Rodney M. Cate
Ph.D., The Pennsylvania State University

Dr. Cate's research interests are presently focused in two areas. First, most his work deals with the premarital processes that lead to quality and stability in close relationships. Second, Dr. Cate also studies how couple interaction is related to various health outcomes.
rcate@ag.arizona.edu

Donna Hendrickson Christensen
Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Dr. Christensen's scholarly interests include coparenting in two-parent and divorced families, the influence of marital and family dynamics on child emotional competence, post-divorce family relationships, and gender and relationship issues.
dchriste@ag.arizona.edu

Affiliated Faculty

Dianne D. Horgan
Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate College
Ph.D., The University of Michigan

Dr. Horgan's research has examined how expertise develops and how it can be fostered (especially with regard to women and people of color), gender equity, training, mentoring, organizational decision making, and organizational behavior.
dhorgan@grad.arizona.edu

Bonnie L. Barber
Professor
Ph.D. University of Michigan

Dr. Barber's research focuses on adolescent and young adult development with a primary emphasis on the role of life transitions in influencing individual development and adjustment.
blbarber@ag.arizona.edu  

Chris Segrin
Professor
Comminications Department
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin

In addition to his appointment in the Department of Communication, Professor Segrin is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology and Family Studies. He teaches classes in interpersonal communication, nonverbal communication, persuasion, marriage and family, and research methods. Recently he has been conducting research studies on the intergenerational transmission of divorce and how social skills deficits make people vulnerable to depression.
segrin@email.arizona.edu

Mimi Nichter
Associate Professor
Anthropology Department
Ph.D. University of Arizona

Dr. Nichter has been conducting research on drinking and smoking among adolescents and young adults. Dr. Nichter has also conducted extensive research on body image and dieting among adolescent girls. All of her work involves moving from research to intervention, and has worked for many years in schools and in communities to develop health-related programs.
mimin@email.arizona.edu

Andrea Romero
Assistant Professor
Mexican American Studies
Ph.D. University of Houston

Her research interests include studying cultural factors that may prevent ethnic and racial health disparities. She has published several articles that focus on sources of resiliency found in ethnic identity, families, and low-income neighborhoods. One of her research projects is a hip-hop based curriculum to prevent substance use and increase physical activity by empowering youth through their ethnic identity and neighborhood resources.
romeroa@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Velez is a Clinical Psychologist licensed in the State of Arizona and currently Associate Dean of the Graduate College with responsibility for Recruitment, Admissions, Enrollment Management and Under-represented students. She is the PI of eight federal and foundation grants focusing on building a pipeline of under-represented undergraduates, and on providing financial, academic and cultural support to graduate students at the University of Arizona. She is the faculty advisor for the Graduate and Professional Student Council and the Women of Color student organization.
mvelez@grad.arizona.edu

Craig LeCroy
Professor
Arizona State University School of Social Work
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison

Dr. LecCroy's interests include child and adolescent treatment, prevention, children's mental health, program evaluation and outcome research, adolescent issues, evidence-based practice.
Craig.Lecroy@asu.edu

Aurelio José Figueredo
Professor
University of Arizona
Department of Psychology
Ethology and Evolutionary Psychology
Ph.D., University of California, Riverside

Dr. Figueredo serves as Director of the graduate program in Ethology and Evolutionary Psychology (EEP), which is a cross-disciplinary program integrating the studies of comparative psychology, ethology, sociobiology, and behavioral ecology, genetics, and development. Dr. Figueredo also regularly teaches Statistical Methods in Psychological Research, which is an advanced full-year graduate-level course.  His major area of research interest is the evolutionary psychology and behavioral development of life history strategy, sex, and violence in human and nonhuman animals, and the quantitative ethology and social development of insects, birds, and primates. 
ajf@u.arizona.edu