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Kyle L. Roberson, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Family and Consumer Sciences Education program at Texas Tech University and a retired educational administrator with the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

Shoshannah Bobritsky, M.S., is a recent graduate of the Human Development and Family Sciences program at Texas Tech University.

Melanie Quick, M.S., is a graduate student and lecturer in the Human Development and Family Sciences program at Texas Tech University.

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