College of Education and Human Services
NDIDI AMUTAH
Assistant Professor, Health and Nutrition Sciences
amutahn@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 4154
Office Location: University Hall 4192
DR. AMUTAH received her Ph.D. in Maternal and Child Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health in 2010. Her dissertation examined neighborhood level disadvantage, social determinants of health, and race/ethnicity as predictors of infant mortality in Washington D.C. In 2010-12, she held a W. K. Kellogg Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Community Health Scholars Program at Morgan State University, through which she conducted community-based participatory research in collaboration with a non-profit agency in Baltimore. Her research interests include health disparities, reproductive health, infant mortality, and HIV/AIDS in ethnic minority populations. Dr. Amutah is the President-Elect for The Society of African American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI).
ALICIA BRODERICK
Associate Professor, Early Childhood, Elementary and Literacy Education
brodericka@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 5407
Office Location: University Hall
DR. BRODERICK comes to MSU from Teachers College, Columbia University, where she developed an integrated Elementary Inclusive Preservice Education program that offers both single- and dual-certification at the elementary level. Her research and teaching interests focus on inclusivity in schooling, literacy, and communication. In 2011 she co-guest-edited a special issue of Teachers College Record on the theme “Disability Studies in Education: Inviting Interdisciplinary Alliances around Inclusive Education Reform.” She has published numerous articles in national and international journals, including Disability Studies Quarterly, International Journal of Inclusive Education, and The Journal of Developmental Processes.
YANYAN LI
Assistant Professor, Health and Nutrition Sciences
liya@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 5396
Office Location: University Hall 4190
DR. LI received her doctoral degree in Food Science and Nutrition at The Ohio State University in 2011, and received the 2010 Ohio State University Outstanding Graduate Research Award. She conducts collaborative and multi-disciplinary research, focusing on functional food components with cancer preventive properties and development of functional food products for health benefits. She has published research articles in Clinical Cancer Research, The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, Nutrition and Cancer, Molecular Pharmaceutics, and Drug Resistance Updates.
SANDRA LOPEZ-BAEZ
Professor, Counseling and Educational Leadership
lopezbaezs@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 7216
Office Location: University Hall
DR. LOPEZ-BAEZ joins MSU from the University of Virginia’s Counselor Education Programs, where she was a faculty member for 11 years. She has taught graduate, professional, and medical school courses throughout her career, and has provided counseling services in college clinics and private practice. Her areas of interest, research and professional presentations include diversity, cultural literacy, social justice, professional identity of mental health counselors, and working with Latino populations. She is involved in ongoing research projects in the measurement of personal growth and cultural neuroscience as it pertains the counseling relationship (the neurobiology of empathy, connection and oppression). Dr. Lopez-Baez has published one book and numerous book chapters and journal articles.
BRADLEY VAN EEDEN-MOOREFIELD
Associate Professor, Family and Child Studies
vaneedenmobr@mail.montclair.edu
ext. 4440
Office Location: University Hall 4119
DR. VAN EEDEN-MOOREFIELD joins MSU after previously serving as an associate professor at Central Michigan University. He also served as the editor of Michigan Family Review and brings experience working as a clinical social worker in North Carolina. Dr. van Eeden-Moorefield’s research focuses on examining how social and contextual factors impact relationship processes among stepfamilies, families headed by same-sex couples, and stepfamilies headed by same-sex couples. He examines the role discrimination plays in influencing the diversity and quality of these family relationships, drawing on feminist and queer theoretical frameworks. Dr. van Eeden-Moorefield has published numerous articles in such journals as Family Relations, Journal of Family Issues, and Journal of GLBT Family Studies, and has published chapters in several Handbooks, including the forthcoming Handbook of Marriage and the Family.