Child Development and Family Studies

Department Chair: Wendy Reiboldt

Department Office: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) - 001
Telephone / Fax: (562) 985-4484 / 985-4414
Website: www.csulb.edu/colleges/chhs/departments/fcs

Faculty: Mariné Aghekyan, Michelle Barrack, Rachel Blaine, Lee Blecher, Marie Botkin, Soo Hyun Cho, Maria Claver, Nancy Dayne, Gail C. Frank, Virginia Gray, Libby Gustin, Tara Gruenewald, Young Ha, HyeJeong Kim, Youngok Jung, Sookhyun Kim, James E. Koval, Peter Kreysa, Suzanne Marshall, Nilufer Medora, Jung Mee Mun, Wendy Reiboldt, Cheryl Rock, Roudi Roy, Myunghee Sohn, Richard V. Tuveson, Long Wang, Jung-Mao (Ronnie) Yeh, Yun Ying (Susan) Zhong.

Baccalaureate Program Coordinator: Richard V. Tuveson
Graduate Coordinator: Virginia Gray

Administrative Support Coordinators:
Mikal Lok, Marina Bendersky, John Ciulik

Instructional Support Technician: Bonnie Rice

Career Possibilities

Preschool Administrator • Family Life Educator • Child Life Specialist • Teen Pregnancy Counselor • Early Care Educator (Infant and Toddler Care, Preschool Teaching, School-Age Programs) • Child Development Consultant • Community Resource and Referral Professional • Parent Educator • Corporate Human Service Consultant • Working with Military Families • Toy Research and Development

A credential or graduate degree would expand employment opportunities to include: Social Worker • Marriage and Family Counselor • Community College Instructor • Highschool Counselor • Teacher (For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)