Human Development and Family Sciences
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Nadisha Downs is a Summer Research All-Star
July 12, 2016Nadisha Downs, a Human Services major, was featured on UD’s tumblr account along with other summer researchers. Nadisha was selected as a McNair’s Scholar and is working alongside Dr. Rob Palkovitz researching perceptions of fatherhood among urban Afri …
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ECE Students help develop toys for Lab Preschool
May 26, 2016During Spring 2016, Early Childhood Education majors collaborated with Mechanical Engineering students on a project to design and build developmentally appropriate toys for the children at the Laboratory Preschool. Months of collaboration between ECE a …
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Dr. Trask featured in WalletHub’s Best/Worst States for Working Mothers
May 10, 2016Dr. Bahira Trask was featured as an expert on WalletHub’s 2016 evaluation of the Best/Worst States for Working Mothers. Dr. Trask provided insight on the challenges and supports that impact work/life balance for working mothers.
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Dr. Perlman’s work continues on through homeless youth project
April 26, 2016Dr. Staci Perlman, Assistant Professor in HDFS, passed away unexpectedly in August 2015. Shortly before she passed away, she was awarded a grant through the William Penn Foundation to support her work studying the education of homeless youth. This gran …
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#UDAbroad Voices of Our Community series features Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks
March 8, 2016Dr. Norma Gaines-Hanks was recently featured in a #UDAbroad Voices of Our Community video promoting the HDFS Study Abroad trips that she leads to South Africa and Barbados during winter sessions. Dr. Gaines-Hanks is a strong supporter of students being …
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NLCDD hosted an intensive seminar in Israel
March 1, 2016In February, Professors Steve Eidelman and Nancy Weiss, of the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities, hosted a day-long seminar in Israel for 170 national leaders and officials to discuss the challenges that people with disabilit …
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Dr. Trask invited to speak at the United Nations session
February 19, 2016In February, Dr. Bahira Trask was asked at the United Nations 53rd session of the Commission on Social Development on “Work-Family Balance, Social Development, and the United Nations 2030 Agenda: The Recognition, Need, and Implementation of Culturally …
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Professor Nancy Weiss recognized for her efforts in the field of disabilities
February 18, 2016Professor Nancy Weiss, an HDFS faculty member and Director of the National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities, was recently announced as a recipient of the fellow status with the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental D …
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HDFS hosts Professional Development Series in Spring 2016
February 16, 2016Human Development and Family Studies are offering Professional Development series on several Friday’s during Spring 2016, where participants are invited to bring a brown bag lunch while they learn about a variety of helpful topic including work-life ba …
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Human Development and Family Studies begins search for faculty positions
November 13, 2015The Department of Human Development and Family Studies at the University of Delaware has begun a candidate search for two faculty positions. We invite nominations and applications for an endowed professor in Disability, Families and Communities. The se …
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