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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.

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In The News: Allison Karpyn on Accessing Healthy Food Through WIC

CEHD Associate Professor Discusses Research on Accessing Healthy Food through Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children December 12, 2022 Allison Karpyn, associate professor in CEHD’s  Department of Human Development and Fa …

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Research Spotlight: Heather Farmer

How do race, gender, and socioeconomic status interact with each other and contribute to health disparities among older Americans? November 29, 2022 In a recent study, UD Assistant Professor Heather Farmer, and Pennsylvania State University co-authors …

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Marvin B. Sussman Award Ceremony

Please join us on Friday, December 9th from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. to honor the Marvin B. Sussman Award recipient, Danielle Riser. You can attend the event in person, in ALS 220, or virtually. Please email Kristen Pousson, kpousson@udel.edu, with any questio …

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Adolescent Risk and Prevention

Associated Faculty

Roderick Carey
Roderick L. Carey
Mellissa Gordon

Early Childhood Education Systems/Programming/Policy

Associated Faculty

Martha Buell
Rena Hallam
Jason Hustedt

Early Development and Curriculum

Associated Faculty

Jennifer Gallo-Fox
Myae Han
Cynthia Paris
Lynn Worden

Early Intervention and Disability

Associated Faculty

Tia N. Barnes
Bridgette G. Johnson

Family Services and Policy

Associated Faculty

Ann M. Aviles
Steven M. Eidelman
Ruth Fleury-Steiner
Ruth E. Fleury-Steiner
Barbara Settles
Bahira Trask
Bahira Sherif Trask

Social Determinants of Health

Associated Faculty

Valerie Earnshaw
Valerie Earnshaw
Michael Ferrari
Michael Ferrari
Allison Karpyn

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Human Development and Family Sciences

Department of Human Development & Family Sciences •  111 Alison Hall West •  Newark, DE 19716 • Phone: 302-831-6500 • Fax: 302-831-8776 • hdfs-dept@udel.edu

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