Human Development & Family Studies
Toddler self-control gets stronger when parents have support
What kind of parenting is associated with early self-control among toddlers living in poverty? The importance of learning support. HDFS alumna Dr. Ye Rang Park (PhD 2020) and Dr. Robert Nix co-author this article published …
Professor Emerita Bogenschneider panelist for House Select Committee
Karen Bogenschneider, Rothermel-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology, recently served as an invited panelist for the U.S. House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress. GovLab organized two sessions on Evidence-Based Lawmaking: The Challenge of Sourcing High-Quality, …
Black fathers’ personal histories, worldviews, and fathering behaviors
This article by Dr. Janean Dilworth-Bart, co-authored by Dr. Bakari Wallace [PhD 2021, Civil Society & Community Research] and alumna Oona-Ifé Olaiya Wright [BS ’17, Human Development & Family Studies] addresses ways that Black men make …
Navsaria: Human Ecology provides broad-based, human-centered way of looking at world
Dipesh Navsaria, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Outreach Faculty Fellow for the Child Development Lab, wrote an opinion piece in The Cap Times discussing the role of relational health …
Navsaria on Good Morning America: Strong relationships help children counter psychosocial challenges of the pandemic
Dipesh Navsaria, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Human Development & Family Studies and Outreach Faculty Fellow for the Child Development Lab, discussed implications of data from the U.S. Census Bureau showing that during the pandemic, …
Raison: Are there a connections between viruses and mental health?
“… a lot of people with mental health issues experience a general increased risk of poor health outcomes. But the pandemic started to shine a brighter light on why, bolstering a hypothesis that’s been accruing …
Self-control in toddlers predictor of school-readiness & more
Dr. Julie Poehlmann-Tynan, Dorothy A. O’Brien Professor in Human Ecology, provides comment in MedicineNet article new study regarding how toddlers adjust to adult anger. “For example, self-control predicts school readiness, academic achievement and social competence, …
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 …