The Fall Research Competition, offered by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research, is a chance for UW–Madison faculty members to receive vital funding support for research projects. Applications for the 2024 competition are …
Margaret Kerr
Eight faculty members receive promotions, named appointments
Several faculty members who recently received promotions and named appointments will return to campus this fall with added distinction. Larissa Duncan and Kevin Ponto were promoted to professor, and Margaret Kerr, David J. Pate Jr. …
Researcher Spotlights: Margaret Kerr on taking the pressure out of parenting and promoting family resiliency
Researcher Spotlights are Q&As that shine a light on School of Human Ecology faculty members’ unique scholarship and research interests. Margaret Kerr, an assistant professor of Human Development & Family Studies, examines emotional experiences in …
Madison schools want to transform food programs (The Cap Times; Gaddis, Kerr and Human Ecology graduate students)
Associate Professor of Civil Society & Community Studies Jennifer Gaddis discusses how she, Human Development & Family Studies Assistant Professor Margaret Kerr and Human Ecology graduate students are working with the Madison Metropolitan School District to better understand emotions around school food and the choice to participate or not in school food programs.
Jennifer Gaddis is a passionate advocate for school lunch (Madison Magazine; Gaddis and Kerr)
Associate Professor of Civil Society & Community Studies Jennifer Gaddis is profiled about her research on school lunch and her advocacy for healthier, more equitable school lunches for all. The story mentions Assistant Professor of Human Development & Family Studies Margaret Kerr, whom Gaddis is currently working with to study how parents of elementary students feel about school meals.
What do fathers need to be successful? (Wisconsin Public Radio; Kerr)
Human Development & Family Studies Assistant Professor Margaret Kerr explains the findings of the Wisconsin Statewide Fatherhood Needs Assessment, which surveyed 35 Wisconsin fathers about what they feel they need to be successful and healthy parents. The assessment was conducted through the UW–Madison Division of Extension.
Margaret Kerr receives 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award
Margaret Kerr, assistant professor of Human Development & Family Studies, was selected to receive a 2023 Distinguished Teaching Award. Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Provost Karl Scholz presented Kerr with the Emil Steiger Teaching Award at a …
Fatherhood needs assessment finds gaps in service, recommends solutions
What do Wisconsin fathers need to create more fulfilling relationships with their children? That’s a key question the UW–Madison Division of Extension set out to answer recently with its Wisconsin Statewide Fatherhood Needs Assessment. Extension …
SoHE News: Dec 18–Jan 7
Nix “Recipe 4 Success” research written up in Reuters, Collins discusses the meager stimulus checks with Yahoo! Finance, HDFS PhD student cited in The Progressive on psychedelics and Indigenous communities, and more.
SoHE News: Dec 4–Dec 10
Two CNPL grads highlighted by the university, Dong on feng shui and wellbeing, Fairbanks workshop and show upcoming, Kerr on the pandemic’s toll on women, Murray on resale fashion, O’Brien on airline mask policies, and more.