Faculty/Staff Information

Oregon State University, Corvallis. Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development and Family Studies.

The University of Vermont, Burlington. Master of Education in Student Personnel Services in Higher Education.

The University of California, Santa Barbara. Bachelors of Arts in History and Environmental Studies.

Associate Professor/Professor/Department Head, Gerontology, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR. September, 2011-Present. Department Head, 2014-Present.

Research Associate Professor, Extension Family and Community Health, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. August, 2011 – September, 2014.

Assistant/Associate Professor, Child and Family Studies, Department of Social and Public Health, Ohio University, Athens, OH. September, 2001-2011.

Career Advisor, Career Planning and Placement Office, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. September, 1992-June, 1996.

Director, Career Development Center, Western Oregon State College, Monmouth, OR. July, 1986-August, 1992.

• WOU Faculty Advisor of the Year, 2020.
• WOU Faculty Advisor of the Year for Clubs and Organizations Award, Western Oregon University, Spring 2014.
• Outstanding Teacher, Human and Consumer Sciences, Ohio University, 2009.
• Ohio Council on Family Relations Professional NCFR Presentation Award, 2003.
• Western Oregon State College, Staff Member of the Year, 1989.
• Western Oregon State College Presidential Recognition Award, 1987.

Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education

Gerontological Society of America