Department of Childhood Studies

Dr. Charles Watters is pleased to announce that the forthcoming dates for the Conference on Children and Migration will be from the 19th to the 21st of November.  The conference will be followed by a policy workshop on undocumented children at the New School in New York City on the 22nd of November.  Further details … Read more …

Dr. Charles Watters is pleased to announce a successful bid for the Faculty and Graduate Student Interdisciplinary Working Group grant for a collaborative work between the Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers and Universidade Catolica de Brasilia Research Networks in the amount of $10,000.  These funds will be available until the 31st of December, 2014. … Read more …

The Department of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University, Camden, is delighted to announce the selection of Steve Bernardini and Matthew Prickett, doctoral candidate in childhood studies, as the 2012- 2013 David K. Sengstack Graduate Fellow.  Stephen Bernardini and Matthew Prickett were selected as the next Sengstack Fellows based on their outstanding academic work and leadership … Read more …

A position for Assistant/Associate Professor in the Department of Childhood Studies has been announced.  Please click here to view more information.

12/13/11 Philadelphia Tribune   Dr. Dan Cook (associate professor, CFAS-childhood studies) offered expert perspective on matters related to child labor during an interview that appeared in the Philadelphia Tribune, the nation’s oldest African American newspaper.  Read the full article at http://www.blackvoicenews.com/news/news-wire/47185-gingrichs-idea-exploits-stereotypes.html.   11/25/11 WHYY-FM 90.9   Dr. Dan Cook (associate professor, CFAS-childhood studies) offered expert … Read more …

Dr. Joseph Barbarese (associate professor, CFAS-English) discussed the hot issue of slang in children’s books during a live interview on “The Ten O’Clock News.” >>>   View the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwT_ATXTcuk.