Katia Paz Goldfarb, Chair
Office: University Hall, Room 4145
Phone Number: (973) 655-4171
Email:
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Education: Ph.D., Michigan State University; M.A., Eastern Michigan University; B.A., Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Israel)
Professional Research/Interests: Examining
the social issues that influence families and community life, particularly
latino families and children, family diversity and the role of family and child studies in the teacher preparation
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Shannon Bellum, Department Administrator
Office: University Hall, Room 4153
Phone Number: (973) 655-6854
Email: bellums@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: M.F.A., M.A,.
Montclair State University; B.S. SUNY-Oneonta
Professional Research/Interests:
Career counseling for higher education, group processes, student life processes
and development
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~bellums
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Christopher Cottle, Department Advisor
Office: University
Hall, Room 4147
Phone Number: (973) 655-3387
Email: cottlec@mail.montclair.edu
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Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~cottlec
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Lisa Pendola, Secretary
Office:
University Hall, Room 4162
Phone Number: (973) 655-4171
Email: pendolal@mail.montclair.edu
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Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pendolal
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Faculty
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Tiffany Brown
Office: University Hall, Room 4209
Phone Number: (973) 655-6842
Email: brownti@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., Syracuse University; M.A., B.A., Binghamton University
Professional Research/Interests: African american families, cultural influences on parenting and family relationships, gender and intimate relationships
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~brownti
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Elaine Carratello-Healy
Office: University Hall, Room 4190
Phone Number: (973) 655-3428
Email: carratellohe@mail.montclair.edu
Education: M.A., B.A., Montclair State University
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Jonathan Caspi
Office: University Hall, Room 4205
Phone Number: (973) 655-6905
Email: caspij@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., University at Albany, S.U.N.Y.; M.S.W., Hunter College School of Social Work, C.U.N.Y.; B.A., New York University
Professional Research/Interests: Sibling relationships, sibling abuse, clinical and educational supervision in social work
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~caspij
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Grace Chung
Office: University Hall, Room 4038
Phone Number: (973) 655-3452
Email: chungg@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: B.S., University of California, Irvine; M.S. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ph.D., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Professional Research/Interests:
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~chungg
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Daniel Chesir-Teran
Office: University
Hall, Room 4205
Phone Number: (973)
655-6884
Email:
chesirterand@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A.,
New York University; B.A., Yeshiva University
Professional Research/Interests:
Heterosexism in high school policies, programs and social environments,
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning adolescents,
dynamics of power and privilege in institutional settings of youth
development (e.g. schools), contextual effects on child and adolescent
development, primary prevention and promotion of well-being
Website:
http://www.montclair.edu/~chesirterand
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Constance Gager
Office: University
Hall, Room 4030
Phone Number: (973)
655-7494
Email: gagerc@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., M.A., University of Pennsylvania; M.A.,
University of Vermont; B.A., Clark University (Massachusetts)
Professional Research/Interests:Predictors of relationship quality and divorce; the division of household labor, adolescent time use
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~gagerc
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Pauline Garcia-Reid
Office: University Hall, Room 4186
Phone Number: (973) 655-6846
Email: garciareidp@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., Fordham
University; M.S.W., B.A., Rutgers University
Professional Research/Interests: Culturally-grounded social work practice, latino/a emphasis, educational outcomes, youth substance use & violence prevention
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~garciareidp
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Sara Goldstein
Office: University Hall, Room 4192
Phone Number: (973) 655-3359
Email: goldsteins@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., Bowling Green State University; M.A, Bowling Green State University-Ohio; B.A., College of New Jersey
Professional Research/Interests: Social and cognitive development, focusing on the development of peer relationships and peer behavior during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood. Specifically, how peer relationships and cognitions about peer relationships influence the development of agression and other forms of problem behavior
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~goldsteins
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Mary E. Henry
Office: University Hall, Room 4034
Phone Number: (973) 655-7484
Email: henrym@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., New York University; M.A., B.A., Montclair State College
Professional Research/Interests:
Service-learning, gerontology
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~henrym
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Kathryn G. Herr
Office: University Hall, Room 4184
Phone Number: 973-655-6845
Email: herrk@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., Ohio
State University; MSW, Fordham Graduate School of Social Services, B.S.,
Millersville University
Professional Research/Interests:
Qualitative and action research, equity issues in schools, fit/lack of fit between diverse student bodies and schools, issues of gender,
youth studies; adolescents
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~herrk
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Marti Kennedy
Office: University Hall, Room 4207
Phone Number: (973) 655-4371
Email: kennedym@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., M.S., B.A., Texas Tech University
Professional Research/Interests:
Gender role development, cognitive development, women's development, parent/child
relationships
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~kennedym
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Miriam Linver
Office: University Hall, Room 4211
Phone Number: (973) 655-6841
Email: linverm@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., M.S., University of Arizona; B.A., Brandeis University
Professional Research/Interests:
Family processes through which income affects children and youth, transition
to young adulthood; child and adolescent time use
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~linverm
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Olena Nesteruk
Office: University Hall, Room 4190
Phone Number: (973) 655-7984
Email: nesteruko@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., Louisiana State University; M.S, Louisiana State University; B.S., National Agricultural University of Ukraine
Professional Research/Interests: Immigrant families and their adaptation to a new socio-cultural environment, family stress and coping, qualitative research
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~nesteruko
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Christine Price
Office: University
Hall, Room 4190
Phone Number: (973)
655-3358
Email: pricech@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., University of Georgia;
M.S., University of Georgia; B.A., University of California, Irvine
Professional Research/Interests:
Women and retirement, aging family relationships and intergenerational dynamics,
gender issues in later life, qualitative methods
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~pricech
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Robert Reid
Office: University Hall, Room 4182
Phone Number: (973) 655-7862
Email: reidr@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., Columbia
University; MSW, Rutgers; B.A., Rutgers
Professional Research/Interests: Community based participatory research, substance abuse and HIV/AIDS prevention among urban minority youth, structural and environmental interventions to prevent alcohol and tobacco use
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~reidr
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Pearl Stewart
Office: University Hall, Room 4188
Phone Number: (973) 655-6840
Email: stewartp@mail.montclair.edu
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Education: Ph.D., University of Delaware; MSSA, Case Western Reserve University; B.S., University of Delaware
Professional Research/Interests: African-american
extended families, family diversity, cultural connections between african
american and west african families
Website: http://www.montclair.edu/~stewartp
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