Contributing Writer
Amy is a parenting writer who is passionate about bringing child development research into the lives of parents so they can use it to inform their decision-making. In her writing, she brings together her academic training in Human Development and Family Sciences with real-life experience as a mom to two rambunctious boys. When she’s not reading parenting books or mystery novels she enjoys hiking, cooking, and watching her sons play sports.
Education
- Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin
- M.A. in Sociology, Baylor University
- B.A. in Sociology, Southwestern University
Work / Research Experience
- Author/Owner • The Thoughtful Parent blog
- Contract Freelance Writer • BYJU’s Future School
- Freelance Content Creator • Big Life Journal
- Research Analyst • Texas Center for Educational Research
Specialties / Skills
- Child development
- Parenting research
- Social-emotional development
- Play-based learning
Publications / Honors / Awards
- Webb, A. P., Ellison, C. G., McFarland, M. J. Lee, J. W., Morton, K., & Walters, J. (2010). Divorce, religious coping, and depressive symptoms in a Conservative Protestant religious group. Family Relations, 59, 544-557. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2010.00622.x