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Bethany Letiecq, PhD
Associate Professor
Community Health
316D Herrick Hall
Montana State University
Bozeman, MT 59717-3540
bletiecq@montana.edu | 406.994.7396
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| Dr. Letiecq received her Ph.D. in 1999 from the University of Maryland-College Park in Family Science. Her research interests include parenting in diverse contexts (e.g., in violent neighborhoods, in under-resourced rural communities), family policy, family diversity (including alternative family forms), and cross-cultural research and evaluation. Dr. Letiecq’s research approach is applied in nature, with a community focus, and typically employs both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. During the past 10 years, Dr. Letiecq has conducted numerous evaluations in a wide range of settings, including evaluating child abuse and neglect court processes and youth-based programming. She has published her research in such professional outlets as Family Relations,
Fathering, and Journal of Family Issues, and is affiliated with the National Council on Family Relations, Council on Contemporary Families, Family Science Association, and the American Sociological Association. |
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Courses Taught
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Programs and Research Projects
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- Evaluation of CYFAR's New Communities Project "Building
Community Strengths in Montana," which is a collaborative effort between MSU Extension and two communities to improve the quality and quantity of comprehensive community-based programs for children youth, and families at risk.
- Examination of work and family policies (e.g., domestic partnership policies, Defense of Marriage Act) that influence gay and lesbian family life and relationship quality using qualitative research methodologies.
- Examination of fathers' "situatedness"--that is, the contexts in which fathers parent their young children (e.g., in violent neighborhoods, in under-resourced communities)--and how their situatedness facilitates or hinders their ability to perform their father-work and meet their familial goals.
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Specialties and Interests
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- Family policy
- Poverty and family functioning
- Parenting in challenging contexts (community violence, homelessness)
- Diversity issues in family life and academia
- Program evaluation and research methods
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HDCF 425 Ecological Perspective on Family Policy Reading |
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