Extension

Children, Families and Finances

NDSU Extension is the land-grant university partner of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Our Mission

Empower North Dakotans to improve their lives and communities through science-based education

NDSU Extension believes:

• In lifelong learning through transformational education
• That all people belong and deserve respect
• In stakeholder input to guide program development
• In science-based, locally relevant information
• In the value of partners and collaboration

Contact Us

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Location and Mailing Address
Extension Human Development and Family Science
Telephone: (701) 231-8652
Fax: (701) 231-9645

Mailing Address:
Extension HDFS
NDSU Dept. 7260
PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108-6050

Campus Location:
EML 322
1310 Centennial Blvd.
Fargo, ND 58102

Sean Brotherson, (Ph.D., Oregon State University)
Professor and Extension Family Science Specialist

Office Phone: 701-231-6143
Email: Sean.Brotherson@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Family Science

Research Interests: Parenting and fatherhood; Healthy marriages; Family stress; Rural families; Grief and bereavement; Family life education; Family policy

Developmental Science Program

Download: Vita

Areas of Interest and Ongoing Research

Extension Gerontology Specialist and Assistant Professor of Practice

(Ph.D. North Dakota State University)

Office Phone: (701) 231-5948

Email:jane.strommen@ndsu.edu

Core Area: Gerontology Website: Aging & Wellness

Research Interests: Family caregiving, rural elders, aging in place, healthy aging

Extension Child Development Specialist

Phone (701) 231-5923
Email susan.quamme@ndsu.edu

Website: Parent Education

Core Area: Child Development and Parenting

Administrative Secretary, HDFS Extension

Phone (701) 231-8652
Email Krista.L.Olson@ndsu.edu