Melanie Schmitt, Ph.D.

Bio

Melanie Schmitt is an Assistant Professor of Practice for the Family and Consumer Sciences Education program. She also works as a curriculum specialist for The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences. Before coming to Texas Tech, she worked for 16 years as a secondary Family and Consumer Sciences program instructor, Pre-Educator program instructor, and FCCLA adviser in the Hackett Public School district in Arkansas. She received a Bachelor of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences Education from Harding University, a Master of Science in Family and Consumer Sciences from the University of Central Arkansas, and a Ph.D. in Family and Consumer Sciences Education through Texas Tech University. 

Melanie's area of specialization is youth development, and her research interests include studying the social and emotional effects of social media and technology addiction on youth and strategies for utilizing educational technology and AI in the classroom.