Linda Halgunseth

Associate Professor

Linda C. Halgunseth joined the Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) at Michigan State University (MSU) as an associate professor in 2022.  Professor Halgunseth held a joint appointment in HDFS and El Institute of Latina/o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies at the University of Connecticut (UConn) from 2012-2022 where she also served as the Director of Academic Affairs at UConn Hartford.  Her research focuses on parenting and children’s well-being in Latinx, African American, and Asian American families. She is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Research on Adolescence (JRA), and Lead Editor for JRA’s special issue, Truth is on the Side of the Oppressed: Oppressive Systems Affecting BIPOC youth.  

  

Dr. Halgunseth is Past Chair of the Latinx Caucus of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), a member of the SRCD Ethnic Racial Issues Committee, and a co-organizer of the SRCD Special Topics Meeting, Construction of the “Other”:  Development, Consequences, and Applied Implications of Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism (Puerto Rico).  She received two Early Career Awards: one in teaching from American Association of University Professors (AAUP), and one in research from the SRCD Latinx Caucus.   

  

Professor Halgunseth has worked closely with the Latinx community by serving on the Boards of the Connecticut Community Foundation and Madre Latina Inc. in Waterbury, CT; and by creating youth programs with Centro Latino de Salud Educación y Cultura in Columbia, MO.  She also served as a faculty advisor for the Latin American Student Organization (LASO) at the University of Connecticut. One of the reasons she joined MSU is because of the opportunity for strong academic and community collaborations that support and highlight Latinx families.