Roberts studies emotion and emotion regulation using cultural and biological (psychophysiological) approaches. She studies clinical and neurological populations, couples, stress and sleep.

Waldron's primary focus areas are related to family dynamics, child development, and aging. She is also the internship liaison for The Washington Center. She regularly presents to community groups.

Cassandra Cotton is a family demographer whose work investigates family dynamics and kinship in sub-Saharan Africa, and romance and dating among older adults in the US.

Olson is the co-director and assistant professor for the MAS-MFT program. She has been a practicing Marriage and Family Therapist since 2011, serves on the MAS-MFT committee and currently lectures for the program.