Marion H. Steele Symposium

24th ANNUAL

MARION H. STEELE SYMPOSIUM

The 24th Annual Marion H. Steele Symposium was held May 7th, 2009.  Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who participated.

Undergrad Paper

First Place - Rachel Friedline, HDFS-HS Junior - Relationships and Social Development among Homeless Children 

Second Place - James W. Hull, Jr., HDFS-HS Senior - Children have opinions, too; Insight into father involvement with some help from children.

Graduate Paper

First Place - Karen Mancini and Amanda Rich, HDFS Ph.D. Candidates - Becoming Embedded: Developing Social Capital in Young Adults

Second Place - Chunyan Yang, HDFS Ph.D. Candidate - Parenting Stress in Families with Children with Autism

Undergraduate Poster

First Place - Alyson Cavanaugh, HDFS-HS Senior - Adolescent Anxiety and Coping

Second Place - Ariana Nicole Reale, FASH Senior - A Philadelphian in the Court of William IV: Thomas A Biddle’s Presentation Suit

Graduate Poster

First Place - Bethany Willis Hepp, HDFS Ph.D. candidate - Perceptions of Family Functioning and Sibling Relationship Characteristics as Predictors of  Adolescent Self-Competence

Second Place - Kelly Cheeseman, HDFS Ph.D. Candidate - Adolescent-Parent Communication as a Moderator Between Adolescent Paid Work and Substance Use.

Sponsored by
University of Delaware, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of  Education and Public Policy Delaware and the Association of Family and Consumer Sciences