Professor of Child Development and Assistant Chair in the Department of Human Development, Family Studies, & Counseling at Texas Woman's University
About
Dr. Vittrup holds a PhD in developmental psychology, with a minor in statistics, from The University of Texas at Austin. She is a professor and assistant chair in the Department of Human Development, Family Studies, & Counseling at Texas Woman's University. She teaches courses in child development, research methods, and statistics. Her research focuses on socialization of children, including racial socialization practices, children's racial attitudes, media influences, and childhood guidance.
Current Work:
Dr. Vittrup's research focuses on the socialization of children, including racial socialization practices, children's racial attitudes, media influences, and childhood guidance. Current and recent projects include research on white parents' racial socialization practices (how they talk to their white children about race and race related issues); young children's perceptions of interracial families and multiracial individuals; the relationship between colorblindness, racial attitudes, and perceptions of racial injustice; and the development of a new instrument to measure color conscious parenting practices.
Research Area Keyword(s):
Racial socialization, racial attitudes, media influences, child development, parenting
