Assistant Professor
Child Development and Family Relations
College of Human Ecology
East Carolina University
Rivers RW 124
Greenville, North Carolina 27858-4353
252-328-2866
desaip@ecu.edu

Education:
PhD: Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda
MPH, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
MSc, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India
Certified Child Life Specialist


Research Interests:
Psychological needs of hospitalized children, camps for children with heart defects, academic and clinical child life experiences, international perspectives in child development and early intervention services, diversity education.

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