Michelle R. Dunlap

Biography

Michelle Dunlap teaches Introduction to Human Development: Social World of Children & Families; Social and Personality Development; Adolescent Development; and Children and Families in a Multicultural Society. She has written journal articles, book chapters, and essays about her research involving college students working in community service-learning settings; intergroup relations; and perceptions and misperceptions of African American child rearing. Professor Dunlap was selected the State of Connecticut African American Affairs Commission (AAAC) 2005 Woman of the Year. Professor Dunlap received the 2008 New England Resource Center for Higher Education's Ernest J. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement.

Research Interest

IMPROVING COLLEGE STUDENT COPING AND SKILLS IN COMMUNITY SERVICE LEARNING SETTINGS SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT CONTEMPORARY FAMILY ISSUES (E.G. SINGLE PARENT FAMILIES, KINSHIP CARE FAMILIES) MULTICULTURAL ISSUES AND METHODS FOR INCREASING SERVICE PROVIDER CULTURAL COMPETENCY