Address:
Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences North Carolina A&T
202C Benbow Hall
Greensboro, NC 27411

Phone:
(336) 334-7850

FAX:
(336) 334-7265

email:
mwwheele@ncat.edu

Meeshay Williams-Wheeler, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Child Development, Early Education and Family Studies
Research: Parenting strategies and psychosocial outcomes among African American children; African American males and psychosocial development in diverse contexts; African American families and intergenerational relationships

Professional Memberships:  National Council on Family Relations and the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Courses Taught: Introduction to Human Development, Practicum in Community Service, and Foundations of Early Education and Family Studies, Family Systems, Infant and Child Development

Education:

2006 Ph.D.Human Development and Family Studies University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1995M.A.Clinical PsychologyNorth Carolina Central University
1992B.S.Child Development and Family RelationsUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro

Selected Publications/Presentations

Hunter, A.G., Friend, C. A., Williams-Wheeler, M, and Fletcher, A. (In Review).  Crossing and maintaining boundaries:  Race, class, and religious differences in children’s friendships and social network closure.  Developmental Psychology.

Fletcher, A. C., Steinberg, L., & Williams-Wheeler, M. (2004). Parental influences on adolescent problem behavior:  Revisiting Stattin and Kerr.   Child Development, 75, 781-796.

Fletcher, A. C., Hunter, A. G., Eanes, A. Y., & Williams-Wheeler, M. (2003).  Kith and Kin closure relationships as influences on parenting strategies among Black mothers: A mixed method investigation. Paper presented at the National Council on Family Relations Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada