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Degree(s):

• B.A., West Virginia University, 2005
• M.S., West Virginia University, 2009
• Ph.D., West Virginia University, 2011

Department:

Title(s):

• Associate Professor
• Undergraduate Coordinator

Achievements:

• Accepted as one of ten participants in the Community Engaged Research Summer Institute, 2019
• Clinical Psychology Graduate Mentor of the Year Award. Presented by the MSU Department of Psychology’s Clinical Psychology Program, 2020

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Links:

• faculty directory page

Bio:

Dr. Danielle Nadorff's program of research is primarily focused on custodial grandchildren (children whose primary caregivers are their grandparents) and their grandparents.  In particular, she investigates the physical, social, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes for these custodial grandchildren, as well as examining how they compare to children raised in foster care.  She is also the principal investigator and program director for the Grandfamilies Support Group of Starkville, MS, a Relatives As Parents Program (RAPP) funded by the Brookdale Foundation, in partnership with Family Centered Programs.