Family Studies Faculty

Family Studies Program Coordinator
ZIARAT HOSSIAN  •  •  •  •  •
Associate Professor

Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 122
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

Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Hossain Past-President of SCCR

Ziarat Hossain, Associate professor of Family Studies in the Department of Individual, Family and Community Education has served as President of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR) www.sccr.org

Founded in 1971, the SCCR is a national, multi-disciplinary professional organization whose members are professionals and students from various disciplines in the fields of behavioral and social sciences. 

Please contact Dr. Hossain for more information at 277-4162 or zhossain@unm.edu

PAM OLSON •  •  •  •  •
Associate Professor

Office Location: Simpson Hall, Room 130  
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

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