Michelle Toews
Professor
Contact Information
310 Justin Hall
785-532-5510
mltoews@k-state.edu
Education
- Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University
- M.S. in Human Development and Family Science, Ohio State University
- B.A. in Psychology, Ohio Dominican College
Area(s) of Specialization
- Healthy Adolescent Relationships
- Relationship Education
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Adolescent Parents' Co-Parenting Relationships
Research, Scholarship and Creative Endeavors
Dr. Toews' program of research focuses on healthy relationships, with particular interest in relationship education and violence prevention programming with adolescents. Dr. Toews and her colleagues recently received a three year grant to modify, implement, and evaluate a relationship education program for 7th and 9th graders in Junction City. In addition, Dr. Toews has co-directed a relationship education program for pregnant and parenting adolescents in Central Texas for over 10 years and has funding to continue that program through 2020. Please contact Dr. Toews if you are interested in becoming part of her Healthy Adolescent Relationships Research Team (HARRT).
Professional Biography
Michelle Toews is the Associate Dean of Research and Scholarship in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Kansas State University. She received her Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science from The Ohio State University. Her main research interests include healthy adolescent relationships, relationship education, dating violence, violence prevention, and adolescent parents' co-parenting relationships. She has published and presented numerous papers in these areas. In addition, Dr. Toews has received over $11 million from the Administration for Children and Families to develop, implement, and evaluate relationship education programs for vulnerable youth. Prior to joining K-State, she taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses, including family relationships, family diversity, cultural diversity, working with families under stress, sexuality across the lifespan, family life education, and research methods to name a few.
Personal Information
Outside of work, Michelle enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and hiking. She is excited to be part of the K-State family because of their focus on students. She hopes she can continue to work with students and encourage both undergraduate and graduate students to become involved in research.