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Samantha Tornello

Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, Pennsylvania State University

Topics of expertise
  • Adoption & Foster Care
  • Biracial/Multicultural Children and Interracial/Multicultural Families
  • Division of Labor in Families
  • Divorce, Couples Conflict, & Separation
  • Economic Inequality
  • Family Law
  • Feminism & Families
  • Fertility, Reproduction & Sexual Health
  • Gender & Sexuality
  • Health & Illness
  • History & Trends on Gender, Marriage & Family Life
  • LGBTQ Partnering & Families
  • Loss & Resiliency within Families
  • Marriage, Cohabitation, & Committed Relationships
  • Parenthood: Motherhood/Fatherhood
  • Public Policy
  • Race, Ethnicity & Culture
  • Reproductive Health
  • Singles & Dating
  • Step-Families
  • Transition – Adolescents to Adulthood
  • Transition – Couples to Parenting
  • Work & Family

Website: www.drtornello.com

Last Updated: 12/15/25