Human Development and Family Science
178 White Hall
Syracuse, New York 13244
315.443.4293
akrishna@syr.edu
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Ambika Krishnakumar
Ph.D.Professor
Serving as Professor for the Department of Human Development and Family Science. Dr. Krishnakumar’s research and teaching focus are in the areas of intimate partner violence, parent-child relationships, research methodology, development in cross-cultural contexts, child and adolescent adjustment, older adult health, and urban economic hardship. She completed postdoctoral work in the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center before joining Syracuse University in 1999.
Dr. Krishnakumar will be accepting graduate students for fall 2024
Education
Ph.D., Department of Child and Family Studies, University of Tennessee, Knoxville (1997)
Master of Science, Child Development, Department of Home Economics, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India (1986)
Specialization
Intimate partner violence; child and adolescent adjustment; older adult health, socialization; research methodology; cross-cultural research; adolescent/youth sexuality; urban economic hardship.
Courses
HFS 631 - Research Methods I
HFS 732 - Research Methods II
HFS 479 – Power, Conflict, Violence and the Family