• Irinia Mokrova

    Mokrova, Irinia


    Irinia Mokrova, MS, PhD
    Senior Research Development Associate, Office of Research Development, Duke University School of Medicine

    • MS (2008), PhD (2012) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • BS in Psychology, Moscow State University, Russia
  • Yvette Murphy-Erby

    Murphy-Erby, Yvette

    Yvette Murphy-Erby, MSW, PhD
    Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion, Professor of Social Work, University of Arkansas

    • PhD (2004) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • MSW, UNC Chapel Hill
    • BA, UNC Charlotte
  • Jessica Navarro

    Navarro, Jessica

    Jessica Navarro, MSW, MS, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Human Service Studies, Elon University, Elon, NC

    • MS (2019), PhD (2022) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • MSW, Washington University in St. Louis
    • BA in Public Health, Brown University

    Research Interests

    Parent-child relationships, parent education, social justice, child welfare, feminism, gender and sexuality studies, gerontology

  • Shourya Negi

    Negi, Shourya

    Shourya Negi, M.S., Ph.D.

    • Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies (2025), UNC Greensboro
    • M.S., Human Development and Family Studies, CCS Haryana Agricultural University
    • B.S., Home Science, GB Pant University
  • Jackie Nelson

    Nelson, Jackie

    Jackie Nelson, MS, PhD
    Associate Professor and Program Head, Psychological Sciences, School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas

    • MS (2008), PhD (2011) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • BA in Psychology, Elon University

  • Pamela Norcross

    Norcross, Pamela

    Pamela Norcross, MS, PhD
    Assistant Professor of Human Environmental Sciences & Child Development Program Coordinator, Meredith College

    • MS (2016), PhD (2019) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro

    Research Interests

    Infant development, attachment behaviors, parent-child relationships, and social-emotional development

  • Stephanie Parade

    Parade, Stephanie


    Stephanie Parade, MS, PhD
    Associate Professor of Psychiarty and Human Behavior, Associate Director Research Institute on Stress, Trauma & Resilience, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown Universtiy

    • MS (2007), PhD (2010) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • BS in Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut
  • Amy Williamson Payton

    Payton, Amy Williamson

    Amy Williamson Payton, MS, PhD
    Executive Director, Early Childhood Council Leadership Alliance, Wheat Ridge, Colorado

    • PhD (2011) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • BS & MS in Early Childhood Education, University of Oklahoma
  • Nicole Perry

    Perry, Nicole

    Nicole Perry, MS, PhD
    Assistant Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences, UT Austin

    • MS (2010), PhD (2013) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • BS in Psychology, Arizona State University
  • Mary Lee Porterfield

    Porterfield, Mary Lee

    Mary Lee Porterfield, MFA, MS, PhD
    Early Childhood Technical Assistance Support, Center for Learning and Development, SRI Education

    • MS (2016), PhD (2020) in Human Development and Family Studies, UNC Greensboro
    • MFA in Performing Arts Management, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York