Research Analyst
Shauna Rienks joined the research and evaluation team at the Butler Institute for Families in January 2013 as Research Analyst.
Her areas of research expertise include couple and family relationships as they impact development across the lifespan; schools as a context for child and adolescent development; and self and social identity with an emphasis on gender, ethnicity, and culture. She received her bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and attended the University of Denver where she earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in developmental psychology with a specialization in quantitative methods. Prior to joining Butler, Dr. Rienks worked as researcher on a federally-funded randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention designed to help couples with low income improve communication, problem solving, coping, and parenting skills. Dr. Rienks is a skillful researcher with experience in project management, research design, measurement, curriculum development, grant writing, consulting, and analyses with complex longitudinal datasets.
