Human Development and Family Studies Faculty
MARINDA K. HARRELL-LEVY
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
B.S., B.A., University of Maryland; M.S., Ph.D., Auburn University
Scholarly/Research Interests: The examination of adolescent development within the context of close adult relationships. More specifically, her research addresses identity development processes occurring within relationships with parents and teachers.
Joined campus faculty in 2012
email: mkh23@psu.edu
CYNTHIA LIGHTFOOT
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.A., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Scholarly/Research Interests: Sociocultural development of adolescents; self and identity development; adolescent risk-taking and peer culture; teen pregnancy; acculturation of immigrant children, youth, and families; narrative methodology.
Joined campus faculty in 1998.
email: cgl3@psu.edu
KATHERINE MEEHAN
Instructor in Human Development and Family Studies
B.S., M.S. Ed., University of Rochester
Scholarly/Research Interests:Scholarly interests focus on the practice and efficacy of Discrete Trial Therapy with autistic children, factors in the development of sexual orientation and experiential educational strategies for the enhancement of diversity appreciation.
Joined campus faculty part-time in l999, full time 2002.
email:kxm67@psu.edu
DJURADJ STAKIC
Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
B.A., University of Belgrade, Ph.D., University of Belgrade
Scholarly/Research Interests: Juvenile delinquency and violent behavior of youth: phenomenology, etiology, prevent and treatment; holistic and dialectic model of human, family and community interactions and development; science of prevention theory and metheodology.
Joined campus faculty in 2000.
email: dos4@psu.edu
JENNIFER M. ZOSH
Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies
B.A., University of Delaware; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University
Scholarly/Research Interests: Working memory abilities and limitations across the lifespan, with concentration on examining developmental change and developmental continuity, the fidelity of working memory representations, and the types of representations which can be stored in working memory.
Joined campus faculty in 2009
E-mail: jmz15@psu.edu