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Child Development & Family Science
Michaelsen 100
(509) 963-2766
Amy.Claridge@cwu.edu

Child Development and Family Science Faculty and Staff

Full-Time Faculty

Dr. Sarah Feeney

Associate Professor, Child Development & Family Science

Department Chair, Family & Consumer Sciences

Dr. Amy Claridge

Associate Professor, Child Development & Family Science
Coordinator, Child Development & Family Science Undergraduate and Graduate Program
Dr. Duane Dowd

 

Associate Professor, Child Development & Family Science

 
Lecturer, Child Development & Family Science

Prof. Katy Tenhulzen

Senior Lecturer, Child Development & Family Science

Coordinator, Child Life Undergraduate Program

Part-Time Faculty

Christina Amalong, MS, CCLS

Lecturer, Child Development & Family Science
Child Life Specialist, Sacred Heart Children's Hospital
 
Education:
BA in Early Childhood & Family Studies, University of Washington
MS in Family & Chid Life, Central Washington University 
 
Courses I teach:
CDFS 339: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood

Kristen Bishop, MS, CCLS

Lecturer, Child Development & Family Science
Child Life Specialist, Mary Bridge Children's Hospital
 
Education:
BA in Psychology, Azuza Pacific University
MS in Child Life, University of La Verne
 
Courses I teach:
CDFS 417/517: Pediatric Diagnoses and Medical Terminology

R. Shaffer Claridge, JD

Senior Lecturer, Law and Justice/ Child Development & Family Science
 
Education:
BA in Political Science, University of Oregon
JD in Law, University of Oregon
 
Courses I teach:
CDFS 334: Family Problems and Mediation
CDFS 405: Professional Obligations and Responsibilities

Katie Lawless, MS

Lecturer, Elementary Education/ Child Development & Family Science

Education:
BS in Elementary Education, Washington State University
MS in Family and Child Life, Central Washington University
 
Courses I teach:
CDFS 340: Supporting Children with Special Needs and Their Families

Olivia Powell, MS

Lecturer, Child Development & Family Science

Education:

BS in Human Development, University of California-Davis
MS in Family and Child Life, Central Washington University
 
Courses I teach:
CDFS 101: Skills for Marriage and Intimate Relationships
CDFS 335: Divorce and Remarriage
CDFS 433: Family Life Education
CDFS 434: Diversity and Families
CDFS 439: Families and Public Policy
CDFS 419: Research in Child Development and Family Science

Ashley Wolfe, MS, CCLS

Lecturer, Child Development & Family Science

Grief Recovery and Bereavement Specialist

Education:
BA in Sociology, Seattle Pacific University
MS in Health Administration, Ohio University
 
Courses I teach:
CDFS 415/515: Therapeutic Play

Staff

 

Alex Lange

Famliy & Consumer Sciences Department Secretary Senior

For more information about the Child Development and Family Science academic programs, contact Dr. Amy Claridge.

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