Dr. Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan: Why Fathers Matter. How Fathers Impact a Child’s Social and Emotional Development. The Benefits of Being a Father.

Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and a Faculty Affiliate of the Institute for Population Research. Professor Schoppe-Sullivan received her B.A. in Psychology from Northwestern University, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has been on the faculty of Ohio State since 2003. Professor Schoppe-Sullivan is a nationally and internationally recognized expert on coparenting, father-child relationships, and young children’s social-emotional development. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the National Council on Family Relations. Her research has been funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Professor Schoppe-Sullivan is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of FamilyPsychology, Parenting: Science and Practice, and the Journal of Family Theory andReview. She has also received numerous awards recognizing the high quality of her teaching and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students, including the OSU Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching. Most recently, Dr. Schoppe-Sullivan received the Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award in OSU’s College of Arts and Sciences.Click here to visit Sarah's website!Support the show