Renee Oscarson, Associate Professor





Human Development and Family Studies
Gerontology Minor Coordinator
NFA 403
Tele: 688-5954
Fax: 688-4888
Renee.Oscarson@sdstate.edu





Education

Doctor of Philosophy in Child Development and Family Studies. August 1994. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. Emphasis on Families, Ethnicity & Health.
Master of Science in Child Development and Family Relations. May 1985.
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Minors: Psychology and Statistics.
Bachelor of Science in Dietetics. May 1981. North Dakota State
University, Fargo, ND. Minor: Child Development and Family Relations.

Research
     Research interests are in topics that blend the areas of families, ethnicity, and health.
     Intergenerational Service-Learning and Intergenerational Relationships
     Intergenerational Coalition Building
     Implications of Delayed Parenthood for Later Life Relationships (funded
     by the SDSU Research Support Fund)
     Impact of Intergenerational Service-Learning on Students' Attitudes
     toward the Elderly (earlier funding from the Corporation for National
     Service through the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education and
     Generations Together).

Teaching
HDFS 150 Early Experience
HDFS 347 Human Development III: Adulthood
HDFS 742 Family Relations
GERO 201 Intro to Gerontology
GERO 493 Current Topics in Gerontology

Have taught
HDFS 210 Lifespan Development
HDFS 227 Human Development I: Childhood
HDFS 272 The Helping Relationship
HDFS 355 Prevention Programs in Human Development & Family
HDFS 414 Research Methods in FCS
HDFS 493 The Hospitalized Child
HDFS 495 Practicum
HDFS 711 Child Development Theories & Application
HDFS 753 Family Public Policy
FCS 702 Seminar: Families and Health

Selected Organizations/Appointments
Phi Upsilon Omicron
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, SDSU Faculty Advisor
Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Public Policy Committee

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