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 …
Human Development & Family Studies
Alvin Thomas appointed to national children’s well-being forum
Alvin Thomas, assistant professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Phyllis Northway Faculty Fellow, has been appointed to serve on the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Forum for Children’s Well-Being: Promoting Cognitive, …
New book explores incarceration’s impact on children and families
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Poehlmann on a new published book coming out in March 2023: When Are You Coming Home? How Children Cope When Parents Go to Jail. One of our Human Development & Family …
Two December grads lead by example
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 …
Litzelman examines caregivers’ experiences and finds policy opportunities
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 …
Do daytime naps impact early literacy? Navsaria weighs in
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 …
Halpern-Meekin: monthly CTC is necessary regardless of current events such as inflation or war in the Ukraine
Thomas et al: “When She Says Daddy”: Black Fathers’ Recidivism following Reentry from Jail
In this new article by Assistant Professor Alvin Thomas, and co-authored with Jennifer Wirth (MS 2020) and Professor Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, the team reports on the results of a study highlighting the resilience of Black fathers …