Sarah Tulane
Human Devt. and Family Studies
Clinical Associate Professor - Online Coordinator
Contact Information
Office Location: FL 220Phone: 435-797-7479
Email: sarah.tulane@usu.edu
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Educational Background
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Biography
Sarah Tulane is a clinical associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Utah State University. Her research interests include child and adolescent development, interactive technology use and relationships, and family life education methodology. Her teaching assignments include Human Development Across the Lifespan, Child Development, Family Life Education Methods, and Research Methods.
Research Interests
Interactive technology and relationships, adolescent psychosocial development, child development, family life education methods
Awards
College of Education and Human Services Teacher of the Year, 2023
College of Education - Utah State University
HDFS Teacher of the Year, 2023
Human Development and Family Studies Department - Utah State University
College of Education Undergraduate Faculty Mentory of the Year, 2020
College of Education - Utah State University
College of Education Teacher of the Year, 2015
College of Education - Utah State University
Family, Consumer, and Human Development Teacher of the Year, 2015
First Place research presentation , 2011
Intermountain Graduate Research Symposium
Phyllis R. Snow Academic Scholarship, 2011
Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Don C. Carter Academic Scholarship, 2010
Family, Consumer, and Human Development Department, Utah State University
Brent C & Kevon Miller Academic Scholarship, 2009
Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development
Presidental Fellowship for Academic Achievement, 2009
Utah State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant of the Year, 2008
Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development
- Tulane, S., Vaterlaus, J.M, Beckert, T.E, (2015). 'That is SO not True': Adolescent Perspectives of Adult Misconceptions of Teen Text Messaging: Technology and Youth: Growing Up in a Digital World . Sociological Studies of Children & Youth
- Vaterlaus, J.M, Tulane, S., (2015). Digital generation differences in parent-adolescent relationships: Family Communication in the Digital Age.
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Tulane, S., (2024). An exploratory study on family dinners and technology use in adolescence.. Marriage & Family Review
- Tulane, S., (2024). “I wish I knew more than my 15-year-old”: Mother and early adolescent reflections on interactive technology. . The Social Science Journal
- Tulane, S., Beckert, T.E, (2023). A Qualitative Examination of Graduate Instructor Training and Perceptions of Preparedness to Teach. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 34:1
- Wishkoski, R., Meter, D., Tulane, S., King, M.Q, Butler, K., L.A, (2022). Assessing student attitudes toward research in an undergraduate social sciences research methods course. Higher Education Pedagogies, 7:1, 20-36. doi: 10.1080/23752696.2022.2072362
- Vaterlaus, J.M, Tulane, S., (2019). The perceived influence of interactive technology on marital relationships. Contemporary Family Therapy, 41
- Tulane, S., Vaterlaus, J.M, Beckert, T.E, (2018). A Mixed Methods Examination of Adolescents' Reasons for Pretending to Text. Journal of Adolescence
- Vaterlaus, J.M, Tulane, S., Porter, B.D, Beckert, T.E, (2018). The perceived influence of media and technology on adolescent romantic relationships. Journal of Adolescent Research, 33:6, 651-671. doi: 10.1177/0743558417712611
- Dorsch, T., King, M.Q, Dunn, C.R, Osai, K.V, Tulane, S., (2017). The impact of evidence-based parent education in organized youth sport: A pilot study. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 1-16. doi: 10.1080/10413200.2016.1194909
- Stanley, J.L, Vaterlaus, J.M, Tulane, S., Beckert, T.E, (2017). A place for technology in parent education: An exploratory study of parent perceptions. . Marriage and Family Review, 53:8, 811-825. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01494929.2017.1359813
- Vaterlaus, J.M, Jones, R., Tulane, S., (2015). Perceived differences in knowledge about interactive technology between young adults and their parents. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace
- Dew, J.P, Tulane, S., (2015). The association between time spent using entertainment media and marital quality in a contemporary national sample. Journal of Family and Economic Issues, 36, 621-632.
- Tulane, S., Vaterlaus, J.M, Beckert, T.E, (2014). ‘An A in their social lives, but an F in school’: Adolescent perceptions of texting in school. Youth & Society
- Vaterlaus, J.M, Beckert, T.E, Tulane, S., Bird, C.V, (2014). "They always ask what I'm doing and who I'm talking to": Parental mediation of adolescent interactive technology use.. Marriage and Family Review
- Tulane, S., Beckert, T.E, (2013). Perceptions of Texting: A Comparison of Female High School and College Students . North American Journal of Psychology, 15:2, 395-404.
- Higginbotham, B., Tulane, S., Skogrand, L.M, (2012). Stepfamily education and changes in financial practices. Journal of Family Issues, 33:10, 1398-1420. doi: 10.1177/0192513X12450000
- Tulane, S., Beckert, T.E, (2011). Perceived Effectiveness of Graduate Teaching Assistants. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 11:4, 44-55.
- Tulane, S., Skogrand, L.M, DeFrain, J., (2011). Couples in great marriages who considered divorcing.. Marriage and Family Review, 47, 265-343.
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.