Position Title
Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Studies
Position Title
Professor of Cooperative Extension, Department of Human Ecology, Human Development and Family Studies
Bio
Research Interests
My research program aims to understand the development of children’s health-related behaviors in the family context. My work examines how families navigate barriers to facilitating children’s adoption of healthy lifestyle behaviors in early development, and contextual factors (such as SES and culture) that affect health socialization processes between caregivers and young children. As a Professor of Cooperative Extension, I translate and disseminates research in this area to inform UC Cooperative Extension and community programs that serve families with young children.