Faculty

Kari Adamsons

	Assistant Professor Department of Human Development & Family Studies University of Connecticut 348 Mansfield Road, Unit 1058 Storrs, Connecticut 06269-1058 USA Phone: (860) 486-8971 Fax: (860) 486-3452 E-Mail: kari.adamsons@uconn.edu Curriculum Vitae

Educational Background

Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2006
M.S., Human Development and Family Studies, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2002
B.A., Psychology, College of William and Mary, 1996

Professional Interests

Fathering
Parental identity and behavior in diverse contexts and during times of transition (e.g., transition to parenthood, divorce/remarriage); parent education
Family theory and theorizing
Research methodology and measurement issues

Professional Activities

Director of the HDFS Undergraduate Honors Program

State coordinator, facilitator, and facilitator-trainer for the American Psychological Association’s ACT Raising Safe Kids program, an internationally-implemented parent education program focused on educating parents and caregivers about the ways children ages birth to eight are exposed to and involved in violence and how to help buffer children from violence and its effects. http://actagainstviolence.apa.org/