Human Development and Family Sciences

  • Human Services Senior volunteers with buildOn in Nicaragua

    Human Services Senior volunteers with buildOn in Nicaragua

    November 12, 2014

    Katlin Sullivan, a senior in the Human Services major, spent a week in Nicaragua building a school with other volunteers from buildOn.  Read more about Katlin’s experience and other opportunities to support buildOn’s efforts in the United States and ar …

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  • UD’s Early Learning Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    UD’s Early Learning Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary

    September 19, 2014

    Ten years ago, the University of Delaware’s College of Human Services, Education and Public Policy (now the College of Education and Human Development) saw the opportunity to address this need by creating a full-day, full year program for children and …

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  • HDFS in the News

    HDFS in the News

    June 12, 2014

    Dr. Susan Hall is appointed as the interim chair of HDFS. Dr. Hall is currently Deputy Dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor of kinesiology and applied physiology. Announced 7/1/2013 Dr. Bahira Trask, presented at the Congress of the Swi …

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  • Play ball: UD Alumna Laura Andrews masters school and softball

    Play ball: UD Alumna Laura Andrews masters school and softball

    May 16, 2014

    Traveling to the other side of the globe to pursue an education is no easy feat, but New Zealander Lara Andrews was determined to play softball while going to college and found a home at the University of Delaware. Read the UDaily article to learn more …

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  • Bahira Trask News

    Bahira Trask News

    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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  • 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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