Family and Consumer Sciences Department

College of Education and Professional Studies
Ellensburg
Michaelsen Hall, room 100
Mail Stop 7565
509-963-2766
Fax 509-963-2787
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/family-consumer/

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Sarah Feeney, PhD

Program Coordinators
Kimberlee Bartel, PhD, business and marketing education
Amy Claridge, PhD, child development and family science program, family resource center director
Andrea Eklund, MA apparel, textiles and merchandising
Carla Jellum, PhD, hospitality, tourism and events
Kristine Miller, MBA, wine studies
Jodi Musser, MA, family and consumer sciences education, career and technical education

Professors
Kimberlee Bartel, PhD, business and marketing, career and technical education
Andrea Eklund, MA, apparel, textiles and merchandising

Associate Professors
Amy Claridge, PhD, LMFT, child development and family science
Duane Dowd, PhD, CLFE, child development and family science
Sarah Feeney, PhD, CLFE, child development and family science
Carla Jellum, PhD, hospitality, tourism and event management

Assistant Professors
Astrid Vidalon-Shields, MA, apparel, textiles and merchandising

Senior Lecturers
Jodi Musser, MA, business and marketing, family and consumer sciences education, career and technical education
Katy Tenhulzen, MS, CCLS, child development and family science

Lecturers
Natalie Fish, child development and family science
Se Eun Lee, PhD, hospitality, tourism and event management
Kristine Miller, MBA, hospitality, tourism and event management, wine studies
Olivia Powell, MS, child development and family science

Emeritus Professors
Joan Amby, PhD, family studies
Dorothy Chase, PhD, recreation and tourism
Willa Dene Powell, PhD, family and consumer sciences education
Carolyn Schactler, MS, apparel design
William Vance, EdD, recreation and tourism
Marla Wyatt, PhD, family and consumer sciences education

Staff
Alex Lange, secretary senior

Department Information
The Department of Family and Consumer Sciences’ programs lead to baccalaureate degrees in: apparel, textiles and merchandising; family and consumer sciences career and technical education teaching; business and marketing teacher preparation; family and child life (with concentrations in family science, child development and child life); wine studies (with concentrations in global wine trade and wine industry management); and hospitality, tourism, and event management.

Students may complete a minor in any of the following areas: apparel textiles and merchandising; apparel design; child development; event planning; family and consumer sciences; family and consumer sciences education; family science; program development; sustainable toursim; tourism management; and wine trade and tourism.

Admission Policy for Family and Consumer Sciences

A completed family and consumer sciences (FCS) major application form must be signed by a program advisor after an initial advising meeting. The advisor will submit it to the FCS chair for approval.
Students should apply for the major early in their academic career, and first-year students are encouraged to apply.
Students seeking a major or minor should see specific requirements in the appropriate program section of this catalog.
For information on teacher certification for marketing education or business education, contact Professor Jodi Musser.

Graduate Information
The graduate programs are designed to provide an opportunity for students to concentrate at the master’s level in one or more of the subject areas related to family and consumer sciences and family and consumer sciences/career and technical education. The goal of the program is to prepare persons for further graduate study, for public school or college teaching, as specialists in service agencies, or as professionals in, or consultants to business, industry, and government.

In consultation with a faculty advisor, and with the approval of the department chair, students may develop a program of courses in one of two specializations. Each student will complete a set of core courses plus coursework specific for each specialization. The core courses include research methods, applied statistics, field experience and the thesis credits. Students can use a thesis, or test, or project to fulfill thesis credit requirements. The two specializations include family and consumer sciences/career and technical education, and family studies. All candidates shall complete an approved course of study filed with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. The student’s advisor and graduate committee members can be selected from another department. Application to graduate study is made through the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. Interested students are encouraged to contact the department chair for information and guidance.

Master of Science Family and Consumer Sciences

Purpose: The purpose of this program is to provide an opportunity for students to concentrate at the master’s level in one or more of the subject areas related to family and consumer sciences. The goal of the program is to prepare persons for further graduate study, for public school or college teaching, as specialists in service agencies, or as professionals in, or consultants to business, industry, and government.

Program: In consultation with a faculty advisor, and with the approval of the department chair, students may develop a program of courses in one of two specializations. Each student will complete a set of core courses plus coursework specific for each specialization. The two specializations include family studies and family and consumer sciences/career and technical education. All candidates shall complete at least 45 credits as outlined in an approved course of study filed with the Office of Graduate Studies and Research. The student’s advisor and graduate committee, comprised of at least three faculty, will assist in the development of the program. With approval by the department chair and the committee chair, faculty can be selected from another department.

It is expected that four to six thesis credits will be included in the student’s program.

Course Offerings
Frequency of course offering information can be found at the department website: https://www.cwu.edu/academics/family-consumer/ or by contacting the department directly.