Department of Child and Family Development

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Department of Child and Family Development

The Department of Child and Family Development (CFD) is a highly integrated academic unit within the College of Education. The Department offers a B.S. in Child Development in Applied Arts and Sciences, a Master of Science degree in Child Development, and a graduate certificate (EC-TEaMH) in early childhood mental health. In addition, the department offers a Master of Science in Child Development with a specialization in Early Childhood Mental Health that meets licensure requirements for students wishing to become a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).

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Interim Department Chair: Sascha Longstreth
Department Coordinator: KJ Bobczynski
Front Office Student Assistant: Sequoia Kriss

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Jianmin Shao, M.A.
Pronouns: they/them/theirs
Ph.D. Candidate, Psychological Science
Graduate Feminist Emphasis, Gender & Sexuality Studies
University of California, Irvine

New CFD Faculty Member Jianmin Shao Studies LGBTQ+ Youth and Mental Health

Jianmin Shao is a developmental psychologist and feminist ethnographer who studies identity development and mental health among LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, with critical attention to culture and intersectionality. Bringing together psychology, anthropology, and queer and feminist studies, their research aims to advance our fundamental understandings of gendered and sexed inequities in an era of neoliberal globalization and their consequences for vulnerability, resilience, and politics of belonging. Their work has appeared in the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Psychology & Sexuality, and the Journal of GLBT Family Studies.

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