Biography

Ms. Hoskins completed her Bachelor of Science degree in Family Studies, Human Development and Psychology at the University of Arizona in 2002. She is a 2005 graduate of the University of Maryland Marriage and Family Therapy program, and is currently working toward her Ph.D. in Family Science at the University of Maryland.  Ms. Hoskins is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.  In addition to her doctoral work with the Clinical Genetics Branch, Ms. Hoskins also teaches undergraduate courses at the University of Maryland and maintains a small private practice.  She joined the Clinical Genetics Branch in February 2005 as a Special Volunteer, and is currently a Cancer Research Training Award (CRTA) fellow.

Research Interests

Ms. Hoskins' major research interests focus on psychosocial and interpersonal relationship issues related to familial/hereditary cancers. She is currently investigating the psychosocial and relational implications of early knowledge of BRCA1/2 mutation-positive status in young women.

Selected Publications

• Peters JA, Hoskins L, Prindiville S, Kenen R, Greene MH: Evolution of the Colored Eco-Genetic Relationship Map (CEGRM) for assessing social functioning in women from hereditary breast-ovarian (HBOC) families. J Genet Counsel 2006;15(6):477-489
• Dezfulian T, Alexander R, Cunningham J, Evans L, Galloway S, Hoskins L, McDowell A, Resnick E, Southard A, Treimel M, Epstein N, LaTaillade J, Werlinich C: Research and clinical practice in marriage and family therapy programs: A closer look at the University of Maryland. Couples Res Ther 2006; 12(1):12-14