Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Family and Child Development
Virginia Poly Inst & State Univ, 1985
Master's Degree
MS in Management, Housing and Family Development
Virginia Poly Inst & State Univ, 1982
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Psychology and Sociology
Austin College, 1980
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Rogers, C. S., Impara, J. C., Frary, R. B., Harris, T., Meeks, A., Semanic-Lauth, S., & Reynolds, M. R. (1998). Measuring playfulness: Development of the Child Behaviors Inventory of Playfulness. Play & Culture Studies, 1, 151–168.
- Moran, J. D. I., Sawyers, J. K., & Moore, A. (1988). Effects of Structure in instructions and material on preschoolers’ creativity. Home Economics Research Journal, 17, 148–152.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. April 5, 2021 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. April 5, 2017 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. April 16, 2015 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professor, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. April 5, 2010 - Present
- Award / Honor Recipient: Foundations of Excellence, Student Foundation. October 16, 2019
Featured service activities
- Member
Non-tenure Line Faculty Committee
- Member
Faculty Senate (AKA Senate Advisory Group until January 1, 2026)
- Graduate Advisor
Young Life of Texas State
- Member
Planning and Zoning Commission
- Participant
College of Liberal Arts Graduation Ceremony
- Member
Departmental committee to evaluate faculty applying for promotion