Faculty and Staff

Jane Claire Cook, MS, PhD
Assistant Professor
Program Area: Family & Consumer Studies; concentration in Child Development & Family Studies
Year Appointed: 2012
Academic Degrees:
B.S. Degree-Child & Family Studies, Baylor University
M.S. Degree-Human Development & Family Sciences, Ohio State University
Ph.D.-Human Development & Family Studies, University of Missouri
Credentials Pertinent to the Field:
National Council on Family Relations Member
Society for Research in Child Development Member
Research Interests:
Dr. Cook's research interests concern the intersection between culture and parenting practices, particularly among low-income populations. She was involved in two recent research projects. One examined the parenting practices of low-income, African American mothers of toddlers. Her second project examined coparenting partnerships, or joint childrearing relationships, among single, low-income, African American mothers of preschool aged children.
E-mail: claire.cook@mtsu.edu
Phone: 898-5914
Office: EHSA 124
Address: MTSU Box 86
Murfreesboro, TN 37132