Christa Carlstroem Dunlap
POSITION: Director of Operations of Child and Family Studies Center.
DEPARTMENT: Family and Consumer Sciences
EMAIL: christa.dunlap@csun.edu
PHONE: 818-677-3131
ABOUT: Christa C. Dunlap received her Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development from CSUN, and completed her Master’s Degree in Educational Psychology: Early Childhood in 2008. Her thesis was on mentoring in early childhood education. Christa has worked as a Preschool Teacher, Parent Educator, Master Teacher, and Director of Operations at the CFSC since 2003.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I can provide guidance about areas of interest including Administration, Parent Education, Child Development, Adult Development, Inclusion, and Mentoring Relationships.
Director Permit ~ California Teaching Commission
Member ~ NAEYC
Holli Tonyan
POSITION: Assistant Professor
DEPARTMENT:Psychology
EMAIL: holli.tonyan@csun.edu
PHONE: 818-677-4970
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU? I can provide general guidance about careers in psychology, early childhood (e.g., centers and family child care homes, but also home visiting, coaching, providing technical assistance, resource and referral), policy, and social work. I can provide more detailed and specific guidance around careers related to child care (also called “day care”): research, policy, program design and evaluation.
ABOUT: I started as an assistant in an infant classroom of a child care center, but most of my career has been in research to better understand the characteristics of interactions and child care settings that influence children’s development. I worked for three years in a teacher preparation program for early childhood education in Melbourne, Australia. My research currently focuses on family child care homes: child care that takes place in the provider’s own home.