Kate H. (Mulkerrin) Fletcher, M.S.
CYFAR State Coordinator, Adjunct Lecturer
3082A McCarty
PO BOX 110310
Gainesville, FL 32611-0310
(352) 392-2201 x 234
E-mail: khfletch@ufl.edu
Website: http://cyfar.ifas.ufl.edu/
Abstract
Kate Fletcher has been with the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences since Fall 2001 when she began her Master of Science degree in the Family, Youth and Community Sciences graduate program. Her thesis topic was Juvenile Offenders and the Impact of Youth Court and Peer Influence on Decision Making. She was the second to graduate from the inaugural FYCS graduate class in 2003.
Upon graduation, Kate worked for Rose Barnett, Ph.D. as the Coordinator for Research Programs and Services for the Aggressors, Victims, and Bystanders evaluation project for Palm Beach County. During Fall 2004, she began adjunct lecturing in the Department, beginning with FYC 3201: Youth Development, then teaching the same course during Spring 2005. During Fall 2005, she taught FYC 3401: Social and Economic Perspectives on the Community. She was hired on as a full-time lecturer for the Department in the Summer of 2006.
Kate Fletcher is the state coordinator for the Florida After School Enrichment Project. This statewide project is funded through the USDA/Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service's Children, Youth and Families At-Risk (CYFAR) national initiative. The project is managed from within UF's Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Mrs. Fletcher’s duties on the project include the design of data collection instruments, the analysis of research based evaluation data, and the dissemination of evaluation results to program staff and stakeholders.
Area of Specialization
Infant development, child development, parenting, and decision making
Educational Background
M.S., Family, Youth and Community Sciences, University of Florida, 2003
B.S., Human Development and Family Studies, University of Alabama, 1999
Selected publications
Nonrefereed Publications and Formal Reports:
Barnett, R.V. & Mulkerrin, K.H. 2004. An Evaluation of the 2001-2004 Aggressors, Victims and Bystanders Program for Palm Beach County School Police. Gainesville, FL: Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Formal report to The School Police Chief of the School District of Palm Beach County.
Barnett, R.V., Mulkerrin, K.H., & Jackson, T. 2004. A Research-Based Evaluation of the Palm Beach County Youth Court 2002-03. Gainesville, FL: Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Formal Report to the School Police Chief of The School District of Palm Beach County.
Barnett, R.V., Mulkerrin, K.H., Jackson, T., & Smith, A. 2003. A Research-Based Evaluation of the Palm Beach County Youth Court 2001-02. Gainesville, FL: Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Formal Report to the School Police Chief of The School District of Palm Beach County.
Barnett, R.V. & Mulkerrin, K.H. 2002. An Evaluation of the 2001-2002 Aggressors,
Victims and Bystanders Program for Palm Beach County School Police. Gainesville, FL: Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Formal Report to the School Police Chief of The School District of Palm Beach County.
Barnett, R.V. & Mulkerrin, K.H. 2002. An Evaluation of the Palm Beach County Youth Court 2000-01. Gainesville, FL: Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Formal Report to the School Police Chief of The School District of Palm Beach County.
Poster Presentations
Gouin, K. , Walker, N., Butterfield, J., Culen, G., Barnett, R., & Fletcher, K. (2006). After School Program Planning: Overcoming Hurdles for Success. Poster presentation at CYFAR National Conference, Atlanta, GA, May, 2006.
Mulkerrin, K.H. & Barnett, R.V. Juvenile Offenders and the Impact of Youth Court, and the Influence of Parents and Peers Parent on Decision Making. Poster presentation at the 2005 CYFAR Conference, Boston, MA. May 2005.
Mulkerrin, K.H . & Barnett, R.V. Juvenile Offenders and the Impact of Youth Court, and the Influence of Parents and Peers Parent on Decision Making. Poster presentation at the University of Florida 4th Annual Research Symposium, Gainesville, Fl., Spring 2004.
Courses
FYC 3001: Intro to FYCS
FYC 3201: Youth Development
FYC 3401: Intro to Soc. and Eco. Perspectives on Community
FYC 3101: Parenting and Family Development
FYC 4941: Practicum
Academic Distinctions
Lea Cowles Masters Award for outstanding senior in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies for service and leadership, University of Alabama, 1998-99
