Emily J. Charvat

Post-Doctoral Scholar | ASAP Project Coordinator
Human Development & Family Studies
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Welcome!

My name is Emily Charvat, and I am currently a post-doctoral scholar working with Drs. Jen Hardesty & Brian Ogolsky as the ASAP Project Coordinator.I received a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science at the University of Missouri.My research program addresses the influence of context on individuals’ romantic relationship processes, particularly the impact of family-of-origin experiences & healthy relationship education/programming.

Text

Click the buttons above to learn more!
Or you can

Selected Publications

Charvat, E., Garneau-Rosner, C. L., Monk, J. K., & Colaner, C. W. (2022). The intergenerational transmission of relationship instability: A focus on emerging adult on-off relationships. Family Process, Advance online access.

Charvat, E., Kranstuber Horstman, H., Jordan, E., Leverenz, A., & Okafor, B. (2021). Navigating pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of social support in communicated narrative sense-making. Journal of Family Communication, 21(3), 167-
185.

Teaching

I am passionate about igniting my students’ enthusiasm for learning, utilizing a student-centered approach, and providing high-quality education to all who enter my classroom.

See below for quotes from my students:

  • "I loved this course and I thought Charvat did a fantastic job teaching. Her enjoyment of the subject was infectious and she was always well prepared. On top of that, she is a likable person, making it very easy to learn from her. I was never worried during this class because I knew I could trust Charvat as a teacher. If I didn't understand something, I knew she would explain it and I just never had to stress as long as I put in the appropriate amount of work. Honestly this class made me want to change my major"

  • "This teacher is incredible! She spoke so eloquently and was easy to understand. She engaged with the class, encouraged questions, and was so entertaining! This Is my favorite class I have ever taken! I really admire this instructor"

  • "I appreciate her enthusiasm and clear passion about the subject and HDFS as a whole. It really is shown through her lectures how passionate she is about it"

  • "Love Ms. Charvat's passion for the subject and approach to teaching the class material. Very kind, approachable and supportive."

  • "Charvat was very knowledgable and made class fun and interesting using interactive methods such as polls and videos"

Outside the office

In my spare time, I love being with my friends and family, playing with my two guinea pigs, eating excellent food, and snuggling up with a good book.