Dr. Stacks teaches classes on infant and toddler development, assessment, and supervises the IMH certificate students’ clinical placements. Her research interests are the social-emotional development of children under five years of age in high risk environments, nonparental caregivers, and social-emotional development. She is also interested in the effectiveness of parent-infant programs. Dr. Stacks serves on the State Board for the Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health and worked in the field for 10 years before beginning her research career.