What are the ripple effects of changing how we value school food programs around the world? A new book co-edited by Civil Society & Community Studies Associate Professor Jennifer Gaddis demonstrates, through a series of …
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In ‘host homes,’ volunteers provide safe homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness (Youth Today; VanMeeter)
Mallory VanMeeter, a PhD Human Ecology student in Civil Society & Community Research, is quoted about the formalization of host homes for LGBTQ+ youth at risk of homelessness, many of which are provided by queer adults.
A year in pictures: Human Ecology in 2023
Story by Maddie Kranz x’24, a UW–Madison student studying Community & Nonprofit Leadership and Art History. So much to celebrate! Human Ecology kicked off 2023 with two of our majors landing on the list of …
Young People Deserve a Seat At The Table (The Progressive Magazine, MSN, the Wisconsin State Journal and other media outlets; Hjelm)
Civil Society & Community Research PhD candidate Linnea Hjelm discusses the importance of including and welcoming young people and teenagers into conversations about policymaking and political matters.
Three Human Ecology honorees on Wisconsin’s Most influential Native American Leaders 2023 list
Madison365 released its list of Wisconsin’s 33 Most Influential Native American Leaders for 2023 and we have three Human Ecology honorees, including PhD student Josie Lee (Civil Society & Community Research), alumna Nicole Soulier ’09 …
Finding belonging in art and community: PhD graduate Pascale Ife Williams leads through connection
A healing justice practitioner, woven into the tapestry of her research. That’s Pascale Ife Williams, a December 2022 graduate of UW–Madison’s Human Ecology PhD Program in Civil Society & Community Research. Beyond her degree title, …
Dodge Francis identifies impacts of coping with COVID-19 on women of color in the US
This study—co-authored by Carolee Dodge Francis, Ecology of Human Well-Being Professor—was conducted to identify processes of coping with COVID-19 and determine their impact on emotional well-being for women of color in the United States. A …