Faculty Profile

Julie Leventhal

Title
Principal Lecturer
Department
Honors College
College
University of North Texas

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, Texas Woman's University, 2019. 
Major: Family Studies
Dissertation Title: Exploring Individual Meaning and Family Interaction for Anti-Human Trafficking Volunteerism in Romania
MS, University of North Texas, 2007. 
Major: Development and Family Studies
BS, University of North Texas, 2005. 
Major: Development and Family Studies





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
HNRS 4100.002, Honors Colloquium, Summer 2024 
HNRS 4100.888, Honors Colloquium, Summer 2024 
EPSY 5800.888, Studies of Educational Psychology, Summer 2024 
HNRS 3996.002, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2024 
HNRS 4100.801, Honors Colloquium, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HNRS 3500.001, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HDFS 1013.701, Human Development, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Spring 2024 Syllabus
HNRS 1500.002, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.001, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Fall 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 3500.001, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2023  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.701, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.002, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4100.002, Honors Colloquium, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 4100.888, Honors Colloquium, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.001, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Summer 10W 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 4800.888, Studies in Human Developement and Family Science, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5800.888, Studies of Educational Psychology, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 3996.001, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2023 
                    

                    HNRS 4100.801, Honors Colloquium, Spring 3W1 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.002, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Spring 2023 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 3500.001, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.002, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4100.001, Honors Colloquium, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.001, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 3500.001, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.002, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4100.002, Honors Colloquium, Summer 5W1 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.001, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Summer 10W 2022 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 4100.801, Honors Colloquium, Spring 3W1 2022  SPOT
                    

                    BAAS 3020.001, Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 3500.002, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.701, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.002, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BAAS 3020.501, Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery, Summer 8W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4100.001, Honors Colloquium, Summer 5W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.001, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.002, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Summer 10W 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BAAS 3020.001, Fundamentals of Inquiry and Discovery, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4951.001, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Spring 2021 
                    

                    HNRS 3996.001, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2021 
                    

                    HNRS 4100.802, Honors Colloquium, Spring 3W1 2021 Syllabus
                    

                    HNRS 4200Z.001, Honors Experiential Learning Seminar, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 3500.001, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 3996.704, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Fall 2020 
                    

                    HNRS 3500.001, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 3500.002, Honors Thesis Proposal Development, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.003, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.004, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.001, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.002, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.003, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 1500.004, Introduction to Research : An Interdisciplinary Perspective, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HNRS 4100.001, Honors Colloquium, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.026, Human Development, Summer 5W2 2020  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.026, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2020  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.020, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.003, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 2313.801, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 3W1 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 4413.001, Family Life Education, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 3996.701, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2020 
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 3313.701, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 4900.706, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Spring 2020 
                    

                    HDFS 4900.780, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Spring 2020 
                    

                    HDFS 4353.001, Current Research in Family Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4900.727, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Fall 2019 
                    

                    HDFS 4800.002, Studies in Human Developement and Family Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus
                    

                    HDFS 4800.727, Studies in Human Developement and Family Science, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4353.001, Advanced Family Science, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.003, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.021, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 3W1 2019  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4353.001, Advanced Family Science, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.009, Human Development, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4900.727, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Fall 2018 
                    

                    HDFS 4133.001, Adolescent Development, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.020, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 1013.026, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4413.001, Family Life Education, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4900.706, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Spring 2018 
                    

                    HDFS 4433.001, Family Resource Management, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3996.701, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Fall 2017 
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

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

                    HDFS 4133.001, Adolescent Development, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.020, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.026, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4800.713, Studies in Human Developement and Family Science, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5800.713, Studies of Educational Psychology, Summer 5W1 2017  SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4413.001, Family Life Education, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3996.001, Honors College Mentored Research Experience, Spring 2017 
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4900.706, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Spring 2017 
                    

                    HDFS 2313.002, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 2313.003, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    HDFS 4900.705, Special Problems in Human Development and Family Science, Fall 2016 
                    

                    DFST 2313.020, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 2313.026, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 4800.700, Studies in Developement and Family Studies, Summer 5W1 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    EPSY 5800.700, Studies of Educational Psychology, Summer 5W1 2016  SPOT
                    

                    DFST 4413.001, Family Life Education, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 4233.003, Guidance of Children and Youth, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 3313.002, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 4900.705, Special Problems, Fall 2015 
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Summer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 4800.700, Studies in Developement and Family Studies, Summer 5W1 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2313.002, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2033.020, Parenting in Diverse Families, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4323.001, Family Law and Public Policy, Fall 2014 
                    

                    DFST 1013.006, Human Development, Fall 2014 
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    DFST 4800.700, Studies in Developement and Family Studies, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4233.001, Guidance of Children and Youth, Summer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4900.700, Special Problems, Summer 3W1 2014 
                    

                    DFST 4900.702, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2014 
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2042.001, Professional Development in Human Development and Family Studies, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4951.700, Honors College Capstone Thesis, Fall 2013 
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2013 
                    

                    DFST 4233.001, Guidance of Children and Youth, Summer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2313.001, Courtship and Marriage, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.002, Human Development, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4900.700, Special Problems, Spring 2013 
                    

                    DFST 2313.002, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4233.003, Guidance of Children and Youth, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.001, Human Development, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4900.700, Special Problems, Fall 2012 
                    

                    DFST 4233.001, Guidance of Children and Youth, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2012 
                    

                    DFST 4233.001, Guidance of Children and Youth, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.002, Human Development, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2313.002, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.001, Human Development, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2033.003, Parenting in Diverse Families, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 4233.001, Guidance of Children and Youth, Summer 5W2 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Summer 5W2 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.001, Human Development, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 3313.001, Interpersonal Relationships, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2033.005, Parenting in Diverse Families, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2313.002, Courtship and Marriage, Fall 2010 
                    

                    DFST 1013.001, Human Development, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 1013.020, Human Development, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    DFST 2033.003, Parenting in Diverse Families, Fall 2010 

          


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Leventhal, J. E., Kim, K. J. (2014). Pouring the concrete: Understanding how human development is the foundation of family life.. Family life education: The practice of family science.  Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations. 
Journal Article
Leventhal, J. E., Kim, K.  (2014). The intergenerational transmission of the ecology of family life adversity. The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social and Community Studies. 8(3), 51-64. Common Ground Publisher. 
Research Report
Leventhal, J. E., Kirby, K.  (2017). Vulnerability and reintegration: How families change and adapt in the face of human trafficking.. 6(Winter), 10-11.  Minneapolis, MN: National Council on Family Relations. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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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):
				
      
					
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			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):
				
      
					
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