Faculty Advisors
Dana Hunter, Associate Teaching Professor, has taught foods in the School of Family Life for over 20 years. She is a proud Family and Consumer Sciences educator and is passionate about family mealtime. You already knew this if you've taken any of the foods classes from her (SFL 110, SFL 215, and SFL 340). She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and before coming to BYU, she taught in the public schools and worked in recipe testing and development. She raised her 3 amazing children in American Fork, Utah, and loves to travel in her spare time.
Dr. Mindy Brown, Visiting Assistant Professor. Mindy Brown is a full-time visiting faculty member in the School of Family Life. She completed her graduate degrees in Developmental Psychology at the University of Utah. She has spent the last six years teaching at the University of Utah in the Department of Psychology and researching mother-infant dyadic relationships and the intergenerational transmission of emotion dysregulation. She grew up in Idaho Falls, ID, and is now married and has five children, (ages 12-24), and one son-in-law.
Amber Williams, PhD. I have a passion for teaching topics centered around the apparel and textiles industry. My most recent teaching assignment was at Utah State University (2016-2024) teaching Softs Goods Gear Design & Development, Sustainable Design and Operations, Intro to Product Design & Development, and Junior and Senior Design Studio courses in the Outdoor Product, Design and Development program.
My research interests lie in sustainable design systems and educational practices that enhance use of sustainable systems in apparel design and product development using textiles. My industry experience includes working with men and women’s clothing brands to fine tune brand grading standards for fit and conducting fitting sessions with their design teams.
I look forward to building and nurturing relationships with the students, faculty, and staff in the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University.
Dr. McGovern is a visiting professor in the School of Family Life on the human development track. She received her Master’s Degree in Youth and Family Recreation from BYU and her PhD in Parks, Recreation, & Tourism from the University of Utah. Dr. McGovern was an instructor and internship coordinator in Experience Design and Management at BYU for 9 years before pursuing her PhD. She taught classes on recreation programming and experiential education.
In another life, Dr. McGovern was a facilitator and program manager for wilderness adventure trips. She has taken hundreds of participants, from at-risk youth to international corporate groups, rappelling, canyoneering, and mountain biking across the country, and she enjoys watching the growth that occurs through overcoming challenges. She and her husband have three girls ages 5 to 10 years old and a new baby boy. Depending on the day, they enjoy skiing, rock climbing, camping, and snuggling on the couch for weekly movie nights.
Dean Busby