From environmental education to board member development, the spring 2021 graduates of SoHE’s applied master’s degree in human ecology address important community opportunities with their final projects.
Graduate Students
NYT interviews HDFS grad student Ortiz re: “God molecule” aka toad venom as novel treatments for depression & anxiety
The power of persistence: One student’s fight to educate himself and others
Photo: Sarakk Rith, courtesy of PEPY Empowering Youth Growing up in a remote village of Cambodia in a country still wracked with civil war, Sarakk Rith was determined to go to school. “My father was …
Impact of the COVID 19 Pandemic on Daily Life, Mood and Behavior of Adults with Down Syndrome
Associate professor Sigan Hartley authors this journal article, with co-authors graduate student Victoria Fleming and Brianna Piro-Gambetti, looking at how societal efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 may also have taken a heavy toll …
Prof Hark, grad student Henry Obeng & 2 MFA alumnae together in stunning exhibition
Human Ecology collaboration supports women who face housing challenges following prison and jail time
The obstacles women face in trying to rebuild their lives and homes are unique.
Grad student Henry Obeng part of exhibition blending art, data science
Grad student Henry Obeng receives prestigious honor
Congratulations to MFA candidate Henry Obeng receiving the 2022 Graduate Student Creative Arts Award from the UW-Madison Division of the Arts. Henry is a Ghanaian born artist who received a BA in Fine Art from …
Human Ecology MS Students Share Capstone Summer Projects
This summer graduates of the School of Human Ecology applied master’s degree in human ecology present capstone projects reflecting their wide-ranging professional skills and the human ecological approach to advancing well-being in society. View these …
MFA Graduate Han-Ah Yoo Flourished with SoHE Supports
The new Human Ecology alum reflects on the advisors and funding opportunities that allowed her to “find my identity and concrete philosophy as a designer, an artist, and an educator.”