Kristin Litzelman, Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies, studied the positive and negatives of caregiving for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article published in Public Policy & Aging Report, Litzelman …
Human Devl & Family Studies
Children With Incarcerated Parents (Poehlmann-Tynan, Wisconsin Public Radio)
Ortiz discusses Sonoran desert toad on As It Happens
Parental depression symptoms and internalizing mental health problems in autistic children
A new article by a School of Human Ecology research team, published in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, examines associations between parental depression symptoms and the internalizing problems of autistic youth. Lead author …
Poehlmann-Tynan on WPR: paid leave; reducing stresses on families & babies
Parental Incarceration & Young Children’s Development: Pathways to Resilience
Professor Julie Poehlmann-Tynan authors this chapter for the National Symposium on Family Issues book series: Although parental incarceration is an adverse childhood experience, the developmental pathways of children with incarcerated parents are heterogeneous. Some children …
Enhancing the School Success of Children from Low-Income Families
Professor Rob Nix co-author. This chapter describes the Research-based, Developmentally Informed Parent (REDI-P) home visiting program that was designed to support families of 4-year-old children attending Head Start through the transition into kindergarten. In REDI-P parents …
Alzheimer’s disease associated with Down syndrome: a genetic form of dementia
Adults with Down syndrome develop the neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease and are at very high risk of developing early-onset dementia, which is now the leading cause of death in this population. Diagnosis of dementia remains …
Sleep and white matter in adults with down syndrome
Adults with Down syndrome are at a high risk for disordered sleep. These sleep problems could have marked effects on aging and Alzheimer’s disease, potentially altering white matter integrity. Victoria Fleming, a PhD student in …
Intersectional approach to understanding the academic and health effects of policing among urban adolescents
Dr. Alvin Thomas, Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies is co-author on a brief report published in the Journal of Research on Adolescence, “Special issue: Black Lives Matter!: Systems of Oppression Affecting Black …