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Learning Opportunities
Students' career aspirations drive assignments and expectations of the degree
program. Teaching (instructor of record) is encouraged for all PhD students planning a career
in higher education. Following are several areas ***
Family Stress and Coping
Using a family stress perspective, graduate students
have the opportunity to develop scientific expertise about families and their stress, including
resiliency across research, teaching and outreach. Because of the expertise of the faculty in FCCS at
LSU, family stress is studied using a variety of approaches, qualitatively, quantitatively
and mixed methods, and within and across time. We also study the influence of family
stress on children's development and have turned our attention to family resiliency and disasters.
We are collaborating with other Disaster Scientists both within and outside of LSU, with
the LSU Hurricane (link to http://hurricane.lsu.edu/ )
and Life Course and Aging (link to http://www.lsuagingstudies.com )
Centers and EDEN (link to www.agctr.lsu.edu/eden ). Full-time
students may be offered paid assistantships to work on research or outreach projects.
Parenting
The division of Family, Child, and Consumer Sciences in the School
of Human Ecology at LSU offers graduate students opportunities to develop expertise in parenting
through coursework, research, and outreach programs. Faculty approach the study of parenting
from multiple perspectives pulling from research traditions in developmental psychology,
family sociology, and education to support an ecological approach to the study of parenting.
Opportunities are available for students to participate in both basic and applied research
activities and for students to work with faculty to disseminate and evaluate parenting education
programs. Full-time students may be offered paid assistantships to work on research or outreach
projects.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
Graduate
students have opportunities to participate in coursework, research, and outreach programs
focused on developmentally appropriate classroom practices. Building upon the nationally
and internationally known "LSU Studies," students can explore a particular
aspect of DAP such as teachers' beliefs and practices, teacher change, child outcomes, or social
interactions of children with disabilities in inclusive settings. Opportunities are available
for students to work with faculty on research or outreach projects. Full-time students may
be offered paid assistantships.
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