Skip to main content Dr. Edna C Alfaro
- Professor at School of Family & Consumer Sciences, College of Applied Arts
Service Activities
Ongoing
- Program Coordinator, Human Development and Family Sciences Undergraduate Program Coordinator.
2021 - Present.
- Member, Child Life Committee.
2024 - Present.
- Member, Books, Blocks, & Balls.
2024 - Present.
- Editorial Review Board Member, Frontiers in Psychology - Developmental Psychology.
March 2024 - Present.
- Member, Early Intervention Specialist Credentialing Workgroup.
January 2024 - Present.
- Member, Conference Program Evaluation Committee, Texas Council on Family Relations.
2023 - Present.
- Member, Personnel Committee.
August 2019 - Present.
- Member, Academic Advisory Council for the Latina/o Studies Minor.
2018 - Present.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Child and Family Studies.
2018 - Present.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Adolescence.
2015 - Present.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Family Relations.
2007 - Present.
2025
- Reviewer / Referee, Institute of Education Sciences, Review Panel.
August 2019 - 2025.
- Program Vice President, Texas Council on Family Relations.
2024 - 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, Developmental Psychology.
2024 - 2025.
- Reviewer / Referee, Frontiers in Psychology.
2024 - 2025.
- Member, 2 Search Committees, Child Development Center.
2023 - 2025.
2024
- Program Vice President Elect, Texas Council on Family Relations.
2023 - 2024.
- Member, Search Committee, Human Development and Family Sciences position.
2023 - 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.
2018 - 2024.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Council on Family Relations, Sections: Ethnic Minority, Feminist and Family Studies, and International.
2004 - 2024.
2023
- Member, Texas Council on Family Relations Board Member.
2022 - 2023.
- Member, Nina Vaca-Humrichouse Scholarship Committee.
2023.
- Member, Cecil and Sandra M. Mayo Scholarship Committee.
2023.
- Chair, Search Committee, 2 HDFS Positions.
2022 - 2023.
- Member, 2 Search Committees, Child Development Center.
2022 - 2023.
2022
- Member, Budget Committee.
2020 - 2022.
- Speaker, San Marcos High School.
September 9, 2022.
2021
- Co-founder, Sibling Focus Group, National Council on Family Relations.
2020 - 2021.
- Co-facilitator, Faculty of Color at Texas State group.
2019 - 2021.
- Chair, Scholarship Committee.
2017 - 2021.
- Member, Ruth Jewson Award Committee, National Council on Family Relations.
2016 - 2021.
2020
- Program Co-Coordinator, Program Co-Coordinator.
2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, The Pennsylvania State University - Altoona.
2020.
- Speaker, San Marcos Housing Authority.
February 25, 2020 - 2020.
- Reviewer / Referee, Institute of Education Sciences.
2019 - 2020.
- Reader, Human Development and Family Science Representative, College of Applied Arts Hooding Ceremony.
2015 - 2020.
- Member, Curriculum Committee.
2015 - 2020.
2019
- Member, Social Innovation Research Initiative Review Committee, College of Education.
2019.
- Member, College Research Enhancement Committee.
2019.
- Reviewer / Referee, Society for Research on Child Development.
2019.
- Member, Latino Focus Group Award Committee, National Conference on Family Relations.
2018 - 2019.
- Faculty Mentor, FCS.
2016 - 2019.
- Faculty Advisor, Family and Child Development Association.
2013 - 2019.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Early Adolescence.
2007 - 2019.
- Reviewer / Referee, Social Sciences.
September 2019 - October 2019.
2018
- Member, Search Committee for FCD Senior Lecturer.
2018.
- Presenter, 4th Annual School of Family and Child Studies GIA Orientation Week.
2018.
- Chair, Search Committee for an Associate or Full Position in Family and Child Development.
2017 - 2018.
2017
- Independent Evaluator, BAAS Capstone Course for Leann Lara.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology.
2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Journal.
2017.
- Member, Scholarship Committee.
2016 - 2017.
- Chair, Search Committee for an Associate or Full Nutrition Position.
2016 - 2017.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Family Issues.
2016 - 2017.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Research on Adolescence.
2012 - 2017.
2016
- Member, Strategic Planning Committee.
2016.
- Faculty Panelist, Recruitment Session for the Rio Grande Valley.
2016.
- Speaker, New Faculty Orientation.
2016.
- Reviewer / Referee, Journal of Family and Economic Issues.
2016.
- Member, Hispanic Retention Initiatives Committee.
2015 - 2016.
- Research Methods Comprehensive Exam Evaluator, Merchandising and Consumer Sciences.
2015 - 2016.
- Member, Search Committee for two FCD positions.
2015 - 2016.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Latinos and Education.
2015 - 2016.
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Learning and Individual Differences.
2009 - 2016.
- Mentor, National Research Center on Hispanic Children & Families Mentoring Lunch.
2016 - November 2016.
2015
- Judge, Student Research Poster Competition.
2015.
- Host, New Student Orientation Parent and Family Dinner.
2015.
2013
- Member, Committee to Create a Graduate Statistics Course.
2013.
- Member, Student Success Team.
2012 - 2013.
- Member, Improving STEM Education in Research via a Computer-assisted Student-Mentor Research Community.
2012 - 2013.
- Reviewer / Referee, National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies.
2012 - 2013.
- Member, Ph.D. Development Committee in Developmental Education with an emphasis on Bilingual Learners.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Mexican American Studies Inter-College Committee.
2011 - 2013.
- Co-Chair, Focus on Latin@ Students’ Retention and Success Committee.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Junior Faculty Group, College of Social and Behavioral Science.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Graduate Psychology Advisory Committee.
2011 - 2013.
- Member, Community Historical Archaeology Project with Schools Working Group.
2010 - 2013.
- Chair, Student Learning Outcome Committee.
2010 - 2013.
- Member, Graduate Student Development Committee.
2009 - 2013.
2012
- University of Texas – Pan American Representative, Lower-Division ACGM Learning Outcomes Work Group for Psychology.
2012.
- Member, NEH Summer Stipend Program Peer Review Committee.
2012.
- Speaker, Career Day at La Villa Junior High and High School.
2012.
- University of Texas – Pan American Representative, Graduation Texas: Engage, Advise, Retain, Graduate Partnership with ACT, Inc.
2011 - 2012.
- Member, Developmental Education Search Committee.
2011 - 2012.
- Member, Tenure and Promotion Criteria Committee.
2011 - 2012.
- Rater, Student Learning Outcome Term Paper Review.
2009 - 2012.
2011
- Reviewer / Referee, Society for Research on Adolescence, Section: Race and Ethnicity.
2011.
- Member, University Scholar BRIDGE Program.
2010 - 2011.
- Member, Freshman Convocation Task Force.
2010 - 2011.
- Member, Writing Across the Curriculum Survey Committee.
2010 - 2011.
- Member, Alumni Survey Task Force, College of Social and Behavioral Science.
2010 - 2011.
- Member, Student Leadership Program.
2009 - 2011.
2010
- Reviewer / Referee, American Educational Research Association, Sections: Adolescence and Youth Development, Family and Consumer Sciences, Hispanic Research Issues.
2010.
- Research Mentor, STC-McAllen ISD students.
2010.
- Member, MAK-18/Borderlands Working Group.
2009 - 2010.
- Program Reviewer, Undergraduate Psychology Program.
2009 - 2010.
2008
- Member, Graduate Student Association Task Force Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics.
2007 - 2008.
- Member, Graduate Student Speaker Series Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics.
2007 - 2008.
- Member, Graduate Student Steering Committee, School of Social and Family Dynamics.
2006 - 2008.
2006
- Ad hoc Reviewer, Journal of Marriage and Family.
2006.
2005
- Member, Graduate Committee for Department of Family and Human Development.
2005.
2004
- Member, Culture Group for School of Social and Family Dynamics.
2004.
