Winter 2022 Commencement will be extra special this year for two students in the School of Human Ecology, each with a remarkable story of determination and compassion who overcome significant obstacles to improve both themselves …
UW-Madison Initiative Fills Gaps in Learning About Indigenous Cultures (The Journal Times; Shim, Keeler, and Dodge Francis)
Dean Soyeon Shim, faculty member Kasey Keeler, and department chair Carolee Dodge Francis are quoted in an article published by The Journal Times about the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology’s EcoWell initiative.
The Awesome Teenage Brain (The Journal Times; Nix)
Professor Robert Nix’s book, “Parent’s Guide to the Teenage Brain” is featured in an article published by The Journal Times. The article highlights his research on how teenagers’ brains grow at a faster rate than …
Amid Inflation, Shoppers Are Expected to Spend More this Holiday Season (Wisconsin Public Radio and Superior Daily Telegraph; O’Brien)
Executive director of the Kohl’s Center for Retailing Excellence, Jerry O’Brien, is quoted in an article published by Wisconsin Public Radio where he comments on how higher prices will impact consumer spending this holiday season.
Children with Incarcerated Parents (PBS WI; Poehlmann)
Professor Julie Poehlmann is featured in an episode of “University Place” produced by PBS Wisconsin. She reviews the impacts of parental incarceration on children.
Holiday Survival Tips from 5 Financial Pros (Edge Media Network-including 145 outlets in the U.S.; Whelan)
Clinical professor Christine B. Whelan was quoted in an Edge Media Network article where she shares her money-saving strategies and budgeting tips during holiday shopping season.
How to Manage Credit Card Debt When Holiday Shopping (The New York Times and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Collins)
Faculty director of the Center of Financial Security, J. Michael Collins, was quoted in a The New York Times article on how to navigate holiday shopping without taking on new debt.
Research Insights: Economic hardships for divorced mothers in Wisconsin
UW–Madison School of Human Ecology PhD student Trisha Chanda’s research was recently published in the Journal of Family and Economic Issues. Chanda’s article, “Economic Wellbeing and Labor Supply Patterns of Subsequently Divorcing Mothers in Wisconsin” …
Campus First: Carolee Dodge Francis is first Native woman to chair a department at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Carolee Dodge Francis, EdD, Ecology of Human Well-Being Professor, grew up on the Menominee reservation in Northeastern Wisconsin. A member of the Oneida Nation, she was the first person in her immediate family to complete …
Partnership benefits Native children and families and provides a memorable learning experience for students
Every year, Dipesh Navsaria, MPH, MSLIS, MD, spends a couple of days at the St. Croix Chippewa’s Tribal Health Center in Northwest Wisconsin serving their youngest children and their families. He brings a team of …