Oklahoma State University
Human Development and Family Science
Carolyn S. S. Henry

Carolyn S. Henry

Professor


Area: Family Science

340 Human Sciences
Stillwater OK 74078
 
Phone: 405-744-5057
Fax: 405-744-6344
carolyn.henry@okstate.edu

Educational Background:

Degree Institution Area of Study 
Ph.D. The University of Tennessee Family Studies
M.S. The University of Tennessee Child and Family Studies
M.S. Oklahoma State University Counseling and Guidance
B.S.E. Oklahoma Christian College Social Studies Education


Research Statement: (click to view)


Research Areas:
  • Family Interaction
  • Family Theory
  • Family Risk and Resilience
  • Families with Adolescents

Awards:
  • Regents Distinguished Research Award, 2010
  • College of Human Sciences Outstanding Faculty Mentor, 1996
  • Regents Distinguished Teaching Award, 1995

Grants:
  • United States Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Fathers Count! A. Behnke, C. Henry & S. Plunkett, Principal Investigators, $457,278, 2008-2012.
  • Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care, MS Program in Early Childhood Education: Issues in Family Science. C. Henry, Principal Investigator, $21,249, 2003.
  • Lilly Endowment. Family Antecedents of Adolescent Caring Behavior. C. Henry, Principal Investigator. Lilly Endowment, $34,991, 1993-1995.
  • United States Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma Agriculture Experiment Station Project: Conflict Management and Positive Parenting Intervention Study. Amanda Morris, Matthew Brosi, Carolyn Henry, & Michael Merten Co-PIs (Sept. 1, 2007 – Aug 31, 2009, $90,520).
  • Oklahoma State University, HDFS Program Enhancement Incentive, Oklahoma State University, $1000, 2009-2010.

Publications (click to view)

Course(s) Taught:
Family Dynamics HDFS  3443
Family Risk and Resilience HDFS  4423
Issues in Family Science HDFS  5513
Family Theory HDFS  5523
Analysis and Application of Family Theory HDFS  6523