I teach in the Department of Agricultural and Human Sciences at NC State University.

I regularly teach a course in research proposal development each summer, for thesis or dissertation students who want to take an intensive writing course that moves their research proposal and IRB submissions forward. I have also taught courses in advanced qualitative methods, human sexuality, family relationships over the lifecourse, and complex family issues.

I’ve also taught or co-taught (with Jessica Williams) our program’s internship course several times. I love working with students to find their passion, think critically about how what we learn shapes who we are and what we do, and to empower them in their world-changing work.

I advise MS and PhD students in our program, and mentor graduate students on many of my research projects.  Students I work with are focusing on topics like: social connection among women living in poverty, extension agents’ career motivations, religiosity and resilience among GLBTQ+ people of color, parenting children on the autism spectrum, grief and loss in parenting, intimate partner violence, and resilience and hope among families living in poverty.  In addition to working closely with my advisees, I also serve on doctoral committees for students across the university, in the areas of food and nutrition, sociology, gender studies, and adult education and leadership.