Faculty Profile

Yolanda Mitchell

Title
Faculty Director
Department
Academic Affairs
College
University of North Texas

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Kansas State University, 2014. 
Major: Human Ecology
Degree Specialization: Family Studies
Dissertation Title: "My Daughter is a White Girl in a Mixed Body that Wishes She Were Black:” Monoracial Parents Perceptions of Mixed-Race Children and Racial Identity Development
MS, Kansas State University, 2008. 
Major: Family Studies and Human Services
Degree Specialization: Marriage and Family Therapy
Dissertation Title: The Influence of Adolescent Pregnancy on the Younger Sisters of African-American Females
BS, Kansas State University, 2005. 
Major: Family and Consumer Sciences





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
EPSY 5033.713, Practicum, Field Experience, or Internship, Summer 2024 
EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2024 


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2023 
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2023 
                    

                    HDFS 4800.888, Studies in Human Developement and Family Science, Summer 8W1 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2023 
                    

                    EPSY 5453.090, Family Law and Policy, Spring 8W2 2023  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5123.080, Human Development Across the Life Span, Spring 8W1 2023  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2033.800, Parenting, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5033.713, Practicum, Field Experience, or Internship, Spring 2023 
                    

                    EPSY 5900.713, Special Problems, Spring 2023 
                    

                    EPSY 5900.813, Special Problems, Spring 3W1 2023 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2022 
                    

                    EPSY 5413.080, Family Relationships, Fall 8W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5060.090, Introduction to Program Evaluation, Fall 8W2 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5033.713, Practicum, Field Experience, or Internship, Fall 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.021, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Summer 10W 2022 
                    

                    EPSY 5250.020, Grant Proposal Writing Techniques, Summer 5W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5033.713, Practicum, Field Experience, or Internship, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    EPSY 6163.001, Diversity in Individuals, Families, and Schools, Spring 2022  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2022 
                    

                    HDFS 2033.800, Parenting, Spring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Spring 2022 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6413.001, Current Issues in Family Science, Fall 2021  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2021 
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Fall 2021 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5250.020, Grant Proposal Writing Techniques, Summer 5W1 2021  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6313.001, Application of Family Theory in Research, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2021 
                    

                    HDFS 2033.800, Parenting in Diverse Families, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Spring 2021 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6950.713, Doctoral Dissertation, Fall 2020 
                    

                    EPSY 5413.080, Family Relationships, Fall 8W1 2020  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Fall 2020 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5250.020, Grant Proposal Writing Techniques, Summer 5W1 2020  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5250.026, Grant Proposal Writing Techniques, Summer 5W1 2020  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6163.001, Diversity in Individuals, Families, and Schools, Spring 2020 
                    

                    EPSY 6950.731, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    HDFS 2033.800, Parenting in Diverse Families, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Spring 2020 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    EPSY 6800.001, Selected Topics, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5250.020, Grant Proposal Writing Techniques, Summer 5W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5033.713, Practicum, Field Experience, or Internship, Summer 10W 2019 
                    

                    EPSY 6313.001, Application of Family Theory in Research, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2033.020, Parenting in Diverse Families, Spring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5900.720, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5413.001, Family Relationships, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5413.600, Family Relationships, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Fall 2018 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 6163.001, Diversity in Individuals, Families, and Schools, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4323.001, Family Law and Public Policy, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5413.001, Family Relationships, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5033.700, Practicum, Field Experience, or Internship, Fall 2017 
                    

                    EPSY 6030.713, Practicum, Field Problem or Internship, Fall 2017 
                    

                    HDFS 3423.020, Family, School, and Community, Summer 10W 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3423.021, Family, School, and Community, Summer 10W 2017  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4353.001, Advanced Family Science, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4323.001, Family Law and Public Policy, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4323.001, Family Law and Public Policy, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3423.001, Family, School, and Community, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3423.020, Family, School, and Community, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5900.713, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    HDFS 3153.001, The Impact of Culture on Individuals and Families, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 3423.020, Family, School, and Community, Summer 10W 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 2033.020, Parenting in Diverse Families, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
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Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book
Mitchell, Y. T., Do, K. A. (2016). Life Skills for Success. 
Book Chapter
Dalla, R., Johnson, J., Mitchell, Y. T. (2016). Ecological Systems Theory. Life Skills for Success. 
Nazarinia Roy, R. R., Mitchell, Y. T. (2015). Feminist Financial Therapy. Financial Therapy: Theory, research, and practice. Springer. 
Markham, M. S., Mitchell, Y. T., Hartenstein, J. L. (2015). Portfolio Development for Family Life Educators. Family Life Education: The Practice of Family Science.  Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations. 
Encyclopedia Article
Nazarinia Roy, R. R., Mitchell, Y. T. (2019). The Transition to Parenthood. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Intimate and Family Relationships: An Interdisciplinary Approach. 
Journal Article
Mitchell, Y. T. (2022). She's Biracial, but She's Still Black: Reflections from Monoracial African American Parents Raising Biracial Children. Journal of Child and Family Studies. 33, 675-684. 
Roy, R. N., James, A. G., Brown, T. L., Craft, A. L., Mitchell, Y. T. (2020). Relationship Satisfaction Across the Transition to Parenthood Among Interracial Couples: An Integrative Model. Journal of Family Theory & Review. 
Nazarinia Roy, R., Mitchell, Y. T., James, A., Miller, B., Hutchinson, J.  (2020). Experiences of family and social support during the transition to parenthood among mothers of biracial and monoracial infants. 
Schumm, W. R., Crawford, D. W., Crow, J., Ricklefs, T., Clark, K. P., Lockett, L., Nazarinia Roy, R., Mitchell, Y. T. (2019). Military family research: Methodological lessons learned, often the hard way. Updated, with a eulogy to Dr. Bruce Bell. 
Frosch, C. A., Mitchell, Y. T., Camacho Taylor, J., Funk, S.  (2019). Professionals' Perceptions of the IMH-E® Credential. Perspectives in Infant Mental Health Journal. 27(2), 9-12. 
Frosch, C. A., Mitchell, Y. T., Hardgraves, L., Funk, S.  (2019). Stress and Coping Among Early Childhood Intervention Professionals Receiving Reflective Supervision:  A Qualitative Analysis. Infant Mental Health Journal. 40(4), 443-458. 
Markham, M. S., Hartenstein, J. L., Mitchell, Y. T., Aljayyousi-Khalil, G. G. (2017). Communication Among Parents Who Share Physical Custody After Divorce or Separation. Journal of Family Issues. 
Mitchell, Y. T., Hartenstein, J. l., Markham, M. S., Bernard, D. L. (2014). Portfolios in Family Science: A Template for Integrating Family Life Education. Family Science Review. 19(1), . 
Research Report
Mitchell, Y. T., Bromfield, T. L. (2018). Gun Violene and the Minority Experience. National COuncil on Family Relations. 
Mitchell, Y. T. (2012). Incorporating Portfolios Into Family Science. National Council on Family Relations. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
Awarded Grants



  
  
  	  
          
Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Grant - Research   
Frosch, C. A. (Principal), Mitchell, Y. T. (Supporting), Middlemiss, W. (Supporting), "The WECS: Validating a New Measure of Emotional Connection in Father-Infant Dyads and Home Visiting Contexts," Sponsored by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Private, $100000 Funded. (May 2018 – May 2019).
Mitchell, Y. T., "Junior Faculty Summer research Award," Sponsored by UNT Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of North Texas, $5000 Funded. (2018).
Mitchell, Y. T., "Ethnotheories: Examining the Intersection Between Culture and Health," Sponsored by UNL Social & Behavioral Science Research Consortium, Other, $24926 Funded. (October 2015 – September 2016).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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