K-State Research and Extension

Family Studies and Human Services Extension Specialists

Elizabeth Kiss, Ph.D.

Topics Areas:

Youth and adult financial education related to earning, saving, spending, borrowing and protecting against risk. Including:  developing spending plans; tracking spending and saving; saving and investing; planning for long-term goals such as home ownership, retirement or a child's education; understanding borrowing, credit reports, and credit scores; choosing appropriate insurance, emergency funds, protecting against identity theft and avoiding frauds and scams.

Elaine Johannes, Ph.D.

Title: Assoc. Professor and Extension Specialist

Chair of Human Development and Family Sciences Unit

Director for Great Plains-IDEA Graduate Programs

Contact Information:  

• Adolescent health
• Prevention of youth-related problem behaviors (e.g., substance abuse, teen pregnancy, school dropout,   delinquency, risk behavior, violence)
• Youth development
• Promotion of youth voice and engagement
• Family and Youth Development
• Resilience
• Poverty
• Social and Economic Determinants of Health 

Bradford Wiles, Ph.D.

Topic Areas:

• Early Childhood Cognitive and Social-Emotional Development
• Applied Developmental Research Across the Lifespan
• Building Resilience in Vulnerable Families Through Mentoring
• Parent-Child Interaction in Military Families, Low-Income Families and Rural Families
• Early Childhood Education Including Head Start, Early Head Start, and Early Child Care Setting
• Mixed Research Methods, Including Advance Statistical Analyses
• Program Planning and Education

Erin Yelland, Ph.D.

Topic Areas:

• Adult development and aging
• Promoting healthy aging across the lifespan
• Sexuality and sexual expression in older adults
• Dementia and sexual consent capacity
• Educating communities and families on Alzheimer’s disease
• Fall prevention
• Dying, death, and grief