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  • Dr. Bahira Trask at the United Nations

    Dr. Bahira Trask at the United Nations

    February 11, 2014

    On Feb. 14, Dr. Bahira Trask will present “Perspectives on Work-Family Balance and Global Transformations” during a United Nations panel discussion on Global Perspectives on Family Well-Being: Work-Family and Intergenerational Issues Reconsidered. UDai …

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  • Dr. Bahira Trask

    Dr. Bahira Trask

    December 6, 2013

    Bahira Sherif Trask, professor of human development and family studies, has written a book, Women, Work, and Globalization. The book explores women’s gender roles as they participate in the global labor market and discusses global initiatives that assi …

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  • Ellie Tunison and Reading Ranger Rick promote literacy

    Ellie Tunison and Reading Ranger Rick promote literacy

    November 22, 2013

    Ellie Tunison, ECE major and intern in the Prekindergarten Reading Encouragement Project (PREP) offers a monthly reading guide aimed at supporting literacy at home. Tunison said she hopes to make a difference in childhood literacy.  UDaily 11/22/13. …

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  • Steven Eidelman at The Kennedy Forum

    Steven Eidelman at The Kennedy Forum

    November 21, 2013

    Steven M. Eidelman, H. Rodney Sharp Professor of Human Services Policy and Leadership, was invited to speak at The Kennedy Forum during the plenary panel, examining how President Kennedy’s initiative helped serve people with mental disabilities and how …

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  • Staci Perlman reports on scope of childhood homelessness

    Staci Perlman reports on scope of childhood homelessness

    November 18, 2013

    Staci Perlman, assistant professor, works in West Philadelphia to examine the extent of homelessness in children and build evidence for parenting interventions targeting mothers of young children experiencing homelessness and for exploration of prenata …

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  • Staci Perlman

    Staci Perlman

    November 18, 2013

    Staci Perlman, assistant professor in the University of Delaware’s College of Education and Human Development, has partnered with Joe Willard, vice president of policy at the People’s Emergency Center in West Philadelphia, to examine the extent of home …

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  • National Family Science Association Conference

    National Family Science Association Conference

    September 20, 2013

    Dr. Bahira Sherif Trask and Dr. Barbara Settles, professors in the Department of Human Development & Family Studies, organized a conference in Annapolis, Md., in June for the National Family Science Association. The conference provided attendees fr …

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