Education
Ph.D., Family Science, University of Maryland, College Park
M.S., Family and Child Studies, Miami University
B.A., Classical Languages, Miami University
B.A., Women’s Studies, Miami University
Amanda Ginter, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Contact Info
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Areas of Expertise
Family well-being in the midst of cancer and chronic illness
The impact of cancer diagnoses, treatment, and survivorship on individual and dyadic
coping
Stress and burnout in the field of child life
The integration of family science and public health, health literacy, and how families
select health insurance and healthcare providers
Biography
Amanda Ginter, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Department of Family Science. She teaches a number of theory and research methods courses. She is also the program director for the Family-Professional Collaboration graduate certificate.
Dr. Ginter began her research career studying how older mothers of breast cancer patients cope with their daughters’ illness. She has since led several research studies examining the impact of cancer survivorship on family relationships. Since 2022, Dr. Ginter has also been studying issues of stress and burnout among child life professionals, leading a team of undergraduate and graduate research assistants.
From 2013 to 2014, Dr. Ginter was a faculty research associate with the University of Maryland Extension. In this role, she assisted the Health Insurance Literacy Initiative leaders and the University of Maryland Extension Director for Assessment and Evaluation in designing, collecting data, processing, and reporting for an evaluation program on Smart Choice Health Insurance.
Selected Publications
Ginter, A. C., Cahlander, B., & Dumas, K. (2024). “Out of touch” vs. “still practicing”: How child life specialists perceive supervisors’ roles in mitigating workplace stress and burnout. The Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice, 5(2). https://www.doi.org/10.55591/001c.126504
Ginter, A. C.,Kegan, D. H., Martinelli Beasley, L. A., Ramirez Gomez, D., & Gourley, V. (2024). Applying family theories to the field of child life. Family Science Review, 28(2). https://doi.org/10.26536/YTOF2161
Ginter, A. C., Armant, E., Agate, A., & Tippett, L. (2024). “Who do you tell? When do you tell them? What do you tell them?” How people with chronic lymphocytic leukemia manage communication about their health. Journal of Oncology Navigation & Survivorship, 15(8), 224–232.
Ginter, A. C., Dumas, K., Ramirez Gomez, D., Frank, S., Zablocki, Z., & Cahlander, B.(2024). Workplace stress and burnout in child life: Perspectives from new professionals. Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice, 5, https://doi.org/10.55591/001c.115805
Ginter, A. C., Tippett, L., Armant, E., & Agate, A. (2023). “The good cancer” vs. “a better cancer”: Living with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Journal of Oncology Navigation and Support, 14(9), 267-275.
Gourley, V., Ginter, A. C., & Valencia, M. R. (2023) “We’re going through tough times right now”: How students of color navigate the field of child life. The Journal of Child Life: Psychosocial Theory and Practice, 4. https://doi.org/10.55591/001c.72088
Memberships/Affiliations
American Psychosocial Oncology Society
National Council of Family Relations
Courses Taught
- FMST 302 - Family Theories
- FMST 307 – Family Health Issues
- FMST 485 - Research Methods in Family Studies
- FMST 495 - Advanced Research Methods in Family Science
- FMST 601 - Applied Family Relationships
- FMST 610 – Family-Professional Collaboration
- FMST 615 - Applied Research Methods
- FMST 620 - Project in Family Focused Program Development