She came to Montclair State University in 2007 after receiving her Ph.D. in Family and Child Studies from Louisiana State University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses, including Family Development over Life Course, Immigrant Families, Family Stress Management, and Family Theories. Professor Nesteruk’s scholarship is focused on the experiences of immigrant families in the United States, over the life course and across generations. Specifically, she studies acculturation, changes in parenting practices and intergenerational relationships; ethnic identity, heritage language, and mate selection in the second generation; and issues pertaining to middle-aged and older immigrants. This is her first year serving as a Resource Faculty for the New Faculty program.