
Family Studies Program Coordinator
ZIARAT HOSSIAN • • • • •
Associate Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 122
Office Hours: (Fall 2009) Tuesday & Thursday 2 - 3:45 pm
Phone: (505) 277-4162
Email: zhossain@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. in 1992 in Child & Family Studies, Syracuse University
Research Interests:
Fathering
Early Childhood Development
Gender Roles
Globalization and Indigenous Cultures
Ethnic and International Families
Undergraduate Courses:
FS 281: Introduction to Family Studies
FS 484: Ethnic Minority Families
FS 403: Growth and Development of the Preschool Child
FS 412: Fathering
Graduate Courses:
FS 503: Seminar in Human Growth and Development
FS 514: Fatherhood
FS 517: Family Interaction Theories
FS 571: Application of Family Research
FS 584: Multicultural Issues: Working with Families
Curriculum Vitae
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PAM OLSON • • • • •
Associate Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 130
Office Hours: (Fall 2009) Wednesday 9-10 am; Friday 12-2 pm
Phone: (505) 277-5550
Email: pamo@unm.edu
Website: www.unm.edu/~pamo
Education: Ph.D. in Family Resource Management in 1984 from Oregon State University
Research Interests:
Identifying family resource packages
Impact of sports participation on families
VIRGINIA SHIPMAN • • • • •
Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 112
Office Hours: (Fall 2009)
Phone: (505) 277-277-4063
Email: vshipman@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. in 1960 in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests:
Development of children, particularly children of ethnic minority and low income status
Parent-child interactions
Early childhood program evaluation,
Sucessful aging
Family violence
Applications of family system theories
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Professors Emeritae • • • • •
Estella A. Martinez, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor Emerita
Mary Smith, Ph.D., Colorado State University
Professor Emerita
Pauline Turner, Ph.D., University of Texas
Professor Emerita

Family Studies Program Coordinator
ZIARAT HOSSIAN • • • • •
Associate Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 122
Office Hours: (Fall 2009) Tuesday & Thursday 2 - 3:45 pm
Phone: (505) 277-4162
Email: zhossain@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. in 1992 in Child & Family Studies, Syracuse University
Research Interests:
Fathering
Early Childhood Development
Gender Roles
Globalization and Indigenous Cultures
Ethnic and International Families
Undergraduate Courses:
FS 281: Introduction to Family Studies
FS 484: Ethnic Minority Families
FS 403: Growth and Development of the Preschool Child
FS 412: Fathering
Graduate Courses:
FS 503: Seminar in Human Growth and Development
FS 514: Fatherhood
FS 517: Family Interaction Theories
FS 571: Application of Family Research
FS 584: Multicultural Issues: Working with Families
Curriculum Vitae
______________________________________________________________
PAM OLSON • • • • •
Associate Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 130
Office Hours: (Fall 2009) Wednesday 9-10 am; Friday 12-2 pm
Phone: (505) 277-5550
Email: pamo@unm.edu
Website: www.unm.edu/~pamo
Education: Ph.D. in Family Resource Management in 1984 from Oregon State University
Research Interests:
Identifying family resource packages
Impact of sports participation on families
VIRGINIA SHIPMAN • • • • •
Professor
Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 112
Office Hours: (Fall 2009)
Phone: (505) 277-277-4063
Email: vshipman@unm.edu
Education: Ph.D. in 1960 in Clinical Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh
Research Interests:
Development of children, particularly children of ethnic minority and low income status
Parent-child interactions
Early childhood program evaluation,
Sucessful aging
Family violence
Applications of family system theories
____________________________________________________________________________
Professors Emeritae • • • • •
Estella A. Martinez, Ph.D., Michigan State University
Professor Emerita
Mary Smith, Ph.D., Colorado State University
Professor Emerita
Pauline Turner, Ph.D., University of Texas
Professor Emerita