Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Bahira Sherif Trask teaching during her Diversity and Families class at UD

    Teacher and Global Leader

    December 5, 2018

    Prof. Bahira Trask helps the United Nations and UD students understand family challenges Bahira Trask is a professor and chair of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences (HDFS), and the author and editor of five books and countless acad …

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  • Drs. Earnshaw and Barnes looking at bullying based on stigma

    Drs. Earnshaw and Barnes looking at bullying based on stigma

    March 8, 2018

    Dr. Valerie Earnshaw and Dr. Tia Barnes have published a study in Developmental Review looking bullying based on stigmatized characteristics such as gender, sexual orientation, race, disabilities, etc. Recently, there has been an increase in stigma-bas …

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  • In Memoriam: Catherine ‘Kitty’ Bieber

    In Memoriam: Catherine ‘Kitty’ Bieber

    February 15, 2018

    Catherine “Kitty” Bieber, former associate dean of the College of Human Resources (now the College of Education and Human Development) and associate professor of home economics education (a prior academic area of Human Development and Family Sciences), …

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  • Drs. Barnes and Johnson receive grant to study culturally responsive teaching

    Drs. Barnes and Johnson receive grant to study culturally responsive teaching

    January 22, 2018

    Assistant professors Dr. Tia N. Barnes and Dr. Bridgette Johnson have been awarded a University of Delaware grant to support their study, “Examining the Relationship between Emotional Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence, and Teacher Candidate’s Self-Ef …

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  • Newark Post features Lab School’s nature-based preschool

    Newark Post features Lab School’s nature-based preschool

    October 6, 2017

    The Laboratory Preschool’s nature-based classroom is in full swing this semester, with students connecting with nature and practicing “healthy-risk taking.” This program is believed to be the first nature-based education program in Delaware. The Newark …

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  • Valerie Earnshaw receives 4-year NIH grant to study stigma around drug use

    Valerie Earnshaw receives 4-year NIH grant to study stigma around drug use

    September 12, 2017

    In August 2017, Dr. Valerie Earnshaw received a four-year, $750,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study stigma among people with substance abuse disorders (SUDs). UDaily discusses Dr. Earnshaw’s award, and the research project t …

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  • Dr. Jennifer Carrano’s advice on talking to your kids about drugs

    Dr. Jennifer Carrano’s advice on talking to your kids about drugs

    September 7, 2017

    Dr. Jennifer Carrano was featured in the Huffington Post’s article “How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs Without Sounding Like A PSA,”. Dr. Carrano discusses why it is important to start the conversation early, and how to use age-appropriate strategies …

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  • Martha Buell’s take on best/worst states to have a baby

    Martha Buell’s take on best/worst states to have a baby

    August 28, 2017

    Wallethub analyzed the Best & Worst States to have a baby, and Dr. Martha Buell was a featured expert. Dr. Buell discussed several points for parents to consider including the financial costs of a baby and childcare, state programs and services, an …

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  • Father’s Day Editorial by Dr. Palkovitz

    Father’s Day Editorial by Dr. Palkovitz

    June 19, 2017

    Dr. Rob Palkovitz wrote an essay on Fatherhood for the News Journal–just in time for Father’s Day! Dr. Palkovitz is a recognized scholar in the field of fatherhood, and lends his expertise to fellow fathers in this piece filled with practical advice a …

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  • Valerie Earnshaw leads study on impact of bullying

    Valerie Earnshaw leads study on impact of bullying

    May 9, 2017

    Dr. Valerie Earnshaw, along with a team of co-authors from six other states, led a study on the lasting impacts of bullying. The study was published in the online journal Pediatrics. Visit UDaily to learn about Dr. Earnshaw’s work on the experiences of …

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