Desiree Dixon is currently in her last semester of the Human Development and Family Sciences M.S. program at the University of Central Missouri. She previously has presented at the 2024 Spring Training Institute alongside Dr. Tim Welch and Dr. Joyce Chang. Along with assisting in research projects at the UCM, Desiree is also a proud McNair Scholar alumnus where she completed an original mixed methods project entitled Young Adults Perceptions of Intimate Relationships and Family Units in Correlation with ACE Scores. Currently, Desiree is a student/new professional board member of the Advancing Family Science Section at the National Council of Family Relations and has spoken at several other research symposiums and event
Presentation(s):
PACEs: How Protective and Compensatory Experiences Influence ACEs