Biography
Julie K. Nelson is Associate Professor and supervisor of Family Science community internship field work. She is the "Stronger Families Project" faculty supervisor www.uvu.edu/sfp
COURSES TAUGHT:
FAMS 101G Contemporary Families
FAMS 4670 Family Systems and Dynamics
FAMS 3250 Applied Parenting
FAMS 3800 Early Development in Families
FAMS 481R Internship Supervision
FAMS 483R Research Supervision
FAMS 485R Internship Seminar
FAMS 1150 Marriage and Relationship Skills
EDEL 3100 Kindergarten Guidance
EDEL 2330 Children's Literature
EDEC 2630 Literacy and Literature for Early Childhood
EDEC 2600 Intro to Early Childhood Education
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Keep It Real and Grab a Plunger: 25 tips for surviving parenthood (2015).
Parenting with Spiritual Power (2013).
REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
The Journal of Student Leadership, Special Issue, Lead article, "Parent Leadership: A Historical Look at Literacy in the Home," April 2019, Vol 3, Issue 1.
Family Science Review, "Reading as Active Learning: Exploring pedagogical practices in a dual-classroom model," Dec. 2018, Vol 22, Issue 24.
Voices of Practitioners, National Association for the Education of Young Children. "Reflection on Student Action Research," July, 2014.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), U.S. Department of Education. The Role Ethnicity Plays in Whom Elementary Students Choose as Friends (2010) Ref # ED512825.
Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), U.S. Department of Education. Impact of Parent Education on Student Success, (2009). Ref # ED507263.
AWARDS and DESIGNATIONS
2022 UVU Service Learning Faculty Superstar
2020 UVU Faculty of the Year
2020 Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
2020 Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist (CCTS-I)
2019 UVU CHSS Dean's Inclusion Award
2018 UVU First Place: Best Online Course Design
2017 UVU Service Learning Fellow, Office of Social Impact
2016 Certified Family Life Educator, NCFR
2013 UVU Faculty Senate Teaching Excellence Awa
