Tag: Department of Human Development and Family Science
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Research finds health cost for motivated, disadvantaged youth
There may be a hidden cost to the old adage of pulling oneself up by…
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Study links Facebook connections, alcohol use in college-aged females
Researchers at the University of Georgia have found links between certain patterns of connections among…
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UGA receives $8.2 million grant to support families in Georgia child welfare system
A team of University of Georgia faculty members, led by a researcher in the College…
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Becoming parents: Mom’s maternal identity linked to relationship with child’s dad
A mother’s maternal identity is closely linked to the relationship she has with her child’s…
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Researchers link early adversity with disease
UGA team finds disadvantages as a youth can lead to physical problems later in life.
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Researchers identify mechanisms linking early adversity, disease later in life
Early socioeconomic adversity, such as poverty, low education and disadvantaged community, has both direct and…
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Georgia’s first lady visits UGA as part of Read Across Georgia Month
Georgia’s first lady, Sandra Deal, read to pre-kindergarten students in the University of Georgia’s Child…
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New $2.5 million NIH-funded study at UGA focuses on baby boomers
Baby boomers’ marital relationships and health during their transition to later adulthood are the focus…
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UGA study looks at alcohol abuse among newly immigrated Hispanic teens
Newly immigrated Hispanic youth who experience significant levels of bicultural stress—pressure from both their native…
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K.A.S. Wickrama named Athletic Association Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences
Kandauda A.S. Wickrama, a professor of human development and family science, has been named a…
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Lindsey Hutchins
Lindsey Hutchins, a senior majoring in human development and family science, has found UGA to…
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Marriage and family specialist to speak at UGA on cohabitation
Scott Stanley, noted author and co-director of the Center for Marital and Family Studies at…
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UGA researchers link youths’ social interactions with grades, self-efficacy
Positive social interactions with friends and family and involvement in youth programs can be protective…
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Adolescent obesity influenced by both community, genetics
Genetic sensitivity and community adversity combine to increase the risk of obesity among adolescents, according…
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Prof studies what makes successful African-American marriages work
In wedding ceremonies, as marriages just begin, it’s traditional for the couples to vow commitment…
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UGA researchers receive $3 million NIH grant to assess alcohol education
The benefits of two rounds of family-centered prevention programs designed to deter alcohol use among…
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Madison Lamar
Madison Lamar believes in a healthy way of life. From serving as a personal trainer…
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Follow the students: McPhaul teacher bases lessons on children’s interests
Phillip Baumgarner isn’t an ordinary preschool teacher.
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Hannah Rule
Hannah Rule cannot imagine working in any other field than child welfare. The Glynn County…
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UGA researchers find youth-mentor relationships particularly helpful for those experiencing hardship
In a time of transition for rural African-American young adults, natural mentors in the community…
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Double duty
When a parent who is in the military is deployed adolescents need to know who…
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UGA researchers find predictability and authenticity essential to helping adolescents cope
When a parent who is in the military is deployed adolescents need to know who…
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Helping kids cope with parent’s deployment
“Families that have a parent deploying are undergoing an enormous amount of change,” according to…
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New department head named first Haltiwanger Professor
Jay A. Mancini, the new head of the University of Georgia College of Family and…
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