Dr. Rosalyn Benjamin Darling

Office Location:

112C McElhaney Hall

Phone Number:

724-357-3930

E-mail Address:

RDARLING@iup.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Sociology, University of Connecticut, 1978 - Professor

Teaching Appointments:

Graduate Coordinator: Indiana University of Pennsylvania Department of Sociology, 1995-1997

Doctoral Coordinator: Indiana University of Pennsylvania Department Department of Sociology, 1997-2002

Areas of Study:

	Sociology Practice
	Human Service Administration
	Disability and Society
	At Risk Children
	Social Problems

Professional Interests:

Sociology of Disability
Children's Issues
Medical Sociology
Sociology of Deviance
Social Psychology (Symbolic Interaction)
Human Services

Professional Affiliations:

Secretary, Commission on Applied and Clinical Sociology

She has published seven books and numerous articles and chapters on families of children with disabilities and on client-professional relationships. She has also served on various state-level policy advisory committees in the area of early intervention. Currently, she is the Principal Evaluator for the grant-funded "Kids Included in Child Care in the 21st Century" project.

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