Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Poster submissions now open for the Global Graduate Collaboration Conference

    Poster submissions now open for the Global Graduate Collaboration Conference

    April 2, 2018

    Poster submissions are now being accepted through May 4 for the 2018 Global Graduate Collaboration Conference! HDFS graduate students will host a two-day virtual conference, “Collaboration in the Human Sciences: Moving from Theory to Practice in Local …

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  • Gillian Williams, AAUW club president and Laura Cutler, HDFS doctoral student, club member

    Laura Cutler helping to launch AAUW group at UD

    March 30, 2018

    Laura Cutler, a doctoral student in HDFS, is a member of Newark’s newly reinstated chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Laura has helped launch an AAUW registered student organization (RSO) on campus for undergraduate and gra …

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  • Save the date: Virtual Grad Student Conference May 31 & June 1

    Save the date: Virtual Grad Student Conference May 31 & June 1

    March 6, 2018

    HDFS graduate students will host a two-day virtual conference, “Collaboration in the Human Sciences: Moving from Theory to Practice in Local and Global Contexts,” in collaboration with the University of Patras in Greece and the University of Tübingen i …

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  • Cory Gilden receives scholarship from Autism Delaware

    Cory Gilden receives scholarship from Autism Delaware

    October 19, 2017

    Cory Gilden, a Ph.D. student in human development and family studies, was awarded the 2017 Daniel and Louis Gray Memorial Scholarship last week at an Autism Delaware event in Dover. This scholarship helps support students who are pursuing a career rela …

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  • Steele Symposium recognizes student research

    Steele Symposium recognizes student research

    April 10, 2017

    On Friday, April 21st, HDFS undergraduate and graduate students are participating in the 32nd Annual Steele Symposium. The Steele Symposium is a student research conference hosted by the College of Education and Human Development at the University of D …

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  • Master of Arts in Early Childhood Development and Programming beginning July 2017

    Master of Arts in Early Childhood Development and Programming beginning July 2017

    March 13, 2017

    Beginning in July 2017, HDFS will offer a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Development and Programming at the University of Delaware. This is a 12-month professional graduate degree for those interested in developing and administering early childhood …

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  • In Remembrance of Wafaa Khalifah

    December 6, 2016

    Wafaa Khalifah came from Saudi Arabia to University of Delaware, Department of Human Development and Family Studies. She was enrolled in the Masters of Science program with a concentration in Human Services. She put her mind and energies into the progr …

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  • HDFS students collaborate with community organizations

    HDFS students collaborate with community organizations

    October 27, 2016

    During summer session, HDFS students had the chance to work with organizations on service learning projects under the guidance of instructor Cory Gilden. Families and Developmental Disabilities (HDFS 270) students designed projects in collaboration wit …

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  • Follow up: Ph.D. students return from Warsaw START workshop

    Follow up: Ph.D. students return from Warsaw START workshop

    October 4, 2016

    In July 2016, HDFS student Juana Gaviria-Loaiza, along with eight other graduate students, attended the Statistical Teaching and Analytic Research Training workshop in Warsaw, Poland at the University of Warsaw. The international workshop brought toget …

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  • Graduate Students host Cross University Collaborative Mentoring Conference

    Graduate Students host Cross University Collaborative Mentoring Conference

    July 21, 2016

    On June 9-10, the University of Delaware had its turn hosting the Cross University Collaborative Mentoring Conference (CUCMC). An annual regional conference that brings together graduate students and young scholars, along with their mentors. This year’ …

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