Dr. Meter earned her BA degree in Psychology from The University of North Carolina at Asheville and her MS and PhD degrees in Family Studies and Human Development from The University of Arizona where she was funded by a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Prior to joining the faculty at USU, she worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Texas at Dallas. Diana’s primary research interest is peer relations among children and adolescents. She teaches classes in research methods and human development. Diana serves as a representative of the Society for Research in Child Development’s Student and Early Career Council and the Society for Research on Adolescence’s Emerging Scholars Committee. Outside of work, Diana enjoys hiking, camping, gardening, cycling, cooking, and hanging out with her fiancé and cat, Sir Little John.