Human Development & Family Studies Faculty
Gary B. Jackson, Ph.D.
DIRECTOR
Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1993 gjackson@humansci.msstate.edu
Ryan Akers, Ph.D.
RESEARCH ASSOCIATE III
cakers@humansci.msstate.edu
Office - (662)325-5914
Wanda
K. Cheek, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR, APPAREL, TEXTILES, AND MERCHANDISING
Ph.D.,
Textiles and Clothing, The Ohio State University, 1978 wcheek@humansci.msstate.edu
Louise
Davis, Ph.D.
EXTENSION
PROFESSOR, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Ph.D.,
Elementary Education, Mississippi State University, 1993
louised@ext.msstate.edu
Patsilu Reeves, Ph.D.
EXTENSION ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, FAMILY EDUCATION AND POLICY
Ph.D., Mississippi State University, 1995
patsilur@ext.msstate.edu
Bobbie Shaffett, Ph.D.
ASSOCIATE EXTENSION PROFESSOR, FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Ph.D., Vocational Education, Louisiana State University, 2002
bobbies@ext.msstate.edu
Erin Hiley Sharp, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, 2006
esharp@humansci.msstate.edu
Tabitha Staier, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT EXTENSION PROFESSOR, FAMILY EDUCATION AND POLICY
Ph.D., Marriage and Family Therapy, Florida State University, 2007
tstaier@ext.msstate.edu
Jan Cooper Taylor, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
Ph.D., Child and Family Development, Texas Women's University, 1979
jctaylor@humansci.msstate.edu
Joe Wilmoth, Ph.D.
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
Ph.D., Human Development and Family Science, Oklahoma State University, 2005
jwilmoth@humansci.msstate.edu
Sheri Lokken Worthy, Ph.D., CFCS, CFLE
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES
Ph.D., Consumer Economics, Texas Tech University, 1997
slokken@humansci.msstate.edu