Parenting Today''s Children: A Developmental Perspective

About Lynn MarotzSara Kupzyk

Lynn R. Marotz Ph.D. R.N. was a faculty member in the Department of Applied Behavioral Science at the University of Kansas for over 35 years and she also served as associate director of the Child Development Center. She taught undergraduate and graduate courses in children's health safety and nutrition; working with parents; history and philosophy of early childhood education; and leadership and administration. She worked closely with students in the early childhood teacher education program as well as with the families of children enrolled in the Child Development Center. Dr. Marotz is the author of several early childhood textbooks including HEALTH SAFETY AND NUTRITION FOR THE YOUNG CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL PROFILES: PRE-BIRTH THROUGH ADOLESCENCE; and EARLY CHILDHOOD LEADERSHIP: MOTIVATION INSPIRATION & EMPOWERMENT. In addition she has written invited book chapters in national and international publications about children's health and nutrition legal issues and environmental safety and she has been interviewed about children's health and development nutrition and parenting issues for national trade magazine articles. Dr. Marotz has also served as a consultant for children's museums and training film productions; presented extensively at international national and state conferences; and held appointments on national state and local committees and initiatives that advocate on behalf of children and their families. Sara Kupzyk Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist and an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the Munroe-Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She provides outpatient integrated behavioral health services in a pediatric primary care clinic for children with various concerns including anxiety depression oppositional behavior autism spectrum disorder and attention and anger control problems. She also directs the Academic Evaluation and Intervention Clinic that provides assessment and intervention development services to improve academic skills through parent tutoring. Dr. Kupzyk teaches graduate-level courses for the Applied Behavior Analysis and School Psychology Programs at the University of Nebraska Omaha. She previously taught courses in the areas of education and issues in parenting. She conducts research focused on issues of treatment integrity academic problems parent training and early intervention for children with emotional and learning concerns. She has authored articles in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis Journal of Behavioral Education and Psychology in the Schools as well as book chapters in BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND INTERVENTION FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES APA HANDBOOK OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS and THE PRACTICAL HANDBOOK OF SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY: EFFECTIVE PRACTICES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY. She also presents at local and national conferences and reviews manuscripts for peer-reviewed journals.