Research Areas
Interdisciplinary fields such as HDFS are ideally suited to address the grand challenges and big debates that affect every citizen of our world. We have nationally and internationally renowned faculty engaged in research on child development, early care programs, systems and policy, early literacy, the relationship between poverty, development and family functioning, domestic violence and the legal system, globalization, food insecurity, stigma, health, and many other family and community related topics.
Importantly, their expertise is not just situated in lab-based research settings: instead, they work in local and global communities and bring their experiences to the classroom on a daily basis. See how we’re making a difference in the world.
News
2022 rankings feature UD programs in engineering, education and public affairs In the 2022 edition of Best Graduate Schools, U.S. News and World Report has ranked 21 University of Delaware graduate programs among the 100 best in the nation, with 12 in …
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 …
On Thursday, March 18th The College of Education and Human Development participated in the Kappa Omicron Nu National Initiation Ceremony to initiate a select group of students into the Omicron Alpha Upsilon chapter. Kappa Omicron Nu is the official nat …
