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Graduate Degrees OfferedM.S.; Ph.D.* M.S. Specializations
Ph.D. Specializations
*Ph.D. available in Human Sciences with specializations listed above. Distance Education OpportunitiesM.S. with these specializations only:
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Child, Youth and Family Studies
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Application DeadlineM.S. Specialization in Marriage and Family Therapy Fall: January 15Ph.D. Specialization in Medical Family Therapy Fall: January 15Other Specializations for Financial Consideration Fall: February 1Otherwise Fall: April 15 Spring: October 15 Summer: January 15 Some master's specializations have rolling admissions, contact the department for more information. |
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Description of ProgramThe Department of Child, Youth and Family Studies (formerly Family and Consumer Sciences) offers graduate programs leading to the M.S. in family and consumer sciences or the Ph.D. in human sciences with a specialization in child, youth and family studies; gerontology; and medical family therapy. Online master's programs through the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance (GPIDEA) include specializations in family financial planning, family consumer sciences education, and youth development.Students have access to the Family Resource Center, the Infant Development Laboratory, and the Ruth Staples Child Development Laboratory. The Family Resource Center is a nonprofit facility that provides marriage and family therapy on site and to Western Nebraska through distance delivery. A graduate certificate is also available online in either Family Financial Planning or Youth Development. |
Graduate BulletinThe Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more: |
Faculty and Research
| Douglas Abbott | Adolescent Sexual Behavior; Cross-Cultural Mate Selection | |
| Richard Bischoff | Mental Health Services for Underserved Populations; Collaborative Health Care | |
| Susan Churchill | Children's Play; Well-Being of Rural Families; Home and Childcare Connections | |
| Rochelle Dalla | Marginalized Populations; Prostituted Women; Rural and Immigrant Populations | |
| Maria de Guzman | Children's Social Behaviors in Diverse Cultures | |
| John DeFrain | Building Family Strengths | |
| Cody Hollist | Latino Adolescent Mental Health Issues; Latino Family Dynamics | |
| Catherine Huddleston-Casas | Financial Literacy and Planning; Working-Poor Definition and Profile | |
| Julie Johnson | Home Economics Curriculum | |
| Carolyn Pope Edwards | International Early Childhood Education; Social and Moral Development in Cultural Context | |
| Kathleen Prochaska-Cue | Rural Women and Their Families; Credit Debt Management; Financial Literacy | |
| Helen Raikes | Intervention Programs for Vulnerable Children; Language and Literacy Development | |
| Allison Reisbig | Family Therapy; Impact of Chronic Stressors; LGBT Families | |
| Paul Springer | Collaborative Healthcare | |
| Julia Torquati | Child Development; Early Childhood Education | |
| Yan Ruth Xia | Immigrant Youth Behavioral and Mental Health; Adolescent Substance Abuse | |
| Pauline Davey Zeece | Literature in Early Childhood Education |
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