Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Research Spotlight – Eric K. Layland

    September 8, 2023

    How do discriminatory laws and policies affect the developmental milestones of lesbian, gay and bisexual adolescents and adults across 28 European countries? September 5, 2023 In a new, first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of Youth and Adol …

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  • Study Education in South Africa or Barbados

    July 25, 2023

    UD Professor Norma Gaines-Hanks shares insight and expertise on studying abroad For more than two decades, University of Delaware Professor Emerita Norma Gaines-Hanks has taken predominantly white groups of students to the predominantly Black countries …

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  • HDFS Race and Culture Series featuring Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks

    April 7, 2023

    We hope you can join us on Friday, April 21st at 5:00 pm for the HDFS Race and Culture event to celebrate the many local and global cultural and scholarly contributions of Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks. Please click here to RSVP for this event.

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  • STEELE SYMPOSIUM CELEBRATES STUDENT RESEARCH

    May 10, 2022

    Marion H. Steele Symposium celebrates student research with panel and poster presentations, keynote speaker and student awards On April 29, the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) hosted the annual Marion H. Steele Symposium to share and …

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  • Global Research Series flyer for Spring 2021

    Global Research Series featuring Susan A. McDaniel, Ph.D., FRSC, University of Victoria

    January 28, 2021

    Please join us for Susan A. McDaniel’s presentation on Families and Care Labour: Reconfiguring Welfare State Regimes Globally. Tuesday, February 23rd from 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. For more information, please email Sarah Yarrusso at syarr@udel.edu   …

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  • Global Research Series featuring Riyo Kadota, Ph.D. from Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

    Global Research Series featuring Riyo Kadota, Ph.D. from Seinan Gakuin University, Japan

    September 28, 2020

    Please join us on Wednesday, November 4th, 3:00-4:30p.m. to see one of HDFS visiting scholars from Seinan Gakuin University, participate in a Virtual Research Presentation. Riyo Kadota, Ph.D. will be presenting “Ways of Improving Quality of Early Child …

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  • UD Global Women

    March 9, 2020

    International Women’s Day is Sunday, March 8 On International Women’s Day, Sunday, March 8, individuals and organizations across the globe honor the achievements of women and renew their commitment to gender equality. For the occasion, we celebrate som …

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  • Learning in Germany

    February 24, 2020

    UD students learn about social impact startups in Berlin and Munich As the University of Delaware celebrates another successful year of its pioneering study abroad program, 16 students from the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences(HDFS) …

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  • Human Services Major Accepted to Clinton Global Initiative University

    January 13, 2020

    Women and young girls in rural Ghana spend hours each day transporting water from wells to their homes. To complete the long journey, they balance heavy jugs of water on their heads, which negatively impacts their physical wellbeing over time. During h …

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  • 20 Years of Study Abroad

    November 20, 2019

    HDFS Professor Norma Gaines-Hanks wins Faculty Director of the Year Award As the University of Delaware celebrates Global Month in November, the Institute for Global Studies is celebrating the accomplishments of one of our own. Norma Gaines-Hanks, asso …

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