counseling Psychology & Rehabilitation Services, College of Education

Expertise

Youth violence including how issues such as bullying, harassment, and ostracism can impact social, emotional and behavioral development in both childhood and in later life

Contact Information

Email: hazler@psu.edu

Phone: 814- 863-2415

Website: http://www.ed.psu.edu/cecprs/fac_bios/hazler_r.asp