Meada Daly-Cano
Meada Daly-Cano earned her PhD in behavioral science/psychology and her master’s degree in human development and family studies at the University of Rhode Island. Her primary teaching focus is lifespan psychology (changes in human behavior across the age span) with an emphasis on child and adolescent development. She is interested in parent-child relationships and how they change over time. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, working in her garden and creating images with analogue photography and alternative printing processes. Her current research investigates the experiences of college students with disabilities as they develop a sense of purpose.
Academic areas of interest
Daly-Cano’s primary research interests examine outcomes related to individual and family support programs with an emphasis on connecting research to policy and practice. Her research interests are in the areas of parent education and self-advocacy. Her research involves evaluation of programs for mothers with postpartum depression and effective communication strategies in home visiting programs. Other lines of research include the development of a theoretical model of belonging among college students with disabilities and self-advocacy of college students with disabilities.
Specializations include:
- Child development
- Adolescent development
Fall 2022
- HPSS-S219-01 Understanding Models Of Dis/ability
- HPSS-S232-01 Development Through The Lifespan II
Spring 2023
- HPSS-S101-25 Topics: History, Philosophy, & The Social Sciences
- HPSS-S220-01 Development Through The Lifespan I