Honors and Recognition
2013, College of Education and Human Sciences Distinguished Teaching Award2012, Vice Chancellor’s Award for Invaluable Service(UNL Office of Research)2011, Charman Outstanding Professor Award (College of Education & Human Sciences)1999, Gallup Research Fellow1997-1998, Gallup Research Professor1991, Mildred Hardin Award for Excellence in Family Studies
Experience
2014-present, Professor Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies Child Development/Early Childhood Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln1994-2014, Associate Professor Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies Child Development/Early Childhood Education University of Nebraska-Lincoln1993-1994, Senior Research Associate The University of Miami Department of Pediatrics1988-1993, Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant The University of Arizona Department of Family & Consumer Resource
Memberships
The Society for Research in Child DevelopmentNorth American Association for Environmental EducationNational Association for the Education of Young ChildrenLincoln Association for the Education of Young ChildrenAmerican Educational Research Association
