| Nicole A, Graves M.S. |
Nicole A. Graves, M.S.NFA 407, Box 2275A Tele: 688-6180 Fax: 688-4888 Nicole.Graves@sdstate.edu Education August 2002 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences Specialization in Child & Family Studies Concentration courses in Nutrition and Food Science Thesis Topic: Implications of Delayed Parenting On Mother-Daughter Relationships December 1997 South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences Education Minor in Human Development Teaching certification in High School Physical Science, High School biology, Middle School Science, and Middle School English Primary Academic Interests Program Area Content interests and specialties FCSE, HDFS, ECE Special interest in life-span development and Gerontology Academic Responsibilities Teaching FCS 101, Professional Foundations CTE 295: Practicum in Career and Technical Education FCSE 412, Preparation for Student Teaching in Family and Consumer Sciences Education HDFS 141: Individual and the Family HDFS 241: Family Relations HDFS 272: The Helping Relationship HDFS 337: Adolescence ECE 150: Early Childhood Education Early Experience HDFS 210: Lifespan Development Service/Outreach Professional Associations and leadership positions South Dakota Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (SDAFCS) Parliamentarian (2003) Vice President of Communications (2004-2005) President-Elect (2005-2006) President (2006-2007) Counselor (Current) American Association of Family and Consumer Science (AAFCS) South Dakota Association for Career and Technical Education (SDACTE) Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Phi Upsilon Omicron Alumni Secretary/Treasurer (present) Evaluation Liaison for the National Infant & Toddler Child Care Initiative in South Dakota Research Current resesarch projects:
Social Work Students Attitude of Working with an Elderly Population
Delayed Parenting
Later Life Marriage (Transitioning to Marriage at age 50 and beyond)
Quality of childcare in the state of SD Recent Selected Publications and Presentations Publications and presentations within the last five years Conference Presentations (2003-2005) Graves, N. (2003, June). Baby Think-It-Over: An adventure in developing learning activities. Presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, Graves, N. (2004, December). Make your lessons “pop”. Presented at the annual conference of the Association for Career and Technical Education. Graves, N. (2006, August). Integrating Techology: Utilizing computer software to enhance student learning. Presented at the annual conference of the South Dakota Association of Career and Technical Education. Pierre, SD. Graves, N. (2007, June). Implications of Delayed Parenting on Mother-Daughter Relationship. [poster]. Presented at the annual conference of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences. Reno, NV. DeBates, D. A., Crews, G. W., & Published Book Reviews (2007) Graves, N.A. (2007) [Review of the book The caregivers tale: Loss and renewal in memoirs of family life.] Journal of Marriage and Family, 69(1) 271-272 |
