Erin Donohue
Ph.D., Parenthood and Parent-Child Relationships
Entered the Program: 2013
Hometown: Saugus, Massachusetts
Previous Education:
- M.A., HDFS (Parenthood/Parent-child relationships), University of Connecticut, 2016
- B.S., Psychology (Developmental Processes), Worcester State University, 2013
Research Interests:
- Parenting and parent-child relationships across the lifespan
- Parenting in diverse contexts, times of stress or transition (e.g., loss of a co-parent)
- Parental and parent-child use of emotion regulation as a coping mechanism
Advising Committee:
- Major Advisor: Dr. Linda Halgunseth
- Associate Advisor: Dr. Laura Mauldin
- Associate Advisor: Dr. Keith Bellizzi
- Associate Advisor: Dr. Alaina Brenick
Degree Milestones:
- Completion of Comprehensive Exam- April 2018
- Master’s Thesis Defense (Exploring Maternal Emotion Masking as a Contribution to Kindergartener’s Emotion Regulation)- May 2016
Assistantship Experience:
- Course Instructor (HDFS2100: Infancy through Adolescence), August 2017-present
- Graduate Assistant (UConn Pre-College Summer), August 2016-present
- Research Assistant (Parenting Intervention at CCMC), August 2015-August 2016
- Teaching Assistant (2004W- Research Methods in HDFS), August 2013-May 2016
Other:
- Member of UCCFR, UConn Council on Family Relations, Fall 2014-present