Dr. Francine Stuckey, Ph.D.

Academic Background
Ph.D. in Home Economics/Human Development and Family Studies
Texas Tech University
M.S. in Home Economics/Child Development
Kansas State University
B.S. in Home Economics/Family and Child Development
Kansas State University

Scholarly Interests
Preschool children (cognitive and social development),  Parent and Child Interaction

Selected Publications
NM Dept. of Children, Youth & Families grants to fund Child Care Training and Technical Assistance for eastern New Mexico (funded 1996 to 2006)

M.F. Stuckey, P.E. McGhee and N.J. Bell, Parent-child interaction: The influence of maternal employment. Developmental Psychology, 1982, 18, 4, 635-644.

M.F. Stuckey and J.F. Wilson.  Computers in early childhood education: educating teachers. NOCDLS Bulletin, 1989, 14, 4-5.

Biography
Francine Stuckey teaches early childhood education, child development, parenting and family relations courses in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. She has more than 30 years of experience as the Director of the Child Development Center, a campus early childhood education program for preschool children. In addition, she has worked with the Child Care Training and Technical Assistance Program for the past 10 years providing services for families and child care professionals in eastern New Mexico.