Catherine D. Stogner

Dr. Stogner earned her MS and PhD in Human Development and Family Studies from Utah State University. While there she worked as a teaching assistant teaching Families in Later Life, Life Span Development, and Family Relations. Her research focused on intergenerational relationships and later life.

Prior to attending USU Dr. Stogner obtained her BS in Health Administration from Columbus College in Columbus, GA. She received her AS in Nursing from East Tennessee State University and worked in psychiatric and rehab nursing as well as training drug and alcohol programs in counseling and pharmacology.

Since coming to MTSU in 1996 Dr. Stogner has taught family relations, adolescent development, parenting, and families in later life. She is a member of the graduate faculty and teaches graduate classes in the area of child development and family studies.

Dr. Stogner is actively involved in the service learning initiative and has developed two courses based on service learning. The Aging Health and Development Program is an intergenerational program that links college students and senior citizens. The program consists of activities and workshops that are planned by students and offered to senior citizens thereby offering students a one to one, hands on opportunity to learn about aging and later life. Caring Across Generations is a collaborative program with NHC in which students are trained as certified nurses' assistants.