Mindy Stafford Markham

Assistant Professor

Departments & Academic Units:

• Family Studies and Human Services

Contact Info:

101 Tullis, K-State Salina; 343O Justin Hall
(785) 826-2929

Courses I Teach:

• FSHS 010 - Orientation to FSHS
• FSHS 301 - Helping Relationship
• FSHS 302 - Introduction to Human Sexuality
• FSHS 350 - Family Relationships and Gender Roles
• FSHS 579 - Orientation to FSHS Internship
• FSHS 590 - Capstone Experience in FSHS
• FSHS 871 - Family Life Education: Foundations and Methods

Areas of Specialization:

• Post-divorce relationships
• Gender issues within families
• Family structure stereotyping

Education:

• B.S. in Family Studies & Human Services, Kansas State University (2003)
• M.S. in Human Development and Family Studies, University of Missouri (2005)
• Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies, University of Missouri (2010)

Short Biography

Mindy Stafford Markham, Ph.D. grew up in the Manhattan area and received her B.S. in Family Studies and Human Services from Kansas State University. She then went to the University of Missouri to earn her M.S. and Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. She came to Kansas State University in 2008 to serve as coordinator for the K-State Salina Family Studies and Human Services program. She teaches courses in the undergraduate FSHS program on the K-State Salina campus and courses for the graduate program on the Manhattan campus. Her primary research interest is post-divorce relationships, particularly coparenting relationships between former partners. Additional research interests include gender issues within families and family structure stereotyping.