Human Development and Family Sciences

Ellie Wroten portrait

Cohort: 2021

Advisor(s):

Sara Goldstein

Specialization(s):

Emerging adulthood, Maternal Health

Research Interest(s)

Transitions.

Ellie Wroten

Elizabeth Wroten is a third-year doctoral student in the Human Development and Family Sciences program. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree with Distinction in Human Services, with a concentration in Administration and Family Policy, as well as a Master of Science degree in Human Development and Family Sciences, also from the University of Delaware. Elizabeth is a life-span developmentalist with widely ranging interests centered around major transitions across the lifespan, death and dying across the life span, and emerging adulthood.

Professional Experience

  • Course Instructor (2023 – Present): HDFS422 – Capstone in Family Relationships. University of Delaware, Department of Human Development and Family Sciences.
  • Graduate Research Assistant (2022 – Present)
  •  Instructional Coaching and State Early Care and Education Policies (January 2023 – present), assisting Dr. Anamarie Whitaker
  • Collaborative for Data-Driven Action (June – December 2022) – Maternity Care Coalition Virtual Home Visiting project, assisting Dr. Laura Wallace
  • Graduate Student Collaborator (2022 – Present): The Launching Adolescents, UNderstanding College Health (LAUNCH) project will be the first mixed-method, longitudinal study examining the role of parents and other important social agents in the lives of emerging adults as they transition to college.
  • Project Liaison, Center for Research in Education and Social Policy (2023)
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant (2021 – 2022): HDFS 202 – Diversity and Families
  • Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (2019 – 2020): HDFS202.
  • Undergraduate Research Assistant (2019 – 2020): Autism in Context Research Lab, assisting Dr. Sara Curtiss.
  • Laboratory and Studio Fellow (2018 – 2020): University of Delaware Physics Department, SCEN101.

Honors and Awards

  • Catherine Bieber Scholarship for Academic Achievement and Leadership, 2021-2023
  • Catherine Burke Flickinger Scholarship, 2017-2020
  • Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society, 2019-present
  • The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 2020-present
  • Delta Alpha Pi International Honor Society, 2017-present

Professional Memberships

  • Southern Sociological Society, 2023 – present
  • National Council on Family Relations, 2023 – present
  • Groves Conference on Marriage and the Family, 2023 – present
  • Family Science Association, 2021 – present
  • Interagency Coordinating Council, State of Delaware, 2023 – 2026

Past Education

  • M.S. Human Development and Family Sciences, completing in Spring 2023, University of Delaware
  • B.S. Human Services, Degree with Distinction, 2020, University of Delaware