Child Development and Family Studies

College of Health and Human Services

Department Chair: M. Sue Stanley
Department Associate Chair: Wendy Reiboldt

Department Office: Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) Bldg., Room 001
Telephone / Fax: (562) 985-4484 / 985-4414
Website: www.csulb.edu/depts/fcs

Faculty: Lee Blecher, Gail C. Frank, Avery E. Goldstein, Hazel O. Jackson (Emeritus), Mary Jacob (Emeritus), James E. Koval, Jacqueline Lee, Margaret Lichty, Suzanne Marshall, Nilufer Medora, Wendy Reiboldt, Lydia Sondhi, M. Sue Stanley, Ramses B. Toma (Emeritus), Richard V. Tuveson, Jung-Mao (Ronnie) Yeh
Single Subject Credential Advisor: Margaret Lichty

Administrative Support Coordinators:
Isabel Alvarado, Marina Bendersky

Instructional Support Technician: Bonnie Rice

Career Possibilities

Child Care Administrator • Family Life Educator • Child Life Specialist • Teen Pregnancy Counselor • Child Care Educator (Infant and Toddler Care, Preschool Teaching, School-Age Programs) • Child Development Consultant • Community Resource and Referral Professional • Working in a Church Setting • Parent Educator • Corporate Human Service Consultant • Working with Military Families • Toy Research and Development Professional. A graduate or post-baccalaureate credential degree would expand employment opportunities to include: Social Worker • Marriage and Family Counselors • College Instructor • Elementary Teacher (Some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience. For more information, see www.careers.csulb.edu.)