Tammy Henderson

Associate Professor, Certified Family Life Educator

Area: Human Development and Family Science, Resources for older adults

328C HES
Stillwater OK 74078-6123
 
Phone: 405-744-8350
Fax: 405-744-2800
tammy.henderson@okstate.edu

Educational Background:

• Family policy, law and diversity

• Foster care & kinship care concerns

• Diversity and disaster research related to aging adults

• Instructional approaches to teaching family law and policy

• Grandparent rights & responsibilities

• (2007) NCFR Co-chair of Elections Council

• (2004-2007) NCFR Elections Council

• (2006) EMS, Marie Peters Award Committee

• (2004) NCFR Reubin Hill Award Committee

• (2003-2002) NCFR, Search Committee, Editor for Family Relations

• (2002/2000) NCFR, Board of Directors, Student/New Professional Representative

• (1995/1994) NCFR, Family Policy Section, Student/New Professional Representative

• (1993/1992) NCFR, Ethnic Minority Section (EMS), Student/New Professional Representative

• (2005 - present) Associate Editor for Journal of Family Issues

• (2009 - 2012) Chair-Elect, Family Policy Section

• (2006-2008) Guest Editor, Journal of Family Issues

• (2002-2003) Co-Guest Editor, Family Relations

• 2000 Summer Workshop, Introducing Public Policy Issues into the Aging Curriculum, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY.

• Outstanding Professional Paper Presentation Award. The Annual Conference of the Southeastern Council on Family Relations, Winston-Salem, NC.

• National Institute on Aging, 2005 Summer Institute on Aging. Bethesda, MD.

• National Council on Family Relations

• Groves Conference

• Gerontological Society of America

• Sigma Xi

• Henderson, T. L., Charles, G. & Mohatt, G. (2009-2011). From their Perspective: Native- Alaskan Grandparents’ Roles, Strengths, & Needs. To be submitted to the National Science Foundation’s Polar Programs in November 2008. $1,150,566.00.

• Teasdale, T., Bernard, M., Edge-Boyd, S., Benefield, L. E., Henderson, N., Stratton, M, Beavers, K., Loar, R. S., Matzo, M., Hamm, R. M., Beavers, K. S., Richard, P., Henderson, T. L., Moxley, D. P. Reed, D., Belzer, J. (2007-2010). Oklahoma Geriatric Education Center: Evidence-Based Education. ($325,281.00 total – Subcontract $43,000.00)

• Henderson, T. L. (2007-2008). Behavioral Health Conference, Indian Health Sciences, $20,000.00.

• Henderson, T. L. (2007). Small grant: Hurricane Katrina and Media. Indiana State University, Bloomington, IN. $1000.00.

• Henderson, T. L. (2007). Hurricane Katrina and Media Images. Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. $1500.00.

• Henderson, Tammy L. Board of Human Sciences: National Science Foundation’s Polar Program Research Travel. Board of Human Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS. $1000.00 with matching funds from HES.

• Henderson, T. L. (2007). Hurricane Katrina and Media Images. Center for the Study of Disasters and Extreme Events, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. $1500.00.

• Henderson, Tammy L. Board of Human Sciences: National Science Foundation’s Polar Program Research Travel. Board of Human Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS. $1000.00 with matching funds from HES.

• Henderson, T. L., Roberto, K. A., & Kamo, Y. (2005) Aging Families in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. National Science Foundation. $108,420.00.

• Henderson, T. L. (2001). The influence of personal responsibility and work opportunity reconciliation act of 1996 on grandparents in rural counties in Virginia. Department of Family Social Science, Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota, $6,515.00

• Alzheimer Resource
• Grandparent Visitation Rights
• Grandparents Rearing Grandchildren
• Resources for grandparents

• Policy Law & Advocacy

  HDFS  4473

• Policy in Human Development and Family Science

  HDFS  5753