Associate Professor

Director of Graduate Studies, Online Programs

Human Development & Family Science

Research topics

Human Development & Family Studies Social, Cultural & Family Contexts

Biography

Dr. Sarah Killoren received her Ph.D. (2008) in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University. Her program of research focuses on associations between interpersonal relationships, culture, and adolescent and young adult adjustment. Currently, she is conducting studies on a) sibling relationships and youth’s experiences of stress; b) Latinx young adults’ romantic relationships; and c) female college students’ family relationships and their well-being. Her previous work includes projects focused on sisters’ communication about romantic relationships and sexuality and Mexican-origin college students’ well-being. She uses several different data collection techniques including in-depth interviews, surveys, and observations, and work with both quantitative and qualitative data.

Affiliations

Society for Research on Adolescence

National Council on Family Relations

University of Missouri Cambio Center

Areas of expertise

• • Family relationships and adolescent and young adult development
  • Latine population
  • Sibling influence on youth development