Expertise:

Lifespan Human Development, Gender Development, At-risk Adolescents (substance abuse, delinquency), homophobic bullying, bully drugs youth teen teens juvenile

Language(s) spoken:

English, French (able to conduct interviews in French)

Professional associations:

PhD

Dr. Rose has been a full time faculty member at Concordia since 2003. Prior to coming to Concordia, she taught in the Department of Human Development at Washington State University. In addition to teaching at the university level, Dr. Rose has taught in the public school system in British Columbia. She is also a Certified Family Life Educator. As a researcher, her interests lie in child development--primarily in gender development and sexual identity development--with a current focus on sexually-confused youth. She also has a strong theoretical bent, and she is currently developing a metatheoretical approach to feminist and family theories with implications for family scholars and practitioners alike.

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