Scholarly Interests and Specialties


•Applied Developmental Science
•Positive Youth Development
•Developmental Systems Theories
•Out-of-school Activity Involvement and the Impact on Positive and Negative Indicators of Development
•Ecological Factors as Context for Development
•Effective Means of Integrating Research and Practice
•Evaluation and Program Planning Particularly for Youth Development Programs
•STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) Programs
•Public Health Programs