Strengthening families, family/couple functioning and processes
Exploring and understanding close relationships that have strong emotional connections of belonging, care, and love.
Chalandra Bryant Chalandra Bryant
- Professor and Pauline Boss Faculty Fellow in Ambiguous Loss
- 612-625-1900
- cmbryant@umn.edu
Bryant joined the UMN faculty in 2020 and currently serves as the FSoS Director of Research.
Jodi Dworkin Jodi Dworkin
- Professor and Extension Specialist
- she, her, hers
- 612-624-3732
- jdworkin@umn.edu
My research and outreach focuses on promoting positive family development, parenting adolescents and college students, and the role of technology in these relationships.
Christy Kujawa Christy Kujawa
- Adjunct Teaching Specialist
- she/her/hers
- hege0011@umn.edu
I am passionate about education, support and community for parents. I believe in sharing evidence based, scientific research, offering best practice, allowing parents to make the most informed decisions possible when it comes to their children.
Christopher Mehus Christopher Mehus
- Research Associate Professor
- 651-785-3660
- cjmehus@umn.edu
I am a Prevention Scientist with a background in family science, family therapy, parenting interventions, primary care research, and psychological trauma.
Michelle Pasco Michelle Pasco
- Assistant Professor
- she/her/hers
- mpasco@umn.edu
Michelle Pasco received a PhD in Family and Human Development at Arizona State University and before joining the University of Minnesota was a Postdoctoral Research Scholar working on the Arizona Youth Identity Project.
Avelina Rivero Avelina Rivero
- Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist
- Ella/she/her/hers
- river896@umn.edu
Rivero is an assistant professor and extension specialist in the Department of Family Social Science.
Armeda Wojciak Armeda Wojciak
- Associate Professor and Couple & Family Therapy Program Director
- she/her/hers
- 612-625-1900
- awojciak@umn.edu
Dr. Wojciak has developed a robust research program in improving outcomes for at-risk youth and families with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) through interventions that are designed and evaluated across family, foster care, school, and youth…