• I apply principles of community-based participatory research and study contemporary issues in family well-being. My research agenda focuses on marriage and intimate relationships and engaging under-represented families. I employ mixed and qualitative approaches in research investigations and use developmental, ecological, and life course theories.
• I publish scholarly work using the name, Tera R. Hurt.
• View my Assistant Provost for Faculty Development profile at https://www.provost.iastate.edu/about/people/tera
• Find my work in the Iowa State Digital Repository, Google Scholar, and Research Gate.

Published works

Courses

1. Mixed Methods (HDFS 607) – Graduate; 2023 summer II session; course format: synchronous and asynchronous online components.
2. Advanced Qualitative Methods (HDFS 604) –Course release until 2026. For course offerings, contact the School of Education (email: soegradsupport@iastate.edu) or the Department of Sociology (soc-cj@iastate.edu).
3. Family Communications and Relationships (HDFS 270) –Course release until 2026. For more information, contact Dr. Kelly Odenweller, Associate Teaching Professor of Psychology, email: kellyo@iastate.edu.