Human Development and Family Sciences

  • CRSEA Conference

    September 7, 2021

    CRSEA Conference Critical Race Studies in Education Association October 27 – October 29, 2021 Please visit www.CRSEA.org to register for this conference.

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  • Demystifying Critical Race Theory: Reflections from within the field of Social Sciences

    September 7, 2021

    Thursday, September 30, 2021 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. For this presentation, HDFS professor, Mellissa S. Gordon, seeks to discuss that Critical Race theory (CRT) is experiencing “a moment” – touching all areas of American life, including in the academy, in soc …

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  • Humanizing Research

    Humanizing Research

    March 23, 2021

    HUMANIZING RESEARCH New podcast produced by the UD Stigma and Health Inequities Lab interviews scientists about their research It’s more important than ever for scientists to clearly yet casually communicate their research to the general public, sugges …

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  • SOLUTIONS FOR WILMINGTON SCHOOLS

    SOLUTIONS FOR WILMINGTON SCHOOLS

    December 14, 2020

    Education and policy specialists from UD support commission to improve schooling in Delaware’s largest city On a chilly autumn night last November, a diverse group of educators, policy makers, researchers and community leaders gathered to discuss one o …

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  • Tia Barnes

    Tia Barnes Featured in WalletHub

    December 7, 2020

    Recent data suggests that Americans are doubling down on their worst habits (e.g., unnecessary spending, excessive drinking, and eating, binge-watching, etc.) to cope with the stress of the current crisis. What are some strategies that might help peopl …

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  • Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation

    Fighting Coronavirus Misinformation

    November 9, 2020

    New studies offer suggestions for combatting conspiracy theories, stereotypes The World Health Organization calls the spread of false information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) an “infodemic,” and the results are broadly visible across society. The r …

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  • Housing as a Human Right

    October 5, 2020

    UD professor shares her work on the U.S. affordable housing crisis Lack of affordable housing is a crisis both nationally and in the state of Delaware, where there are currently only 24 affordable rentals for every 100 extremely low income (ELI) renter …

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  • Managing The Stress of Being A Working Parent

    Managing The Stress of Being A Working Parent

    September 8, 2020

    Every working parents (or grandparent) has been there, done that. Trying to balance a career while raising a family can be difficult. Throw a pandemic on top of that and it seems like the stress, the grind, and the guilt…just adds up. This is uncharted …

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  • Bahira Trask

    Bahira Trask on Looking Forward Podcast

    August 26, 2020

    Jeff Ostroff speaks with world-renowned anthropologist and family trends expert, Dr. Bahira Trask, as she discusses changes in family structures here and abroad, the impact of COVID-19 on families, her projections on where career and job opportunities …

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  • Listening To Black Girls In Delaware

    August 19, 2020

    UD researcher surveying Black girls to help reduce disparities A University of Delaware researcher is surveying the experiences of Black girls in Delaware to better understand their lives and help community advocates develop targeted interventions to r …

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