9th Annual Research Symposium
“Making a Difference One Study at a Time”
April 10, 2014 8AM—4PM Don K. Clark Building
Dr. Cassandra Chaney
Our symposium keynote speaker is Dr. Cassandra Chaney, an Associate Professor in Child
and Family Studies at Louisiana State University (LSU). Broadly, she studies the dynamics of
African-Americans in dating, cohabiting and marriage as it relates to relationship formation,
maintenance and stability. Dr. Chaney earned her B.S. is Psychology form Southern University and A&M College, and her PhD and M.S. in Human Community Development from the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). She is deeply interested in the representation of African American couples and families in popular forms of mass media (television
shows, music videos, song lyrics). Given the unique challenges Black Americans face, Dr.
Chaney provides recommendations regarding policies that can better meet the needs of Black
families who battle with unemployment, incarceration, weakened family structures and racism.
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Sponsored by the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology and the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center @
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