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Lauren N. Kelly

Title: Principal Lecturer

Department: Educational Psychology

College: College of Education

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, Texas Tech University, 2015
    Major: Human Development and Family Studies
    Specialization: Child Abuse
    Dissertation: The Consequences of Being a Victim and Witness of Family Violence as Reported by Mothers and Child Victims
  • MS, Texas Tech University, 2012
    Major: Forensic Science
    Specialization: Behavioral Science
  • BS, Texas Tech, 2010
    Major: Psychology
    Specialization: Criminal Justice
    Dissertation: None

Current Scheduled Teaching

HDFS 2313.401Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2025
HDFS 2313.001Courtship and MarriageFall 2024 Syllabus
HDFS 2313.421Courtship and MarriageFall 2024 Syllabus
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisFall 2024 Syllabus
HDFS 3423.030Family, School, and CommunityFall 2024 Syllabus

Previous Scheduled Teaching

HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3123.021Child Development for Non MajorsSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.800Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicySpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.001Courtship and MarriageFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3313.001Interpersonal RelationshipsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2023 SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 3W1 2023 SPOT
HDFS 3423.020Family, School, and CommunitySummer 10W 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4900.735Special Problems in Human Development and Family ScienceSummer 5W2 2023
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageSpring 2023 SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.801Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicySpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4900.723Special Problems in Human Development and Family ScienceSpring 2023
HDFS 2313.001Courtship and MarriageFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.023Courtship and MarriageFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.030Family, School, and CommunityFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5033.723Practicum, Field Experience, or InternshipFall 2022
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.021Family, School, and CommunitySummer 10W 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.800Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicySpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5033.723Practicum, Field Experience, or InternshipSpring 2022
HDFS 2313.001Courtship and MarriageFall 2021 SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicyFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2021 SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.020Family, School, and CommunitySummer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.003Courtship and MarriageSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.026Courtship and MarriageSpring 2021 SPOT
HDFS 2313.800Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.002Families in CrisisSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicySpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
EPSY 5033.735Practicum, Field Experience, or InternshipSpring 2021
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicyFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.026Courtship and MarriageSummer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.026Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2020 SPOT
HDFS 3423.021Family, School, and CommunitySummer 10W 2020 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageSpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 2313.021Courtship and MarriageSpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 2313.800Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicySpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 3423.001Family, School, and CommunitySpring 2020 Syllabus
HDFS 2313.004Courtship and MarriageFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.026Courtship and MarriageFall 2019 SPOT
HDFS 3533.001Families in CrisisFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicyFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.021Family, School, and CommunitySummer 10W 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSpring 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.021Courtship and MarriageSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.020Family, School, and CommunitySpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.003Courtship and MarriageFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicyFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.001Family, School, and CommunityFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSummer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.021Family, School, and CommunitySummer 10W 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.001Courtship and MarriageSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.020Courtship and MarriageSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 4323.001Family Law and Public PolicySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.001Family, School, and CommunitySpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.002Courtship and MarriageFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 2313.003Courtship and MarriageFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.001Family, School, and CommunityFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
HDFS 3423.020Family, School, and CommunityFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Book

  • Kelly, L.N. Courtship, Marriage, and the Changing American Family. Kendall Hunt Publishing.
  • Book Chapter

  • Kelly, L. (2014). Encyclopedia of primary prevention and health promotion. yes.
  • Journal Article

  • Zhang, X., Middlemiss, W., Zhang, T., Kelly, L. Mothers' Parenting Stress in Chinese Immigrant Families. Journal of Family Studies. (https://doi.org/10.1080/13229400.2021.1976250) Taylor & Francis Online. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13229400.2021.1976250?scroll=top&needAccess=true
  • Henderson , J.J., Harris, J., Jackson, S., Kelly, L.N., Mulsow, M. (2017). Campus climate: Knowledge and attitudes about breastfeeding and breastfeeding support. Clinical Lactation. 8 (4) Springer Publishing.
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Overall
Summative Rating
Challenge and
Engagement Index
Response Rate

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
    • The course as a whole was
    • The course content was
    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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